Several months ago, Tripp Design and Abeking & Rasmussen had a meeting of the minds. Given evolving attitudes and regulation, they embarked on concept projects to lower environmental impact. More than just concepts, though, the projects are capable of construction, with specifically designed power and sailing hulls. Tripp Design calls them the Elemental projects, with Elemental Power being the first.
The design studio and shipyard chose a large size, 246 feet (75 meters), for Elemental Power. Naturally, being a naval architect, Bill Tripp of the eponymous studio started with the hull design. Even though the megayacht has hybrid propulsion, the hull itself had to be priority number one. In a statement, he and his team assert, “The gateway to true hybrid powering in motoryachts needs to begin with hull efficiency.” Therefore, Tripp Design says this project has a design proven in testing to be 33 percent more efficient compared to those of similar-size and similar-volume yachts. (Elemental Power has a gross registered tonnage of 1,830.) In turn, less drag means better range and more possible time operating at zero emissions. The yacht should see a range upwards of 5,000 nautical miles and cruise at 15 knots.
Tripp Design points out that efficient hull designs translate to more comfort and better layouts. Joining in on Elemental Power in this regard is Studio Liaigre. Certainly, one area of most interest to potential clients is the private owners’ deck. The sleeping area has a sweep of 360-degree glass, for instance, perfect for waking up to wonderful anchorages. The owners can take breakfast in an intimate interior dining area on their deck, too. As you might expect, a lounge sits adjacent to the dining area.
Five further staterooms accommodate guests. Several common areas show off extensive glass to look and feel open and sunny. This includes the skylounge as well as main saloon. Elsewhere, guests can curl up with a good book in the library, or enjoy the gym with fold-down balconies. Of course, the beach club is enticing, too, with a sauna.
You’ll note that Elemental Power is not flashy. The styling is true to Tripp’s belief “in keeping lines simple and clean, to let the boat be expressed,” as he told us in 2016. “The design, the aesthetic, and the technology should meld into the whole.”
The same is true of the Elemental sailing-yacht project. We’ll feature that 295-footer (90-meter) in the near future.
Abeking & Rasmussen abeking.com
Studio Liaigre studioliaigre.com
Tripp Design tripp.design
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