Pacy new world...

Randall Pittman knew exactly what he wanted when he went to Dubois Naval Architects for an outrageous new first-to-finish supermaxi. Ed Dubois and Malcolm McKeon explain how they are doing their best to meet his expectations.

Introduction

This project - for an 'exciting' large racing yacht - came to us in late 2001 from Randall Pittman, an avid American yachtsman who has long dreamt of owning a maxi-sized racing yacht, 'a modern-day Kialoa' to use his exact words. The owner first mentioned this to us some 18 months ago while paying a visit to Vitters Shipyard, where his current 140ft superyacht was under construction. From the outset all the discussion was of a flat-out racing yacht - a large monohull capable of both inshore and offshore racing to a competitive level.

The 'form' raceboat designers were certainly considered but without any prompting from ourselves we were asked if we would like to design the vessel. Our immediate reaction was interest but also some hesitance.

To read the remainder of this article please go to the July 2003 edition of Seahorse, available at selected newsstands or by calling: + 44 (0) 1590 671899 or by email at: info@seahorse.co.uk

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