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Wave Piercing 75-Foot Explorer Yacht For Sale

If you think you might run into some heavy seas on your next cruise (or even on the cruise after that), you might want to take a look at Enmer , a 75-foot explorer yacht that’s built to handle them all.

Enme r in a 2019 version of a 75-foot, 44-knot Safehaven Marine XSV20 that’s built to go anywhere in the world. The front windshield is supposed to be bulletproof: It’s made of inch-thick ballistic glass. The hull is designed to blast through waves offshore, not riding over the top.

The hull is reinforced with carbon fiber and Kevlar, and it has a sharp, wave-piercing entry with a deep-V midsection flowing back to two catamaran-like aft sections for stability.

Enmer is powered by twin 1,150-hp CAT C18s with waterjet derives. It has a top speed of 44 knots and a range of 600 nm at 26 knots. Humphree Interceptors provide control at all speeds.

The interior is minimalist, with two cabins, holding two people each, plus a crew quarters. The pilothouse has four SHOXS shock-absorbing helm and passenger seats.

Enmer was built for Jack Setton, the French billionaire and yacht owner, power and sail. On its delivery, the boat cruised 2,500 miles from the Safehaven yard in Cork, Ireland, to Setton’s slip in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Now it’s for sale in the south of France, with a price of 1,950,000 Euros, or about $2,374,000, listed with Edmiston Yachts. (See the video below.)

For his part, Setton will move on to another adventure. He got in to boating in 1966 when he and his father saw Don Aronow’s Magnum 27, and got hooked. They had a similar boat designed in France, replacing the sterndrives with outboards and taking some weight out of the hull. Then they built it, as the Setton Bullit 298, in Miami. The U.S. Navy bought some and dropped them from airplanes.

Jack Setton himself moved on to building and buying a series of innovative sail and power boats, including a 194-foot expedition yacht and a 105-foot converted Gulf coast shrimp boat called Pink Shrimp .

Specs.: LOA: 75’0”; Beam: 17’7”; Draft: 2’’9”; Disp.: 52,910 lbs.; Fuel: 1,056 gals.; Water: NA; Power: 2×1,150-hp CAT diesels. Read more:

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• January 23, 2021
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This Wave-Piercing 75-Foot Explorer Yacht Is Designed to Dominate Stormy Seas.

The 23m 2019 safehaven marine motor yacht enmer is offered for sale and offers a rare chance to buy a fast, efficient and modern yacht in brand-new condition with immediate delivery..

Enmer has a unique hybrid hull that combines an asymmetrical catamaran with a wave-piercing mono hull that is both stable and highly capable and does away with the need for additional stabilisers, even at anchor. The yacht is also designed to keep noise and vibration to a minimum.

The interior was designed to be simple, yet comfortable enough for long cruises. In the main salon there is shock mitigating seating at the helm, with a concealed galley and a settee with a retractable table that transforms into a bed. The rest of ENMER’s accommodation comprises an Owner’s cabin and a VIP, both en suite. There is also accommodation for crew in the bow.

Stairs from the salon lead up to the flybridge, which offers a second dry helm position, with no wind even at 40 knots, thanks to a bimini designed to remain open at full speed. There is also a joystick on starboard aft for easy docking, meaning few crew are needed.

The generous aft deck provides alfresco dining or seating for up to eight, and can easily be converted to a sunbathing area, with loungers and a large sun bed.

Powered by a pair of Caterpillar C18 1,150hp engines, ENMER has a top speed of 44 knots with a decent offshore range of 600nm. She also comes with a backup diesel generator and solar panels, enabling her to spend extended periods at anchor.

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Wave-Piercing 75-Foot Explorer Yacht

The 23m 2019 Safehaven Marine motor yacht Enmer is a fast, efficient and modern boat reaching up to 44 knots.

Enmer, built for one of the yachting world’s most eminent yachtsmen, Jack Setton, has a unique hybrid hull that combines an asymmetrical catamaran with a wave-piercing mono hull.

The yacht is designed to keep noise and vibration to a minimum.

It is both stable and highly capable and does away with the need for additional stabilisers, even at anchor.

• Joystick control allows for use of minimal crew
• 2 x CAT C18 on jet drives reaching up to 44 knots

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Naval Yachts' Vanguard boat impresses in sea trials, exceeding estimated cruise speed and showcasing her wave-piercing design. A promising choice for boat enthusiasts and potential buyers.

We have spent the last 6 weeks visiting friends and family; Naval Yachts have had a free run at completing Vanguard. This week, they crossed a significant milestone and began initial sea trials. A three-hour run after a long day but sufficient time to demonstrate a future promise. This is how it went. 

Initial sea trial results

Sea state - calm

Wind - light

Load condition - Arrival but without permanent ballast.

Trim - even keel

Hull - 3 months in still seawater, probably mucky

Note:  The trim and rudder position remain to be optimized. Both engines were running at a similar speed. Stabilizers folded and inoperative.

engines @1000 rpm @ 6,7 knots (also max speed for hybrid drive)

engines @1500 rpm @ 9,8 knots

engines @1680 rpm, and the speed was seen as 11.3 knots

The predictions from Bruntons were remarkably accurate and better than for an equivalent fixed pitch propeller. More on this when additional detailed data is available inc one engine operation.

The Vanguard's performance was impressive, aligning nicely with the predictions from Bruntons. However, it's worth noting that these predictions assumed a single engine running while we had two engines operating each at a lighter load. The Naval Architecture calculations indicated we should achieve this on a single engine, so that will be tested in the coming weeks. The typical direct correlation between shaft speed and load is removed as props are self-pitched. We still need to verify if the load display is calculated from engine speed or fuel rack position.

Regardless, Vanguard exceeded our estimated cruise speed by 1.3kN at about 60% installed power load factor, with plenty of additional power to spare. It's safe to say that it was a successful day. 

Does she make waves?

Wake at >11 knots. Swim platform remained dry, trim approximately even keel.

The next test was to look at how Vanguard slipped through the water. Her sister ship, Mobius, was remarkably hydrodynamic in that regard. Those big white bow waves you see in magazines may look dramatic, but to my eye, they represent wasted fuel. Nothing is for free in this world. So Vanguard was operated at three speeds, rising through the load range to just over 9 knots before they ran out of time. See the video below. The bow wave was virtually non-existent. This wave-piercing design is an arrow! Some stern wake at higher speeds, but again, not much. Also, the stern has little to no tendency to bog down at higher speeds, with the swim platform staying dry throughout. Many displacement hulls will try to climb their bow wave when pushed hard, but not so with Vanguard, at least not so far. 

Video showing wake performance at circa 4.5, 8.4 and 9 knots. Note very little bow and side waves. Make waves = burn fuel! More data on fuel consumption to come when available.

Ongoing Insurance Woes!

Lastly - Insurance is proving to be an issue right now. US Nationals with a US-owned yacht is a troublesome mixture. Our go-to of Pantaenius no longer insures in the USA. I will blog when we have made more positive progress.

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A few other things transpired this week but the above is the major news. Wishing everyone reading a very happy 2024. The crew and builders of Vanguard.

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There are several reasons to consider designing a boat with reverse rake bows. The primary rationale why we consider this hull shape is to reduce pitching motion caused by waves of certain amplitude and frequency. I think an easy way to explain it is this: Assume you are sailing along in smooth water with a conventional shaped hull with no pitching motion. Along comes a single wave. As your bow starts to penetrate into the wave, you pick up buoyancy in the overhanging bow region. The boat reacts to this increase in buoyancy by pitching bow-up. As the wave passes under the boat, the bow then must fall back to equilibrium. The more reserve buoyancy the wave sees as the bow penetrates through the wave, the more pitching moment is imparted onto the boat by the wave and the greater the potential for pitching motion. So if your bow has a lot of overhang or flare (vertical angle of the hull sides), then you naturally have a lot of reserve buoyancy high up in the bow region and this may result in excessive pitching motion. Of course the downside to a reverse -wave piercing bow might be a slightly wetter ride on a small multihull such as a beach cat, but on cats larger than 35′ this is hardly an issue.

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They call it “Gigawave” for a reason. This high-powered, all-electric watercraft is promising to create the biggest, tallest, and best-curling wave for the ultimate thrill ride in the fast-growing sport of wake surfing . The brainchild of New York-based boat designer Matthew Blew, his concept Gigawave 350 GW-X will feature a hull that’s designed to throw up a continuous, head-height barrel that will match the size and feel of Maui’s finest rollers.

“We’re looking to bridge the gap between surfing and wake surfing and elevate the whole surfing experience,” Blew told Robb Report .

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Instead of big, exhaust-spewing inboards to move the 35-foot Gigawave through the water, Blew plans to use a pair of high-torque, zero-emission 300-hp electric motors that will be powered by a bank of lithium-ion batteries. “We’ve upped the battery capacity since our original concept,” he says. “Now we’re looking at a full megawatt of power—the equivalent of a million watts.” The goal is a run-time of six to eight hours between charges, and a quick two-hour charge time with industrial chargers.

The Gigawave’s secret of creating a huge wake will be its enormous weight, targeted at a hefty 30 tons. “You don’t need to go fast to create a towering wake,” he says. “We’re aiming at a surfing speed of somewhere between 10 and 16 mph.”

With Gigawave expected to launch next year, Blew and his small team, including industrial designer Ryan Wetjen-Barry, are fine-tuning its “Wave Manipulation System” hull design. The next step will be scale models for tank-testing to ensure their theories work.

Blew’s credentials include a stint as design engineer with Regal Boats, then as design director with recreational pontoon boat maker, Crest Marine. For the past four years, he has been researching the wake surfing market while coaching water sports. When we caught up with the 35-year-old, he was in Costa Rica perfecting his kite-surfing skills. Blew has been a dedicated wake-surfer for eight years.

Where did the idea for Gigawave come from? About four years ago, Blew noticed that wake surfers were switching from traditional wakeboard boats to bigger, 40-foot-plus yachts so they could surf in taller, more challenging waves.

Gigawave’s price tag will be around $600,000. Early hand-raisers include a mix of wealthy private buyers, wake-surfer clubs, and high-end resorts specializing in watersports. “What it creates are perfect surfing conditions,” he says. “I’ve lost count of the times I’ve traveled to a surf location only to find there’s no swell. With Gigawave you have waves on demand.”

His initial renderings of the boat—with its bluff bow, tiny foredeck, helm-at-the-front, and awkward mix of hard- and soft-tops—didn’t win universal praise on social media.

“We’re still exploring a lot of different options,” says Blew. “But the renderings did create a great deal of interest—more than 35,000 website visitors in a month and 500-plus emails. We can’t wait to prove the technology.”

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To stand out from the crowd, more and more superyacht buyers—many new to the market—are challenging designers to break molds, go extreme, and think way outside of the traditional box. And they’re doing it with head-spinning bow designs, huge windows, and much larger interior and exterior spaces.

They’re also trading traditional monohulls for big-volume catamarans and trimarans, taking inspiration from oddball places—an aircraft carrier or 1930s Hollywood-style automobile—and, at the same time, future-proofing them with new propulsion systems, including hydrogen fuel cells, solar power, and advanced battery power.

These 10 concepts, from a range of designers and studios, show that the future of superyacht design has never been more exciting—if at times a little bizarre.

Sinot, ‘Aware’

Not all superyachts need to look like multi-tiered wedding cakes. That’s according to Dutch studio Sinot Yacht, which has just penned conceptual renderings for a sleek, almost-minimalist cruiser called Aware . Yes, the 262-footer does have the look of some super-stylish European river boat from the likes of Viking or Uniworld. But the aim here is to optimize the spaces experienced owners tend to use the most. Like the owner’s suite on the main deck, which in Aware spans the full beam and totals over 860 square feet. Then there’s the super-size beach club with its twin fold-out terraces, gym, bar, cinema, 36-foot-long pool, and glass-sided dining area. As for power, Sinot envisions a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system good for a 21 mph max, and a 4,000 nautical mile range at 14 mph.

Icon Yachts, ‘Mission’

Ice-breaking, globe-trotting expedition yachts are nothing new for Holland’s Icon Yachts. Its rugged, 224-foot, converted ice-breaker Ragnar literally wrote the rule-book on building high-latitude-friendly luxury superyachts. But Icon’s concept for a brand-new, ultimate explorer it’s calling Mission adds Indiana Jones–levels of off-the-grid exploration. Designed by Dutch explorer-yacht specialist Bernd Weel, Mission is all towering, ice-crushing bow, trademark geometric hull sides, and endless space for all that adventure-seeking gear. Here we’re talking six tenders of all sizes, a three-person submersible, an Airbus H130 helicopter, and space midships for a multitude of shipping containers for when you want to become the next Jacques Cousteau. As for range, Icon would target over 6,000 nautical miles.

Andy Waugh Yacht Design, ‘Decadence’

Flick through the pages of any automotive history book and you’ll notice that 1930s design is dominated by the outrageous, teardrop-fendered creations of the French duo of Figoni et Falaschi. Their designs look to be the inspiration behind London-based designer Andy Waugh’s jaw-dropping concept for a 264-foot catamaran he quite aptly calls Decadence . Featuring a central hull flanked by four teardrop-like pods, the concept evolves the idea of so-called SWATH catamaran hull design used in a number of oil-platform support, research vessels, and even some superyachts. Providing immense stability through reduced roll and pitch, the design makes perfect sense for a superyacht. One drawback: the yacht’s massive, marina-unfriendly 98-foot beam. Though that becomes a positive when you consider Decadence ‘s vast owner’s suite measures 66 feet wide and almost 100 feet long.

Oceanco, ‘Aeolus’

When the Dutch superyacht maestros at Oceanco release a blue-sky design, the concept is likely just a few steps away from reality. Fresh from delivering the 410-foot Koru , the world’s largest sailing yacht, to new owner Jeff Bezos, and the 357-foot Seven Seas to Steven Spielberg, Oceanco has unveiled Aeolus , a concept for a highly sustainable 430-foot gigayacht. Drawn by former Rolls-Royce head of design Giles Taylor, this curvaceous, quad-deck world cruiser looks to the future by incorporating Oceanco’s Energy Transition Platform (ETP) philosophy. The propulsion could start with diesel-electric power, with battery banks charged by twin MTU V16 diesel generators. Then, as technologies advance, it could more to more advanced fuel types such as methanol or other, even wilder technologies like nuclear power.

Anthony Glasson, ‘Star Trek’

Designed to boldly go across oceans, this concept for a massive 275-foot trimaran i s said to have been inspired by Hong Kong–based designer Anthony Glasson’s love of the TV show “Star Trek”—especially the Starship Enterprise . Viewed bow-on, you can see why: The slender, wave-piercing bow, the twin side hulls, and rounded glass upper observation deck have USS Enterprise written all over it. But the trimaran form definitely adds to its function, with the wide beam creating an expansive “courtyard” that’s part enclosed and part open, housing a hot tub—one of three aboard—a gym, a bar, sunpads galore and even a helipad-turned-dancefloor. Glasson envisions the trimaran to be built of lightweight aluminum, with a 5,000-nautical-mile range. Captain Kirk would be impressed.

Jozeph Forakis, ‘Pegasus’

Until now, arguably the ultimate stealth boat was the one in the 1997 James Bond romp Tomorrow Never Dies , owned by tyrannical media mogul Elliot Carver. That would change if the 289-foot concept Pegasus , from the computer screen of N.Y.C.-born and now Milan-based designer Jozeph Forakis, gets a production go-ahead. It features a superstructure comprising three over-lapping “wings” with metallic surfaces designed to reflect the sky and the clouds, rendering the superyacht near-invisible. The “wings” also do double duty as solar panels generating energy that would be used to convert sea water to hydrogen. Fuel cells would then turn the hydrogen into electricity that would be then stored in banks of lithium-ion batteries, making Pegasus essentially emissions-free with a virtually infinite cruising range.

Lazzarini, ‘Plectrum’

Why fly through the water when you can fly on top? That’s the thinking behind Rome-based Lazzarini Design’s radical 243-foot hydrofoiling superyacht concept named Plectrum . Massive foils deploy from the sides of the yacht’s rounded carbon-fiber hull, while a trio of 5,000 hp engines would elevate the yacht out of the water and punch it to a top speed of over 80 mph. It’s a similar concept used in the latest America’s Cup AC75 foiling monohull sailboats, along with a crop of electric powerboats and surfboards. Applying the technology to a 243-foot superyacht is what’s new and possibly technically impossible, at least for now. Other stand-out features of this bright-orange flyer include a helicopter garage beneath the mile-long foredeck and a garage for your supercar at the stern.

Phantom and Golden Yachts, ‘Vesper’

When it comes to next-generation superyacht design, it seems glass is fast becoming the new steel. Take the collaboration between the design team at Holland’s Phantom Studios and Athens-based superyacht builder Golden Yachts. The 213-foot concept they’re calling Vesper features five levels of floor-to-ceiling structural glass, a glass floor in the yacht’s upper deck lounge, and a glass-sided swimming pool. Connecting the beach club to the pool is a huge, high-lifting hatch that’s, what else, all glass. Now head to the owner’s “suite”—it’s more like a two-level penthouse in a Miami skyscraper—and it features floor-to-very-high-ceiling glass that floods the space with light. To catch some real rays, the full-deck suite features not one, but two outdoor terraces.

DeBasto Design, MED

Think of this as a 301-foot dayboat with the emphasis on outdoor, alfresco, lounge-in-the-sun, Mediterranean living. From the drawing board of Miami-based designer Luiz de Basto, Project MED features uninterrupted, bow-to-stern open teak decks topped with a huge upper superstructure supported by just four columns. And to ensure the superstructure doesn’t dominate the superyacht’s sleek lines, de Basto covered it in reflective glass so that it almost disappears from view by mirroring its surroundings. The designer says his inspiration came from the idea of “Agora,” named after the squares in Ancient Greek villages where everyone congregated. Aboard Project MED, that could be on the main deck, around the oversized pool at the stern, or on the vast open foredeck.

Enzo Manca, ‘UAE One’

There are superyachts designed to look like military warships. Some even are shaped to look like navy submarines. But here’s a first; a superyacht inspired by the lines of an aircraft carrier. The 459-foot UAE One is from the fertile mind of Milan-based designer Enzo Manca who created the concept for an unnamed United Arab Emirates sheikh looking to create an official UAE flagship. Without a doubt, the design highlight is the yacht’s runway-like main deck. It features not one, but three helipads, a conning tower-like, four-level structure on the starboard side, a geometric-shaped pool and a huge circular “conversation pit” right on the bow, complete with cozy sofas and a firepit. Accommodations over nine decks include five “super suites”, eight master cabins, 14 mini apartments, and 35 cabins for the crew of 65. 

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