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We present to your attention the Top 5 fastest yachts in the world.
World is not Enough, a 42-meter VIP class superyacht, is the only yacht in the world that can reach speeds of more than 70 knots. The yacht was built by Millenium Super Yachts and the interior design is by Dutch architect Frank Mulder. The yacht is equipped with two Paxman engines and two gas turbines with a total output of 20,600 hp. Luxurious interior design by Evan Marshall, Leading Yacht Designer. The yacht can comfortably accommodate 10 guests.
Foners (first name - Fortuna) was built for King Juan Carlos of Spain, who is famous for his love of speed. In 2000, the yacht was nominated and won the title of fastest yacht when she reached 68 knots, breaking the previous record of 66.7 knots by American entrepreneur John Staluppi's Moonraker. Foners is powered by three Rolls Royce turbines and two MAN diesel engines.
The yacht was built at the Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth (England). The construction of the yacht Alamshar was kept in the strictest confidence until the last moment, but it was on this yacht that the shipbuilders installed the most powerful gas turbines, a unique propulsion system that had not previously been used on any other yachts. Thanks to new system shipbuilders have repeatedly carried out sea trials, therefore, despite the secrecy of the project, the yacht was seen several times even before its official launch. The yacht cost its multi-millionaire owner and Islamic leader Aga Khan £200 million, Alamshar is named after his best racehorse.
Gentry Eagle was built at the Vosper Thornycroft shipyard in Portsmouth (UK). The yacht set the Atlantic crossing record in 1989 in just 62 hours and 7 minutes, beating Richard Branson's previous record by over twenty-three percent! In 1992, a complete overhaul of the yacht was carried out.
5th place: 118 WallyPower (36 m | 2002 | 60 knots)
118 WallyPower was built by the Italian shipyard Rodriquez Intermarine. The yacht has a futuristic design, a narrow pointed nose. luxury yacht The WallyPower 118 is powered by three DDC TF50 gas turbines and two Cummins 370 hp engines. This combination of power is more typical of warships than superyachts. The range of the yacht is 380 nautical miles. The Wally Power yard tested the yacht in Sweden, as well as in the Ferrari wind tunnel in Italy. The 118 WallyPower has won the MYDA (Millennium Yacht Design Award) for "best layout of the third millennium".
AB Yachts is one of the few shipyards in the world specializing in the construction of jet-propelled yachts. Moreover, rather big yachts: the most compact model of the shipyard today - AB 58 - has a length of 17.7 m, the largest - AB 140 - more than 40 m! Let's talk about it, because when a relatively small boat develops a speed of more than 50 knots, it is impressive, invigorating, but not amazing. But when a huge yacht with a length of 140 feet and a displacement of 130 tons demonstrates the same thing, there is already a completely different interest, and you want to understand the yacht, and not be limited to interjections when talking about it. AB 140 appeared in the portfolio of the shipyard in 2008, and since then more than one hull has been built on this project - both for private ownership and for charter (the issue price is about 125,000 euros per week excluding taxes), and at the same time everything yachts are different. With such a length and displacement, yachts are built according to the semi custom principle, when the layout, decoration and equipment inside the serial hull can be as His Majesty the Customer wishes. Yachts of the same project have a different location and number of cabins; they differ in engines, technical saturation, fuel and water supply and, of course, interior design.
High speed and water jets are not all the advantages of this yacht.
Here is just one example of what a production, but not a typical, AB 140 might look like. But first, let's take a look at the silhouette of the yacht: it will say a lot about what is inside. Extremely smooth, with a small superstructure and a small flybridge, the profile of the AB 140 clearly demonstrates the idea of sportiness, implemented in the dynamic capabilities of the yacht. As an alternative, this boat can be made without a flybridge at all, with an opening “roof” over the saloon - this was exactly what the debut model AB 140 was like. such dimensions. First of all, because on most superyachts the main deck accommodates, in addition to the salon, also a master cabin. Therefore, the superstructure is made larger, sacrificing aerodynamics and cutting down on the area of the bow recreation area. It is worth looking inside to make sure: AB 140 has everything (or almost everything) closed space main deck really given to the salon. Made in monochrome gray-brown tones, the interior looks dignified; furniture made of ultralight composite materials and assembled on a special structural adhesive, and all together it is in perfect harmony with the aggressively sporty, almost futuristic external design yachts. Although on such a boat it would be strange to expect a redwood empire style, the interior is still closer to the classical style than to the modern minimalism that is gaining momentum. The salon is visually separated from the rest of the superstructure areas by a light semi-bulkhead (with passages on the sides) that does not reach the ceiling, where a media center with a 50-inch screen is mounted. Next - a dining room for 10 people and a control post raised on a podium with three individually adjustable chairs.
There are exits to the deck on both sides of the helm station - this makes it easier for the crew to move around the boat without disturbing the guests. There is also a ladder leading down to the bow of the boat, where the galley and crew compartment are located. The latter includes four cabins (a separate one for the captain), the same number of toilet rooms and a dining room for the team. The lion's share of the main deck area is occupied by the aft cockpit. There is a monumental sunbed combined with a sofa section, a dining table, armchairs and a bar counter with high stools. The second, no less significant outdoor seating area is located on the bow: another sunbed, sofa and table. Moving between bow and stern is not difficult even when the AB 140 is underway: the boat has a very high bulwark, complemented by a reliable railing around the perimeter. All cabins, including the owner's suite, are placed on the lower deck.
At the choice of the customer, their number can vary from three to five. In this case, we have an average option: four cabins, and the place of the potential, fifth, is occupied by a training room. Located in the stern, the master cabin stretches almost from side to side (which is 8 m!). Therefore, a monumental bed, a spacious sofa, sections of low cabinets fit in here without any problems, and there is still so much space that it is just right to conduct dance lessons. The dressing room and bathroom also stretch from side to side, between the cabin and the engine compartment, and serve as additional soundproofing. However, there is no particular need for this, since behind them is a double bulkhead filled with sound-absorbing material. Exactly the same separates the two VIP guest cabins and the crew compartment. For the same purpose, the composite floor of the lower deck is laid on an elastic base.
The VIP cabins have double beds, another guest cabin on the port side offers separate berths. Naturally, all cabins are equipped with their own bathrooms. There is also plenty of space for water toys on board: the aft garage accommodates two tenders 4.2 and 6.5 m long, as well as a large jet ski; at the same time, there is still a lot of space for every “little thing” like wakeboards, water skiing and inflatable "bananas". It may seem that the most interesting thing about the AB 140 is the design, architectural and interior. In fact, from a technical point of view, the yacht turned out to be no less worthy and even having some relation to Russia in origin.
Yacht interiors are closer to classic style than modern minimalism
During the development of the project, model tests of the hull on a scale of 1: 5 took place in St. Petersburg, in the experimental pool of the Central Research Institute. acad. A. N. Krylova. During the tests, the main dynamic characteristics of the future vessel were determined, in particular, its behavior on the wave at various courses with respect to the front. The result was a very dynamically stable hull that didn't even need stabilizers. The “sandwich” body in especially loaded nodes is reinforced with Kevlar to increase strength; its design, according to the shipyard, provides good sound and vibration isolation, so necessary for a high-speed boat. So good that at a speed of 40 knots the noise level in the cabins is 72 dB, and at a speed of 30 knots it drops to 50 dB.
All AB 140 cabins, including the owner's cabin, are located on the lower deck
So we got to speed - perhaps the main advantage of the AB 140, the achievement of which is subject to a number of design and technical solutions implemented on the yacht. With three MTU engines of 2400 hp. With. (2450 rpm) the boat gives a maximum speed of 40 knots; in cruise mode at a speed of 35 knots, she is able to go without refueling for about 650 miles. This is how the hull, engines and water cannons work (as we already know, it is these propulsion units that are used as drives on the yacht). Why do we need water cannons at all? For speed, maneuverability and draft reduction. The graph, present in many textbooks on hydrodynamics, shows that at 50 knots, the water jet begins to surpass the conventional propeller in terms of efficiency, but is still inferior to the supercavitating propeller. At speeds over 80 knots, the water cannon no longer has competitors among serial propulsion units. However, each boat has its own characteristics, and it can be assumed that for the AB 140 the second critical speed less. But the maneuverability with the Swedish MJP 650 water jets, especially when there are three of them, is simply magnificent, which is especially important for a boat with a large displacement.
The smooth profile of the yacht clearly demonstrates her sporting spirit
Now sediment. For comparison, for a 42-meter AB 140, it is the same as for a planing fiberglass boat 15–16 m long with propeller shafts - only within 1.5 m. Many owners of large motor yachts or vacationers on them in a charter are not interested in what is below the waterline. Although the draft to a certain extent affects the quality of rest. Moderate draft allows you to enter secluded shallow bays where you can swim, dropping anchor almost at the very shore. Usually large ships they are limited in the choice of such places, and therefore they have much less opportunities to find a secluded parking lot without other yachts and crowds of vacationers on the shore. So a water cannon is a useful thing in many aspects, especially when you learn how to handle it. However, if we return to speed as such, these 40 knots are not at all the limit: the project provides for the installation of three even more powerful MTU engines of 3700 hp each on the AB 140. s., which, according to calculations, should accelerate the yacht to a speed of already 53 knots. As far as we know, such a variant has not yet been built, so someone has the opportunity to excel and become the first here.
Moderate draft makes it easy to enter secluded shallow bays
Just do not ask why SUCH a boat SUCH speed. This must be interesting... At 100 km/h on a small cruiser, you are racing, unfastened in the cockpit, teeth clenched and afraid to raise your head above the windshield, so that a random mosquito on the way will not give you a bump on your forehead. On a boat with a displacement of 130 tons, you also fly through the waves at the same speed, but imposingly sitting on a sofa in the cockpit or on the flybridge, and even with a glass of something tasty and healthy ... Everything is fine, only the fuel tanks are empty by more than a ton per hour , and the sea at such a speed will soon end - even ride in a circle! But if such boats are being built, then someone needs it!
One of the most famous and prestigious speed competitions among yachts (sailing) is the America's Cup, which has been leading its history since 1851. It is worth noting that these competitions got their name not from the name of the continent, as one might think, but from the schooner with the same name, which won the first international regatta.
long time in England, internal competitions were held among the fleet of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and the British had not the slightest doubt that it was their ships that were the fastest. However, in 1851, John Stevens, who founded the New York Yacht Club, dared to challenge them, along with a team of like-minded people. In order to be able to withstand the high-speed English yachts, they built a schooner almost 31 meters long, which they called "America".
Initially, the British did not want to allow her to compete, but after they were publicly accused of cowardice, they still lost. At the start of those competitions, in addition to "America", there were a dozen and a half local yachts, but all of them eventually lost to the "guest" from overseas. Moreover, she came to the finish line with an incredible twenty-minute lead over the nearest pursuer.
Thus, the honorary trophy left his homeland and went to the United States, and, as it turned out later, he settled there for a long time. For one hundred and thirty-two years, the New York Yacht Club managed to hold on to the cup, until finally, in 1983, the crew of the Australian yacht Australia II managed to do the seemingly impossible and break the American hegemony. On this moment The America's Cup once again belongs to the team from the United States - BMW Oracle Racing.
Since 2013, these competitions have been held on ultra-modern 22-meter AC72 class catamarans with a displacement of 5900 kilograms. The maximum speed that these vessels are capable of developing is 40 knots per hour (for comparison, the speed of the ancestor of the America's Cup did not even reach 17 knots per hour).
The fastest sailing yacht
The title of the fastest sailing ship on the planet currently belongs to the trimaran Hydroptere, built by a French team of enthusiasts. Standing on the water, this vessel occupies an area approximately equal in area to a basketball court. On a thirty-meter carbon-fiber mast, a sail made of heavy-duty polymer materials with an area of 600 square meters is fixed. There is very little space on board the Hydroptere, since the yacht was created not for measured and comfortable cruises or parking in some cozy harbor, but for setting speed records.
It should be noted that this yacht is a cross between a ship and aircraft, since it actually flies on wings placed under the floats. At approximately 12 knots (about 22 kilometers per hour), the Hydroptere lifts itself out of the water onto these hydrofoils.
In order to accelerate the yacht, it is necessary to achieve a decrease in its drag, and after the ship switches to flight mode, only part of the steering pen, as well as the lower halves of the two wings, which look like blades, remain submerged in water. Lifting the Hydroptere into the air is extremely simple, all you need to do is catch the wind, and the rest of the work will be done by the wings, using the resistance of the water surrounding the hull as lift.
On the high seas, yacht control largely depends on the good reaction of the crew members, as well as on their intuition. Each gust of wind must be met with the correct movements of the crew, adjusting the angle and tension of the sail. The main task is to avoid overloading the sail, in which, as a result of wind pressure, one of the wings will completely rise above the water, since in such a situation the vessel can easily lose balance, resulting in its capsizing.
For extreme cases, an emergency button is provided at the base of the yacht's helm, by pressing which you can instantly reset the sails. There is a special joystick near the captain's chair, which controls the vertical rudder blade, equipped with a horizontally oriented stabilizer, which allows you to adjust the trim of the vessel.
By adjusting the trim, the helmsman changes the angle of attack of the hydrofoils placed in front. The lift force depends on this angle: the smaller it is, the lower the lift force, and vice versa. In other words, with the help of this joystick, you can adjust the height of the flight of the vessel.
The maximum speed that the Hydroptere is able to develop, while remaining stable, is 50 knots(about 90 kilometers per hour). The maximum speed ever reached by a given vessel is 61 knots(about 113 kilometers per hour).
The fastest yacht in the world
No matter how fast sailing ships, they are still slightly inferior to their motorized counterparts, since the speed of the latter does not depend on the strength of the wind. To date, the palm among the fastest yachts is held by a vessel called Millenium-140 (the second name is The World is not Enough, which in translation sounds like “The whole world is not enough”).
This yacht is a mixture of a ballistic missile and a floating palace, because, in addition to incredible speed, she boasts luxurious furnishings in her cabins, which have absolutely everything a person needs for life. The Millenium-140 is a 42m yacht powered by two Paxman power units with a total output of 5436 horsepower. In addition, the ship is equipped with two gas turbines, adding another 4,600 horsepower.
Such an "arsenal" allows the ship to develop an incredible speed equal to 70 knots (almost 130 kilometers per hour). The development of the project of this yacht was carried out by naval architect Frank Mulder. When creating the Millenium-140, in order to achieve outstanding speed performance, he used some technology from military aviation.
It is worth noting that the yacht is distinguished not only by its dynamics, but also by an amazingly low level of noise and vibration. Being in their cabins, passengers absolutely do not feel that the ship is moving at a speed exceeding one hundred kilometers per hour, the sensations are somewhat similar to driving in a modern executive car, which also seems to float along the road, not noticing numerous bumps.
The Millenium-140 yacht is capable of accommodating up to ten passengers and eight crew members. The vessel's exclusive interior was created by decorator Evan Marshall, who transformed the decks and cabins into exquisite five-star suites, worthy of kings and presidents.
The complexity of designing the interior was that all the details had to be not only luxurious, but also ultra-light and strong enough. For example, the staircase in the lobby was created using incredibly expensive technology from carbon fiber, impregnated with resin and past the lamination process. Millenium-140 is an absolutely unique vessel that will remain the only one of its kind, even if someone manages to surpass its speed performance in the future.
water speed record
For true connoisseurs of their own time, the choice of a yacht will stop exclusively at the highest quality, best and quick option. Therefore, it can be assumed that the fast yacht put up for sale will someday find buyers, despite its cost of $ 25 million. After all, this yacht is the fastest yacht in the world! Today there is very big variety beautiful and beyond fast ships, but this model, built by WALLY, was able to prove its glory by setting a world speed record.
Yacht equipment
The ultra-modern vessel captivates with its minimalist design and fast-moving look. Built in 2003, the Wally Power 118 reaches speeds of up to 60 knots (111 km/h), which are beyond the reach of most existing yachts. The yacht is equipped with three helicopter (gas) turbines, where their total power reaches 16,800 hp. The pointed stern of the yacht cuts through the waves at speeds of over 40 knots, even when sailing in the roughest waters.
Complete soundproofing
The hull of this vessel is designed so that even when moving at the highest speeds, vibrations and sounds cannot penetrate inside, and this makes it possible for vacationers to feel comfortable. The interior design of the vessel was designed by Carl Pickering, a well-known designer for Lazzarini & Pickering. Karl focused on functionality and modernity, so the design turned out to be a bit of a mixed style: hi-tech, minimalism and loft. Sharp corners, metal, wood, rectangular windows and light shades of upholstery - all this significantly helped to complement the technological and comfortable look of the yacht.
Amenities of the "yacht of the future"
The yacht is able to take on board from 6 to 12 passengers and 6 crew members, with a yacht length of 36 meters and a width of 9 meters at the base.
The Wally Power 118 has already earned the nickname "the yacht of the future" and has also won the top prize at the MYDA (Millenium Yacht Design Award). The star ship managed to light up in one of the most popular films of recent years.
When it comes to high speeds, for some reason everyone immediately thinks of airplanes or cars. But in fact, boats also demonstrate super speeds. In our review of the 10 fastest ships in the world in history.
The fastest submarine
Maximum speed: 83 km/h
This submarine was the only ship in its class. She boasted a titanium hull, two pressurized water reactors with a capacity of 2 × 177.4 MW and two steam turbines 80,000 horsepower. Due to the combination of low mass and high power, the substrate could carry a crew of 82 sailors, 10 P-70 Amethyst anti-ship missiles and 12 533-mm torpedoes on board. top speed at 44.7 knots.
2. Warship HCMS Bras D'Or 400
The fastest warship
Maximum speed 116 km/h
This experimental Canadian hydrofoil is one of the fastest ships ever. The Bras D'Or was designed by Alexander Graham Bell and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engines. Unfortunately, the experiment was closed in 1971, and the only ship built was put on display in maritime museum Quebec.
3. Sailboat Vestas Sailrocket 2
The fastest sailboat
Maximum speed 120 km/h
120 km / h - it does not seem very much, but for a vessel that does not have an engine - it is impressive. Sailrocket 2 has broken all speed records in sailing.
4. Yacht World Is Not Enough
The fastest yacht
Maximum speed 129 km/h
A luxury yacht that can reach speeds of 70 knots - what else is there to add?
5. Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept
The fastest electric boat
Maximum speed 160 km/h
Mercedes-AMG has partnered with Cigarette Racing to release the world's fastest electric boat. It has 12 electric motors with a total capacity of 2220 hp.
6. Pontoon boat Brad Rowland's South Bay 925CR
The fastest pontoon boat
Maximum speed 184 km/h
The fact that someone has made a pontoon boat that can go up to 184 km/h is insane in itself.
7. Catamaran Spirit Of Qatar
The fastest catamaran
Maximum speed 393 km/h
The Spirit Of Qatar catamaran uses twin Lycoming turbines with a total capacity of 9000 hp.
8. Problem Child
The fastest floatplane in the Top Fuel class
Maximum speed 422 km/h
Seaplane class Top Fuel similar to the Top Fuel dragster, except they race on water. Eddie Knox's Problem Child is the fastest boat in its class and, like the dragster, it's powered by an 8,000hp Hemi V8 engine.
9. Hydroplane Bluebird K7
The fastest seaplane
Maximum speed 444 km/h
The K7 was the first of the crazy turbine floatplanes that set water speed records seven times from 1955-1964. During his last run, he reached a shocking speed of 444 km/h. Unfortunately, its pilot, Donald Campbell, died in 1967 while trying to reach a speed of 482 km/h.
10. Spirit Of Australia
The fastest boat
Maximum speed 511 km/h
511 km/h is an amazing figure that is even more impressive when you find out that the "Spirit of Australia" was built by an enthusiast in his own backyard. Ken Warby designed the superboat in 1978. Ken Warby's boat speed record has not yet been broken.
