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Architects Foster & Partners have designed the 40 Signature Series yacht for YachtPlus.


The 41-metre yacht is under construction at Rodriquez Cantieri Navali boat yard in Italy and will be available from this month.

'PIECE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE'

Exclusive to YachtPlus, the Foster designed 40 "Signature Series" is a new concept private luxury super-yacht for a new generation of yacht owner. Her unique contemporary shape makes her unmistakably a piece of modern architecture.


Lord Norman Foster's work on luxury hotels and residences provided a fresh approach to achieving privacy, comfort and usage of space onboard a motor yacht.


A new emphasis was given to such issues as quality and quantity of space, outdoor terraces, light and views. As a result, the 40 "Signature Series" offers more deck space and interior comfort than any equivalent yacht of her size, offering our Owners a genuine extension to the modern spaces they life, work and holiday in around the world.

DESIGN

The yacht's design concept is the result of the work over a 15-month period by a permanent team of 7 architects at Foster and Partners in London and Italy, headed by Lord Foster himself. The result is a new concept private luxury yacht that compares very favourably to many predecessors in her type, with four genuine deck levels offering over 30% more outdoors and indoors space that any yacht in her category.


Special attention was paid to the quality of light and views, with all major areas of the yacht benefiting from forward-looking views, including the Master-Owner suite that has two private balconies forward. A lot of thought went into making the yacht user-friendly for families and children.


The result is a new yacht for a new generation of yacht owner, offered exclusively through YachtPlus for private cruising by its Owners.

SUPER HOT FEATURES

1) Unrivalled space and innovation captured in a visionary design

2) Four Genuine Decks


3) Full beam owner's cabin on main deck with forward facing windows leading to his and hers private balconies

4) Four guest / VIP cabins below, aft two cabins convertible into one large family cabin

5) Segregated crew access corridor between crew and guest cabins

6) Accommodation for up to 8 crew

7) Glass walled main saloon wth unrestricted 180 Degrees view

8) Glass walled upper saloon with aft, side and forward views

9) Extensive outer deck space, both forward and aft

10) Expandable main deck aft

11) Grand Staircase at transom

12) Unrivalled open space, both inside and out, with unobstructed view

13) Submergible beach deck

14) Separate jet ski storage from tender

15) Side launch of tender

INTERIORS

Foster and Partners' interiors for the luxurious private motor yachts have been created with an eye on beauty, function and luxury, right down to the smallest detail. They have reconfigured traditional boat interiors to create a fresh style that is contemporary, technologically advanced and timeless.


Taking advantage of the floor-to-ceiling windows and wide views. Foster and Partners has created a sense of continuity between the outside areas and interior spaces. On the main deck, solid teak wood continues indoors through the length of the spacious saloon (538 sq ft / 50 sqm) while the panoramic saloon on the upper deck has coconut husk fibre flooring, evocative of the laid-back interior style of a beach hut. On the lower decks the cabins' walls follow the rounded profile of the hull and are inset with lights, showing to best effect the unique 'eggshell'-curved living spaces.


Unusually for a motor vessel, the yacht is flooded with natural light on each of the four decks, which are in turn connected by a transparent glass spiral staircase. On the lower levels glossy, highly reflective finishes maximise the natural light available. The entire length of the owner's suite is glazed on both sides with full-length windows. Its position at the bow end of the main deck maximises the sea views and points to the course of the yacht.

State-of-the-art lighting systems have been integrated throughout the design of the interiors, with scene-setting ceilings which change the mood and atmosphere of every room, transforming the panoramic saloon from a beach hut by day to an urban lounge by night and also ensuring the right degree of privacy. At night, the windows appear opaque from the outside, while during the day, the strong outside light floods into the space, making the windows appear completely lucent and open to the seascape.

Designer: Foster & Partners

Naval Architect: Rodriquez Cantieri Navali

Builder: Rodriquez Cantieri Navali

Delivery: September 2008 (First of series)

Length, overall: 41.0m (132 ft)

Length, waterline: 35.0m

Beam (max.): 8.40m

Draught: 2.30m

Displacement: 205 tons (half load)

Propulsion: 2 x 1044kW Caterpillar C32 diesels

Speed max: 17.5 knots, cruising 16 knots

Fuel Capacity: 21,000 litres

Range: 1,500 NM at 12 knots, 620 NM at 16 knots

Fuel Consumption Approx: 510 LTS/H at 15 knots

Generators: 2 x 86 kW

Stabilisers: 2 x active fin with at anchor feature

Watermakers: 2 x 3100 lts/day

Anchors: 2 x CRQ

Construction: Hull & Superstructure Aluminium

Classification: RINa Hull Mach, Yacht (MCA) unrestricted navigation, AUT-UMS

Certificate of conformity to MCA's Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)

Flag: UK Flag




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