Newsletter September 2008

Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architects
SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4

IN THIS ISSUE
PROJECT 808 30m SLOOP

VvS1 WINS THREE AWARDS

130 “AFTER YOU” LAUNCHES

FIRST VISION 74 LAUNCHES

FATHOM HARDTOP

100 METER PROJECT KISAME

75 METER PROJECT SASUKE

44 METER DESIGN 6149

40 METER DESIGN 4195

45 m. PROJECT “BIGFISH”

PROJECT “808” 30m. HIGH PERFORMANCE CRUISING SLOOP

Project “808” is an exciting new design for our studios. This 30 meter high performance cruising sloop
was developed for Kanter Yachts of St. Thomas Ontario, and represents the first in a new series ranging
from 20 to 40 meters. Construction will be of Aluminum with Carbon Fiber Spars. Kanter Yachts has a
long history in producing performance cruising yachts in the 15-20 meter range and this new push into the
larger range is in response to the demand for larger and larger vessels. Gregory C. Marshall Naval Archi-
tects has has many very successful collaborations with Kanter Yachts over the last fifteen years, however
this will be the first sailing yacht at this yard. The structure and systems of project “808” are designed to
be a standard offering with the interior layout and finishing to developed to suit each individual owner.
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VvS1 Wins Three New Awards in Cannes

WINNER “ BEST MOTORYACHT UNDER 40 METERS” WORLD SUPERYACHTS AWARDS VENICE ITALY APRIL 2008
WINNER “BEST DESIGN UNDER 40 METERS” WORLD YACHT TROPHIES CANNES, FRANCE SEPTEMBER 2008
WINNER “BEST INTERIOR UNDER 40 METERS” WORLD YACHT TROPHIES CANNES FRANCE SEPTEMBER 2008
WINNER “BESTFUNCTIONALITY UNDER 40 METERS” WORLD YACHT TROPHIES CANNES FRANCE SEPTEMBER 2008

Gregory C. Marshall is pleased to announce that, in addition to winning the “Best Motor yacht under 40 meters” at the World Superyachts
Awards in Venice Italy in April 2008, VvS1 has just won three new awards at the “World Yachts Trophies” in Cannes France on September 13
2008. The Awards include “Best motor yacht under 40 meters”, “Best Interior,” and “Best Functionality”. This is the first time in the history of
the awards that a single yacht has won three awards. In addition this yacht has also been nominated for the Best Motor Yacht under 40 me-
ters at the Superyachts awards in Fort Lauderdale Florida in October 2008. The accolades on this Amazing yacht are a testimony to the very
successful collaboration of an inspired team and the patronage of imaginative and visionary Owners.


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100 METER PROJECT “KASAME”
Project “Kasame” is the latest Mega-Project to unfold in our design studios. This Vessel is over 100 meters length overall and is currently being developed for an
American customer and Shipyard. Features include two helicopter pads. Sophisticated hospital facilities and six Guest apartments each with living room and staff
quarters. Giant tender garages in the aft quarters of the yacht house 38 foot tenders fully enclosed and out of the weather. GCMNA will be responsible for the
overall styling layout and space planning . Detailed engineering will be developed by the shipyard.

75 METER PROJECT “SASUKE”

Project “Sasuke” is another Mega-project currently on our boards. This 75 meter yacht will be the second in the series alongside of “Kasame” shown above. We
are allowed to release only a few details of this yacht at this time. American builder, Charcoal colored hull and an underwater viewing room are just a few of the
features to be made public. Construction is Steel Hull with Aluminum Superstructure. Styling and Interior are by Gregory C. Marshall with structural and systems


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“BIGFISH CONSTRUCTION UPDATE”

Project “BigFish” is progressing very well at the Shipyard
McMullen and Wing in Auckland New Zealand. This is a
very complicated project with a large number of highly
technical features in the design. Items such as the large
folding beaches shown in the lower image, curved floor to
ceiling glass and a 7.5 meter tender in a garage forward, are
just a few of the details that make for a very challenging
build. The crew at McMullen and Wing are no strangers to
complicated builds, having just launched Ermis II, a 55 knot
37 meter carbon fiber rocket. (Winner of the “Technical
Achievement” awards in Cannes this September) This is
much of the reason that the Owners selected this vener-
able yard for the build.
At time of this writing, hull fabrication is nearly complete
and superstructure is well under way. Much of the systems
and interior are well underway, McMullen and Wing‟s repu-
tation for flawless and exacting construction is clearly evi-
dent.
This has been an exceptionally appealing project for our
office. All aspects of the design of the vessel are being de-
veloped by Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architects from
Styling to Naval Architecture and Interior, which give us an
unprecedented level of design continuity throughout the
job.
Interior of “BigFish” is very minimalist, with the emphasis
on the ability to look out instead of in. Large floor to ceiling
glass in all the main spaces allow a completely unobstructed
view. The Owner enjoys cruising very remote places
worldwide and required the ability to cruise 1500 miles and
then remain on location for up to three months and then
cruise 1500 miles home all without refueling.

PROJECT 6149 44 METER EXPEDITION YACHT
Project 6149 is our second yacht for McMullen and Wing in
Auckland NZ. The yacht will be constructed of Steel Hull
and Aluminum Superstructure. Hull is a medium draft full
displacement form, very similar to the Award winning VvS1
and Calixas C2 designed by our office and launched last year.
This yacht is full of pleasant surprises, including a circular
glass elevator that rises up four stories, several hydraulically
hinged lounging platforms and a 500 square foot Spa in the
Master Suite. The Dining room is at the aft part of the Main
deck and can be fully opened up in favorable weather to the
aft deck. Interior is a combination of Edgy meets Beach, and
uses a stunning combination of weather worn driftwood
finishes, metal and rough stone. The Owner has a large fam-
ily, the yacht has been carefully designed to be enjoyed by all
four generations of the family with ease . All finishes have
been designed so that guests are “not afraid to touch it”,
Powered by twin Caterpillar 3508 diesels and more than
19,000 Gallons of fuel this extraordinary yacht is meant for
cruising the oceans of the world.

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WESTBAY 110 PRODUCTION MOTORYACHT
West Bay Sonship is introducing a new Series this Fall beginning with the 110 Tri-Deck motoryacht. This new model will be constructed of FRP and is based on the
highly successful 108 series. Interior accomodations include a full width Master stateroom on the main deck with immense ensuite. Four guest staterooms below
and crew quarters for seven make this compact world cruiser compete with yachts much larger. Styling, layout and structural are developed by GCMNA while
interior and systems are developed by the Shipyard.

CALIXAS C2 SPORT (SEMI-DISPLACEMENT HULL)
Calixas Yachts is a great long term customer of our offices. The Calixas C2 launched last year is probably one of the most publicized yachts in history.
Following the immense success of the first model we found that many potential buyers loved all aspects of the vessel except for the speed. The C2 Sport
pictured below will be built of Aluminum at Calixas‟ Texas based facilities currently under construction. Layout is similar to the original C2 yacht with the
LOA eased out to 115 foot LOA. The extra room allows for storage of a Range Rover in the aft garage and a total of four guest staterooms.


NEW PROJECTS P6

70 FOOT PRODUCTION SPORTFISHERMAN
This high performance 70 foot sportfisherman will be
built for a retail organization in Eastern Australia. Con-
struction will be of FRP and we are currently in discus-
sions with several builders to produce up to four units
per year on a “Private Label” basis.
The layout of the vessel consists of three staterooms
in the owners part and two small crew cabins aft for
up to three crew. The pilothouse is designed to be
fully convertible from open to closed making the vessel
very versatile to suit each owners requirements.
Powerplant is twin Caterpiller C32 A „s producing
1950 b.h.p. each giving a top speed of 38 knots.
Cockpit provisions are set up for full tournament fish-
ing including high volume ice chippers for the refriger-
ated storage wells .

DESIGN #4195 (PROPOSAL)
In the past we have tried to keep proposals we are
working on out of the Newsletter if they are not con-
tracts with a builder or are not further along in the
process. With this 40 meter project, the entire design
team became very enthusiastic about the design brief
and we got a little carried away.As with so many Own-
ers, this particular gentleman showed us a vessel much
larger, with the desire to obtain similar features in his
new 40 meter Yacht. After politely telling him that it
would not be possible, we spent the next few days
working almost non-stop to prove ourselves wrong
and the customer right.
The result is a very interesting layout that truly carries
features much more commonly associated with 50-60
meter yachts. The most notable being a raised Master
suite forward with inside and outside lounging spaces.

DESIGN #4163
This year the commercial division of the design firm
has expanded. This year we have been working on
several projects with Kanter Shipyards in St. Thomas
Ontario including this 38 foot aluminum Police patrol
vessel for Great Lakes Service. The design brief called
for a compact coastal patrol vessel with accomoda-
tions for up to two officers overnight and up to four
during the day. The bow is configured specially for easy
access on and off at night. Pilothouse configuration is
suited for service in amongst the lock network.
Powerplant is twin Volvo D6-310 Diesels commercially
rated. On the aft deck, the vessel is also equipped to
provide light duty ambulance service in case of emer-
gency.

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PREMIER 130 PRODUCTION MOTORYACHT HULL #2 M/V “AFTER YOU”
This spring Horizon Groups‟ flagship
facility Premier Shipyards in Taiwan
launched the M/V “After You” for a
prominent U.S. Yachtsman. This is
the second yacht in the very success-
ful new 130 series to be launched this
year. Already five have been sold
.“After You” is the Owners third
yacht from Horizon.
Overall styling for the series is by
Florida based J.C. Espinosa with
Naval Architecture systems and
interior by Gregory C. Marshall. The
interior was headed up by Lisa Sin-
clair in our office. Interior in the
vessel is very traditional with raised
mahogany panels, stunning wrought
iron work and fine leather furnish-
ings. Top speed is in excess of 18
knots at half load with a range of
over 3000 nautical miles.

VISION 74 “CLASSIC” COCKPIT MOTORYACHT
Vision Yachts is another shipyard in
the Horizon Group that specializes in
60 to 80 foot yachts. Austin Lin heads
up this progressive company and
every project in the line reflects
Austins personal imagination and
attention to detail.
The 74 Classic is a cockpit version to
the very successful 68 motoryacht
that we designed last year.The vessel
is offered in both open and closed
flybridge arrangement plans.
The 74 pictured is hull number 5 of
the series and was delivered to an
American customer in the spring.

FATHOM 40 HARDTOP MOTORYACHT
At a time when a lot of smaller build-
ers have been struggling for sales, it
has been a delight to be a part of the
great success of the Fathom Group.
This is a very smart company that
understands production boat building
to a level we rarely see. With the
result being a very active shipyard full
of orders. The model pictured repre-
sents the second version of the very
successful Fathom 40, and favours a
lower aesthetic. The flybridge has
been eliminated in exchange for a
small control console just aft of the
wheelhouse. Otherwise the layout
and features between the two models
is similar.

Contact P8

The Principals

Gregory C. Marshall
President / CEO
Naval Architect
Chief Designer

Gordon Galbraith
Vice President and
Naval Architect

Gregory C. Marshall N.A. Ltd.
1571 West Burnside Road
Victoria, B.C. V9E 2E2 Canada
Phone: 250-388-9995
Fax 250-388-4260
E-mail: greg@gregmarshalldesign.com
Or: gord@gregmarshalldesign.com

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