Camper & Nicholsons.

 TYD#831.

- A collaboration with Camper & Nicholsons in the year of 1983, to develop a Design for a client. 

- A little bit of history, in 1983 when this project was started, so did Perini Navi, in Italy. The vision of large sailing Yachts is in sight and opportunities began to loom on the horizon. 

- At the same time, Ed Dubois is also contacted to offer a preliminary proposal to the client; amongst others I presume.

- To make a long story short, Ed Dubois ended up with the contract with the launching of Aquel in 1985, he was on his way to the Stratosphere World of the Mega Yachts segment of the Yachting World. And very successful until the end of his life at the age of 63, far too early to die.

- To get back to our approach, the 150' Schooner project was probably too ambitious, and more expensive to build at the C&N shipyard in England. At 122',  Aquel had to be less costly being constructed in New-Zealand. 

- With a favorable exchange rate at the time, that boat started a trend of building large sailing yachts in that country, many penned by Ed Dubois.

- TYD#831 Hull design approached the appearance of what a C&N ought to look like, past the way of Charles E. Nicholson's legacy. The deck and superstructure are of modern style, in part dictated by the challenge of installing an elevator pad, for landing a helicopter in the stern. This, in turn, complicated the sailplan, the rigging and the sail handling of the vessel.

- The solution of a running backstay, is a possibility, getting out of the way of the landing-departing flying machine. To keep the mast straight up, with an internal furling system, imposed rigging shrouds with side and forward spreaders. This is not a new rig, Previously, the yacht Design firm of MacLear and Harris developed the Sailplan for the 87ft. boat named Aria. A lengthy description was given in an article. So, in conclusion, we adopted this option to have loose footed sails with no booms in the ways and furling system.

- At this stage of writing, I am not going into details about the Accommodation, the preliminary plan is showing enough to give an impression of the interior.