In the shed ready to leave

Leaving the shed

Leaving the shed

On the main road

The trailer was taken on to the main road which previously had been sealed off by the local police force. Some street lights and signs had to be removed in order to allow for the nine meter beam transport. The municipality workers were very kind to help us out at these early hours of the morning. A cherry picker crane was available to remove some branches of trees that were obstructing the path.

road to launch

In some places it was very tight with parked cars and street signs, some of which had to be temporarily moved.

Tight spot

Signs on the way

At 6AM Saturday morning the Curvelle quaranta arrived at RMK shipyard for the mounting of the Bimini top and mast.

At the entrance to RMK

The following day, on Sunday Morning 10.45 quaranta was christened by Susan Mackintosh, wife of Luuk V. van Zanten

Christening of Curvelle “quaranta”

“quaranta” maiden voyage from RMK Shipyard to Pendik marina.

Curvelle would like to thank Logos Marine and the many other companies involved in the development and construction of this fantastic superyacht.
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Curvelle quaranta Profile, construction progress July2012

Construction on the Curvelle quaranta is progressing well. Now with all decks on, the quaranta‘s stylish exterior design is becoming a reality. The interior is also well on it’s way.

Several visitors to the yard this June have been lucky to take a full tour of the four decks including crew accommodations, galley and engine rooms in the hulls, spacious guest cabins on the main deck, impressive salon, wheelhouse and aft deck at the mid level and finally the private jacuzzi, bar and sunbathing area on the top deck. The basic framework, wiring, piping and machinery are in place.

Visitors have been extremely impressed with the meticulous planning of features and attention to detail that have gone into this yacht, surely the end result will be outstanding.

Curvelle quaranta carbon hybrid epoxy hull

The quaranta has been over four years in design development, resulting in a final product with many innovative design features and unique selling points. The yacht is being built on speculation with in-house funding. Delivery is scheduled for November 2012.
The quaranta is certified by RINA classification for commercial yachts with an unrestricted (ocean going) range and 3rd edition MCA, with a comfortable compliance for more crew space than required under these new crew accommodation demanding rules.

Due to two meters extra beam and four decks, the 33.70 x 9m power catamaran has the interior space equivalent to that of a 40m performance mono hull. The award winning design was a collaborative work, Lila Lou for interior and exterior styling, Incat Crowther as specialist catamaran naval architects. Luuk V. van Zanten, the main driver behind the project is the instigator behind some of the great practical ideas such as the flexible layout which allows the six double cabins to be converted to three suites, six twins or any combination of these.
Another unique feature is the limousine tender storage and launching facility from the main deck. This allows guests to board the tender on the main deck and be lowered into water. The lifting platform also serves as a beach and is ideal for less mobile guests to enjoy access to the water.

This performance motor yacht with a cruising speed of 23 knots and transatlantic range is offered for sale at a very competitive introductory price under ten million Euros. Whereas other mono hull yachts with similar volume, fit out and performance can cost just about double.

The Curvelle quaranta can accommodate twelve guests in complete luxury with separate quarters for six crew. All guest cabins are on the main deck and provide exceptional views through extra large windows that the catamaran platform allows.
This new Curvelle flagship is now in full production within a large hangar in Tuzla, Istanbul. The yard still has capacity for a second quaranta to be constructed alongside.

Best concept yacht under 50m

Curvelle power catamarans were rewarded recently by winning the best concept yacht design under 50m at the International Yacht Awards 2011, organised by Design et al Magazine. The event, hosted at the newly refurbished Savoy Hotel in London was attended by many of the top designers and naval architects. LILA-LOU LONDON was responsible for the outstanding exterior styling and interior design of the Curvelle 33×9, now renamed the quaranta. The vote was open to all online and therefore a true reflection of what appeals to the general public with an interest in yachts, design & architecture. Alex Isaac of Lila-Lou collected the award plaque at the ceremonies on behalf of the Curvelle Lila-Lou team effort.

Curvelle award received by Alex of LILA-LOU.

This spacious performance yacht is now under construction at the Curvelle- LOGOS shipyard in Istanbul. She features a flexible layout of six double cabins, easily convertible by the crew to three suites or any combination, with accommodation up to 12 guests. The new type name quaranta (forty in Italian) evolved due to space similarities of monohulls in the forty meter range. Coincidentally, 35m MY Meya Meya, designed by H2O and constructed in Istanbul by Logos marine, won the award of best Power Yacht 25-40 metres.

The design of the Curvelle quaranta developed over a four year period and is a modern interpretation of the Curvelle 33×9 Classic from the board of Naval Architects Incat Crowther in Sydney and Luc Vernet of 3D Yachts.

Ideally located on the Mediterranean and with a highly skilled work force, Turkey is rated fourth on the global scale for superyacht construction and rapidly moving toward number three. Tuzla is the premier superyacht production area in Turkey. The Curvelle yard, located close to the renowned superyacht yards of Proteksan, Dunya Yachts, RMK-Dubois and Perini Navi, will be able to take advantage of all the specialised subcontractors in that area, also used by the other superyacht yards.

The Curvelle yard is operated by LOGOS Marine, a management team of Naval Architects with  over 50 years of  combined yacht experience. LOGOS specializes in the design, project management,  and construction of yachts from the 12 to 70m. They were recently responsible for the award winning 35 m, (115′)  motoryacht Meya Meya.  The Curvelle-LOGOS shipyard offers 2,400 m2 of  production area and offices.