Yachting

Australian naval architect Alan Carwardine is known for his light displacement, high performance Stealth catamarans built by Asia Catamarans in Phuket, Thailand, which do not need much sail area to be fast.

In 2024/5 Alan is sailing back to Australia with his wife, enjoying Indonesia on their Stealth 43, Arriba. The boat has been specifically designed to cruise the mostly light wind areas of Indonesia.

The boat can be sailed from an inside helm allowing him and his wife to spend most of their sailing out of the sun. All Stealth Designed cats have excellent air flow with the complete windscreen disappearing into a cassette.

The main cockpit/saloon doors open fully leaving a 2.9 metre opening making the cockpit as one with the saloon living space.

Alan’s views are four-fold in regards fitting an ACCWing to his catamaran :

• To exploit the very efficient aerodynamic ACCWing compared to a conventional sail plan. The ACCWing needs less area for the same sailing force compared to a conventional sali plan. The boom being close above the cabin roof gives an excellent ‘end plate effect’ for even more efficiency.
• The ACCWing is a very simple concept with no furlers, only 1 sheet (with little load due to the balanced sail plan) controlling the complete sail and a simple reefing system.
• Due to the above benefits the ACCWing is much more manageable when cruising allowing for safer and less stressful passage making.
• The simplicity of the design of the ACCWing allows the boat to be sailed from an inside helm, a huge advantage being out of the sun.

• ACCWing’s exceptional performance oriented the choice for three sleek efficient hulls
• The extreme simplicity of the rig’s handling enables a charter crew to easily focus on providing a high level of care and service to 12 customers, as expected with Super Yachts.
• The free-standing mast and semi-circular rail of the wing were the base of the first sketches for a round living cell which offers an exceptional framework for all activities on board.
• The precision of the camber adjustments and the wing’s 360° rotation always provide an optimal apparent wind incidence. This is the origin of the name AWA using the source of propulsion by wind energy in almost all circumstances.
• ACCWing is a naturally carbon-free “sailing propulsion”, an obvious invitation towards Zero emissions. Completed with solar panels and electric propulsion, its energy mix is ​​self-sufficient in energy in a still compact format.

• ACCWing’s exceptional performance oriented the choice for three sleek efficient hulls
• The extreme simplicity of the rig’s handling enables a charter crew to easily focus on providing a high level of care and service to 12 customers, as expected with Super Yachts.
• The free-standing mast and semi-circular rail of the wing were the base of the first sketches for a round living cell which offers an exceptional framework for all activities on board.
• The precision of the camber adjustments and the wing’s 360° rotation always provide an optimal apparent wind incidence. This is the origin of the name AWA using the source of propulsion by wind energy in almost all circumstances.
• ACCWing is a naturally carbon-free “sailing propulsion”, an obvious invitation towards Zero emissions. Completed with solar panels and electric propulsion, its energy mix is ​​self-sufficient in energy in a still compact format.

Ultimately, by favoring a design method centered around the ACCWing, the architects have designed a new category of charter sailboat which features all the attributes of a superyacht:

The space and privacy are absolutely “never seen” on a 78 foot vessel. The round living cell is incredibly spacious and elegantly flows into 6 large cabins, each with its own private bathroom. These rooms, comparable in size to a hotel room, provide ultimate comfort and complete privacy for the ship’s passengers.

Ultimate luxury, 4 retractable rear platforms allow passengers to enjoy the ocean and the sun via a 60m2 private beach in a cocooning atmosphere conducive to water sports.

Between two anchorages, action continues with ultra-efficient sailing since ACCWing delivers a lift up to 2.5 times greater than a conventional rig.

The icing on the cake is that the extreme simplicity of ACCWing’s rigging adjustments allows the boat to be maneuvered with only 2 crew members. Nevertheless the lower deck and central hull bow is still designed for a crew of 4 to 6 who will therefore be perfectly available for guests.

And the competition with yachts does not stop at comfort or this ratio of 12 clients for 6 crew. The AWA 78 trimaran is positioned as an alternative to motor yachts, offering comfort, safety, simplicity and service, with far less emissions!

By combining ultra-luxury, sailing performance and simplicity, AWA 78 trimaran redefines charter standards by offering an unrivaled experience.