Complementing its current solar-paneled series, Arcadia Yachts is building the first Arcadia 100 and keen to start the first Arcadia 145. The latter further reflects a move into metal construction and full-displacement hull forms.
The addition of the Arcadia 100 means the Italian builder now has three series in fiberglass, these being the Arcadia 85, Arcadia 100, and Arcadia 115. The new 100 is a trideck design, measuring 101’9” (31.06 meters) with a beam of 25’4” (7.75 meters). Like her sisters, she’ll have a greenhouse-like superstructure, comprised of glass. Also like her sisters, the Arcadia 100’s superstructure will be fitted with hundreds of small solar panels. They’ll power the yacht’s hotel load, thereby reducing the genset need to just two 28-kW units. The lighter weight of the superstructure further means lower-than-usual power requirements for the engines, 1,000 hp apiece, and lower fuel consumption. Arcadia expects a fuel burn of about 69 gph (260 lph) at 16 knots and of 42 gph (160 lph) at 14 knots. Long-range cruising speed in the low teens should produce an even better fuel burn, 21 gph (80 lph). Top speed for the Arcadia 100 should be 18 knots.
The standard interior layout for the Arcadia 100 features the dining area aft of the saloon and an additional big lounge fully forward on the same deck. All staterooms, including a full-beam master and three guest cabins, are below decks. Alternately, the master suite can occupy most of the forward real estate on the main deck, moving the galley below decks. The space that the master occupies on the standard layout instead becomes two mirror-image guest staterooms, bringing the guest cabin total to four. In either configuration, the Arcadia 100 positions the wheelhouse and an intimate skylounge on the upper deck.
The new Arcadia 145 (above) is also a trideck design, fitted with abundant glass and solar panels yet again. LOA: 144’3” (44 meters). Arcadia Yachts intends to use 25 percent more solar panels aboard and, in fact, increase all of its models’ photovoltaic panels similarly this year. However, the Arcadia 145 will be built of steel and aluminum. Construction has not yet begun, leaving the door open to putting your own imprint on hull number one. There are suggested layouts from which to choose. These include a main-deck master with an office, and four or five staterooms below decks. The Arcadia 145 also allows the wheelhouse to be separate from the skylounge, yielding privacy to crew and guests alike. The captain can be housed just aft of the wheelhouse, too. Arcadia Yachts has not released anticipated performance figures for the project. However, in general, it does say that studies conducted with a local university prove that the solar panels provide 64.4ºF (18ºC) of temperature difference between the interior and exterior.
The new Arcadia 100 and 145 aren’t the only new models being introduced this year. Arcadia Yachts says it has a 180 in the works, too.
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