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Feadship’s De Vries yard
launched an unusual yacht in January that should turn heads and make some
rethink traditional hull design. The 239-foot Predator
slipped into the water stern-first, but the story is at her bow. At the
direction of her owner, Feadship De Vries and De Voogt Naval Architects created
what they describe as a "super-sleek and highly sophisticated yacht that is
genuinely innovative." A key component of that innovation is the yacht’s reverse
bow (photo available after sea trials). Its unconventional shape is designed to
slice through the waves and help Predator reach a top speed of more
than 25 knots.
Other factors contributing to the yacht’s fleet-footedness are
relatively low weight, strength and rigidity gained from her longitudinally
framed steel hull and her four MTU diesels that generate in excess of 23,000
horsepower. She is fitted with Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch propellers and has
transatlantic range.
Her interior is by Bannenberg Designs Ltd. and is finished in Karelian birch,
Makassar ebony and zebrano.
Contact Feadship at +31 23 524
7000. www.feadship.nl
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