Alloy Yachts

New Sailing Superyacht with Interiors by Christian Liaigre

Famed French interior designer Christian Liaigre's services are coveted by some of the world's richest and most talented men – Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld and Rupert Murdoch are among his better-known clients. Most of Liaigre's projects keep him on dry land, but his newest multimillion-dollar commission is a 220-ft. sailing superyacht. Built by New Zealand's Alloy Yachts with naval architecture by Philippe Briand, the AY41 (above) is a high-performance sailing yacht capable of comfortable world cruising, with an aluminum hull and superstructure, with carbon fiber spars and standing rigging. The unnamed owner of the yacht instructed Liaigre to create an "urban at sea" environment for the interior of the sleek craft, set to launch by the end of the year. Accommodations include five staterooms and a convertible gym housing 12 guests along with 11 crew.

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Red Dragon Launches

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing

The Red Dragon from Alloy Yachts is one sleek sloop.This 170-foot yacht was begun by Alloy Yachts Auckland New Zealand in March 2006 and was launched on December 13. It was created for Guy Ullens and his wife Myriam. Ullens, a Belgian industrialist, who is an avid collector of Chinese art. Ullens is quoted as referring to his new aluminum sloop as a work of art as well. The yacht has an owner's sutite, three guest suites and five cabins for ten crew. The yacht has been designed to cruise for long periods at sea without outside assistance. Red Dragon also has a carbon fiber mast with a large mainsail and has a C32 1400hp caterpillar engine and two 90kW Northern Lights generators. We haven't seen any interior shots yet but the Wilmotte & Associates is said to have a light contemporary timber interior. If the interior is anything like the exterior I'm sure it's gorgeous.

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