Futura
Going back to nature
NOT A TRADITIONAL DECK SETUP
With sustainability at the fore, Futura is slender, efficient and a third of the height of a comparable 66m yacht. Her flowing, curvaceous lines denote an elegant femininity that draws from shapes found in nature. A cocoon-like glass superstructure resembles the silhouette of a whale. Exceptionally lightweight, it uses rhombus-shaped framing similar to the scales of a fish.
Designed as a ‘split and merge’ concept, Futura moves away from a traditional deck setup. The result is a loft-style, split mezzanine configuration that intertwines and interconnects – outside as well as in, upstairs as well as down, all through diagonal side-lines. Modular furniture means each space is versatile. A 20-person dining table makes a bold invite to entertain, as does a DJ booth set up in the upper deck observation area.
“What Futura offers owners is choice. By approaching sustainability as a design challenge, we’re not waiting for owners to request this technology, we’re presenting them with a concept based on sustainable solutions that currently exist. The answers are out there, the supply is out there, owners just need to want it.”
MARNIX J. HOEKSTRA
CO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Capable of holding 100,000 litres of fuel, Futura is an electric/diesel hybrid with a difference. Designed to run on biofuel made from waste food, it also possesses revolutionary bio-based batteries made from salt, sand, water and plants. Charged by an enormous kite on an electric winch that can be released at the touch of a button, the battery bank itself is 100% biodegradable.
| Current Name | FUTURA |
| Design number | 7722 |
| LOA | 66.00 M |
| Beam | 11.00 M |
| Draft | 2.95 M |
| Designer | Vripack |
| Naval Architect | Vripack |
| Interior Design | Vripack |
| Engineering | Vripack |
| Type of Vessel | Sustainable displacement MY |
| Hull Type | Displacement |
| Material | Steel/Aluminium/Glass |
| Classification: | +100A1, SSC, Yacht(P) Mono, G6, (Malta Cross) LMC, UMS, SCM, Green Passport |
| Engine: | 4x Caterpillar C32 ACERT |
| Speed (cruising/max) | 12/16 KN |
| Fuel Capacity | 100.000 L |
| Freshwater Capacity | 25.000 L |
| Grey/Black water | 15.000 L |
| Owner/Guest | 14 Persons |
| Crew | 14 Persons |