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New record-slup from Wally

Martin Hager

 · 18.12.2016

New record-slup from WallyPhoto: Unbekannt
New record slup from Wally | ly
With the "Wally 53m", the Monegasque company is presenting a new flagship concept for its sailing yacht division.
"Wally 53m": The carbon slip is designed to displace only 180 tonnes. The deckhouse is sportily flat, the foredeck has no hatches. | s.Photo: Unbekannt"Wally 53m": The carbon slip is designed to displace only 180 tonnes. The deckhouse is sportily flat, the foredeck has no hatches. | s.

Since the launch of the world's largest carbon fibre sloop, "Better Place" (issue 1/13), three years ago, the world-famous brand of company founder Luca Bassani has increasingly focused on the smaller displacement boats of the Wally Ace line and the growing Wally Cento fleet.

In contrast to "Better Place", the new record-breaking yacht does not have a flybridge, but rather a deckhouse that is unusually flat for a yacht of this size and appears to duck down onto the deck in an elegant and sleek manner. "We have developed an innovative interior and deck layout for the 'Wally 53m'," explains Luca Bassani. "The main deck is dominated by a guest cockpit with an area of 130 square metres, which flows seamlessly into the saloon and is largely shaded by the roof of the skylight-equipped deckhouse."

Typical of the brand: the Slup concept has a terrace-on-the-sea with an integrated owner's cockpit. The guest cockpit flows seamlessly into the saloon. | r.Photo: UnbekanntTypical of the brand: the Slup concept has a terrace-on-the-sea with an integrated owner's cockpit. The guest cockpit flows seamlessly into the saloon. | r.

The owner's suite is located in the stern and has private access to the 56 square metre Terrace-on-the-Sea. The Slup is to be built from carbon and will only displace 180 tonnes - 70 tonnes less than "Better Place" and 242 tonnes less than the 50-metre sailboats from Perini Navi halls.

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Drive trains that can be lowered into the hull and are powered by a diesel-electric propulsion package are intended to ensure optimised sailing performance. "The speed forecasts predict a speed of twelve knots for the concept downwind and in a true wind of only six knots, while the computers calculate a top speed of 24 knots on rough courses and in five-knot winds," enthuses Wally boss Bassani. Details of the constructor and interior designer have not yet been published.

Martin Hager

Martin Hager

Editor in Chief YACHT

Martin Hager is editor-in-chief of the titles YACHT and BOOTE EXCLUSIV and has been working for Delius Klasing Verlag for 20 years. He was born in Heidelberg in 1978 and started sailing at the age of six, in an Opti of course. This was soon followed by 420s, Sprinta Sport and 470s, which he also sailed on the regatta course with his brother. His parents regularly took him on charter trips through the Greek and Balearic Islands. Even at a young age, it was clear to him that he wanted to turn his passion for water sports into a career. After graduating from high school and completing an internship at the Rathje boatbuilding company in Kiel, it was clear that he did not want to become a classic boatbuilder. Instead, he successfully studied shipbuilding and marine engineering in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital and focused on yacht design wherever he could. His diploma thesis dealt with the “Testing of a new speed prediction method for sailing yachts”. In 2004, the superyacht magazine BOOTE EXCLUSIV was looking for an editor with technical and nautical background knowledge, a position that was perfect for Martin Hager. The application was successful and a two-year traineeship was arranged. After twelve years as an editor, the editorial team changed and he took over responsibility for BOOTE EXCLUSIV as editor-in-chief in 2017. After long-time YACHT editor-in-chief Jochen Rieker moved to the role of publisher, Martin Hager also took over the position of editor-in-chief of Europe's largest sailing magazine YACHT, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, at the beginning of 2023. When he's not working on topics for the two water sports titles, Martin Hager likes to go out on the water himself - preferably with kite and wingfoil equipment or on a little after-work trip across the Alster.

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