A brand new 75ft ‘luxury daysailer’ concept, the Y Breeze YB75, has been unveiled by Michael Schmidt\u2019s Y-Yachts. Toby Hodges got an exclusive chat to the design team behind this radical luxury yacht Y-Yachts has unveiled a fascinating new 75ft luxury daysailer concept, the Y Breeze.
\nY-Yachts founder\u00a0Michael Schmidt, the veteran racing sailor, industry pioneer and former Hanse Yachts owner, is known for his innovation, particularly with a focus on making yachts simple, fun and approachable. The YBreeze YB75 strips things back to that \u2013 right back.
\nThe YB75\u00a0 is designed to be ultra clean and easy to sail. The sale of each boat will even include a crewmember to ensure it\u2019s always ready for that quick sunset sail.
\n\u201cFor the last 30 years the number of powerboats have been increasing. Now it\u2019s time to go back to sailing \u2013 with something eco and cool,\u201d Schmidt told us at the announcement of the YBreeze project in his Y-Yachts office and home in Palma, Mallorca.
\nDesigned by Cossutti Yacht Design, with an interior described as exclusive luxury by Gabriel Chipperfield\u2019s Studio Wendover, the YB75 is reminiscent of some of the iconic Wally Yachts. Indeed the high bulwarks echo that of the 43m Esense.
\nHigh bulwarks create a very clean aesthetic while allowing for a safe, protected, walk around deck on the YBreeze
\nThese bulwarks serve both aesthetical and practical purposes. Schmidt wanted the looks so clean that even stanchions could be avoided. The bulwarks give the required safe height for a full walkaround deck.
\nFurther aft these bulwarks help conceal the steering consoles when not in use. And then, towards the transom, we see a feature adopted by powerboats of late: the bulwarks\u00a0fold out like wings to create a vast sunbathing deck. The YB75 will be the first sailing yacht to feature such a system.<\/p>\n
As well as looking ultra clean, the aim of the YB75 is to offer the comfort of a comparable powerboat. So while the decks are devoid of lines and clutter, a galley unit can rise up from below the deck. And Y-Yachts is devising its own standalone removable sunbeds including gimballing versions for the aft deck.\u00a0Removable or fixed biminis can also cover this area.
\nA glance at the accommodation plan will show there is no interior space in the aft third of the boat, but instead a large garage for toys and dive gear.
\n75ft of instant fun
\nMaking the boat easy to use is so important when comparing to the power market, believes Schmidt (and he knows from his experience with Fjord motor yachts) \u2013 hence crew will be included in the price!
\n\u201cEach boat we sell we\u2019ll sell with a crewmember,\u201d Schmidt explained. \u201cSo you can call and say \u2018in one hour I want to go sailing\u2019 and the boat will be ready.\u201d
\nY-Yachts is even studying fenders that can automatically deploy and inflate. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to avoid the hassle of having to \u2018prepare and de-prepare a sailboat,\u201d said Schmidt.
\n\u201cWe saw people buying power but getting bored quickly,\u201d commented Y-Yachts head of design Francesca Modica. \u201cThe challenge was to make such a dayboat a sail boat.\u201d
\nThe YBreeze is designed to be allow owners to get off the dock quickly for fun, simple sailing
\nThe YB75 is designed to appeal to owners who have houses in the sailing playgrounds of Palma, Sardinia and St Tropez areas. An app will not only be used to control the boat but Schmidt envisages it allowing multiple owners to share a boat.
\nWhy this size? I asked. \u201cIt\u2019s the best way to show the sexy concept \u2013\u00a055ft is too small I think\u2026 it\u2019s a toy not an explorer,\u201d he replied.
\nThe YB75 is the largest project yet for the Italian designers and ORC specialists Cossutti, who first discussed Schmidt\u2019s latest brainchild with him in September last year. The sheerline is particularly clever: modern, bold and actually relatively straight it helps disguise the bulwarks and coachroof which extends so far forward.
\nAfter analysing the type of Med sailing location the prospective owner will use, typically the Balearics\/Costa Smerelda\/south France, Cossutti found that 90% of the time the wind averages around 10 knots. So they chose a narrow hull with a low wetted surface.
\n\u201cThe idea is to have fun without needing many people on board, hence the water ballast,\u201d Maurizio Cossutti explained. A tonne of water ballast will offset the need for lots of weight in the keel or crew on the rail.
\nCossutti calculates that the YB75 will be competitive with a Maxi 72, yet can be handled on a race track by a crew of six as opposed to a team typically three times that size.<\/p>\n
In some senses the interior design is a revisit by Gabriel Chipperfield (of Wendover Studio) of the interior his father David did for Schmidt\u2019s first yacht, Cool Breeze. It\u2019s an adaptable space, and while there are berths the expectation is not that owners will spend many nights aboard, instead using it as a daysailer for fun cruising, racing and entertaining.
\n\u201cWe wanted people to go inside and stay inside, not be depressed by it,\u201d Chipperfield said at the project\u2019s unveiling. He has chosen light, sustainable or natural materials, such as leather, timber, rattan and straw. The timber will be surplus material from outfitters of mega yachts.
\nYBreeze sustainable build
\nY-Yachts has placed a strong focus on sustainability for YBreeze. It has already incorporated electric drives in its boats, but Schmidt believes synthetic diesel would be better in terms of carbon footprint for the YB75.
\nY-Yachts is also working with a Spanish firm on using their green epoxy which can reportedly be separated and burned after use.\u00a0And the innovative yard has already spent 18 months investigating ways to avoid moulds with composite yacht manufacturing \u2013 stay tuned for more on that and this intriguing project as details are released.
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A brand new 75ft ‘luxury daysailer’ concept, the Y Breeze YB75, has been unveiled by Michael Schmidt\u2019s Y-Yachts. Toby Hodges got an exclusive chat to the design team behind this radical luxury yacht Y-Yachts has unveiled a fascinating new 75ft … <\/p>\n