Trends – Yachting https://www.yachtingmagazine.com Yachting Magazine’s experts discuss yacht reviews, yachts for sale, chartering destinations, photos, videos, and everything else you would want to know about yachts. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:04:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/favicon-ytg-1.png Trends – Yachting https://www.yachtingmagazine.com 32 32 Meet The Icon Foiling Yacht https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/yachts/trends-tyde-icon-foiling-yacht/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=61862 The Icon blends BMW’s luxury design and Tyde’s sustainable electric propulsion.

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The Icon is intended to be functional as a yacht tender or as a high-end water taxi. Courtesy Tyde

The Icon is BMW and Tyde GmbH’s first foray into the world of electric hydrofoil yachts. The Icon flies above the brine on three hydrofoils. These lift-generating appendages work in concert with the vessel’s twin rudders to balance gravity and centrifugal force while executing turns to yield what Tyde terms “coordinated curve control.”

Christoph Ballin, Tyde’s co-founder and managing director, says the toughest challenge his company faced when creating The Icon involved assembling the right team. While BMW initiated the project’s development and build, and is responsible for the yacht’s luxe interior and exterior design, Tyde’s crux involved bringing cutting-edge marine expertise—including forward-leaning companies and individuals with deep experience with hydrofoils and flight-control systems—to the design table. The magnet? “The concept was convincing,” Ballin says.

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BMW is responsible for the yacht’s luxe interior and exterior design. Courtesy Tyde

Flight control is handled by a centralized foil-control system that Tyde developed with Oceanflight Technologies. The system’s algorithm crunches incoming data from the vessel’s sensors 100 times per second, and it leverages custom-built actuators to articulate the vessel’s hydrofoils.

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The Icon achieves a (ballpark) 50-nautical-mile range at its 24-knot cruising speed. Courtesy Tyde

Power Play

The Icon is powered by dual Torqeedo Deep Blue electric motors that each spin a dedicated contra-rotating propeller. Hull and hydrofoil design was tackled by America’s Cup-winning naval architect Guillaume Verdier; as such, The Icon’s hull contributes to smooth takeoffs and landings. The Icon achieves a (ballpark) 50-nautical-mile range at its 24-knot cruising speed. Top speed is 30 knots. 

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Videoworks’ SD-WAN Reliably Connects Boaters https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/electronics/trends-videoworks-sd-wan/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=61389 Videoworks’ SD-WAN aggregates multiple protocols to deliver faster, more reliable connectivity.

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SD-WAN uses two software-based virtual machines to create a two-way communications tunnel with the internet. Courtesy Videoworks

The software-defined wide-area network from Videoworks is a way of combining various technologies to link yachts to the internet with a signal similar to the one at home or in an office. SD-WAN uses several third-party-built connections—including 4G/5G cellular, Starlink or OneWeb, VSAT-GEO and shore-based Wi-Fi—to yield fast, stable, reliable and cost-effective data transmissions.

SD-WAN uses two software-based virtual machines (one is yacht-based; the other is cloud-based) to create a two-way communications tunnel with the internet. SD-WAN also can bond discrete protocols to yield a georeferenced connection with increased bandwidth and stability.

Alessio Musetti, Videoworks’ yachting sales manager, says the company faced numerous challenges while creating SD-WAN. These include combining different connectivity technologies that have different bandwidths in different regions, optimizing cloud services, guaranteeing 24/7/365 service and creating an at-home-like internet experience aboard yachts at sea.

While these hurdles were high, Musetti says Videoworks cleared them by creating a platform that harnesses the best connectivity technologies afloat, including virtual machines, the Linux OS and various web interfaces.

Behind the Connection

SD-WAN can channel-bond discrete communicators’ protocols with similar latencies (such as 5G and Starlink) by splitting internet packages across all connections and then reaggregating them on the opposite end. On the back end, Videoworks maintains a network-operations center that allows it to monitor and improve the network. The SD-WAN is flexible, and, because it’s software, it’s easily upgradable by Videoworks.

Take the next step: videoworksgroup.com

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Roswell Marine’s Helm Elevator https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/trends-roswell-marine-helm-elevator/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:15:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=59697 Roswell Marine’s Rise Telescoping Helm System improves wheel ergonomics.

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Roswell Marine’s Rise system is an option for Invincible Boats’ 35-, 37-, 40- and 46-foot catamarans, and 39- and 43-foot monohulls. Courtesy Roswell Marine

Roswell Marine’s Rise Telescoping Helm System raises and lowers a boat’s helm and (optional) seats to improve onboard comfort, sightlines and ergonomics in rough seas. These elevated positions can also help anglers keep an eye on baits when running trolling spreads and help the captain maneuver on a big fish.

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Maximum helm lift is 11.5 inches, and maximum helm-seat lift is 5.75 inches. Users can select any height within these ranges. Courtesy Roswell Marine

The Rise system, which is currently exclusive to Invincible Boats, accomplishes this via a telescoping system that uses motors to tackle the heavy lifting and lowering. Customers can order the telescoping helm or helm seat individually, or they can spec out both.

Robert Oswell, Roswell Marine’s CEO and inventor of the Rise system, says that while the company used some of its previously patented telescoping technologies to create this product, careful vetting was still required aboard the company’s 37-foot Invincible catamaran.

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Users adjust the system using a two-switch control pod next to the helm seat. Courtesy Roswell Marine

“Our team ran [it] extensively over the course of two years off the Florida coast and through the Bahamas in tough conditions to validate the system’s function,” he says, adding that the result is boaters being able to stay seated and in full command of all helm controls, with 360-degree sightlines, even when conditions get sporty off the coast. 

Take the next step: roswellmarine.com

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X Shore’s Electric Runabout https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/yachts/x-shore-1-all-electric-boat/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=59600 The X Shore 1 is essentially the boating world’s Tesla Model 3.

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Owners can access X Shore 1’s 150 data points via an app or touchscreen. Courtesy X Shore

The X Shore 1 is being called the first affordable, performance-minded electric runabout. The 21-footer reportedly has 20-knot cruising speeds and a maximum speed of 30 knots, with a price starting at $139,000 (excluding VAT and other fees). The boat is built with epoxy-prepreg fiberglass and carbon fiber using a female mold, and X Shore is assessing bio-based resins to further lower the boat’s environmental impact.

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The boat is built with epoxy-prepreg fiberglass and carbon fiber. Courtesy X Shore

“Some of the challenges faced were maintaining performance with just one battery, designing a hull that’s efficient and light, and bringing more of the production in-house,” says Jenny Keisu, X Shore’s CEO. She says X Shore overcame these headwinds by using batteries that deliver 3,000 charging cycles, leveraging lightweight construction materials and building a new factory in Nyköping, Sweden. Once online, this new facility could initially produce 400-plus boats per year, a construction rate that would produce further economies of scale.

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The 21-footer reportedly has 20-knot cruising speeds and a maximum speed of 30 knots. Courtesy X Shore

Under the Hood

The X Shore 1 is powered by a 125 kW electric motor and a 63 kWh lithium-ion battery. The latter can be fast-charged to 80 percent capacity in 50 minutes, or it can be standard-charged (via a three-phase socket) in three hours. At lower speeds, a charge can yield 50 nautical miles of range. Boaters can access vessel information and control onboard systems from a networked multifunction display or from X Shore’s app. While both work for checking the boat’s remaining charge, the app is key for setting and controlling geofences and issuing other high-level commands. 

Take the next step: xshore.com

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Power Steering with the RemigoOne https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/remigoone-electric-motor-rudder-system/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:30:03 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=58537 Remigo's integrated electric outboard rudder is a space-saver.

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The RemigoOne’s two-part bracket system is designed for quick installation and removal. Courtesy Remigo

The RemigoOne from Slovenia-based Remigo is an integrated electric motor-and-rudder assembly for precision steering at any prop revolutions per minute in a compact package.

It uses a 1,000-watt brushless motor for 66 pounds of thrust, which is equal to 3 hp outboard motors. Top speed is around 5 knots. The drive’s aluminum unibody has a lithium-ion battery (good for 1,085 watt-hours), drive componentry and electronics. The system’s unibody also doubles as a rudder. A two-part mounting bracket allows the RemigoOne to be easily installed and removed, and there are 10 power settings for forward and reverse. LEDs indicate the system’s charge status, and two stainless-steel push buttons govern speed and direction. A magnetic kill switch provides safety and moonlights as an ignition key.

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The drive’s aluminum unibody has a lithium-ion battery, drive componentry and electronics. Courtesy Remigo

“Development of the whole unit included a lot of testing and challenges, but each prototype showed us [the way forward],” says Marko Vrtovec, Remigo’s CEO.

RemigoOne drives work with any vessel up to 23 feet length overall (3,310 pounds of displacement). More models are expected to be coming in the near future. Each RemigoOne system can be recharged using AC or DC power; recharging takes three to 12 hours.

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RemigoOne drives work with any vessel up to 23 feet length overall. Courtesy Remigo

Functional Form

RemigoOne drives have a custom two-blade prop protected by skegs on the bottom of the unit’s rudder assembly. RemigoOne drives use thick layers of white powder-coating that reflects sunlight, and reflective decals help to ensure nighttime visibility. All above-water parts are certified to IP67 for water ingress, while underwater parts are certified to IP69 standards.

Take the next step: remigo.eu

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Promethient’s Thermavance Makes Seating Comfortable https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/electronics/trends-promethient-thermavance-helm-seat-tech/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=58354 Staying warm or cooling off, Promethient's Thermavance tech helps you do both.

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Cooling and heating is done via direct thermal conduction. Courtesy Promethient

Promethient’s Thermavance is the first heating-and-cooling system for helm seats—including those that are exposed to the elements—that uses thermoelectric devices, graphene, dedicated heat sinks and electronic controls.

The system, which is factory-installed below a seat’s cover, is fairly simple in terms of how it works. The thermoelectric devices are sandwiches with a ceramic layer, a layer of semiconductor pellets in a series circuit, and another ceramic layer. When electrical current is applied, one ceramic layer warms while the other one cools; reverse the polarity and the opposite occurs. Graphene is a highly thermally conductive material composed of single-atom-thick platelets of carbon; it acts like a conduit web that transfers heating or cooling to the seat’s occupant. The heat sink is blower-cooled and disperses unneeded heat. Users can set their electrical controls at low, medium and high.

Promethient made its marine-industry debut in January 2020, right before the pandemic began. “[COVID-19] was, and still is, our biggest challenge,” says Bill Myers, Promethient’s CEO. While patience is involved in getting the product into displays at boat shows and then into consumers’ hands, Promethient got creative when dealing with supply-chain disruptions.

“Certain electronic components have increased in price and/or are subject to extremely long lead times—in some cases exceeding one year,” Myers says. So, the company “redesigned key system components to eliminate [parts] that are difficult to source.”  

Take the next step: thermavance.com

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CMC Marine’s Argo Makes for Smoother Sailing https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/electronics/trends-cmc-marine-argo/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:15:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=58233 Using a yacht's stabilizers, trim controls and rudder, CMC Marine's Argo helps provide a smoother ride.

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CMC Marine’s Argo system is intended to smooth out the ride aboard yachts more than 50 feet length overall. Courtesy CMC Marine

CMC Marine’s Argo is the first integrated control system that leverages a yacht’s stabilizers, trim controls and rudder to yield a smoother, safer and fuel-efficient ride. Argo works with other CMC Marine-built gear, including its Stabilis Electra or Waveless fin-control systems and its 

Directa steering system. Argo uses its networked sensor to detect vessel motion, which it autonomously balances by actuating as many as eight individual ride-control surfaces. While the system is largely reactionary, its embedded algorithms monitor seaway trends and help Argo anticipate vessel behavior.

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While Argo was designed to tame a yacht’s motion when it’s navigating and maneuvering, the system shines when negotiating following seas. Argo systems help to eliminate the course-correction problems that can beleaguer displacement yachts; over time, this helps reduce wear and tear on fins and rudders. Courtesy CMC Marine

Without Argo, a yacht’s trim-control surfaces and rudder often spend their lives fighting each other in a constant war of microcorrections, where one system senses and then corrects for the other’s activities, oftentimes at the expense of course stability and a vessel’s overall fuel efficiency. With Argo, this negative feedback loop is replaced by coordination among the ride-control surfaces.

When asked about the biggest challenge the company overcame when creating the system, Buddy Morgan, CMC Marine’s vice president of sales, pointed to numerous complexities. “I’d say the development of the software when considering the myriad sea conditions that [can] be encountered, plus the unique features of every yacht,” he says.  

Take the next step: cmcmarine.com

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Volvo Penta’s Assisted Docking System https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/story/electronics/trends-volvo-penta-assisted-docking-system/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:10:09 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=53208 Volvo Penta’s Assisted Docking System requires Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System and its GPS-based Dynamic Positioning System antenna.

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Volvo Penta’s Assisted Docking is designed to take the anxiety out of putting a boat into a slip. Courtesy Volvo Penta

Volvo Penta’s Assisted Docking System is a hybrid between manual and automated docking, allowing users to maneuver their boat precisely.

To operate, Assisted Docking requires Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System and its GPS-based Dynamic Positioning System antenna. It also leverages a vessel’s steering, transmission and engine-control data.

The operator provides heading and speed input via the IPS joystick, and Assisted Docking moves the boat in a straight line at the user’s dictated speed. The system accounts for wind and current by reading the yacht’s position and heading multiple times per second, and Volvo Penta’s Electronic Vessel Control system steadily adjusts steering angles and thrust to keep the vessel on course.

One of the challenges of creating Assisted Docking was building a system that combines automation and manual driving in a way that simultaneously “gives the driver a good feeling of being in control and being supported by the system,” says Anders Thorin, Volvo Penta’s electronics product manager.

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Assisted Docking will work on all Volvo Penta IPS-equipped yachts between 35 and 120 feet. Courtesy Volvo Penta
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The “side push” function allows the driver to apply lateral force toward (or away from) the dock while berthing sideways. Courtesy Volvo Penta
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The Assisted Docking banner on Volvo Penta’s glass cockpit provides critical information including GPS signal strength and what percentage of assisted power is currently being utilized. Courtesy Volvo Penta

Assisted Docking does not use external components or sensors, allowing Assisted Docking-equipped yachts to berth anywhere, anytime.

Take the next step: volvopenta.com

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Hodgdon Launches All-Electric Tenders https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/story/yachts/hodgdon-all-electric-tenders/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:15:00 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=49385 Hodgdon’s Venetian electric tenders come in 34- and 39-foot models.

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Hodgdon says the larger of the two electric tenders has a 25-knot cruising speed and 34-knot top-end speed. Courtesy Hodgdon Tenders

Hodgdon Tenders’ 10.5- and 12-meter electric Venetian tenders have the same hulls as the builder’s diesel-powered versions, but they produce zero emissions, less noise and less vibration.

The electric versions use Vita Power’s high-performance powertrains, which run dual-propeller stern drives. The smaller tender has a single electric motor and three lithium-ion batteries; the larger tender has dual motors and four batteries. Range for each tender is 20 to 50 nautical miles, depending on rpm and sea state.

These tenders can be charged via their mothership (AC or DC power), shore power (AC) or at Vita’s dockside SuperPower stations.

Audrey Hodgdon, director of sales and marketing for the builder, says creating the electric version of the tenders at the shipyard in Maine was “surprisingly easy,” given that the displacement and longitudinal center of gravity of the tenders remained unchanged.

Take the next step: electricsuperyachttenders.com

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Maintaining Raw-Water Flow https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/story/gear/electrosea-clearline-system/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:52:06 +0000 https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/?p=50013 ElectroSea’s Clearline system prevents a vessel’s raw-water lines from clogging.

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ElectroSea’s Clearline system is built to keep raw-water lines free of growth. Courtesy ElectroSea

ElectroSea’s Clearline system integrates directly into a yacht’s raw-water intake circuit, keeping it free of line-clogging marine growth using a patent-pending electrochlorination system. The system prevents growth in raw-water supply lines for air conditioners, chillers and refrigerators. Installation consists of a control unit, functioning as the system’s brains, and a ClearCell module, producing chlorine using low-voltage electrodes and raw seawater. The control unit monitors water intake and cell conditions to determine the amount of chlorine to produce in the ClearCell. Owners get free-flowing raw-water lines, maximum flow rates and reduced strainer maintenance.

The company did extensive research to integrate Clearline’s critical design and operating details. First, the system had to be dynamic, low-maintenance, user-friendly and mostly autonomous. It also had to be electrically isolated to prevent electrolysis and small enough to fit in engine rooms. Most important, “the electrodes needed special rare-earth coatings to efficiently catalyze the conversion of sodium chloride in the seawater to chlorine,” says Allison Reis, ElectroSea’s marketing director.

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Clearline was designed to keep raw-water intake lines for air conditioners, chillers, refrigeration systems and hydraulics free of flow-clogging growth. Courtesy ElectroSea
ElectroSea Clearline system
ElectroSea manufactures five Clearline models, which vary based on a yacht’s required seawater flow rate and the diameter requirements of its seawater pump. Courtesy ElectroSea

Reis stresses that the system is also environmentally conscious. “Clearline generates very low levels of chlorine,” she says. “Chlorine has a very short half-life in seawater, with two-thirds of it decomposing in less than one minute.”

Take the next step: electrosea.com

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