Wally reveals joint venture with Hermès
By IBI Magazine
Monegasque luxury yacht builder Wally has teamed up with French fashion house Hermès to create WHY, Wally Hermès Yachts, and unveil a full-size model of its first creation.
The full-size model of the 'revolutionary' 58m (190ft) long, 38m (125ft) wide yacht will be presented at the operation's Ancona shipyard on Italy's Adriatic coast.
Based on a Norwegian Ramform hull, the 58X38 will offer 'unparalleled living space' including patios, an opening Venetian blind-style roof, a 25m (82ft) swimming pool and a 36m (118ft) aft deck beach.
Sustainability is another of WHY's aims. The 58X38 has been developed to save up to 200 tonnes of diesel a year compared to a yacht of the same size and features 900m2 of thermo photovoltaic panels.
WHY is the result of a joint venture signed in 2008 aimed at 'redefining' motoryachting. Wally and Hermès are operating in an equal partnership with each company involved at every stage of design and conception.
The 58X38 will offer 3,400m2 of living space for up to 12 guests and 20 crew. She will have a 12kt cruising speed and a 14kt maximum speed.
"The WHY 58X38 yacht looks very unfamiliar but it remains on a human scale," says Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director at Hermès.
Headquartered in Monaco, Wally builds motor and sailing yachts up to superyacht size.
Supplier of luxury clothes and lifestyle accessories, Hermès was founded in 1837 and is based in Paris.
(23 September 2009)
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