Best Beautiful Yacht Videos - Part IV : The Wally Power 118

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The WALLY POWER 118 - arguably one of the fastest yachts in its size, and definitely with one of the most contemporary and at times controversial design and function. Imagine a combination of a jet plane that looks like and is as big as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, but have all the luxuries and comfort of the Airbus A380XX. The Wally Power 118 is just that albeit a sea-going version of it.


If a figure like 16,000 horsepower doesn't excite you (we are sure it already did), then a high-performance superyacht with a master bedroom, two guest rooms, a professional kitchen, and a huge dining/seating area at 118 feet long, notching speeds up to 70 mph - all cocooned in a design like this...DEFINITELY WOULD!

WALLY YACHTS

Based out of Monaco and founded in 1994, Wally Yachts has carved a niche of its own in the mega-yacht category. Wally is considered to be one of the premier yacht builders, noted for its unique blend of stylish, sleek, minimalist design, power and comfort. Celebrities owning a Wally include Gianni Agnelli, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Marco Tronchetti Provera, and Lindsay Owen-Jones.

WALLY POWER 118

WallyPower 118 is a high speed luxury yacht which is narrow and angular in design with black glass housing. It is 118 feet long and is capable of reaching speeds as fast as 60 knots (70 mph, 110 km/h).


It is capable of this feat due to three Vericor TF50 gas turbines generating 16,800 HP. The three gas turbines each drive a Rolls-Royce Kamewa water jet, two steerable outboard and a non-steering booster on centerline. The steerable water jets also have a diesel engine input for a 370 hp Cummins diesel hence these two wing drive trains are Combined Diesel and Gas Turbine (CODOG). It has one many a design awards over the world and at the same time had a cameo as a futuristic yacht in the movie 'The Island'.

THE VIDEO

This one of the most complete and comprehensive yacht video ever! The beginning score from the James Bond movie Goldeneye is just perfect for the Wally Power 118...since it seems like something out from W's laboratory.


It starts with the Wally in its entirety, unmoving - as though its resting on a throne of water. Then the focus shifts to what the Wally is really good at - displacing as much water as fast as it can. It looks nothing less that a wedge cutting through the water and the draft created by its 3 turbine engines is humongous. At time it feels as though it would lift off and fly incase someone attached wings on its side. In this part of the video, the Wally looks like a mono-block design, right out of a mould.


What really amazes is that how the Wally manages to satiate its owner's appetite for opulence. One would expect an absolutely spartan interior for a yacht with a body designed like that. But there is more to than what meets the eye. Every part of the body opens to a functional use, so much so that every hatch gets converted to a fine piece of furniture. You even have a full Dinner Deck (our creative minds at work) at the aft for your guests to enjoy a 5 course meal.

There is enough storage space for everything you want in there. At the fore, a hatch with enough space to hold in a Zodiac with an mechanical winch is present. The attention to detail is of immense good quality. A windscreen (retractable) allows your hair (and maybe even you) not to fly away, at the speeds that it can touch.


A finishing touch to the video is given in the form of the amazing Technical Specifications and a bit of bragging about the Wally's capabilities.

THE FUTURE, NOW

We strongly feel that the Wally is all about things to come. The way yacht architecture and design are heading, it surely would be. It's a piece of the future albeit at the price of the future - a cool US $ 25 Million for the 3 Gas Turbine engine version.