Interview about Volcat 43 Power Catamaran , winner of the A' Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Award 2022
Volcat 43 is the power catamaran that brings all the functional systems together in one boat including sheltered garage for 3 meters daily boat/tender. Offering spacious and comfortable living spaces, with this design structure, has features that are not found in any boat of this class. Functional solutions such as the transom seating group facing the sea, the ladder from the fly bridge to the front platform, the exit door from the saloon to the front platform, the 'front landing ladder to the water' are gathered in Volcat43. These features makes her very functional power catamaran.
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View Design Details'A garage' in a catamaran is harder then 'a garage' in a regular mono hull yacht, because catamaran's middle hull is way higher then the mono hulls. That is why we need to store the boat higher and also we need make it lower at the same time because of the aesthetic standards. We lower the middle hull at that point and we organize the steps as good as possible to have a garage under the main deck. But there was also another challenge to take the boat 60 cm higher from the water line. That is why Volcat 43 has a hydraulic platform that lift the boat from water to the garage level.
This awareness actually improved me in general to make the boat as functional as possible that a boat that is both environmentally friendly and user-friendly has emerged.
This subject was completely requested by Volant Yacht, the main idea was to combine all the features of other similar models and make a functionally complete boat. We achieved this even though it was difficult on a 43 ft boat.
I went for this kind of work because it had to be a completely modern and spacious interior design. At the same time, the fact that the technology is easy to clean always makes it look clean and this leads to the perception of quality. The fact that it currently has all these features makes me happy.
Working with the robotic system allowed me to produce more freedom, especially on the surfaces of the exterior design. Because if this was handmade, the surfaces would not be so perfect. We have experienced this in our other boat projects. In addition to the surfaces being perfect, it is also very important for them to be completely symmetrical. Although it may seem imperceptible, the human eye catches asymmetry. This gives the feeling of a low-quality product. For this reason, the robotic system is very important in revealing the character of the boat.
Controlling large catamarans like this is always more difficult than other boats. Usually a bow thruster solves this problem, but since catamarans have two hulls, it is necessary to put 2 bow thrusters or 1 asymmetrical one. Since neither of these solutions seem very logical, it seemed more correct and logical to solve this problem on the 360-degree rotating propellers with joystick control.
This approach definitely shaped the exterior design. Thanks to this perspective, I created a design concept that looks strong and solid, and gives the user confidence at sea. Because the sea is not always flat and safe. When big waves form in bad weather conditions, it becomes dangerous and the user needs a boat that will trust him even in such weather. That's why Volcat 43 was designed in accordance with this perspective.
Nowadays, after the pandemic, families started renting boats more instead of hotels or seasonal summer houses. Since it is safer and more comfortable, boat rental has become very common. For this reason, we take the rental side into consideration in all the projects we do now.
More functional and environmentally friendly products will definitely emerge. Or, work will be done to make them emerge.It will pave the way for more modern designs that look stronger and give the user more confidence.
These features are a very difficult combination to create on a boat like 43 feet catamaran. Creating a combination like this requires first of all a very good architectural knowledge, the first priority is always the comfort of the user. Secondly, the user has to like this product. This is again achieved by dressing a very good aesthetic structure on top of the first priority. In other words, it is necessary to be good at ratio-proportion relationships so that an aesthetic appearance can be achieved in such a short and high structure.
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