By LAWRENCE TAN
Porsche Design Group on Wednesday announced that it has
inked a deal with Singapore-based yacht builder, Royal Falcon Fleet to design
and market luxury catamarans and mega-yachts exclusively for Royal Falcon
Fleet.
The first of these projects is a motor catamaran dubbed the
RFF135, and measures over 40 meters (135ft), as shown in the sketch above, and
will be sold under the Royal Falcon Fleet brand. Porsche Design will design
both the hull exterior and interior of the catamaran.
The Group has engaged the
services of Swedish marine engineering company Kockums (a subsidiary of
technological powerhouse ThyssenKrupp), and Australian naval architect Incat
Crowther.
An extensive tank test was successfully conducted in August
at the Australian Maritime Ship Hydrodynamics Center using a 1:24 scale model (see picture below),
with results pointing to a 35 knot sprint speed capability.
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