Mid-December, the management of ‘Expect Sailing’ signed a contract in China for the serial production of the ‘Ten’ (design no. 147). The yacht will be built in a composite sandwich⁄epoxy construction and will be delivered with a carbon mast including PBO rigging.
The hull of the Charlotte 41 will be build at the moment by Adrie Pijnen Jachtbouw. The building kit of the Icon 48 is finished and the building by “K & M Yachtbuilders” will start in Januari 2008.
The preliminary design of the Charlotte 41 (design no.148) is finished. The Charlotte 41 is a traditional sailing yacht but will be built in high tech composites. The Charlotte 41 is the smaller sister of the Charlotte 45 (design no. 110). The building will start in October by ‘Adrie Pijnen Jachtbouw’.
The Falcon 44 (design no.139) is launched on July 21st. The yacht is built in composite and has a retractable keel. The building started in October 2004 and the whole project is done by an ‘amateur’ builder. The result is a professionally built yacht with traditional lines and up-to-date sailing characteristics. The Falcon 44 will make her first sailing trips in August.
The Beluga 40 ‘Rebbons’ (design no. 137) is launched on March 24th. The ‘Rebbons’ is built by Schaap Shipcare in Lelystad. The result is a beautiful built yacht and an excellent example for custom building. The retractable keel and the adjusted interior make the ‘Rebbons’ a unique yacht.
www.rebbons.nl
The Icon 48 (design no. 143) will be built by “K & M Yachtbuilders” in Makkum. The yacht was originally designed in composite, but re-constructed in Sealium. Sealium is a marine grade aluminium alloy, created and registered by Alcan Marine and has a 15 percent higher welded yield strength than standard alloys. The yard will start at the end of 2007.
The G-Force made the first trials. The concept is amazing and the next month the boat and moulds will be made ready for serial production.
The Falcon 44, which will be build at the moment in composite with a retractable keel, is designed with an alternative general layout.
Download folder Falcon 44
The Satellite 34, a sporting cruise sailing yacht has been restyled. In 1997, we started with the first sketches, a new linesplan is developed in 2001 and this year a new keel and rudder were designed. The Satellie 34 is designed in woodcore, and therefore extremely suitable for the purpose of self building. The final result of this self built method will be incomparable with the strength and stiffness of an average polyester yacht.
Download folder Satellite 34
September 16th, the outside hull of the Falcon 44 is vacuum injected. This project is escorted by “Polyworx” and “Stichting Maritiem Kenniscentrum”. The amateur builder built and shaped the corecell hull and laid the glassfibre according the laminate scheme and the professionals has vacuum inject the outside hull in one day.
