While most yachts in the 130-foot range are semidisplacement designs, this one bucks the trend. You’re looking at the Kingship 138, the latest design that the yacht builder, which is based in the Pearl River Delta district in Guandong Province, China, has tapped Vripack to design and engineer.
Kingship Marine previously worked with Vripack on Princess K, a 110-footer that’s part of its Magellan series of oceangoing megayachts. The steel-hulled 138 is intended to be an ocean explorer as well, with an expected range of nearly 4,700 nautical miles at 10 knots. (Maximum speed is anticipated at 13 knots, thanks to twin Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesels.) She’ll meet both Lloyds and MCA requirements.
Vripack is also overseeing the interior design, which will feature all staterooms on the lower deck, including the owner’s cabin. Given the emphasis on long-range cruising, the crew’s quarters are receiving extra attention for comfort, and they’re additionally being planned with a professional-quality laundry area – no mere washer and dryer in a closet.
Some alfresco areas will extend the interior of the trideck yacht to the outside. For example, the owner’s stateroom will include a balcony, something rarely seen in this size range. But overall, when it came to the exterior styling, Vripack wanted to emphasize powerful, clean lines. Bart Bouwhuis, Vripack’s director of design, says that in the process of creating the design with Kingship, the team eliminated a lot of shapes, “which ultimately makes the look and feel tick like a clock.”
Expect the Kingship 138 to tick for real in 2011.
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