Aquila's Dramatic Design
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ISSUE 15 2017/18 REFIT EXPERTISE | AQUILA’S DRAMATIC DESIGN | THE BIG CAT ROARS OUR FACILITIES FALMOUTH CONTENTS 4 Refit Roundup: Pendennis Falmouth 6 Refit Roundup: Pendennis Palma WELCOME 8 Aquila: Creating Contemporary Drama ISSUE 14 Hemisphere: The Big Cat Roars 20 Our Global Community It is with great pride that Henk and I see the in action were Lionheart, Ranger and continued growth and success of Pendennis, Velsheda, with Lionheart winning both the 22 Behind the Scenes much of it thanks to the investment made Superyacht and J Class Regattas. Not only into both our facilities and people, as well have we worked closely with the Lionheart 24 Adam Lay Studio – A Family Affair as the great skill and dedication of our crew on a refit programme in Falmouth and 380-strong work force. This year we have Palma over the past couple of years, but 29 Nurturing Young Designers welcomed more yachts into the yard than one of our employees was part of the ever before, with an even higher percentage winning race crew! 30 Cornish Hospitality – The Personal Touch of vessels over 50m. The range of projects continues to be diverse, from classic We are very much looking forward to 2018, 34 The Js – A Tale of Two Ports restorations, stern extensions, to class which marks the 30th anniversary of matters, engineering and paint programmes. Pendennis Shipyard. Not only will we 42 In-house Expertise Naturally, we were delighted when the team’s be able to celebrate a new build launch, hard work on both Aquila and Constance was but the occasion will provide a fantastic recognised at the World Superyacht Awards opportunity to showcase our business and in Venice. This year as a company we have unique brand of Cornish hospitality to our also focused on providing a more vibrant friends in the industry. We look forward to and inclusive work environment, so we were welcoming many of you to Cornwall during just as proud when our training and health the upcoming year. initiatives received national acclaim at a number of British business awards. For many of us the highlight of the year was the America’s Cup and J Class yachts in Mike Carr, Bermuda. Pendennis-refitted J Class yachts Managing Director. 24 WELCOMEour FACILITIES VOYAGE 2017/18 PENDENNIS.COM 5 REFIT ROUNDUP 2017 - FALMOUTH REFIT WHITE STAR Specifications Monaco Delivery: July 2017 MONACO LOA: 49.9m (post refit) (EX. MATANTHAR) Beam: 8.5m Specifications Draft: 2.2m Delivery: Spring 2017 Built: 2005, Trinity Yachts LOA: 37.9m Guests: 10 Beam: 7m Crew: 12 Draft: 3.1m Refit focus Built: 1982, Feadship Guests: 8 Stern extension Crew: 7 Exterior top deck remodelling Odyssey Full hull repaint Refit focus RESTORATION Systems overhaul and upgrades Repaint ODYSSEY (EX. ADMIRAL BOLITHO) Noise reduction measures White Star Engineering systems upgrade including two new generators Specifications Restoration focus New A/C chiller unit, air handler, clean ducting Delivery: March 2018 New galley and crew areas General servicing LOA: 32.8m Refresh of master suite, lounge Steel plate replacement on hull and guest cabins Beam: 6.17m Aft grey tank replaced Full engine room strip out, with Draft: 2.3m new generators and stabilisers Built: 1967, Benetti Extensive corrosion works Guests: 8-10 Full hull and topsides repaint Crew: 6 Teak decking replacement FALMOUTH REFIT PROJECTS Exterior restyle by Pendennis, August 2016 – August 2017 including remodelling of flybridge and top aft deck social areas 6 x 60m+ yachts 9 x 30m+ yachts Total LOA: 798.6m REFIT ROUNDUP 2017 - PALMA RESTORATION PALMA REFIT PROJECTS August 2016 – August 2017 BLUE BIRD Heavenly Daze OF 1938 32m motor yacht Refitted in Falmouth 2012 Specifications Velacarina 26m ketch Delivery: April 2017 Refitted in Falmouth 2009, 2010, 2016 LOA: 31.59m Adela 55m schooner Beam: 6m Refitted in Falmouth 1995, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2016 Draft: 3.2m A2 Built: 1938, Goole Shipyard 47m motor yacht Refitted in Falmouth 2012 Guests: 9 Lionheart Crew: 6 43.4m J Class Refitted in Falmouth 2012, 2015 Nostromo Restoration focus 30m sloop Built by Pendennis in 2009, refitted in Falmouth 2014 Full shaftline overhaul complete with new bearings Aquila 85.6m motor yacht Propeller optimisation Refitted in Falmouth 2016 Main engines re-aligned on Constance new mounting system 46.3m motor yacht Refitted in Falmouth 2016 Full underwater hull blast and application of new paint system Loyalty 50m motor yacht New tender launch system utilising captive winches Full hull valve overhaul TOTALS 3 x 50m+ yachts 7 x 30m+ yachts Total LOA: 442.3m 8 Refit ROUNDUP 2017 - PALMA VOYAGE 2017/18 PENDENNIS.COM 9 AQUILA INTERIOR DESIGN FOCUS: CREATING CONTEMPORARY DRAMA IMAGES (top left) The London Bar, CGI by RWD, (top right and When new Owners acquired Aquila through Burgess middle left) Finished design details, (middle right) The completed cinema, (bottom) The finished London Bar. in 2015, it took only one season for them to develop a strong vision for their future onboard lifestyle. Their ideas would require a complete interior to discover which areas worked for them, strip-out, reconfiguration of interior layouts, and which areas needed adapting to their installation of a main deck cinema, moving the specific needs, so had a very clear vision. Jacuzzi, the construction of a larger Owner’s This level of personal interaction with the foredeck and a new beach club access Owners continued throughout the rebuild staircase, to name just a few of the changes. process, and an on-site representative from To achieve such an extensive transformation, Burgess facilitated a very responsive it was essential to assemble an experienced decision-making process.” and dynamic design team; USA based interiors specialist Susan Young Design were The results of the team’s hard work are striking, commissioned to work alongside the British and have left Aquila’s interiors unrecognisable based yacht designers, RWD, to transform the from their previous incarnation. The design 86m motor yacht from the original traditional concept was to combine a variety of dark styling of dark cherry wood interiors to a wood finishes, with pale leather panels with remarkable modern panelled interior. nickel trim and many unique surface materials, all interplaying together to offer subtle style The deadline presented to the team was tight – variations throughout the interior. Distressed this extraordinary rebuild at Pendennis Shipyard mirrors and nickel trim harmonise together to was to be completed in just over a year. As such, offer interesting style variations throughout the the styling approach was an intense process, as lounges, suites, staircase and corridors. The Tony Dixon, Director at RWD, explains: “Aquila whole interior is now richly decorated with a was the second yacht that RWD had worked myriad of velvet and chenille fabrics primarily in on with Susan Young so we already had a good blue and grey tones. Wood panelling is a dark understanding of how to easily communicate charcoal grey-stained open grain oak whilst ideas. This relationship became a key factor in highly polished smoked eucalyptus has been the project’s success, as we had to conceive, installed throughout the Owner’s suite, with design and detail a whole new interior styling in distressed mirror panels creating an exciting five months. A great achievement for the team!” sophisticated ambience. The newly installed cinema uses soft lighting and Silverlining created “After evaluating the GA to assess how to padded leather panels to add subtle decoration improve spaces and furniture layouts we met on the walls, with deep browns and blues the new Owners and crew onboard the vessel creating a sumptuous feel. Curved wall panels at an early stage so we could walk though, and surrounding the stairwell are wrapped in demonstrate our ideas in situ. Fortunately, the leather shagreen panels with nickel trim Owners had already spent a season onboard frames between illuminated artisan glass. >> 12 C REATING Contemporary DRAMA VOYAGE 2017/18 PENDENNIS.COM 13 To complement the that mirrors the ceiling detail modernisation of the interiors in the Owner’s salon. SPECIFICATIONS specialised mood lighting “Much of the furniture is became a key feature in a one of a kind,” Susan Young LOA 85.6m number of areas. In total 72 explains, “and the custom individual lighting designs were lighting and statement Beam (max) 14.3m conceptualised: bars were artwork throughout the illuminated with sculptured boat were of the utmost Draught (loaded) 4.2m glass panels; the sun deck importance, completing Exterior Styling Tim Heywood Design and RWD lobby now has four large sea the feel of contemporary, blue bubble glass wall panels, minimalist drama throughout.” Refit Shipyard Pendennis Shipyard edge lit around the curved wall Refit Interior Design RWD & Susan Young Interiors leading into the staircase; Their combined vision, and and the aft sun deck features the hard work of the team Speed 18knots/15knots LED panels and rotating at Pendennis supported (maximum/cruise) disco lamps as part of a by German-based interior Range at cruising speed 5000nm professional DJ booth setup. specialists Metrica, has breathed new life into Owner/guest cabins 12 Guests Highlights from the this significant motor yacht, (5 x Double, 2 x Twin) Susan Young team include and ultimately has been Plus Owners’ Suite conceptualising the grand rewarded with the accolade chandelier and the patterning of ‘Best Refit’ at the 2017 Yacht Management Burgess & Charter of the parquet wood floor World Superyacht Awards. PROJECT TIMELINE 1 2 5 6 9 11 13 15 Pendennis Masts Owner’s area and Interior structural Forward deck staircase Swimming pool Relaunch Redelivery contract signed removed sun deck dismantled fabrication completed manufacture complete installed June August September October November December January February March April May June 2015 2016 3 4 7 8 10 12 14 Chandelier installed.