UPDATE, JUNE 27, 2016: Hull number one is progressing toward an August 1 delivery date. The yacht will be based in Golfe Juan, France. However, the owner will permit Canados to exhibit the project at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September. Reportedly, the owner has taken abundant liberty with the customization available to him. Cristiano Gatto, responsible for interior design, says Canados “basically scaled down large-yacht processes to smaller yachts, allowing the owner unlimited choices and variants in the smallest details.” The craftsmen, therefore, “are simply producing a work of art.”
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The smallest of the Oceanic series from Canados should be in the initial stages of construction about now. She’s the Oceanic 76, an explorer-like megayacht meant for making swift work of travels.
The Oceanic 76 (77’8”, or 23.7 meters) isn’t a true explorer/expedition yacht, given a short range of 360 nautical miles. That comes at an expected 20-knot cruise. Rather, her styling embraces the concept. And she embraces the idea of a more efficient fuel burn at low speeds, much like explorers. The Oceanic series does, though, pledges good fuel economy at higher speeds, too. It’s due to the stepped-hull design that Canados calls “displaning.” (Stepped hulls typically increase fuel economy as well as overall performance and comfort at higher speeds.) As for the first Oceanic 76 in particular, twin 1,150-hp Caterpillars should permit cruise speeds between 16 knots and the above-mentioned 20 knots. Top end: 26 knots.
Like the other Oceanic models (a 95, 120, and 140), the Oceanic 76 devotes good space to outdoor enjoyment. Note the hardtop-shaded flying bridge, the aft deck, and the seating/dining spot on the foredeck. Guests in the saloon should feel as if they’re outside, too. This is thanks to large panes of glass stretching along each side. Nineteen feet (5.8 meters) of beam should feel plenty comfortable here, too.
The captain and crew are housed forward below decks, accessing their cabins via a foredeck hatch. That may not sit well with some Americans. However, Americans will appreciate that the general-arrangement options allow for the galley to be open to the rest of the main deck. In fact, it can serve both the aft deck and saloon, due to an aft position.
The Oceanic 76 options also allow for three or four staterooms below decks. In the former, the full-beam master has extra lounging space. The VIP (above) is also a bit larger.
Regardless of guest total, the megayacht additionally includes a tender garage and hydraulic swim platform. The latter can hold a PWC if you so wish.
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