The all-new 80m motor yacht Chopi Chopi was launched by the prominent Italian builder CRN Shipyard in Ancona on January 12. Boasting beautiful outer profile as well as interior layout by Zuccon International Project, the CRN 129 mega yacht Chopi Chopi marks a milestone for this prestigious Italian design studio: she represents not only the studio’s biggest project so far, but also the beginning of a new phase in its work, in which the Zuccon International Project concentrates on larger yachts.
Gianni Zuccon at launch of the CRN 129 superyacht CHOPI CHOPI
In linguistic terms, luxury yacht Chopi Chopi was designed on the basis of the conviction that there would always be room for a new “custom product” in the search to achieve a wise balance between history and innovation, that is, between the designer’s cultural convictions and the new opportunities offered by the owner’s specific requests.
CRN 129 superyacht Chopi Chopi, that Gianni Zuccon would describe as “timeless” because of her balanced vocabulary and volumes and attentive to all the connotations of the contemporary (transparency, flexibility, external and internal ratios, etc.…) once again reinforces his concept of product design as the result of a clear, correct fusion of linguistics with functional ergonomics.
CRN 80M: THE DESIGNER’S THOUGHT
The 80m CRN mega yacht Chopi Chopi marks a milestone for Zuccon International Project as the studio’s biggest yacht so far. The studio designed the yacht’s internal layout and defined her outer profile, and in both cases its attention was focused on the search for a design vocabulary that would maintain ties with the shipyard’s long history and tradition, underlining once again how important it is to innovate in this sector without losing sight of the goal of designing a product that represents both a synthesis and an evolution of the distinctive features that defined the brand in the past.
The set-up of the crew area is very important when defining the compartmentalisation of a yacht of this size, as it must provide quarters for more than thirty people, in this case, on the lower deck in direct contact with the engine room and the garage. On this type of vessel design of utility spaces is very important, because there must be a work area for the crew on every deck, with links between all the decks which are completely separate from the connections used by guests on board the boat.
Launch of the 80-metre megayacht CHOPI CHOPI at CRN Ancona
In the same way, guests’ movements are resolved with a big lobby that has a staircase and an elevator connecting all the decks, starting with the lower deck, with an entrance directly in contact with the sea, up to the sundeck, providing the perfect link between the many activities inevitably available on board an 80 metre yacht.
At the stern on the lower deck is a large area for guests with a spa, a gym and a beach club opening up to offer direct contact with the sea, underlining once again that whatever the size of the boat, it is important to create a product in which flexible construction and transformability can overcome the barriers that separate man from the context in which any boat is intended to be used: the sea.
This essential fact also inspires the set-up of the main deck, where physical and visual links between man and the sea are promoted not only by the big windows in the living area but by the presence of patios, both built-in and opening out from the guest suites, offering guests an opportunity to enjoy contact with the sea even when in their own cabins.
Luxury motor yacht CHOPI CHOPI by CRN Shipyard and Zuccon International Project
The upper deck also responds to this desire for ‘openness’ in the design of the dining room, just forward of the lobby, with its big sliding glass doors windows; when they are open the indoor and outdoor spaces truly become one. Compared to the CRN tradition, the layout of the cockpit introduces a truly new theme, with a circular captain’s bridge like the ones typically found on big cruise ships, offering the captain and his crew a better view at sea. This choice underlines the fact that the goal of design must be conceiving the product as the result of a clear merger of linguistic considerations with ergonomic and functional factors.
The need to design space on the basis of the owner’s needs and desires led to a deck intended exclusively for the owner, including not only a suite measuring about 240 m2 but two outdoor areas, at the prow and stern, with a hydro-massage tub and a lounge area. Lastly, also connected with the same lobby starting on the lower deck, the sun deck revolves around the mass of the mast, the volume of which is integrated in the functions of the bar, swimming pool and sundeck.
In linguistic terms, the 80 metre Chopi Chopi yacht is designed on the basis of the conviction that a new product must always be motivated by the attempt to achieve a wise balance between history and innovation, between a brand’s tradition and the new opportunities offered by technology; this vessel is the product of formal research in pursuit of a synthesis between “large-scale” volumetric characterisation, almost like the physiognomy of an urban skyline, and study of “small-scale” linguistic detail, the equivalent of painstaking moulding of an architectural detail.
80m megayacht CHOPI CHOPI - the biggest project ever developed by Gianni Zuccon
Main Characteristics of the CRN 129 mega yacht Chopi Chopi designed by Zuccon International Project:
SHIPYARD CRN S.p.A. (Ferretti Group)
HULL N. CRN 129
BUILDING MATERIAL Steel + aluminium
HULL TYPE Displacement
LOA 80.00 m
LENGTH BETWEEN PERP. 71.40 m
BEAM MAX 13.50 m
DRAFT 3.30 m
DEPTH 6.60 m
FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT around 1,700 tons
GRT 2365 GRT
GUESTS 12 (1 master cabin + 5 double cabins)
CREW 33 pax
FUEL TANK 250.000 l
WATER TANK 45.000 l
WATER PRODUTION CAPABILITY 50.000 l/day
ENGINES 2 x Caterpillar 3516B-C 1640 Kw@1600 rpm
MAX SPEED (half load) 16 knots
CRUSING SPEED 15 knots
RANGE @ 12 KNOTS 6.000 nm
HELIPAD suitable for helicopter up to 3,000 kg helicopters
ENGINEERING CRN Engineering
EXERNAL DESIGN Zuccon International Project
INTERNAL LAYOUT Laura Sessa Romboli
INTERNAL SPACE FOR GUEST 1067 m2
INTERNAL SPACE OWNER’S DECK 190 m2
EXTERNAL SPACE FOR ONWERS + GUESTS 770 m2
INTERNAL SPACE FOR CREW 419 m2
GALLEY 51 m2
TENDER 3 tender + 1 rescue boat
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