Fortabat Yacht Design, a specialised luxury sailing yacht and expedition yacht designer company, is celebrating 10 years in business. With more than 25 yachts designed and refitted to date, Fortabat Yacht Design is based in Nice, in the beautiful Mediterranean yacht charter destination French Riviera.
Enigma XK superyaht -® Guillaume Plisson
Run by 37-year-old Alexandre Fortabat, the agency recently expanded its expertise into conversions. Alexandre helped convert luxury superyacht Mystere Shadow, a 1980s oil rig support vessel, which was converted into a 50m luxury exploration yacht with toys garage and rear beach platform. The vessel was nominated for the “Refit of the Year” award at the 2012 World Superyacht Awards.
Other recent Fortabat Yacht Design projects include the outstanding refit of the 70m motor yacht Reborn and the luxury conversion of a former fisheries patrol vessel into exceptional exploration yacht Enigma XK (ex Norna), which was recently awarded t”he Conversion of the Year” award at the 2014 by World Superyacht Awards.
Luxury Catamaran Allures
Quite a long way since 2004, but Alexandre’s first project, yacht Allures, a 100′ luxury catamaran, still stands today as one of the world’s most high-speed luxury catamarans.
About Fortabat Yacht Design
Graduated from the famous Southampton Institute with Honours and a specialisation on aero-hydrodynamics of sailing, Alexandre Fortabat has been working a few years for different design offices on many projects ranging from small sailing yachts to cruise ships. At the same time he has been involved in sail racing as professional on the international circuit with great achievement.
10 years ago, Alexandre Fortabat decided to create an independent structure allowing him to work both for his own clients and as a specialist team member on bigger scale projects.The objective of the company is to merge technical expertise and perfect knowledge of the sea environment in order to produce ever better design regarding seaworthiness, performance, ergonomics and aesthetics. It is on this basis that Alexandre Fortabat has been contracted by some of the most renown designers, naval architects and yards.
Alexandre Fortabat - FYD
Today’s economics and ecological considerations are aiming for more efficient design and cost effective operation and maintenance. With today’s technology and scientific knowledge these can easily be achieve if taken in consideration at an early design stage. That is why Fortabat Yacht Design offers you and your clients the opportunity to work on these topics from the preliminary studies on.
Fortabat Yacht Design portfolio includes such important vessels as the 31m fast cruising catamaran Allures, 28m Rafoly catamaran, 28m Mashua Bluu, 24m Magic Carpet2 yacht, 65m motor yacht Pestifer II, the 62m Lady Kathryn superyacht, the 58m Capella C, 69m Stephan Jantzen explorer yacht, Reborn, Mystere Shadow or Norna.
