A LIST OF MEGA SAILING CATAMARANS ABOVE 100 FOOT

Following is a list of mega sailing catamarans above 100 foot being built or just at the state of project. The interest for large sailing catamarans is growing yet few projects above 100 feet are actually being built compared to sailing monohulls not to mention motoryachts of course. I think the launching of HEMISPHERE at the end of the year will push the market forward. Let me know if you know of any other projects than those listed.

IN PRODUCTION
HEMISPHERE (ex GEMINI) - 145 '

The largest sailing catamaran ever.

VPLP Design
Interior by Michael Leach
Built at the derecktor shipyard
Aluminum
Due to be launched end of this year
Available for charter with Burgess



NAHEMA 120

Largest in composite
Gilles Vaton Design
Interior by Franck Darnet Design
Built at the H2X shipyard
Composite
Due to be launched spring 2010



SUNREEF 106

Largest Double Decker
SUNREEF Design Team
Interior by Sunreef and Owner
Aluminum
Built at the SUNREEF shipyard.



SUNREEF 102 DD



SUNREEF Design Team
Interior Sunreef Design
Aluminum
Built at the SUNREEF shipyard





PROJECTS

VPLP

• Saïda - huge (could find the lenght on their website).
• Sailor 164
• Racer 164
• Boreas 140
  
  

BERRET RACOUPEAU YACHT DESIGN

• Islander 115' (a lot of living space on deck and inside)

VATON DESIGN

• Nahema 150
  

ALCYON YACHTS

• Alcyon 120 fly

CPA

• Lady C 150'
  

GALILEO

• Arkona 130 '
  
  

MORELLI & MEVIN DESIGN

• Mega catamaran 151'




• Mega catamaran 201' with Cayros design

SUNREEF

• Sunreef 120'



• Sunreef 122'

YAPLUKA

• Yapluka 120
• Yapluka 130'
  
  
  

BLUBAY

• Blubay 122'
• Blubay 142'
• Blubay 162'
• Blubay 182'
• Blubay 202

NAHEMA 120 - WORK IN PROGRESS

NAHEMA hull mould in the "oven"

Following the press release I wrote for NAHEMA.

Marseilles, May 16th 2008 – The NAHEMA 120’s interior is taking shape

The interior modules aligned in the shipyard

While vacuum-bagging tests are being conducted on the moulds of the NAHEMA 120 (the largest composite catamaran in built at the moment), the interior modules are well underway.

The interior, designed by Franck Darnet Design, is an important key to the success of the NAHEMA range. The contemporary yet warm design has attracted a lot of attention from the public all through the most recent International Boat Shows. Franck Darnet and Karine Rousseau (Franck’s Miami based partner) have succeeded in designing a comfortable yacht perfectly matching NAHEMA’s motto: perfection, performance and space.

The honeycomb laminate

Franck Darnet:
“The NAHEMA is unique and fascinating because there are almost no restrictions in terms of space and style. It really is a "no limit" catamaran. The design is contemporary, elegant and refined but still warm with the right equilibrium. It was very important to Karine Rousseau and I to unite the interior and exterior of the yacht in order to create a living space with an area of more than 150 m2, never seen on a 120 feet unit before. The amazing width of the sliding windows between the cockpit and the salon is the perfect expression of the NAHEMA’s design.”

A standard suite modules

For the design team “space is luxury”. They also have innovated in creating “loft style suites” in which the sleeping and bathing areas are not separated by a bulkhead but by a sliding tinted glass window. Up, the window separates the two parts for more privacy. Down, it dramatically increases the size of the room.

A queue of head compartments modules

From a more technical point of view the modules for both hulls have been built full size on the side. When ready, they will be lifted and fitted directly into the hulls. It works just like a puzzle jigsaw. The different pieces correspond to the guests, the owners’ bedroom, the offices with their sofa, the bath rooms, the skipper and crew quarters. Walking by and inside them gives a real idea of the impressive size of the NAHEMA 120.

NAHEMA insisted on the fact that the interior decoration should be as light as possible to maximize the yacht’s performance. The walls and the furniture are made of teak sheets laminated on honeycomb panels. They are light and also respect the noise and vibration limits specified for such a high quality yacht.

Infusion of the NAHEMA 120’s first hull should start in a few days.

Complete specifications as well as high resolution renderings and pictures are available upon request.


Press Contact: Sébastien Barthez, FINE PR Consulting, + 33 (0) 621 392 845 or barthez@nahema.com

NAHEMA - INTERIOR DESIGN - FRANCK DARNET

Nahema has selected Franck Darnet as the designer for its first unit. Franck Darnet has a great experience in working both for large production shipyards such as Beneteau and custom yachts builders both sail and motor such as JFA, Garcia, Lazarra,and CNB collaborating with famous architects as Bruce Farr, Philippe Briand. . Franck has responded to Nahema's requirements of an open, very clear interior where the cockpit and the salon would make one large leaving space. The shipyard also asked the design team to pay attention to the lightness of the materials used to build a fast boat. Finally this first Nahema had to be as convenient as possible for the guests and the crew to leave aboard. Franck Darnet worked on the project with Karine Rousseau, a French Designer with offices in Miami, and lots of references in designing interiors of luxurious homes and hotels. Both Franck and Karine have studied at the famous Ecole Boule in Paris, Franck specialising in wood work and karine in tapestries. They have met the shipyard requirements with success as you can see in the 3Ds.