Iron Yacht and Marine Vessels Design · 2022
Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
by Baran Akalin
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Volant Yacht
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About Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
Volcat 43 is a power catamaran designed for leisure cruising at sea. The hull measures 12.95 meters in length and 6.20 meters in width. A garage inside the hull stores a 3 meter tender out of sight. Access is arranged through a door from the saloon to the front platform, a ladder from the fly bridge to the front platform and a landing ladder at the bow. A seating group on the rear platform faces the sea. Twin Volvo IPS 600 engines with joystick control turn the propellers for balanced maneuvering in all directions.
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- Unique Properties
- Volcat 43 is first unique power catamaran that brings all the functional systems together in ona boat. Also first power catamaran has private garage for 3 meters daily boat. Offering spacious and comfortable living spaces, Volcat 43, with this design structure, has features that are not found in any boat of this class in the world. Functional solutions such as the rear platform seating group facing the sea, the landing ladder from the upper bridge to the front platform, the exit door from the saloon to the front platform, the front landing ladder and the boat garage are gathered in a single body.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Hull: Semi Displacement Catamaran
Full Length: 12.95 m
Full Width: 6.20 m
Draft: 0.88 m
Empty Displacement: 15 t
Full Displacement: 21.5 t
Speed: 26 KN
Standard Engine: 2 x Volvo IPS 600, 880 HP
Range: 1000 NM
Exterior and Interior Design: Baran Akalin
Engineering: Adal Design
Tank Capacity:
Fresh Water: 700 L
Fuel: 2 x 750 L
Versions:
Standard Version: 1 Master Cabin, 1 Bathroom and Two Double Cabins with 1 Bathroom.
Charter Version: 4 double cabins and 2 Bathrooms - Tags
- Power catamaran, Futuristic design, Motor yacht,
- Production Technology
- Mass production body molds produced with the robotic system by Hexagon Studio and has been produced by world standards with zero mistake.
Thanks to her new generation engine, the Volvo IPS-600, the Volcat 43 provides up to 25% fuel savings compared to other boats, and shows an environmentally friendly structure with up to 39% less fuel emissions and the lowest noise/vibration ratio. Her propellers can be rotated 360 degrees with joystick control therefore provide balanced and easy maneuverability in all directions. - Design Challenge
- The hardest part was having a maximum capacity of functionality system and a special garage in a 12 meters motor yacht. Volcat 43 has 2 entrance to saloon both from bow and transom, 2 entrance to fly bridge both bow and transom, having a dingy garage to hide the daily tender boat. All these functions are making volcat 43 very high and keeping her far from the design aesthetic. The hardest part was keep these functions and keeping her beauty in a successfully combined and synthesized project.
To understand her success, it is very important to examine similar lenght power catamarans. - Project Duration
- Design Project Started : April 2021 Istanbul
Production Started : September 2021 Istanbul / Tuzla
Production will be complete : September 2022 Istanbul / Tuzla - Operation Flow
- Volcat 43 is the first power catamaran has private garage for 3 meters daily boat in similer lenght power catamarans.
Mass production body molds produced with the robotic system by Hexagon Studio and has been produced by world standards with zero mistake.
Thanks to her new generation engine, the Volvo IPS-600, the Volcat 43 provides up to 25% fuel savings compared to other boats, and shows an environmentally friendly structure with up to 39% less fuel emissions and the lowest noise/vibration ratio. Her propellers can be rotated 360 degrees with joystick control therefore provide balanced and easy maneuverability in all directions. - Research
- Catamarans are like the hammer of the sea, they are very balanced and have a large area due to their structure. It is aimed to give a solid effect by taking inspiration from the powerful engines/tanks. Functionality and general arrangements are at the top of the requests from Volant Yacht, I started the design with the general arrangements. Afterwards, our client decided the design out of about 5 different designs. After, 3D modeling and engineering studies were started. After the engineering studies were completed, the production started. The models were processed with zero errors on the CNC machine. She is currently under construction now.
- Inspiration
- Volcat 43 is inspired by next generation vision. Clean white interior style brings futuristic opinion and her exterior is also very solid to remind timeless looking. Her style and the functions are very sensitive combine that the owner and guests having completely top comfortable functionally system in the sea life.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Baran Akalın
Image #2 : Photographer Baran Akalın
Image #3 : Photographer Baran Akalın
Image #4 : Photographer Baran Akalın
Image #5 : Photographer Baran Akalın - Patents
- Patented.
Patent no: 1231394
Patent Holder : Volant Yachts
Designer : Baran Akalın
Year : 2021
Jurisdiction : Volant Yachts
Copyrights belong to Baran Akalın
Year : 20221.
Trademark (2021)
Trademark Holder : Volant Yachts
Colors of Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
Grand Interview about Volant Yacht-Volcat 43 Power Catamaran
'A garage' in a catamaran is harder then 'a garage' in a regular mono hull yacht, because catamaran's middle hull is way higher then the mono hulls. That is why we need to store the boat higher and also we need make it lower at the same time because of the aesthetic standards. We lower the middle hull at that point and we organize the steps as good as possible to have a garage under the main deck. But there was also another challenge to take the boat 60 cm higher from the water line. That is why Volcat 43 has a hydraulic platform that lift the boat from water to the garage level.
This awareness actually improved me in general to make the boat as functional as possible that a boat that is both environmentally friendly and user-friendly has emerged.
This subject was completely requested by Volant Yacht, the main idea was to combine all the features of other similar models and make a functionally complete boat. We achieved this even though it was difficult on a 43 ft boat.
I went for this kind of work because it had to be a completely modern and spacious interior design. At the same time, the fact that the technology is easy to clean always makes it look clean and this leads to the perception of quality. The fact that it currently has all these features makes me happy.
Working with the robotic system allowed me to produce more freedom, especially on the surfaces of the exterior design. Because if this was handmade, the surfaces would not be so perfect. We have experienced this in our other boat projects. In addition to the surfaces being perfect, it is also very important for them to be completely symmetrical. Although it may seem imperceptible, the human eye catches asymmetry. This gives the feeling of a low-quality product. For this reason, the robotic system is very important in revealing the character of the boat.
Controlling large catamarans like this is always more difficult than other boats. Usually a bow thruster solves this problem, but since catamarans have two hulls, it is necessary to put 2 bow thrusters or 1 asymmetrical one. Since neither of these solutions seem very logical, it seemed more correct and logical to solve this problem on the 360-degree rotating propellers with joystick control.
This approach definitely shaped the exterior design. Thanks to this perspective, I created a design concept that looks strong and solid, and gives the user confidence at sea. Because the sea is not always flat and safe. When big waves form in bad weather conditions, it becomes dangerous and the user needs a boat that will trust him even in such weather. That's why Volcat 43 was designed in accordance with this perspective.
Nowadays, after the pandemic, families started renting boats more instead of hotels or seasonal summer houses. Since it is safer and more comfortable, boat rental has become very common. For this reason, we take the rental side into consideration in all the projects we do now.
More functional and environmentally friendly products will definitely emerge. Or, work will be done to make them emerge.It will pave the way for more modern designs that look stronger and give the user more confidence.
These features are a very difficult combination to create on a boat like 43 feet catamaran. Creating a combination like this requires first of all a very good architectural knowledge, the first priority is always the comfort of the user. Secondly, the user has to like this product. This is again achieved by dressing a very good aesthetic structure on top of the first priority. In other words, it is necessary to be good at ratio-proportion relationships so that an aesthetic appearance can be achieved in such a short and high structure.