The only battles she should see will be with waves. This is the first Gladiator Yachts model from Canados, the Gladiator 90. Launch is set for spring 2017.
The news comes several weeks after Canados announced new ownership and three new yacht series, which include Gladiator Yachts sport boats/opens. What has only been revealed now, though, is that the Gladiator 90 replaces the Canados 90 Open. She’s based on the same hull design, keeping LOA at 90 feet (27.45 meters) and beam at 20’7” (6.3 meters).
As an open, the megayacht is meant for swift speeds. Canados is offering three engine packages for the Gladiator 90. They pledge cruising speeds between 27 and 46 knots, and top speeds from 33 to more than 55 knots. (Hull number one’s engine package and performance haven’t been specified.) Canados claims the Gladiator 90 will be the fastest open in this size range, and comfortably so. It also asserts she’ll be comfortable at slower speeds. Since opens aren’t terribly long-distance travelers, though, the maximum cruising range is 480 nautical miles.
Due to the speed emphasis, lightweight construction, even with furnishings, is key. For extra weight savings with the highest-horsepower package, triple 1,900-hp MANs, Canados is using carbon fiber and Aramat (a fiberglass and Kevlar combination) in the fiberglass superstructure.
The Gladiator 90 comes in three- and four-stateroom configurations, including the owner’s stateroom. No information is available on hull number one’s arrangement. Three crew are housed in two crew cabins in both configurations. The galley is contained in their quarters, too, between the engine room and guest staterooms.
The owners and guests can relax in the saloon/dining area, with a sliding hardtop. There’s also a glass partition lending the captain at the helm a little privacy. But the Gladiator 90 is really meant to be enjoyed outside. Additional dining and seating is on the aft deck, shaded by a retractable awning. More eating and enjoying takes place toward the bow. Sunpads fore and aft should beckon, too. So should the watertoys: A PWC can join the 12’6” (3.85-meter) tender in the garage, and SeaBobs can stow in an aft-deck locker.
On a related note, Canados says the majority of inquiries for all of its yacht lines are coming from North America and parts of Europe.
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