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Progetto
: CYD 5102
KingTime
King Time is Ing.
Giovanni Ceccarelli’s new project for the sailing world.
King Time is an innovative sailing boat with auxiliary engine whose gross
tonnage is like a 60 feet yacht. It is the only one on the mass produced
boat market all over the world, it is suitable for a cruise on the Mediterranean
Sea because of its wide and comfortable deck, it is fast both with sails
and engine, it is very seaworthy and can be steered even by one only person,
thanks to the automatic manoeuvres and their functional distribution.
I have been immediately
fascinated by this project since it is new on the market as regards typology,
dimensions and performances.
I like to take new paths and to meet the requirements of the mass produced
market, and this boat shows it well, this new models as regards typology and conception and the market
has always rewarded these innovative choices.
The market welcomed
this new model too, in fact there are already several interested customers
even if it hasn’t been showed to the specialized press yet.
The main measurements
are total length 15.25 (50 feet), width 4.88 but actually the distribution
of the internal volumes and the available spaces on the deck are like
those found on a 60 feet.
Inside we succeeded in getting a vip cabin, a double cabin, two bathrooms,
a technological room, a bunk bed cabin and a huge dinette with opposite
kitchen .
The deck is something
new on the field of the mass produced sailing boats since it is characterised
by two cockpits on different levels: the bigger can contain a table for
10/12 persons, the smaller is got from the deckhouse . We put the two
steer wheels on the raised smaller cockpit and all the current manoeuvres
are made by electric winches, in this way the living spaces are the same
as those of much bigger boats.
Before the mast the
deck is free from the equipment and the edges of the deckhouse, leaving
wide spaces for sunbathing.
It is a Mediterranean deck which carries on the style of the boats already
produced by ZG.
Also the interiors
are innovative since one can go inside through a roomy entrance directly
from the cockpit; besides they are divided in half, parting the living
area from the sleeping one.
Almost the whole cabin is 2 meters tall, very rare thing for a boat of
this size.
To let the ship owner go on with his work even on the boat we created
a real studio, the technological room.
The sea performances
will be very good when sailing because the hull is the fruit of my previous
researches in open class and of meticulous tests using VVP to have a well
balanced hull with a good sail surface.
Even using the engine one will obtain good performances because one can
reach more than 10 knots speed .
The hull appendages
are characterised by a medium draught cast iron blade ending with a lead
keel. Because of the size of the hull and the large stern I opted for
two helms. The appendixes are very
progressive from the projecting point of view, because they have been
designed to oppose the least friction, which affects the sailing and engine
performances considering the high speed running as a semi gliding hull
.
The engine is an inboard
Yanmar with 200HP which can be extended to 240HP, the reversing gear is
HURT and the transmission is made by an axle line with a three toppling
blades Gori screw .
The engine is put aft in a big locker and this represents a novelty for
such a classic conception boat. In this way we have an engine room containing
all the machines, generator included, which can be easily reached from
the cockpit and far from the cabins.
The building is accomplished by female moulds made using 3d machines,
laminations will respect the present regulations and they will have large
margins of structural sturdiness.
Everything regarding the hull and the deck will be made directly while
building the boat without using counter moulds. The shipyard and the designer
agreed about this choice to obtain a better structural stiffness which
means safe navigation and long-lasting product, even if it is more expensive
and needs more time.
The distribution of the sails is like that of a 60 feet, it consists of
a mainsail and a gybsail of a similar surface, without overlapping, to
balance the boat when sailing and to make it easy to steer even with reduced
crew.
The mast, which is in alloy aluminium, is equipped with two series of
spreaders without the use of runners; to have a bigger longitudinal and
transversal stiffness the spreaders are inclined of 20° toward the
stern ,and the shrouds are attached to steel clamps anchored on the sides
of the hull .
At the moment the
project is being completely defining and by the summer we will begin to
make the moulds for the mass production, after resolving every problem
concerning the engineering and the architecture of the internal and external
volumes.
The first boat will be ready to navigate by the beginning of the 2003.
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