Built by Fitzroy Yachts to a design by Dubois Naval Architechts, the majestic 37,5-metre sailing yacht Escapade was handed over to her owners earlier this year. The owners of superyacht Escapade are now well underway with their world cruise.
Sailing yacht Escapade by Fitzroy and Dubois - Photo by Andrea Francolini
Bringing together the right design team to create the Escapade yacht was crucial for the owners. They wanted to be involved in every element of the project and chose talented designers who would both understand their vision and give them the creative room to put their stamp on the build.
Built by Fitzroy Yachts, luxury yacht Escapade is an aluminium fixed-keel sloop designed by Dubois Naval Architects with an interior by Design Unlimited. The owners’ overall brief for Escapade was that she had to be an aesthetically pleasing, fast cruising yacht that would serve as a home to them and their son as they undertook an extended worldwide cruise.
Luxury yacht Escapade - side view - Photo by Andrea Francolini
Super yacht Escapade is sleek and striking with a metallic champagne-coloured hull, black carbon mast and rigging and grey sails.
“Escapade is a totally custom design; when we were designing her with Ed (Dubois) we started with a blank page,” says the owner. “We began at 33 metres and realized we needed more space so we increased and increased before we arrived at 37,5m.”
Luxury yacht Escapade - aft view - Photo by Andrea Francolini
Ed Dubois recalls the story of how this design came to be: “The client approached us about a year before we received the commission. A proposal followed and we were given the job at the 2011 Monaco Show.
Investigation with regard to construction material (aluminium or composite), layout, overall appearance and very many details ensued.
Sometimes a client wants a yacht which is very much a development of one of our existing designs. Other times, a client has the confidence to give us the job because of our background, but wants something rather different.
Luxury superyacht Escapade - Photo by Andrea Francolini
For this client, I think it was something else again; the owner had confidence because of our track record, wanted something ‘different’ but to go through the process step by step to analyse what was important for him and what could be developed from scratch.
The owner was meticulous in every detail and the yard responded with a high level of expertise and dedication. The result is a very sophisticated and successful vessel.”
Escapade Yacht - Exterior - Photo by Andrea Francolini
Escapade yacht has a fixed bimini, integrated into the lines and curves of the yacht. She has a spacious cockpit arrangement, which features a bar, seating, large dining table for al fresco meals, and the twin helms, which offer an extremely versatile space thanks to the curved glass mechanical sliding windows that allows the cockpit to be opened up or enclosed to suit. The exterior deck space is plentiful, with sun loungers aft and a tender storage area that doubles as a Jacuzzi forward.
Escapade superyacht is highly advanced and is the first yacht of her size to feature solid carbon aerofoil rigging (Hall Spars), meaning continuous rigging and reduced wind resistance.
Escapade Yacht - Interior - Photo by Chris Lewis
The very latest technology has been utilized to ensure the Escapade yacht performs as well as looks good. The same approach for combining aesthetics with advanced design was taken for the interior. In her design the interior was isolated from the hull, resulting in the quietest interior space the acoustic surveyors had ever come across on a Kiwi-built boat.
Escapade superyacht - Galley - Photo by Chris Lewis
The interior of superyacht Escapade was developed by Design Unlimited together with the owners, with particular input from the owner’s wife. “Everything that you see on board was chosen by us,” says the owner. “Our designers were surprised at how involved we got, but we wanted to make sure we didn’t end up with a yacht that felt like it was designed for someone else.”
Escapade yacht is able to accommodate ten guests and each room has its own colour scheme that features in the bedroom and the bathroom.
Escapade Yacht - Cabin - Photo by Chris Lewis
All in all, Escapade superyacht is a triumph that shows how a yacht that perfectly suits its owners can be achieved with time, dedication, and the right team.
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