(With extra pictures) Feadship has launched the 46.22 metre semi-displacement motoryacht Como, created for
the highly experienced yachtsman Neville Crichton.
Having previously built a large number of competitive sailing yachts in his native New Zealand and more recently owned a motoryacht from a leading New Zealand yard, Mr Crichton decided the time had come to commission an entirely custom superyacht influenced by his ideas regarding design aesthetics and the lavish use of glass.
Unprecedented Large Windows
Featuring a modern bow and whaleback sheer, Como’s exterior design by Dubois Naval Architects reflects the owner’s very specific ideas. The yacht has unprecedentedly large windows in the hull.
In addition, there is a great deal of glass in the superstructure: the latter is placed on top of the metal rather than being set into it, creating a continuous glass surface. These glazed side panels give spectacular uninterrupted views from the owner’s stateroom.
Sporty Design
Being a car importer and racing car driver, Mr Crichton’s love of sporty designs manifests itself in features such as the tumblehome in the superstructure and the angle in the wall of the superstructure, generating a streamlined cockpit look reminiscent of a racing car.
Deck
Como comprises two and a half decks – an exception for Feadship in recent times when most projects have had four or five. The wheelhouse is slightly recessed into the main deck structure, re-emphasising the streamline of the design while creating a gigantic outside deck. This party area is also completely covered and surrounded by glass, which can be lowered to facilitate a nice breeze or raised to create a terrace protected from the elements.
Outdoor Helming
Meanwhile, the back end of the wheelhouse slopes down from the front into a control station for outdoor helming. And the interior design from the boards of Redman Whiteley Dixon is finished to an exceptionally high level with lots of dark timbers.
Below a photo album with extra pictures of the Como. All pictures by Feadship. Please click the pop-out link (the little squares at the bottom right) to view the pictures in their proper dimensions.
Technical Specifications
- Type: Twin screw motor yacht, aluminium hull and superstructure
- Length overall: 46.22 m
- Beam overall: 9.00 m
- Draught (loaded): 2.20 m
- Fuel capacity: 51,000 litres
- Fresh water capacity: 16,000 litres
Design
- Naval Architect: Dubois Naval Architects
- Exterior styling: Dubois Naval Architects
- Interior design: Redman Whiteley Dixon
Propulsion
- Main engines: 2x Caterpillar C32 / 1417 kW @ 2300 rpm
- Generators: 2x Caterpillar 6.6 – 2x 90.125 kW – 1500 rpm
- Stabilisers: Quantum zero-speed stabilisers
Accommodation
- Guests: Four guests in two double guest staterooms and four guests in two twin guest staterooms
- Crew: Eight crew – four crew in two crew cabins; two in captain’s cabin, two in engineer’s cabin
- Storage rooms, laundry, galley and crew mess on lower deck
