During the period from 2005 to 2008, Fedor Konyukhov plans to build a fifty-meter long sports and expeditionary yacht to carry out two solo round-the-world sailings: against the wind (from the east to the west) and down the wind (from the west to the east).

After that, it is planned to use the mega-yacht as an expeditionary vessel. The goal is to sail quickly and safely in all latitudes without any weather restrictions, to shoot films about the nature of the Ocean, remote islands and to carry out scientific studies in Southern and Northern latitudes of the World Ocean. The yacht will have high-speed characteristics and, at the same time, it will meet all the requirements of a reliable expeditionary vessel.

In order to work on this project, Fedor Konyukhov invited a famous French designer Marc Lombard.

It is planned to build a yacht of super-light aluminum (allustar). Aluminum as a construction material will not only decrease the cost of the construction by 25% - the aluminum hull and the inner aluminum structure enable to transform cabins, compartments and deck superstructures quickly in accordance with the tasks set for the boat.

After solo round-the-world sailings, the yacht can be easily transformed into a crew vessel (4 members of the crew and 16-20 passengers). The material “allustar” is resistant to corrosion or ageing delamination (unlike carbon fiber). The service life of such an aluminum yacht is 25 years.

Technical characteristics of the yacht:

Length over all : 53.88 M

Hull length : 50.375 M

Waterline length : 49.45 M

Beam overall : 14.20 M

Hull Beam overall : 8.70 M

Waterline beam : 6.54 M

Fore freeboard : 3.13 M

Mid freeboard : 2.00 M

Aft freeboard : 1.70 M

Height overall (Wing Masts version) : 39.70 M

Height of masts : 36.9 M

Draft : 6.50 M

Sails area (Wing Masts version)
Mains: 3 x 211 M2
Solent: 115.0 M2
Code 0: 165.0 M2
mast 2 and 3 staysails: 150.0 M2

Sailing displacemen: 100 to 110 T
Water ballast aft/lateral: 10T
Water ballast central forward : 8 T
Lead bulb + Steel keel: (around) 20T
Angle of keel: 38 deg.

Maximum righting moment sailing 30^°
fully front ballasted and keel canted: around 280Tm

Single rudder
Twin dagger boards

Main engine 250 to 340HP, Bow thrusters, generator 20Kva

Short handed configuration: Hydraulic assistance for:
- Main travellers
- Main sheets
- Main halliards
- Reefing winches and primaries
Crewed configuration: no hydraulic assistance.

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