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WING 100: 100m supersized sailing yacht concept unveiled by Royal Huisman

Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman has revealed a 100 metre "supersized sailing yacht" concept named the WING 100 that takes its name from its advanced wing mast rig.

Its creators, Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design , said the concept marks the arrival of a new megayacht category as a true 100m+ sailing yacht that doesn't need to rely on the power of a motor.

The WING 100's innovative rig by Rondal is comprised of two freestanding masts that rotate at the touch of a button with airfoils integrated with the sails. The shape of the airfoil can be remotely adjusted to maximise or reduce power, while the wing masts require no standing rigging which keeps the decks clutter-free and available for guest use.

The concept is billed as the world's most innovative sailing yacht concept and has been conceived with a visionary owner in mind. Its design appeals to both sailing yacht owners and motor yacht owners looking for a crossover that minimises their environmental footprint without sacrificing comfort and amenities associated with a large motor yacht. As well as her rig, breakthrough technologies continue throughout to create a fully sustainable and energy-efficient vessel that is able to explore the further corners of the planet.

“The emergence of sailing yachts on this scale, with the level of energy efficiency and eco-responsibility offered by WING 100, would have been unthinkable just a decade ago,” said Royal Huisman CEO Jan Timmerman. “The team is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this conceptual revolution. We look forward to applying our renowned innovation and engineering skills to the realisation of this highly ambitious project – creating the fourth and largest Royal Huisman build yet in the global top 10 of supersized sailing yachts.”

While the WING 100 remains a conceptual design, if built it would rank among the world's largest sailing yachts alongside other Royal Huisman builds including Athena and Sea Eagle II . Currently underway at the shipyard is an 85 metre sloop, which is set to be the world's largest single-masted sailing yacht .

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…Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design. This 100m / 330ft ground-breaking concept expressly focuses on the highest standards of environmental sustainability with proven technology for worldwide reliability. Its advanced systems platform easily accommodates future technological advances and regulatory requirements.

The innovative, aluminum-hulled WING 100 is a true sailing yacht – not a heavy sail assisted motor yacht – yet one with an important difference. She can be easily and securely handled and quickly deployed without the least fuss or drama. WING 100 has been conceived not only to appeal to sailing yacht owners, but to provide the perfect cross-over for motor yacht owners who want to minimize their environmental footprint by reducing the weight of their yacht, but retain the highest standards of amenity and comfort.

These benefits – and many others – arise because WING 100 is no ‘normal’ supersized sailing yacht: she has a highly advanced rig by Rondal. The wing masts have airfoil profiles; are free standing, and rotate to provide very powerful, integrated airfoils with the sails. The shape of the airfoil can easily and remotely be adjusted to maximize or reduce power. Being free-standing, the wing masts have no standing rigging or associated deck clutter, maximizing safe, clean amenity space on deck. The wing masts are easily and safely remote-controlled to ensure fast, energy-efficient sailing, providing a comfortable experience for all onboard.

To put the WING 100 concept into perspective: she is a true sailing yacht that will properly earn her ranking among the world’s top ten sailing yachts, along with Royal Huisman builds ATHENA and SEA EAGLE II; soon to be joined by the exciting new 85m / 280ft New World Sloop, PROJECT 410, currently under construction in Vollenhove. The supersized and highly innovative WING 100 would not only be a top-tier yacht in this elite group, but would also become the acknowledged pioneer among the even more prestigious ‘true’ supersized sailing yachts.

Royal Huisman is the only shipyard in the world with the expertise, infrastructure and continued technological evolution required to build the largest and most advanced of the top ten true sailing yachts. The range of new technologies applied by the shipyard to maximize the energy efficiency of WING 100 will bring substantial advantages to the owner – and not just while exploring the outer corners of our vulnerable planet.

WING 100 and a high performance foiling boat: one picture worth a thousand words

The combination of the concept’s pioneering board systems and advanced wing mast rig, alone, qualifies WING 100 as a defining breakthrough in mega yacht design. A host of additional smart refinements ensure that WING 100 can also claim distinction as the world’s most innovative sailing yacht – a role model for the industry. “Watch this space” to see these technologies develop through the mega yacht and superyacht sectors and, almost certainly, be embraced by wind-assisted cargo sailing ships, too. And that is why this significant project stands to benefit the whole planet.

WING 100 offers the perfect platform for a visionary owner looking to minimize footprint. The concept is well advanced towards fully sustainable technology and Royal Huisman expertise is on hand to ensure the owner realizes the full potential of his or her dreams.

Royal Huisman supersized sailing yachts: SEA EAGLE II (81m / 266ft), PROJECT 410 (85m / 280ft) and  ATHENA ( 90m / 295ft) . WING 100 (100m / 330ft) would be a top-tier yacht in this elite group.

Editor’s notes featuring: 

• Main specifications
• Eco-focus and  fast, easy handling: wing mast rig is the answer
• Fresh and dramatic looks
• Generous and bespoke accommodation
• More eco credentials
• Who could build such a ground-breaking superyacht?

The editor’s notes can be found in the full press release: click here (opens new tab).

“A dramatically innovative Royal Huisman concept that redefines supersized sailing yachts – delivering unprecedented performance, amenity, easy handling and energy efficiency.”

“The emergence of sailing yachts on this scale, with the level of energy efficiency and eco-responsibility offered by WING 100, would have been unthinkable just a decade ago.

The team is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this conceptual revolution. we look forward to applying our renowned innovation and engineering skills to the realization of this highly ambitious project – creating the fourth and largest royal huisman build yet in the global top 10 of supersized sailing yachts.”.

Royal Huisman CEO Jan Timmerman

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Energy-saving and green energy features in more detail

Thanks to her efficient and easy to deploy rig, WING 100 will consume less than 20% of the energy required by an equivalent-sized conventionally powered motor yacht on passage.

Under sail, 200kW can be produced by the hydro generator equivalent to over 40,000 liters / year fuel saving.

480m 2 / 5167ft 2 of solar panels are integrated on the carbon Rondal masts to generate 250kW / day equivalent to a further savings of over 20,000 liters / year.

The main sails and staysails of the wing mast rig can be set in few minutes making sailing the easy choice. This results in 750kW average power saving, equivalent to over 166,000 liters/year.

The electrical system provides for flexible and economical electric propulsion when under power, saving more energy.

The system of WING 100 is calculated to save in total over 225,000 liters of fuel per year compared with similar sized, conventional engine-powered mega yachts.

More features and background information about WING 100 can be found in the editor’s notes in the full press release: click here (opens new tab).

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These extreme sailing superyacht concepts prove that the sky’s the limit

• October 26, 2020

Feast your eyes on these sailing superyacht concepts. The future looks far-out, and it just might have sails, finds Sam Fortescue

For decades the superyacht world has undeniably been dominated by vast, fuel-guzzling motor boats. And, despite the elaborate marketing spiel of their designers and builders, many of them look remarkably similar from the outside: there’s a pointy end, a wedding cake in the middle, and pool and beach club at the back.

Refreshing, then, to see that many superyacht designers have neither given up on sail, nor on experimenting with form and function. When we spoke to some of the best-known names in yacht design, we received a very enthusiastic response.

First up, get ready to see a lot more catamaran designs. “Multihulls are the future of yachting concepts, simply because of sustainability,” says Espen Oeino, fêted designer of yachts such as 182m/600ft REV and 136m/446ft Flying Fox .

Phoenicia has an articulated helipad that deploys once the curved boom is raised up against the aft mast

“To make something sustainable, you have to look at what you can do to reduce resistance and therefore power requirements. There the length-to-beam ratio is very important because slender hulls have a much better angle of entry at the bow, displacing water more efficiently.”

Following this logic, the first of his new 35m/115ft SpaceCat design is nearing completion in China, offering 300m2 of interior space and nearly 600m2 on deck – all balanced on lightweight, low-resistance aluminium hulls.

“People’s concept of what is beautiful is changing but it will need a bit of time,” he adds. “There’s an automotive parallel – it was the same thing with the first SUVs. In the end, though, a cat gives you a much better platform for coming up with interesting layouts.”

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British designer Andrew Winch agrees on the point about sustainability. “The main focus of future sailing yachts will be minimising their environmental footprint to zero, to leave no negativity on the planet whatsoever,” he tells me. “The faster and lighter construction of catamarans and multihulls is a huge benefit to the integration of hybrid and electric propulsion, something that will continue to see extended growth for the foreseeable future.”

The right image

Many designers believe the green agenda will ultimately bring wealthy owners back to sailing yachts. French designer Mathis Rühl puts it like this: “In a world more and more threatened by climate change, debauchery and energy waste is negatively perceived. Wealthy people who care about their image and their impact have to deal with this paradox: how to enjoy the luxuriousness of the world without destroying it. Burning petrol must be avoided when the wind can be used!”

He also sees great advantages to the slim hulls of a catamaran or trimaran. It led him to design a 70m/230ft yacht with a radical semicircular superstructure balanced across three hulls. A 20m beam gives Wave Motion plenty of living space, including a sky deck and open deck space.

Mathis Rühl’s striking-looking Wave Motion trimaran features his own design of WM2 wing-sail

Perhaps most strikingly, he would power the boat with a 20m/65ft dual wing-sail of his own devising, called the WM2. He has compared rig types including traditional flexible sails and the odd-looking Flettner Rotor for drag and efficiency and concluded that his design is the best performer upwind. Rühl reports that it is more than three times more efficient than a standard non-rigid sail.

A number of concept boats have looked in detail at the rig and concluded that the best option is one that’s already available. The Falcon or DynaRig is only really suitable for yachts over 60m/200ft, but its ease of handling makes it exceedingly attractive. Just one person is able to set sail, reef, tack or furl the sails thanks to the modular design, which breaks huge sail areas down into smaller chunks, and total computerisation of the unstayed rig. “It’s easier to start and stop,” explains Dykstra’s Thys Nikkels. “The percentage of time that you sail is much higher with this rig.”

Philippe Briand chose it for his mould-breaking 152m/499ft trireme design, originally penned for a Russian client. So did Bill Dixon for his 70m/230ft New Dawn. “Unlike a conventional rig which requires a small army of crew, this vessel can be commanded and operated single-handedly,” Dixon says. “The twin rigs offer a healthy sail area to displacement ratio and will assure an exhilarating sailing experience.”

Bill Dixon’s New Dawn combines the features of a motoryacht with sailboat performance

New Dawn is billed as a game changer, and not just because of her regeneration potential of 75kW under sail, 60m2 of solar panels, ballasted centreboard and ability to motor at 9 knots under purely electric power. Dixon says the real novelty is to combine motoryacht features with sailboat performance.

“It’s clear that customers expect the comforts and space planning of motoryachts,” he explains. “They want ample entertainment spaces, a pool and large tenders. We have created this design on this premise rather from a traditional sailing yacht design approach. This does not mean she is not an efficient sailing yacht, in that department there is no compromise. This is a project that appeases the environmental consciousness of a potential owner.”

Roman galley roots

Briand’s design is on another scale altogether. A key plank in the client’s brief was to ensure there was a vast central gallery whose volume exceeded that of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles – something he has achieved with room to spare. An astonishing 725m2 of glass and openings surround the gallery, while no fewer than three owner’s suites offer the choice between 180° views from the glass bow; the full 20m beam amidships; or an aft suite perched 14m above the water.

The brief for Philippe Briand’s trireme-inspired superyacht was to have a vast central gallery bigger than the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles

Lower deck beach clubs amount to more than 750m2 of real estate, plus room for pools, a helipad and more. Echoing the design of the Roman galley which inspired it, the yacht features dozens of hydraulically-operated ‘oars’ amidships, designed to move in time to the music on board.

“It is possible to imagine very different boats tomorrow,” Briand explains. “I foresee that boats will evolve towards even more efficiency, for sustainability’s sake. Also hybrid boats. We will assemble different energy sources, and wind energy should be the first. Wind by sails, motor by engines today. Tomorrow it will be motor by electric or by hydrogen.”

Interestingly, another designer has also drawn inspiration from the galley. Igor Lobanov’s design is called Phoenicia and features the same reverse bow, sloping down to a rostrum-like point at the waterline; it also picks up the motif of the raised ‘bowsprit’ and ‘bumpkin’ and recreates the effect of two decks of oars by aiming 33 ‘laser lights’ into the water at night.

Pronounced reverse bow and exaggerated ‘bowsprit’ give an unmistakably trireme look to Phoenicia

Her four masts drop down through a great glass-walled gallery that dominates the main deck. She also employs something akin to a traditional staysail rig , complete with gigantic fishermen sails. Used by schooners and ketches, these sails resemble inverted jibs strung between the masts.

Despite the veneer of antiquity, both yachts feature ample shell doors to enlarge deck and living spaces. Phoenicia even has an articulated helipad, which unfolds from the roof of the raised owner’s suite when the curved boom is pinned up to the mast.

This is designed, “with the intention of creating the feel of ‘a house on the cliff’, with a balcony and panoramic windows that surround the space, leaving the views completely open to the vast open sea,” Lobanov explains.

He thinks the yachts of the future will be more automatic. “Probably there will be less crew on board, which may have a trickle-down effect on all the spaces, including water and food storage.”

A key design concept in Phoenicia is the long gallery with its all-round glass walls. Special Venetian blinds allow a game of light and shadows to create an arresting pattern inside

Inspired by nature

Even now, most yachts – whether sail or motor – are built using a linear arrangement of ribs, stringers, beams and plates, with the result that the space inside is often divided up into regular-shaped boxes. Some designers find this strange. “It’s not a hotel!” exclaims Ken Freivokh. “We’re very retrograde in terms of the structure. The bigger [yachts] get, the more they rely on one of post and beam: just columns and beams, like buildings were built.”

Freivokh, whose projects include everything from production sailing boats to the much-praised 107m Black Pearl , is desperate to get more organic forms and creative design into superyacht building. Taking an example from nature, he thinks that yachts could rely on the strength of a kind of ‘exoskeleton’, which would free up the interior to create more curved and open spaces without littering them with columns. Couple that with the emergence of structural glass, and you have a blueprint for a very different type of yacht.

But the problem is not just due to conservative shipyards and cautious classification bodies, according to Freivokh. Part of it is the owners themselves.

“It is quite typical that most owners when they’re briefing you make reference to existing projects,” he says. “If you ask an owner ‘why do you need a saloon on each deck? Why don’t you have a single saloon with double heights, and totally unique?’ Then the shipyard says how much they love the plans, but if we just did it like this… In the end, they point out it is £2m cheaper to use an existing technical platform, and that’s hard to resist.”

Briand says that every one of his superyacht clients starts from an existing yacht, not a blank piece of paper. “Sometimes those boats have been designed ten years ago,” he says. “Of course, this is not very positive for pushing us towards new technology. You have to make a long and difficult speech in order to convince them that progress in terms of technology is possible.”

Dykstra’s Exo concept borrows the idea of exoskeletons from nature to create wide open space below decks

Dutch J-Class maestros Dykstra published an ambitious design a few years back which made use of another exoskeleton design in a 46m/150ft concept called Exo. Produced as a collaboration with Claydon Reeves, it takes the root structures of a tree as its inspiration.

“Not only does the long vertical trunk represent the mast, but the root ball forms the hull, providing strength and the support for the vertical structure,” explains James Claydon. “We also considered the skeletal structure of small but strong creatures. In nature it is the exoskeleton, which provides the ‘chassis’ for these organisms.

“These exoskeletons do not employ straight lines but instead have twisting and turning curves which imbue the creature with optimal strength – their forms defined by millions of years of evolution. By setting aside some of the established thinking of past projects, we strived for a new aesthetic that was both attractive and buildable.”

Exo’s composite lattice enabled the interior to be completely opened up, with curved glass panels amidships to create a unique sensation of sitting on the waves. I asked Dykstra’s Thys Nikkels why he thought the concept wasn’t picked up, despite a positive reaction at the Monaco Yacht Show .

“Maybe we haven’t pushed the concept hard enough,” he shrugs. “It’s probably a piece of art in itself. That opened our eyes to what is possible in structures. I think the owners are ready for it, but are we as a market ready for it in a way the owner can contemplate it: ie cost?”

Squares and polygons

There is another design school which prefers brutally straight lines. Aspiring yacht designer George Lucian has garnered more column inches than many veterans with a series of increasingly radical designs, none of which have yet been built. The aptly named Origami is a sailing boat that is entirely composed of triangular and trapezoid shapes connected with hard angles, like the folds in a piece of paper.

Folded paper is the inspiration for George Lucian’s Origami

This is a concept, so there is no attempt to work out how this craft would actually function, but it involves acres of glass and huge fold-out wings to offer a helipad close to water level. “I think the necessary technology and materials already exist, but all my projects would be very challenging to build, that is for sure,” he admits. “I really think that if one is going to put so much money into a project, it has to be recognisable, different, iconic.”

More recently, Lucian published a design for a motoryacht partly resembling a jumble of ice blocks, and making use of a kite to assist propulsion. Another headline-grabber put a 100m/330ft airship at the heart of the design for a yacht shaped like a wedge, her lines angling out of the sea like arrows.

Beiderbeck designs in Germany has put more intense studies into its design for a gigantic 200m+/660ft+ catamaran, named Galileo2. Capable of berthing an 80m/260ft yacht alongside her beach club, the boxy cat includes a host of innovative features such as marine thermal energy generation, which exploits the lower temperatures far below the surface of the sea, and methanol propulsion.

Galileo2 is so large that it would have to be built in parts and assembled afloat. It has a 500m2 swimming pool, can carry 25 tenders, toys or submarines and can still do 22 knots

“This was a study to figure out what was possible; to figure out the step ahead of the next one,” says partner Immo Lüdeling. “It is a catamaran in a size that isn’t built yet; its own shadow vessel.”

Galileo2 is buildable now, but there were still unexpected design challenges. “Just the routes to walk get quite long – from the beach club up to the upper-deck saloon, for instance. Galileo2 has lifts to the bathing platforms.”

The bridge was another problem area on a boat with an 80m/260ft beam. “Our bridge can fly from one side to another, like on a very large crane where you have the crane house moving from one side to the other.” The boat is already sparking interest, including a serious enquiry about a smaller 120m/394ft version. “It’s half the size of Galileo2, but that means eight times less space.”

Another of Lucian’s concepts involving trapezoid shapes

Limited only by imagination

Electric propulsion is one of the great hopes of the yachting world, but the question is how to get the power on board. In principle, methanol offers carbon-free electricity, although it is usually manufactured using fossil fuels. Stellar Dutch design house Sinot made waves last year when it published a design for 112m/368ft Aqua , using the technology.

Andrew Winch, designer of monster yachts like 156m/512ft Dilbar and 99m/325ft Madame Gu , has taken a different approach in work with Royal Huisman for a super-efficient 30.5m/100ft sailing monohull, where he favours using renewable energy. “The widened stern deck allows for increased underdeck storage in the stern-wings, allowing for the placement of fan-extending solar panels,” he explains. “The concept also has twin rudders and a canting keel for maximum efficiency, as well as twin electrical propulsion that can be used for the regeneration of power at anchor or while sailing.”

There are as many different concepts as there are designers, and while they all have their own take on the yachts of the future , they agree on one point. It will take daring owners to push the boundaries and help these concepts off the drawing board and into the water. Or, as Andrew Winch puts it: “The only limitation is the imagination of the client.”

First published in the October 2020 issue of Yachting World.

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Wing 100 // Royal Huisman

Dutch yacht builder royal huisman unveiled wing 100  - an innovative 100m sailing yacht with a wing mast..

Alongside Royal Huisman as an experienced yacht builder, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley are also onboard. Both have worked on successful projects with the shipyard. The full-aluminum vessel reaches a top speed of 24+ knots. The unstayed rotating wing mast has carbon furling booms.

The shipyard marks that WING 100 is not a sail-assisted motor yacht but an actual sailing yacht.

Ample tender storage is forward under the deck.

With a green energy system into the future

It is not just the pure size that makes it impressive. The electric propulsion can be adaptable to new files or hydrogen fuel cells. Furthermore, to charge the batteries, WING 100 has a hydro generator with 200 kW that can save 40,000 liters of fuel per year, 480 square meters of solar panels on both masts, and intelligent power management.

Comparison with earlier and current projects by Royal Huisman

Interior of WING 100

WING 100 accommodates twelve guests + a nanny or teacher, and a crew of 16 people. Most cabins are located on the lower deck. The owner’s full-beam suite is aft and includes an office, salon, private gym, and spa. Six guest cabins are amidships with two double cabins, three twin-bed cabins one VIP cabin. The crew area with mess is forward; two more crew cabins are on the main deck.

General Arrangement of WING 100

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Royal Huisman Announce New Concept WING 100

By Heather Collier

The unveiling of WING 100 celebrates the arrival of an entirely new megayacht category, say its creators, Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design.

This 100m ground-breaking concept by the Dutch shipyard focuses on the highest standards of environmental sustainability with proven technology for worldwide reliability, with an advanced systems platform easily able to accommodate future technological advances and regulatory requirements.

The innovative, aluminum-hulled WING 100 is a true sailing yacht and can be easily and securely handled and quickly deployed. WING 100 was conjured up not only to appeal to sailing yacht owners, but to allow for the perfect cross-over for motor yacht owners who want to minimise their environmental footprint by reducing the weight of their yacht, but to also indulge in exquisite levels of amenity and comfort. This vessel is no ‘normal’ supersized sailing yacht: she has a highly advanced rig by Rondal. The wing masts have airfoil profiles; are free standing, and rotate to provide very powerful, integrated airfoils with the sails. The shape of the airfoil can easily and remotely be adjusted to maximisee or reduce power.

Her wing masts have no standing rigging or associated deck clutter, maximizing safe, clean amenity space on deck. The wing masts are easily and safely remote-controlled to ensure fast, energy-efficient sailing, providing a safe and seamless experience for all onboard.   WING 100 is set to earn her ranking among the world’s top ten sailing yachts, along with Royal Huisman builds Athena and Sea Eagle II; soon to be joined by the exciting new 85m / 280ft New World Sloop, Project 410, currently under construction in Vollenhove.

Not only will she be the newest member of this elite group, but she will also become the acknowledged pioneer among the even more prestigious ‘true’ supersized sailing yachts.

Royal Huisman is now proving itself to be one of the only shipyards that can efficiently build the largest and most advanced of the top ten true sailing yachts. The range of new technologies applied by the shipyard to maximise the energy efficiency of WING 100 will bring substantial advantages to the owner – and not just while exploring the outer corners of our vulnerable planet.   The combination of the concept’s pioneering board systems and advanced wing mast rig, alone, qualifies WING 100 as a defining breakthrough in mega yacht design. A host of additional smart refinements ensure that WING 100 can also claim distinction as the world’s most innovative sailing yacht – a role model for the industry.   “ The emergence of sailing yachts on this scale, with the level of energy efficiency and eco-responsibility offered by WING 100, would have been unthinkable just a decade ago ”, comments Royal Huisman CEO Jan Timmerman.

“ The team is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this conceptual revolution. We look forward to applying our renowned innovation and engineering skills to the realization of this highly ambitious project – creating the fourth and largest Royal Huisman build yet in the global top 10 of supersized sailing yachts .”

"The emergence of sailing yachts on this scale, with the level of energy efficiency and eco-responsibility offered by WING 100, would have been unthinkable just a decade ago. The team is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this conceptual revolution. We look forward to applying our renowned innovation and engineering skills to the realization of this highly ambitious project – creating the fourth and largest Royal Huisman build yet in the global top 10 of supersized sailing yachts." Jan Timmerman, CEO, Royal Huisman

"The emergence of sailing yachts on this scale, with the level of energy efficiency and eco-responsibility offered by WING 100, would have been unthinkable just a decade ago. The team is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of this conceptual revolution. We look forward to applying our renowned innovation and engineering skills to the realization of this highly ambitious project – creating the fourth and largest Royal Huisman build yet in the global top 10 of supersized sailing yachts."

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Yacht designer Isaac Burrough has revealed his latest yacht concept, a mega yacht measuring 100m/328ft in length, a modern vessel designed with a 11m/36ft tall plumb bow, a geometric superstructure joining with the hull, glazing which spans two floors forward as well as covering a three-floor atrium amidships.

Isaac Burrough 100m superyacht concept – render

The Master suite is placed forward and uses both floors to contain a private lounge, yoga studio, his and hers en-suites and a dressing area plus two side balconies off the Master suite. Aft of the Owner’s deck is the expansive spa area consisting of a gym, salon, sauna, steam and snow rooms, a massage room and a separate lounge that boasts quick access to the glass-bottomed 10m/32.8ft aft swimming pool, which is a beautiful focal point in the design. After a swim, guests have the choice of two generous sunpads on either side.

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On the main deck below the circular glass-bottomed Jacuzzi illuminates the spacious 215m²/23163ft²beach club underneath, within which is a lavish lounge area ideal for hosting parties, and on each side is a terrace to open the space up to the elements.

Isaac Burrough 100m superyacht concept – exterior

The 33m/108ft long sundeck is separated by the central area containing the staircase and lift. Forward, a tempting Jacuzzi is surrounded by sunpads and enjoys sensational views. In addition, there are smaller alfresco dining tables and 1.3m/4.2ft-deep sofas for comfortable outdoor relaxation. To the aft, a barbeque and bar services the casual lounge ideal for entertaining.

Isaac Burrough 100m superyacht concept – night view

The tender garage has room for a total of five tenders – three for guest use measuring 2m/6.5ft, 7m/22.9ft and 10m/32.8ft, and two for crew use measuring 4.5m/14.7ft and 7m/22.9ft respectively. In addition, the bow helipad ensures guests can be efficiently ferried between connections.  An outdoor fire pit and a cinema complete the on board amenities for this concept, which can be customised to meet an Owner’s wishes.

Isaac Burrough 100m superyacht concept – top view

Isaac Burrough 100m superyacht concept – exterior lines

The accommodation is designed to sleep up to 16 guests as well as two staff, with a crew of 30 for effortless journeys.

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Isaac Burrough Design unveils new 100m concept

The new imposing project has been designed to draw in as much natural light as possible….

Isaac Burrough Design studio has unveiled a new 100m superyacht concept based on the desire to experiment with large and bold surfaces, resulting in a striking new creation. The studio, located in The Netherlands, is headed up by designer Isaac Burrough, and his latest creation is one that is based on Burrough’s grounded understanding of this size category, a result of his previous experience in the superyacht industry.

Burrough graduated from (the now discontinued) Massey University with a Masters degree in transport design. Burrough’s career began in New Zealand, where he spent time working for Alloy Yachts as a structure designer, focusing on the construction process. Burrough emigrated to Europe in 2012 to work for a leading European shipyard – where he stayed for five and a half years – before setting up his own design studio in The Netherlands.

Since opening his eponymous design studio, Burrough has released five concepts into the public domain, most of which are below 60m, until now. “During my career, I have worked on a lot of builds with really complex exterior surfacing, which is often really stunning,” says Burrough. “But for this design I thought it would be interesting to step away from that and try experimenting with larger, bolder surfaces.”

The new 100m superyacht concept features a striking exterior profile that has been developed to draw in as much natural light as possible. With this in mind, Burrough has created a continuous section of glass that extends over two decks and conceals a three-story atrium over the main staircase. As demonstrated in the renderings, the yacht also features huge exterior spaces with a 10m-long swimming pool.

I also think there is a trend amongst a lot of luxury car design concepts to have less tortured surfaces and hard creases, and instead really beautifully sculpted large surfaces. So, I thought it would be interesting to create a design that was really imposing, which I think I have done, but at the same time there as an elegance mixed in with the masculinity.” - Isaac Burrough

Burrough says that he feels comfortable designing a vessel of this size. “I have worked on four different builds between 94 and 110 metres, so I thought it was important to leverage that experience to try and offer something new to the industry.”

Early on in the process, Burrough explains that in order to create the bold stance of the vessel, he needed to raise the bow a full deck higher than it originally was. This decision resulted in a mammoth 11m high bow that allowed the owner’s cabin to extend further forward, and as a result includes a private lounge, office, yoga studio, double en suites and two balconies off the main cabin.

“Like any project, there wasn't a fabled ‘aha’ moment, the inspiration came from a lot of places. We are seeing a rise in the use of a modern twist on Brutalist architecture, which I find really interesting,” Burrough observes. “I also think there is a trend amongst a lot of luxury car design concepts to have less tortured surfaces and hard creases, and instead really beautifully sculpted large surfaces. So, I thought it would be interesting to create a design that was really imposing, which I think I have done, but at the same time there as an elegance mixed in with the masculinity.”

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