[/ QUOTE ]Well PY, maybe you missed it, but there's still around a pic of a boat which is still unspotted after 3 months, if you want to give it a try!... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
PS: she's built in Italy, just to throw in a hint!
I think that, when your flybridge consists of a swimming pool, a full size bar, 6 giant sun beds, a 10 seater dinette, 4 sun loungers and still has space for a dance floor in between, not to mention the electronics from a cold-war era Russian spy trawler on top, boat is probably a bit of an understatement. The only boat I've ever owned would just about have fitted in to the pool. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
LOL, I can see why you're confused.
But there are indeed Italian boats with the properly raked pilothouse windscreens.
And they're among the finest explorer vessels either, but built in extremely low numbers.
By builders with strong commercial heritage - not Ferretti, Azimut and the likes, obviously.
And btw, you were spot on at least on the size with the Calixas: this is also a 105' vessel.
...I don't think the Calixas has a 9,000 (yes, ninethousands) nm range, though!
'salright, I'll admit it wasn't THAT easy... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Thought I'd have expected at least Poweryacht to spot her, based on the last hints, but maybe he's not around at the moment.
Anyway, here goes: Naumachos 105 explorer, built by Cantiere Navale di Pesaro.
How many builders can you name that instead of showing their boats covered with semi-naked deck candies would put a picture of an LPG tanker on their home page, rolling together with their luxury yacht?...
Wow. Very impressive boat! Nice to see something I'd never heard of before.
No prizes for guessing that's one of your ideal boats I suppose!
Being a commercial builder, I'm sure they know what they're doing, but I'd still be concerned about the C of G on her...
Even at anchor, wouldn't a decent wake pose problems for a jacuzzi 30' in the sky?
Stunning boat though. Nice to see a passagemaker without a ruddy-great funnel breaking up the bridge, though a skyhelm a-la Calixas would have been fun.
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No prizes for guessing that's one of your ideal boats I suppose!
Being a commercial builder, I'm sure they know what they're doing, but I'd still be concerned about the C of G on her...
Even at anchor, wouldn't a decent wake pose problems for a jacuzzi 30' in the sky?
[/ QUOTE ]Well, a tad too big to be handled with no crew, for my taste (also her smaller version, the 82', anyway)
But I'd surely appreciate if Santa would bring me one of those for xmas!... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Re.stability, I see the reasons for your doubts, but she's built to literally take anything the sea can throw at her, so I can easily guess her CoG and stability curves are way better than you'd expect just by looking at her.
And the "zero speed" Quantum stabs should do a great job at anchor.
Other general specs here, if you're interested.
Heard something quite good on a boat-related TV show recently. The megayacht captain being interviewed was asked if the owner had any reaction to the price of a fuel refill, and he said "No, the value of wine drunk on each journey is higher than the fuel used!"