Front Street Shipyard is glad to announce that it is currently working with Setzer Yacht Architects on the development of design documentation for a new motor yacht series. The new series features four new designs ranging from 28 to 40 metres and is an offshoot from Setzer’s broader 2014 portfolio of “New American Motoryachts”, a collection of more than 18 new concepts that studio president Ward Setzer created while on winter sabbatical in the Caribbean. The series includes a new 28-metre “Modern Commuter” yacht, a 34-metre “Flushdeck RPH” yacht, a 38-metre “Modern Explorer superyacht and a 40-metre “Vintage Tri-Deck” superyacht. These luxury yachts will be actively marketed for construction at Front Street Shipyard, located in mid-coast Maine.
New American 132 Tri-Deck superyacht
The series presents several traditional yacht categories — commuters, raised pilothouses, explorers, and tri-decks — with tastefully modern styling, amenities, and details. They are designed to support all the modern conveniences today’s yacht owners are coming to expect, including wide open transom areas, great outdoor spaces, panoramic views, abundant natural light, state-of the art office setups, multi-zone entertainment systems, and the possibility of owner-operation and pod propulsion in the smaller yachts.
New American 125 Explorer yacht
“Setzer’s New American Motoryacht series represents the direction we at Front Street Shipyard see the U.S. superyacht industry moving,” said JB Turner, president of Front Street Shipyard. “Based on our conversations with existing clients, yacht brokers and industry representatives, we believe Setzer’s concepts capture the desires of owners, captains and charter clients.”
New American 112 RPH superyacht
Collaboration between Front Street Shipyard and Setzer Yacht Architects began in July of 2013, when Turner visited the design firm’s U.S. studios to preview early sketches. “JB had an opportunity to handpick a few concepts that he thought would be great matches for Front Street Shipyard’s customers,” said Ward Setzer. “My design team and I finished developing the concepts with additional feedback and research.”
New American 92 Commuter Yacht
