Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster

Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Moku Leʻaleʻa a me Moku Kai Competition Category.

HaoMoku Leʻaleʻa· 2020

Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko

by Igor Kluin and Nienke van t Klooster

Client: Vaan Yachts

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Moku Leʻaleʻa Category

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The Design

About Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko

Hoʻonohonoho ʻia kēia catamaran holo moana me nā lawaiʻa ikaika i ka noʻonoʻo. Hoʻolālā ʻia ka hoʻolālā minimalist e nā monohulls hou a hoʻokūkū me nā mokulele e holo nei. Hāʻawi ka mākeke haki i kahi pili pololei me ka wai, i ka wā e holo ana a i ʻole nā heleuma. Hōʻike wale ʻia ka mea hana hale alumini hoʻoili ʻia wale i ka alumini "targa roll-bar" kahi e hāʻawi pū ai i ka wahi e holo ana i ka wā ʻino. Aia ka pae ma loko a i waho i ka pae like e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka pilina ma waena o nā lawaiʻa ikaika i waho a me nā hoa a me nā ʻohana i ke saloon.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Vaan R4 ʻoa Launa I Ka Yacht Kūloko no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Vaan R4 is a luxury sailing yacht made of recycled aluminium window frames, traffic signs and licence plates. It is a truly sustainable yacht that is about 100% recyclable at 'end-of'life. Besides recycled aluminium we also use other sustainable materials such as cork decking, leather alternatives from pineapple leaves and upholstery from recycled cotton.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 1280 cm
Width 706 cm
Height 1950cm
Weigth: 11.000kg
Tags: Sailing, Catamaran, Recycling, Sustainability, Aluminium
Production Technology: The design of the Vaan R4 aims to bring together 3 key properties: 1. exciting sailing experience, 2. luxury comfort and space, 3. Sustainability. This led to a monohull like styling, in a catamaran form factor, made of circular materials.
Design Challenge: There are a lot of unspoken rules when it comes to yacht design. Both in lay-out as in material use and look. Limiting ourselves to sustainable products of course means that we sometimes cannot adhere to those unspoken rules and expectations. However, we see this as an advantage; limitations fuel creativity and steer us into unique solutions and designs.
Research: With the Vaan R4 we are trying to prove that building a luxury yacht from recycled materials is indeed feasible an that the performance of the product is equal to or better than comparable products. We are constantly researching materials for their recyclability as well as their performance on their main functions and specifications. We are working with several suppliers to help us select and then test each product.
Inspiration: Every year 80,000 boats reach end-of-life, in Europe alone. Of those 80,000, only 2,000 are properly dismantled. The remaining 78,000 are burned in incinerators, causing massive CO2 emissions. The Vaan R4 shows this can be changed for the better.
Project Duration: The project started in 2017 with first designs. August 2019 the production will start. Early 2020 the first Vaan R4 will be in the water for customers.
Operation Flow: This cat is sailed like a monohull, from the helm positions at the back (as opposed to most other cats). It also has an open transom which increases contact with the water. It leads to more sailing excitement and better performance.
Patents: 'Vaan' (2018) Idee BV, The Netherlands.
Team Members: Igor Kluin: Lead designer
Nienke van 't Klooster: Interior stylist
Image Credits: Vaan Yachts BV