The idea for Deus Ex came from trying to create a yacht completely unlike anything on the water today. This is not to say that SWATH hull yachts haven’t been done before, but never to this scale. In addition to improved sea keeping and lower wave making resistance compared to monohulls, the SWATH hull allows the vessel to have a massive deck area.
It is a difficult challenge to create a SWATH yacht with style, my aim with Deus Ex was to give the effect of the main body of the yacht ‘hovering’ over the surface of the sea. This was done by hiding the two hulls under the water surface and connecting them to the main body via legs or supports. The forwards supports are larger and each contains a lift to the first deck. This will give an extremely impressive entrance for guests on the yacht.
The shape of the main body was kept simple to add to the illusion of the yacht not actually being a yacht. The frontal area is a double deck high lounge with a huge full breadth window, giving the guests an amazing view from 11 meters above the sea level. The two aft master bedrooms also feature huge slanted windows looking down on the sea. Each bedroom is provided with a glass walled balcony.
The lighting on the yacht is designed to be a beautiful spectacle. By using a grid of flood lights located on the bottom of the main body, the whole surrounding area will be under a fragmented ‘aquarium’ lighting effect.
Having such a large upper deck space allows the inclusion of a tennis court, helipad, 90 sq. m swimming pool and dining area. The layout of the upper deck would obviously be tailored to the owner’s specification as there are many potential arrangements.
Access to the upper deck is via, either the large stairs from the lounge, or the covered area to starboard. The covered area was included to enhance the experience of being completely different environment to a standard super yacht.
The yacht also features a 10 m lowering tender. This gives guests the ability to board the tender on the yacht and be lowered to the sea to travel to shore. On their return, the tender can be lifted straight back into the main entrance. A similar system is also used to create a lowering platform. Toys such as RIBS, jet skis, cars etc can be loaded onto the platform from the main deck and the whole thing lowered, giving access to either sea or port. Access to the platform once lowered, is via the starboard lift.
The yacht has been designed to have the lowest carbon footprint possible, a hard task for any super yacht. The details of the systems used to achieve this are below in the specification.
Features
• 90 sq. m swimming pool
• Full size doubles tennis court
• Helipad (space for 2 if required by owner)
• Large Cinema and Private Function room
• DawnSolar technology hidden solar panels on upper deck allowing adding to electrical power generation
• Environmentally friendly Liquefied Natural Gas propulsion system
• 12 Passengers in 6 cabins – hot tub and shower en suite in each cabin
• 14 crew in 7 cabins – all en suite
Particulars
Length Overall 60 m
LWL 34.6 m
Breadth 24 m (30 m max)
Draught 4.2 m
Displacement 1100 tonnes
Depth 20 m
Max Speed 15 knots
