Sailing boats are most of the time more elegant than the others. The elegance of sailing is only comparable with flying. The last Monaco Yacht Show offered the visitors the opportunity to admire some of the most beautiful sailing yachts available right now. Therefore, I continue with their presentation despite the period passed from the show. My wish is to consider them as individual entities, related less to the show than to the category I have put them in.
Other 3 Astonishing Sailing Boats
My next three sailing yachts to show you here are: Athena, Bellkara and Crossbow. They have been exposed at the show by their brokerage or even building companies, which are in order: Burgess – Brokers and Charters and Merle Wood & Associates – Brokers and Charters for Athena, CONRAD S.A. – Chantiers Navals for Bellkara, and Southern Wind Shipyards for Crossbow. Pictures and info presented below, are taken from the original brokerage websites or from the Monaco Show’s website. I personally do not have any authority to represent the following yacht owners in any operation, be it of sailing or charter. The following post is purely informative. If any of the boat representatives above mentioned feels that I may or would be of any help in respect to any operation or change they might do to the presented boats, they are free to contact me by completing the contact form at their disposal.
Athena
Athena – front
[source for Athena pictures]
The 90 meters yacht Athena is a classic schooner for modern times, designed by Pieter Beeldsnijder together with Dykstra Naval Architects. She is one of the largest sailing boats ever delivered. She has three masts which provide 2,500 square meters of sail, combining traditional yachting with modern technology.
Athena – Saloon
Specification
Asking Price – USD 53,000,000 (EUR 49,765,000)
Built – 2004, Royal Huisman Shipyard, The Netherlands
Length – 90m (295.3ft)
Beam – 12.2m (40ft)
Draft – 5.5m (18.1ft)
Type – Three masted schooner
Class – Built according to MCA and Lloyd’s +100A1, SSC, Yacht (P), Mono, G6, LMC, UMS
Flag – Cayman Islands
Engines – 2 x 2,000 hp Caterpillar
Range – 4,000 nautical miles
Athena – Dinner
Displacement – 1,125 tonnes
Construction – Hull – Alustar, Superstructure – Alustar
Cruising Speed – 16 knots
Maximum Speed – 19 knots
Exterior Design – Pieter Beeldsnijder
Interior Design – Rebecca Bradley
No. Of Guests – 10
No. Of Guest Cabins – 5 (4 x Double, 1 x Twin)
Crew – 21
Athena – Exterior
Bellkara
The whole name of this custom-built, aluminum, sloop-rigged, fast ocean cruiser is actually Bellkara YCC91. She was designed for an experienced sailor but also with safety and comfort for family cruising in mind. She has a carbon mast, lifting keel system, hydraulic winches, functional deck layout and modern hydraulics, which make her a perfect sail and a joy to handle. Featuring 3 guest cabins plus 2 crew cabins, her spacious, cozy interior provides for a pretty good comfort of living for global cruising and fast passage making. She was delivered in June 2016.
Bellkara – Exterior
[source for Bellkara pictures]
MAIN TECHNICAL DATA
Length overall 27.91 m
Length at waterline 27.40 m
Beam 7.46 m
Draught keel up 2.35 m /keel down 4.70 m
Hull material Aluminum
Bellkara- Interior
Displacement light 85,77 t
Displacement at full load 93,9 t
Ballast 16,75 T
Cruising speed 10 kts
Fuel capacity: 4,000 L
Fresh water capacity: 3,000 L
Grey/black water capacity: 267 L
Bellkara – Galley
Main sail 230 m2
Genoa 200 m2
Solent 90 m2
Code zero 260m2
Gennaker 310m2
Asymmetrical spinnaker 500m2
Guests 6-7
Crew 4
Main Engine Cummins QSB 5,9 355hp
Generator 2x Cummins – Onan 22,5kW
Navigation Raymarine
Rigging Lorima
Sails Incidence
Hydraulic system Cariboni
Deck equipment Harken
Bellkara – Cabin
Classification Society: BUREAU VERITAS
Class type: I MALTESE CROSS HULL (hull class only)
Crossbow
Crossbow is a luxurious high performance sailing yacht, the fifth unit of the Southern Wind SW102 miniseries. She is an ideal cruising yacht, including a spacious flush deck, a tender garage for a 4,2 meters dinghy and a mainsail captive winch. The interior, whose layout follows Southern Wind Shipyard’s distinctive design, sees the owner’s cabin afore and crew area to the aft. She is realized in oak horizontal close grain teak with walnut floorboards creating a warm feel to all spaces. A spacious studio amidship, flawlessly separates the main saloon from the owner’s area, creating a wide open space area.
Crossbow – Exterior
[source for Crossbow pictures]
YEAR: 2016
DESIGN DIMENSIONS:
LOA: 31,71 m
LWL: 27,72 m
BEAM (MAX): 6,90 m
DRAFT: 3,95 m
DISPLACEMENT: 64,5 tons
RIG DIMENSIONS: Total Sail Area: 513 sqm
MAIN ENGINE: Cummins QSB 6,7 MCD (305 hp@2,600 rpm)
Crossbow – Interior
CERTIFICATION: RINA Charter Class C + Hull Mach Ych (Short Range), Malta Commercial Yacht Code
Designer
NAVAL ARCHITECT: Farr Yacht Design
GENERAL CONCEPT: Nauta Design
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DESIGN: Nauta Design
ACCOMODATION
8+1 Guests (4 cabins)
5 Crew (3 cabins)
Crossbow – Cabin
It was a great pleasure to show you these three sailing boats. Very soon, I shall continue with another three.
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