New Zealand: Yachting Developments to Launch Catamaran Yacht Q5 in Early June

Catamaran yacht Q5 (hull YD66) developed by New Zealand – based yard Yachting Developments is a large volume cruising Super Catamaran currently under construction at Yachting Developments. The company is well on course for the launch in early June 2012.

The exterior styling and superstructure was designed by Warwick Yacht Design, the interior by Redman Whiteley Dixon. This luxury yacht will accommodate a minimum of 10 guests in five stunning cabins with three cabins dedicated to crew.

While the Q5 Catamaran will be mostly under sail power, it is also equipped with tow 450 horsepower diesel engines, with a fuel capacity of almost 10,000 liters.

Q5 (hull YD66) Particulars:

Build Number YD66/Q5

Construction Composite: Post cured epoxy Eglass/Carbon utilizing high strength foam sandwich technology

Composite Engineering Design SP High Modulus NZ

Owners Project Manager MCM

LOA 30.490m 100’0″

DWL 28.00m 91’10”

Beam 14.640m 48’0″

Draft 2.100m 6’10”

Displacement light ship 97,000kg 95.5tons

Sails Doyle Sailmakers NZ

Mast Southern Spars NZ Carbon fibre

Boom Southern Spars NZ Carbon fibre

Headsail Furlers Harken

Deck Winches Harken

Deck Gear Yachting Developments Custom deck gear/Harken

Captive Winches Onboard Systems NZ

Fuel 9,735 litres 2,568 US Gal

Water 6,000 Litres 1,583 US Gal

Main engines 2 x C7 Caterpillar 460hp @2800 rpm

Bow Thruster OYS 48hp/36kw

Stern Thruster OYS 48hp/36kw

Survey Classification GL X100 A5 Sailing Yacht : LY2 Cayman Islands Shipping Registry

Generators 2 x Kohler – 50kw

No. Guest Cabins 5

No. Crew Cabins 3

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, May 24, 2012; Image: yachtingdevelopments