WHY Wally Hermès Yachts
By Stoic Magazine | November 6th, 2009 | Category: TRAVEL | No Comments »
The iconic Parisian brand Hermes and luxury Monaco yacht builder Wally have partnered to redefine the art of living on the high seas. Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès’ Artistic Director says, “When we met, in Autumn 2007, Luca Bassani Antivari, President of Wally had thought about asking Hermès to accessorize the interior of one of his boats. I was impressed by the daring of his projects. My instinct was to get on board with him and go and seek out new territories in yacht design, but I had no interest in speed.” Luca Bassani Antivari explains, “What I’ve always liked about Hermès, aside from its intrinsic quality, is its audacity and radicalism; its desire to go beyond trends, to make no compromises and to maintain the authenticity of the house. Wally shares the same values, ‘Hermès-on-Land’, ‘Wally-on-Sea’: inevitably our paths had to cross.” The WHY is a much different interpretation of the traditional yacht design. The boat is fitted with 900 square meters of solar panels, which will provide for almost all of the boats auxiliary system power. The hull is specifically designed to reduce drag and lighten the load on the diesel electric engines. In comparison to a yacht of similar size, the WHY will save up to 200 tons of diesel fuel per year. The unique Norwegian Ramform hull dictates an equally impressive interior. Patios generously flood the interior with natural light, photovoltaic panels on the glass hull sides, as well as on the glass roof opening, like Venetian blinds, a 25 meter-long forward end swimming pool, and a 36-meter aft deck beach. For much more information, visit the WHY website.
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