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The first launch of 2008 for
Perini Navi was project C.2095, a 56-meter aluminum cutter christened
Salute. Sistership to Burrasca, Santa Maria,
Rosehearty and Selene, Salute is
radically different from her ketch predecessors in one all-important respect:
She is sloop-rigged. Her single 75-meter aluminum mast is the tallest of its
kind in the world and second in height only to the carbon-fiber one on
Mirabella V.
"Salute is a significant
yacht for Perini Navi as she is the fifth fifty-six-meter to date, with another
four under construction," said CEO Giancarlo Ragnetti. "As such, she represents
the ultimate evolution of this successful series."
With hull lines and appendages optimized in conjunction with
Ron Holland, the mast was designed and engineered by Perini Navi’s mast
division with a carbon-fiber boom by Marten Spars. Over recent years, Perini’s
mast division has developed a new design process using finite element analysis
to build a lighter structure without compromising on strength and safety for
Germanischer Lloyd approval.
 Photograph by Justin Ratcliffe.
According to in-house structural engineer Matteo Paci,
Salute’s mast, at just under 25 tons, weighs about the same as a
standard 60-meter aluminum mast—a weight savings of more than 20 percent.
Special sensors, like those used for tracking the loads on shrouds and stays
aboard America’s Cup boats, were developed together with the department of naval
architecture and marine engineering at the University of Genoa. New deck
equipment to handle the enormous forces exerted on the rig also had to be
developed, including a so-called giga-winch for the mainsail halyard.
Another first for Salute, or rather second, is the fact
that she is the only Perini Navi after Liberty to feature a forward guest
cockpit in addition to the traditional aft cockpit. The area can be completely
enclosed with wraparound lifting glass windscreens and an awning mounted on
the mast. The owner commissioned Rémi Tessier to design the interior—his
third collaboration with the yard after Squall and Parsifal III—in a minimalist, Japanese style.
Contact Perini Navi at +39 0584 4241
and Perini Navi USA at
401-683-5600.
www.perininavi.it
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