VOLLENHOVE – Royal Huisman, the Dutch builder of large, sleek sailing yachts, has unveiled its latest design that its creators – Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design – call “the arrival of an entirely new megayacht category.”
The concept redefines supersized sailing yachts as it delivers “unprecedented performance, amenity, easy handling and energy efficiency,” says the Dutch yard.
The unveiling of the WING-100 marks a new era in superyacht sailing. The ground-breaking, 100m (330ft) concept boasts lots of sustainability. Its advanced systems platform easily accommodates future technological advances and regulatory requirements.
The WING 100 is a true sailing yacht, not a heavy sail-assisted motor yacht. It can be easily handled and be out on the water quickly. WING 100 not only appeals to sailing yacht owners but is meant as a cross-over for motor yacht owners who want to minimize their environmental footprint and retain access to a very high-end vessel.
The concept features a highly advanced rig by Rondal, Royal Huisman’s neighbor. The wing masts have airfoil profiles. They are free-standing and rotate to provide robust, integrated airfoils with the sails. The airfoil’s shape can be remotely adjusted to add or reduce power.
Being free-standing, the wing masts lack rigging, so there is no deck clutter. The wing masts are remote-controlled to ensure fast sailing and provide a comfortable experience for all onboard.
Royal Huisman is the only shipyard with the expertise, infrastructure and continued technological evolution needed to build the largest, most advanced sailing yachts. The new technologies that maximize the WING-100 energy efficiency will bring substantial advantages to the owner.
The concept’s pioneering board systems and advanced wing mast alone qualify WING 100 as a breakthrough in mega yacht design. The technology can also be used on wind-assisted cargo sailing ships.
“The emergence of sailing yachts of WING 100’s scale, level of energy-efficiency and eco-responsibility, would have been unthinkable a decade ago,” says Royal Huisman CEO Jan Timmerman.
