We discovered a new megayacht design by the famous dutch builder WALLY which we thought you may enjoy reading about. This particular design of the boat named WHY is aimed to offer to its owner the dream of living on a luxury property on a island , with the extra flexibility of the freedom to move, that a yacht can offer. We have found and reproduced here what some of its key developers had to say. [Manos Castrinakis, '07]  WHY goes even further. This revolutionary concept of the moving island is developed with the latest and most advanced sustainable technologies, recycling thermal energy, as well as any organic and inorganic waste. The architecture of the whole project fits perfectly in the environment – there are no excesses, nothing is superfluous, the impact on the sea is minimum. A new and unique way to live on the sea while caring about it, protecting it, and loving it. All this has always been my dream too, and when I met Pierre-Alexis Dumas I realised that this dream could come true thanks to the common values and ethical principles we share. From the invention of the compass to block capitals, from the rudder to the first steps on the moon, man discovers and pursues his dreams. With its feet on the ground and its head in the stars, Hermès, since its creation in 1837, has grown, generation after generation, through innovative projects, executed with high standards and an artisan spirit. I have always thrived on the dreams of great visionaries like Magellan, Jules Verne, Saint-Exupйry and Paul Klee. Like theirs, the path of Hermès is to pursue its dreams… Excelling itself, learning, pushing ever further the quest for excellence and the celebration of beauty in the world. A world we must protect. Today, Hermès steps into the marine world with Wally. We quickly recognized our common values, the values of well-made, singular, functional, refined and elegant objects. This encounter was just what we needed to inspire us to brave the open seas. Together, with Luca Bassani Antivari, we hope to open a new path, to offer a new lifestyle that is different, serene, contemplative and respectful of the environment, moving slowly on the water, combining the pleasure of sailing and absolute comfort. Wally Hermès Yachts – WHY – is the union of our dreams, the green path that carries us away in its wake…  Asked the kind of maritime vision it inspires these were the answers provided by its designers: An amphitheatre on the sea. Like Portofino.A piece of land that had broken off, but wasn’t adrift. Living the legend of the mythical wave. Or that of the whale. Surfing and Moby Dick: the image of the “tube” and the white whale. A new territory. Did this new territory require you to come up with a new way to design a boat? It is indeed a strange project. Its atypical side draws me in, like when you enter a new world. Hermès needs projects like this. WHY addresses the very real problem of consumption, which is today exacerbated by the global context. We provide an answer in a field where clients are responsible for setting an example, embracing a new ethic. What this market needs is a boat designed with the environment in mind. This new way of moving on water must give way to a new way of managing energy, its sources and uses, how to recycle it, etc. The same goes for the choice of materials; we have to limit the effect on the environment. In terms of design, you don’t approach a boat like any other object. It’s a world that’s already defined by the very shape of the hull. We didn’t design a boat, we gave shape to an idea. The sea is one of the last spaces where people can indulge in absolute freedom. Deciding to live on the sea means rethinking everything that’s been done before. You need to start from scratch! For example, we provide a real jogging track inspired by coastal paths running around the ship. Above all, we had to transpose and translate functions into forms, and vice versa, by merging the viewpoints of Hermès and Wally. A boat moves. And not everyone has the constitution of a sailor. So it has to be as stable as possible. This is the fundamental conceptual base for the whole WHY project. We tested it for six months in the specialised tank testing facility, to see how it performed in big seas. The outcome is that, in full swell, the bow moves a tiny bit and the stern stays completely still. Anchored, the boat creates a totally flat surface behind it, like an Olympic-size pool where you can swim in total peace. On the bow, there’s a seawater pool 25 metres long that follows the curve of the prow. Its slowness dictates a new aesthetic, while its function makes it beautiful, bizarrely beautiful. Naturally, the idea for the structure came later.  On the question how did the idea for a triangular hull emerged, the designers answered: Dumas: Everything happens in cycles. We don’t move forward because we get bored of a shape or a colour, but rather because our values evolve with time. My inspiration is still the Greek caïque, roomy, generous and slow. This eulogy to slowness is demonstrated in such a magnificent way. A pared-down craft with nothing superfluous about it. We needed a stable hull in order to hold the sea comfortably. The idea of a triangular hull, which doesn’t exist in the world of leisure boating, came from the utilitarian merchant marine. Antivari: Yes, he’s right, it took me a few months to let go of my idea, my taste for speed! In summer 2008, I came across a picture of a supertanker while reading a professional magazine. A cable-handling vessel, used in the geo-mining and seismological industry in the North Sea, invented by a Norwegian naval engineer, Roar Ramde, and fully patented. There was nothing new about this ship. It had been in use for twenty-five years. As soon as I saw it, I picked up the phone and called my consultant naval architect, Mauro Sculli. He looked in the Rina, the Italian naval classification registry: never seen or heard of before in the world of yachting! It was perfect. We had our hull. Pezzini: Instead of choosing a structure that conveys and calls for speed, we opted for a dynamic that involves slowness via stability. When you look at this cable-handling vessel in its rigging, it’s ugly, stark, powerful, unbelievably stable; its proportions are astronomical. And then, you see that it’s like an adjustable spanner. All its potential is concentrated in a single function. Dumas: And its maximum speed was 14 knots. The entire project took off from there. In terms of energy consumption the chief naval architect Mauro Sculli said: In terms of size, this boat offers the same accommodation as a gigayacht that is close to 100 metres. Its propulsion is equal to that of a 65-metre boat and the energy needed to live on board is equal to that of a 58.5-metre boat. Our megayacht can function on only one third the amount of energy used for a 90-metre boat. As for the diesel-electric propulsion system, the idea was not to put it in the stern, which is where it normally goes on yachts, but rather in the bow. This is a revolutionary approach in the world of yachting. Using Ramform, the same tried-andtrue hull used for cable-handling ships, made it so that we had to totally overhaul the normal interior layout for the WHY boat. The engine room occupies the narrowest part of the boat, which has numerous advantages: better layout for inside volumes, improved comfort, less vibration and less noise in the living area.  Here are the boats technical specifications Dimensions & capacity Length Over All 58 m Performance Maximum speed 14 kn Light sources Patios with skylights 3 Standard energy Diesel-electric propulsion Green energy Auxiliary propulsion system: SkySails® Computerised energy management system Optional green energy Fuel cells Environmental impact Bilge water separator |
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WALLY HERMES YACHTS. AN ART OF LIVING ON THE SEA.posted Jan 6, 2010 5:50 AM by Emmanuel Castrinakis [ updated Sep 26, 2010 1:10 PM by IYRS Alumni Association ] |