Tag: YACHT
Falcon Rig 92 m the new Perini Navi sailing superyacht
After his celebrated and successful sailing yacht Maltese Falcon (88 m) Perini Navi after 13 years is preparing to build a new yacht that uses a DynaRig rig. Let us remember a revolutionary armo because once the sails are explained, the thrust of the boat is propelled by rotating the trees. For the first time the maneuvers are performed not by acting on the sails but on the mast. This was made possible through a complex electric / hydraulic system consisting of motors, sensors, automatic winches and more, all controlled by a complicated on-board computer that automatically processes all the navigation parameters and plans the maneuvers through the rotation of the shafts and is possible so that even a single person can manage the navigation of the entire boat. This rig was conceived in the late 1960s developed in Germany by engineer Wilhelm Prolls who never had the chance to verify his practical construction. This technology was then renamed Falcon by an American investor who bought the patent rights from the German government. Continua a leggere “Falcon Rig 92 m the new Perini Navi sailing superyacht”
CIGARETTE 50’MARAUDER AMG GT R CARISMA E PRESTAZIONI.
Le sfide che hanno i cantieri che costruiscono imbarcazioni di serie ad alte prestazioni sono di progettarle sempre più sicure e dotarle di adeguate tecnologie per rendere sempre più facile la conduzione. Continua a leggere “CIGARETTE 50’MARAUDER AMG GT R CARISMA E PRESTAZIONI.”
Swan 48 the third 48 feet by Nautor
Perhaps not all sailing enthusiasts know that the first Swan 48 was designed by one of the most famous naval architecture and yacht studios of all time, the American studio Sparkman & Stephens in New York where the technicians and designers were the Olin brothers and Rod Stephens while Sparkman was a good sailor, a prominent broker and a marine insurance man. Continua a leggere “Swan 48 the third 48 feet by Nautor”