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A REPORT WORTH READING 205 The 12/2020 Superyacht Innovation Report Julien Girardot

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I must say, a summer spent curating the inevitably, many of those identified were views of a spectrum of experts for The not manufacturers; indeed, the majority Superyacht Buyer Report turned out to of our final contributors list are not be so much more enjoyable than I’d OEMs, but instead come from a diverse expected. At the beginning of the pro- spectrum of other sectors. cess, I had thought it akin to herding cats: With the shortlist agreed, the next a logistical and administrative nightmare. step was to form a brief. But, after But, despite the practical challenges – much discussion, what we all agreed over 400 personal emails sent in relation was that the more nebulous the brief, to columns submitted – I found the the more ‘innovative’ the response. So, process to be wholly satisfying. And it was in contravention of every line in the no more satisfying than when reviewing commissioning editor’s rulebook, we the finished product – surveying not kept the brief as open as possible, so only the stellar complement of names open in fact that we simply invited these and companies assembled, but the broad forward-thinking industry stakeholders spectrum of knowledge presented across to write around the subject of innovation. a spectrum of sectors. I’m pleased to say, the result is as It got me thinking, “There can be I’d hoped and expected. We have a no better topic to apply such a process rich tapestry of thought leadership on to than ‘innovation’”. After all, the very display, covering a plethora of subjects, concept of ‘innovation’ is somewhat systems and services. abstract and open to a profound level of What is encouraging for us all is //B.YOND 37M interpretation. For this reason, I thought that, given free rein to comment on the it a perfect subject in which to roll out future, the pervading theme of many another compendium of guest essays. articles was ‘sustainability’. Now, that So, with that idea in mind, I set about may not come as a surprise, but it further drawing up a shortlist of contributors. reaffirms the sea change in industry But, this time, I enlisted the help of my thinking that has occurred over the past editorial team; after all, who am I alone to five years. Elegance always stands out, and B.Yond is proof of this. identify the industry’s ‘innovators’? So I Even so, there are myriad other topics A beautiful explorer with a hidden garage for all your water toys, granted everyone free rein to identify a and facets of yachting discussed within and offering unrivalled living space. Its hybrid propulsion system lowers list of the individuals they’ve defined as this issue, and the cavalcade of content consumption and subsequently lowers emissions, allowing you to always go free thinkers, future thinkers, disruptors presented indicates that, at the end of further in life. B.Yond gives you a taste for discovery, and, above all else, innovators. a very tough year, the future remains and will transport you to uncharted new horizons. BY WILLIAM MATHIESON The beauty of this process was that, bright. WM

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Innovation and regulation go hand in hand 9 The key innovation trends have arrived, Sarah Allan, Penningtons Manches Cooper so how do you get on board? 52 Hayley Van Leeuwen, Voyager Worldwide Giant leaps 13 Craig Barnett, Triton Submarines In the eye of the beholder … 54 Colin Mason, CCS AI and yachting 16 Mike Blake, Palladium Technologies Innovation, sustainability and our social licence to operate 56 Today’s technology uptake driven by sustainability 19 Jenny Matthews, She of the Sea Engel-Jan de Boer, Lloyd’s Register Efficiency • Quality • Sustainability 58 Classification services: combining Remy Millott, GYG safety and innovation 22 Daniele Bottino, ABS To boldly go … 60 Scott Molloy, Superyacht Electronics Academy 10 steps to IMO compliance and beyond 24 Keith Chappell, Cyberprism Tackling microplastics pollution through superyachts and technology 63 Using 3D laser scanners to create Craig Norris, Victoria International Marina fit-for-purpose naval drawings 26 Oliver Graffy , Digital Dry Dock Taboo or not taboo … 66 Rob Papworth, MB92 La Ciotat Giving innovation a focus 31 Aino Grapin, Winch Design Wind-assisted propulsion systems 68 Martin Richter, DNV GL Recreational craft: preserving biodiversity and the asset 34 Innovation and changing perspectives 71 Alan Guy, Ralitsa Mihaylova and Dr Neil Nicolson, James Roy, Lateral Naval Architects Safinah Group A rising tide lifts all ships 75 Innovation can build a bridge to digitalisation 36 Jasper Smith, Arksen Captain Jan Thordan Hansen, Sperry Marine A disruptive approach to superyacht expeditions 80 Design of the times 38 Andrew Grant Super, Berkeley Rand Marnix Hoekstra, Vripack The Water Revolution column 82 Polar expedition cruise vessels setting clean Bill Tripp, Tripp Design power generation example for superyachts 40 Sander Jacobs, Wabtec Corporation Let’s face it, innovation is hard 84 John Venables, Naiad Dynamics The two pillars 43 Bram Jongepier, Feadship Greener yachts and shipping: a look over the horizon 86 The future of sailing 46 Marc Verburg, IRI Ship Registries Gordon Kay, Infiniti Yachts Tempo 89 Creating a sustainable future for superyachts 48 Joshua Wallick, DLBA Naval Architects Daniel Kerkhof, Crestron Marine Sailing with zero emissions 92 Revolutionising on-board power 50 Peter Wilson, MCM Kim Kolam and Kenneth Nyfelt, Baltic Yachts

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If you can measure it, you can manage it 140 TSR explores the market’s state of preparedness in the lead-up to the introduction of the IMO’s Cyber Risk Management requirements. Julien Girardot

A new reality 94 TSR assesses whether the new reality we are all living in has changed the industry’s attitude towards the adoption of virtual and augmented reality.

Race for Water 146 We speak to Captain Jean-Marc Normant about the unique voyage of philanthropy he is overseeing aboard an incredible floating experiment. Peter Sabelis

Industry innovations

From bow to stern 108 A curation of some of the most innovative superyacht solutions on the market today, the products and systems that will make up the superyachts of the future. We have assembled a diverse selection that stretch the length and breadth of the vessel. While their functions may be varied they share a common commitment to future thinking and industry disruption.

What does ‘innovation’ mean to you? 102 We speak to luminaries from two ancillary spheres of design – automotive and land-based architecture – about the concept of ‘innovation’ and how it occurs in practice.

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Innovation is not a clearly defined term. frame. Therefore, we invited 32 of the to increasingly dangerous locations, they It’s nebulous and means many things to superyacht market’s brightest individ- are also expected to house more toys and many people and this very fact has formed uals, from all sectors of the industry, to activities than ever before, as well as the basis of The Innovation Essays. Rather provide their thoughts on the subject of doing all of the above in an increasingly than hampering some of the market’s innovation and the resulting content is as sustainable manner. However, it would THE FUTURE IS NOW most imaginative and forward-thinking diverse as the market itself. be wrong to limit innovation to a set of minds, we presented contributors with In recent years the superyacht sustainable goals or performance targets. OCEANCONXT.COM a purposefully vague and far-reaching industry has been characterised by a Perhaps the question of innovation is brief. Quite simply, we wanted to find number of key developments. Chief really about getting back to basics, rip- the most interesting and innovative among these developments has been a ping up the rule book and simply asking, developments that are on-going or focus on sustainability and usage. Not what does the owner really want? There planned for the superyacht market, with only are superyachts now expected to are a million ways to frame questions no limitations on subject, scope or time- travel more expansively than ever before, of innovation, but herein we tackle 32.

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Innovation and regulation go hand in hand Sarah Allan, partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, outlines how the development of regulations can sometimes be as innovative as the technology they govern.

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While the concept of fully automated ships may seem far-fetched, the related technology could benefit the superyacht industry.

Technological innovation in superyachts presents different risks, where it has The concept of having Maritime often grabs the headlines, whether the taken time for appropriate regulations Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) fastest, tallest or lightest. Improvements to evolve. For instance, Marine Guidance that can operate independent of in efficiency and sustainability are Note 550 for Guidance for Safe Design, human interaction is another area of now higher on the agenda than ever Installation and Operation of Lithium-ion technological development that is a before. Black Pearl and Savannah are Batteries was published by the MCA as hot topic. There is an obvious tension both examples of yachts where their recently as 2016. between SOLAS, with minimum manning owners have paved the way with new requirements and the obligation to keep greener technology. However, such In 2019, the Red Ensign Group’s new a proper look out, and the desire to technological development not only Yacht Code came into force. The Code have a fully automated vessel operated requires a combination of great science consolidates an updated version of the by artificial intelligence. A future with and design, but maritime regulation has Large Yacht Code (LY3), and the latest autonomous vessels roaming across to keep up too. version of the Passenger Yacht Code the world’s oceans will also have to (PYC). As Jo Assael of Döhle Yachts overcome issues around insurance, Superyachts as ‘ships’ have largely had explains, “The new Code makes use of cyber-security and piracy. to comply with international maritime industry best practice and international regulations that have evolved around standards such as ISO, as well as While the concept of fully automated the commercial shipping industry. following the IMO’s overarching remit ships may seem far-fetched, the related Technological innovation in superyacht for increased ‘Goal Based Standards’ technology could benefit the superyacht construction has been tempered as a form of regulations. Most chapters industry, allowing for the reduction in by compliance with Classification now have a roadmap to achieving crew on board, changes to the design Society standards of construction and either ‘Equivalent Arrangements’ or of the bridge or improving safety by certification. The flag state where the ‘Alternative Design and Arrangements’ reducing human error. Equally, given yacht is registered enforces maritime that throw the doors open to innovation the complexity of some superyachts, regulations appropriately with the and exploring novel ways to comply with advancements in technology will safety of ships and crew and pollution regulations historically written for ships, allow smaller crews to operate larger prevention at its core. Many superyachts and not yachts.” and more complex yachts efficiently. must comply with such regulations due However, if developments in this area to their sheer size or because they will While the Code paves the way for are to happen there needs to be close be operated commercially. However, technological innovation in the cooperation with the classification owners of yachts used solely for private superyacht sector, the regulations societies. purposes often choose to build to class inevitably lag behind. As Derek Munro standards as failing to do so can impact of Divergent Yachting and owner’s As alluded to, the development on their ability to obtain insurance and representative of Black Pearl explains, of maritime regulations has been the resale value of the asset. “It in fact falls to the designers, suppliers slower to evolve because they require and shipyards to work closely with international approval through the IMO While the reduction of emissions is high class to develop suitable regulations and we should not underestimate the on the IMO’s agenda, its focus has been to enable such novel technology to be importance of regulation where safety on reducing sulphur content where used. Inevitably, the trail blazer will have is a priority. However, we are now seeing many commercial vessels use heavy to invest additional time and expense a faster pace of change with pilot fuel oil. On 1 January 2020, the global in developing the regulations with class schemes being operated by different upper limit on the sulphur content of ensuring compliance.” flag states testing new technology, and, ships’ fuel oil was reduced to 0.5 per for the first time, superyacht design is cent, which is mandatory for all ships Good examples of regulations which paving the way towards change. operating outside certain designated have come about as a result of such Emission Control Areas, where the limit is innovation are DNV GL’s regulations What is clear is that to achieve change already 0.1 per cent. “Carbon and PBO Rigging for Sailing it is essential for designers and project Yachts” and “Design and Construction managers to engage both class and In the superyacht industry there is a clear of Large Modern Yacht Rigs”, which both flag state authorities at an early stage desire by some owners to achieve zero came into force in December 2016. and to work with them by offering the carbon emissions using alternative forms The award-winning yacht Pink Gin, solutions. This does require significant of propulsion such as hydrogen fuel cells launched in June 2017, is the world’s investment in time and resource but and lithium-ion battery banks. While largest all-carbon-fibre sloop built ultimately it results in a better and safer this technology has been used before in to these standards with the closest product. Insurers will also be more different industries, its application in the of cooperation and oversight by the likely to lend their support, making the maritime sector is still novel. It, therefore, classification society. technology viable for wider use. SA

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Giant leaps Purposely electing to operate in an environment of extreme pressure is not for the fainthearted, but at Triton Submarines, Craig Barnett finds it offers extraordinary results and rewards.

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We believe the essential key to success in innovation lies in the team employed for the task in hand.

Pioneering at the forefront of an evolving To illustrate the dedication required to at least partially driven the dimensions sector such as human-occupied undertake extraordinary innovation, we of the submersible, so when the sphere submersibles requires the capacity to can use the pressure hull of the Limiting was gently lowered into the chamber innovate. The challenge for a small- or Factor (LF) as an example. This hollow there were just 30mm to spare on each medium-size business is the efficient sphere’s task is to accommodate two side of it. Successfully passing these conversion of innovative ideas into people, plus all of the non-pressure- external pressure tests was a milestone practical solutions. Creativity is a tolerant systems and components, on moment in the project. prerequisite, but there is no substitute thousands of repeated dives to depths for the talent and expertise that are as great as 11,000m. From within the With just one of the components of the essential to transform revolutionary pressure hull, the occupants must be Triton 36000/2 ready for assembly, our new ideas into capable and reliable able to see their environment and have attention moved to the thousands of products. full control of all the exterior systems other components and systems. Nobody and equipment including propulsion, said extraordinary innovation is easy! Another essential requirement for manipulator arm, navigation, cameras At Triton we believe the essential key to innovation is relevant and sometimes and communications. success in innovation lies in the team proprietary experience, which at Triton employed for the task in hand. It is Submarines is measured not in years Triton’s principal designer, John through curating the most experienced but centuries. Only when a team can Ramsay, imagined two Titanium collective of submersible experts on repeatedly create and successfully hemispheres, which were clamped and the planet – with almost 500 years’ deliver simple, reliable, efficient and safe bolted together rather than welded. combined experience in the field - that submersibles is it possible to develop As counterintuitive as it might have we have the ability to significantly move models which challenge conventional seemed at first, Ramsay’s decision the needle in our field. thinking but are grounded in practical proved both innovative and inspired. and common-sense-based solutions. When extreme pressure increases risk The Triton 36000/2 project confirmed due to the inherent inconsistency (or creativity, experience and intelligence With the Triton 36000/2 (named Limiting discontinuity) of a welded fabrication, are nothing without determination, Factor or LF), we set numerous records a clamped and bolted arrangement dedication and, perhaps most for exploration in the most remote and between the hemispheres allows for importantly, courage. least explored area of the ocean – the improved tolerances. Hadal Zone, including successfully We are deeply grateful to our clients diving to the deepest point in each of In-depth metallurgical analysis proved who possess a spirit of adventure the five oceans during the Five Deeps Grade 5 Titanium to be the best material as well as the courage and passion Expedition. Triton designed, engineered, for the project. Triton and DNV GL sent to explore. It is only through their manufactured and operated the separate samples of the Titanium to willingness to fund audacious projects first human-occupied craft in history specialist laboratories for metallurgical that Triton can create revolutionary capable of unrestricted access to the analysis and the results were compared. submersibles. The intellectual property entirety of the world’s oceans. It is not Satisfied in the material properties, developed for the LF submersible a stretch to compare the ‘repetitive the hemispheres were forged before provided a springboard for many of the use’ of this remarkable submersible precision machining was employed to new models we have in development with SpaceX’s development of reusable produce what is essentially a 1,500mm- now. In order to occupy and maintain a rockets for space exploration. diameter hollow ball-bearing finished position at the forefront of any sector, a to within 99.93 per cent of perfect company must be willing to undertake Following initial discussion of innovative sphericity. a tireless programme of progression ideas, Triton follows a path of rigorous and innovation. Triton is able to deliver design, evaluation and exhaustive Following production was the testing submersibles with the reliability, quality testing, with each stage closely phase, which involved flying the and capabilities that we do because we monitored by a third-party classification pressure hull to the Krylov State are constantly being challenged by our society (DNV GL in the case of the Triton Research Center (KSRC) in St clients to reach further. 36000/2). With submersibles being Petersburg, Russia to immerse it in made up of thousands of components the only test chamber in the world At Triton we carefully consider every this is an arduous process, but with the capable of simulating the crushing move but will always have the end product, and its human occupants, pressure at ‘full ocean depth’ plus a confidence in our ability to take giant operating in the most extreme and factor of safety equal to 14,000m or leaps, which is the nature of innovation. hostile environment on Earth, our margin 45,000ft underwater! The 1,740mm inner After all, Henry Ford could have just for error is zero. diameter of the KSRC test chamber had trained faster horses. CB

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AI and yachting Mike Blake, president of Palladium Technologies, on what the future of artificial intelligence will really look like.

16 Artificial intelligence (AI), which is the of data and learning, then developing identifying the correct access to all simulation of human intelligence, has patterns in this data, which we humans areas of the yacht through facial become very prominent in the news, can’t do as efficiently. They operate recognition. discussions and applications over the without breaks, and they continue to past five years. But the truth is that AI learn at a speed of the computers that Alarm, monitoring and control (AMS) has been around for much longer, as I they operate on, 24/7. Good examples Another area that benefits from the use started developing AI applications back can be found in the medical field. In of AI algorithms. These algorithms move in 1987. radiology, AI has achieved the ability the AMS from a reactionary system to a to detect cancer in mammograms at truly forward-watching and preventive Today, we are surrounded in our daily a 96.6 per cent specificity level, which system. lives with AI – in social media, online is much greater than the average shopping, Google search engines, radiologist today. It continues to learn at Owner/guest services ridesharing, commercial flights breakneck speeds, continually getting By implementing AI to learn the patterns (autopilots), banking and many more. better with its discovery of cancer. of the owner and guests, these systems Since it is difficult for most us to identify can then anticipate their needs. Simply these implementations, and since we Now, how do we translate these systems knowing their system vitals such as can’t distinguish between AI and non-AI and examples to our world of yachting? blood pressure, heart rate, temperature systems, there are four basic forms of AI would allow an AI-driven guest and I will explain them as follows: The examples that I am about to give services system to react precisely and may frighten, or even anger, some immediately. I envision that robotics 1. Reactive machines – good examples people who might feel that their own will be deployed in the future to interact are IBM’s Deep Blue, which beat the professions are at risk. But in reality I directly with the owner and guests. international chess grandmaster Garry believe that this assistance will allow us Consistency in this service would be a Kasparov in the late 1990s. to be freed up to perform tasks that we major benefit, along with the ability to are much better at. be available at all hours of the day and 2. Limited memory – machines that look night to the varying schedules of each into the past, such as parts of self- Navigation individual. driving car software. This is an easy one as we move into self-learning autopilots, that are Entertainment systems 3. Theory of mind – these machines connected online with volumes of These systems, in general, have the are more advanced and not only form information about sea conditions, label of AV (audio visual). I have representations of the world, but also weather patterns, direct reporting from a design for a ‘living yacht’, where entities in the world. It is this replication other ships and yachts, along with the yacht reacts dynamically to the of how humans and creatures in the on-board navigation instrumentation. individual and/or individuals in an area world have thoughts and emotions They can make much better decisions of the yacht. Using AI learning we can which affect their own behaviour. and never become distracted. This change the environment in the area of is happening today, in the shipping the yacht to provide the entertainment 4. Self awareness – this is the most industry, in a limited fashion. experience that is matched directly to advanced form of AI where these the audience, including their current machines/systems develop a Cybersecurity temperament and past histories of likes, consciousness. Conscious beings are The only way to combat dynamically which will provide the ultimate user aware of themselves, know about their changing data attacks is to deploy experience. internal states and are able to predict sound and sophisticated AI appliances feelings of others. The movies iRobot that morph their shields incautiously Approaching AI with the right attitude and Terminator are very good examples to protect the integrity of the yacht’s is very important, and it might be best of this self awareness. systems, and the owner’s data. to consider it as a tool with which to make our lives better and easier. Why is there such excitement Security As individuals, we will not stop the surrounding the first few levels of We are using AI routines in our security implementation of AI in our daily lives. implementation of AI today? It is systems to understand the patterns If we embrace it, we can help steer the because we can use these AI systems/ of the yacht’s operation, identifying direction that it is headed so that it algorithms to handle massive amounts intrusions more quickly and immediately benefits us.MB I envision that robotics will be deployed in the future to interact directly with the owner and guests.

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Today’s technology uptake driven by sustainability Eco-efficiency is a key consideration in a sector where many new technologies are trialled, says Engel-Jan de Boer, Lloyd’s Register yacht segment manager.

Wind power will play an important part in the sector’s propulsion developments.

The superyacht industry is the Formula America’s Cup winner, designed by and completed and ensuring that 1 of the shipping industry, where many William Starling Burgess. The LR-classed minor damage has been rectified. The of the latest technologies are trialled. It vessel has a classic interior true to the environmental footprint of construction, is a hugely fertile ground with owners 1930s, but a modern hybrid propulsion operation and maintenance has wanting to participate in exciting new and power system specially designed become, and will remain, a hot topic. projects, which can then be upscaled and engineered for the vessel. to the commercial shipping world. For And the industry is developing a Yacht far too long, the industry has had an Technology transfer Environmental Transparency Index (YETI) image of tycoons and villains owning Solar power and other sources of energy to make owners even more aware of and operating yachts for their own are hot topics, including sails with solar their environmental profile. The drive entertainment, but the opposite is panels, which reinforces the pressing for owners to reduce their eco-footprint evident in the projects we have been need to keep abreast of the latest is good news for LR as it generates involved with recently in this sector. developments. We published Rules significant demand for our core and Regulations for Sail-Assisted Ships classification and consultancy services. Focus on eco-efficiency last year and this July, we launched In fact, the high-net-worth individuals Requirements for Wind Propulsion Power of the wind who own these luxury superyachts are Systems, a development from the As to the future, wind power will play an a fascinating bunch. They have sharp experience and know-how LR has with important part in the sector’s propulsion minds, a close attention to detail, and a sailing yachts now being extended and developments. These are also likely to desire to understand and pioneer new transferred to commercial ships. have a bearing on wind propulsions in technologies whenever possible. Today, the commercial sector, an area which many of them are closely focused on A range of other sustainability features has great potential. eco-efficiency and sustainability. are now also found on owners’ shopping lists. Cyber security, data analytics, If slower steaming becomes the A key differentiator of this sector is the glass constructions, 3D plan approval norm and global economies are less fact that steady growth rarely falters and techniques and environmentally friendly reliant on the ‘just-in-time’ principle, there are always plenty of new vessels at solutions such as hydrogen and battery of which COVID-19 has demonstrated design, construction and commissioning propulsion are among developments the dangers, rotor sails and ventifoils stages. And LR’s existing market share that are catching the eyes of more will probably become more common. – 42 per cent of the 5,567 vessels of all environmentally conscious and forward- There’s doubt that there will be a push sizes currently in service – means that looking owners. towards fully sail-operated vessels, but the class society is well placed to track on some trade routes and liner services, the latest technology developments and Since many yachts are used both for these could be possible. win more superyacht business. their owners’ pleasure and business, top-notch connectivity is essential, Actual propulsion systems using wind It’s worth noting that across the so the very latest communications vary in configuration and we have environmental considerations that are technologies are to be found on these been involved in a range of different climbing the agendas of yacht owners, vessels. The availability and use of data technologies. Our rules and regulations interest in wind is strengthening. More are also changing the way we work with apply to the rig insofar as this structure are now interested in sailing vessels, yachts and their owners in this sector. is used for propulsion purposes. such as the three-masted 106.7m Black Systems and components are becoming The actual propulsion force may be Pearl, delivered in 2018, while many more autonomous, allowing for remote generated by sails that are hoisted are adopting hybrid power systems condition monitoring and predictive on the mast (a fore-and-aft rig, for with batteries, including the recently maintenance. example), rotation of the mast structure delivered M/Y Dreamboat and M/Y itself as in the Flettner rotor concept, Bravo Eugenia. This is already having an impact on the or other ways of capturing wind force way class societies operate. Remote and transferring it to the hull. In a way, A trailblazer here was the 2012-built inspection techniques are often used we are going back to our roots in 1760, sailing vessel Rainbow, a J-Class vessel now for smaller tasks such as verifying when wind power was the only source of based on the lines of the original 1934 that a repair has been undertaken propulsion. E-JB

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Hydrogeneration: crossing oceans without a drop of fossil fuel

Sailing a superyacht across the Atlantic without burning fossil fuel may seem inconceivable to some, but Baltic Yachts is using its developments in hydrogeneration technology to make it a real possibility for its clients.

The simple concept utilises an electric that are still rapidly evolving. As such, motor to harness energy created from for prospective clients who wish to have spinning the propeller while sailing. The a future-proofed sailing yacht design, electric motor works as an alternator, hydrogeneration is a must. “We will see using the energy created by the free batteries and electric motors getting spinning propeller to charge a battery even smaller, more lightweight and more bank which, in turn, supplies power powerful,” explains Kim Kolam, senior to the sailing systems and services electrical engineer at Baltic Yachts. “In on board. This negates the need for a a few years’ time, we might even be able fossil fuel-run generator, significantly to replace combustion engines with reducing fuel costs and the yacht’s another technology that generates overall environmental footprint. electricity.” “Electric motors are increasingly Baltic is also working on developing featured on board sailing yachts to drive a hydrogeneration product for refits, the propeller or to generate electricity incorporating an individual hydro- while connected to the main engine, and generation unit independent of the if the boat is being propelled through the propulsion system to charge the existing water by the wind in its sails, then we battery bank. “For example, we could have the opportunity to generate elec- use an electric stern thruster that tricity in a reverse capacity while sailing,” rotates fore and aft to generate power explains Henry Hawkins, executive vice more efficiently than using the main president at Baltic Yachts. “With hydro- propulsion drive,” adds Hawkins. “This generation, it is entirely possible for a is likely going to be the next step for the sailing yacht to sail across an ocean and technology.” generate all of its power needs as it goes.” While misconceptions exist about the The Baltic 142 Canova is Baltic’s Canova’s early trials averaged 27kW complexity involved in hydrogeneration, first project to feature a hybrid diesel- when sailing at 16 knots and an output of Baltic’s solution is made up of existing electric propulsion system designed more than 35kW when sailing at around components and an integrated control for hydrogeneration while the yacht is 20 knots. These and subsequent results system that is mostly automated – its sailing, enabling the use of all services have exceeded Baltic’s expectations operation is likened to the level of control without having to deploy a fossil-fuelled and it can now be said with confidence needed for motor-sailing when adjusting internal combustion engine. The 420kW that Canova could cross an ocean in a pitch to optimise fuel consumption. The permanent magnet electric propulsion moderate breeze, with all her electrical major benefits of improved comfort and unit aboard Canova is a fraction of the systems working, without using an reduced fuel costs and environmental size of a diesel equivalent and is virtually internal combustion engine to drive a impact also far outweigh a minimal loss vibration free and almost silent in generator. of speed caused by the additional pro- operation, meaning increased comfort The latest developments in battery peller drag. With Canova paving the way and significant weight and space savings and electric motor technology has to a more sustainable future for sailing through reduced insulation. enabled the creation of Baltic’s hydro- yachts, hydrogeneration is expected to The average generating capability on generation system, and these are areas become increasingly mainstream.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 21 Daniele Bottino

Classification services: combining safety and innovation A safety-focused mission can yield a technology dividend for superyacht owners, says Daniele Bottino, manager, regional business development, yacht sector lead at ABS.

22 Every yacht builder, owner and captain specify it. The same principle applies to ultimately to replace calendar-driven knows that classification is about safety. yacht owners as they look at how new surveys of hull and machinery systems What they don’t always know is that while technologies could be used on their and verification of compliance based the core mission remains preservation vessels to positively contribute to today’s on the actual condition of those of life and property, classification is also pressing environmental challenges. components in accordance with specific about innovation. survey requirements. Modelling and simulation are not new Class responds to regulation with rules technologies but are techniques that More and better information has and guidance but it also supports the have become critical to the development operational dividends too, making industry with technology and cutting of hi-tech systems. For example, a ship weather forecasting more predictable, edge services enabled by our unique with a low carbon impact will require voyage planning easier and providing role. The dozens of new superyachts that all elements from the main engine alerts to any potential high risk areas or delivered to ABS class over the last upwards are connected so that we those subject to specific regulations. couple of years are testament to this understand how they work together. approach; we have helped many yards Before the availability of simulation Visual inspections by properly trained and owners achieve not just safer but techniques, the process would have and highly experienced surveyors have smarter sailing. required testing, risk analysis and physical traditionally made up the majority of qualification of these components. maintenance surveys, but the growing This is possible because many of the use of innovations like AI provides an services we develop for the merchant By simulating vessel systems we can opportunity to further augment human marine sector can be scaled for model and measure a ship’s contribution skills with computing power. superyachts and while some are some to carbon emissions and understand still emerging, others are becoming what is needed for mitigation, making ABS is leading a project to apply AI embedded. it a key technology to drive the and machine learning to an image- industry’s digital and decarbonisation recognition tool designed to aid Since first launching the service two transformations. inspectors in reviewing data and years ago, ABS has seen demand for making coating condition assessments. remote access to on-board systems Digitalisation and the tools used to Work continues to make the tool more surge as in-person visits became collect, store and analyse the mass of accurate for assessment of coatings and problematic. The advantages of this data streaming from vessel systems will conversations with clients are ongoing technology are obvious, in that they play a role in improving their integrity to customise the tool for their particular enable attendance remotely for an and performance with a new lifecycle applications using images specific to increasing number of survey types, which approach that is more asset-specific, their assets and structures. means we can continue to provide safety condition-driven and continuous. services at a distance. In their exploration form, superyachts These decisions are complex and are heading into ever more remote The process has successfully streamlined require gathering information from waters. To help them navigate safely, business operations for vessel owners multiple sources. An Original Equipment ABS provides dedicated solutions to help as well as equipment manufacturers Manufacturer can provide information them understand and mitigate the risk, globally. And while the pandemic has about its components but the decision such as the ABS Polar Suite; an in-house accelerated demand, the advantages about that asset is not made in a software tool that inspects datasets such are such that this was always destined vacuum, it requires input on operations, as seasonal sea ice and provides output to become a routine operation and we chartering and crew to really determine in the form of easy to interpret charts are well past the tipping point of market the most effective decisions. of predicted ice conditions at the times acceptance. and locations of the intended vessel It’s this challenge that drives the need for operation. As ship owners demand greater data fusion platforms, that takes various understanding of the technologies they data sources via a foundational base All these tools and more are available need to adopt to meet future regulatory to consolidate and standardise them to to the industry as part and parcel of the constraints, they need to understand power business decisions. class process. Safety remains the guiding the impact on their fleet and if possible principle; innovation is what we harness validate the technology before they From a class perspective, the aim is to deliver it. DB

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 23 Keith Chappell

10 steps to IMO compliance and beyond Cyberprism’s group technical director, Keith Chappell, outlines why prudent cyber risk management is an act of maturity, while avoiding a race to the bottom.

24 Having been a little disturbed by regarding network communications interruption/inconvenience in the some of the questions posed to the and Wi-Fi for vessel crews policy document. The document should panel at a recent cyber security online • Policy and procedure in place for also give consideration to the relative conference in relation to IMO 2021 monitoring and updating navigation importance of gathering forensic compliance (MSC428(98)), I thought and communication systems evidence versus the urgency of return to it worth writing something that helps • Policy in place regarding authorisation normal operation of the vessel. vessel operators understand what is criteria for remote connections required. As a vendor of products and • Inventory of all IT/OT systems These conversations can be difficult and services this may appear strange, • Internet access policy in place may be aided by securing a board-level but we must recognise budgets are outlining restrictions relating to briefing from a CSIA expert who can finite and in a sea of sales people operations currently being performed relate to the board. selling the latest gadget or service it’s on board important to understand that spend • Contingency plans for emergency Step 2 should only be made to address a risk response developed and in place. Take the time to plan a timeline and not because a sales person puts a that will help others understand compelling argument for their product. With this in mind let’s discuss the first the process and provide a ready three steps to be taken: means of demonstrating progress to I believe whether on board or ashore, business seniors (a basic KPI). Where Cyber Security and Information Step 1 possible, assign responsibilities and Assurance (CSIA) should be a process Ensure the business is brought into the communication routes; time is short, of continuous improvement and not process. CSIA must be led from the top. and time spent in planning should a need to be compliant with any Don’t have a technical conversation with help to avoid duplicated effort and particular standard or regulation. the business seniors; the conversation communication misunderstandings. Striving for compliance (with any must be pitched at the right level for standard or regulation) is simply this audience. The discussion should Step 3 joining the race to the bottom; IMO is be around business risk. The business Agree and define the scope as early no different and sets a relatively low seniors should understand that the as possible, and ensure everybody bar that can be easily and cheaply business already manages risk; CSIAis understands it. Be it one vessel, all surpassed. just another risk that needs managing vessels or vessels and shore bases, don’t and it may be possible to manage get trapped thinking you will do a pilot Time is, though, running out; at the time and evidence the management using on a single vessel, when the business of writing there are five months to meet systems already in place (the SMS for seniors think you are addressing the the January deadline. However, it’s not example). whole fleet ... it happens! too late. The hardest part is making a start, especially if the finishing line is not The hardest conversation is It’s also worth considering that surveying visible yet. For simplicity we advocate usually around getting a workable multiple vessels, while time consuming a 10-step plan, effectively an on-ramp understanding of acceptable risk. Often and potentially daunting, will identify to CSIA, delivering IMO compliance this is a more difficult conversation many risks that are not only common to along the way but continuing than securing an appropriate budget. multiple vessels, but have common risk onwards, evolving and improving your The budget conversation can often be calculations and remediation strategies. organisation’s CSIA posture. delayed until a better understanding of risk is made but understanding risk Find time to ensure enough resource Let’s briefly remind ourselves of the IMO appetite and what level of residual risk is available. Staging vessels one after requirements (paraphrased below): - may be acceptable is vital (this is not another (where time allows) will allow stipulated by the IMO and will vary by knowledge gained from early surveys • Cyber security measures must be business activity and size). to be re-used on later vessels, and adopted in the company’s Health, templates for asset and risk registers Safety & Environment, Security & Record the risk appetite in the cyber risk will mature and may be suitable for Equality/HSES&Q Policy Statement policy. It is also useful for the board to completion by others. Again, the plan • Risk assessments of all OT and IT provide guidance as to the company’s is key, for large fleets addressing a systems on board and ashore position on cyber risk, cyber risk vessel of each class early, then applying • Policy in place for the uses of inherited risk from suppliers and other the knowledge as further surveys are removable data storage third parties and any parameters in undertaken does appear to be the most • Policy and procedure in place regard to acceptable levels of business efficient approach.KC

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 25 Oliver Graffy

Using 3D laser scanners to create fit-for-purpose naval drawings Naval architect and co-founder of Digital Dry Dock, Oliver Graffy explains how using 3D laser scanners to create accurate digital twins of marine assets can revolutionise the superyacht industry.

26 When we talk about yacht refits or boat is fully operational. Technology is The technology used provides sub-two- any form of manufacturing within the currently being developed to enable millimetre accuracy at a 45m range yachting industry, our minds are drawn inspections to be completed below the and it’s often possible to measure within to time out of the water and time in the waterline too. a distance of 10 metres. This accuracy dry dock. Typically, it takes days to carry enables us to calculate the exact out the measuring process alone and, Once the initial scan has taken place, volume of product required, to the litre, due to the absence of fit-for-purpose the data is uploaded and the scans as well as the distribution of filler. Plus, all ‘as-built’ drawings, failure to measure are registered together to form the of this can take place before the yacht accurately often leads to poorly foundation of the digital twin – a point reaches the dock. estimated projects and costly re-work. cloud. This three-dimensional data set can then be used to create drawings What are the wider implications However, with the introduction of or models in either 2D or 3D and in any for the industry? 3D laser scanners it is now possible CAD format. Utilising these drawings 3D laser scanning and the resulting to accurately measure the hull, and dimensional checks, findings are ‘digital twins’ have already been used in superstructure exterior, interior and reported, comparisons are made to a number of other ways throughout the engineering systems in just a few hours. design drawings and there are checks industry. For starters, they are having for misalignment. Next, everything a huge impact on project timelines. This technology has already been put to that has been found during the Because drawings can be produced widespread use in the building industry. measurement process is depicted in a remotely and with such a quick It is even a legal requirement for format which suits the client. turnaround, multiple processes are able government-owned buildings because to take place at once, compressing of the time and cost savings it offers What does this mean? the project Gantt chart. For example, throughout the building’s lifetime. So This is a big move away from the templates for joinery can be prepared how does it work? And what value can unscientific and labour-intensive remotely, while allowing crew or other its use bring to yacht owners? techniques being used to date. trades access to the cabin. Furthermore, Traditionally, measurements are taken through the creation of accurate ‘as- How does it work? by hand in 2D and then translated into built’ drawings, modifications can be The process begins with boarding a 3D model. manufactured in advance, cutting down the boat and gathering information. the time in refit substantially. While it is an option to scan the entire If we take a look at 3D scanning’s vessel, nothing beats the knowledge of capacity to facilitate smarter fairing We’ve also seen findings used to the owner, the captain or the crew in and finishing, the benefits become document insurance damage or help knowing where to start. From here, the immediately clear. resolve warranty issues. However, it’s not laser scanning begins. possible to go into details here due to Based on a 50m motoryacht hull, the client discretion and confidentiality. With the use of laser scanners, mapping process can take hundreds photogrammetry and scanning of hours to complete. Factor in safety, Even racing has seen the benefits of accessories, designed especially for over-orders and, often, an over- digital modelling in this way, through yachts – such as the counterbalance rig application of filler and it’s time to the comparison and optimisation of which can be suspended over the side consider stability and warranty issues hull shapes, plus rig, keel and rudder – almost any part of the boat above too. alignment. the waterline can be measured while it is still operational and in the water. This Scanning, however, requires one person This method is nothing short of means that no matter what is being and a fraction of the time. Plus, the revolutionising the superyacht industry surveyed, whether a small engineering elimination of a large part of the risk. in its ability to save time and money compartment or even an entire vessel, Not only are scanners quicker and safer, whilst providing a better set of drawings measurements can be taken while the but they are also astoundingly accurate. to work from. OG Through the creation of accurate ‘as-built’ drawings, modifications can be manufactured in advance, cutting down the time in refit substantially.

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Ahead of While some companies have reacted to change, others have been proactive in transforming the industry’s the curve digital landscape, as Camper & Nicholsons International Chief Innovation & Technology Oﬃ cer Giovanni Alessi Anghini explains.

he global pandemic may have holders … there are over 20 ‘products’ team to have comprehensive market forced many companies within under development within the C&N tech- insights available at the touch of a screen, the superyacht industry to nical ecosystem. Instead of buying these so that they are always providing the T adapt their business models and solutions through third-party providers, clients with the most detailed and accurate increase the shift to digitalisation, but we have decided to build them internally; appraisal of the market landscape. there are some early adopters who are we are, therefore, faster in developing In the coming months the database already leading the way to the future. solutions specifi c to the yachting industry, will take on an exciting new facets, where- Camper & Nicholsons International which is more unique than any I’ve ever by brokers will be able to enter secure anticipated the industry’s requirement to seen.” ‘rooms’ with clients, where sensitive move with the technological times long Among these many solutions, there information can be securely shared for before it became a necessity, investing in is one that has the power to transform the purposes of a potential transaction, a dedicated, full-time, internal technology the sale/purchase and charter processes without risk of dissemination. It is yet division, while others continued to across the market, with the development another example of the company’s outsource. and subsequent launch of a company commitment to an unrivalled level of This has allowed the company to drive intelligence database. customer care. innovation in many areas of its off ering, While a company database has existed “We are led by a CEO who strongly developing both internal and customer- for over 15 years, over the past seven believes in technology and innovation. centric technology solutions that are months a completely new infrastructure There is beginning to be an industry transforming the way superyachts are has been developed, resulting in an shift towards innovative products and built, managed, chartered and purchased. instantly accessible, real-time market services, and it is to our benefi t that we “This is part of a bigger plan, driven information and analysis tool. Anghini’s have done it earlier and faster than both by our shareholders and broad team has also incorporated marketing most,” Anghini concludes. “The key to spectrum of in-house market experts”, tools into the database so that client- the success of this process is not simply says Chief Innovation & Technology centric reports and documents can be identifying a new product or solution, Offi cer Giovanni Alessi Anghini, who generated quickly and effi ciently. but the ability to make it a reality. And explains that his team utilises the vast “We have designed an intuitive inter- this is only possible because of our array of industry insight available across face where users can browse through ability to work as one team. Innovation Camper & Nicholsons’ various divisions data stretching back over 20 years and is disruptive by its very nature, and to maximise the functionality of these undertake analysis utilising various being able to manage delicate internal technological solutions. metrics. So they can easily understand processes, as a group, is fundamental. “Technology will play a key role in market performance very quickly.” Achieving this is what has made the developing services for diff erent stake- Internally, this allows the client-facing process such a success.” www.camperandnicholsons.com e original yachting company

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Three-dimensional sand can be sculpted and pressurised to create hard surfaces that mimic the natural form of raw stone, meaning no virgin materials are taken from the landscape.

Why do clients choose a particular either. Through group-think innovation dimensional sand can be sculpted and designer? And why do they keep and by harnessing the skills of our pressurised to create hard surfaces that returning to the same designer? Some partners, we can build on one another mimic the natural form of raw stone, designers may count on innovation to create designs of real sustainable meaning no virgin materials are taken alone to win the favours of our value. As demonstrated through the from the landscape. We are currently demanding clients, but the world’s pioneering work of The Water Revolution the first designers to be collaborating most successful brands like Apple or Foundation, collaboration with the with The Water Revolution Foundation to Tesla, which exist at the intersection of whole supply chain is vital to trigger a design a concept interior for a new 60m luxury and technology, don’t rely solely paradigm shift within the industry. We yacht, where all materials are analysed on innovation. How does this translate hope many more will join us in signing and measured on their sustainability into the world of superyachts? In my their Code of Conduct. credentials. experience at Winch Design, the main reason our clients repeatedly return Sailing yachts are back to centre How can we get real traction behind our is because they trust us and what we stage, thanks to their potential for wishes for innovation in sustainability stand for. We listen to their dreams with sustainable innovation. For instance, from an organisational perspective? intent and design with commitment and we are developing a 100ft eco-concept We have found that transparency is integrity that ultimately means clients with Royal Huisman, featuring extending an essential pillar. By launching ‘Life feel a genuine connection with our solar panels that fan out like a butterfly’s Worth Living - our roadmap to caring for designers and with their project. If our wings. The withdrawable systems people and the planet’ we have openly clients trust our ethos then it is only right maximise solar charging functions, shared our targets for the next five years that we speak with the same honesty resulting in unrivalled efficiency – even and committed to publicly report back regarding the ongoing sustainability the sail is an opportunity for solar on our successes and, importantly, our crisis, the role that the superyacht charging. The aim is to develop new shortcomings. Each team member at industry must assume now. technologies that harness the power of Winch is accountable for part of this the wind and sea in the most efficient plan. By transparently sharing our desire If innovation in yachting needs a focus, ways. Also on the Winch table are for innovation, we hope to encourage it should be a sustainable one. We plans for an electric-drive mono hull our partners to come forward with their are tackling the challenge with the full sailing yacht and multi-mast ‘DynaRig’ own innovative ideas and clients with creative force of the Winch Design team, concept. These projects take us back their desires for sustainable yachting, but it is also essential to share each to our roots: the first Winch project in resulting in an innovation ecosystem. other’s journeys, to be honest about 1986 was a Swan 36ft, featuring interiors In other industries, companies rack up which approaches work or don’t work. So and deck spaces lovingly designed by enormous R&D budgets in the hope that far, I can report back that the solutions Andrew. their innovation will find an audience. In lie not only in design breakthroughs, custom yachts, we are fortunate to have but also in organisational changes and In the motoryacht world, taking positive clients who are patrons of innovation: broad engagement with an innovation steps towards sustainable propulsion they support us in creating the future of ecosystem. doesn’t mean that we can rest on our yachting. laurels; progress is needed for interior On a design level, our current projects design too. We have invested time In the words of Elon Musk: “When allow us to work with technologies that into building an extensive database somebody has a breakthrough excite both ourselves and our clients. of sustainable materials. Innovative innovation, it is rarely one little thing. They demonstrate that their wildest and beautiful materials such as […] It's usually a whole bunch of things dreams can be compatible with a palm leather, aloe vera surfaces and that collectively amount to a huge sustainable one. Re-inventing the wheel renewable rattan can take the place innovation." We can already see these may be unnecessary but sustainability of leathers, rare wood marquetry and sparks all around us and in our studio cannot be a tokenistic afterthought non-sustainable wall finishes. Three- and we are excited for what’s to come. AG

32 Senza titolo-1 1 04/09/2020 16:11:59 ADV F&S Flatwash - Barche IT EN.indd 1 03/09/20 17:31 (L-R) Alan Guy, Ralitsa Mihaylova and Dr Neil Nicolson

Recreational craft: preserving biodiversity and the asset Alan Guy, director of technology, Ralitsa Mihaylova, head of special projects, and Dr Neil Nicolson, head of yacht consulting, at Safinah Group outline the imperative of employing an effective biofouling control strategy to protect assets and the environment.

34 Antifouling systems (AFS), whether a may be exposed to significantly different Maintenance coating, a surface treatment or a device, operational conditions over relatively The international shipping industry are designed to protect the underwater short periods of time, is being encouraged to adopt a hull from biofouling accumulation. risk-based approach to biofouling Selecting and applying/installing the AFS installation and application management, a trend that will likely optimal system is key to achieving the In terms of the underwater hull, once the affect the recreational sector as well. As best in-service performance results optimal solution(s) have been identified, a response, the industry is adapting by in terms of controlling biofouling. This they need to be applied and/or installed using the power of predictive analytics not only protects the asset but also in a manner ensuring that the systems’ to assess the risk of translocating non- minimises the risk of transferring non- expected in-service performance will not indigenous, potentially invasive, species indigenous species and preserves be compromised. through digital tools. AFS maintenance marine biodiversity, an AFS function is an important part of biofouling which is becoming significantly more Coatings are the predominant management. It is not unusual for important due to coordinated efforts to technology used to protect the yachts to be idle, which typically leads tackle biodiversity loss and an increased underwater hull from biofouling. Surface to biofouling accumulation. In-water awareness regarding the gravity of the preparation, mixing and adequate hull cleaning is one of the common issue. application are also integral to the remedies in such cases. There are process. potential water quality and biosecurity Selection and specifications related issues with in-water hull cleaning As awareness about the issues Niche areas present different types of equipment not capable of capturing associated with biofouling grows, challenges in terms of application and debris, therefore local requirements so do the attempts at solving them installation considerations compared may be in place in different regions. by increased levels of research and to the rest of the underwater hull. The Apart from capture capability, another development of various AFS. Selecting the guidance on recreational craft provides consideration related to in-water hull right AFS, whether a coating, treatment a non-exhaustive list of typical niche cleaning is the AFS suitability. Some system, device or a combination of the areas including the following: cleaning strategies or equipment may above has never been more challenging not be suitable for all types of coatings, as the market becomes more and more • Propellers, thrusters and/or propulsion treatment systems or devices. fragmented. units • Rudder stocks and hinges Frequent cleaning or scrubbing of the For the optimal solution to be identified, • Rope guards, stern tube seals and surfaces, especially with equipment careful consideration needs to be given propeller shafts that may not be recommended for the to a variety of vessel-specific factors • Apertures or free flooding spaces purpose, could lead to early AFS failures affecting the suitability of potential AFS. • Areas prone to anti-fouling damage due to issues with coating thickness or The output of a methodical analysis of from groundings integrity. such factors is referred to as ‘functional • Outlets, inlets, cooling pipes and grates specification’. • Anodes Marine growth prevention systems, • Anchors, anchor wells, chains and chain such as chemical injections in internal Examples of such factors are typical lockers. seawater systems, and any other devices operational profiles and associated and treatment systems designed for environmental parameters, expected Some of these areas, such as the controlling biofouling accumulation activity and speed patterns, freshwater entrances to inlet and outlet discharge should be regularly monitored according exposure, refit/newbuild locations pipes, bow and stern thrusters, rope to manufacturer’s instructions. and AFS availability, substrate type, cutters and rudder fixtures may be application/installation methods, neglected or inadequately protected Biofouling can have a detrimental biofouling management options and when applying AFS. Other areas, such effect not only on the operation of each cleaning equipment availability at typical as anodes, are typically not coated. The vessel but also on the environment. locations, etc. guidance for recreational craft suggests Preserving marine biodiversity is crucial that to minimise biofouling accumulation for achieving the UN Sustainability The efficacy and performance of some in the area, (1) the anodes can be flush- Development Goals and ensuring systems may vary across areas of the fitted, (2) the gap between the anode climate change resilience. The issue of underwater hull or may be affected by and the hull can be caulked or filled with translocating non-indigenous, potentially environmental parameters, such as a rubber backing pad, or (3) the area of invasive, species via biofouling can be temperature, water salinity and time the hull is coated with an AFS suitable for addressed through a coordinated effort spent in different ecological regions. low water flow. on a global scale. Expert advice on This variability in AFS performance is a developing an effective biofouling control particularly important consideration for There are alternative AFS that could also strategy should be sought for best vessels, such as explorer yachts, that be considered. results. AG, RM & NN

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 35 Captain Jan Thordan Hansen

Innovation can build a bridge to digitalisation Captain Jan Thordan Hansen, director, global business development, Sperry Marine, examines the perennial challenge between product development and technological advancement.

36 This new era requires that the supplier changes too ... so that the outcome is an improvement and not a further complication to an already complex business.

A truly innovative business is one that Sperry Marine’s technology is trusted This new era requires that the supplier can anticipate its customer’s desires by navies and merchant shipping changes too; building a new skills base while also providing for their needs. If worldwide but there is little to match the with people experienced in connectivity that sounds like a contradiction then it demanding constraints on space and and data, so that the outcome is only serves to illustrate the challenge ventilation for a superyacht bridge which an improvement and not a further that many businesses face in adapting still meet the owner’s requirements for complication to an already complex to the era of rapid digitalisation. slick appearance. business.

Being able to marry these competing There are several elements to innovation We are also aware that with greater demands requires the ability to adapt on the bridge. The first will centre connectivity and increased data transfer a sometimes traditional business-to- around gathering data to analyse comes an increased security risk, which business mindset to a market where system performance and better plan must be managed. Our approach is the speed of technology adoption can servicing and maintenance of the bridge to build a cyber infrastructure which is outstrip product development cycles. components. capable of maintaining more than just For example, the evolution of superyacht an ‘air gap’ between the ship’s network bridge design has been driven by Digital updates for the electronic chart and the front-of-bridge navigation increasing requests from designers for display are already happening but there system, to provide a robust physical systems that combine a very strong is a need to improve the procedure for component of a layered cyber security aesthetic quality with the Type Approval getting the data into the front of the strategy. that provides high levels of safety and bridge navigation system. Rather than reliability. It is doubly true when the rely on memory sticks for transfer, there This approach to innovation could area of operation is not concerned should be an independently hosted be viewed as small steps in the right with fuel savings or schedule keeping, back-of-bridge system with a secure direction but it is critical that the but the regulated safety space on connection to the front-of-bridge. strategy actually provides tangible the bridge. The requirement for Type results, not innovations in search of a Approved, standards-based systems for The data-on-demand model is quickly business model. By building a platform navigation safety are a far cry from an being replaced by real-time monitoring that can be used to deliver services as app-based efficiency gain or drone- of vessel systems and customers are well as systems we will be able to make based spare parts delivery. already exploring the benefits of a giant leaps too. richer data stream that can enhance For a company that has navigation the safety and efficiency of bridge It also reflects the fact that - whenever systems in its DNA, it has become a operations. possible - our service engineers are natural extension for us to think about present on the boat; we see how what digitalisation can do for our We also employ the same secure data customers use our products and hear customers; more and more of them stream to deploy software updates and first-hand about the improvements and are working to combine enhanced patches directly into the bridge system enhancements they want to see. functionality with improved connectivity whether the vessel is alongside or on That gives us a unique perspective on from bridge to shore. voyage. That data can also be used to how to create new services that meet deliver more data from shore, such as these changing needs. History and Every superyacht bridge is bespoke; weather updates, safe routing or berth heritage are not enough to protect no two are the same. But superyachts availability. any company from the challenges of are fully ocean-going vessels, so safety digitalisation, but change need not be is the priority. A Type Approved bridge These changes are already taking place a threat to survival. Instead, it enables system must provide the look and but we think that customers, rather than much closer dialogue on how we can feel that owners demand but also the vendors, should decide how and at what support customer operations and deliver redundancy and back-up the boat speed such tools – as well as more real digital value, rather than create needs. advanced ones - should be applied. disruption for its own sake. JTH

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 37 Marnix Hoekstra

Design of the times Marnix Hoekstra, co-creative director at Vripack, believes true innovation comes from doing what we are already doing, only better.

38 Innovation is not necessarily the development of futuristic concepts, but rather the development of unique projects that perfectly reflect the requirements of the client in question.

The need to tell stories and create more of being on board their robust 29m too. Capable of holding 100,000 litres choice within the superyacht market, vessel. of fuel, the yacht can run solely on as a means of attracting new clients, ‘blue diesel’ if desired (a type of Finnish is a crucial element of yacht design. It It’s hearing about these types of first- biofuel made from waste food, currently transcends the boundaries of budget hand experiences that make future being used in the trucking industry). It or time and frees the mind. For those owners not only seriously consider also possesses revolutionary bio-based who do not believe it until they see it, having a yacht in the first place, but batteries made from salt, sand, water storytelling is a compelling method of also to think hard about the type of and plants. And the battery bank is 100 transforming a 2D sketch into a tangible yacht that they would like. Explorer per cent biodegradable, charged by an reality. yachts are really coming into their own enormous kite on an electric winch that because of the level of autonomy that can be released at the touch of a button Many of our Vripack designs have they offer. Reports this year of owners (an innovative means of harvesting journeyed to the ends of the Earth. They spending weeks, if not months, on board energy, formulated by Vripack in house). have placed the owner at the heart of their yachts in an isolated pocket of the experience and breathed fire into the the world has given true meaning to The important thing to remember coldest of climates. Take 46m Pioneer, the idea of escapism. And this need about innovation is that the market for example, a private expedition yacht to feel safe, secure, and private is needs to be ready. If it’s too advanced with an incredible 11,000-mile range and compounded by a desire to innovate, to comprehend, the industry won’t be robust cruising capabilities. She was too. Inspiration leads to market growth receptive. That is why we held back on the first yacht to circumnavigate North if what you’re putting out there as a developing Futura until a time when we America and has tackled many high- designer has relevance. felt it would truly resonate. This is true on latitude destinations, from Greenland an even smaller scale, too. Innovation to Alaska, and British Columbia to the Our yacht concept Futura, which we is not necessarily the development Northwest Passage. She has two owners launched earlier this year, aimed to do of futuristic concepts, but rather the who share their time on board, which just that. It’s a concept that takes its development of unique projects that means the yacht never stands still. But it design inspiration from nature itself. perfectly reflect the requirements of also highlights an alternative ownership The crux of Futura is to create a 66m the client in question. Inspiration is model with real appeal, particularly in fossil-free yacht whose design captures dependent on a client’s ‘readiness’. the current Covid climate. wildlife’s innate ability to freely propel through air and water because our There is a lot of pressure in the Gayle Force is another example of a enjoyment of yachting should not be to yachting industry to try to create the Vripack design – one of our legendary the detriment of the oceans. We believe next big thing, to improve on the latest Doggersbank Offshore series – that has yacht design should be in harmony with technology and create a new way of pushed the limits of what is expected the world around us. being. For me, it is not about repeatedly from a compact yacht. Captain Scott reinventing the wheel but doing what Whittaker has some incredible tales to Of course, reducing yachting’s impact we already do, better. And this applies tell of when they spent weeks cruising on the world is not a new topic. The to our clients, too. Just the possibility of around Patagonia in 2018 as part of superstructure on Futura, with its upgrading from a standard yacht to their world tour. The owners typify egg-shape sliced onto a beautiful a hybrid explorer is revolutionary for the ambitious and visionary clients slender hull, is a concept that has some owners. It changes their outlook that Vripack’s creative, holistic and been maturing in our minds for over on where they travel, how they live, collaborative approach attracts. And so, a decade. Used with a biometric way even how they bring up their children; despite being in their 50s and 60s, the of structuring, the result is lighter than it raises the bar for that family. And I rough conditions, relentless winds and traditional shipbuilding methods and think, from a design perspective, that high seas only added to their excitement something that is aesthetically beautiful, is innovation. MH

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 39 Sander Jacobs

Polar expedition cruise vessels setting clean power generation example for superyachts Superyacht operators no longer need to compromise comfort while being environmentally responsible, says Wabtec Corporation’s Sander Jacobs.

40 About 91 per cent of the world’s become in effect for ships constructed Fortunately, there is a solution population now lives in locations where on or after 1 January, 2021. This date is that overcomes these challenges. air pollution levels exceed air quality approaching quickly. Recently, several (expedition) guidelines set by the World Health cruise ship operators deployed an Organization. Air pollution is now the fifth A common methodology to meet IMO alternative solution to meet the most highest health risk and cause of death, tier III and the more stringent EPA T4 stringent emissions limits by utilising ranking just below smoking. More people NOX limits is through reducing NOX in the advanced exhaust gas recirculation die from air-pollution-related disease exhaust gas through a Selective Catalytic (EGR) technology. Advanced EGR than from road traffic injuries or malaria Reduction (SCR) after-treatment system. minimises the formation of NOX during each year. The harmful impact of air A reductant – usually a urea solution – is combustion, as opposed to reducing pollutants to human health, particularly injected in the engine exhaust gas and NOX in the exhaust through a series NOX, particulate matter and SOX have funnelled through a mixing chamber of chemical reactions in an after- triggered emissions regulations in to a reactor containing a catalyst that treatment system. This breakthrough several industry sectors, including the enables a series of chemical reactions engine technology assures compliance marine sector. converting the nitrogen oxides to with EPA T4 and IMO III emission limits, yield nitrogen and water. A SCR after- without the need for a SCR after- Air pollutants in sea-going ships’ treatment system typically includes the treatment system. This in-cylinder exhaust gas are governed by SCR reactor, dosing pumps, stainless- emission reduction technology takes increasingly more stringent standards steel piping, a mixing chamber, and up significant less system weight and defined in the International Maritime a stainless-steel urea storage tank. A space compared to SCR technology, Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Pollution complete SCR system takes up quite is less complex to install and easy to Convention (MARPOL). US-flagged some space and adds significant weight operate. Additional benefits include vessels operating in US waters or in to the ship: for example for a yacht with 2 no visible smoke, even during load the designated North American and x 2,500bkW engine power, the additional changes, and no need for a diesel US Caribbean Sea Environmental weight of the SCR equipment can easily particulate filter (DPF) to meet the Control Areas (ECA) must comply total 10MT plus another 10–50 MT for the 0.04g/kWh particulate matter emission with emissions limitations defined in urea storage tank depending on the limit specified by the US EPA. the US Code of Federal Regulations required range. The space taken up by (CFR), governed by the Environmental the SCR system can easily total 15–20m3 Lindblad Expeditions’ latest polar Protection Agency (EPA). IMO tier III NOX plus 10–50 m3 for the urea tank. expedition cruise ships National emission limits have been in effect for all Geographic Endurance (delivered engines above 130kW that are installed For all ship types, but particularly for in 2020) and National Geographic on ships constructed on or after 1 expedition cruise vessels and yachts, Resolution (under construction), and January, 2016 and operating in the North any additional space and weight taken Phoenix’s cruise ship MS Amadea American and US Caribbean ECAs, up by machinery results in less space (auxiliary power replacement) are and for ships constructed on or after 1 and weight available for passenger among the list of ships that already January, 2021 and operating in the Baltic accommodation or entertainment chose this technology to ensure the Sea ECA or the North Sea ECA. IMO tier options, thus compromising comfort and most environmentally friendly propulsion II emission limits must be met by ships profitability. Other challenges with urea- without compromising comfort and constructed on or after 1 January, 2011, based after-treatment systems include profitability. This technology also when operating outside a designated the complications with handling urea on provides yacht designers, builders NOX ECA. Recreational ships with a board the ship and controlling ammonia and operators the ability to no longer length below 24m are excluded from tier slip as well as the urine-like odour. compromise comfort while being III NOX limits. For recreational ships with Moreover, urea may not be readily environmentally responsible. This a length above 24m and below 500gt, available in the remote pristine locations enables future generations to enjoy the Tier III NOX limits are scheduled to which these ships visit. pristine locations for years to come. SJ Recently, several (expedition) cruise ship operators deployed an alternative solution to meet the most stringent emissions limits by utilising advanced exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology.

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The two pillars There are two profound paradigms that will shape our industry’s future, says Bram Jongepier, Feadship, senior specialist, De Voogt Naval Architects.

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Another process due to accelerate as the decade unfolds is the way the digital world is integrated within design and operations.

While much of our work currently in assessment studies have shown that developing systems that oversee all relation to innovation revolves around the majority of eco-unfriendly impact is digital systems. We already have several specific client requests for their caused by a small number of materials, boats in the Feadship fleet trialling Feadship, I’d like to use this opportunity for instance steel and aluminium. structural monitoring – measuring the to look into the future at two trends Current contract specs assert that all stresses a yacht faces as she goes that will unavoidably affect all major materials must be new but I think this through the waves and rests in the builders: sustainability and digitalisation. should be reworded as these structural sun. This data provides feedback to us materials will be available in recycled as designers and to the management The development of the industry-wide format soon and our industry needs to company on the loads the boat measurement tool called YETI (Yacht see if they are suitable for boats. For encounters. Should a discussion arise Environmental Transparency Index) instance, while doubts still exist about about a vibration, we can examine continues apace under the auspices of the corrosion levels and mechanical the monitoring system and see that the Water Revolution Foundation. This properties of recycled aluminium, can it is, for instance, caused by damage tool will be sensitive enough within the this be compensated for by our coating to the propellers showing up on the next one or two years to discriminate materials and maintenance abilities? altered frequency profile. This kind of between different options and stimulate Can we allow a little less mechanical supervision and diagnosis allows us owners to adopt more sustainable strength and a bit more weight if it to increase support within our onshore choices as they see rewards for their results in a 90 per cent reduction in operational assistance programme investment. A recognised rating system the impact of manufacturing all-new and give advice to owners/operators in will indicate what constitutes a good aluminium? areas such as planned maintenance. yacht, in environmental terms, with a language understood and accepted Sustainability also involves more than These same systems also know which across the industry. just installing an efficient engine on environment a boat is in. Radars see the board; it revolves around creating actual wave pattern and the on-board Fuel flexibility is another big issue. efficient overall vessels that take into system knows the yacht’s response in Fossil fuels are on the way out and account all factors which influence each terms of motion and can suggest, say, boats launched in five years’ time need other and make up the whole. We are anchoring at a different orientation to to be constructed to use whichever now looking beyond the efficiency of increase comfort. In addition to this replacement is dominant within the this ‘system of systems’ to operational real-time advisory system we can also proceeding decade. This could well profiles, and we see the same trend in, predict comfort levels and propose be methanol, which can be supplied for instance, the offshore sector. This the best position to launch tenders or in quite a sustainable way and may means not giving priority to a yacht receive a helicopter. Add into the mix allow us to design yachts with a much- performing optimally at full speed with a the Feadship weather forecast service reduced environmental impact. You full quota of guests on the warmest day that we’ve already developed, and need to get cracking now if you want to of the year in the hottest at-sea location, boats can predict wave heights and futureproof a 2025 yacht for methanol like Northern Australia. Look instead at direction in different locations. Uses use in 2030. But until we know which the spread of operational conditions and range from knowing where best to sip fuel is the main player, we need to find optimise performance over that spread; martinis, to which route will save on fuel ways to be flexible. The easiest option is in other words, take a lifecycle approach consumption. implementing an electrical architecture that defines the operational profile and so that, should highly efficient fuel cells design the yacht accordingly. Optimising power use in this way running on methanol evolve, these fuel obviously brings us back to sustainability cells can replace the generators you’re Another process due to accelerate and makes the circle round. I don’t think currently installing. as the decade unfolds is the way the we’ll see a fully autonomous superyacht digital world is integrated within design anytime soon but some of the clear Forward thinking is also required in and operations. Current systems are benefits of the autonomous shipping relation to materials. Feadship’s lifecycle like neighbours who rarely talk; we’re movement are already on board. BJ

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The future of sailing Gordon Kay, owner of Infiniti Yachts, explains how delving into history can sometimes offer a glimpse into the future.

46 Not all innovation has to be a new invention. Sometimes revisiting an idea from almost 100 years ago and refining it can be very effective.

It is often said that the simplest ideas are Having led the way in foil development The loads seen when using structured often the best. As an industry, we tend to in a risk-averse manner, to the point luff and cableless sails result in a lighter avoid simple in the quest for perceived where it is adopted by superyachts, structure, less labour hours and a more technical innovation. The Infiniti Dynamic the mantra remains the same. A well- effective platform. All of these gains are Stability Systems (DSS) technology is balanced yacht is crucial, the foil where particularly applicable to the superyacht simple both in concept and execution for possible should not be there to hide world. the owner, and this has been proven on the flaws in an inherently inadequate the Baltic 142 Canova. design. The core DNA of the yacht needs When developing the sail plan for the to be there before one can consider Baltic 142 Canova, we discussed with Interestingly, the decision to install the fitting a foil effectively to an existing the owner the possibility of using a Infiniti DSS on this truly innovative yacht design. Where Infiniti Yachts is unique is “Quad” sail, something most people was met with widespread reservation, in developing yachts where the design are more familiar with when looking at best, and, at worst, derision across is driven by the use of DSS and further at photographs of the America’s Cup the industry. In the end, it is a numbers gains are possible for the client as a J-Class Yachts racing in the 1930s. The game, science rather than emotional result. thinking is simple; as yachts get longer, response and the DSS had produced a they get relatively narrower, so sheeting heeling reduction of 30 per cent when As an industry, we are blessed with for reaching sails tends to be quite sailing upwind and pitching reduction owners and clients who are often limited and the return of the sail is to of over 40 per cent on Canova. The foil very open to the idea of innovation, all intents and purposes just drag. By delivers a performance boost to the it is frequently the supply side which effectively removing the return on the numbers that no other technology in the struggles to cope. Sail design and sail, or a large part of it, drag is reduced superyacht sector can deliver. development is another area where and the flying shape is significantly there are significant development more effective. We had complete confidence in the opportunities. Doyle Sails has developed process having developed the Infiniti the structured luff technology which We tested this in the wind tunnel at DSS over 15 years ago and installing it transforms the loads seen on typical Auckland University with Richard Bouzaid in a wide variety of racing dinghies and superyachts, reducing weight, cost and of Doyle Sails almost 20 years ago and performance yachts. We have learned complexity and increasing performance. saw staggering results. Unfortunately, when to trust ‘the numbers’ and when In like-for-like replacements loads have the sail is not ‘legal’ under racing rules, to rely on experience. For example, no been reduced by as much as 40 per but it is highly efficient and having computer will tell you that the yacht will cent, in conjunction with improved flying designed the geometry for North Sails be faster upwind when using DSS, but shapes and subsequent performance Italy, Canova was fitted with this sail we know from experience that as soon gains. on launching. The sail has been an as the sea state increases the VMG unparalleled success, with a far wider increases and this is the same for a It is much easier to commit to a new operating range than a conventional superyacht as it is a racing yacht. sail, as opposed to installing a DSS sail, with no positive in the leach it is foil, but as the industry moves forward simple to furl and, more importantly, As adoption of this technology it is clear that combining the two leave aloft in all conditions. increases, so does the understanding technologies delivers gains which of it in a wider circle of naval architects exceed the sum of the parts. At Infiniti Not all innovation has to be a new and the widening of this circle can only Yachts we have repeatedly seen invention. Sometimes revisiting an idea be a good thing for the industry at large. measured and proven gains working in from almost 100 years ago and refining However, it does remain a complicated conjunction with Doyle when developing it can be very effective. All of our data process and there are several examples yachts where we have installed DSS shows that this sail combination, in of yachts that have attempted to either foils. Indeed, the entire structure of the conjunction with the Infiniti DSS foil, is emulate the DSS technology or try Infiniti 52 has been designed around the a winner in every regard and a pivotal alternatives with less than stellar results. Doyle Sails and a customised sail plan. development for the future of sailing. GK

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 47 Daniel Kerkhof

Creating a sustainable future for superyachts Innovation is a loaded subject in the superyacht sector. On one hand, everyone involved is proud to claim that superyachts are the pinnacles of technology and innovation. But, on the other hand, it is clear that we could and should do more, especially when it comes to sustainability and control, explains Daniel Kerkhof, director of Crestron Marine.

48 All you will have to do is enter a room or deck for everything to switch to your preferences. And when you leave, the music and light will follow you, and turn off behind you.

Let’s start with the positive news. based control, the programmer can Localisation will play a big role here. Superyachts are cool. On board, you can decide which mobile devices and touch By being able to use a person's precise always find the latest and the greatest screens to put on which control system, location, for instance through Bluetooth technologies, from the technologies to make sure that it isn’t overtaxed beaconing, the control system on board used to build the hull, the engines and when running several processes can be programmed to do exactly electrotechnical installation, to the AV simultaneously. With the Virtual Control- what you want, before you want it. Do and control systems on board. The pace server, the program slots can be divided you prefer blue lights on 67 per cent at which new innovations develop, and virtually. The next step is a software- while the heating switches to 21°C and the pace at which new technologies based digital signal processor, for audio Spotify plays your favorite playlist? All are applied, is unique. With the level signals, and a software-based decoder you will have to do is enter a room or of bespoke design, and the unique and encoder for audio and video deck for everything to switch to your positions of the superyacht owners, transmission over a generic network preferences. And when you leave, the the superyachting industry is driving infrastructure. music and light will follow you, and technological change and developing turn off behind you. At Crestron, we solutions for the challenges of the While the connectivity on board is still already have thorough experience world of today; the industry is not only limited on bandwidth, it is just a matter with automated, integrated control. prepared for the future, we are shaping it. of time until these bandwidths start Now, we are gradually integrating our growing dramatically. Enough to reliably pinpoint beaconing technology into The entertainment system on board integrate cloud-based voice control our products, because we are is equipped for the more extreme solutions into the superyachting space. convinced that this, together with voice expectations of users, especially now control, will play a much bigger part in that mass gatherings will likely remain Another solution we see coming the future. a thing of the past. The superyacht imminently is a cloud-based becomes even more of a getaway, with management platform for all equipment Now, onto the part where we have a all the bells and whistles. For example, an owner or management company larger gap to close. Automation and it is easy to transform the aft deck, with is looking after, over various locations integration of systems could make a one push of a button, into a nightclub or yachts. ‘Cloud’ always used to be difference on the sustainability of the or a cinema offering the full immersive the word to avoid when talking about superyacht industry. In offices and experience you would expect in a superyacht implementations, but homes, it has been standard to turn commercial movie theatre. that is about to change. This will also off HVAC and lights when nobody is in impact the most important part of the the room. So why is the harbour filled Internet of Things is no fad either installation for the owners and guest: with yachts where the lights all over and, in the future, we will even go the actual User Interface (UI). Right now, the vessel are on for the whole evening, further: hardware integrations will be we are already taking a big step with even though not all decks are in use? replaced by a software model. Servers the addition of HTML5 programming, In truly smart spaces, different systems are already becoming multipurpose, which allows to replace the historical, are integrated, resulting for instance, comparable to the way the bridge is more static UI with intuitive, fast and in the automatic closing of the blind controlled now; a virtual, server-based dynamic visuals that can easily run on and dimming of the lights when you control platform can run multiple control your own device. This BYOD trend is also turn on your TV. At Crestron, we have programs to control multiple areas of relevant now because of Covid-19, but I extensive experience with these types of a superyacht over the network from a expect it to remain a requirement for the integration in enterprise and residential single centralised location. Crestron future. Our personal devices and iPads applications, so we are looking Virtual Control already offers the on board in the future will complement forward to advancing them on board advantage of programming flexibility other, more frequently used control of superyachts too, especially since and the ability to easily add extra CPUs options of the future such as voice sustainability efforts will be a big part or memory, as needed. With hardware- control and Bluetooth beacons. of the innovation of the future. DK

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 49 (L-R) Kim Kolam and Kenneth Nyfelt

Revolutionising on-board power The quest to become less reliant on fossil fuels and reduce emissions will see the popularity of the combustion engine ebbing away, say Kim Kolam, senior electrical engineer, and Kenneth Nyfelt, sales director, at Baltic Yachts.

50 The reliability and running costs of the which could be hydrogen, although, as the reformer, so finding a solution is diesel engine have historically made described later in this article, storage definitely a work in progress. it the power source of choice aboard is still an issue. The boat still relies on yachts, not only for propulsion but also relatively large, heavy banks of Lithium- Supercapacitors are also exciting. Using for driving charging systems. They were ion batteries. electrostatics rather than chemistry fitted exclusively to Baltic’s numerous to store electricity, the advantages series production yachts and, even So, how do we reduce the use of fossil include almost instant charging today, with other options available, it is fuels and find even more efficient ways and discharging. The latter could be taken for granted that a yacht will be of storing electricity? One solution particularly useful when, for instance, fitted with a diesel internal combustion could lie in the fuel cell used as a a large amount of electrical power is engine. generator in conjunction with 3D-printed needed to drive a hydraulic pump during supercapacitors for storing electricity. a sailing manoeuvre. Supercapacitors Despite enormous improvements also don’t use materials like lithium – in diesel engine power-to-weight Fuel cells convert, typically, hydrogen lithium batteries are very flammable, ratios and reductions in emissions, and oxygen to generate electricity with whereas supercapacitors are not. The the fact that they run on fossil fuel the only by-products or emissions being materials super capacitors are made puts them at a disadvantage. The water and heat. In the wider marine of are also more environmentally growing call to clean up and protect market, tests have been ongoing for friendly. Additionally, the ability to 3D our environment and the acceleration the last 20 years, and there are larger print supercapacitors would reduce of alternative power source technology motor vessels with fuel cell technology, manufacturing costs and tolerances, will completely change how yachts are but it’s been mainly one-off projects. making them extremely compact. powered. Charging systems using more It’s harder to fit on smaller yachts efficient batteries, solar power, electric because of the space it requires. The When supercapacitors are developed to propulsion, hydrogeneration and now 114kW hydrogen fuel cell currently being a stage where they are lighter, smaller fuel cell technology will all be part of the used in the Toyota Mirai electric car is and cheaper than a normal lithium revolution. the ideal size for 30-40m yachts and is battery today, all the other challenges being examined by the Baltic R&D team. are minor and can be overcome with Fitted with an electric propulsion motor On weight alone it’s a winner, tipping technology available today. Also, the and employing hydrogeneration to the scales at just 150kg as opposed to self-discharge rate should not be higher charge its battery bank, the Baltic 68 1,400kg for a 100kW diesel equivalent. than a modern lithium battery. The ideal Café Racer, currently in build, will be supercapacitor is also completely non- the first yacht we have built without The big drawback of fuel cell technology organic, environmentally friendly and a conventional fossil-fuel-burning for yachts is the lack of infrastructure recyclable. They should also be safer generator, although a small amount of needed to store and supply hydrogen. than lithium batteries. gasoline vapour will be needed to fuel Carrying it in liquid form requires too a micro-turbine designed to charge much energy to cool it to -253°C and, At Baltic we are always trying to ‘future the on-board batteries and act as a in gas form, it has to be stored under proof’ our yachts as technology is range extender (REX). Micro-turbines pressure which is potentially dangerous constantly changing and evolving. Our are a fraction of the size and weight of because it is explosive. Inevitable leaks dream is to have a combination of diesels and have just one moving part, in the system would be a concern and fuel cells and supercapacitors aboard dramatically reducing maintenance accessing hydrogen in ports is also a yachts, which would eliminate emissions, costs. The technology requires a heat major issue. Baltic is looking at ways reduce weight, save space and be source to drive the turbine which, in of making hydrogen on board, but of cheaper. It’s an exciting prospect, which turn, drives a generator, the fuel for course you may need diesel as fuel for Baltic Yachts is working on. KK & KN

Charging systems using more efficient batteries, solar power, electric propulsion, hydrogeneration and now fuel cell technology will all be part of the revolution.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 51 Hayley Van Leeuwen

The key innovation trends have arrived, so how do you get on board? Digitalisation is having a transformative effect on yacht operations and with it comes the ability to access and act on better data and information, writes Voyager Worldwide’s Hayley Van Leeuwen.

52 Technology is set to simplify business processes, improve transparency, speed up transactions and reduce costs.

It is often said that the amount of This poses a challenge for yacht owners It’s an example of how we can use progress equal to the entire 20th and operators; those that are able to data and analytic systems to make century’s gains was achieved in the first make the technology investment or increasingly accurate predictions; 15 years of this century. Whether that form alliances with partners are likely historic sailing data can help us predict is true or not, what is clear is that the to reap the rewards in the form of future navigation requirements with rate of innovation today is faster than significant competitive advantages: impressive levels of accuracy. at any other time in history and will only improved customer relationships, better increase as we move into the 2020s. access to finance and stronger overall Perhaps more than anything, digital The application of new solutions that business performance. data and technology have the potential take advantage of data, advanced to help make new levels of transparency analytics and other digital technologies Instead of having to sift vast tracts possible, putting the companies that has never been more important. of data, information should be a embrace them in a strong position to Forward-thinking companies are already management tool that can be acted achieve commercial advantage in a digitalising core business processes, on. For example, at Voyager Worldwide, highly competitive market, retain long- integrating systems and experimenting we have a ’data lake’ of more than 1.9 term customers and access the finance with technologies such as blockchain billion data points and make over two they need to grow in future. and machine learning in order to be million updates to that data every day. better prepared for the future. We use that data to make it easier Some owners will want to use data for our customers to identify and more strategically to track and The digital ecosystem is immensely rectify problems and, increasingly, to measure key performance indicators, complex; different stakeholders require benchmark their performance. benchmark against a wider fleet different things but it generates and identify opportunities to gain an immense amount of valuable Data on this scale creates counter- operational efficiencies that will information that, still today, is mostly not intuitive effects. Our superyacht enable them to demonstrate reduced being captured. navigation service was the first to environmental impact and improved encourage customers to spend performance. With the overwhelming amount of less on charts and publications by data that will become available as helping crews to purchase them more Going forward, we envision a future boats become more instrumented, accurately, using data analytics to where digital services and solutions interconnected and intelligent, faster show where there is over-spending and provide captain and crew with an and more powerful computers, cost-savings can be made. increasingly clear view of what’s advanced self-learning algorithms and happening in their immediate analytics have the potential to create We can use data analytics to provide a environment, enabling issues to be huge leaps forward in safety, efficiency highly intuitive view of each yacht’s chart identified and fixed faster, vessel and environmental performance. and publication holdings compared to performance to be improved and safety, the requirements of its Flag and other environmental and compliance risks In general terms, whatever can regulatory stakeholders. Captains to be reduced. Technology is set to be automated should and will be and crew are able to immediately see simplify business processes, improve automated to reduce the administrative any issues that may arise and resolve transparency, speed up transactions burden, improve data quality and them quickly and efficiently, enhancing and reduce costs. accuracy, improve decision-making, navigation safety and compliance. shorten response times and enable Of course, none of us can really predict increasingly more efficient data sharing By taking a leaf out of the disruptors’ the future, but what is clear is the rate between maritime stakeholders. playbook we are able to change of technology change is speeding The difference in the future will be the pricing model and create a up dramatically with every year that streamlined and automated services, true partnership where we and our passes. The key innovation trends are where data delivery and collection are customers have a shared incentive already here; the exciting part will be done automatically without the need for to drive down the overall cost of how we apply them over the next 10 crew intervention. navigation. years and beyond. HL

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 53 Colin Mason

In the eye of the beholder … While yacht painting has not changed dramatically in the past 40 years, what definitely has changed is the pace of the process and the quality expected, explains CCS technical manager Colin Mason.

54 All major paint suppliers sell their European yacht standard’ is (a common a thorough paint inspection plan. And products with thorough and well- phrase used in the not-so-distant past). if there is a paint inspection plan, the proven recommendations regarding formalised recording and sharing of application, in terms of climatic The technical requirements, for example information is slack. conditions, surface preparation and film surface preparation, film thicknesses, thicknesses, etc. application and curing conditions, The biggest heartache is normally the overcoating times etc. are defined by tank coating. All the painter has to do is follow the the supplier but there are also all the instructions. This was often the only cosmetic aspects such as gloss, orange While these may seem unimportant line in old contracts: “All products shall peel and fairness which, within reason, and are ‘out of sight/out of mind’, they be applied as per manufacturer’s are defined and agreed between the are anything but. Especially if they go recommendations”. Which is fine … the seller (yard/painter) and the buyer. wrong and repair entail weeks in a dry- important point for any buyer is that this Now it shouldn’t really matter who dock while someone cuts a hole into should (must?) be provable. does the check, so long as the check is the underwater area so as to obtain performed and signed off. access – the costs of repair are well into When suppliers sell material, this is six figures per tank, excluding any loss made and tested under independently The process just entails lots of release- of charter. audited quality systems. You can even forms with appropriate results and ask for a certificate of conformity for signatures. Normally, these will be from It is normal to see a build specification the batch you received that will list the the yard and the owner’s representative of product x at x micron DFT. The test results. At every stage there are (be that project manager or supplier’s recommendations are often checks to ensure the manufacture is in independent paint consultant.) a document of 12-20 pages! Everything specification. from the control of the initial metal Just like every other paperwork process, work to the application of every coat This is ideal. Painting a yacht … over this is ripe for digitisation to ensure (including stripe coats). There are nine months … with 100 different pairs nothing falls through the holes; with even recommendations of the level of hands … using multiple stages from checks to ensure that every step is of ventilation required so as to avoid sanding to application? By its very completed to satisfaction and that all any solvent entrapment or amine- nature of having many more steps and the signatories are aware of any punch blush – both of which will lead to rapid much more processing, it requires a items that need reworking, and all within failure. It is all very well stating ‘product much more thorough QA/QC path to a traceable and transparent system. will be applied as per manufacturer’s avoid any risks of defects, be that rework recommendations’, but the hard reality or rejection. The system should log all and any is that there is often little or no control information you wish to add, be that on every stage of the tank coatings to In an ideal contract, the buyer will be daily climate conditions, dry film prove this, let alone control it. told what they will receive. They will also thickness (DFT) measurements, final ideally know what controls will be put in orange peel and gloss readings etc. So, I am not talking about replace to ensure compliance. This is the This way, all the relevant information inventing the wheel or developing new basis of a paint inspection plan (PIP) or and data for each step is accepted concepts. I am only asking that all inspection and test plan (ITP). before proceeding. This way everyone involved pay attention to the supplier’s knows they are on the right path. The recommendations, follow these and This plan details the control steps and builder/painter knows they are making prove that these have been followed. the pass/fail criteria for every stage as successful progress and the owner's Only then will we not only be sure we well as final topcoat appearance. This is team can see that what they are getting reach our destination; the destination is signed off by the owner team, yard and is what they bought. one of happiness looking out over your applicator. aft deck to the sunset and not stuck in We are still seeing many examples of a drydock looking at your bank account This prevents any discussion, for contracts having been signed with only getting smaller for something that could example, of what exactly ‘North limited acceptance criteria, let alone have easily been avoided. CM

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 55 Jenny Matthews

Innovation, sustainability and our social licence to operate She of the Sea’s founder, Jenny Matthews, explains how yachting can avoid the stick, enjoy the carrot and propel ourselves into the future.

56 A true sustainability commitment leads to innovation ... this innovation will determine your bottom line and the future trajectory of our industry.

Even before the global pandemic, that get left behind. The only choice can validate our social licence to the wider world has been exploring, we each currently have right now is in operate. Until recently, yachting enjoyed studying and actioning how these which camp we will sit, based on the somewhat of a cloak of invisibility to factors are intrinsically connected. action or inaction of today. anyone outside its direct circle of major Together, all three are both cause stakeholders. Now, however, the public and effect. Significant budgets and So, what is the link between eye turns with eager anticipation to see brainpower are being assigned to sustainability and innovation? We all what really happens behind the closed creating the perfect environment want to innovate, and we cannot ignore doors of the ‘one per cent’. As much as in which all three flourish. Industries the demand to be sustainable. More so, we might like to think we are, we are not across the board such as oil and gas, a true sustainability commitment leads an island, and the doors are no longer aviation, tech and even investment to innovation. Finally, this innovation as closed as they once were. We are are turning their attention to reap the will determine your bottom line and the not immune to unpopular public opinion many benefits. Their focus? Adding future trajectory of our industry. and neither are the owners of the stakeholder value through sustainability vessels. A single viral post or tone-deaf and innovation, while avoiding public The Carrot Instagram pic can have catastrophic ignominy by validating their social Disrupt the status quo and engage new results. We live in a global climate where licence to operate. markets, attract premium talent, all cancel culture is crippling companies while creating strong, authentic brands and individuals who fail to understand The dance between innovation and that reflect the values of our audience. the risks associated with inaction or sustainability, and its impact on the What’s not to love? indifference. bottom line. All result in solid revenue growth and It is up to us now whether we, and the It could feel redundant to use this bolster the bottom line. Perhaps more owners of tomorrow, think that being column to make the case for why importantly this also means increasingly viewed as the bond villain, ocean- innovation and sustainability not only engaged owners wanting to invest their polluting epitome of the wealth divide matter, but are critical to the future of hard-earned millions. is an acceptable risk they are willing to the industry. However, to ensure we are take. Whether or not this is accurate, all singing off the same hymn sheet, We can attract the next generation of we must accept that in our attempts let’s do a quick run-down. For additional human capital required to innovate our to remain private, we have neglected clarification, ‘dustainability' refers to way into the future by understanding to invest in the lens through which the three central factors in measuring the their values. We can engage a whole wider world (and potential owners) will sustainability and ethical impact of an new market of young, sustainably see us. organisation or industry: environmental, focused yacht owners by reflecting social and corporate governance, or theirs. We can continue to exceed the It is time for yachting to invest in its ESG. As industry initiatives such as the expectations of the current owners and narrative, get our house collectively Water Revolution Foundation and She of ensure their interests come first. We in order and make investing in a the Sea are highlighting, here’s what we have all this to gain and more when we superyacht a risk-free, sustainable need to know. as an industry decide that sustainable option for the owners . practices are the way of our future. a) There are incredible and critical Will we avoid upcoming penalties from benefits for all major stakeholders The Stick inaction, move beyond compliance and that come from weaving The cost of inaction is on the horizon. embrace this challenge with passion sustainability into our collective DNA. Not only in the form of penalties and purpose? This is a call to action b) Over the next few years, there will be for ESG non-compliance, or loss of that all must answer. The future of our two sides. Those that lead and those market share, but whether or not we industry depends on it. JM

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 57 Remy Millott

Efficiency • Quality • Sustainability Remy Millott, CEO of GYG plc, outlines the three pillars he believes will drive the coatings sector forwards.

58 Innovation takes time, with many months of research and development required from several parties to introduce a ground-breaking technology to market.

As we look to the future of the paint do just that, matching the quality of a filler system), reduces multiple sanding application industry, I believe the conventional approach and, in most periods and, in turn, reduces the three words that comprise the title cases, providing a better finish. number of painters required to fill and of this piece will be the main drivers fair a yacht. This results in a reduction behind the ‘next big thing’. It often As with the introduction of any new in schedule, improved aesthetics and a helps to revisit the past when looking technology or process, we have had to higher-quality end product overall. for inspiration, and I am proud to say work hard with the paint manufacturers, that Pinmar has played a key role in equipment manufacturers, consultants We are nearing completion of our recent years in driving the adoption of and inspectors to reassure the trial project using the Awlgrip SF filler the latest technologies and application market that this approach was the system and the results have already methods within the industry. most effective. Today, over 90 per demonstrated to us that this new cent of Pinmar paint projects use the technology will offer a step change in Pinmar has painted hundreds of the electrostatic application method as both the time and quality of fairing for world’s finest yachts and is increasingly standard. large new-build projects. involved in fairing and finishing some of the largest and most impressive new- More recently, I am genuinely excited So, what does the future hold? It is clear builds in the industry’s leading yards. by the trial project we are completing from these examples that innovation The size and complexity of new in Germany, working with and takes time, with many months of superyachts continues to increase; in understanding the benefits of the research and development required 2010 the average length of a Pinmar application of Awlgrip’s remarkable new from several parties to introduce a project was 54 metres, today it is close to sprayable filler product (Awlfair SF) in ground-breaking technology to market. 80 metres. This presents new challenges partnership with AkzoNobel and Wrede As with the electrostatic breakthrough, for paint applicators, especially with Consulting. we continue to follow other application respect to time and quality. sectors, such as the automobile and Currently, our fairing process has an aerospace markets, with interest, Our pioneering of the adoption artisanal approach. It is very labour- looking for innovative and game- of electrostatic paint spraying for intensive and based on highly-skilled changing solutions that could transfer superyachts, a technology initially individuals using techniques handed to the marine industry. developed within the automobile down from painter to painter. The industry, is a case in point. Electrostatic process hasn’t really been modernised But, with such a focus recently on application offers significant in any significant way for a long time. sustainability and the environment advantages over conventional paint We understand that we have to move (and rightly so), I do wonder if the next spraying, not least being able to with the times, and rather than waiting technological leap won’t be driven by reduce the time required to top-coat for others to take the lead, we have the yacht owners themselves. larger superyachts as well as a 60 per made it our mission to go out, invest cent improvement in paint-transfer and affect change. With high-profile projects such as efficiency, which massively reduces the REV Ocean and OceanXplorer at the environmental impact of overspray. The application of Awlfair SF is distinct cutting edge of marine research and compared to current methods in exploration, we have already seen While the average length (and that it is applied using a pressurised a trickle-down effect, with recent therefore the exterior surface area) of airless spray rather than by hand. new-builds utilising hybrid propulsion superyachts has increased significantly, This technology allows for wet-on- systems and sustainable materials, the timescale of a typical refit period wet applications enabling up to two and I don’t believe it will be long before has not – on a pro rata basis. This filler applications per day without the environmentally conscious owners take requires paint applicators to cover a need for sanding inbetween coats. more of an interest in eco-friendly paint significantly larger paint area during Furthermore, the spray application solutions. As always, we want to be at the same number of weeks without ensures perfect mixing of the the forefront of technology, and we will compromising on quality. Electrostatic components, all but eliminates air embrace any positive changes that this paint application has allowed us to pockets (which can cause cracks in the may bring to the application industry. RM

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 59 Scott Molloy

To boldly go … Scott Molloy, founder and managing director of Superyacht Electronics Academy, says that while true innovation can actually present initial challenges, it is worth persevering.

60 I predict within five years, UI panels will exist only as a back-up to emerging control methods. Why? Convenience.

When asked for my thoughts on panel discussion on the feasibility of a for it in our busy lives and are willing to superyacht innovation, I began with hydrogen-powered superyacht. While pay for it. So, we can expect consumer wondering what I considered that to there were obvious and difficult hurdles, it trends to continue to move quickly be. And how much the industry actually would also require an adventurous owner towards more ‘hands off’ methods. innovates versus perception. to commission such a build. Or perhaps an owner with a desire to commission But, convenience comes at a cost. With We regularly hear from companies such a project based on environmental voice control solutions from Google and offering things that claim to be different principles. Just because something is Amazon, for example, the cost is further or new. Are they always innovating or difficult, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. loss of your privacy. Voice control for is much of it hype? Most technology yachts needs to be innovative in that on yachts is not sector-driven, but Recent guest/owner surveys by The it solves a couple of problems. One is follows existing lifestyle trends – for Superyacht Group indicated a strong that it guarantees complete privacy and example, electronics consumerism and dissatisfaction with their user interfaces security. The other, that it is served by the connectivity thirst. for on-board systems. However, I believe on-board yacht systems and is not cloud that we are about to move away from based. Although voice control might Innovation is not sourcing the ‘latest and the traditional user interface altogether. not work well every time, the user will greatest’, or obtaining rare or expensive The current standard is a wireless typically patiently repeat a command. materials. In the luxury sector, the lines touchpanel or iPad. Yet, believe it or not, The user has not been inconvenienced. between innovation and ‘wow factor’ universal push-button remote controls Oppositely, you can understand a faulty are blurred. Innovation has to be about are still popular. Even in the luxury sector. or confusing UI being frustrating. It has solving a problem for the first time. Or Because aesthetics and the stigma of the user’s complete focus. improving on an existing solution in ‘old-fashioned tech’ aside, push-button a way that brings additional benefits. control is more practical. As well as voice control, we will probably Obviously, diverging from tried and see advances in gesture control. tested solutions takes longer, costs Once the user knows the button Additionally, I imagine we will soon see more and brings more risk. Worse locations, unlike a touchpanel, they can a new class of discreet wearable tech still, additional teething problems operate it without taking their eyes off allowing new methods of systems control. may negatively impact the on-board the task in hand. Consider the same Even further ahead, what might be seen is experience. So, to innovate can go problem when driving a new car. Our the evolution of user interfaces. Might we completely against our primary objective. attention is diverted from driving, by be controlling our tech simply using the trying to understand the touchpanel power of thought in the future? I think so. One owner I worked for was a serial controls. This was much less of an issue Although that sounds like science fiction, yacht builder who totally respected before touchpanels appeared in cars. things generally are until they are made the processes of commissioning and Don’t worry, I’m not saying the future of science fact. To quote Arthur C. Clarke: ‘running in’ a new vessel. On his first trip, user interfaces is button remotes! I am “Any sufficiently advanced technology is the crew had technical issues deploying just highlighting how the touchpanel UI is indistinguishable from magic.” a tender crane that stowed under the far from ideal. I predict within five years, aft deck basketball court. As his guests UI panels will exist only as a back-up In a rapidly changing world, I’m sure stood observing, and unphased by the to emerging control methods. Why? we’ll see the superyacht sector come delay, he asked them to leave the crew Convenience. under intensifying scrutiny regarding to it. As he ushered them back inside, ethical issues such as the environment tales of how such issues were normal on Common voice control solutions now and wealth distribution. Will there be an a new boat ensued. This is the breed of give the ultimate convenience – not increasing pressure on owners to do the yacht owner that makes it much easier having to stop what you are doing. In right thing, even if not naturally inclined to innovate. The breed of bold and comparison, consider the inconvenience to do so? And the same can be said for adventurous yacht owner we need to in having to find your phone and all parties in the sector from designers to commission more builds in the industry! navigate to an app setting for the same shipyards, yacht management, and crew. result. Convenience is a powerful weapon This pressure is a good thing, and will Recently, Crestron ran a live online for the tech giants. They know we strive help drive a new period of innovation. SM

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Oceans are our life blood. They feed us, significantly increase the amount of Pacific Northwest region is one of the regulate our climate and generate 50 data available is to engage superyacht world's largest tech centres and a natural per cent of the oxygen we breathe. They owners to utilise their vessels as ocean place to develop and test ocean- provide a playground for our recreation sentinels, performing microplastic conscious tech. Victoria International and are the foundation for much of the analysis as they circumnavigate the Marina sits dead centre in the region world’s economy. More than three billion planet. and is a hub for showcasing new tech to people rely on oceans to provide jobs the greater marine business committee; and livelihood. By 2030, it is estimated VIM have teamed up with Ocean after all, the largest market for new that the ocean economy could be worth Diagnostics, a Victoria-based yachters are the same executives of the three trillion US$. As important as they microplastic-focused technology tech companies that invest and produce are to human life, our oceans are under company, to do exactly this. As part of such tech. Being tech developers and a severe threat from human activity, our new partnership, we have set out a investors they have a natural interest manifested in plastic pollution. three-phased project. The first phase will in seeing their passions mesh with their both test Ocean Diagnostics’ technology recreational time. After its invention in the late 19th century, and monitor long-term microplastic plastic production began to scale up pollution in the harbour, while the Having recently hosted the world's largest in 1950. Since then, around 10 billion second phase will form partnerships eco-fashion show (VIM Future Oceans, tons have been produced, of which with a small number of forward-thinking, which was focused on awareness, more than seven billion tons have environmentally engaged superyacht solutions and support to the ocean already become discarded as waste. It owners to become part of an early plastic pandemic) the team at Ocean is estimated that between five and 14 adoption group. This exclusive group Diagnostics was a natural fit. The million tons enter the ocean each year will participate in the development and marina also works in partnership with from coastal regions alone. Regardless testing of microplastic technology for local universities and colleges that run of whether the plastic entering our superyachts. The final stage will open innovation and product development oceans began as fibres from our the technology on mass to superyachts, programmes, where government clothing or are the result of fragmented developing a global network of ocean and private sector funding supports pieces, the small plastic particles known sentinels to generate high-impact collaborative learning and development as microplastics have the largest ocean data. spaces that help bring new ideas to life. potential to damage our oceans, its An example is a new moveable marina inhabitants and ultimately humans. Victoria International Marina was design that operates independent developed under a strict set of values from shore and houses any number of Current technologies aimed to clean deeply rooted in the eco-conscious amenities including helicopter landing the ocean of plastic pollution fail in lifestyle the Pacific Northwest is known space, accommodations, shared dining tackling the root cause of the problem. for. Strategically positioned at the space, tender docking and provisions. In Victoria’s inner harbour, microplastics beginning of the Pacific marina cruising The design is currently being worked on can turn up visibly as tiny pieces corridor and inside passage, the marina by Greg Marshall Naval Architects Ltd of Styrofoam sticking to pillars and serves the luxury-yacht community and Camosun College and promises fibreglass hulls, but in most cases, they as both a kickoff point and a centre of to be a true employment of innovative are not even visible to the naked eye knowledge and service when planning marine technology. and go much deeper than the surface a West Coast cruising experience. So of the water. much of what this region has to offer Ocean Diagnostics develops is related directly to the supernatural revolutionary technology to advance What is the solution to such a complex, beauty of its unadulterated coastline microplastics research. Its technologies global problem? Stopping plastic and the lifestyle that it supports. incorporate bespoke engineering with 3D entering the ocean is the most viable printing, artificial intelligence, analytical action to the problem. To achieve Technology will play a powerful role in chemistry and big data to enable this, governments and environmental lessening our impact on the coastal discovery and diagnosis. “Such ground- agencies need a significantly greater and ocean environment and marinas breaking technologies will enable us amount of data. As valiant as the efforts like VIM can play an important role. to investigate new threats and depths are by scientists and environmental Home to several world-leading technical otherwise inaccessible so we can make foundations to generate this data, the organisations and their extensive new discoveries on the health of our sheer magnitude of the problem is support networks (for example giants oceans,” says Dr Dean Wenham, CEO and overwhelming. 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Taboo or not taboo … While not wanting to tempt fate, for Rob Papworth of MB92 La Ciotat, there is a burning issue that requires discussion.

66 Fire. The only good thing about that The problem with this secrecy is that mobile early warning and co-ordination word is that it forms the initials of the when incidents happen, third-party systems on the drawing board to first names of my family, so when The shipyards will probably not even know decrease reactivity time and allow Superyacht Group asked me to write that anything occurred, let alone the for clear and concise instruction on a an article about one of our new fire- reason the incident happened. This geolocational basis, which is extremely prevention systems, my first reaction means that each yacht or shipyard important on a large site such as La was to decline, preferring not to tempt must conduct its own safety reviews, Ciotat. Individual daily mobile HSE sign- fate. Accidents and insurance are the learning and investigations as this is offs are now required to track flammable hottest and most taboo subjects in our not an area where a trial and error products or other high-risk scenarios, industry at this time. approach is tolerable! Add to this an which, hopefully, will act as timely increased focus on the environment reminders to each individual working Health and safety has become an and we can start to understand how on board as well as providing key increasingly large part of our everyday health and safety has increasingly information on works and products in focus. In MB92 La Ciotat we have become a pre-occupation for many case of an incident. Other developments increased our spending on both hard shipyards. Preventing the impact of include multi-language signs and alerts. and soft HSE investments more than pollution from fire extinguishing systems five times over the past three years; or pollution incidents is now right up The insurance industry is becoming better equipment, training, processes there with preventing the incident itself more diligent and talks are already in and, most importantly, more and better and a balance between prevention is process between the ICOMIA superyacht people. Despite all this, like a large better than cure and preparing for all refit group and leading insurance figures dark cloud, the threat seems strangely scenarios is always necessary. to better formalise the review process greater than ever. of shipyards on a more frequent basis This kind of blanket approach in as, the current JH143 forms applicable As with many things in life, this increase MB92 La Ciotat has led us to install to single projects are quite onerous to in awareness is certainly partly due to the largest high expansion foam both parties – especially with many much greater media scrutiny – where extinguishing system in France, in an shipyards completing 50+ projects per automatic search engines and social area where our superyachts do not year. Detailed analysis of procedures, media mean that it is almost impossible even go! With 3,280m2 of surface structure, training, drills and basics such to keep any major event quiet. Naturally, area to cover an automated system as the positions of hydrants, fire stations there is a very fine balance between capable of extinguishing a fire in under and other vessels can vary place to protecting the reputation of your owner five minutes without damaging the place within a yard, which makes for a or shipyard, and the jobs they create, as building, its contents or the surrounding very complex analysis. MB92 as a group a result of any incident, which is offset environment has been installed. The has subjected itself to external auditing by the loudening murmurs for increased result is a high expansion foam solution from a major surveying company, but transparency to try to improve the lure that fills the building up to eight metres an industry-wide system is obviously of our industry as a whole. high with de-oxygenated foam that preferable to the insurers, in order to suffocates all types of fire instantly. The provide like-for-like risk analysis – to Obviously, major incidents tend to be volume of foam required to do this? remove or optimise a vessel’s shipyard difficult to investigate as it often isn’t 26,000m3, which in superyacht terms is insurance premium increase when until many months, if not years, later that the equivalent of completely filling up entering a shipyard for major works. the exact cause is known. These reports two of the largest superyachts in the are then normally closely guarded world! Thankfully the foam dissipates It is a pre-occupation that is rippling secrets by the parties involved and after just a few hours and, after a quick across our industry, and will ultimately despite calls for CAAI-type investigation rinse, life can resume as normal. leave nobody untouched. But we all panels these are unlikely to gain traction have a responsibility to join in with this as the vessels we are dealing with are In parallel to these kind of hard drive for improvement, as waiting for an much less numerous certainly in terms investments, we are also pushing for incident to happen before acting is the of passenger numbers. the latest technological solutions with stuff of nightmares. RP Preventing the impact of pollution from fire extinguishing systems or pollution incidents is now right up there with preventing the incident itself.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 67 Martin Richter

Wind-assisted propulsion systems Martin Richter, Ship Type Expert Yachts at DNV GL – Maritime, highlights the opportunity that an infinite resource presents.

68 The superyacht industry is becoming more environmentally aware and eager to explore new sustainable superyacht propulsion systems.

There has always been a ‘them and us’ aerodynamic science combined with Kite-assisted ship propulsion offers a mindset between yachtsmen who tend computer technology has resulted in cost-effective solution and is currently to fall into the sail or power categories, significant gains, such as doubling the entering a new phase with more mature usually with strong views on what is amount of generated power per square technology. Initial trials on commercial a real yacht. While those in the first metre of sail surface, as has already ships showed notable energy-savings, category may appreciate the idea of been demonstrated by some projects and technical advancements are pushing through the sea without using carried out in the commercial shipping attracting new attention among leading any fuel but wind power, motoryacht field. ship operators, for example K Line. enthusiasts equally love the fact that they can get from A to B in a straight line Examples of cutting-edge wind-assisted To support the advancements of and at a predictable speed. propulsion systems are rotor sails innovative wind-assisted propulsion which take advantage of the ‘Magnus systems, we work together with owners, Wind has never been completely effect’: where the wind hitting a rotating designers and builders to develop new abandoned, but over a long period cylinder from the side on board a moving concepts by supporting them with the where oil prices have been low, systems ship creates a forward pull. Advanced assessment of savings and feasibility that use the wind to aid propulsion implementations of the technology used studies, including combining these with have fallen by the wayside. However, on commercial vessels have enabled fuel weather data. Building on our extensive as a result of new stringent regulations savings ranging between 10 and 20 per knowledge and experience in this field, aiming to mitigate climate change, wind cent. The technology is already mature in 2019 we introduced a new DNV GL power as a source of energy seems to be and economically viable in areas with class notation called ‘WAPS’. This works becoming attractive again. Meanwhile, the right wind conditions. as an independent technical standard motoryachts are starting to move away for the design and construction of wind from diesel engines as standard, with Rigid wing sails, modelled on aeroplane assisted propulsion units, while also major builders looking at alternative fuels, wings, also offer a highly effective covering the procedural requirements including hydrogen, methanol, ammonia solution which can be operated associated with their installation. and batteries, just to name a few. automatically. But even though they have been used in racing for some With stricter IMO rules, and the media Although some of these emerging time, notably in the America’s Cup, they and public opinion pushing for less technologies are still in the early stages have not yet been implemented on maritime pollution, while superyachts of development, numerous machinery commercial vessels. are veering towards more adventurous propulsion solutions – from diesel and use, combining luxury with exploration diesel-electric systems to liquefied Soft wing sails combine the aerodynamic to remote areas, there is change in the natural gas, through to hybrid and all advantage of rigid wing sails with the low air. As a result, the superyacht industry electric systems using batteries, as well weight and flexibility of modern textile is becoming more environmentally as to some extent fuel cells and solar sail materials, while also being able to aware and eager to explore new power – are already commercially be reefed and furled. DNV GL has worked sustainable superyacht propulsion available for owners wanting to improve together with VPLP Design and the systems, with zero emissions being the the efficiency or comfort while also French Engineering firm CNIM to develop ultimate goal. reducing the carbon footprint of their a new wing sail and fully automated vessels. concept called ‘OceanWings’. With the Although the development of some potential to reduce fuel consumption by of these concepts is still in its early Wind propulsion is sustainable by its 18 to 42 per cent, the design has been stages, superyacht owners and very own nature. The physical principle is successfully tested on VPLP yachts, designers looking into more efficient the same humans have used on sailing including the hydrogen fuel-cell co- and future-proof new builds now have boats since time began. But what has powered catamaran Energy Observer the option to make the best use of changed is the efficiency of modern launched in 2017. The technology is now both innovations in machinery and sails, the materials they are made of and commercially available for cargo ships modern wind-assisted propulsion their handling and control. Advanced as well. systems. MR

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 69 PARTNER CONTENT Helideck certification Chris Wood, operations manager at Safeguard Helideck Certification, examines the challenges and rewards of their role as an Aviation Inspection Body (AIB) for Superyacht Aviation.

A normal year for the Safeguard Helideck this are considerable as the possibility are well versed in working with multiple Certification team would consist of visits of concurrent flying operations from the teams to ensure that such pitfalls can be to Europe, the Caribbean and places all same vessel throws up numerous hazards avoided, the completion can be on time over the world to conduct Helicopter that need to be carefully addressed. We and aviation safety requirements are met. Landing Area Certificates (HLACs) on therefore encourage early engagement board some of the world’s most iconic of our team when a yacht is at the design The certification process – operational superyachts. Normal business would be stage, so that our expertise in deck We do our best to be as responsive as attending numerous events such as the loading, air-flow disruption and helideck possible to our clients and will fly wherever Monaco Yacht Show or The Superyacht location can be fully utilised. This allows we are required to provide a helideck Forum to network and catch up with for a smooth process in gaining the assessment. We have great respect for industry friends, but this has not been a required helideck certifications for the the privacy of our clients and regularly normal year. Despite the disruption that completed yacht. A HLATC covering the work with a non-disclosure agreement Covid 19 has caused, the shipyards have design activities will remain valid for as in place. Once on board for a Helideck continued to build and the requirement long as the design remains unchanged. Certification Assessment, we look at the for yachts to have their helidecks certified Any design changes would require a new helideck itself to evaluate dimension, has remained unchanged. We have been HLATC to be issued. layout, obstructions, deck friction levels, fortunate to remain busy and the scope It is also important to ensure the landing area markings and structural of our work can be broadly split into two owner’s needs and requirements have considerations. We also review the fire areas. been met fully. This includes ensuring that detection and extinguishing arrange- the design team knows which helicopter ments, the emergency equipment, pro- The certification process – design the owner wants to operate on their yacht cedures and all documentation associated Our role as an AIB is to ensure that as the deck loading requirements for with helicopter operations on board. Once aviation on board superyachts is taking a H125 are significantly different from the criteria for the inspection have been place in the safest possible manner, those of a H175. If this is not accounted satisfied then a Helicopter Landing Area but superyacht designs are constantly for then changes may have to be made to Inspection Report (HLAIR) and a Heli- evolving, with many owners now the helicopter landing area/s and this in copter Landing Area Certificate (HLAC) specifying a requirement for multiple turn can impact the overall aesthetic of are generated and a thorough debrief helidecks. The safety implications for the yacht and delay the completion. We given to the vessel’s crew. A HLAC covering operations will be valid for 12 months, but it will cease to be valid if there is a change of ownership, the name of the vessel changes or if there are material changes to the helicopter landing area, aviation facilities or equipment without consultation and approval from an AIB. As a team Safeguard Helideck Certi- fication have over 60 years of experience operating helicopters on vessels at sea in the military. Our team comprises ex- military aircrew, flight deck officers, survival specialists, safety management specialists, engineers and naval architects. We live and breathe maritime aviation and strive to ensure that superyachts can enjoy their helicopter operations in the safest way possible.

James Roy

Innovation and changing perspectives ‘How do we give our clients a different lens to look through?’, asks Lateral Naval Architects managing director James Roy.

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Perhaps the next ‘game-changer’ lies not in what answer we are going to apply to our existing question; the game-changer may lie in looking at the whole question from a different perspective.

I am often asked the question as have had several product generations we apply, principally motoryacht and to what technical ‘game-changing’ on the same fundamental platform are sailing yacht. Our industry has certain innovations are around the corner now achieving market penetration at an narratives around each type of vessel; in the marine industry, be that in the accelerated rate, in turn driving a faster the customers who might buy them superyacht, defence or commercial market response and a rapid need for and what they might enjoy about them. marine sectors. These questions tend the ‘next generation’ product. Alongside this, we point to certain to arise at the start of new projects, specifics and hold them up as the future, when the foundations of design intent However, there is a problem with such as hydrogen and other alternative are being laid, and how engineering will comparing superyachts with the fuels for example. serve to deliver them. generalities of consumer products. We are building artisanal products (on a Imagine now a world with no ingrained We operate in a mature industry, where grand scale perhaps), mostly all unique paradigms. A yacht is a yacht, if you significant innovations have happened prototypes, in a very niche market, want carbon neutral propulsion, then over a long period of time. Many have in with multiyear delivery timescales. that technology exists in the wind. Go fact come, gone and come back again. Our throughput is tiny by comparison. apply it. Don’t misread me, I am not Some many times over, and with every The result of this is that progress will promoting sailing yachts (although that cycle, are often even held up as ‘new’ continue to be incremental. We should is a passion), I am promoting adjusting innovations. It would be slightly arrogant embrace that, because it will drive our perspective. Perhaps the next to suppose that further significant investment in a long-term view. ‘game-changer’ lies not in what answer advancements are not there to be we are going to apply to our existing innovated; however, the reality is that But is our industry responding to change question; the game-changer may lie innovation is (in the main) incremental in the right way? We seem to be selling in looking at the whole question from a and progressive in nature. pretty much the same product we were different perspective. 10 years+ ago. Many are significantly I would suggest that asking such a better, in design, engineering, materials The challenge here is making it question is to only see part of the and quality terms, but in essence it’s the compelling in the market, because it is answer. We live in a period where same. Are we limited by the incremental unlikely to sit well with the majority who change is accelerating, both in a pace of innovation in our industry? wear the spectacles of existing beliefs technical and social context. I for one and perceptions. Taking this example, enjoy, in my world of engineering, The seemingly frustrating technological why can’t we make sail a compelling this pace of change; I enjoy that limitations of the present should force proposition to those who see a focus capitalism drives the search for a us to reflect on our actual needs, and on zero emissions? The answer is not competitive edge, which in turn drives whether our perceived needs are based to sell them a sailing yacht. I’m not sure the advancement of knowledge and on real facts or ingrained paradigms. what the answer is, but it will lie in act of progress. There is a theory called the Change the question and perhaps we innovating. Technology Singularity, which suggests can answer it well with the technology that eventually the pace of change we have today, and better serve the Of course, this is a fairly ‘fluffy cloud’ will be so advanced that it will happen real needs of our customers, while example. In the real world our clients do instantaneously. advancing science and engineering and have ingrained paradigms. They know driving progress. what they want (largely) and while Whether or not you believe in that being wanting to be unique they don’t want to possible, we all experience that change To give this some context, let’s look at be the wildcard. But it serves to highlight (driven by innovation) finds its way to some ingrained paradigms. Yachts that not all innovation lies in new market at an increasingly faster rate. have developed over many centuries; answers. It equally lies in new questions Consumer products that would typically today, we have some broad labels as well. JR

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Jasper Smith

A rising tide lifts all ships Jasper Smith, chairman of the Arksen explorer company, outlines why the intangible elements of innovation are often as important as the products themselves.

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Smart tech, extreme materials, It’s not easy, but having a collaborative This will allow greater investment in automated manufacturing, machine operational structure allows you to technologies, systems and processes learning – all these fantastic innovations place trust in selecting the best partners. that promote rapid change (hybrid, are helping us to create better, more Being able to work with others to design hydrogen fuel cells, sustainable efficient and more consumer-friendly out waste, cross-pollinate industries materials) and the design of products products. and maximise resource use is the only that embrace the principles of a circular way we will achieve a more sustainable economy. But there’s one element of progress that future. trumps them all. Integrating a repair and replace And as our world becomes increasingly approach, designing in a modular way to Innovation does not only relate to hard- knowledgeable, it will be the manage the advancement in technology wired, tangible things. Innovation can be individuals and businesses that enable and, crucially, establishing a route for about process; the way we operate. collaboration to thrive that will be the materials once their value has ended in winners. their existing use case can ensure the Throughout my career, I’ve always earth’s resources are maximised. focused on taking a more collaborative Sharing economy approach to business structure. Early on, Collaboration is now an increasingly Sustainable investing people said this was way out in leftfield. accepted part of society, as the ‘sharing’ Achieving this change on a large, Now, more are aligning to this way of and ‘gig’ economies continue to change global scale must start with capital thinking. the world. and entrepreneurs, and core to this is ensuring all capital flows are linked to Whatever advances we make, we’ll Even in luxury yachting, the desire to sustainable outcomes. never achieve the sum of our parts own a vessel outright is shifting. Public if we operate in isolation. The art of conscience is such that a boat that We will not get a second chance. working together, rather than against, spends most of its time sat in harbour does not come naturally in business, is not just wasteful, it’s borderline As Mark Carney said while governor of but to achieve the essential movement unacceptable. the Bank of England: “Climate disclosure towards a circular economy, we need to must become comprehensive, climate make this cultural shift. In that area, the syndicate model offers risk management must be transformed, huge benefits. It allows members to and sustainable investing must go So for me, the biggest innovation on the access fully serviced vessels in pristine mainstream.” horizon is a change in the fundamental condition at their allotted times, with manner in which businesses co-exist. the opportunity to exchange weeks and Part of this new wave of collaboration will swap vessels for others anywhere in involve creating rules and regulations Working together the world. What could be better? that can drive innovative investment. I have a business background, in software development. The sector is A social philanthropy model goes one For so long, capital has been without an hugely innovative, with some extremely step further, where owners donate agenda other than profit, and it's only bright minds pushing the boundaries sea time to ocean research and been in the past seven years or so that of what’s possible. It is also very conservation projects. Transforming we've been investing more with 'head competitive. what are often seen as opulent toys into and heart'. a network of vessels that can further It may be a surprise, then, that our understanding of the ocean is very By building collaboration into collaboration is core to the industry. powerful. Within the next few years I their commercial, operational and Individuals from rival companies am not sure any other model could sustainability activities, companies regularly combine in large group be justified. will have a significant competitive ‘Hackathons’: a bringing together of advantage. That will drive investor minds to solve problems, innovate and We are now going past the need to returns, as in the future, these businesses advance technology for the greater ‘own’ everything. And that not only will create value that an unsustainable collective good. goes for consumer products, it goes company cannot achieve. for businesses too. The sector is full of small, nimble I am wholeheartedly aware of how companies often seeking out big Collaboration between designers, the marine industry is traditional in opportunities. When one lands, suppliers, shipyards and end users offers approach and, as a result, slow to collaboration is key to scaling up and many more engagement opportunities to change. But I truly believe in the down, depending on what is required. help share resources for mutual benefit. saying ‘a rising tide lifts all ships’. JS

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A disruptive approach to superyacht expeditions Andrew Grant Super, managing director of Berkeley Rand, says there is a clear need to innovate in the planning of passages and routes.

80 As part of an intensive research UHNWIs now look for ‘life-changing spots where the ships sank in battle, programme, assessing commercial experiences’ from their travel journeys, where you can relive the final moments opportunities in ‘superyacht adventure rather than passive sight-seeing. and then view it as it is today, as a travel’, key issues were identified as However, owners and their guests find the striking fluorescent artificial coral reef for being inadequately addressed within off-grid routes to be rather uneventful, the indigenous marine flora. this fledgling sector – a sub-sector of often suggesting meeting up with the both the more established superyacht yacht upon arrival at the end destination, Immersive mobile pods are installed service industry and bespoke luxury opting out of the best part of the journey. on superyachts that act as a centre travel for UHNWIs. for ‘experiences’ on board the So appears a new breed of yachts, playing out the local marine While healthy revenues have been superyacht expeditions in 2020, for mammalogy chatter and gossip, achieved in the recent past for yacht the COVID era and beyond, where where you can talk back through service-related companies, the space-age immersive technology, artificial intelligence natural language superyacht travel adventure sector has theatrical experiential adventures processing. seen woeful under-investment, with combine with high-engineering feats travel boutiques surviving contract to supporting ocean-wide adventures Making the yacht go-invisible, stealth contract. And yet to place that much for superyachting families. With BWA mode around you, through technology trust in a supplier taking captains and Yachting’s progeny ‘WetTech’ venture, that allows you to see down to 300m their guests on long-haul adventures, ‘Berkeley Rand’, who have introduced below your feet and the decks, as one requires deep navigational prowess, immersive experiential stagecraft for you experience the enormity of the a well-established remote network owner/users of superyachts, captains migrational sperm whales, you can see of maritime logistical hubs and the finally had a logistical partner to work all around you, while submersibles are financial stability to cover hundreds of with. Guests could live out their fantasies super-charged with technology that suppliers and partners that are called amongst captivating remote oceanic allows you to zoom in or out on the into action for each expedition. In terms islands and waters. 3,000-mile route the local marine traffic of transportation, only space exploration has taken to reach you and then for you requires greater engineering logistics The premise was to use ‘experiential’ to track and sail with them as part of and financial bandwidth. stagecraft to bring alive the beauty and their pod. mystery of remote coastal archipelagos These days, superyacht ‘adventures’ and their surrounding indigenous marine On land, the adventures are no less or ‘expeditions’ involve travel between biology and marine mammalogy, impressive. Here one can recreate the semi-remote to off-grid oceanic to play-off from the remote islands hunger games or avatar for real, on routes and locations. These journeys experiential creations, timed to take off desert islands amongst the tropical are becoming attractive alternatives, upon the arrival of the guests on the forestation, using augmented reality complementing the milk-runs that superyacht, one event after another, glasses where monsters and machines yacht captains are more accustomed customised to each individual, carefully pop up out of nowhere. More remotely, to taking their guests on. In recent years, designed and planned together with we use experiential creations to engineer superyacht travel has included off-grid the owners and guests. So uniquely pop-up molecular gastronomic feasts locations, from the Polar regions to Papa designed, it’s never been done before with famed Michelin-star world-top- New Guinea, and semi-remote regions and won’t ever happen again, there for five restaurants on that sand shelf have included the Black Sea to the the presence of the chosen few. The you passed by on your previous shift. Norwegian Fjords. bandwidth of imagination to create and Broadway musicals recreated with engineer these adventures knows no 10,000 dancing drone-lights creating According to the research, the majority limit. skyscraper-height bubbles around the of superyacht guests and owners have yacht, or go-chic and on-fleek with yet to see any significant marine biology Combining a superyacht owner’s interest floating designer fashion shows or or mammalogy activity. Nor have they in modern history and warfare, with bringing a Grammy-award-winning ventured outside the Med or Caribbean thousands of miles of Pacific oceanic team to write and perform songs with on their yachts. Notably, one of the waters, one can apply augmented reality the prodigal daughter on board, while owner’s children spent their time on technology that brings to life a full- we gaze through specially adapted night Instagram ‘liking’ whale videos, unaware blown fleet of battleships duelling in real vision goggles at the stars above and they were sailing over the largest time in front of you as you stand on the spin the planets and watch them dance oceanic migrational route in the South deck, which now turns into its very own with a touch of our hands. Pacific. Meanwhile, that sand-shelf battleship with virtual gun placements the yacht just passed without interest to shoot down zero fighters above you, This technology already exists and happens to be nautically the most all in super high-definition visualisations. experiential stagecraft has been around remote real estate for two thousand Beyond the battle of WWII’s Midway 30 years or more. For some reason it miles, appearing for only three months playing out before the guests, one can skipped the yachting industry, until now. of the year. take a submersible towards the very Exploration never looked so beautiful. AGS

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 81 Bill Tripp

The Water Revolution column For Bill Tripp, innovation can be found across every inch of a vessel.

82 As a naval architect and designer, I have leads to volume and weight problems. onto the bottom, the slipways or into the necessity to react to a client’s wishes, Graphene-lithium batteries are on their the air, and, most importantly, we are but also the means to lead decisions. way, and scientists predict that they will not exposing pristine environments to Greatly improving our sustainability be 50 per cent more powerful (energy dissolving toxins. This paint has a much credentials has become a key part of our density) at half the weight (specific longer lifespan and while advantageous future success, as many of our clients density). Twice the power for the volume economically, the true win is that we are want a light footprint. The means for and four times the power for the weight. no longer poisoning the sea. significant improvement already exist This development will give yachts a and disruptive change is coming. longer range under all-electric power Disruptive changes and/or cover a more significant portion Foiling was common in the ’60s on ferry Drag reduction of the house load. boats, only to be replaced, eventually, by I am a strong proponent of reducing non-foiling catamarans. Its resurgence drag to significantly lower fuel Materials has started in small sailing boats and consumption. A well-designed hull We recently completed a study on the is slowly shifting to smaller power boats shape of a large yacht can save a carbon emissions impact of material and dramatically dropping the power gigawatt of power in comparison to choices on a 75m displacement required. Superyachts are starting to one of equal displacement and gross superyacht. The results surprised us. The benefit from semi-foiling technology tonnage that is inefficiently designed. lighter aluminium yacht would need to and less drag means less carbon travel 500,000nm to compensate for the footprint. Reducing the gap between what energy increased amount of carbon released is needed and what is available is key to producing an aluminum vs. steel hull Hydrogen is still over the horizon for the successful use of alternative energy (estimated at 330t of CO). However, if most yachts, but it will become a reality. propulsion systems. the aluminium comes from a plant fired The energy density is attractive, the by hydropower instead of coal, then an safe storage is being addressed and Hybrids aluminum hull is 40t of CO2 greener than the byproduct is water. It can be used Innovation can come from smaller steel and 300t greener over 500,000nm. to power engines or stored as fuel cells. boats, where design and build cycles are Looking at the entire lifecycle is therefore Aircraft (and airports) may be first to quicker. We are currently building a 45ft crucial to finding sustainable solutions. widely adapt, and when they do, the sailboat with a DC pancake generator attention and scale will bring fantastic that turns the normal diesel into a Our industry needs to use more change. parallel hybrid system. The batteries can recyclable and sustainable materials. be charged either by plugging in at the Tripp Design is leading a project to Summary slip, hydro-generating while sailing or via roto-mould sailing dinghies out of a bio We need to push for innovation and the pancake generator. Without running plastic. This plastic is cellulose-based embrace what is already available, the engine, the boat will be able to use and biodegradable. Similar bio resins are Water Revolution’s Database of all its sailing and cruising amenities being made, and when combined with Sustainable Solutions is aimed to and either hydro-generate or plug back natural fibre reinforcements on future facilitate exactly that. After all, we are in at the end of the weekend, while projects 0 we see many uses for such bound to a world that is singular in its maintaining a conventional powering materials both in the interior and exterior beauty and lifegiving resources. We range for flat calms on long trips. The of yachts. are 150 years into a society that has cockpit bimini will be made from solar learned to tame nature and started cloth and charge the batteries from Bottom paint to change it. With change comes flat in a day. All these innovations are One of our clients, Aquijo, an 86m sailing responsibility – we flaunt nature’s significant and scalable to larger yachts. yacht which has just gone around the rules at our peril. For the long-term world, is undergoing her five-year refit health of our industry and planet, we Similar hybrid systems can work on and applying a new kind of bottom must innovate and reduce the impact motoryachts to charge batteries and paint. It is a non-toxic paint that goes that running a yacht has on our run systems via the use of excess diesel on with such a high level of gloss that environment. When building boats, we engine capacity when the engine is no growth can stick, and what little does can adapt technology to many ends, underloaded. cling when docked for longer periods and one of those ends must be to exist will come off completely when the boat more in harmony with the oceans and Current battery energy density is at hits 10 knots. This is revolutionary and our atmosphere, for it is exactly in this best one hundreth of diesel, which means that we are not spraying toxins intersection where boats live. BT

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 83 John Venables

Let’s face it, innovation is hard But it is also essential, says John Venables, president & CEO of Naiad Dynamics. “In the words of the late American humorist Will Rogers, ‘Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there’.”

84 From my vantage point, serving three and convenience? Yes, and Yes. Yet how then, some progress has been made, separate and distinct marine markets, much of each, and at what cost? Not so including these notable yacht examples the yacht market is a special case. clearly defined, these metrics are highly with active ride control, to name a few: Consider ships that are built to serve a variable among shipyards, budgets commercial purpose, such as ferries, and owners’ preferences. Striking a • M/Y Silver Cloud, a 41m Small crew supply vessels and all manner perfect balance to satisfy all parties— Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) of essentially profit-based seagoing paramount among them, the owner— yacht. Successful in the commercial ship vessels. With operating costs central has been an elusive quest many readers market and equipped with multi-axis to their function, they have a clear can attest to pursuing. ride control systems, adapting a SWATH incentive to drive innovation. Every hull form and its systems to a yacht, aspect of a commercial ship’s design is More than other ship markets, there while considered a breakthrough and focused on improving the economics, is also the issue of the yacht as an innovative, was relatively low risk. that is, improving return on investment. investment. An owner who takes a Whether improving fuel efficiency or chance on a new and innovative • M/Y White Rabbit, at 84m the world’s passenger comfort leading to increased approach risks not only the trials and largest trimaran yacht. From a motion ridership, on-board concessions or tribulations of being a first adopter of control standpoint this yacht featured gambling revenues, it is all about ROI. new technology, but also potentially four 11.3m² active spanning foils hampering resale if his choice is not well simultaneously controlling pitch, roll and Similarly, military ships’ sole focus embraced by future buyers. Industry heave. Interestingly, it is a larger version on performance to best achieve the awards and yacht club bragging rights of the same owner’s breakthrough 61m intended mission serves to inspire new aside, there is little tangible incentive trimaran, which was the first of its kind and creative ways to enhance mission- for yacht owners to take bold chances and also a One2Three Naval Architects critical operability. With lives at stake, on new innovations. Consequently, it design. the military wants, and undoubtedly is remarkable when new ideas break deserves, the best. Military ship designs, through established barriers, and naval • M/Y Spectre, a 69m monohull. along with all military shipboard architects, shipyards, suppliers and Conventional wisdom would suggest systems, are optimised to best fulfil the owners all align to embrace and invest that monohull yachts are simply roll ship’s mission - its purpose. in new technology. stabilised, but this naval architect, Mulder Design, aligned with the shipyard Clarity of purpose has a tendency to As sponsor and chairman of the and owner to allow this yacht to feature ‘pull’ innovation. When a problem or International Superyacht Society’s a ride control system to simultaneously unsatisfactory compromise arises, annual Technology Award, fostering control pitch, roll and vertical while trying to satisfy the profit-making innovation is near my heart. One acceleration. objective of a commercial ship, or the approach to reducing the risk of mission of a combatant, it forces hard innovation is via technology transfer Especially with the recent fascination thinking and consideration of new from other industries, such as with America’s Cup foiling catamarans, possibilities – essentially innovative aerospace, and from the commercial it appears many designers and solutions. By comparison, conceiving and military marine sectors. The architects have been inspired to new creative approaches and then Superyacht Forum nurtures innovation consider multihulls and utilise actively ‘pushing’ them as improvements, often in yachting, which is why at TSF 2006 I controlled foils such as ours to reduce to a sceptical audience, is harder still. presented to the predominately yacht- resistance and enhance seakeeping. Such is typically the case in the yacht focused audience a range of mono and Moreover, recent foiling powerboat market. multi-hull forms with proven motion designs, especially in yacht tender size control solutions we had applied in other ranges, have captured the imagination. In contrast to an emphasis on ROI or ship sectors. The hope was to inspire mission-performance, luxury yachts yacht designers and naval architects Innovation may be hard, but it is alive represent significant discretionary to consider advanced hull forms, while and well. We continue to welcome expenditures centered around the hard- reassuring them that a wide array of this creativity, technology transfer to-quantify goal of enjoyment of the well-proven systems exist to reduce and adaptive innovation to the yacht sea. Efficiency? Yes. Comfort? Yes. Quiet motion and enhance seakeeping. Since market. JV When a problem or unsatisfactory compromise arises, it forces hard thinking and consideration of new possibilities – essentially innovative solutions.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 85 Marc Verburg

Greener yachts and shipping: a look over the horizon Marc Verburg, Fleet Operations Manager – Yachts, IRI Netherlands (B.V.), on a shifting regulatory landscape and the growing environmentalist imperative.

86 New short-term decarbonisation were flying the RMI flag. Of these, 624 Annex VI (Tier III) when operating in the measures were developed by the were yachts, including some of the Baltic and North Seas. This is in addition International Maritime Organization industry’s largest and most innovative. to the previously designated sulphur (IMO) at its Intersessional Working International Registries, Inc. and oxide (SOx) ECAs. Group on Reduction of Greenhouse its affiliates (IRI), which provide Gas (GHG) Emissions in October administrative and technical support Fuel oil sampling and testing 2020. These measures aim to reduce to the RMI Maritime and Corporate protocols shipping’s carbon intensity, a focus of Registries, has invested heavily in Amendments on fuel oil sampling and the Initial IMO Strategy on reducing GHG its resources including its technical, testing were approved at the 75th emissions from ships. marine safety, and regulatory experts session of the IMO Marine Environment to support the diversity of vessels Protection Committee (MEPC) to further Most attention is being paid to large registered in the RMI. IRI provides 24/7 address the consistent implementation merchant ships in the continued support and advice to the designers, of the 0.5 per cent fuel oil sulphur development of energy efficiency builders, owners, managers, and crew content standard. The amendments now regulations, such as the Energy whose ships are under the RMI flag. recognise fuel oil “in-use” and “on-board” Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), The dedicated yacht and regulatory sampling for verifying compliance with because they account for a significant teams help ensure that the latest IMO regulatory limits. Entry into force will proportion of energy consumed. While requirements are practically applied occur on 1 April 2022. not included in the EEDI framework, in a manner consistent with yachting it is clear the yachts of the future operations. Safety-related aspects associated will be much more fuel efficient and with the use of fuel oil probably powered by new fuel types Therefore, the RMI IMO delegation, Another product of the work on or technologies. This is due to the which is active in negotiating and consistent implementation of the aspiration of all industry stakeholders developing new regulations in the key 0.5 per cent fuel oil sulphur content – from the owners through to the sub-committees and working groups, is standard relates to potential safety managers, builders, designers and able to competently address and bring concerns associated with the use of financiers – to build and run less energy to the discussion the needs of large new fuel blends. The IMO Maritime intensive yachts and because yachts commercial vessels and yachts. Safety Committee (MSC) is developing may be subject to future measures The yachting industry is very much mandatory measures to enhance ship under the International Convention for part of the IMO regulatory framework safety when using fuel oil. Flashpoint has the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and will inevitably be impacted by the been prioritised as a critical parameter, (MARPOL) Annex VI. environmental regulations coming but other fuel oil safety parameters will down the track for commercial also be addressed. Initiatives such as the Yacht Club of shipping. Crucially, it is not enough to Monaco and Credit Suisse’s Superyacht be instrumental in the development In the meantime, interim Eco Association (SEA) Index, which of the regulations. They must be recommendations (Resolution was launched in September 2020, is implemented as intended, but in a MSC.465(101)) encourage Member testimony to this aspiration. Based pragmatic way. States to notify the IMO of confirmed on the IMO’s EEDI methodology, but instances where fuel oil was delivered amended for superyachts, the SEA What is coming up at the IMO? Key exceeding the minimum flashpoint Index focuses on the levels of carbon regulatory milestones that also may requirements of the International dioxide emissions and allows for an have an impact on yachts include: Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea assessment as to how a particular (SOLAS). In addition, amendments yacht is meeting environmental Baltic Sea and North Sea emission to mandate reporting and establish objectives compared to its peers. control areas (ECAS) verification protocols for fuel oil Marine diesel engines installed on safety related parameters are under The Republic of the Marshall Islands vessels constructed on or after 1 development. These SOLAS amendments (RMI) Registry is responsible for one of January 2021 will be required to meet are intended to complement the the world’s largest commercial fleets. the most stringent weighted NOx MARPOL Annex VI requirements on fuel At the end of October 2020, 4,802 ships emission limits specified under MARPOL oil quality. MV

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 87 Distancing will keep us together.

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Tempo In March 2020, DLBA Naval Architects unveiled the 58m AI-powered superyacht concept Tempo. As Joshua Wallick explains, Tempo is not about autonomy for autonomy’s sake, but rather the things that autonomy enables.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 89 Technologies data sets needed to train the AI just is autonomous mitigation to devise and One of the key pillars of Tempo –and not available upon first commission. implement machinery and/or electrical the subject of this article – is how the That is why Tempo also incorporates configurations that minimise the use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is model-based reasoning (MBR). Unlike failure prone components powering mechanical and electrical other forms of fault detection and • Improving the awareness of human system health monitoring and management, MBR does not depend operators/bridge watch standers by automation, and what that yields for upon large data sets and hundreds of informing them of impending faults. owners. The sea is a harsh mistress, hours of run time. Yet, because of MBR, and superyachts are complex systems Tempo can anticipate and manage Autonomous diagnosis prone to failures in the best of conditions. novel failure modes not previously The second stage of Tempo’s CBM+ Some of these failures are repeatable, experienced, not identified during design solution is autonomous diagnosis. This common occurrences (for example and even not directly observed by is the ability to use real-time health loss of compression in a diesel engine) instrumented devices. diagnosis to detect existing faults. while others are rare or even unique. Together, prognosis and diagnosis Some failures are identified by obvious MBR uses first-principles models of produce Tempo’s CBM+ situational signals from a sensor while other the interconnected mechanical and awareness of its own internal world failures are complex and can only be electrical systems – a digital twin of model. CBM+'s situational awareness understood by synthesising indirect the on-board systems – to predict is used by the MBR reasoning executive sensor observations. In the past, the wide sensor responses to nominal systems to identify the impact of current and variety of possible failures necessitated commands or, when performing future failures on key ship systems, human crew be available to intervene diagnosis, to test hypotheses. When and to anticipate the consequences and correct casualty conditions. expected sensor responses do not and benefits of possible automated match nominal values, MBR looks interventions. When people talk about ‘autonomy’ or to identify the most probable failure ‘expert systems’ or ‘AI’, they are talking scenarios in which the expected Autonomous mitigation about algorithms. Algorithms, combined responses for that scenario most closely Once the root cause of failure has with the large-scale machine-to- match the actual measured values. been identified and analysed, CBM+’s machine (M2M) communication, allow Within the MBR solution, the reasoning third stage, autonomous mitigation, Tempo to automatically handle faults executive keeps track of candidate recommends (or, if permitted, executes) during operation and in some cases to solutions for both fault diagnosis and/ the autonomous mitigation measures prevent those faults from ever occurring or fault handling, generates new that reconstitute degraded performance. in the first place. The heart ofTempo 's hypothesised solutions, simulates the This may involve reconfiguring the improved engineering reliability is an follow-on effects of any hypothesised propulsion system, engaging redundant enhanced, three-stage Condition Based intervention and continually checks systems, utilising bypass configurations, Maintenance+ (CBM+) capability that whether the currently selected strategy or simply minimising the use of utilises a combination of rules-based satisfies fault-handling goals. Because vulnerable sub-systems. machine learning and model-based MBR used first-principle models reasoning. to game-out multiple competing/ Novel maintenance strategies cascading scenarios in real-time it is Because ‘autonomous’ doesn't mean Rules-based machine learning able to go ‘off script’ and respond to unmanned, our Tempo project Rules-based machine learning (ML) novel/emergent situations in a way that includes a careful examination of how enhances traditional failure trend a straight-stick ML solution could not. human-machine teaming between analysis. With machine learning, the owners, reduced crew complements, autonomous ‘engineer’ can rapidly Benefits to owners and on- and off-board systems can process thousands of data points to Autonomous prognosis combine to promote safety, efficiency identify early warning signs of system The first benefit toTempo ’s owners and reliability. Self-adaptive health failure and respond in real time. that promotes increased operational monitoring solutions like our CBM+ Additionally, this technology includes availability is CBM+ prognosis. This is the will certainly reduce the need for learning algorithms that make it possible ability of the system to autonomously underway crew to manage repairs. for the controller to create its own rules predict component, assembly and/or Coupled with Tempo-organic robotic over time as it identifies correlations system failures. This has the effect of: inspection remotes, on-board additive between temperature, vibration, pressure manufacturing capability, shore- and other sensor inputs that presage • Extending the remaining useful life based casualty control centres and failure modes in ways never conceived of installed systems by pro-actively fly-away campaign maintenance of by human operators. scheduling needed maintenance while teams; these AI- and data-driven at the same time eliminating early or CBM+ technologies all contribute to a Model-based reasoning unnecessary maintenance activities significantly increased availability of the Reliance on rules-based ML alone is a • Informing autonomous mitigation yacht to its owners – which, after all, is poor start for a new vessel type – large of impending faults, allowing the what it’s all about. JW

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92 Through innovation and clear thinking we can ... solve problems with a higher level of thinking than that which created them.

In the words of Albert Einstein, “The technologies to look within and far in terms of arriving at your destination problems that exist in the world today beyond the boundaries of the marine and of doing so with charged batteries cannot be solved by the level of thinking industry. Exciting stuff! along the way. Not too dissimilar than that created them.” So, what are the tea clippers used to do to achieve the ‘problems’ within the superyacht When a vessel is being propelled purely highest price for their cargo when they industry? For this exercise, let’s supplant by sail, there are, in principle, no noxious sailed back to England. They developed the word problem for challenge. One gases being released. But add to that the most efficient routes through could ask how we promote sustainability how to hoist and trim the sails, steer, empirical data. We have used plenty of in the yachts that we build. have light, heating, cooling, cooking, computer power and human brainpower a functioning black-water-treatment to look at the best routes for some of The word sustainability, along with system, navigate, communicate – or the principal passages – Gibraltar to environmentally or ecologically friendly, drink a cold gin and tonic? It’s pretty the Caribbean, Galapagos to Fiji for was rarely, if ever, used when we started simple – batteries right? No combustion example. For ocean racing yachts, there MCM over three decades ago. However, engines and no generators, and are software packages, but they do back then, yachts were simply more therefore no fuel tanks (or exhaust not take into account the necessity for sustainable by dint of the fact that fumes). Plenty of room for batteries. But charging batteries, they simply try to get they were generally smaller, with less how do you develop batteries that have you from A to B along the quickest and ‘sophistication’. Typically, we didn’t need sufficient energy density to be able to shortest route trading off course sailed enormous engines and generators actually fit the multi-megawatt banks in versus VMG based on the theoretical thumping away all day long. Those were the hull, and have sufficient room for a velocity prediction characteristic of the simpler times when going sailing was to galley, cabins, crew quarters and a main yacht. We have a different mandate – leave it all behind. As expectations grew salon for example? As has been done not one purely driven by the shortest through the vision of the clients, coupled with Tesla, we are finding solutions. elapsed time between two points. with the innovation and creativity of designers and shipyards, what was once But, of course, batteries do not magically Then what happens when you are at deemed impossible became possible – generate their own power, they need anchor? You are depleting the batteries along with attendant complexities. charging! Alongside the dock, it’s with no sailing velocity to charge them straightforward – the yellow umbilical – unless you are anchored in a raging Today there is a trend, again promoted cord takes care of that. But once you river. Photovoltaic is a fairly mature by our clients, whereby they are leave the dock you are immediately technology. So, adorning the yacht with steadfast in their mandate to protect depleting the batteries as you use the solar panels will help, but not sufficiently. the very environment that draws them electric motor to propel the yacht out of Then one needs to look further and to the sea in the first place. They want the harbour. consider wind turbines and nascent to enjoy pristine anchorages. They kite power technologies to charge the don’t wish to sail through seas of the To power the shore-based electrical batteries – and then of course, as the subtropical five gyres. They want to live grids to heat and light our houses, there afternoon sea breeze fills in, one can harmoniously with marine life in their is plenty of development in generation simply go for a sail. Good for the yacht environment. Then we must rise to the through ocean currents and tides. On and good for the soul. occasion. a yacht, once sailing merrily along, with hydro turbines one can propel the We humans are constantly innovating As a case in point, we are currently vessel or reverse the blades and charge. and inventing, and, as the saying goes, developing a yacht for such clients. So, for a small sacrifice in velocity, necessity is the mother of invention. We Their clear mandate is to create a an abundance of electricity can be recognise that we need to protect the large sailing superyacht that has zero generated. planet and through innovation and clear emissions. A bold mission. To achieve thinking we can harmoniously still do the this, they have assembled a design, This means there is a premium on things we love – solve the problems with research, and development team weather routing to ensure that one a higher level of thinking than that which to analyse and explore all available can sail a course that is both efficient created them. PW

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 93 A new reality

BY BRYONY MCCABE While virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have been available for some time – and their benefits as superyacht sales, marketing and design tools have been made clear – the industry has been a slow adopter. But, with the complete collapse of the boat show calendar and a marketplace hamstrung by physical viewing restrictions, nothing has reinforced virtual technology’s potential value like the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, TSR assesses whether the new reality we are all living in has, in fact, changed the industry’s attitude towards the adoption of virtual and augmented reality.

94 The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE205 95 Photo: Sergey Kaptilkin he key benefit of virtual reality explains Marnix J. Hoekstra, co-creative (VR) and augmented reality (AR) director at Vripack. “We are currently While a handful of Tfor the superyacht industry is that involved in a 70m project where, even the technology can be used to assist the during lockdown, the client has a VR forward-thinking design, build, refit and sales stages of set at home to which I can send files a vessel’s lifecycle, with the ability to and he can be on board in an instant immerse a client inside a yacht, even and give feedback on the areas he likes design studios before it is built. And in a new COVID-19 and doesn’t like, as well as sight lines reality, VR and AR has the potential to and all those practical things that you and shipyards are further benefit the superyacht industry would never be able to see from a two- by facilitating client viewings from dimensional computer rendering.” making full use afar, within both the secondhand broker- While a handful of forward-think- age and new-build markets, at a time ing design studios and shipyards are of VR and AR when travel and the physical meeting of making full use of VR and AR tech- people are both heavily restricted. nology, it’s still a very small minority. “The superyacht industry is a global But there are signs that others in the technology, it’s industry, with stakeholders and yachts industry are taking small steps towards located in different parts of the world, growing a digital offering, even if this still a very small and it is also a very emotional industry, is only scratching the surface of what where relationships are being built on virtual technology can offer. With the minority. the basis of personal interaction and aim of bolstering marketing and sales personal chemistry,” says Anastasia activity in the wake of a cancelled Yushkova, CEO and founder of Anchor- boat show calendar, many brokerage VR. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused houses and event organisers have been travel restrictions and boat show can- exploring the use of virtual tours and cellations and, of course, VR cannot virtual boat shows. These virtual tours rebuild this ecosystem (at this point aim to enable clients private viewings in time) and simulate personal inter- of existing yachts for sale anywhere in action. However, it can help in many the world from the comfort of their own other ways and become a better home – from live video walk-throughs alternative to Zoom, Skype or Microsoft using tools such as WhatsApp, Facetime Teams due to its fully immersive and or Zoom, to a selection of 360-degree interactive nature.” virtual tours. Vripack is one design studio at the “While we pride ourselves on offer- forefront of the superyacht industry, ing a personalised service to all of our in terms of utilising such technology, clients, it has been clear to us for a while having used VR for more than six years that this needs to be supported by an to offer its clients a flexible approach enhanced digital offering,” explains to yacht design that allows for greater Nick Dean, managing partner at Ocean creativity, significantly reduces lead- Independence. “This has become even times for owners and makes real-time more apparent with the global COVID-19 changes possible at the touch of a pandemic and travel restrictions intro- button. “We have been using VR quite duced this year – our owners, brokers substantially during the pandemic,” and crew have really stepped up to the

96 Photo: Sergey Kaptilkin

Vripack (top) and Anchor VR have both utilised virtual reality technology for a number of years.

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 97 “Shipyards have a big part to play in improving the service offered to clients during the pandemic, and being able to send a headset to the owner, rather than have them travel to the shipyard, is a step in the right direction.”

plate with the creation of additional objects co-exist, and VR, which is a 3D in the UAE that is looking to start video content, walkthroughs and 3D computer-generated immersive media leveraging VR technology throughout tours. Our virtual tours have been well experience that includes the use of hand the build process; rather than getting received by our clients, even generating controllers, voice activation or head- the owners flown over to the shipyard to an agreed offer on a yacht, subject to sea mounted displays (commonly headsets). look at designs, they want to send them trials, survey and contract.” The headset measures head movements a headset and have multiple people in Even without the travel restrictions and this technology increases the user’s the VR environment at any one time, caused by COVID-19 in place, Dean normal field of vision, which results in wandering around the model and appreciates that using these assets as the immersive sensation with the virtual discussing the design concept,” he says. part of the overall brokerage experience world. “It is simple applications like this that has proven invaluable in allowing clients The common misconception that have always been possible, but are now to view and shortlist yachts without 360-degree virtual tours and 3D tech- becoming a lot more relevant because having to fly internationally, with the nology constitutes VR is something of the travel restrictions and multiple additional benefits of time savings, that Sam Slater, CEO of immersive waves of lockdowns.” cost savings and eco-friendliness. “As technology company V360 Marine, From what Slater has seen, shipyards technology continues to develop, we knows only too well, and he feels that have been quicker to respond to the aim to grow with it and continue to offer the COVID-19 pandemic might have possibilities of VR technology during virtual viewing options alongside the given rise to more examples of this. this time, more than any other industry expertise of our team,” he adds. “In the early stages of the pandemic, stakeholder, because of the timing When talking about virtual tech- there was a lot of focus on virtual boat pressures of their projects. “What nologies, however, it is important to shows and all kinds of bad applications COVID-19 has brought home is that it distinguish the difference between VR of the technology,” he explains. “The is significantly affecting the way people and AR, and the 360-degree virtual tours yachting sector can be very ego driven travel and the ways in which businesses that are more commonly used by virtual and it is often about being the first to do operate,” he adds. “Shipyards have a big boat shows and brokers. Essentially, something over adding actual value. But part to play in improving the service 360-degree video is what you experience people are starting to realise that these offered to clients during the pandemic, when using many everyday applications virtual boat shows are just a collection and being able to send a headset to the such as Google Earth or virtual tours of yacht tours that were being used any- owner, rather than have them travel of real estate, which gives the user a way, as part of the marketing material. to the shipyard, is a step in the right panoramic view of a scene from the per- It has shown that you can’t budget when direction.” spective of the photographer. Because it comes to VR, and you need to spend So will the pandemic shift the the view is actually a 2D panoramic, the money to leverage the technology for industry’s attitude towards the adoption the images become distorted and there it to add value.” of AR and VR? “It might take this is no depth or feel to the environment. Since the pandemic started, however, pandemic for someone to say, ‘Wow, this Therefore, 360-degree virtual tours Slater has noted an uptick in interest is a great tool’,” considers Hoekstra. “But are quite different from AR, which in VR technology for the purpose of it should be noted that we have already allows the overlay of the real and supporting new-build and refit projects. been using VR as a tool since 2014 and digital world where physical and virtual “We are in discussions with one shipyard it was already great, so it’s a bit of a

98 shame if it takes a situation like this to objects in the world, in terms of tech- push the industry forward. At the same nology, but it preserves a very con- time, if this was what was needed then servative way of doing it. This is very let it be so, because it is a valuable tool different from the automotive or that will help attract new clients to the aviation sectors, where Product Life- industry by helping them understand cycle Management (PLM) is everywhere what to expect, and it will improve the and VR is viewed as an end-to-end discussions between shipyards and their technology and could be used at any clients.” stage of a product’s life. I would love to “In my opinion, the COVID-19 pan- see superyacht industry professionals demic has certainly impacted the super- start to use VR as a common language yacht market’s interest in digital com- that can help them to navigate an munications in general,” adds Yushkova. environment filled with dozens of differ- “Distant communications and remote ent PLM solutions and understand each collaboration have become the new other quickly. It would speed up project norm. However, eight months is not development and make the whole pro- enough time to switch the industry cess more smooth, transparent and towards virtual reality, as it will require fun, especially in the context of travel industry players to change their current restrictions and social distancing.” pipelines. But, it is absolutely essential, After almost a year of living in a if the industry would like to win in the world dominated by COVID-19, it is long run.” undeniable that the pandemic will have While the pandemic may have shone a significant impact on the way that With VR, clients can step a light on the virtual technologies, the aboard their vessel before people travel and utilise technology superyacht industry is still a long way it’s even been built. as an alternative means of doing busi- off using VR as a mainstream tool in ness. Going forward, the client-facing the sales and marketing process. For sectors of the industry should be the superyacht industry to see greater prepared to understand more about adoption of the technology, Yushkova VR and AR technologies and how they believes that there needs to be increased can add value, particularly in the design awareness and understanding of its and build phases. With some progres- potential. “First of all, the industry sive individuals paving the way, it needs to understand that VR is for is likely that increasingly more organisa- adults, not just for gaming, and that it is tions will implement VR and AR tech- affordable, comfortable and easy to use,” nology as part of their future strategy she continues. to ensure they adapt to a changing “The biggest contradiction is that our business landscape in the wake of industry develops the most advanced COVID-19. BM

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Intel_DPS_v8.indd All Pages 13/07/2020 10:54 round a month before sitting down to write this piece, I tuned What does Ain to Oceanco’s NXT webinar not knowing what to expect. Having run the webinar gauntlet over the course of lockdown, I was somewhat web-weary ‘innovation’ and I went into this latest iteration with few preconceptions. The webinar took the format of a mean to you? round table and was presented by the shipyard thus: ‘Oceanco unveils its vision for future demands by reflecting across industries, with the ultimate goal of zero impact on the environment. Oceanco NXT brings together a cohort of luminaries in the yachting, technology and design worlds to marry innovation and sustainability in an authentic and meaningful way that will transform how we spend time on superyachts.’ However, despite the slick present- ation skills of compere Peter Economides and the honesty, candour and insight provided by Oceanco CEO Marcel Onkenhout and Captain Chris Gartner of S/Y Black Pearl, it was the views of external sources Giles Taylor (global vice president of Design at FAW Group), and Tommy Kleerekoper and Sanne Schenk (co-founders of TANK) that made me sit up and take notice. At the time, I was in the midst of planning our first ever ‘Innovation BY WILLIAM MATHIESON Report’, and then by pure coincidence, I was presented with this somewhat ontological discussion in which the key We speak to luminaries from two theme that kept pervading the discussion was ‘innovation’. ancillary spheres of design – automotive So, with the help of Oceanco, I set and land-based architecture – about about speaking to Sanne, Tommy and Giles about this most nebulous of con- the concept of ‘innovation’ and how it cepts. The aim was to understand the true meaning of the word, in the minds occurs in practice. of these respected creators, and to better

102 conceive both the pace and place of innovation within our own industry. The result was something of an existential journey, and a fascinating discussion about both our ability to innovate and the commercial demand to do so.

In your experience of superyachting to date, how does it compare to your industry, in terms of product design and development? Giles Taylor (GT): Whether it’s Rolls- Royce or Audi or Citroen or Peugeot, we’re in a mass market design industry. We design for the mass consumer. So whether we’re Rolls-Royce competing with Bugatti or Bentley, we’re making sure the value equation between the cost of getting it on the road, the price point and the number we’re going to sell makes commercial sense. Therefore we’re tapping the horizon all the time to get a competitive advantage. As far as I’m concerned, there’s none of that market pressure on a shipyard. The guy rocks up, he’s very rich and he says, “Can you build me a yacht please?” If we don’t actually respond to that marketplace and that mass consumer in the right way, we’re dead. I don’t think that sort of dog eat dog or that competitive edge exists between Amels or Feadship or whoever it may be. I don’t think it does but it could do and that’s Giles Taylor. an interesting conversation to have.

Tommy Kleerekoper (TK): What we always do, and that makes this assign- “Innovation has to be visible. I ment a bit weird, is that we really focus on the clients and we get into the way it think that’s exciting and I think it’s might work and all the things that are important to them. And based on that, a really interesting conversation ... we start designing. Oceanco is our client, so what we The story is everything.”

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 103 The 2016 Rolls-Royce 103ex concept featured many innovations, including AI modular platform construction do now is a bit out of the box, but that’s Do you think superyacht design and and driverless autonomy. what they wanted – to just come up with manufacturing lacks genuine inno- ideas that are based on what we think is vation? If so, is that a market growth new and what the customer really needs. inhibitor? It’s quite comparable I think, because GT: Innovation costs shed-loads of in general, they’re just private clients, money, innovation is hugely risky and if whether it’s a villa or a boat. a guy knocking on your door says, ‘Can you just do me another Black Pearl Sanne Schenk (SS): Yes, I think it’s please? Can we have another print-off very comparable. Normally there is a but just paint it differently or use the client, but many times we have a pitch same bricks as the house next door phase before we start a big project, and because I just love those bricks and the we haven’t even spoken to a client. So shape of the windows?’ All of that is actually, in the first phase, we always totally normal in a bespoke industry. It’s design from our own imagination, like Savile Row. desires or wishes, so we’re kind of free- I think of Henry Poole tailors – you’re flowing. And then once a client comes going to go there and you’re going to say, into the picture, we funnel towards their ‘Wow, can I have the same cloth cut for specific needs. Marlon Brandon in 1950’. It’s like, ‘That’s That’s one thing about being a what I want and please make my lapels designer, I guess; just when you think a little bit tighter and extenuate my you know it, there’s someone else that shoulders and I’m happy.’ wants things differently. It’s our work to I think there is a romance in luxury try to figure out new ways. So yes, I don’t industries and I trip into that area quite feel insecure about it; it’s the fun part. often because, coming from Rolls-Royce,

104 TANK’s design for the Park Hoog Oostduin ‘Pinnacle’ penthouse in Den Haag. my customers were in love with the TK: In yachting, we’ve seen lots of to interview me at Rolls-Royce and he brand for deeper reasons than most over-materialisation; it’s about luxury. spoke about yachts and he said, “One people can really imagine. I think if we Because you’re saying a lot is about day you’ll have to put a big fence up said, ‘We want this hydrogen version functionality, which is also true. If you around the Monaco harbour to stop the of the Rolls-Royce and we just think think of good designs like a chair, a table Extinction Rebellion people coming that you should be ready for this new or even how a house is built, the most in and putting limpet mines on the purist era where you can talk to people beautiful houses are the ones where you side of the boats.” And he was deadly on the street. You can apologise for can actually see how it’s made. And the serious. He’s actually right because it’s the fact you’re rich just by having this construction is the aesthetic. the perception of them. Anyway, the really green Rolls-Royce and we’ve But if you have, well, if there’s another point is this, I think we drive it. We do, taken the flange off because that was layer over it, so that you don’t see how the clients don’t drive it. There’s nobody the symbol of decadence.’ You’ve missed it’s made, it’s a bit … saying, ‘Giles, when are you going to put the whole point about coming to Rolls- a hydrogen tank in a Phantom?’ I think Royce. SS: It would be nice to increase the focus that’s the opportunity for the industry to The conversation that we are having on material development, for example, say, ‘OK, now I’m going to tell you what right now with Oceanco is fascinating as there are a lot of possibilities in yacht- you need and, maybe, what you want.’ because it’s actually a lot more than being ing. At Oceanco, they’re really open to green. It’s actually a complete look at new developments. Like I said, we’ll be SS: I remember Oceanco’s Black Pearl – it what yachts really are, in a user scenario able to develop our own materials that was completely new, innovative and very sense as well. That’s the bit I find very are more luxurious in terms of research, much based on the client’s desires. They interesting. I really enjoy that debate and sustainability, maybe customised for a really stressed over everything being that space that’s up for grabs right now, client, that sort of stuff, instead of just sustainable and just kept on making this in terms of the first company to come applying expensive stuff. It is the case effort. into that space and say, ‘We’re about to that we looked for more ‘story’ behind do something very different’. It’s like, the materialisation. TK: Maybe the difference is, if you’re mak- ‘Wow, why?’ The answer is, ‘Because we ing a consumer product that’s slightly can’. It’s not because the guy turned up Who drives innovation – the client or affordable, you can just make it and wait and asked for it, it’s just because now the industry? for someone to buy it. But I guess with we think the time is right to explore those GT: That’s an interesting one because I 100 million euros or more, you can’t just spaces. That’s really interesting for me. had one of the car journalists who came make it and see what happens. Right?

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 105 “If you look at innovative design, we always try to keep in mind that people should feel good within the space.”

Tommy Kleerekoper and Sanne Schenk.

How does yachting facilitate greater levels of innovation? GT: It’s not just a beautiful line on a hull. It’s about expelling the myth of the champagne or the gin palaces all sprayed in white and ‘mine is bigger than yours’ and ‘I’ve got more space than you have’.

TK: In a way, of course, there is already innovation, right? I mean, they’re making amazing things, amazing craftsmanship and all that stuff. That being said, we’re just thinking that maybe the focus is somewhat in the wrong place. Maybe that’s the focus because it’s more about what is missing.

How important is it to distinguish between innovation and novelty? GT: You want something that grandstands you and the world in which we’re about to step into. Those people need to choose their next step very carefully because, I mentioned Extinction Rebellion, but they’ve got to understand the next era. Going back to your point, there is a lot of novelty in luxury design and long may it be so because if you start to put function before form and you start to rationalise what is so gloriously lovely about an E type that’s pretty difficult to drive and you can’t get out of, then you’re a heathen.

SS: The propulsion solutions they’re looking into could become more of an innovation, and that’s really sincere and that’s not bull. They’re really making an effort to look for new means of propulsion.

TK: But it’s also how progress works. I mean, there’s a certain amount of novelty, as you call it, and then all of a Photo: Peter Sabelis sudden there’s an innovation. Usually

106 De Hooch apartments in Amsterdam. it starts with a technical development socially, then it’s a complex give and think that’s exciting and I think it’s a … new possibilities, and that makes take between novelty and things we really interesting conversation. We have for a paradigm shift, which is true know and feel comfortable with. If you to condition ourselves as the purveyors innovation. And from there, people look at innovative design, we always try of fine goods, whether it’s Harrods Deli again start building on that paradigm to keep in mind that people should feel counter or it’s the new Miu Miu store up shift with novelty, novelty, novelty, and good within the space. in Mayfair or it is this new bamboo I think that’s how progress moves; it’s cloth that’s coming from sustainable not a straight line. Which spheres of design or tech- sources from Japan right now. The story nology are we witnessing innovation is everything and if you’re bull s*****ing In your experience, when creating from right now? as a global brand on the world stage, you something tangible, what is the GT: I think we’re in a bit of a reset can be had, whether it’s on my daughter’s most important catalyst for genuine situation where coming back to the TikTok or on Instagram, you can be had innovation? common denominator has to be the in a nano-second.And if you’re found to TK: We do a lot of hospitality projects, foundation of good design in the future be style over substance in an era when so restaurants for instance. And what … whether that’s using materials that everybody is expecting this new level of I notice is the people. I mean, do you are recycled ... Yes, absolutely, plastic is social responsibility, with socially aware really want to introduce a totally new a dirty material in the way it’s produced branding that has full authenticity, you way of having dinner in a restaurant? and what happens to it in its end-of- could be over. No. People want a table, a candle, real life scenario. I think that sustainable wood, warmth, you know? thinking is here to stay. We’re all aware SS: Spaces that contribute to your well- So it’s complex. If it involves people, of that in the design industry. being, and that’s on different scales. It’s it’s a difficult line between innovation In terms of innovation in my indus- about the shades you choose, materials, and romance, beauty … Our idea of try now, it’s about weight. Whether it’s the lights, the amount of natural light beauty is usually based on things we electric or the fuel cells from hydrogen obviously, and the presence of plants. know, and I guess that’s how people energy sources, it’s weight and it’s get- Everything that relates to our origin use novelty – they want something that ting rid of excess weight. Therefore, as humans coming from nature. That’s the neighbour has but just a little bit structures and materials in their own what we try to involve in our interior better. Do you want your bedroom to right are forcing the designer’s hand to designs as well; we’re not mimicking look like a sci-fi movie? Probably not. be more clever, maybe more innovative nature, we just try to relate to it. That (Laughter.) It’s fun in a hotel room but in that respect. should be a way to make people feel do you want to live in it? It’s an interesting conundrum better in a space. To us, that’s really So once people come into the mix because innovation has to be visible. I important. WM

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 107 FROM BOW TO STERN

BY WILLIAM MATHIESON

These are the products and systems that world with their latest invention and may not be able to convene in person, will make up the superyachts of the garnering interesting from captains, we, The Superyacht Group, have reached future. We have assembled a diverse sel- project managers, designers and naval out to the supply chain anyway. We have ection of industry innovations that architects alike. an unrivalled relationship and depth of stretch the length and breadth of the Alas, this has been no ordinary year, technical coverage going back almost vessel. While their functions may be and the industry shop windows have three decades, and we know where to varied they share a common commit- been closed, chiefly among them METS- find the quality, reliability and innova- ment to future thinking and industry TRADE, which is usually a rich source tion that drives our industry forward. disruption. of new technology and innovation, but And that is precisely what we have done Ordinarily, the creators and manu- was this year forced to cancel the over the following pages, with a curation facturers of these products would have physical event due to Covid restrictions. of some of the most innovative super- enjoyed a busy quarter, touring the Fear not, though; while the industry yacht solutions on the market today.

108 This is SPONSORED CONTENT INTRODUCING UNICA Besenzoni targets the superyacht market with the development of a new brand, Unica.

After 50 years of operating in the pro- superyacht market has grown sig- experts in the specific regulatory chal- duction yacht market, primarily within nificantly. The average length of super- lenges and processes associated with the 20-40m size range, Besenzoni has yachts continues to grow and, thanks to the large superyacht market. shifted its focus for commitments by our structure, know-how and technology, From gangways and doors to canopies creating a new brand dedicated to the we are able to cater to this market and and terraces, Unica offers an incredibly superyacht market. Unica (Unique build bigger accessories to reach clients diverse set of custom products. Among Yacht Accessories) has been developed of all sizes. The development of the Unica Unica’s most recent projects is ‘Balcony’, with the specific intention of satisfying brand is to make it clear to shipyards which has been designed for super- the growing demand for large-yacht and clients that we are dedicated to yachts over 35m. Balcony is a balcony- accessories for both shipyards and competing in this market.” window, to be installed at the bow owners. While Unica is a division of section at the height of the owner’s “Besenzoni is one of the most well- Besenzoni, the two brands should be cabin, where the curvature of the ship’s known brands in the nautical sector,” considered as distinct owing to the side makes it difficult to customise the starts Dario Tosto, sales manager for the different challenges presented by the yacht. Middle East, North Europe and Far East large superyacht sector. Unica will be “The idea behind Unica is not simply at Unica. “We are very strong in the operating out of a different workshop, to present bigger version of the projects 20-40m sector but, over the years, the with its own staff members who are that have made Besenzoni so successful,

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but to bring something entirely unique When you work in this sector there are “The biggest to the sector as well,” continues Tosto. very few shipyards and we have even “Over 60m there are few series projects, fewer competitors,” explains Tosto. differentiator in this most vessels are unique and, therefore, “Everybody knows each other and so must our products be. Every client new projects immediately become sector isn’t actually the wants some sort of personalisation, known around the world. The biggest products themselves, tweak or customisation and we are able differentiator in this sector isn’t actually to provide that.” the products themselves, but the level but the level of service Simply satisfying the need for custom of service provided and, at Unica, we provided and, at Unica, accessories, however, is not enough to believe our service is market-leading.” guarantee the continued success of a Thanks to the business’ diversity, we believe our service is business in this highly competitive areas of specialisation and qualities of sector. Unica will go beyond custom its workforce, Unica has the expertise, market-leading.” product delivery and ensure support for experience and scale to cater to the on-board assembly as well as a world- superyacht market both in terms of FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- wide after-sales service. product quality and continued world- TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX “The superyacht market is very small. wide service. AND SEARCH ‘BESENZONI’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 111 SPONSORED CONTENT TOP OF THE CLASS A new range of topcoat products offers superyacht clients unrivalled levels of customisation to their paint jobs.

Boero has launched its new market- “Historically, with superyacht paint “Clients are seeking leading topcoat system. The Challenger there were only two popular colours – PRO range has been developed specific- white and blue – but now clients are greater customisation ally for the superyacht market. seeking greater customisation and this “With Challenger PRO we can apply can make repair work harder. So we and this can make repair three different types of topcoat,” explains have worked to produce a product that work harder. So we have Cristiano Bighetti R&D, technical & is easy to touch up if there is damage or product manager for Boero’s yachting wear.” worked to produce a division. “One is solid colour direct gloss, Bighetti says that the ultimate aim product that is easy another is solid colour with clear coat and with the Challenger PRO is to deliver the third is the effect colour (pearlescent a versatile topcoat that can meet the to touch up if there is and metallic) white clearcoat. If the demands of any client. And with the customer chooses solid they can have sheer number of nuances to both the damage or wear.” white, blue, red or any other colour; colour scheme and effects that this if they choose metallic or pearlescent adaptable range can offer, the Challenger they can create a special effect like, for PRO is truly reflective of the bespoke FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- example, the Italian pavilion in Dubai.” level of quality demanded by today’s TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX The pavilion Bighetti refers to is the superyacht clients. AND SEARCH ‘BOERO’ Italian pavilion at the 2020 Dubai EXPO, where Boero created a special colour scheme for the coating of the pavilion’s Italian Pavilion 2020. Renderings by CRA. roof. It was a more challenging task than it may first appear because of the extreme conditions the topcoat is exposed to, being as it is, under extreme daylight heat and sun, and then facing a dramatic drop in temperature when night falls, as well as a level of humidity regularly pushing 95 per cent. The brief was not only to provide a robust and reliable topcoat, but to deliver a unique colour scheme that resembled not only the colours of the Italian flag, but that the white section produced the same shimmered effects as a fluffy white cloud in the sky. The Challenger PRO range comprises Direct Gloss, Two-Layer and Special Effect versions and is now available to superyacht clients. “We do not just sell topcoats; we sell the total paint package, from the primer, filler to the undercoat and topcoat. And where possible we recommend clients to purchase the complete package,” Bighetti explains. “Challenger PRO has permitted us to develop 200,000 colour formulas and we can also undertake touch-up work.

112 SPONSORED CONTENT TECHNOLOGY LIKE RUNNING WATER Through consultancy and management, Bond TM gets the most out of AV/IT systems.

“Consultancy and delivery are just the beginning; management and support are essential and Bond provides the shore-side constant for ETOs.”

As superyachts continue to grow in size between what owners and guests expect notoriously cash-rich and time-poor, it and complexity, AV/IT systems continue and what is delivered. The fault, it must is paramount that the systems continue to grow in scale and importance. Far be said, does not lie with any particular to work year-round and, in the event of a from being an entertaining addition, party; rather, there is a space in between systems failure, that advisory teams and AV/IT systems now form the backbone the shipyards, designers, integrators and management are on hand day and night of the superyacht experience. Through owners that, when left unfilled, can yield to resolve the issues. consultancy and management Bond TM poor results. “Support is a critical element of the ensures that client requirements are “The most important element of superyacht experience. The superyacht translated into enjoyable systems. any AV/IT project is to get it right for industry does not shut down at the “Having been an ETO for seven the principal. Whereas AV systems were weekend. When a vessel requires assist- years, Bond was created to solve a single once considered luxurious additions ance, it requires assistance immediately. problem. After a three-year build project, to a project, today entertainment and Waiting around is not acceptable,” explains how could people get it so wrong?” asks connectivity are like running water – it Faimatea. “Consultancy and delivery Will Faimatea, founder and director of needs to work all the time and it should are just the beginning; management and Bond Technology Management & Con- never run out,” continues Faimatea. support are essential and Bond provides sultancy. “As an ETO I grew tired of being “When Bond was first created there were the shore-side constant for ETOs.” blamed for technology not performing as no technological consultants. Today, Simply put, it is unacceptable for it should – especially when guests were clients invest a significant amount of AV/IT systems not to be functioning on board – when the issues lay with the time and money in their AV/IT systems; optimally, Bond TM has built its reputa- technology itself. Had anyone actually getting it wrong is not an option.” tion on ensuring that the disconnect taken the time to ask the owner what In recent years, the complexity of between expectation and delivery is they wanted?” on-board AV/IT systems has grown bridged. The superyacht industry often astronomically and so has their primacy. proudly proclaims to be at the forefront Consultation, installation and delivery, FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- of technological integration; however, it however, is just part of the technological TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX is not uncommon to find a disconnect lifecycle. With owners and guests AND SEARCH ‘BOND’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 113 SPONSORED CONTENT CELLWEAVER SUPERCHARGED PREPARES SUPERYACHTS FOR 5G CELLweaver’s next generation aggregator provides a future-proofed, super-performing internet connection on board.

that CELLweaver provides is the SIM cards,” says Darger. “The SIM cards do not run out of data and most do not need to be replaced when the yacht changes location. In areas where there are special requirements, CELLweaver ensures its clients have the appropriate SIM cards for the itinerary.” CELLweaver’s managed service also provides a secure and encrypted connection. Using a proprietary technology, data is split in unpredictable asynchronous combinations between four connections, with each connection highly encrypted. That way, CELLweaver ensures unparalleled cyber security for its users. Founded in 2015, CELLweaver’s one-of- the continuous developments happening Furthermore, clients can choose a a-kind technology allows superyachts on the 4G spectrum, where more country-specific public dedicated IP to achieve a secure, reliable and high- frequency bands with further reach are address to be assigned to their CELL- bandwidth internet connection on board being added. “Our focus is to combine weaver unit. A comparable solution to by aggregating multiple mobile network resilience, high performance, cyber the more commonly known VPN, the signals. Available to order now, the security and operational range so that internet connection can then be used to company’s next-generation aggregator – clients can have coverage as far off the enable the AV/IT systems on board access the CELLweaver SuperCharged – provides coast as possible,” adds Darger. particular media services only available an even more powerful solution that CELLweaver also offers bolt-on in a certain country, such as BBC iPlayer is future-proofed for the advent of 5G, amplifiers, which triple the range and or a Netflix account in the UK, no matter enabling everyone relying on it to keep improve bandwidth and connection where the yacht might actually be located. up with the ever-increasing bandwidth quality. For larger yachts, multiple Another benefit of CELLweaver’s demand of applications such as social CELLweaver SuperCharged units can innovative managed service is the media and streaming services. be stacked to create an even higher company’s overview of all connected “To get our clients ready for 5G, the next bandwidth on board. This increased systems on board. “While our managed generation of CELLweaver is designed to bandwidth can then be managed more service focuses on supporting our clients be a straightforward replacement for their flexibly in the yacht’s firewall so that with CELLweaver services, our team existing units,” explains Wilko Darger, different percentages of the bandwidth also has experience working with AV/IT CEO of CELLweaver. “This features a can be allocated to owners, guests and systems,” says Darger. “So, we often help different antenna layout, different hard- crew, depending on priority. clients with the other software or systems ware design and different software for the Alongside the hardware, CELLweaver they have on board, which is particularly ETO to control the unit, but from a user also provides a fully managed service helpful for yachts that don’t have a perspective there is little difference.” to its clients. This includes providing a dedicated ETO.” As well as ensuring clients are dedicated counterpart unit on shore, in 5G-ready, which will be most relevant addition to the unit on board, between FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- for yachts when in port, the CELLweaver which aggregation is achieved. “The TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX SuperCharged is also future-proofed for other element of the service package AND SEARCH ‘CELLWEAVER’

114 SPONSORED CONTENT NEVER A DULL MOMENT CeraShield’s Duplex system protects paint’s gloss far beyond its typical lifecycle.

Paint has always been one of the retain its gloss for five years, which has superyacht industry’s most discussed created a disparity between expectation topics owing to the incredibly high and reality.” standards that owners expect. Small Paint and finishing has traditionally changes to polyurethane paint systems been one of the most contentious and have meant that they are no longer as litigious elements of any build project. durable as they once were. However, However, Williams believes that with with CeraShield’s Duplex system a cost- CeraShield’s new Duplex offering, which effective solution to bolster gloss and will see ceramic coatings included in the durability is now available the owners, initial options list for clients, many of yards and paint manufacturers. the stresses associated with paint can be “There are two key products in our mitigated. By using the Duplex system range. The first is a 10-micron clear owners’ will receive an end product ceramic coating that produces gloss that meets, or indeed outperforms, and durability. It can be applied to new expectation. Additionally, the option of paint and it can also be applied to older the additional ceramic system will allow gloss-restored paint. This product has yards to be more transparent with clients been designed for exhaust areas of hulls when they outline the unavoidable where they experience issues with soot limitations of typical paint systems. and exhaust fumes engraining into the “We were first contacted by a well- paintwork. The product has an anti-graffiti known management company which property, as it was originally designed to “It is inexpensive to was concerned that their clients were not protect the paintwork of the Deutsche receiving what they paid for,” explains Bahn trains from vandals. This product is apply the Duplex system Williams. “A number of the market’s excellent for protecting large flat surfaces, and owners can be safe most respected paint surveyors have but, to protect more complex surfaces, also concluded that the paintwork needs such as a superyacht superstructure, in the knowledge that protecting and, increasingly, shipyards the 10-micron coating is paired with a and paint manufacturers are also inclined seven-micron coating that is perfect for they will not need to do a to agree. The paint systems they provide rounds, reveals and returns,” starts Andy complete paint overhaul are excellent, but they require a sacrificial Williams, partner at CeraShield. coating to protect their excellent work. By now the benefits of ceramic clear for five to seven years.” CeraShield’s Duplex system can be coats on superyachts are well known – applied to new paint and topped up on they offer performance, protection and “Even the manufacturers accept that high-wear areas as and when required. It durability. The ceramic coating bonds polyurethane paints today don’t hold is inexpensive to apply the Duplex system chemically with the substrate of the up for four to five years like they used and owners can be safe in the knowledge polyurethane paint coat and cures at to because the chemicals that provided that they will not need to do a complete atmospheric temperature. In essence, the gloss and durability have been quite paint overhaul for five to seven years.” the ceramic coating provides a durable, rightly removed because they had harmful Transparency and cooperation will be sacrificial layer of protection to the trace elements,” continues Williams. some of the central pillars of progress in polyurethane coating, allowing a super- “It must be said, that the paint systems the superyacht industry for years to come. yacht’s finish to maintain its gloss and today are still absolutely excellent, but Where transparency and cooperation appearance for longer periods. However, they typically only last for around three are concerned here, they yield gloss, until recently, ceramic coatings had years before they start down-glossing and durability and performance. been seen as a solution for wearing paint becoming matt in the high-wear areas. coatings, rather than being adopted at However, when a client engages in a new FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- the beginning of projects to be used as a build project or a new paint job, they are TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX preventative and enhancing measure. still led to believe that the coating will AND SEARCH ‘CERASHIELD’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 115 SPONSORED CONTENT ‘BULLETPROOF TECHNOLOGY’ The switch from analogue to digital may have taken longer than one might expect for crew radio systems, but the shift is an operational imperative.

Rather than produce a ‘range’ as such, channel28 systems are developed in a bespoke fashion, working as they do with the crew of individual vessels to understand their operational needs.

A decade ago, superyacht security meant When the business was founded, Hicks estimates that about 40 per a physical presence on the deck. But the concept of digital radio was only cent of any brief is hardware design, the industry has slowly woken up to the really embraced by the custom end of while the remaining 60 per cent is idea that the threat to both the asset and the fleet. However, a mission channel28 programming the software that meets the its passengers is far less likely to come has taken on is to educate more of the needs of the client. “If a good hardware from a physical attack and far more so market on the shortcomings of analogue isn’t programmed correctly, it’s probably from the various ‘soft’ access points radio to bolster digital adoption. The worse than having bad hardware. So it’s that present themselves to potential radio system is still an essential tool in about understanding and talking to the attackers. a crewmember’s arsenal, and the ability crew about how they want it to work and One of the less talked about but to add additional bells and whistles (or being able to implement that in a way historically most vulnerable targets is alarms and monitors, as the case may be) that is seamless for them.” the on-board crew radio network. His- only adds to their utility. As channel28 continues to push the torical analogue systems offered open Rather than produce a ‘range’ as envelope, in terms of system innova- networks to any party that wanted to, such, channel28 systems are developed tion, the company is now rolling out quite literally, tune in. Theoretically, this in a bespoke fashion, working as they support for TETRA, which is the radio presents a serious compromising of on- do with the crew of individual vessels to technology used by most emergency board security, with details of passages understand their operational needs. services. “TETRA is a fully managed and guest whereabouts being circulated “When you get onto the boat, every system and an expensive technology. over the airwaves. boat works in a different way, and But in almost every way, it is also a “[In contrast to years gone by], now- they have different ways of using the bulletproof technology; it offers users adays we are being asked for ever higher systems,” Hicks explains. “We’re being a constant radio signal and has now levels of encryption,” explains Adrian asked for a wider range of integration, become both more widely accepted and Hicks, director of communications whether it’s bridge alarms for the more cost-effective.” engineering and software development navigation officer, to engineers’ alarms company, channel28, which builds on- or stew calls. But rather than just being FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- board digital radio communication blared out in the crew mess, it is targeted TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX systems for superyacht crews. to the right people.” AND SEARCH ‘CHANNEL28’

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for builders in terms of space saving and ease of installation.” The latest addition to CMC Marine’s CONTROL & STABILISATION product range is the intruder – the perfect complement to the Stabilis Electra for total platform control. Built up out of stainless steel, it requires minimal power WITH CMC MARINE to quickly control roll and pitch. Another recent development by CMC is Waveless, a range of new electric and The latest developments in electrically actuated ultra-compact stabilisers for yachts from 12-40m, which uses the same technology control and stabilisation technology. as Stabilis Electra, but re-engineered into a smaller, more compact machine. “We have always been present in the The growing integration of control and thrusters Dualis and the intruders TRIM, superyacht market, developing products stabilisation technology on board yachts all of which are electrically actuated. for yachts from 30-70m,” continues Gal- has led to significant improvements The brand’s ethos of integrating lifuoco. “But, as technology has moved in performance, manoeuvrability and the latest generation technology and forward, the increased availability of comfort. So much so that stabilisers are innovative design has been central to electrical components has enabled us now considered a necessity, rather than a CMC Marine’s success. “Technological to offer the same technology to much luxury, by the yachting community. developments move very fast, so we smaller yachts, which is why we created Founded in 2005, CMC Marine has are constantly innovating and making Waveless. It is a product range for the grown and strengthened its position our systems more sophisticated, which broader market of smaller vessels but as a market leader in the production of allows us to deliver more features and with uncompromised performance.” control and stabilisation systems for value to our clients,” explains Alessandro Being close to the end-customer is yachts and passenger boats over 30m Gallifuoco, marine business development one of the cornerstones of the corporate in length. The company’s innovative, manager at CMC Marine. philosophy of CMC Marine, and at the flexible and reliable product portfolio “For example, we are now able to heart of this is its rapidly expanding includes some of the most sophisticated integrate all of our equipment and systems service centre network, which spans electric fin stabilisers, steering systems, – stabilisers, thrusters, steering systems the world from the United States to thrusters and intruders on the market. and intruders – into a single platform New Zealand, from the Caribbean to This includes the Stabilis Electra range, with a strong software backbone so that the Far East region. This network has the world’s first electrically actuated – all systems can be operated together. been established both to support its as opposed to hydraulic – stabilisation This allows the optimisation of the clients and create opportunities for the system and one of the brand’s flagship components and delivers greater benefits company. “We need to be able to serve our products for the superyacht market, for the clients in terms of performance, clients around the world, but it is also an as well as steering systems Directa, the manoeuvrability and comfort, as well as enabler of new business,” says Gallifuoco. “CMC’s systems are so reliable, there is not much maintenance or failures for these service centres to deal with, so what is really driving profit for them is the ability to sell our systems for retrofit projects”. As a result of its innovative and performance-driven product development, CMC Marine has established strong relationships with 13 of the world’s top 20 superyacht builders, to which it sells the majority of its systems and actively works with on both new build and refit projects. The company continues to innovate and pursue the integration of its control and stabilisation systems for the benefit of yacht builders and owners.

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The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 117 SPONSORED CONTENT SPACE-SAVING AND SIMPLICITY CNSAT directly tackles two of the central issues with on-board entertainment systems.

As impressive as the SMART architecture is, it is only one part of the story. No matter how efficient a system is, without an intuitive user interface, the technology will simply not satisfy the requirements of the superyacht industry’s discerning clients. SMART, therefore, is supported by Hydra and Connected On Board, an intuitive user interface and a remote monitoring system for senior crew. “Companies will typically provide you with an iPad, through which you can control movies, music and so on, but every user interface is different and every iPad depends on the programmer that programmes the user interface,” explains Cominale. “Over 20 years we have learnt that these systems are still too confusing Over the past decade or so the superyacht ing performance, reducing weight and from the customer side. Therefore, our industry has gone through somewhat reducing power consumption.” user interface uses Apple TV and its of a technological revolution. As tech- SMART, which stands for Software control system as its foundation, reducing nology has developed apace globally in Managed Architecture with Reliable controls to the Apple TV controller that the realms of telecommunications, home Technology, is a system architecture most users are familiar with. Through entertainment and hotel services, such that makes all the needed services work Apple TV you can control on-demand technologies have come ubiquitous and, as software instances. Unlike standard services, home automation, hotel services therefore, they have become a central architectures, where each service is and whatever else is required.” element of every superyacht project, managed by a single box running a soft- The technologies on board super- bringing with them a unique set of ware that provides the service itself, yachts today may be ubiquitous, but challenges. In response to a growing SMART runs all the software inside a single there are still those companies that fail demand for integration and techno- powerful piece of hardware. The SMART to meet the most basic of requirements, logical performance, CNSAT, the tele- system includes all the typical services namely space and simplicity. CNSAT’s communications and entertainment found on board superyachts including a SMART architecture, supported by Hydra specialist, has developed a system archi- firewall/router unit, PABX system, CCTV and Connected On Board, places these tecture and software the deals directly managers, video on demand, music on requirements as its central principles. with issues relating to space, weight, demand, journey information and IPTV power consumption and user experience. manager, as well as the option to add “Today, everything from telecom- additional services if required. munications and automation has to be “We have physically built a system, “At the end of the story, merged and integrated,” starts Mauro based on normal hardware, that includes you have one 1.5m Cominale of CNSAT. “The development all of the services needed,” continues of our system architecture started from Cominale. “At the end of the story, you powerful rack unit that a single specific request from a super- have one 1.5m powerful rack unit that provides all of the services yacht owner. The owner requested a provides all of the services that clients 35m superyacht with the space of a 45m need. The standard architecture provided that clients need.” project. Starting from this point, we by our competitors typically requires developed ‘SMART’ architecture, which around 16 rack units in total, which FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- merges all the necessary technologies requires a great deal of space and power TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX into one single system, thereby improv- output to yield the same results.” AND SEARCH ‘CN SAT’

118 SPONSORED CONTENT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CREATIVE DESIGNS Custom Marine Developments delivers bespoke systems for superyachts and tenders.

Makefast’s custom division, Custom “For the superyacht projects, CMD will come to us and say, ‘We want this Marine Developments (CMD), specialises mostly delivers larger versions of the system, it needs to do this and this is in producing bespoke, one-off features sunroof systems and powered sun the space we have to do it’,” adds Miller. and accessories for the superyacht awnings that Makefast specialises in for “And typically there is not much space industry. Building on Makefast’s 30 years the production yacht market,” explains allocated for these systems, especially of experience producing cutting-edge Jack Miller, general manager of CMD. for tenders, so we have to squeeze a lot electric sunroofs, awnings and bimini “Most of our work is in the superyacht of technology into very small spaces hydraulic units for the production yacht tender market, where the trend is for and make the systems work. It means market, CMD branched out three years tenders to be designed by the same working closely with both designer and ago with its own factory and workforce. design house as the mothership to mirror builder to develop a system that meets CMD works closely with superyacht certain styling points or features. We everyone’s requirements.” design houses, management services often work with tender designs that have As well as creating innovative solu- and builders, to design, engineer and come off the drawing board with beaut- tions for limited spaces, another import- build custom solutions for superyacht iful lines and curved windows, doors and ant factor for clients is the ease of tenders, including electric sunroof, roofs that open up in imaginative ways.” installation of these systems. As such, anchor, door and window systems. Allowing designers to be creative and CMD ensures turn-key solutions by More recently, the company has started push the boundaries in terms of design, building each system at its factory in its applying its expertise to larger projects CMD provides innovative solutions to entirety, including the glass and painted on board superyachts, for both new- realise any designed concept into a work- surfaces, and then installs the system build and refit projects. ing reality. “Often a designer or builder into the vessel as a whole package. As well as being heavily involved in the design and engineering phases, CMD then offers ongoing after-sales and service support, with the ability to use on Makefast’s well- established infrastructure and services points to send engineers out to where their clients are. Having worked directly and indirectly with many of the superyacht industry’s leading design houses, including Espen Øino, Nuvolari Lenard and Winch Design, one of CMD’s latest projects includes the supply of the retractable sunroof for the 27m chase boat Atlantico by Alia Yachts. The custom sliding roof system features two glass panels of 3m² that slide away into the vessel’s superstructure, and is a prime example of the bespoke solutions that CMD is known for.

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The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 119 SPONSORED CONTENT TREAT YOUR WATER RIGHT Exploring HEM’s one-stop-shop solution for high-quality water-treatment systems

With water and its treatment on board At the same time, it has enabled us to world. We also support the vessels by superyachts more important than ever create a consultancy-based model that telephone and email whenever they have before, TSR speaks with the team at ensures our clients are receiving exactly a problem with a particular system. The HEM, member of the Evac Group, about the right products and not off-the-shelf effectiveness of our remote aftersales HEM’s unique business model and solutions.” care is a direct result of the simplicity product offering by focusing on three While most people are under the and intuitive nature of our systems. distinct business functions: solutions, impression that HEM’s business starts By understanding the vessels and our spare parts and services. With solutions and ends with the installation of water- clients, we can create systems that are for 40m-plus superyachts, HEM is a maker systems, these systems, in fact, easy to operate and maintain, allowing superyacht water-treatment market only account for around 30-40 per our aftersales to be more flexible.” leader. cent of the complete water treatment Working with the vast majority of HEM’s success can be attributed systems typically provided by HEM to major shipyards in Northern Europe to several factors. “The business was superyachts. Beyond the aforementioned and a number of the large shipyards in founded in 1980 in the south of France items are all the smaller systems that Italy, HEM has developed unrivalled so we have 40 years experience in the account for vital processes throughout knowledge of the superyacht build and desalination of seawater and also the the water-lifecycle on board superyachts aftersales process. treatment of freshwater using high- such as water softeners, chlorine dosing, Joining Evac Group in 2018 has quality products,” says Jaco Conradie, silver ion sterilisation, hydrophore enabled HEM to engage in research and head of superyacht sales at Evac Group systems, circulatory systems with auto- development of a larger scope of high- He explains that the company’s route matic pH and chlorine monitoring/ end products for superyachts. Evac to market has typically been through adjustment systems. products such as vacuum toilets, black- direct relationships with shipyards, “The element that truly makes us water treatment, food compactors and captains and engineers. “Through these stand out is the aftersales and technical ballast water management can now relationships, we have been able to create support that we provide,” continues be utilised with HEM’s offering and feedback loops that continuously allow Conradie. “We have a team of technicians service for a one-stop-shop solution for us to improve and refine our products. that we can send anywhere in the superyacht clients. “By understanding the vessels and our clients, we can create systems that are easy to operate and maintain, allowing our aftersales to be more flexible.”

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120 SPONSORED CONTENT BRINGING WATERMAKERS OUT OF THE ENGINE ROOM HP Watermaker provides the only fully automated and integrated water system for superyachts.

As superyachts continue to grow in size and complexity, certain legacy systems have been left behind. Even today, most water marker systems on board superyachts require manual operation from the engine room. However, HP Watermaker has created the only fully automatic, bridge-integrated water management system, thereby reducing complexity, saving time and improving the ability to monitor. “For a number of years now HP Watermaker has been providing the only fully automated water maker for superyachts, the HP RP Tronic,” starts Gianni Zucco, co-founder of HP Watermaker. “Now, however, we have taken the technology one step further by fully integrating the system with all the market’s top navigational brands, allow the user to control the system that from the engine room, HP Watermaker including Raymarine, Garmin, Furuno, is located in the engine room,” continues has hugely simplified the task of Simrad, Lowrence and B&G. We are the Zucco. “The interface allows users to turn monitoring and adjusting water makers only company with worldwide interface the system on and off, reset the alarms, and dramatically reduced the time with these plotters.” monitor the operations and check all necessary to focus on them by creating an For as long as water makers have been of the data related to the water system, intuitive interfaced system. in existence on vessels, they have such as working hours, total water “There are still those who prefer primarily been operated and managed production, the working pressure and manual systems and who fundamentally manually from the engine room. Today, the actual production and water quality. distrust the additional electrical systems,” many of the systems on board super- Additionally, via a pin-protected service, explains Zucco. “However, for these indi- yachts remain manual or, at best, semi- users will be able to adjust the water viduals, it is important to note that the automated. Captains, chief engineers makers settings.” automated system has been designed and other stakeholders are still obliged to HP Watermaker’s products are suit- with redundancy so, in the event of an go down to the engine room to manually able for all vessel sizes from around electrical failure on board, the water adjust valves, flush the system and check 50ft up to the very largest 100m-plus maker system can still be operated on pressure. While technology on board superyachts. As superyachts, in general, manually when needed.” superyachts has evolved and modernised, have continued to grow in size and com- By bringing water out of the engine water systems have remained unneces- plexity, the burden of administration and room and onto the bridge, HP Watermaker sarily archaic and complex. operation has grown exponentially for has created a remote, timesaving and “When using the equipment of one of captains, chief engineers and senior crew, monitoring tool that simplifies the the aforementioned navigational brands, and the use of cumbersome and time- operation of water systems. simply enter the applications page and consuming legacy technologies should alongside systems like Spotify, Sea- no longer be considered acceptable. By FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- keepers, Lumishore and so on, you will bringing the operation and maintenance TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX find an HP Watermaker option that will of the water system to the bridge and away AND SEARCH ‘HP HIGH PRESSURE SRL’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 121 SPONSORED CONTENT COMPACT SCR SOLUTIONS FOR FAST YACHT APPLICATIONS HUG Engineering has produced an emission-reduction system that works for the sub-500gt market.

By the time most people read this, one of the most significant regulatory shifts to impact yachting will have come into force. As of 1 January 2021, the IMO’s Tier III regulations on exhaust emissions will apply to all new-builds under 500gt, extending the scope of the rules to encompass the entire superyacht fleet. “We know we had to This change has long been feared by production yacht builders, who deliver a solution within feared its imposition would destroy the same footprint as the their market, due to the need to extend the size of engine rooms to an unviable engine and to stay within extent. a height limit of no more The regulations have been the subject of debate and lobbying for almost a than 500mm above the decade, and as such, in anticipation of their inevitability, prudent companies engine.” such as HUG Engineering have been Integration by Mive Eco Srl busy in the background working on smart solutions that can help to pre- knots or 40 knots, and thanks to the ventilation process so that heat is able to serve the health of the <500gt market, last high-performance SCR developed in dissipate efficiently.” with the development of a compact HUG during the past three years, this is HUG Engineering’s SCR technology version of its Selective Catalytic Reduc- now feasible.” has long been proven effective for tion (SCR) system for this segment of The challenge for HUG Engineering, custom vessels; the challenge was to vessel. and the consideration that had most reduce its size to be able to meet the “Based on the very robust and well- concerned the industry, was producing extremely stringent limits imposed known functionalities that we have a SCR system that made no physical on yachts under 500gt, both in weight within our portfolio, we have been able imprint on the size of the engine room and size terms. The fact the company to validate a variety of designs that align and, at the same time, did not add a now has a solution in place that meets with existing engine configurations disproportionate amount of weight to both those requirements could yet be so that they can fit within existing the vessel. No easy task! the saviour of the production yacht engine room designs,” explains Lukas The company has managed to meet sector. Regulations are not going away; Cavegn, product line director for marine both these core objectives, having tested in contrast, they will only grow in scope applications at HUG Engineering. its designs across several vessel types, and application. With this technology “We have a variety of designs that and it will be bringing the system to available, owners and builders of sub- align to two main types of engine,” adds market in the spring of 2021. 500gt can be sure of safe passage moving Carlo Bertoglio, Hug Engineering Italy “We know we had to deliver a solu- forward. general manager. “Because, depending tion within the same footprint as the on the speed of the yacht, there are engine”, Carlo Bertoglio continues, “and generally engines of one megawatt and to stay within a height limit of no more FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- two megawatts. We had to produce a than 500mm above the engine. We are TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX solution that worked for yachts of 15 now in the final stages of improving the AND SEARCH ‘HUG’

122 SPONSORED CONTENT SCR + DPF = A COMPLETE SUPERYACHT SOLUTION HUG Engineering has developed a solution that simultaneously meets Tier III regulations while eliminating soot.

While regulations may have forced the be compliant, it is invariably the soot Germany and in the Netherlands, we are industry’s hand in terms of developing that they are more preoccupied with, well positioned.” effective SCR solutions, it was comfort hence the true value of the combined By way of example as to the practical and aesthetics that galvanised the HUG proposition. Furthermore, while benefits of this system, HUG has development of diesel particulate filters OEM SCR configurations require DPF to delivered it to a 47m explorer yacht, (DPF) to eliminate the rather unpleasant be retrofitted, within the HUG system, delivered to her client by San Lorenzo soot residue that is deposited as a by- the DPF actually precedes the SCR, in summer 2020. Both the engines and product of combustion. which means the exhaust entering the generators have been filtered, while the Now the two have conflated, with the SCR catalyst particulate is already free of main engine configuration has been large custom superyacht fleet requiring soot. fitted with an SCR integrated in the filter both SCR, following the introduction of Clients can also switch seamlessly housing. IMO Tier III regulations in 2016, and DPF from IMO Tier II compliance (applicable “For the owner, the vessel will be to work in tandem. to all yachts cruising the Mediterranean), sailing in Arctic, Antarctic, Baltic ... “The DPF was suitable for removing to IMO Tier III compliance. For the large where no soot can be left behind,” Carlo the black carbon, but it was not suitable percentage of the fleet who do the milk Bertoglio explains. “We are now able for the IMO rules that came into force”, run from Europe to the waters of Florida to deliver this solution from the very Carlo Bertoglio explains. “There were and the Caribbean, this will be a welcome biggest Lürssens to an explorer of 47 50- or 60-metre yachts obliged to follow consideration from a performance and metres. Our target is to be the complete those rules, asking whether SCR would efficiency perspective. solution for exploration vessels from 40 solve the problem of soot, but it wouldn’t, “Our historical competence is DPF, metres upwards.” so they began asking us to add a DPF.” and now our leadership with SCR is With IMO Tier III rules well estab- affording us a lot of success,” Carlo FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- lished, demand for an integrated sol-tion Bertoglio says. “In Italy, we are dealing TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX is pronounced. “If they have to install with all the big shipyards, but even in AND SEARCH ‘HUG’ an SCR after-treatment anyway,” Lukas Cavegn adds, “then they will install both.” HUG Engineering’s solution, developed over the past three years, is to integrate both systems into the same physical footprint as the generator, with scope for customisation depending on the configuration of the space and the various exit piping routes. The integrated solution is certified as Tier III-compliant by DNV GL. Carlo Bertoglio makes a very important distinction between the HUG solution and the compliant engine propositions from the OEMs; the latter have not presented a solution for eliminating the diesel particulate. And while owners accept their obligation to

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 123 SPONSORED CONTENT COST-SAVING, EASE AND CONTINUITY Exploring how IDEA Data Solutions management software can vastly improve the efficiency of superyacht operations.

In recent years, superyachts have grown Whether it be maintenance manage- industry results in a lack of continuity. in terms both of their size and complexity. ment, including predictive maintenance In a market where crew frequently jump Typically, when one considers the and condition-based maintenance, from vessel to vessel, it is not uncommon growing complexity of vessels, there inventory and purchasing, document for on-board systems to change in order is a tendency to think about advanced management, engine room logging, to cater to the skillsets of the present and novel technologies, however, not safety management, crew and guest senior crew. In these eventualities, when only have various systems become management or beyond, the admini- authorities require data and documenta- more complex, but the administrative strative burden on board superyachts tion, it may be that a number of different burden to run the vessels has also grown has become so large that an integrated formats and systems are presented, exponentially. We speak with the team system is the most effective way to confusing and elongating the process. from IDEA Data Solutions about the manage everything that superyacht In the instances where management need for management software. operations encompass. software is used, its simple user interface “The key challenge for superyachts “It goes without saying how expen- and intuitiveness makes it far easier for today is how to manage all their sive the operation of a superyacht is superyachts to maintain continuity in data,” starts Tobias Allebrodt, executive on a daily, weekly and monthly basis,” the event of personnel changes. director of IDEA Data Solutions. “These continues Allebrodt. “So expensive, in With over 1,100 vessels now using are incredibly complex environments. fact, that the cost of a management IDEA Data Solutions management soft- In the past it may have been sufficient system is insignificant by comparison. ware, whether that be the full suite to use Excel sheets and handwritten However, the potential cost of the risks of service or specific elements of it, records, but today ISM, ISPS, flag state associated with a poorly managed vessel it is clear that the technology yields and various other entities require a great are by no means insignificant and they tangible benefits. In a market that is deal of up-to-date information. It is have the ability to ruin an owner’s at times becoming bogged down in true that each can be managed without experience. Additionally, a streamlined administration burden, to the detriment management software, and some rela- system has the ability to considerably of the market’s core values such as service tively inactive superyachts are able to reduce the administrative burden on and guest satisfaction, the technology do this, but for most large superyachts captains and senior crew.” simply aims to create a system that it is just impractical to do so without It is fair to say that, in many instances, provides cost-saving capabilities, ease of the aid of intelligent software.” the transitional nature of the superyacht use and operational continuity. “A streamlined system has the ability to considerably reduce the administrative burden on captains and senior crew.”

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124 SPONSORED CONTENT THE FINAL FRONTIER We may be on the cusp of a new era for satcomms, but superyachts can and should future-proof their vessels now …

one antenna is connected to a particular satellite the other is connecting simultaneously to a different one – ensuring total and seamless coverage wherever you are.” This solution is made possible through Intellian’s NX series of Ku-Ka Dual-band convertible GEO/MEO/LEO VSAT Terminals, designed and built to empower future-proof satellite communication. With the mediator – the hardware needed to automatically manage dual antennas – built into the Below Deck Unit (BDU), and the ability to track any satellite orbit, the NX series is that rare thing – an existing piece of technology that will future-proof a vessel for the forthcoming switch to LEO and MEO connectivity. Humphreys compares it, in layman’s terms, to televisions when the switch was made to HD; ahead of the switch, prudent consumers ensured they were future-proofed by purchasing HD- ready TVs, and the NX Series affords the same possibility for forward planning to Satcomms is one of the most competitive enterprises in a space race of sorts to satcomms customers. and challenging sectors in the superyacht launch new low-earth orbit (LEO) and “The advantage we have is that the NX industry. Mobile communications on mid-earth orbit (MEO) satellite constel- series is ready for this new technology, shore are developing at a tremendous pace, lations. These services will virtually so when it comes online users will just with users now able to experience similar eliminate latency – the delay experienced switch over to that network and it will connection speeds when roaming as they between making a request and receiving work with very little effort from the user,” do in the home or office, and these high a response, particularly noticeable in Humphreys explains. expectations continue when an owner dynamic applications such as video A swift proliferation of LEO and MEO or their guests and crew board a yacht. calling and networked gaming – and networks seems likely over the next few Yet delivering seamless and efficient bolster coverage for the maritime sector. years, which will deliver two key benefits connectivity at sea is a demanding task: The new networks achieve these swift from a user perspective: a reduction in gaming, video streaming, 8K TV, on-board response times by the satellites being the residual cost of connectivity and a sig- cinema, socialising and entertaining all closer to Earth, but proximity poses its nificant leap in performance while aboard. require high bandwidths, and owners and own problems for antenna designers. But disruptive technology in the sky is guests may also need office facilities to “Geostationary satellites that we work of no use without similarly innovative maintain vital business communications. with now, and have done for the past 50 equipment on the ground. Through for- All this must be delivered – sometimes years, are always fixed in one place relative ward planning and smart design, Intellian simultaneously – at speeds and service to the Earth’s rotation,” explains Matt are enabling users to plan for the future levels ideally equivalent to those on land. Humphreys, sales director – EMEA at and to reap the benefits of the new The logistical challenges to delivering leading maritime connectivity solutions networks as soon as they are available. seamless connectivity to superyachts provider Intellian. “LEO satellites are may be many, but the satcomms sector is constantly moving, so to maintain an FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- going through a period of exciting and uninterrupted connection we employ a TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX profound change, with a number of private dual antenna system that means while AND SEARCH ‘INTELLIAN’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 125 SPONSORED CONTENT SUSTAINABLE YACHTING WITH KONGSBERG MARITIME Current and future solutions that will maximise performance and increase sustainability in the superyacht industry.

Current products and systems To further increase on-board Kongsberg Maritime’s latest develop- Following Kongsberg Maritime’s acqui- efficiency, Kongsberg Maritime is now ment is an advanced manoeuvering sition and integration of the former looking into creating a better link systems, having recently worked with Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine in 2019, between the bridge system and the two Norwegian ferries to develop an the expertise of both former companies energy control system. “If the energy automated docking system. “This has been utilised to develop solutions producers know how much energy the involved taking the software from our for the integration of bridge, control and vessel is going to need in the near future, dynamic positioning system and turning propulsions systems. With the maritime by linking in time of arrival from the it into a system that moves the vessel industry’s increasing desire to reduce autopilot and the speed that needs to be automatically, in the best way possible, its environmental footprint, Kongsberg maintained, then you can decrease the from one location to another,” says Maritime is well positioned to deliver overall energy used, as well as decrease Trinterud. “This means that the system integrated products and systems that noise and vibration to improve general can find the perfect parking approach meet this demand for greater efficiency comfort on board,” adds Trinterud. “Here and execute it automatically.” With the and sustainability. we are talking about technology that majority of hardware and software in “With the increasing focus on hybrid the offshore industry uses for staying in place to integrate such a system on board electrical systems, both for electrical position, but turning it into a completely a superyacht, Kongsberg Maritime hopes and mechanical propulsion, Kongsberg new energy and comfort tool for yachts.” to see the demand for the technology Maritime has established a battery For vessels with electric propulsion from its yachting clients soon. factory and we now make our own digital systems, Kongsberg Maritime also recom- switchboards,” explains Roger Trinterud, mends the use of Azimuth propulsors, sales director at Kongsberg Maritime. such as its Elegance POD and AziPull, “We have also set up an energy lab where where the propeller and rudder is one unit we have generators set, hydrogen fuel and can turn 360 degrees around itself. “The system can find cells and many types of batteries to test As well as increased manoeuvrability and refine control strategies.” with less power, less interior volume is the perfect parking This investment in innovative tech- required for the propulsion system and approach and execute nologies has led to the development of there is increased flexibility with the Kongsberg Maritime’s energy control positioning of the engine room. it automatically.” systems, which consist of mixing different energy producers, connecting them to a switchboard and distributing the energy to wherever needs it on board. “When you include knowledge about the yacht operational profile, then you can also control the propulsion, heating, ventilation, etc. and the system can divide the energy between the producers more effectively,” continues Trinterud. “This means it can ramp up energy production while keeping the engines running in the most efficient range and thereby using a battery or other energy storage to optimise the whole energy chain.”

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Innovative solutions for the future the technology becomes reliable enough, hydrogen-fuelled ship concepts for ferries With its ongoing investment into Levander believes it could even have the and cargo vessels,” says Levander. “In research and development, Kongsberg potential to negate the need for a bridge some cases, we have used compressed Maritime is also looking into a number situated in the traditional position, and hydrogen and, in others, liquified of innovations that could be beneficial therefore open up exciting opportunities hydrogen. We then take that fuel to for superyachts in the future. According in terms of yacht design. fuel cell, it creates electricity for the to Oskar Levander, senior vice president The other trend, in terms of future ship. Usually we combine the fuel with of Business Concepts at Kongsberg innovations, for Kongsberg Maritime battery packs, which would create zero Maritime, there are two main trends is the environment. “One of the biggest emissions, meaning no carbon footprint with regards to emerging technology challenges today is that we need to and no exhaust. The only byproduct in the maritime industry, and these are reduce greenhouse gas emissions to is water and it is also very quiet in digitalisation and the environment. combat climate change,” says Levander. operation, but the drawback is the cost of “In terms of digitalisation, the key “Many yacht owners are very keen to be the fuel cells.” is to connect the vessel in a completely able to minimise their carbon footprint While the technology to develop different manner and enable new ways of and, for them, there are a range of hydrogen-fuelled vessels exists, these operating, managing and designing it,” different technologies out there that projects are still in the R&D phases. “We Levander explains. “For example, there could improve efficiency or even enable think going green will be a trend for are exciting opportunities coming from zero emissions.” some yacht owners and hydrogen is one the situational awareness technology To help yacht owners achieve option, but biogas is another,” concludes that we are working on. By integrating their environmental goals, Kongsberg Levander. “Biogas would allow vessels to cameras, radars, sonars and lidar that Maritime has been developing solutions use gas engines, as opposed to fuel cells, can detect what is around the vessel, the that incorporate different fuelling so it would require a smaller investment. system could create a realistic 3D world options. For example, the company has These are all technologies that we are for the captain to better experience what been working with Liquefied Natural Gas developing for commercial shipping, but is happening.” (LNG) for 20 years, which is an odourless we see will have a lot of positive features Not only would a situational aware- fuel that is cleaner than diesel, however, that will benefit yacht industry, such as ness system be beneficial for the navi- is still fossil based. As a next step on from improvements in comfort.” gation of the yacht, but would enable LNG, Kongsberg Maritime is researching owners and guests to experience the yacht non-fossil-based fuels like biogas and FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- in a completely different way by enabling hydrogen. TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX them to see below the water’s surface. If “At the moment we are working on AND SEARCH ‘KONGSBERG’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 127 SPONSORED CONTENT SUSTAINABILITY IS THE NEW LUXURY Lanéva Boats sets out to dispel the myths about electric watercraft.

“We see a lot of interest from lake regions such as Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and these are places where people are already driving electric cars such as Tesla or Porsche.”

Marine electric propulsion is far from when considering the purpose of a tender world of people wanting a smaller carbon being a new trend. As stated on Lanéva or day boat. footprint, to sustain the fragile eco system Boats’ website, hybrid and electric boats “The 7.9m Lanéva boat can reach a of their lakes etc. We also receive requests have existed for over 100 years. “The top speed of 30 knots (55km/h, 34.5mph), from luxury resorts situated on lakes that first electric boat was developed by the as well as a range of approximately want to extend their CSR policy onto German inventor Moritz von Jacobi in 40nm at a speed of 20 knots (42.5km/h, the water, made possible through our 1838 and was presented to the Emperor 23mph). Those are high-performance luxurious, silent mode of water travel.” Nicholas I of Russia on the Neva River,” characteristics for a day boat,” emphasises Within the superyacht industry, begins Francois Richard, CEO (chief François. Lanéva Boats has started to see a growing exploration officer) at Lanéva Boats. “The Lanéva Boats does not stop at sus- interest and growing audience in Monaco. 24ft (7.3m) boat had a passenger capacity tainable propulsion and seeks to ensure “We were also hoping to release the new of 14 and a speed of three miles per hour the entire boat is as green on the outside version of our day boat at MYS 2020, to (4.8km/h).” as it is within. “We source the best world- show our reliable, exceptional day boat. From the 1920s, gasoline or diesel- wide parts in accordance with our Now we can’t wait to be in 2021 and for powered outboards overtook electric. exceptional nature and technology the next real yachting season to begin,” However, with increasing rules and regu- triptych,” clarifies François, whose team François comments. lations to promote sustainable behaviour checks and cross-checks all of its partners With a top speed of 30 knots – ample at sea, mindsets are shifting and solutions and suppliers. for a day boat, a charging time of three such as electric propulsion are being In terms of its appeal to the luxury hours to reach full battery – and increasing rediscovered – and they are better than market, Lanéva Boats has seen great numbers of harbours being equipped ever. interest from some of the most forward- with charging stations (or superchargers), There is a myth that the performance thinking parts of the planet. “We see a it is now a case of who wants to come of an electric boat being used as, for lot of interest from lake regions such as forward and be seen as an innovator and example, a superyacht tender when com- Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and an early adopter of this technology. pared to a diesel tender outweighs the these are places where people are already ‘green’ benefits of the e-tender. Lanéva driving electric cars such as Tesla or FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- is keen to dismiss this myth and does not Porsche,” explains François. TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX believe it is a valid point of comparison “There’s a culture in these parts of the AND SEARCH ‘LANÉVA BOATS’

128 SPONSORED CONTENT PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Plexus Unity answers current challenges and prepares for the future.

In recent years, the demand for connectivity and bandwidth has grown astronomically as users become increasingly accustomed to the ubiquitous adoption of certain technologies. In order to account for this growing demand, as well as prepare the industry for next- generation satellite infrastructure, Omni- Access introduces Plexus Unity. “The industry is at a point of inflection. VSAT technology has not changed for the last 15 years, it’s the same satellites with slight improvements made to modems and to the efficiency of the that is 35,000km from earth and mech- Ploch. “The Plexus Unity integrates all links. We are more or less using the same anical equipment. Today, we are at a of these services into one device and technology, but the client demand for point of inflection because while the also adds this critical redundancy to the connectivity and bandwidth has changed technology hasn’t changed substantially, setup. Two next-generation modems, drastically,” starts Jens Ploch, CCO at it will soon. With the introduction of a traffic management tool, through OmniAccess. “If you look at traffic or the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in the which captains and ETOs can manage data requirement from users over the last next few years, the bandwidth that we traffic to certain users and devices via 10 years, it has grown exponentially.” can deliver to superyachts will grow an intuitive interface, as well as an The growth in demand for bandwidth exponentially while at the same time integrated content streaming platform and connectivity on the part of the end improving the experience by reducing that enables compressed streaming user has been driven hugely by the latency,” continues Ploch. through our teleport and vastly reduces number of devices that users carry today Therefore, it is imperative the bandwidth usage. Within Plexus Unity and what they are able to do with them. industry begins the groundwork and that we also have the processing power and We are all used to having internet access the technologies on board superyachts to add intelligence and deploy SD_WAN with us at all times and, increasingly, are updated and prepared for this step services for traffic steering and bonding, the expectation is that we will have this change in connectivity infrastructure. cyber security tools in line with the IMO unfettered access in all places. We are OmniAccess, with its Plexus Unity regulations due to come into force in so used to having access to the internet product, has created a system that lays 2021, as well as creating the foundations in the palm of our hands, with access to the groundwork for the adoption of for the adoption of LEO technologies.” WhatsApp, Instagram and various social next-generation technology, as well as Fail to prepare, prepare to fail, so goes media platforms, streaming services resolving a host of present challenges the old adage. As the communications and more, it seems unfathomable that relating to bandwidth management, industry hurtles towards the next a superyacht owner or charter guest cyber security and on-board electro- generation of satellite infrastructure, it wouldn’t have such access given the technical engineering. is paramount that the industry prepares amounts they are paying for the privilege “Plexus Unity is the first step towards for its widespread adoption, as well of being on board. achieving this goal. Today, on-board as answering the market’s current “What we are able to deliver is con- vessels, you have the modem, the router, demands. Plexus Unity provides both. siderably higher bandwidth by using a firewall, a content streaming device and more efficient platforms like NewTec potentially a traffic management device FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- Dialog, but we still have the issue that we and, all of a sudden, your rack is full TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX are working with satellite infrastructure without room for redundancy,” explains AND SEARCH ‘OMNIACCESS’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 129 SPONSORED CONTENT ONEOCEAN OFFERS ONE OVERARCHING SOLUTION OneOcean 2.0 is a comprehensive digital compliance tool, encompassing multiple operational elements.

‘The paperless transition in yachting is control application); DocMap (HSEQ way, way behind commercial maritime. document transfer tool); LogCentral Yachting is still heavily paper-reliant, and (digital logbooks); FleetManager (an there is a good reason for that. The official online, web-based interface that has been Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) data is designed for shore-side support, so that mainly focused on the main shipping a DPA can track their fleet’s location and routes around the world. AVCS data [for monitor their progress). key cruising grounds] can be atrocious.’ “What FleetManager does is give It is a commonly acknowledged problem managers the opportunity to look at all of for the superyachting industry, and yet their navigation, regulatory compliance, one that is rarely challenged – in part, and check that both are up to the bar that because yacht crew have become used to the management company deems to be referring to paper charts and unofficial the minimum acceptable; and all from the digital charts for navigating areas where comfort of their own desk. This frees up official ENCs are lacking. valuable time on board to focus on areas While yacht management companies that can’t be looked at remotely,” Warde play a very active role in operational explains. safety, from a certification standpoint, The superyacht industry is historically they are historically hands-off when it reactive rather than proactive when it comes to navigational compliance. But, comes to regulatory compliance. But there with the spike in gross tonnage witnessed are tools available that can provide the in recent years, larger superyachts, as well “With OneOcean we are intelligence to anticipate and manage as those operating commercially, have slowly transitioning from regulatory parameters. come into stark focus among regulators “With OneOcean we are slowly tran- and port state control. back of bridge to front of sitioning from back of bridge to front of “The general appetite within the bridge. Because we have NMEA feeds with industry is that everyone wants to do it bridge.” real-time positioning, Enviro-Manager properly, but feel they don’t always have now becomes a product that is providing the time to produce detailed passage plans ning meant one passage could take any- real-time information,” Warde adds. that go above and beyond the minimum thing up to two days to map, which then “Furthermore, if you’ve submitted your requirements,” explains OneOcean head went down to somewhere in the region passage plan via the platform, then of superyacht Chris Warde. “By giving of two hours, with the introduction of EnviroManager can show the chief them the tool with 2.0, we have a proven OneOcean on board. But unfortunately, engineer what they can do at the time, but track record of saving substantial he estimates that the number of vessels also what options are available to them at amounts of time on board which enables following best practice at around 20 per each stage along their route.” people to do a more complete preparation cent of the fleet. Ultimately, it’s about efficiency and and planning phase. At the end of the OneOcean 2.0 is an all-encompassing optimisation at the front end, and the day, if something went wrong or if plans software solution, currently undergoing result of that is better situational aware- changed halfway through the route, they sea trials and coming to market in ness and decision-making when things have the information and tools at hand to January 2021. It comprises a number are happening. make sensible decisions.” of complementary operational tools: Warde cites a diligent first officer, PassageManager (navigation and route- FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- aboard a custom motoryacht, whose con- planning modules); Regs4yachts (regula- TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX scientious approach to paper route plan- tions); EnviroManager (an environmental AND SEARCH ‘ONEOCEAN’

130 SPONSORED CONTENT IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A DRONE? Robin Radar provides the world’s smallest 3D drone detection, tracking and classification radar.

In the majority of cases, ‘normal’ radars cannot detect small objects, such as birds, because they are not made to. In the modern world, however, small objects can often be the most threatening and certainly should be detected as early as possible and tracked. As drone technology is here to stay, Robin Radar has now launched the world’s smallest 3D drone tracking and classification radar, with an impressive track update rate of one second. There are two challenges to consider when it comes to small objects and radars. Being able to actually detect such small objects is the first challenge, but as a radar is not a camera, in most cases it’s not a small object being detected, it’s a bird. The second challenge, therefore, is to distinguish birds from drones, preventing false alarms. “It’s a special skill to be able to detect, With 360-degree azimuth coverage to them to ensure added levels of privacy track and classify drones,” begins Siete and elevation coverage of 60 degrees, and protection,” Hamminga reiterates. Hamminga – CEO at Robin Radar IRIS® provides early warning of “Drones, as a platform for hacking Systems. “We do this in an innovative approaching drones in all directions, devices, can also be used to hack or manner using radar technology together giving those in the drones’ pathway time disturb; for example, the WiFi routers of with advanced micro-doppler tech- to react. “We now have over 800 systems these vessels collect mobile phone data nology in one sensor, whereby we look at being deployed, mostly in Europe, but or other information from electronic speed differences within the object, and recently we made our first deployments devices on board so the radar also those speed differences come from the in Australia and Asia,” comments provides an element of cyber security, presence of rotor blades.” Hamminga on the growth of Robin protecting them from remote intrusion,” Robin Radar’s latest flagship radar, Radar. adds Bill Haraka – defence and security IRIS®, launched in November 2020 and “We came to realise when working business developer at Robin Radar. is a 3D purpose-built drone detection, in the defence and security industry Drone threats are dynamic, so as tracking and classification radar that that VIPs are a relevant market. Navy the technology of a drone improves, it can automatically distinguish birds from ships, for example, are sensitive if they is necessary to stay up to date in how to drones – a world first. “Almost all radars are anchored and not able to switch on combat them. When it comes to having out there that are capable of detecting large radars in a harbour setting. We then invaluable cargo on board a multi- drones either focus on tracking OR also received attention from large-yacht million-pound vessel, both in terms of classification, not both,” emphasises builders, who often have VIPs present the belongings on board as well as Hamminga. who need privacy.” people, the superyacht industry must IRIS® does this as it features two Orders are now being placed for be prepared to protect itself with inno- radars back to back, similar to the lights IRIS®, and the first batch of deliveries vative technology such as IRIS®. within a police siren. “This design means will be from April 2021?? onwards. “The we hit the target twice in every rotation, maritime industry is a new market for enabling us to do unprecedented track- us, but based on responses from the FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- ing and classification.” (More info on maritime world such as superyacht TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX www.irislaunch.com) builders, this product is really relevant AND SEARCH ‘ROBIN RADAR’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 131 SPONSORED CONTENT A BRIDGE BETWEEN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE SEA TEAM Italia celebrates its 20-year anniversary.

Last year, TEAM Italia revealed an exciting collaboration which is currently underway with MTU Power Systems, the business unit of Rolls-Royce. The combination of all the I-Bridge® TEAM Italia features and of Onyx Marine Automation monitoring with the features developed in cooperation with MTU merge perfectly into the ‘MTU SmartBridge’. “[The MTU SmartBridge] marks a new generation of integrated bridges that include a high level of integration with the propulsion system,” concludes Minnella. They will in fact integrate the propulsion system, automation, navigation, communication and digital functions, and the modular concept underlying this new solution can be customised according to the owners’ requests. This year marked the 20th anniversary Thus far, TEAM Italia has delivered The new solutions will therefore have of the specialist marine electronic over 500 projects with 320 integrated one development platform which will technology applicators TEAM Italia. With bridge solutions to superyachts sailing implement the TEAM Italia I-Bridge® three sites and two showrooms located in around the world, and continues to work with the Onyx monitoring of all on- Italy, and a network of carefully selected on many new projects – a testament to board systems and, additionally, of the associated international partners, TEAM the quality of this long-serving Italian propulsion system, up to managing the Italia truly provides a bridge between company. “When we say ‘integrated data in the cloud. This design is intended innovation technology and the sea. bridge’, we do not just mean display inte- to make it easier for users to deal with all With its i-Bridge® to its i-Chart® gration. Our I-Bridge solutions not only vessel management activities, including products, TEAM Italia has developed a encompass the electronic engineering the ‘Analytics’ activities – essential for specific solution for integrating multiple for the full control of the system through the R&D and engineering departments of essential on-board systems that is quick, a touch panel, but also the ergonomic shipyards. user-friendly and assures the industry of engineering in order to have a high level TEAM Italia’s latest bridge projects increased safety levels at sea. of usability and of aesthetic result,” can be found on Benetti’s 70m FB273 “We are certainly focused on the emphasises Daniele Ceccanti, CTO of and 107m M/Y IJE, Sanlorenzo’s 64m megayacht market,” begins Massimo the company. M/Y Attila and 44Alloy, the Pershing 140, Minnella, co-founder and CEO. “Specific- TEAM Italia indeed prides itself the 50m Riva M/Y Race and, most ally, we work with yachts ranging from on providing solutions that meet the recently, the Codecasa C123, which was 30m to 100m, but we also have some requirements for both the style of the launched earlier this summer. special projects for slightly smaller boats, vessel as well as the ergonomic engineer- where a unique level of technology and ing. “We have to consider the owner and innovation is required,” he continues, we have to consider the captain, and FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- illustrating their flexibility to support the meet the requests of both,” Minnella TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX superyacht market. explains. AND SEARCH ‘TEAM ITALIA’

132 SPONSORED CONTENT VEINLAND SEES INCREASING REQUESTS FOR CYBER SECURITY SUPPORT Christoph Niendorf explains the solutions that can be provided by Veinland.

Based in Seddiner See, Germany, with clients investing heavily into a establishes a secure connection between Veinland GmbH was founded in 2006 topical and vital aspect of technology on network and systems through a variety of and specialises in creating certified board. protocols and transmission methods. products and systems for the maritime “We are seeing a lot of customers “The gateway features six ports, each and industrial sector, developing solu- looking into cyber security systems,” with its own firewall, and can connect tions that implement specific customer adds Niendorf. Customers can be to all the major equipment on board. requirements. reassured to look to Veinland for support This gateway can control remote access “The first field of our business is the on this matter, as they are a member of to the ship without the need to send or development and manufacturing of the IEC, the leading organisation for download files between a computer on hard- and software which enables the maritime standardisations. “The IEC set board to a computer elsewhere. Safety is receiving and processing of digital up new standards, and most of these increased as the captain remains the only and analogue system signals,” begins new standards require new products. person able to activate remote access to Christoph Niendorf – sales director Veinland, for over two years, was the the ship,” he concludes, noting how this at Veinland. “The second field is the only company to have their products can help to prevent systems on board development and manufacturing of [created in response to these new from being attacked by dreaded hackers hard- and software which displays the standards] approved globally,” comments – a threat that the maritime industry is information received from the digital Niendorf. not unfamiliar with. and analogue system signals in end-user “We created a system to protect In the future, Niendorf hopes that applications, which is followed by the secured and unsecured networks on the transfer of knowledge between third field: the development of higher- board ships when dealing with onshore/ megayachts and commercial ships will level management systems, which make offshore communications,” clarifiesbe more transparent, whether that is in use of the previously received and inte- Niendorf, discussing Veinland’s 460 aid of navigation, in aid of performance grated system signals. The final field Gateway product. The 460 Gateway or, crucially, in aid of security. is the promotion and integration of systems from other vendors, enhancing Veinland’s portfolio.” Further to the challenges that the Veinland team had seen on board, they decided to convert their ideas of how to solve these issues into a product. In order to ensure high levels of quality control, all of the equipment Veinland supplies to its global market is type-approved according to specified standards. “From vibration and temperature, to electromagnetic compatibility, we are very sure that when our service technicians or service partners are installing this equipment on board any ship, our equipment will not interfere with any other equipment on board,” emphasises Niendorf. Veinland’s major market is not only on commercial ships, but also on mega- FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- yachts. However, it is clear to see that the TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX demands from both markets are similar, AND SEARCH ‘VEINLAND’

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 133 SPONSORED CONTENT RACK CENTRALISATION WITH VIDEOWORKS’ KEY CORE SOLUTION Reduced space and energy consumption, as well as increased safety, with the new centralised rack arrangement.

Videoworks has launched its Key traditional non-centralised system. It Core Solution – a solution designed to also significantly reduces the hardware centralise the on-board entertainment required in cabins. “It eliminates the control system in an extra slim rack for need for local and dedicated racks and yachts up to 50m. The rack measures there is no need to add any device to just 550mm in width, 600mm in depth integrate new experience categories into and 38-42 rack units in height, depending the application,” adds Musetti. “With the on the required options and the size of solution, the only hardware needed in the yacht, and works in combination the cabins are TV screens, speakers and with the latest version of Videoworks’ access points for WiFi, so there is more MyInfo App, which collect all the media space for the guests.” and information available on board Compared to a traditional non- a yacht to allow guests and crew easy centralised configuration, the Key Core access to smart applications and services Solution allows for a wiring reduction at any time. of 20 per cent, power consumption is With the Key Core Solution, Video- reduced by 25 per cent and heat emission works installs all electronic equipment is reduced by 30 per cent, as well as related to the on-board entertainment weight savings due to less hardware. control system in a centralised rack tech- The system is also easily expandable and nical area. With each rack engineered upgradeable via IP Encoder and Dante and designed by the Videoworks tech- protocol system. nical office, the rack is assembled at Finally, the MyInfo App embodies the Videoworks headquarters, where a the experience and the capabilities software engineer carries out a pre-test achieved by Videoworks in its 20 years of in order to reduce system debugging on activity. A Smart TV or tablet is all that board. is needed to access the App and provide This configuration, as opposed to a The Key Core Solution any service that a client needs, including traditional non-centralised configura- video and audio on demand, lighting tion, offers many benefits for superyacht allows for a wiring and temperature control, access to clients, the first of which is ease of reduction of 20 per cent, security cameras, messages to welcome installation and maintenance. “The guests on board, and much more. With centralisation of most of the electronic power consumption is the App, there is also no need to have devices in one rack enables us to optimise a box behind the TV to receive video the installation, making it easier and reduced by 25 per cent streams from the central rack; just an faster,” explains Alessio Musetti, yacht and heat emission is ethernet connection to the TV is needed. service division director at Videoworks. Full customisation is possible, including “In addition, any servicing or technical reduced by 30 per cent, a graphic design application that can be problems can be solved in one place, as well as weight savings personalised to include images and the therefore minimising the impact on on- logo of the boat and new widgets can be board life.” due to less hardware. added at any time. Furthermore, the Key Core Solution allows for significant optimisation of FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- space on board, with technical space TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX savings of 40 per cent compared to a AND SEARCH ‘VIDEOWORKS’

134 SPONSORED CONTENT VIKAND’S JOURNEY TO PROTECT THE INDUSTRY FROM COVID-19 Its ‘PYURE’ technology recently kept an outbreak on a superyacht from spreading.

This year, the superyacht industry was believe we stand out,” continues Hallberg. kept an outbreak on a superyacht from reminded of the crucial role that health- Vikand have provided much needed spreading and we received a confirmation care solution providers such as Vikand help to the industry throughout this year and much love from them! The yacht play. Serving the superyacht market, and have aided many sectors within it to came out of quarantine and was quickly luxury cruise, ferries, commercial and overcome such a challenge as COVID-19. back in service,” emphasises Hallberg. fishing vessels, Vikand have had an “Maritime organisations, companies and In light of this year, Hallberg antici- incredibly busy year and have ensured owners have turned to us for advice and pates that the industry will rely on Vikand they could provide solutions to an industry product solutions,” adds Hallberg. “For- far more in the future. unprepared for such a health threat. tunately, Vikand offer complete proactive “I think that health, work environ- “At the moment, we are focused on telehealth technology and a medical ments and safety will continue to stay solving health challenges (COVID-19 cur- team second-to-none to address chronic in [as] profound focus as through the rently our primary focus) with PYURE Air disease management, a mental wellness pandemic. People are much more aware and Surface Decontamination System, programme and hotline, COVID-19 Hot- and concerned about their personal well- VIKAND Direct, TeleHealth, COVID-19 line, and protocols with a highly skilled being and that of others. Things like a Protocols, Mental Wellness and more,” epidemiologist and his team.” proper air-cleaning systems are becoming begins Mattias Hallberg, director of The global VIKAND Medical Network a ‘hygiene factor’ as important as WiFi on business development at Vikand. endeavours to ensure that all vessels are board for owners, guests, and also crew. Within the sphere of maritime safe and comfortable, and understand I know of many yachts where crew are medical services, there are many that there are first-class services in suffering from congestion, irritation in elements that separate Vikand from the event of an outbreak on board. In eyes and itching skin caused by black its competitors. “Our well-experienced addition, its FDA-approved (MDU/Rx mould. A system like PYURE eliminates team, as well as our ability to constantly model, Medical Class II) air and surface this problem.” stay at the forefront of finding and decontamination technology, PYURE, is At present, Vikand’s foremost client adopting cutting-edge technologies that proven to break down COVID-19 rapidly. request is protection against the airborne make a difference to both our customers “No other technology comes close to these COVID-19 virus. “Clients recognise that and their stakeholders, are the reasons we results. The PYURE technology recently we are the only company in yachting who, during the past five years, has been talking about the importance of air cleaning that works. By that, I mean that we break down the pathogens on a molecular level, completely sanitising the entire boat several times a day, 24/7, year- round,” Hallberg concludes. Within the next five to 10 years, Hallberg wishes to see the yachting industry go greener, safer and healthier – and considering the environmental and health issues the world has faced in 2020, this is the industry’s only option for a successful future.

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The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 135 SPONSORED CONTENT VIRAVER: MODERN PIONEERS IN GLASS Innovative glass solutions for superyachts that challenge the laws of physics.

glass design and production, Viraver does not shy away from them and encourages its teams to find solutions. A recent example of this was the production of the windshield for the Sanlorenzo SX76, for which Viraver was required to develop new forms and proportions of glass to create a window to fit the elegant, modern and flowing design of the wheelhouse. “In order to fit the totality of the glass surface of the wheelhouse windshield, Viraver developed a single piece of glass, approximately six metres in length with double curvature, offering for the first time front and lateral windows with no vertical pillars,” describes Mazzarolo. “The real challenge for the project was moving to such large dimensions Viraver works with clients across a diverse Sustainability also forms a significant with a double curvature – a challenge range of sectors, including the yachting, part of Viraver’s vision. “We start from that Viraver solved with an innovative transport, automotive and architecture the production, where we divide the product. All of the latest technologies sectors, to develop innovative glass excess glass after the cut and send 200 were implemented, including the solutions. With 20 years of experience, tonnes per year for recycling and send chemical strengthened glass plant and the Italian and family-run company’s the rest back to the factory in the form sag bending ovens. The end product philosophy focuses on ongoing product of new slates, where it will once again be is a 5.7m stratified glass with double research and development, a deep used for new projects,” explains Cristiana curvature unique for both size and understanding of its markets and its Mazzarolo, marketing manager at shape. ” hands-on approach to meeting customer Viraver. “We want to secure the resources While Viraver sets production and needs, supporting projects throughout of our planet for future generations.” quality standards that reflect customer the design and engineering phases Viraver’s expertise in innovative expectations, it also works in collabora- to create bespoke glass products that glass solutions has led to its collaboration with classification societies and challenge the laws of physics. tion with top brands in the superyacht certification and technical standard- As a demonstration of its dedication industry, who appreciate the company’s isation companies. To ensure the to innovation, Viraver is the leading 360-degree approach to project develop- constant support expected by its clients, glass company for the production of ment. “Every project is developed by the project manager is the connection the largest chemical strengthening following six steps: 3D development, between Viraver and the client. The sheet of glass measuring 8 x 3.21m. In planning, production, installation, test- result is a seamless process, which 2020, the company has also invested ing and maintenance,” adds Mazzarolo. reduces time and costs, and makes life in new sag bending furnaces for the “Our technical, functional and creative simpler for the customer. production of curved glass sheets of 6.5 teams work together to allow us to x 3.1m, the biggest autoclave and a Suite produce both a structural and design FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- 3D experience for project development element.” TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX and design. While there are many challenges to AND SEARCH ‘VIRAVER’

136 SPONSORED CONTENT A BALANCE BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND EFFICIENCY

Ward’s Marine Electric’s switchboard automation system updates on-board power management quickly and easily.

With 70 years of experience, Ward’s superyachts over the last decade,” Hebert a finished look in keeping with the Marine Electric’s diversity of services adds. “Unfortunately, many associate original style of the vessel. All works can spans electrical installation, modifica- this type of work with a major six-month be performed in-situ in about half the tions, refit and repair, as well the sales of refit project and modification to the hull time of a full switchboard replacement all types of tools and equipment needed structure.” project.” to perform an electrical refit. Under- With its switchboard automation The integrity of a superyacht’s standing the complexities involved with system, Ward’s Marine Electric’s goal electrical system is the most important electrical upgrades on board, the company is to update the technology on board in element to a safe and enjoyable vessel specialises in its ability to find a balance an efficient way, while maintaining the – the galley, AV/IT, navigation, water between technology and efficiency. pedigree of the vessel’s control room. The purification and heating, air conditioning “The most common variables in the system is designed to be a full replacement and stabilisation, to name a few, are all discussion of every refit project are time of the yacht’s current automation system dependent upon a stable, safe and robust and location,” advises Kristina Hebert, (including PLC-based systems), and electrical system. With its switchboard COO at Ward's Marine Electric. “If the offers additional capabilities such as load automation system, Ward’s Marine time period was without limits, the refit balancing, run time management, load Electric wants to make it quicker and market could and would be twice the size shedding, remote access and SMS alerts. easier for superyachts to have a power it is today. There are so many talented “The entire switchboard does not management system that is optimised contractors and yards that, without the have to be removed and much of the with the latest automated technology. limitation of time, their work would work is prefabricated in our shop and be a masterpiece. In reality, the time installed on board,” Hebert explains. The FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- period allotted is always too short for the doors are then updated, painted, and new TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX required work list.” overlays are fitted to give the switchboard AND SEARCH ‘WARD’S MARINE ELECTRIC’ With owners wanting to maximise the use of their yachts, however, it is understandable that the time allocated to refit and maintenance periods is con- strained. This is why Ward’s Marine Electric has developed a switchboard automation system for power management on board that accommodates the variables of time and location involved in a refit, while fulfilling requirements set out by classification societies. Many older superyachts are in desperate need of an upgrade to their automation and how the power is distributed on board, but the perception that such works are extensive and time consuming often leads to delays in having the work carried out. “Seamless transfer to shore power, load sharing and paralleling generators are just a few examples of the way in which power management has been automated on

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 137 SPONSORED CONTENT NAVIGATING IN UNCHARTED WATERS WASSP technology allows superyachts to explore more effectively than ever before.

As superyachts continue to grow in size, as well as becoming more adventurous in terms of the areas in which they are choosing to cruise, it is becoming increasingly important that, when exploring uncharted waters, the mothership can generate her own navigational data to ensure her safe passage. WASSP Multibeam Sonar allows captains and owners to have far greater control than before over where they wish to explore. “WASSP is a sonar system that measures the depth below the waterline of a particular vessel, whether that is a superyacht, tender, survey boat or other. The difference between WASSP technology and standard echo-sounder technology is that it produces multiple beams to measure the depth spread over 120 degrees from port to starboard forward-looking sonar fitted to the yacht to the superyacht using it and, as such, using 224 depth/position points, pro- was unable to look around corners as the real beauty of WASSP technology is viding a far greater map of the seafloor. needed and to fit such a system required that it can be scaled to suit the need of Once the data points are collected they a significant refit. We decided, therefore, the client. Indeed, Kiel describes a client are transmitted to the bridge via a wire- to fit a WASSP system to the tender rather who owns a fleet of large vessels, all of less link and overlaid on existing elec- than the yacht.” which have WASSP systems on board tronic chart systems to provide a detailed By fitting the WASSP system to the their tenders. The various vessels are 3D or 2D map of the seafloor, allowing tender rather than the mothership the now sharing WASSP data so that they the captain or user to spot wrecks, rocks, WASSP was able to create a seafloor can safely explore the areas that their reefs or any other potential uncharted mapping system that was far more sisterships have travelled as well as hazards,” states Justin Kiel, regional versatile and accurate than anything adding to the data as they go. Equally, sales manager EMEA at WASSP Europe. else available to the superyacht market. more than one tender per mothership Traditional charts and common With the tender able to enter fjords or can be fitted with WASSP technology to technologies only highlight the most lagoons ahead of the mothership and increase the efficiency of mapping areas. basic of information, such as the outlines with no depth-related risk, the tender Such has been the popularity of of landmasses. The problem then occurs could map whole areas in short periods WASSP systems over the past two that, should a superyacht want to explore of time and, via a Wi-Fi connection, years they have been available to the a fjord or lagoon, they will not be able to transmit the data points to the mother- superyacht market that a number of the tell whether or not their passage to the ship in real-time, where they would be most renowned tender manufacturers desired area is safe. Indeed, even when saved and overlaid on top of navigation are now including the WASSP system using typical forward-looking sonar systems. The colour-coded 3D and/or as an initial specification option when systems, the field of view is extremely 2D image of the seafloor indicating the speaking with clients. limited in its scope. depth or bottom hardness (for example “Some years ago we had a request sand, rock, mud etc.) would then enable from a superyacht to harness WASSP the mothership to ascertain whether or technology to map the seafloor in not it was safe to travel in the area. FOR FULL COMPANY AND PRODUCT INFORMA- front of the mothership in real-time,” All of the information gathered by TION, VISIT SUPERYACHTNEWS.COM/SYINDEX continues Kiel. “They had found that WASSP systems becomes proprietary AND SEARCH ‘WASSP’

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Agency_200_Ad.indd 1 01/12/2020 11:33 If you can measure it, you can manage it

We explore the market’s state of preparedness in the lead-up to the introduction of the IMO’s Cyber Risk Management requirements.

140 Image by Robinraj Premchand from Pixabay

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 141 or a number of years now, the IMO will not be conducting audits others hoping to make registry with their cybersecurity has been one of on the international superyacht fleet. It flag seem more appealing by limiting Fthe superyacht market’s most is, therefore, the responsibility of flag the administrative burden required discussed topics. However, talking about states and class societies to manage the by yachts, by developing minimum a subject and acting upon it are quite application of cyber security measures standards and a simplistic ‘tick box’ different. With the IMO having identified on board superyachts. attitude towards auditing. cyber security as a risk to be addressed “Class societies have looked at Having launched its cybersecurity within vessels’ safety management the IMO guidance and determined a solution at Monaco Yacht Show 2019, systems (SMS) and the handling of cyber baseline from which to build upon. Atlas has spent the past 12 months risks to be verified in audits from 1 Several societies have come out with gathering data to help refine its January 2021, The Superyacht Report optional class notations that are robust commercial offering. Having worked speaks to the team from Atlas Cyber- and many of them have a staggered with 14 superyachts in the 55-110m-plus security (Atlas) following the publication level, so you can have a basic option range, gathering data, protecting them of its research project that clearly or adhere to a more robust standard,” from threats and preparing them for highlights systemic cyber security issues continues Dynkin. “But the more likely the IMO cybersecurity requirements, within the superyacht market. scenario is that the standards will be set Atlas has identified a number of trends “There are two elements to consider by flag states because they are ultimately in how cybersecurity is treated aboard when exploring where the superyacht responsible for ISM laws. What we have superyachts and has subsequently market is in terms of cyber security,” seen currently from flag states is a published them in a report. While the starts Ben Dynkin, co-founder & CEO wide array of implementations. Some report yields a number of interesting of Atlas Cybersecurity. “Firstly, how is states believe their current standards conclusions, all roads lead to the fact the industry handling cyber security in are sufficient and have, therefore, not superyachts face serious cyber risks and terms of regulating it? Secondly, how amended their policies and procedures. have not yet implemented sufficient is the industry handling the issues of Other states have provided detailed cybersecurity risk management. cyber security from the perspective of criteria for what they will be assessing “We are a business and the research the yachts, the supply chain and the in their audits and highlighted that they has clear commercial interest, but the ecosystems? It is fair to say that, on both will be conducting a thorough cyber idea was, over the last year, to refine counts, the superyacht industry’s cyber audit. Whereas other states are yet to our offering by gathering data and risk management is in its infancy. Crew, determine how they will be developing understanding what is actually hap- captains and management companies to meet the IMO’s requirements.” pening aboard superyachts,” explains are aware that there are issues, but there It is concerning, given the short Dynkin. “We have discovered various isn’t the same maturity that we see in amount of time left until the cyber audits trends and identified consistent and other markets in terms of being able to are due to begin, that some flag states systemic cyber security failures aboard identify, protect, detect, respond and have not yet made clear how they intend superyachts. It is clear to us that industry recover, as required by the IMO in 2021.” to approach the problem. Seemingly, stakeholders have an understanding Speaking on the introduction of the certain flag states are dawdling on the of cyber security, but they still seem IMO requirements, Dynkin commends issue and waiting for others to lead to consider it an amorphous issue – the IMO for having clearly applied best the way. Once the implementation is ephemeral and impossible to touch. practice for a broad high-level regulation. required and the auditing begins, it With our data, we are hoping to make the However, while it is at the behest of the could conceivably transpire that there issue of cyber security more tangible.” IMO that cyber risk management will will be a spectrum of implementation Of the 14 superyachts that were now be a part of the International Safety policies from flag states, with some analysed by the Atlas team, 100 per cent Management Code (ISM), ultimately pushing to aspire to high standards and of the vessels have cyber vulnerabilities

142 of one sort or another, 84 per cent had critical risk vulnerabilities and 16 per cent had the highest risk detected. Vulnerability score average Additionally, 64 per cent of the vessels per superyacht had active malware infections and, on average, the vessels scored 8.7 out 10 10 in terms of the severity of their vulnerabilities. A further 57 per cent of the vessels had individuals on board 8 8.7 who were using Bittorrent services to download material and, while Bittorrent is not directly malicious in and of itself, 6 it is frequently used by criminals to infect systems through the downloading 4 of pirated material. “Through the use of hard numbers and cases studies you can highlight 2 that the problem is not amorphous, it becomes a problem that needs tackling, it becomes actions that need 0 to be taken because the problem is real Average (max = 10) and not just existent within captains’ anecdotes,” says Dynkin. “There is one takeaway from our research that is perhaps more important than any Percentage of yachts with vulnerabilities other: it is not so much that Bittorrent is being used on board, nor even that 0% there are criminals actively attacking the vessel, it highlighted that there is a systemic inability to look at what is going on inside the vessel. At present, cyber security risk management aboard superyachts has a perimeter approach; it is all designed to keep the bad guy Vulnerabilities detected outside the vessel. However, they have no clue what is actually going on inside the yacht.” The inability to gain these insights, according to Atlas, is exactly the space 100% that criminals like to operate within – in the shadows, away from prying eyes, where nobody is able to detect them. However, if you are able to measure the vessels – the issue – you are able to manage it. Severity of vulnerabilities detected “Basically, the most prevalent issue was not updating systems; patching is ad hoc to say the best and frequently we saw whole systems that had been 16% forgotten – for over a decade in some Yachts with cases,” explains Dynkin. high/critical risk “By far the worst offender was vulnerabilities detected (CVSS > 7.0) unpatched systems; 100 per cent of the yachts that we assessed had vulnerable Yachts with highest systems and, when it’s high severity, vulnerability detected: it is an attackers hay bed,” adds Eric medium (CVSS > Stride, chief technology officer at Atlas. 4.0-6.9) “Criminals love that kind of stuff. 84% We found everything from less risky adware all the way up to Trojans that

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 143 are stealing data and sending it to the attackers. Within 24 hours of being on board one yacht we had to get one of the crewmembers to reset and wipe their phone because it was completely ‘owned’. The device was reaching out to sites it should never be reaching out to.” Working on board a superyacht is a Percentage of superyachts with unique environment. Unlike many professionals who work in a typical nine- active malware infections to-five environment, crew both work and live aboard the vessel. For most, it is easy enough to arrive at work for the day, use all the systems required to complete the job without using websites or downloading content that has the possibility of being nefarious. For crew, 36% Malware infection however, the lines between work and detected home are blurred and, regardless of the policies that are set on board the vessel, No malware detected this does lead to occasional (or frequent) 64% misuse of the Internet. That being said, whose role is it to monitor the use of on board systems without invading privacy and how effective are these individuals? “To say that the role of monitoring and updating on board systems is clearly defined would be a stretch,” continues Stride. “We speak to some ETOs who own that role and are aware that it is their responsibility, but we also speak to a number of other ETOs that are more akin to an audio/visual (AV) technician than an IT expert. Their role, Percentage of superyachts with as defined by the owner and understood bittorrent traffic detecter by themselves, is to ensure that the AV systems on board work.” “Everything is being done ad hoc without any consistency and that often leads to very serious structural issues that, in and of themselves, may not be malicious, but that is exactly the avenue Bittorrent traffic that criminals will seek to exploit,” adds 43% detected Dynkin. “The criminals live within what we call ‘the noise’. If there is no noise, 57% No bittorrent then we are able to catch them very detected quickly. However, they like to find or generate noise in order to attack certain environments and that is when the issues become serious.” When it comes to the superyacht market’s attitude towards cyber security there seems to be a clear disparity between the notions of cost and value. Indeed, cost is a complex term in a superyacht context. On the one hand, the initial investment in a superyacht is huge and the yearly running costs alone are equally astronomical. As a result, captains and management teams

144 are always looking for areas in which related, processed, and analysed, this they can reduce the costs and please An effective occurs with a Security Information Event the owner. However, we also know that Management (SIEM) platform. The next the amount spent on any given week solution must step is to apply cyber threat intelligence, or weekend on board would dwarf the to identify if there are any indicators of monthly cost of additional cyber security have a small compromise that have been seen by other systems. It is perhaps more prudent cybersecurity experts across the world. then to consider the value proposition As the final catch-all, a proper security of adequate cyber security because the footprint, perform solution should be able to identify costs associated with losing sensitive anomalous activity and enable security financial or private information could all processing on analysts to engage in threat hunting. be dramatic in terms of financial value Finally, these processes must not only and reputational damage. board to preserve apply to a superyacht’s IT systems (for “Cyber security is not typically example computers, phones, etc.), but budgeted for on board superyachts security and also the OT (such as navigation, engine beyond the initial installation of tech- controls, ECIDS, etc.) and IoT (AV/IT nology and systems,” continues Dynkin. bandwidth, and systems, cameras, appliances, etc.). “To successfully tackle cyber security In a traditional enterprise IT environ- you need three things: people, processes ment, these systems would all be and technology, as well as continued must not spawn disparate, individually managed, and monitoring. It is perfectly possible to heavily leverage the cloud. None of these hire an individual to do this internally new tasks for characteristics would be acceptable on on board, but this is not cost-effective a superyacht, but rather an effective and it takes up space on board that on-board crew. solution must have a small footprint, would otherwise be filled by another perform all processing on board to crewmember. However, ETOs do not preserve security and bandwidth, and typically have the capability in the cyber must not spawn new tasks for on-board domain to do this, nor do they have the crew. time or inclination given the pressures Cyber threats are not an amorphous of their roles. The most cost-effective issue. Atlas’ research highlights exactly solution, therefore, needs to be ‘plug and how prevalent cyber threats are aboard play’; simple and monitored remotely.” superyachts. The industry needs to fun- The specific contours of the cap- damentally reassess its attitude towards abilities required for an IMO compliant cyber security, if not because of the cybersecurity program must include requirements laid down by the IMO, certain key features. First and foremost, then because of the genuine threat cyber in the visibility to see security event data threats pose to the interests of owners, at the network and system level. These guests, crew and third parties. The Atlas are generally referred to as Network project provides tangible proof of the and Host-Based Intrusion Detection issue, but it also provides the framework systems (NIDS & HIDS). Once this data for tackling the various challenges posed (also referred to as ‘Security Telemetry’) by cyber threats. If we can measure the is generated, it must be aggregated, cor- problem, we can manage it. RJ

The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 145 Race for Water

146 The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE205 147 Photo: © Julien Girardot Opening image: a kite with an area of just 40sqm can propel a 110t vessel.

We speak to Captain Jean-Marc Normant about the unique voyage of philanthropy he is overseeing aboard an incredible floating experiment.

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reated in 2010 by Marco Simeoni, industry. We face challenging times a Swiss entrepreneur passionate in yachting and we have to find “On lithium Cabout the sea, the Race for ways of engaging a new generation Water Foundation is an organisation of client, and that comes through batteries we were dedicated to the preservation of water – technological optimisation. Could specifically the world’s oceans. Through you start by explaining about the able to cruise for its expeditions, the team studies the project and what’s been achieved so impact and extent of plastic pollution on far … one and a half ecosystems, while providing pragmatic We are looking at a project with a lot and relevant solutions to prevent plastic of innovation. It’s kind of an old vessel waste from reaching waterways. now but she has already sailed around days, whereas The work and research take place the world purely on solar power. And aboard the foundation’s dedicated when the foundation took control, now we can cruise ‘ambassador’ vessel, which was formerly we enhanced the boat with two major M/S Tûranor PlanetSolar, a 35m LOA innovations: one was hydrogen; the for five without catamaran designed by LOMOcean boat is able to store more energy than Design and built by Knierim Yachtbau. we have from our lithium-ion batteries. any sun, which Having launched its first global The batteries store 750kWh, whereas expedition in 2015, the Race for Water the hydrogen system stores 2,800kWh, is amazing for a Odyssey 2017-2021 is well underway, which is four times the amount! This with some 35 stopovers around the world was a great improvement for the boat either completed or planned, helping to because on the lithium batteries we solar-powered raise awareness, identify, promote and were able to cruise for one and a half deploy local solutions for transforming days, whereas now we can cruise for five boat.” plastic waste into energy. without any sun, which is amazing for a solar-powered boat. When you are not What piqued my interest about this producing power from the solar system project was its overarching relevance you have to be able to cruise without the to us all, not just as superyacht sun, so to be able to do this for five days industry stakeholders, but as human is wonderful. beings. The technology you are trial- The second is the kite system, which ling has the power to change not is interesting because it is relatively only the world, but also our little small – at only 40sqm it makes no

148 shadow, which is an important point Captain Jean-Marc We are not sourcing our hydrogen because a mainsail cannot usually be Normant on ‘deck’. from the ground; it comes only from the used on this type of boat because you sea. We take sea water and purify it with lose energy due to the shadow created. a watermaker. We call it the DI system So it was very important to find a system because it is deionised water. We then that could fly away from the boat and electrolyse this very pure water using tow it as the kite does. electricity generated from the solar installation. Is the plan for the vessel to use it as a The hydrogen we create is very green testing ground for various renewable because there are two types: hydrogen technologies or is the focus pre- from the oil and gas industry, and dominantly on the development of ‘green’ hydrogen produced from sources hydrogen as a fuel source? of renewable energy. The aim is to enhance the energy capacity of the boat, as a starting point, Of course, the objective of the project and then to prove that we can cruise with has always been to demonstrate the a hydrogen system. To my knowledge, it viability of renewable energy sources is the first boat able to do that with real for the maritime sector. In your efficiency. opinion, under the rigorous testing For Plastic Omnium, the builder of your vessel puts this technology, do the hydrogen system, it was the first you feel it will eventually be scalable prototype of its kind, so we have pro- to the level of a superyacht. vided a good ship to show that the tech- Yes, I think so. It’s not exactly the same nology is working very efficiently today. system. But I think something similar You can imagine that when the boat could be used but without producing is docked in the harbour it is another hydrogen on board. That is the real diffi- way to generate and store the energy culty. But you can easily imagine, in because the boat isn’t consuming energy the future, hydrogen storage within that is being produced via the solar marinas and then you can fill up at these panels and the capacity of the lithium stations. batteries is not enough. So we decided The difficulty for us was to produce to increase the capacity of storage with hydrogen on board because it is in such this hydrogen system. a sensitive state. And the electrolyser

Photo: Sergey Kaptilkin As well as being an experiment in and of itself, Race for Water is also tackling ocean plastic pollution.

150 “The technology is here and we know how to achieve a system that offers both efficiency and capacity.”

needs a lot of maintenance, so you need to get there, so we can utilise the solution. We currently only have a 40sqm an engineer specialised in hydrogen world’s most abundant resource … kite, which is unbelievable because it systems, which is quite difficult to Absolutely. The technology is here and is so small for a vessel that weighs 110 imagine on a large scale. we know how to achieve a system that tonnes. This system is really efficient but offers both efficiency and capacity. Our to generate energy we need to increase What superyachts do have is an boat was not very reliable during the the size of the kite to be able to generate abundance of money to spend on first two years of cruising, but now it is. energy at low winds. In high winds the qualified engineers, but what the Every step is always behind us, and it is sea state worsens, and it is a problem for world is lacking at this time is an now a question of saying ‘I want one’. the current configuration because the abundance of engineers with exper- And that is why I think Lürssen is on the boat moves too much for the kite and its ience of this type of system. right path. flight is not stable. So we have decided to Yes, the biggest challenge is to find this I am also in discussion with the produce a bigger kite to be more efficient type of engineer. provider of our lithium-ion batteries and in low winds and then we will be able they want to develop a new system that to generate energy from reversing the Do you feel another key element of utilises hydrogen instead of lithium. engines and turning the propeller. this project is to catalyse knowledge They understood that they have to shift We also need to undergo main- transfer with maritime sectors such because the future of propulsion will be tenance of our solar panels because as yachting? hydrogen; not right now, but within a most of them are already 10 years old, so Yes, the boat is a good example as the decade. we are looking to replace around a third first to cross the Atlantic, then Pacific As you say, hydrogen is the most of the 783 panels on board. and soon the Indian Ocean with this abundant resource on earth so we have system. This is the first boat, so we are an obligation to go in that direction. And so the expedition will continue showing it is possible. There are a lot of into the future? superyacht owners who would want to So, it seems appropriate to wrap up Yes, we will probably stop again in adopt such a system and show that they by asking you what is next for the March, in Japan. And the goal is to are concerned about the green agenda. Race for Water project? cross the Pacific again, with a few other Now we are going to increase the size of projects in Europe, but the goal is to I spoke with Peter Lürssen about a year our kite because it can already tow the continue the odyssey that has been ago about renewable energy and he boat at a speed that makes it look like underway for almost four years. I’m said that while all of the talk is about a classical sailing boat and it is really, really proud to be part of this project and hybrid propulsion, it is already an really efficient. But now we are looking to have had the chance to meet Marco outdated solution because the manu- to generate electricity with our propeller. Simeoni; we’ve been working together facturing process for the batteries is Imagine that we can sail without having for 10 years and he is really impressive not actually ecologically sensitive. to use an engine and instead turn that for his commitment to green technology He is already thinking that the end- engine into a generator. The goal now production and ocean preservation. point for maritime propulsion is is to make something more efficient; For a sailor like me it is a privilege to hydrogen and that it is a race of sorts increasing the size may well be the work on such a wonderful project. WM

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Reflecting on a year of COVID-19, SO LONG, 2020 Bryony McCabe questions what lessons might be learnt …

Well here we are, just over a year since adapt. Around the world, the pandemic the world first heard about a deadly virus has seen people change ingrained emerging out of China – and what a year habits and stop doing things that they it has been. For me, this year has been previously might have thought they a rollercoaster of emotions, as I’m sure couldn’t live without. it has for many others, as the world’s For example, it appears that population has experienced what can lockdowns during the pandemic may only be described as a collective trauma. have had some direct and positive As this surreal milestone passes, and the impacts on the environment, especially news of imminent vaccinations against in terms of emissions and air quality, COVID-19 provides hope for the future, due to the sudden decrease in air travel. many will be reflecting on this year gone Although these impacts are likely to by and how it might impact their lives be temporary, and might disappear once the world returns to (some kind of) altogether once normal travel resumes, normality. the amount of travel taking place in the For some, the pandemic might simply superyacht industry is certainly some- represent a slight bump in the road – a thing that needs to be reassessed. bit of a nuisance that got in the way of With and endless stream of boat plans and the ability to see family and shows and events to attend throughout friends for a year – and will likely go back the year in the B2B sector of the to living their lives exactly the way they industry, air travel has always seemed were before, without giving 2020 another so unavoidable. But as the industry thought. For those who have lost loved becomes well-versed at Zoom meetings, ones, livelihoods or even their mental webinars and virtual boat shows, has health, however, the pandemic will the pandemic presented a prime oppor- always represent a major turning point tunity to reimagine and reinvent the that changed the course of their lives whole boat show and event calendar? forever. In line with the theme of this report, I don’t think it’s even possible to which seems to have metamorphosed define the spectrum of different ways in from innovation to sustainability, I which the pandemic and the resultant think that the superyacht industry consequences might have impacted could really use 2020 as an argument different people, but one thing is for sure: to question the necessity of the endless the pandemic has highlighted society’s air travel that the traditional event BY BRYONY MCCABE ability to very quickly and decisively calendar dictates. BM

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