The majority of megayachts on the water are beneath the 500-gross-ton threshold. This keeps regulatory compliance simpler, while still affording flexibility in LOA and accommodations. But with abundant semi- and fully custom choices in this realm competing for consumers’ attention, how does a builder turn heads? Dynamiq believes it has the answer in the Dynamiq GTT165. The megayacht promises swift travel for a 165-footer (about 50 meters), including transatlantic transit at 17 knots. All the while, she will do so more fuel efficiently than most other offerings.
In keeping with what cruising customers want, the Dynamiq GTT165 accommodates an owner’s party of 12. This allows for either five or six staterooms, as you’d expect. In the five-stateroom layout, one of the four cabins below decks is akin to a second master. In the six-stateroom layout, that stateroom gets split into two cabins. Crew head count is customary, too, coming in at nine. As for luxury amenities, the Dynamiq GTT165 offers a glass-faced beach club, with space for a spa or gym. The skylounge can serve as a cinema. Outside, the nearly 66-foot-long (20-meter-long sundeck extends farther forward than usual. It puts sunning/lounging space forward of the wheelhouse (a raised pilothouse).
As much as luxury amenities are important, Dynamiq stresses that performance sets the GTT165 apart. Van Oossanen Naval Architects created a fast-displacement hull for the all-aluminum megayacht, styled by Dobroserdov Design. In brief, it’s “a slender hull with a long waterline that is much more efficient and more comfortable in motion than a short, wide one,” explains Sergei Dobroserdov, Dynamiq’s CEO. Efficiency gets a boost from two underwater foils. One is the patented Hull Vane developed by Van Oossanen. Situated beneath the stern and stationary, it creates lift, reducing resistance. The other foil sits forward, a T-Foil by Naiad Dynamics. This is an active foil, meaning it can move. It controls uncomfortable motion, therefore also improving performance.
Further to performance, the Dynamiq GTT165 should see a 20-knot top end. That stems from a twin MTU 8V2000 M94 engine package. The same package should permit the above-mentioned transatlantic speed of 17 knots. A more robust 16V MTU package comes in the GTS version of the model. This should allow a 25-knot maximum speed. Regardless of engine selection, the megayacht should enjoy a healthy 4,000-nautical-mile range at 12 knots.
With a volume of 450 gross tons, and a beam of nearly 28 feet (8.5 meters), the GTT165 additionally offers solar power as an option. Solar panels feeding a lithium-ion battery bank would take care of hotel load at anchor, overnight. Alternately, the energy could provide zero-emission cruising at 5 to 6 knots for a few hours.
While Dynamiq plans to start construction on spec later this year, the project is, of course, available for personalization. Delivery should take place in 2021. Alternately, you can fully customize your yacht via your PC, since the builder lets you configure everything down to the penny via its website. The Dynamiq GTT165 starts at €24.4 million (about $30.1 million at press time).
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