For its fourth year of participation in the Dubai International Boat Show, Iguana Yachts will debut its Iguana 29 EXCLUSIVE yacht tender. The official world premiere of this ultimate luxury performance boat will take place in the fabulous Dubai yacht charter location on March 3, 2015.
Iguana 29 yacht tender at full speed
In 2013, Iguana Yachts officially launched the commercialization of its boats by proposing to its customers a CLASSIC Iguana 29 targeting rich owners of water front properties. Two demonstrators have been already presented at the Dubai International Boat Show, a first version was unveiled to the public in 2013 and found a buyer from Middle East on the first day of the boat show. The second version which benefited from many improvements in regard to the overall mobility system was presented in 2014 and was acquired by a client from Dubai.
For those who know what amphibious means the Iguana 29 CLASSIC was already a real jump towards perfection. Powered by a renowned 300 hp outboard pushing the performance to 40kts and a 4 cylinders injection engine, coupled to twin hydraulic pumps delivering a huge torque to the landing gear, the Iguana Yachts 29 CLASSIC features more power ration and crossing capacities than any other amphibious boat in history. This ability to land on any kind of steep and soft sandy or muddy beach resulted in the natural first successes of Iguana Yachts which started to commercialize its boats in several parts of the world (Middle East, Europe, Asia).
But this was not enough.
“In 2013 and 2014 we participated to many luxury boat shows and private events. This helped me realized that many of our buyers were either owners of Yachts who wanted to use their Iguana as a tender or simply very requiring people looking for the best of the best in all dimensions (technical performance, design, comfort…). This is how we built our first EXCLUSIVE Iguana 29 for a very prestigious client from Middle East. It has been followed by a few others but we never have had a chance to present an Iguana 29 EXCLUSIVE as these clients like very much discretion and confidentiality. This year, thanks to one of our best clients, we will be able to present a brand new EXCLUSIVE Iguana 29 just coming out of factory for a few days during the Dubai Boat Show. This is a very unique opportunity and I am very pleased to let people touch and feel what exclusivity means for Iguana Yachts.”
With the Iguana 29 EXCLUSIVE superyacht tender Iguana Yachts establishes a new luxury performance benchmark that can be compared to the best luxury brands such as Ferrari, Riva or …. With its unrivalled blend of effortless amphibious capabilities, exquisite luxury and craftsmanship, sculpted design and state-of-the-art technology, Iguana Yachts takes the worldwide success of its iconic amphibious boats to another level.
Iguana Yachts styling team has developed a design that combines Iguana Yachts styling cues with a sporting stance and contemporary details. Sharp feature lines complement the muscular landing gear. The interior designers have created a luxurious, spacious area that dresses advanced materials and electronic technologies in exquisite handcrafted leather.
From a technical point of view, carbon fiber hull improvement in the power-to-weight ratio delivers a breath-taking top-speed of 45 mph. In the modern Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE yacht tender, power is delivered to the terrain via an all-wheels drive caterpillar track with a torque split for an engaging and safe drive in all terrain conditions.
Iguana Yachts CEO, Antoine BRUGIDOU, comments, “The Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE is the ultimate luxury performance boat. Our engineers have worked tirelessly to ensure that the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE is the perfect combination of power, comfort, refinement and handcrafted quality. Fitted with the very latest technology, the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE is equipped to be used as a tender or a beach boat to keep in front of your water front property, whilst remaining a boat to enjoy from behind the wheel.”
A SLEEK AND STRIKING EXTERIOR
The styling of the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE luxury yacht tender establishes a new design character for the boat market. An elegant direction is reflected by a lower, wider appearance with sharp lines and gently curvaceous surfaces. A lower water line, precise feature lines and a muscular landing gear give the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE a powerfully dynamic profile. The landing gear striking line forms a sharply defined edge running from the caterpillar tracks all the way to the hull, underlining the shape’s dynamic character.
Beneath the elegant skin of Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE, a wide range of materials are applied in an intelligent and efficient manner. Designed to improve overall body stiffness and refinement whilst meeting stringent performance, the body structure includes carbon fiber reinforcement to the hull, sills and deck together with high performance components for optimal load transfer. The aluminum deployable landing gear that includes carbon fiber suspensions and carbon-nylon wheels improve landing performance.
The exteriors design, manufacturing processes and carefully optimized materials selections combine to provide a body-shell that is not only muscular and clean, with minimal shutlines, but also one that performs exceptionally well. With its torsional stiffness the bodyshell provides an extremely rigid platform and a stable foundation for vibration reduction. The sleek shape also has outstanding hydrodynamic properties assuring a very low drag coefficient that benefits to performance. With only 3 tones, the Iguana Yachts 29 weight savings in the body structure and throughout all the components, despite the additional refinement measures, enhanced technology specification and landing gear a stunning boat.
A CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR OF HANDCRAFTED MATERIALS
The sumptuous interior of the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE super yacht tender includes carbon fiber parts. Class-leading entertainment and information technologies are married with contemporary handcrafted materials and stunning contemporary design to create the ultimate highluxury amphibious boat.
Available with multiple options configurations, the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE features designed seats trimmed in natural premium-quality leather. The seats use soft yet durable leather unique to the boat market and available in eleven different colors. Careful use of different foam specifications and densities creates seats that are both supremely comfortable and supportive. Every occupant is offered premium seating, while additional leather coated stowage sections are incorporated to the rear seats.
Behind the central leaning post, a cooler is cleverly integrated to keep drinks perfectly chilled. The interior designers also focused on improving interior stowage, whilst including new electronic technologies discretely applied.
DESIGNED FOR EXCEPTIONAL COMFORT
Achieving first class-leading comfort and refinement was a priority during the development of the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE and the acoustic isolation of the engines noise inputs was a particular focus. Iguana Yachts development and use of lightweight acoustic underfloor panels to minimize vibration noise continues, with hydrodynamic optimized hull.
With comfort paramount for the Iguana Yachts 29 suspensions have been specifically developed, utilizing carbon fiber combined with patent caterpillar tracks to improve impact isolation. During development, 24 caterpillar tracks constructions were tested and refined to find the optimum balance between reliability and performance.
A REFINED RIDE WITH DYNAMIC DELIVERY
With outstanding ride comfort of vital importance, the Iguana Yachts 29 is designed to maximize impact absorption and isolation. Compared to the outgoing models, waves shocks are softened significantly for improved ride comfort. On land the dynamic tension control of the tracks during harder cornering has been increased for improved control. Suspension lever bushes all-round are softened to reduced surface-induced vibration. The power steering system provides a comfort-orientated balance whilst maintaining optimum steering feel and precision throughout the speed range.
THE PERSONAL CHOICES
As with the entire Iguana Yachts range, Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE is built to individual customers’ exacting specifications. During the color phase, customers choose from colors options arranged according to French design agency Fritsch & Durisotti. There are 101 possible colors combinations to choose from. Purchaser can pick up from 8 deckings and most stunning is the ability to change the handrails and ski mast surfacing from stainlesssteel to Nickel and even 24K Gold.
Customers wishing to extend the range of available options further can choose from the multiple models offered. This includes a Hard-top that can be extended expanding the number of available shades areas. Seats and sun lounges, together with an indented leather headlining and embroidered Iguana Yachts armrests, a shelter to hides from a rude sudden environment or paparazzi’s.
Clients can now discover all the customizable details that Iguana Yachts offer with a stunning configurator, giving consumers the ability to mull over their final choice and share it with family and friends.
“We are eagerly awaiting the Dubai International boat show to unveil the Iguana Yachts 29 EXCLUSIVE to the public. Clients from all around the world will be a highly delighted with this piece of French haute couture,” said Steve HUPPERT, Iguana Yachts Sales manager.
