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A Grand Tourismo for the Seven Seas

Monaco – even the name embodies cosmopolitan attitudes and luxury. So it’s no surprise that our designers were excited to collaborate with architects and engineers from the shipbuilding company Dynamiq to develop an extraordinary yacht design on site. It’s a little known fact, that most of these elegant ships seldom have a unified design concept; instead the design depends on the individual taste of the customer. Dynamiq recognized this market niche and commissioned  Studio F. A. Porsche to design an extremely high-performance yacht for crossing the Atlantic. It was clear to us from the beginning that the design for this kind of luxury product would have to take the lead from automobile manufacturing. Not only since this is part of our DNA, but because the sports car industry is a global leader in exterior and interior design.

The result is a yacht with a singular exterior design: its fluid lines, side contours and balanced proportions that recall the drop-shaped, overstretched surfaces of the Porsche 911. Even the minor details are reminiscent of this exemplary design icon – for instance, the frame of the sun shade orients itself on the supporting “B” pillar of the sports car, and the cleat on which the boat is moored, cites the taillight. The colours rhodium silver and carrera white perfectly round out the harmonious overall impression.

Automobile design was also a major influence in the interior: the rooms are visually connected by decorative aluminium and wooden slats, inspired by the dashboard of the Porsche Mission E. Brown, and cream leather dominates the colours and materials, along with alcantara fabric and indirect LED lighting, as is common in car headliners. Sophisticated customers can choose from different colour schemes with perfectly coordinated colour combinations, as you would expect from vehicle configurators. This represents a paradigm shift in the yacht industry, where up until now customers have only had the choice between tailor-made models, or mass-produced ones where they have no influence on the design.

By combining performance, speed, scope and sporty design, together with our partner Dynamiq we have created an oceanworthy Grand Tourismo that is unrivalled throughout the world.

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‘a spaceship on water’: porsche-designed superyacht goes on sale.

A tour of the new Porsche-designed superyacht

It’s been nearly a decade in the making, but this new Porsche-designed superyacht looks more than worth the wait.

Described as “a spaceship on water,” the innovative Royal Falcon One went up for sale earlier this month, and it’s as sleek as any luxury sports car.

Developed by Singapore-based firm Royal Falcon Fleet and designed by Studio F.A. Porsche , the futuristic vessel is designed in the style of a catamaran, with two parallel hulls.

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Futuristic design

Royal Falcon One, which can accommodate up to 10 guests, features twin 4,600 horsepower diesel engines and twin Rolls-Royce KaMeWa waterjets, which offer an estimated speed of 35 knots and a range of around 3,200 kilometers with low fuel consumption.

“The idea was to create the equivalent square footage of a 210 foot monohull yacht with a length of 135 feet,” according to Studio F.A. Porsche, formerly the Porsche Design Studio.

“The exterior was to represent speed and dynamics in a new and different way. The two hulls create a completely different stance impression, almost resembling the track of a sports car.”

Inside, there are four spacious guest cabins and a large master with its own private deck, a sun deck, with a Jacuzzi and bar, an observation lounge and a tender garage.

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Functional luxury

Developed to “create an impression of functional luxury,” Royal Falcon One’s modern interior features a lot of white and blue, as well as metallic and wood surfaces.

The superyacht was first commissioned in 2009, when Royal Falcon Fleet requested a yacht that “no one had ever built.”

According to Studio F.A. Porsche, their only stipulation was that it would be a catamaran configuration.

Royal Falcon One was constructed by ship builders Kockums AB in Swedish town Nynäshamn and the project was shrouded in secrecy for several years.

It comes just weeks after Dutch yacht design company Sinot unveiled a model for Aqua, the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht.

Back in February, Latvia’s Latitude Yachts announced plans for the Valkyrie Project , a huge luxury yacht that would span 229 meters, making it the largest in the world.

Royal Falcon One is listed exclusively on Camper & Nicholsons International and its price is available on application.

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Elan GT6 review: This Porsche-designed yacht is something to be proud of

• Toby Hodges
• December 16, 2020

Elan’s new flagship, the GT6, is the first Porsche-designed sailing yacht. Toby Hodges takes it for a test sail in the Firth of Clyde

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A few decades ago having a supercar was a real status symbol, a prominent way of shouting ‘look at me!’. Times and trends have changed, as has, arguably, the appetite for such ostentation. So why, I wondered, would a 70-year-old shipyard with a well-regarded product line need to turn to Porsche for the design of its new flagship?

Over the years we’ve seen various car manufacturers and designers get involved with yacht design , yet few stand out for their success. However, as I was to find out with this new Elan GT6, the relationship between Elan and Porsche runs deeper than simply exploiting a name for marketing gain.

Studio F.A. Porsche is the design arm of the automotive giant. The Austrian company’s role is not about adding flashy flared bodywork or eye-catching spoilers. It’s all about refinement, whether working with architecture or dishwashers – or Elan skis, which is how the tie-in with Elan’s GT6 came about. The objective is care in detail and it aims to add a signature of understated class.

Considering this strong emphasis on design then, it is no surprise that the Elan GT6 hit the water looking sharp. I’m referring in particular to the clean lines, black-and-white styling, the angle of the tinted windows in the hull and the contemporary decksaloon-style coachroof.

But putting the styling aside for a moment, let’s concentrate on the powerful hull shape, which is all Humphreys Yacht Design. The Lymington firm was one of the first to successfully translate what it was doing with ocean racing yachts, such as Class 40s , into production cruising yachts, including those from Elan and Azuree.

Ten years ago Rob Humphreys broke new ground with the Elan 350 and 310 by incorporating race boat features, such as broad planing aft sections with hard chines and twin rudders. I have rarely enjoyed sail trials more. For this new flagship GT6, which Humphreys drew with his son, Tom, contemporary additions included powerful forward sections, a bluff stem with fixed bowsprit and wide beam carried right aft.

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It all screams performance sailing… until you notice the hull design is balanced, tamed perhaps by a relatively conservative rig. This, together with the deckhouse and cockpit design, is the clue to this model’s purpose – easy cruising, or Grand Touring (GT) even.

So how does it measure up on the water? And is this a sailor’s yacht or a status symbol?

Slovenia to Scotland

I sought the answers near Glasgow, where Scottish dealer Great Harbour Yachts had recently taken delivery of a GT6. During the 24 hours we had aboard we spent a large portion hunting out the light snippets of breeze that funnelled into the surrounding lochs.

This design targets manageable fast cruising, using a modest sailplan that’s easy to trim and reef and a stable, easily-driven yet powerful hull. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

It created a lasting impression of an easily driven and controlled boat. The Firth of Clyde is a notoriously tricky place to race because of the huge wind shifts.

And as we chased the catspaws that ruffled the otherwise calm, deep and dark waters, the Elan proved sporty and nimble enough to ensure the sailing was enjoyable.

The GT6 is nearly 50ft of yacht overall, so it should be capable of a certain level of pace. It gets up to speed easily and stays there, tracking true. As was to be expected with large, deep, twin rudders in light conditions, there was little to no feedback and the helms remained very neutral. However, the fact that we could keep sailing for the majority of the time shows this is a design that will suit the typically light conditions found when sailing in the Mediterranean .

Speeds were fine, easy to reach and consistent, if not electric. And despite the wide aft beam, particularly noticeable from the dock, there seemed to be negligible drag. The instruments were yet to be properly calibrated, but the GPS read 0.5-1 knot below true windspeed most of the time when slightly cracked or when reaching under A-sail (4 knots in 5, 6.7 knots in 7 and for a fleeting moment, 9 knots clocked in 11 knots on a close fetch).

Our test boat had a fine-looking suit of carbon and Vectran Ullman sails, plus upgraded deck gear, running rigging and winch packages. So, barring a composite mast and rigging, it was in high-performance spec.

But to my eye the sail plan looks a little reserved, with a high and short boom (the mainsheet is attached midway along the boom). And there is not even an option for a traveller. Instead the mainsheet is kept well out of the cockpit and led aft each side.

Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

It is set up to be safe and very manageable. Indeed, when you consider the modest sail area to displacement ratio, it all points to a boat designed for easy sailing above high performance. “Performance is about more than just speed,” maintains Tom Humphreys.

“It’s also about good manners: being easy to operate for a short-handed crew, family or couple.” Which is why he also incorporated generous form stability and righting moment to minimise heeling or the need for weight on the rail.

The running rigging is tunnelled really neatly under deck and I particularly liked the series of inspection hatches Elan has included to check inside this aluminium cage. The winch layout also works well. The pair of winches each side is within reach of the helm, there is enough space between them to make them practical to work, and there are good-sized tail lockers which keep the lines from wrapping around the helmsman’s feet.

Note the styling of the curved benches, pedestals and wheel designs. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

The aft winch is set into the deck a little for optimum sheet lead. Again it’s a layout that prioritises short-handed cruising , as the cockpit benches continue almost all the way to the pedestals and leave little practical space for a trimmer to sit between the winches.

Grand touring deck

As well as the sail and deckgear upgrades, we had a secret weapon on board to ensure we got the most from the conditions. Bill Mackay, 84, arguably knows these waters better than any. Indeed, he recalls growing up aboard the only yacht for which the Royal Navy would lower its submarine nets to let sail out of the Firth of Clyde during the war, as his father was the local doctor who needed to reach the outlying islands.

When the decorated racing sailor and motorsports driver says the Elan GT6 is an ideal yacht for cruising these western isles, I’m inclined to take his word. But he does back up this statement by pointing out the deep coamings forward, the protection under the tall sprayhood and the ability to enjoy your surroundings from the interior.

Cockpit extension: cooking breakfast from the platform. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

That said, there is little point in pretending this design is not aimed primarily at warm weather Med-style cruising. That open transom and cockpit layout targets lazy afternoons in clear water anchorages. The split tables work particularly well. These can quite often be a compromise, yet on the Elan they are sturdy, provide bracing, an unhindered walkthrough and still join together to form a dining area or can lower to form giant sunbeds.

Studio Porsche certainly waved its styling wand at the cockpit design. The smooth lines all work in harmony, from the coachroof and curved aft benches to the pedestal design with its racing car-inspired wheels.

There is the option of housing a grill and fridge instead of lockers within these aft benches. Standing on the swim platform while anchored in a calm loch, frying up black puddings and ‘tattie scones’ seemed slightly surreal, but proved the benefit of this alfresco option, by keeping smells and mess out of the midships galley below.

A primary benefit of a deckhouse-style roof is that it floods the saloon with natural light. Photo: Elan Yachts

A locker beneath the aft deck provides space for an inflatable, but only in its fully deflated state. There is also a large liferaft locker below the central cockpit sole and a sail locker in the bows.

Quadrants are mounted on each stock, which are linked by a rod. This is designed to double as emergency steering – if you lose steering on one side, you can disconnect it and use the other independently. Access to the quadrants and autopilot is from the aft cabins.

My concern with this set-up would be if you lost a rudder, as, there is no watertight bulkhead to separate the steering gear from the accommodation. Heeling the boat immediately on to the opposite tack might help prevent it flooding the interior.

The raised lockers and generous natural light allocation continues in the forward master cabin. Photo: Elan Yachts

Otherwise, Elan tells me that as bulkheads are all laminated to hull and deck anyway, it could make this one watertight “with minor adjustments” – although that would leave the issue of how to then access the steering gear.

A primary design goal was to position the mast forward of the coachroof to prevent it spoiling the aesthetics of the superstructure. The design team’s challenge was to leave a completely flush foredeck without compromising space in the forecabin. The rising sheer and forward freeboard of the Elan is sufficient to create up to 6ft headroom in this master cabin .

Growing appeal

Where the exterior styling is somewhat stark in its black and white theme, the interior is highly inviting, modern yet warm and full of natural light.

The boom is kept high and clear of the spacious walkthrough cockpit. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

The styling and the perception of quality this brings are noteworthy. The light oak trim with its horizontal matching grain, smooth inner mouldings and creatively positioned spotlights and indirect lighting produce elegant first impressions.

Studio Porsche’s managing director, Roland Heiler, stresses his firm didn’t want to create lots of design details, but a flowing line all the way through. The raised bank of lockers, which runs through the saloon, galley and forecabin, helps create this feeling of continuity.

It would be illogical to invest such resource into design if the product wasn’t manufactured to a certain level, so it was pleasing to find a consistently high standard of finish on the Elan GT6. It has a hand-finished feel with plenty of solid wood trim used, and the quality of fixtures and fittings is a step-up from standard production yachts.

Poke in the nooks of lockers and bilges and you’ll find painted laminate – no bare fibre or exposed chopstrand mat. Elan was one of the first production yards to employ vacuum infusion and its experience shows.

A two-cabin layout is offered as standard. The Slovenian yard will accommodate some bespoke requests, so in the port aft cabin of the test boat, for instance, it agreed to fit a convertible (and arguably more practical) twin rather than the standard double.

The owner of the test boat opted for a second aft cabin and a twin set up to allow friends to share. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

Becoming acquainted

Spending a night aboard can often unearth a few niggles that get to you in the quieter hours. But other than an unnecessarily loud water pump in the galley, this was not the case with the Elan. In fact the following day I found the interior just as appealing and the layout fit for purpose.

Despite the near-freezing temperature outside, there was also very little condensation in the morning thanks to good insulation and an efficient heating system. This and the installation of heating outlets throughout, including in the heads, makes a real difference to extending your season.

I liked the galley layout in particular. Positioned athwartships and amidships in the area of least pitching, it forms the heart of the boat. The cooking and refrigeration is arranged in the U-shaped section to port, with extra stowage surrounding the double sink to starboard. Cabinets for drinks and glasses add a classy touch and there is the option for a microwave or coffee machine to pop smartly out of the worksurface.

There is good engine access from three sides. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

The abundance of practical stowage is another plus point – in particular the continuous head-height bank of lockers, which open top-down, and the tall lockers near the companionway, which can house director’s chairs or would make an ideal place for hanging wet weather gear.

Admittedly, I found the height of the semi-raised saloon a little perplexing. Surely a benefit of having a deckhouse structure with its wraparound glazing, is to be able to enjoy the views from down below? I consider myself to be of average height at 5ft 10in, but I could not see horizontally out of the coachroof windows. Equally, the hull portlights are too low for a horizon view. The benefit these tinted windows bring, however, is natural light with a degree of privacy.

Elan has decided against a dedicated navstation, which will certainly be a big compromise for some. Yet its convertible solution, albeit compact and aft-facing, is more practical than many dual-purpose seating/chart table arrangements. By simply pulling the backrest, the whole seat hinges over to reveal the chart table, without any cushions needing to be rearranged.

No fixed navstation, but this convertible design works well. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

Above the navstation is a SiMarine touchscreen display, which sits within a brushed aluminium switchboard and provides intuitive monitoring of all the yacht’s main systems. The look and finish smacks of quality.

There is enough beam in the forward ends to mount the headrests forward in the spacious en suite master cabin. However, the aft cabins feel more compact, with narrow doorways – although the test boat did have the optional third cabin. These aft cabins have spacious and beamy double berths with pleasant seated headroom outboard beside the hull windows.

The heads are smartly done. Both have separate showers and good stowage, although again the aft heads is narrow and the freestanding egg shaped sinks annoyingly small.

A clever niche?

The Elan GT6 comes with a base price of €370,000 ex VAT (although the owner of the test boat had spend nearly half of this again on options). For €50,000–70,000 less you could get a 50ft+ French or German production yacht.

Or it would cost more than this difference again for a higher performance X-Yacht/Solaris/Grand Soleil. Yet this is a larger step up in quality from the former than it is down from the latter.

The Elan has a vacuum-infused build and comes with a degree of flexibility to tailor it to your needs. In Tom Humphreys’ words it’s an ‘out-and-out cruiser’, which sits between Elan’s Impression and Performance ranges.

The Elan borrows the ‘GT/Grand Tourer’ name because its primary purpose is fun, short-handed cruising with a high level of comfort and style. Photo: Richard Langdon / Ocean Images

Most production yacht builders are now targeting this select area of the market – 45ft-55ft cruising yachts which offer a blend of luxury and speed, and that are comfortable, easy to handle and primarily suit warm weather sailing.

Yet Elan sits in its own pricing niche. And that is considerably less than you might expect for a product carrying the Porsche name.

This is a contemporary, sporty cruiser with all the styling bells and whistles needed to make it stand out in any waters. It is enjoyable to sail at a respectable pace and practical to cruise short-handed. It offers the space and comfort for spending holidays aboard, which it suits more than long-distance/ocean voyaging. And it is designed to maximise the enjoyment of your chosen cruising grounds, whether on deck, below, or on the helm. The GT6 has a level of refinement that comes with expert industrial design. The stark, contemporary styling, broad sections and high freeboard, which certainly made it conspicuous in Greenoch marina, will not appeal to all. But the attention to detail and design throughout keeps growing on you and sets this model apart. The employment of a household name is not about saying to the marina valet ‘mine’s the Porsche’. It’s more about giving the owner an extra level of reassurance in the product. It should imbue owners year after year with that elusive quality which, I can only assume, Porsche drivers have: pride.

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Location: genoa, italy, asking price $22,789,350.

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• Length Overall 135'
• Engines MTU 16V4000 M93L
• Fuel Capacity 9,246 gallons
• Water Capacity 1,320 gallons
• Flag England
• Staterooms 5

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A tender garage back aft houses a substantial RIB and when closed up she maintains her sleek exterior lines one would expect from Porsche Design Studio.

The lounge, with entertainment area and bar, offers the perfect settings for unwinding and relaxing while enjoying the view of the sea.

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perfect settings for unwinding and relaxing while enjoying the view of the sea

The upper level (fly bridge) has a jacuzzi pool surrounded of lying down beds, a bar and the outdoor bridge to command the yacht.

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The first superyacht with Porsche DNA, the 35-metre GTT 115 blends comfortable high-speed cruising with transatlantic crossings. Only seven will be built, making this a truly exclusive collector’s edition.

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• Hull type Round-bilge, fast displacement Length overall 35 meters / 115’ Beam overall 7,1 meters / 23’3’’ Draft 1,45 meters / 4’9’’ Gross tonnage 198 tons Material Full aluminium, 5083 Max speed 21 knots Cruising speed (85% rpm) 19 knots Range 3400 nautical miles @ 10 knots Fuel consumption 52 liters/h @ 9 knots 550 liters/h @ 19 knots 720 liters/h @ 21 knots Fuel 24.000 liters / 6.340 US gallons Fresh water 4.000 liters / 1057 US gallons

• Main engines 2x MAN V12-1650, 1213 kW @ 2300rpm Electric engine Auxilia 400V, 2x 20,8 kW Propulsion 2x Fortjes 5000 POD drives with contrarotating propellers Generators 2x 45 kW and 1x 25 kW variable speed Fisher Panda Bow thruster Electrically driven, CMC Marine, 45 kW Stabilisers 4x Humphree electrically driven, zero speed function Interceptors 4x Humphree HVAC Heinen & Hopman, 70 kW Naval architecture Vripack Exterior / Interior design Studio F.A. Porsche

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Dynamiq GTT 115: The 35m yacht infused with Porsche DNA

The car/yacht collaboration has gone from curiosity to ubiquity in recent years. While many luxury automotive marques have partnered with yacht builders, the results have stayed firmly in the runabout category.

Much like the cars they emulate, these craft have proven fun to drive but haven’t really been intended for liveability or long-range exploration. That was until September 2017 when the silver-hued 35 metre Dynamiq GTT 115 Hybrid , designed by Studio FA Porsche , charged ahead of the pack in size and scope.

The all-aluminium GTT 115 takes the car/yacht mash-up to a new level. Capable of transatlantic crossings and accommodating up to six, the second launch from Dynamiq is smaller than its first yacht, 38.6 metre Jetsetter , but it’s also sexier and bolder.

From the trademark rhodium silver paint colour to the Targa-style air intakes and a transom designed to echo the Mission E concept, every metre of the GTT 115 is imbued with Porsche DNA.

The design cues continue inside, from the striking Pepita houndstooth carpet which echoes fabric found in the latest 991 R edition, to the copious use of carbon fibre detailing.

Just don’t call it a “Porsche boat”. Dynamiq’s founder and CEO Sergei Dobroserdov points out that, unlike other car/yacht tie-ups of late, this wasn’t merely a co-branding exercise. Rather, Dynamiq was drawn to the design ethos of Studio FA Porsche.

“Our intent was to commission a renowned design studio to translate our ideas of efficiency, performance and sporty spirit into a superyacht,” says Dobroserdov.

Dynamiq has planned the GTT 115 Hybrid series as a limited edition, building no more than seven to ensure exclusivity. With its offices in Monaco, yachts built in Italy and naval architecture from northern Europe — in the case of the GTT 115, from Vripack in the Netherlands — Dynamiq’s ethos is to gather expertise from the best.

What attracted Dynamiq to Studio FA Porsche was its technical acumen. Porsche cars are regarded as being more than a pretty face. As smartly designed as they are good looking, they are a perfect blend of sex appeal and reliability, of form and function.

Studio FA Porsche, a subsidiary of the automotive brand founded by Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche in 1972, took responsibility for the entire project, inside and out. It based the exterior styling on the existing lines of the Dynamiq family, but with an automotive makeover.

Compared to Jetsetter , designed by Dobroserdov, the bow lines are softer, and there are car nods throughout, in the Porsche-like bow lights, or the hardtop, which was inspired by the Targa’s rollbar.

“But it is all very subtle. We didn’t want it to be too in your face,” says Roland Heiler, Studio FA Porsche’s managing director. When an automotive designer gets his or her hands on a yacht, there is always danger. Inspiration is one thing, but trying to create a car on the water has brought less celebrated results.

“It’s a different kind of vehicle, it has different properties, different functionalities, and we pride ourselves on designing with functionality in mind,” adds Heiler.

One such solution that merged style and substance was the design of the yacht’s aft sections, a complete departure from the wide, sloping transom on Jetsetter . Although still flanked by twin staircases, the GTT 115’s transom angles more steeply and narrows towards the bottom.

The lines are distinctly car-inspired, but the execution is also very functional, allowing the stairs to widen as they reach the sizeable bathing platform, which offers much more space than the first Dynamiq.

The sense that the GTT115 is a car lover’s yacht is unmistakable inside as well. There are distinctly masculine overtones, with black and grey contrasts, and the strong Pepita houndstooth carpet pattern that Porsche aficionados will appreciate, but which might not be for everyone.

All of the saloon furniture is made by Minotti, one of the interior options proposed by Dynamiq’s online configurator. Making her a definite “gentleman’s yacht”, there’s also a humidor and wine fridge.

The Amara ebony joinery has a beautiful petrified wood effect, its black grain marked with gold tinges. The wood is all cut from one piece, as is the Sahara noir marble and limestone that is found throughout. Lealpell leather details abound, and brown leather even covers the stairs to the cabins below.

Floor-to-ceiling windows keep the space light and bright so the masculine details don’t become too imposing, and cut-outs in the bulwarks continue this airy feel and connection to the water. A round dining table seating eight is set aft in the main saloon.

“One of the principles was also to keep the furniture loose as much as possible,” says Heiler. “Many boats have built-in things that don’t give the owner a chance to change things around or customise, and since there will be seven of these boats built, it’s likely owners will have different ideas about how to use this space.”

Automotive inspiration can be seen in the shape of the headboards and beds in the cabins, with sinuous curves capped in carbon fibre. This material is used on the furnishings to drive the car motif home. A playful touch is a number emblem outside each cabin door, like that on a racing car, which glows when the door is closed.

Studio FA Porsche worked with Dynamiq on the interior layout, along with input from Dobroserdov, who tapped into his 20 years’ experience as a broker. The GTT 115 can come in a three, four or five cabin layout; the first hull has three cabins accommodating six guests. There are also six crew for a 1:1 ratio.

“The position of the cabins was chosen very carefully,” says Marnix Hoekstra of Vripack, “placed in the most comfortable position of the boat — about 10 to 20 per cent aft of the midship, where the engines would normally be.”

The use of podded hybrid power has enabled such a layout. The GTT 115 has a split engine room, with main engines and pods set aft. A smaller engine room is all the way forward in the bow and hosts the energy management system and generators.

“Putting the priority on the comfort of the client led to the use of hybrid power and this positioning. And because engines don’t get seasick, we could put them in the bow,” Hoekstra says.

Like the first Dynamiq yacht, the GTT 115 was briefed for a blend of high speed and long-range performance. She has a top speed of 21 knots but also cruises comfortably on hybrid power at slower speeds. Vripack achieved this by using its proprietary fast displacement hull.

“We cheat nature in having a displacement hull that goes faster than it should by theoretical assumptions,” says Hoekstra. But, he says, the main brief was for comfort. Instead of a hard chine, Vripack went for a round bilge, which provides a softer ride. And instead of a hard, flat bow, there is flare to ease the vertical motion.

“We wanted to make sure that the hull design, the chassis of this boat, if you will, was worthy of carrying this Porsche design on top,” adds Hoekstra. “We wanted her to be like a Porsche when she handles curves.

"There was a strong request to have as low and dynamic a trim as possible. The aft has a very specific shape, completely CFD analysed, with rudder placement outside of the wakefield, so there are all these little ingredients that make it very unique.”

It was a race to complete the first GTT 115, around a year from the time Dynamiq signed the project with Studio FA Porsche to it appearing at the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show — where I get on board for the first time.

Moored in front of the Yacht Club de Monaco, the GTT 115 stops traffic with her unusual proportions, silvery paint scheme and automotive angles.

One standout is the superyacht sundeck , which is larger than most in its class, stretching more than half the length of the main deck. This provides space for a spa pool and lounge area forward, bisected by a bar area with an ice maker, barbecue and wine cooler.

“What we loved about this project to start with is that it was not a conventional looking yacht,” says Heiler. “And Dynamiq didn’t expect us to do something that has been done over and over again.”

Dynamiq is a builder that seems intent on pushing boundaries and challenging the norm, first and foremost with its online configurator that lets clients order a yacht much the way they would a luxury car.

Every feature of the GTT 115 can be seen and specified via this online tool, and the price is shown immediately. “Dynamiq is the only company in the industry that offers a completely transparent pricing and delivery schedule,” says Dobroserdov.

The GTT 115 starts at €12.5 million, and the first hull seen in Monaco has additional optional features that bring the price up to €13.95 million. Dynamiq can build two per year and each has a total build time of 15 months. As for hull Nos 1 and 2? “We’ve had several serious discussions during and after the Monaco Yacht Show, and we expect new contracts to be signed by the end of the year,” says Dobroserdov.

The builder and design studio hope to appeal to the Porsche aficionado, and they are putting this notion to the test as they partner with Porsche dealers on roadshows across the US, Asia and Europe — the first was held in November 2017 with Porsche Moscow.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people who are interested in yachts also have a Porsche,” Heiler says. After all, a runabout to match your car is so last season. You might as well go for the whole superyacht.

First published in the January 2018 edition of Boat International .

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