Construction of this high speed, long range 34m (112 ft) Carbon Fibre Sportsfisher is well underway
Many people may know Yachting Developments as the builders of the highly successful 38m (128ft) Sportsfisher Lanakai. The 100 strong skilled team at Yachting Developments are now busy building yet another impressive carbon fibre Sportsfisher.
This time from the design board of Warwick Yacht Design, construction of this high speed, long range 34m (112 ft) Carbon Fibre Sportsfisher is well underway.
The vessel is designed to make long range international passages on her own bottom, with this in mind she carries 24,000 litres fuel and has the ability to refuel/bunker while still at sea.
The V16 MTU engines were built to order for this special project, with each engine developing 2,000hp. This will enable a comfortable cruising speed in excess of 20 knots.
As with any well-designed superyacht, the exterior styling is in proportion, making it difficult to give a true appreciation of her physical size, as a hint, the foredeck is home to a Smuggler amphibious 7m RIB. The RIB is lifted via a large hydraulic crane, the supporting structure under the crane has been reinforced with carbon fibre to take the high load when launching and retrieving such a large tender.
The interior layout is open plan, with accommodation for up to 10 guests in four cabins, in addition there is also dedicated crew accommodation aft of the main engine room. The deck layout features a large mezzanine cockpit above the fighting cockpit, this provides an elevated outdoor vantage point for guests to watch the action up close yet out of harms way.Â
The fully enclosed air conditioned flybridge provides excellent visibility through 25mm thick laminated toughened window glass, state of the art stabilizers and mega size vertical interceptor trim tabs provide a comfortable ride and efficient trim while at sea.Â
The vessel is built to survey and features multiple watertight compartments, twin generators, twin water makers, salted ice makers, fresh water ice makers, large catch chillers and a live bait tank that could be mistaken for a small swimming pool.
Thanks to the cleaver use of carbon fibre and weight saving interior, Yachting Developments is again able to build a large Sportsfisher that has the best of both worlds, capable of both high speed and long range, there may even be a little water skiing behind the Sportsfisher if the fish are not biting!
