UPDATE, MAY 2, 2016: Sybaris now has her masts in place, as the photo below reveals. The mainmast and mizzen mast were made by the Dutch specialist Rondal, with the mainmast being of particular significance. It measures a towering 239’5″ (73 meters). This makes it the tallest one-piece mast to date for both Rondal and all mast manufacturers period. Two telescopic cranes positioned both it and the 197-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) mizzen mast. Rondal additionally supplied the full rigging package, including furling booms and monitoring sensors.
Perini Navi will conduct sea trials in the coming weeks.
Read on for our original article.
At 229’7” (70 meters), Sybaris is a significant-size sailing yacht. But she’s more than just one of the biggest sailing craft that Perini Navi has launched to date. (She’s officially the second-biggest in terms of gross tonnage, a.k.a. volume: 870.) Sybaris has a handful of technical features that exceed other impressive Perini Navi sailing superyachts.
Take her sail-handling systems. Created in house, the reacher/blade winches are engineered to pull up to 35 tons. Furthermore, Sybaris’ reacher/blade furlers are meant to handle line speeds to 246 feet (75 meters) per minute. Her total sail area: 32,776 square feet (3,045 square meters).
Sybaris is additionally noteworthy for having a battery bank capable of storing and therefore powering the electrical needs instead of the gensets. It’s a first for Perini Navi. In most situations, electricity will come from twin variable-speed gensets connected to a D.C. bus (in turn connected to the electrical grid). The ABS-approved lithium-polymer batteries can store excess power. When pressed into use, they’ll permit silent running, a reported 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption and carbon-dioxide emissions, lower maintenance, and other advantages. Related to this, the D.C. bus will let the owner of Sybaris add batteries or renewable energy sources, as technology allows.
On yet another related note, Perini Navi says that the all-aluminum Sybaris has shorter wiring runs. The yard has not specified how many miles of cabling the yacht contains. But, it does say that typically, a yacht like Sybaris has 62 miles (100 kilometers). The smaller number becomes a weight saver, too.
The technical achievements support a sailing yacht intended primarily for family time. Miami-based PH Design was tapped to create a thoroughly modern, subdued yet sophisticated-looking interior. Large canvases and other pieces of modern art are found throughout Sybaris. Titanium (yes, titanium) is used overhead throughout, too. It’s meant to reflect light and complement the woodwork, pale-stained American ash. It should be quite an effect, given the 43’4” (13.24-meter) beam. Also consider that staterooms (just staterooms) for the owner and guests comprise more than 2,346 square feet (218 square meters).
If you’re getting the impression that Sybaris is anything but conventional, you’re right. The owner wanted a singular expression of his and his family’s style. It’s among the reasons why a dozen traveling trunks, covered in alligator skin, serve as stowage instead of built-in cabinetry in the saloon and dining area. They’re further “floating,” via titanium straps.
Sea trials for Sybaris should begin soon. Perini Navi and Philippe Briand, which provided naval architecture, expect best cruise at 12½ knots. That should permit a 5,000-nautical-mile range.
BONUS: See our exclusive photo gallery of the launch of Sybaris.
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