Category: Yachts

Guido de Groot’s studio does not only design luxury yacht exteriors and interiors. From time to time the design office is asked to take on other kinds of projects and offer services to complement their core disciplines. Characteristically one such service comes in the form of graphic design, mainly of yacht logos and accompanying nameplates.

Normally, a yacht will proudly display her name on her transom and on her side along with her registered home port. However, her logo may also be included in a plethora of items ranging from towels, linen, cutlery, crockery, glassware, stationery and crew uniforms as a way of creating a coherent identity for the yacht. We believe that the design of each one of the logos illustrated capture the essence of the yacht exterior and interior design.

The Vivante 73 is a 22.5m fast-displacement aluminium motor yacht, currently under construction at the Jetten Shipyard in the Netherlands. Her graceful exterior lines are by Guido de Groot, as is her interior design. Construction is a coordinated effort between Vivante Yachts and the Jetten shipyard, with the latter also fitting her interior out. Her naval architecture was done by Van Oossanen.

Designed as a family yacht, but primarily aimed at experienced yacht owners; she is thoroughly practical and planned for use all year round. She features, for instance, a fully integrated sliding Bimini cover with a wrap around awning which completely encloses the aft area, allowing her to be used in colder climates and all seasons.

Her interior is both modern and inviting. She features a full beam master cabin on her lower deck along with two identical cabins planned mainly for use by children, with ample space for toys and kitted out with gaming consoles.

Thanks to her ‘Fast Displacement Hull Form’ her performance is a very respectable 27.5 knots achieved by the use of her twin Scania DI-16 engines. The Vivante 73 benefits from the use of twin gyros and an interceptor system, which greatly enhance her stability, coordinated control of trim, list and turn. The deployment of this technology and her no-nonsense design make her a very comfortable, practical and livable yacht.

Every now and then as a studio we are able to take on a project that is quite unconventional. It is one of the aspects of our job that makes it so interesting. Serenitas is one such project. Serenitas’ interior is a real departure from the Guido de Groot Design office in terms of her design language, but the studio was happy to boldly go where they had not been before…

Describing her interior poses a little challenge. Guido admits that the studio sought inspiration from the interiors of the very first series of Star Trek, a popular science fiction TV programme of the 1970’s. “We took a close look at the interior of the original Enterprise space ship, and looked at re-creating some of the retro-futuristic elements.” The result is an interior that has modern soft shapes for the furniture with the purpose of making an interior that is friendly in nature. “We also selected light coloured marbles in blue and white to give a fresh and calm feeling, combined with grey and blue leathers and white lacquer finishes.”

The 32m motor yacht is currently being built in Turkey at the Mengi Yay shipyard under the supervision of Yacht Marine. She is to be delivered to her owners in 2017. Beam us up Scotty.

Vanquish yachts is a brand that offers a very full spectrum of designs, ranging from the VQ16 (waverunner/tender) right up to the VQ90 Veloce, an all aluminium thrilling beast of a vessel. The latter’s name gives a clear indication of her staggering high-speed capabilities. The complete range is characterized by spectacular levels of performance and exciting styling; a product of the collaboration between Vanquish Yachts and Guido de Groot Design.

The VQ48 by Vanquish Yachts is the first of this exciting series of “Pure Power” vessels. She offers awe-inspiring acceleration, immense agility and excellent sea keeping thanks to her hull developed by Studio Delta. Her clean and unfussy lines are characteristic of Guido de Groot’s design office. The complete Vanquish range is linked by sharing similar looking hull forms and detailing, making them instantly recognisable.

Almost simultaneous to the construction of the VQ48 are the first models of the VQ16 Waverunner/Tender, currently receiving their finishing touches at the yard.  This compact craft has very nimble handling; she handles much like you would expect a marine equivalent of a go-kart to. She looks dynamic and is so too, offering the performance expected of the brand. The intention is that this tender can be configured and specified to match the colours and trim of the “mother-ship”; a way to make them instantly familiar and visually linked to the larger Vanquish yacht.

Last, but by no means least (quite the contrary in fact) is the VQ90 Veloce. This range-topping vessel, built entirely in aluminium, has a sleek and elegant exterior profile, the manoeuvrability of a vessel a third smaller and a swiftness that seldom is found in vessels of her size and kind. She will be capable of electrifying speeds in excess of 55 knots, achieved by the use of three MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines coupled to Arneson Surface drives and an optimised hull. When the VQ90 Veloce is built she will be one of the ten fastest yachts of her size in the world.