ReRun Wood Tenders for Megayachts

About a year after initiating plans for all-wood megayacht tenders, Sweden-based ReRun is offering two models, Tender and Tenderness.

Based on classic runabout designs, the ReRun Tender and ReRun Tenderness each employ ash and mahogany woods, reinforced with E-glass. In a nod to modern performance, ReRun equips both with KaMeWa waterjets and joystick steering, for ultra maneuverability. They’re also engineered for station keeping, handy for when the tender is alongside a swim platform and loading or offloading guests. That’s also where the built-in side steps, complete with hydraulic handrails, come into play. The Tender and Tenderness models further feature hydraulic passerelles aft, for alternate embarking and disembarking. Other good features include three lifting points.

The primary differences between the ReRun Tender and ReRun Tenderness lie in the LOAs and number of guests each boat can carry. The Tender measures 32 feet (9.9 meters) and can hold 10 people. The Tenderness model is a little smaller, at 23 feet (7 meters), and accommodates seven. (Both capacity figures take a crewmember into account.) While each boat features Yanmar propulsion coupled to the waterjets, those of you seeking speed will likely be drawn to the ReRun Tender. She’s said to be capable of a 40-knot top speed and 28-knot cruise speed, given 315-hp engines. (ReRun did not provide anticipated performance figures for the Tenderness model, though she will feature 180-hp Yanmars.)

Those of you seeking even more differences will be glad to know that ReRun will customize the tenders. The hull design, engine package, and other engineering features remain the same, but you can swap out some seating for a wetbar, for example. You can also match the paint and soft goods to your superyacht. Another idea: Request a limousine tender version, wherein the cockpit is completely covered.

All ReRun boats are built to CE certification. For further details, visit the company website or fill out our contact form.

Barracuda Yacht Design 170-Foot Performance Motorsailer

Is she a cruising motorsailer, or a performance motorsailer? She’s may look like the former, but this 170-foot (52-meter) sailing superyacht design, by Barracuda Yacht Design, is definitely performance-oriented.

How so? Try anticipated 14-knot (or better) speeds upwind in 20 knots of breeze, with a heeling angle of less than eight degrees. Barracuda Yacht Design’s director, Iñigo Toledo, feels confident in the prediction. It’s based on the performance of somewhat similar craft he’s penned, with retractable daggerboards, a low-resistance hull, and transferrable water ballast.

The 170-foot Barracuda Yacht Design Performance Motorsailer was designed for a client who wants quiet, vibration-free running. It’s especially important for the megayacht’s additional purpose, entertaining family and friends. To further the enjoyment factor, Barracuda Yacht Design incorporated several large windows in both the hull and superstructure, akin to what the studio did aboard the sailing yacht Akalam, delivered earlier this year by Pendennis.

While the 170-foot sailing yacht is not yet under contract at a shipyard, Barracuda Yacht Design anticipates the project being submitted for bid. Once she does start taking shape, she’ll have a few surprises in store. Rather than feature the master suite in its traditional location aft below decks, she showcases it forward and nearly on the same level as the main deck. It also has a fold-down balcony on each side. In the aft position, there’s the VIP stateroom, with direct access to a private swim platform. Guests in the other four cabins aren’t excluded from excellent access to the water, though. As the image here shows, fold-down platforms transform the gym, forward of their accommodations, into a beach club.

A crew of 12 can also be accommodated, though Barracuda Yacht Design says eight should be sufficient for most days. All of their cabins are forward below decks. Crew also have dedicated access to the tender bay (forward of the owner’s suite), plus other working and service areas.

Jongert Refitting Vivid

PHOTO: Andrea Francolini

For the past month, Jongert has been refitting one of its own. The 88-foot (27-meter) Vivid, delivered in 2001, is in for a six-month span.

A Jongert 2700M model, one of the Dutch builder’s most successful semicustom sailing designs, Vivid has hardly stayed put over the past decade. Prior to entering Jongert’s shed in November, the all-aluminum megayacht enjoyed a five-year circumnavigation, which included several remote locales. According to Vivid’s captain, Tim Forderer, he and the owner received a lot of support on that circumnavigation from the Sea-Alliance Group, which provides yacht management for Vivid. (Sea-Alliance Group specializes in those services as well as sales, charter, and other specialties.) Forderer adds that Sea-Alliance Group recommended Jongert for the refit. “The pride the Jongert team feels with Vivid is very evident,” he says. “Vivid feels very much at home.”

While Vivid was in good shape following the trip, it was simply time for a Lloyds survey and either replacement or refreshment of systems and decor. The nearly 22-foot-beam (6.58-meter beam) beauty is receiving an extensive roster of treatments. These include new teak decking, a paint job, overhauled rigging, new navigation and communication instruments, and an overhauled engine and thrusters. Inside, the wood paneling is being stripped and revarnished, while new fabrics will replace older and/or worn ones.

Vivid is expected to depart Jongert in April. The megayacht will waste no time getting back to cruising, visiting both the North and South Poles in the following months.