Sailboat : cruiser-racer sailing-yacht (custom-made)
JUAN K SUPER MAXI
DK Yachts
- 35.05m 
115' 0"ft
Building the fastest possible sailboats for oceanic record-breaking is the newest and best game in town. Juan Kouyoumdjian explains the emergence of his remarkable new design for Frank Pong.
The wake up call
When somebody comes to you and requests a lightweight, high performance monohull capable of sailing offshore and achieving speeds sufficient to break existing oceanic records, combining innovative solutions and without the restriction of any rule or qualification society, a combined feeling of excitement and fear runs through you. On the one hand the excitement of not having to think about rules and regulations but simply speed. On the other, fear for the size, loads and stresses that such a sailboat will have to endure safely. This philosophy immediately drives the design process towards engineering technology that can accurately and reliably account for such stresses. The fundamental criteria is to combine and structure such innovative solutions within a seaworthy, ocean-going sailboat, that allows the crew to rely upon and also exploit the boat's capabilities in extreme wind and sea states. Early discussions quickly help to identify the general specifications desired by the client, and also to better understand the influence in performance of both length and the ability to control sail power by specific hardware. Simply put, above a certain length, loads become so high that it is practically impossible to sail the boat to its full potential - rather performance is limited by the useable power dictated by the available hardware.
115' 0"ft
Building the fastest possible sailboats for oceanic record-breaking is the newest and best game in town. Juan Kouyoumdjian explains the emergence of his remarkable new design for Frank Pong.
The wake up call
When somebody comes to you and requests a lightweight, high performance monohull capable of sailing offshore and achieving speeds sufficient to break existing oceanic records, combining innovative solutions and without the restriction of any rule or qualification society, a combined feeling of excitement and fear runs through you. On the one hand the excitement of not having to think about rules and regulations but simply speed. On the other, fear for the size, loads and stresses that such a sailboat will have to endure safely. This philosophy immediately drives the design process towards engineering technology that can accurately and reliably account for such stresses. The fundamental criteria is to combine and structure such innovative solutions within a seaworthy, ocean-going sailboat, that allows the crew to rely upon and also exploit the boat's capabilities in extreme wind and sea states. Early discussions quickly help to identify the general specifications desired by the client, and also to better understand the influence in performance of both length and the ability to control sail power by specific hardware. Simply put, above a certain length, loads become so high that it is practically impossible to sail the boat to its full potential - rather performance is limited by the useable power dictated by the available hardware.
