Mondango 3 Feels The Wind

The 56.4m (185ft) "Mondango 3" got her first taste of the wind in her sails yesterday. She was out for the start of her sea trials before she gets handed over to her owner in late February.

She is a 56.4m ketch designed by Dubois Naval Architects and built by Alloy Yachts in New Zealand. Some of her main features include a swing down centerboard, twin sub-deck tender wells, and aft deck spa pool (wow on a yacht). She has 5 cabins to accommodate up to 11 guests. The interior design was developed by the London based studio Reymond Langton Design and her rigs were built by New Zealand based Southern Spars with her sails supplied by North.

She will also be available for charter through Burgess Yachts. A tempting charter on a new superyacht through the south pacific, sounds like bliss.

Feadship Launch Neville Crichton's "Como"

Feadship have just launched the ultra mordern 46m (150ft) semi-displacement megayacht "Como", created for the highly experienced yachtsman Neville Crichton. He has previously built a large number of competitive sailing yachts in his native New Zealand and more recently owned a 41m (134ft) megayacht designed by Dubois Naval Architects and built by Alloy Yachts. Mr Crichton decided the time had come to commission an entirely custom superyacht. Hugely influenced by his ideas regarding design aesthetics and the lavish use of glass, the Como idea was born and put into motion.

"Having built many yachts in New Zealand, my choice of Feadship came after a careful and extensive examination of its expertise and facilities," comments Neville Crichton, who was made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for his services to yachting and business. "Once the decision to work with Feadship for the first time was made, I followed the construction process closely at all stages. I am pleased to be able to report that Feadship has exceeded my expectations (in particular the quality and finish of their workmanship) in all areas and working with them both professionally and personally has been an enjoyable experience, with a remarkable and unique superyacht as the end result."

 
She has a modern bow with a whaleback sheer, Como's exterior design is by Dubois Naval Architects reflects Neville's very specific ideas. She has extremely large windows in the hull and there is a great deal of glass in the superstructure. The glass in the superstructure is placed on top of the metal rather than being set into it, creating a continuous glass surface. These glazed side panels give spectacular uninterrupted views from the owner's stateroom.

Being a car importer and racing car driver, Mr Crichton's love of sporty designs is seen in features throughout the yacht such as the tumblehome in the superstructure and the angle in the wall of the superstructure, that generates a streamlined cockpit look resembling a racing car.

Como comprises of two and a half decks, an exception for Feadship in recent times when most projects have had four or five. The wheelhouse is slightly recessed into the main deck structure, showing the streamline of the design while creating a gigantic outside deck. This is a wonderful party area is also completely covered and surrounded by glass, which can be lowered to facilitate a nice breeze or raised to create a giant terrace protected from the elements.

The back end of the wheelhouse slopes down from the front into a control station for outdoor helming and the interior design from the designers Redman Whiteley Dixon is finished to an exceptionally high level with lots of dark timbers and a wide range of fascinating fine details.

"We are delighted to make our mark once again in this size range," commented Feadship director Henk de Vries at the launch of Como. "Feadship is not only about very large superyachts: we also pride ourselves on creating exceptionally well-honed objects on a more human scale. And, like all our yachts, everything has been totally customised to the client’s individual requirements. We have used the very latest technologies and developments to push the window – and the windows – on what is surely the most sophisticated forty-six metre superyacht in the world today."

Alloy Yachts Launch "Mondango 3"

On Thursday morning the 5th of December the Alloy Yachts launched crew the 56.4m (185ft) "Mondango 3" into the water in Auckland, New Zealand.

She is a 56.4m ketch designed by Dubois Naval Architects. Some of her main features include a swing down centerboard, twin sub-deck tender wells, and aft deck spa pool (wow on a yacht). She has 5 cabins to accommodate up to 11 guests. The interior design was developed by the London based studio Reymond Langton Design and her rigs were built by New Zealand based Southern Spars with her sails supplied by North.

Mondango 3 will be handed over to her owner in late February 2014 but post handover she will be available for charter through Burgess Yachts.

Alloy Yachts In The News

Alloy Yachts have just introduced their new megayacht, MY47. She is designed by Dubois Naval Architects and based on the award winning, Loretta Anne (AY43). The MY47 will be available in four models; a tri-deck version with and without a beach club and a fly-bridge version with and without a beach club.

She is the perfect megayacht for owners looking for a quality personalised build but without the time and cost that a fully customised build traditionally demands.

Also during the week at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Alloy Yachts 39m (128ft) CaryAli was announced the winner of the "Best Motoryacht 24-40m" category at the International Superyacht Society Design & Leadership Awards.

Designed by René van der Velden, CaryAli is a modern and stylish expedition yacht, equipped for long range travel. Her experienced owners were hands on throughout the design and build process and winning this award is a real testament to their vision for the project.

"We are both happy and proud to be a part of the Alloy family," said the owners of CaryAli. "If the time comes to construct another yacht we certainly would return to Alloy."

 

Alloy Yachts New PS46

Alloy Yachts in New Zealand have just released the first image of their new Briand design, PS46. The PS46 Briand designed performance sloop which measures 46m (151ft) was developed as a fully engineered turnkey project, but with a range of personalised options. She is ready to commence build immediately and is offered with a reduced build time, which is perfect to cater for owners looking for an individual build, but without the time and cost that a full custom boat usually demands. She also comes with an optional race/regatta upgrade package.

"Fully optimised, with all engineering design work complete, this exciting design offers our customers the quality and individuality of a custom build, at a fixed cost and without the time investment that a custom build often requires," said Tony Hambrook, Managing Director of Alloy Yachts.

She is a collaboration between Philippe Briand and Alloy Yachts that have worked so successfully in the past having worked together on the amazing 67.2m (220ft) Vertigo.

Alloy Yachts Launch AY45 "Encore"

On the 29th April 2013 Alloy Yachts in New Zealand launched the 43.9m (144ft) Dubois designed sloop named Encore, project AY45. Encore was built for experienced Alloy customers and will now spend the coming weeks in commissioning mode before being handed over to her owners in late June. She will have a full Southern Spars carbon EC6+ rigging package so expect to see her testing out this high performance package on the superyacht racing circuit in the very near future.

Alloy Yachts Launch Explorer AY44

Yesterday the 18th of October 2012 at exactly 10.10am Alloy Yachts launched the beautifully designed two-toned 39m (128ft) expedition yacht AY44. She was gently lowered into the Henderson Creek for her maiden voyage to the Auckland waterfront. The yard team and the owners were present as she christen was "CaryAli" on a day that was one of the most blustery and wet days they had seen in a while.

Her delighted owners are ready to begin exploring just like they did in their previous yacht, the equally beautiful 26m (86ft) Nordhavn that had the same name CaryAli. The owners brought forward the same two-toned, white and taupe colour exterior aspect of the Nordhavn to AY44 project.

CaryAli will undergo a fast commissioning process over the coming months, as the commissioning team have already completed the speed trials with the yacht easily reaching its design speed. She has a beam of 8.9m (29ft), a draft of 2.7m (8.8ft) and is designed by Rene Van Der Velden with the interior created by Redman Whiteley Dixon.

Alloy Yachts Sign 44m Megayacht

Alloy Yachts announced that in the last week of August they signed a contract for a 44m (144ft) Sorgiovanni Design displacement Megayacht. The project, known as AY54, will be the first time this customer and his experienced team have built with Alloy Yachts. During the contract negotiation at the yard, the owners representatives were so impressed with Alloy Yachts that they believe Alloy would deliver exactly what the owner was looking for.

It will be the first time that Alloy Yachts have worked with the Sorgiovanni Design Studio. AY54 will have an interior designed by Justin Redman of Redman Whiteley Dixon, with a delivery scheduled for late 2014.

Alloy Yachts currently have three yachts under construction: Only months away from launching is AY44, a Rene Van Der Velden designed expedition style Megayacht. In the beginning of 2013 the Dubois designed Encore will be launched, for repeat customers who decided to upgrade their classic 1991 Dubois/Alloy sloop with a larger and more modern version. Nearer the end of 2013 we will see the second Mondango roll out of the yard. These repeat customers loved and missed the process of building their first Mondango so much they decided to come back to Alloy for another two years of the construction process with a new 57m (187ft) Dubois designed Ketch.

The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Winners

Last night June 22nd in the Monaco Opera House the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards took place, presenting the worlds top yacht designers and the up and coming young designers who are all at the forefront of the industry. The Awards were presented in front of an audience of Superyacht owners, VIPs and guests form every corner of the world who all must have enjoyed the show immensely. The coveted golden Neptune awards have quickly become a symbol of pride and distinction for the industry's design professionals. A total of twenty one Neptunes were awarded to the winner across the different categories during the evening hosted by broadcaster Annabel Croft.

Alloy Yachts 67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo stole the evenings show, with designers Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre taking home three Neptune awards for Exterior Design & Styling, Interior Layout and Best Recreational Space for Guests Use (for her novel midships lazarettes on the lower deck).

One of the other big winners was Feadship's 77.7m Tango which took home two awards for Exterior Design & Styling, and for the design of T/T Tango.

The Young Designer of the Year Award, sponsored by Camper & Nicholsons International, once again attracted an extremely high standard of entries from up coming yacht designers all over the world. The winner of the award was judged to be Benjamin Julian Toth from Vienna for his project ReSeadence 50. Toth's solution for converting a former 50m survey vessel into a yacht of cutting edge design, well done and keep it up. Some of the other winners from the different categories can be seen below:

Interior Design Award Winners Sailing

• Michael Leach Design for Hemisphere
• Rhoades Young Design for Hetairos

Interior Design Award Winners Motor

• Rémi Tessier for Satori
• Tansu Yachts for Bartender
• Sinot Yacht Design for Musashi

Exterior Design Award Design Winner Sailing

• Philippe Briand Yacht Design for Vertigo

Exterior Design Award Design Winners Motor

• Espen Øino International for Shooting Star
• Vitruvius for Galileo G
• Eidsgaard Design for Tango

Naval Architecture Winner Sailing

• Tripp Design Naval Architecture for Sarissa

Naval Architecture Winner Motor

• Axis Group Yacht Design for Numptia

Interior Layout Award Winner Sailing

• Michael Leach Design for Hemisphere
• Christian Liaigre Interior Design for Vertigo

Interior Layout Award Winner Motor

• Art-Line Interior for E&E

For more winners in the different categories please follow the link ShowBoats Design Awards .

New Build For Alloy Yachts "Mondango II"

Alloy Yachts in New Zealand have again been chosen to construct the successor yacht to the current 169ft Mondango which was launched in 2008. The new yacht will slightly bigger in length at 185ft and will be called Mondango II when it is launched in 2013. Currently her project name is AY46 at the yard.

The owners have again brought together the same team that designed their previous yacht. The interior will be designed by Reymond Langton and the exterior will be designed by the renowned Dubois Naval Architects.

She will be able to accommodate 11 guests in 5 cabins 3 double cabins, 2 twin cabins one with a pullman berth all ensuite and a crew of 10 in 6 ensuite cabins. Her max speed under motor will be 14kts with a cruising speed of 12kts and she will have a range of 6,500nm at a speed of 10kts. Some of her unique features will be a swing down centerboard to keep the draft at 4m, Twin sub-deck tender wells and an aft deck spa pool.