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Luxury catamaran yacht HEMISPHERE by Pendennis nominated for IY&A Awards 2013

February 12, 2013

Launched by the prestigious UK builder Pendennis in 2011, the voluminous 44-metre catamaran yacht Hemisphere (Project Gemini) has been named as one of the finalists for the International Yacht & International Awards 2013. Featuring naval architecture as well as exterior design by bespoke multihull architects Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost (VPLP), luxury yacht Hemisphere boasts beautiful interior design by Michael Leach. She represents one of the largest sailing catamarans in the world.

Luxury catamaran yacht Hemisphere (Project Gemini) by Pendennis

Pendennis superyacht Hemisphere can accommodate up to 12 guests in 5 luxurious and comfortable cabins, including four double cabins and one twin cabin. Service aboard is provided by a professional crew of 8, sleeping in one captain’s cabin and 3 crew cabins.

Sailing yacht Hemisphere - Exterior

All-aluminium 44 m sailing yacht Hemisphere (Project Gemini) is powered by twin 490hp Caterpillar diesel engines, giving her a top speed of 13 knots and a comfortable cruising speed of 11 knots.

44 m Hemisphere superyacht - Interior

Below is a choice of exquisite charter yachts built by Pendennis.

Pendennis Charter Yacht Images

Interior of the Pendennis refitted ...

Extensive works done at the Pendennis ...

Christine-1

Christine-11

Christine-12

Christine-13

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Michael Leach designed 96m Blohm & Voss megayacht PALLADIUM nominated for IY&A Awards 2013

January 11, 2013

Measuring 96 meters in length over all, the voluminous superyacht Palladium (ex Orca) has been nominated to participate in the prestigious International Yacht and Aviation Awards 2013. Launched by the leading German shipyard Blohm + Voss in March 2010, the superb futuristic motor yacht Palladium is designed by renowned Michael Leach Design.

96m Blohm & Voss Motor Yacht Palladium (ex Orca) - Photography by Klaus Kehrls in Hamburg

Blohm & Voss superyacht Palladium provides luxurious and comfortable accommodation for up to 16 guests in 8 beautifully appointed cabins. There are six guest cabins, along with one owner’s cabin and one nanny cabin.

Micheal Leach designed Superyacht Palladium - Aft View Photography by Klaus Kehrls in Hamburg

Constructed from steel, alloy and composite, with a sportive and innovative glazing feature, the impressive 96-metre megayacht Palladium (ex Orca) can reach a maximum speed of up to 19 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots, thanks to her twin MTU diesel engines.

Below is a choice of the exquisite charter yachts with design by Michael Leach.

Michael Leach Design Charter Yacht Images

AZTECA II - Main

AZTECA II - Main Salon

AZTECA II - Sun deck

AZTECA II - Upper Salon

AZTECA II - Master Cabin

AZTECA II - VIP Cabin

More: Michael Leach Design Image Gallery

Oceanair’s blinds and light management solutions for the 44m catamaran yacht HEMISPHERE

November 20, 2012

The magnificent 44-metre sailing catamaran yacht Hemisphere features Oceanair’s blinds as well as light management solutions throughout the cabins and saloon. Having enjoyed a number of accolades from the yachting industry this year, the 145ft Hemisphere superyacht was honoured with a Judges Commendation in the World Superyacht Awards, and was a winner of the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards in two categories: ‘Interior Design’ as well as ‘Interior Layout’.

44m sailing yacht Hemisphere featuring blinds and light management solutions by Oceanair

Built at Pendennis in the UK, Oceanair worked directly with interior fit out company Metrica Interior and interior designer Michael Leach Design. Oceanair installed large complex shaped SKYSOL pleated blinds in the huge saloon. These blinds were custom-made to work through Somfy powered motors on an incline. The blinds were installed in a way so that they were hidden from view when stowed.

Hemisphere superyacht boasting blinds and light management solutions by Oceanair

In all other areas and cabins on board luxury yacht Hemisphere custom painted and stained 50mm wooden powered venetian blinds were fitted. The challenge was to match the slats to the oak window furniture in some rooms and painted window furniture in the other rooms. Oceanair’s extensive fabric collection and sourcing of material was able to deal with this requirement.

These blinds were powered by Somfy motors and most were installed at angles to follow the contours of the boat through the clever use of hidden guide wires. Powered blackout Openshade roller blinds were also fitted into recessed side tracks behind the venetian blinds installed behind the venetians to provide full blackout in each room if desired.

Oceanair's blinds and light management solutions for the 44m superyacht Hemisphere

Catamaran yacht Hemisphere has enjoyed a few months cruising around the shores of Italy and will be heading to the Caribbean and the Pacific for the winter cruising season.

The leading winner of the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards – 67.2m Alloy superyacht Vertigo

June 29, 2012

In front of an audience of superyacht owners as well as the industry’s leading personalities, the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards winners were revealed on the evening of Friday 22 June. This prestigious event honours the superyacht industry’s creative talents, rewarding the luxury yacht industry’s most talented teams for their specialist design skills.

67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo by Alloy Yachts

During the glittering gala evening hosted by former British tennis champion Annabel Croft at Monaco Opera House, 21 Neptunes were awarded to the winners. The coveted golden Neptune awards have quickly become a symbol of pride and distinction for the luxury yacht industry’s design professionals.

Alloy Yachts’ 67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo was declared the evening’s big winner, with designers Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre taking home three Neptunes for Exterior Design & Styling, Interior Layout and Best Recreational Space for Guest Use (for her novel midships lazarettes on the lower deck.)

Motor Yacht Tango - Image by Eidgaard Design

Also picking up multiple awards were Peder Eidsgaard and the design team behind Feadship’s 77.7m motor yacht Tango, who received two awards for Motor Yacht Exterior Design & Styling and for the design of the Tender to Tango, much admired by the judges for an appearance that subtly matched its mothership while boasting supreme comfort and first-class construction.

Michael Leach Design swept two categories for Sailing Yacht Interior Design and Interior Layout for Hemisphere, sharing both as joint winners with sailing yacht Hetairos and Vertigo respectively. When both categories brought in a tie, the judges decided to award equal first places because the vessels concerned were so different.

Luxury superyacht HEMISPHERE Aft

Hetairos also picked up the win for her builder, Baltic Yachts, in the Design & Technology category for her diesel-electric drive train system featuring two 360-degree rotating thrusters that retract into watertight boxes.

Motor yacht Numptia won two Neptunes, for Naval Architecture thanks to Axis Group Yacht Design, and for Bespoke Furniture for Achille Salvagni’s design for the main dining room table.

Rossinavi 70m NUMPTIA superyacht from above

Musashi superyacht’s subtle blend of Japanese design with Bauhaus and American Art Deco influences saw Sinot Yacht Design triumph in the Motor Yacht Interior Design 60m+ category, while luxury yacht Bartender and motor yacht Satori took the smaller displacement and semi-displacement awards, respectively.

Luxury Yacht MUSASHI by Feadship

David Ostrander of Iluminus Design Group was in attendance to collect the Newcomer of the Year Award, presented for the restyling of the interior of charter yacht SnowbirD, and aspiring yacht designer Benjamin Julian Toth from Vienna, Austria, was declared the Young Designer of the Year for his project ReSeadence 50.

SNOWBIRD

Pendennis’ catamaran Hemisphere wins two ‘Golden Neptunes’ at the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards

June 28, 2012

The recently constructed luxury yacht Hemisphere and sailing yacht Akalam were named finalists in the prestigious ShowBoats Design Awards, with luxury catamaran Hemisphere announced as the joint winner of the highly regarded ‘Golden Neptune’ award in both the Sailing Yacht Interior Design as well as Interior Layout categories. The glamorous ceremony has taken place in Monaco on the 22nd June in the famous Monaco Opera House.

Hemisphere catamaran - Owner Suite - Image courtesy of Pendennis

As the largest sailing catamaran in the world at 44.2m (145’) Hemisphere is renowned for her impressive interior space. The twin pontoons provide a beam of 16m allowing for a vast main salon area usually associated with much larger yachts. The naval architects, Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost, and the interior designers, Michael Leach Design, coordinated the use of the interior layout over two levels to create a sense of luxurious social spaces balanced with guest privacy and crew accessibility, with a further television room and five guest cabins as well as the galley and crew quarters all linked to this central area. As Marc Van Peteghem explains “By splitting the hulls into multiple levels VPLP were able to provide two spectacular forward guest rooms, while still preserving the 360° views from the saloon.”

Luxury yacht Hemisphere - TV Lounge - Image courtesy of Pendennis

Having chartered yachts for many years the Owners of Hemisphere started the project with a very clear brief: to create a family friendly interior style, using practical and easily maintained yet luxurious surfaces and textures. During the project the Owner’s wife was involved with all details; “She knew what she liked instantly” says Mick Leach. Attention to detail is second to none, with a consistent organic theme reflected in the great variety of finishes: a total of 18 leathers have been used and 15 types of stone, doors are lined with wrinkled dark leather, waves of pebbles line the showers, distressed walnut storage units provide a smooth contrast to crocodile finishes.

Sailing catamaran Hemisphere - Forward Guest Cabin - Image courtesy of Pendennis

Mick Leach commented on the awards “Hemisphere was an exciting project to be involved in. The result is an amazingly tactile and unique interior. There is an incredible level of detail throughout and MLD are delighted that our vision and the high level of craftsmanship from Pendennis, Based Upon and Metrica has been rewarded with the Interior Design accolade from the ShowBoats judges.”

Luxury catamaran Hemisphere - Starboard VIP Ensuite - Image courtesy of Pendennis

Hemisphere yacht - Interior Finishing Detail - Image courtesy of Pendennis

Pendennis was proud to be a sponsor of the ShowBoats Design Awards and now looking forward to a busy period over the next couple of weeks as they welcome 13 yachts, over 500 industry guests (including MLD), and 350 crew to the Pendennis Cup which takes place from the 2^nd-7^th July in Falmouth.

2012 ShowBoats Design Awards Winners

June 25, 2012

The winners of the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards were announced in front of a VIP audience of superyacht owners as well as the industry’s leading creative talents from all over the world on Friday 22 June at the Monaco Opera House.

2012 ShowBoats Design Awards

Now in their third edition, the coveted golden Neptune awards have quickly become a symbol of pride and distinction for the industry’s design professionals. Twenty-one neptunes were awarded to the winners during a glittering gala evening hosted by broadcaster Annabel Croft.

Alloy Yachts’ 67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo was declared the evening’s big winner, with designers Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre taking home three neptune awards for Exterior Design & Styling, Interior Layout and Best Recreational Space for Guest Use (for her novel midships lazarettes on the lower deck.)

David Ostrander of Iluminus Design Group was in attendance to collect the Newcomer of the Year Award, presented for the restyling of the interior of charter yacht SnowbirD. Peder Eidsgaard and the design team behind Feadship’s 77.7m motor yacht Tango received two awards for Exterior Design & Styling and for the design of T/T Tango, much admired by the judges for an appearance that subtly matched her mothership while boasting supreme comfort and first-class construction.

SNOWBIRD

Musashi superyacht’s subtle blend of Japanese design with Bauhaus and American Art Deco influences saw Sinot Yacht Design triumph in the Interior Design 60m+ category, with Hemisphere and Hetairos taking joint honors in the sailing yacht classes.

Luxury Yacht MUSASHI by Feadship

The Young Designer of the Year Award once again attracted an extremely high standard of entries from aspiring yacht designers all over the globe. The winner, chosen by a panel of the industry’s leading creative talents, was judged to be Benjamin Julian Toth from Vienna for his project ReSeadence 50. Toth’s solution for converting a former 50m survey vessel into a yacht of ‘cutting edge design’ showed sympathy with the original vessel, but also incorporated novel design features within its avant-garde appearance.

THE FULL LIST OF 2012 WINNERS

Interior Design Award – Sailing Yachts

Joint Winner: Michael Leach Design for superyacht Hemisphere

Length: 145′ | Builder: Pendennis | Interior Designer: Michael Leach Design

Joint Winner: Rhoades Young Design for Hetairos yacht

Length: 218’ 10” | Builder: Baltic Yachts | Interior Designer: Rhoades Young Design

Luxury superyacht HEMISPHERE Aft

Interior Design Award – Semi-Displacement & Planing Motor Yachts

Winner: Rémi Tessier for Satori

Length: 163’ 5” | Builder: Heesen Yachts | Interior Designer: Rémi Tessier

Interior of the YN 15250 Motor Yacht Satori by Heesen Dining Room - Photo credit Dick Holthuis

Interior Design Award – Displacement Motor Yachts 30m – 59.99m

Winner: Tansu Yachts for Bartender

Length: 119’ 5” | Builder: Tansu Yachts | Interior Designer: Tansu Yachts

Interior Design Award – Displacement Motor Yachts 60m+

Winner: Sinot Yacht Design for Musashi

Length: 288’ | Builder: Feadship | Interior Designer: Sinot Yacht Design

Exterior Design and Styling Award – Sailing Yachts

Winner: Philippe Briand Yacht Design for Vertigo

Length: 220’ 6″ | Builder: Alloy Yachts | Exterior Stylist: Philippe Briand Yacht Design

Exterior Design and Styling Award – Semi-Displacement & Planing Motor Yachts

Winner: Espen Øino International for Shooting Star

Length: 124’ 8” | Builder: Danish Yachts | Exterior Stylist: Espen Øino International

Project 116 motor yacht Shooting Star a 38 metre AeroCruiser by Danish Yachts

Exterior Design and Styling Award – Displacement Motor Yachts 30m – 59.99m
Winner: Vitruvius for Galileo G

Length: 182’ 9” | Builder: Picchiotti/Perini Navi | Exterior Stylist: Vitruvius

55m Picchiotti Vitruvius series expedition yacht GALILEO G

Exterior Design and Styling Award – Displacement Motor Yachts 60m+

Winner: Eidsgaard Design for Tango

Length: 254’ 11” | Builder: Feadship | Exterior Stylist: Eidsgaard Design

Exterior detail of the Motor Yacht Tango - Image by Eidgaard Design

Naval Architecture Award – Sailing Yachts

Winner: Tripp Design Naval Architecture for charter yacht Sarissa

Length: 139’ 9” | Builder: Vitters Shipyard | Naval Architect: Tripp Design Naval Architecture

Sailing yacht Sarissa - Main

Naval Architecture Award – Motor Yachts

Winner: Axis Group Yacht Design for Numptia

Length: 229’ 8” | Builder: Rossi Navi | Naval Architect: Axis Group Yacht Design

Rossinavi 70m NUMPTIA superyacht from above

Interior Layout Award – Sailing Yachts

Joint Winner: Michael Leach Design for Hemisphere

Length: 145’ | Builder: Pendennis | Interior Designer: Michael Leach Design

Joint Winner: Christian Liaigre Interior Design for Vertigo

Length: 220’ 6”| Builder: Alloy Yachts | Interior Designer: Christian Liaigre Interior Design

Luxury catamaran yacht HEMISPHERE Master

Interior Layout Award – Motor Yachts

Winner: Art-Line Interior for charter yacht E&E

Length: 138’ 1” | Builder: Cizgi Yacht | Interior Designer: Art-Line Interior

Superyacht E&E Main salon

Newcomer of the Year Award

Winner: Iluminus Yacht Design for restyling the interior of charter yacht SnowbirD

SNOWBIRD Deck Lounge

Young Designer of the Year Award

Winner: Benjamin Toth for ReSeadence 50

Tender Design Award

Winner: Eidsgaard Design for TT Tango

Builder: Compass Tenders | Designer: Eidsgaard Design

Recreational Space designed for Guest Use Award

Winner: Christian Liaigre Interior Design for the Midarettes on Vertigo

Length: 220’ 6” | Builder: Alloy Yachts | Interior Designer: Christian Liaigre Interior Design | Area: Midarettes

67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo by Alloy Yachts

Bespoke Furniture Award

Winner: Achille Salvagni for the main dining room table on Numptia

Length: 229’ 8” | Builder: Rossi Navi | Furniture Designer: Achille Salvagni | Furniture: Main dining room table

Design and Technology Award

Winner: Baltic Yachts for Drive train system on Hetairos

67m Sailing yacht Hetairos launched by Baltic Yachts - Credit Baltic Yachts

Environmental Protection Award

Winner: Sanlorenzo for SL94

Blohm + Voss 96m Palladium superyacht by Michael Leach Design wins four awards

October 26, 2011

96m motor yacht Palladium designed by Michael Leach Design has received four Golden Neptunes at the prominent annual ShowBoats Design Awards at The Mar-o-Largo Club in Palm Beach. Blohm + Voss Palladium (ex ORCA) superyacht won in four categories, including interior and exterior, tender and bespoke furniture.

96m motor yacht Palladium designed by Michael Leach Design

Michael Leach Design’s 96m Palladium superyacht is described by editors as “a new species entirely”, its organic exterior form totally in harmony with the living spaces it surrounds and creates. Unique and practical features abound from the main deck swimming pool and sports deck plus direct link to the spa. The flexibility of the lifting bulwarks allows “more combinations than a Rubik’s cube”, protecting the fleet of jetbikes in choppy seas. Michael Leach Design’s brief from the experienced owner was for “excellence and overhead space.”

Leach and Smith, who spent five years developing every aspect of the 96m Blohm + Voss luxury yacht Palladium with painstaking attention to detail, pulled together specialists including eight-times world offshore champion Steve Curtis MBE (also present at the awards) for the 40-knot Cougar yacht tender, plus Silverlining and Metrica for the furniture and fitting out respectively.

Four Golden Neptunes from ShowBoats Design Awards for 96m luxury yacht Palladium

Michael Leach Design, whose motor yacht design portfolio includes the 62m Amels luxury charter yacht Solemar and 67m Feadship super yacht Anna, has won awards before but winning four in one go is unprecedented. Michael Leach Design also designed the interior of the newly-launched world´s largest 44m sailing catamaran Hemisphere.

Below is an image gallery for Michael Leach Design.

Michael Leach Design Charter Yacht Images

AZTECA II - Main

AZTECA II - Main Salon

AZTECA II - Sun deck

AZTECA II - Upper Salon

AZTECA II - Master Cabin

AZTECA II - VIP Cabin

More: Michael Leach Design Image Gallery

Devonport Yachts Ltd and Pendennis at the Monaco yacht Show 2011

September 12, 2011

For the duration of the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show which runs from the 21st – 24th September 2011, Devonport Yachts Ltd (DYL) will have representatives on the Pendennis stand QT 18. Details of the Devonport Concept Yacht OneTen will be available and the team will be happy to talk further about current projects. Pendennis’ most recent launch, 42m sailing catamaran Hemisphere, will also be on show at Berth T31.

The Devonport ONE TEN Superyacht Design concept

Designed by Redman Whitely Dixon to maximise the potential of DYL proven 96m platform this Devonport ONE TEN Superyacht Design concept provides extensive accommodation within a striking and timeless exterior design.

The Devonport ONE TEN Superyacht Design concept

Luxury catamaran HEMISPHERE was launched this year by Pendennis and will be on show at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. S/Y HEMISPHERE measures just over 44 metres in length (145ft) with a massive 16.6m (54ft) beam.

Luxury catamaran HEMISPHERE was launched this year by Pendennis and will be on show at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show.

Her huge size means she can afford every luxury as well as sail or motor at high speeds. Being a catamaran she is also very stable at sea. Her innovative design boasts creatively practical features that blend speed and stability with both space and style. Her spacious fly bridge boasts a Jacuzzi, sun pads and shaded dining area along with a considerable indoor/outdoor living area on the main deck. Her beautiful and vast interiors were designed by Michael Leach.

Sailing catamaran HEMISPHERE by Pendenniswith interior design by Michael Leach.

Luxury charter yacht HEMISPHERE can accommodate up to 12 guests and features two identical master cabins forward of Main Salon on the Main Deck – These Cabins can be adapted into a single Master Suite via a hidden joining door, 2 Double Cabins with ensuite facilities and a Twin cabin with 2 Pullmans and an ensuite.

Sailing catamaran HEMISPHERE by Pendenniswith interior design by Michael Leach.

Other special highlights of the Hemisphere catamaran include a professional diving board, a 6 metre trampoline and a comprehensive diving centre with the latest equipment. HEMISPHERE has a crew of 8 led a fantastic British Captain, renowned chef and 2 PADI Scuba diving instructors.

Equipped with the very latest audio-visual and communications equipment and an incredible array of water sports gear, yacht Hemisphere will make a brilliant charter yacht and will be available for luxury yacht charters this winter in the Caribbean and British Virgin islands.

Below is a superyacht gallery of luxury yachts builyt by the Pendennis Shipyard

Nostromo - Deck

Boo Too - Bar Area

Nostromo - Layout

Christine-1

lazy jacques cabin

lazy jacques salon

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Luxury catamaran yacht HEMISPHERE by Pendennis nominated for IY&A Awards 2013

Pendennis Charter Yacht Images

Michael Leach designed 96m Blohm & Voss megayacht PALLADIUM nominated for IY&A Awards 2013

Michael Leach Design Charter Yacht Images

Oceanair’s blinds and light management solutions for the 44m catamaran yacht HEMISPHERE

The leading winner of the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards – 67.2m Alloy superyacht Vertigo

Pendennis’ catamaran Hemisphere wins two ‘Golden Neptunes’ at the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards

2012 ShowBoats Design Awards Winners

Blohm + Voss 96m Palladium superyacht by Michael Leach Design wins four awards

Michael Leach Design Charter Yacht Images

Devonport Yachts Ltd and Pendennis at the Monaco yacht Show 2011

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