NEW BOAT DESIGN BD56 MOTOR SAIL LIKE NEVER BEFORE

NEW BOAT DESIGN

 We have all heard of a sail boat that will plain, but check this out!

 

 

Spanish shipyard BD Yachts has unveiled BD56, a 54-footer designed to run under power of both motor and sails. With a beam of 4.5m, the BD56 is environmentally friendly, easy to handle even while shorthanded and with seakeeping qualities, the builder claims.
Commenting on the project, Jordi Bisbe, CEO of BD Yachts, says: “The change in owner’s habits – their love of the sea and everything that’s connected to it, the silence, independence, the pleasure of fishing, but at the same time the lack of free time, typical of today’s society – has brought us to develop a new concept in a sailing yacht that, thanks to modern technology, lets everyone live their passions to the full. For those who can’t take month long vacations, the BD56 is the ideal yacht.”
Under sail
Vacuum built in vinylester resin, the BD56 features a retractable keel (from a 3.5m to a 2.1 draft), carbon fibre mast, roller furling mainsail and self-tacking jib.

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BD56 features a retractable keel carbon fibre mast, roller furling mainsail, self tacking jib and two 300hp outboard motors

Under power
Equipped with two 300hp outboard motors, the BD56 quickly transforms into a motoryacht able to reach top speed of 21 knots. The engines not only increase performance at sea, but also increase available interior volume and allow further options for interior layouts.
Her hull is built with fibre E glass with PVC foam and vinylester resin by vacuum infusion, with gel-coat finishing.

Read more at http://www.ibinews.com/news/bd-yachts-unveils-motor-sailing-hybrid-yacht-4275#WATCukxOGHXgjuwo.99

 

 

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Overview

According to the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), there are 10 recreational craft per 1,000 inhabitants in Italy, for a total of over 600,000. Following record sales in 2007, Italy has seen a dramatic drop in domestic demand since 2008 mainly due to the economic crisis, a severe tax regime and high mooring costs. A comparison of data from 2008 through 2012 shows that turnover decreased by nearly 60 percent. Italian shipbuilders have turned to foreign markets and, as a result, a record 90 percent of domestic production is now exported. The crisis has also affected imports, which have dropped by 65 percent over the same period—in 2009, 35,000 workers were employed in the nautical industry; today, there are only 19,000.

Market

Following record domestic sales through 2007, the downturn has caused Italian shipbuilders to focus on international and emerging markets where Italian brands are well received. An upturn on the domestic front will depend on a boost in consumer confidence that is yet to be seen. The super yacht segment, however, continues its positive trend as Italy maintains its leading role holding 39 percent of worldwide orders.

 

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