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A REPORT WORTH READING 205 The 12/2020 Superyacht Innovation Report Julien Girardot The Innovation Essays – The cyber threat to The floating experiment The realities of AR and by the industry’s superyachts, amid an that is the Race for Water VR, and their application brightest thinkers imminent regulatory shift voyage of philanthropy in yachting //B.YOND 37M Elegance always stands out, and B.Yond is proof of this. A beautiful explorer with a hidden garage for all your water toys, and offering unrivalled living space. Its hybrid propulsion system lowers consumption and subsequently lowers emissions, allowing you to always go further in life. B.Yond gives you a taste for discovery, and will transport you to uncharted new horizons. EDITOR’S LETTER It may be winter, but William A RICH TAPESTRY Mathieson is basking in the warm OF CREATIVITY glow of industry innovation … 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 The Superyacht Innovation Report ISSUE 205 1 CONTENTS Essays 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 2 CONTENTS Features 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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