welcome tosuperyachting’snew superteam

Carbon fiber specialists Danish Yachts A/S, in collabora-tion with exclusive sales and service representatives for North and South America, Bradford Marine Inc., have

brought together the “best of the best” in the superyacht industry for a new initiative in the Americas. The companies have assembled a “superteam” to create, market and service an innovative new motoryacht design called the QuadraDeck.

“We were excited by the idea of developing a vessel specifically for the U.S. market that really made the most of our combined experience,” says Danish Yachts CEO Patrik von Sydow. “Our belief was that our complimentary per-spectives would create a yacht with a totally unique and exclusive proposition for the market. This is a truly promising partnership of technological innova-tion and category-challenging design.”

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Danish yachts a/s and Bradford marine, inc.joined forces to create, market and service an innovative new motoryacht design—the QuadraDeck. Below: From left to right: paul engle, Bradford marine; cor D. rover, cor D. rover Design studios; patrik von sydow, Danish yachts a/s; patrick Knowles, patrick Knowles interior Designs

Danish Yachts A/S is a specialist world leader in building high-performance, fuel-efficient, lightweight advanced composite superyachts and vessels (carbon fiber and epoxy infusion) through the use of innovative cutting-edge techniques and processes. This technology allows for very light and strong structures without introducing any form of emissions to the environment during construction. Testament to the benefits of using this material is evidenced by its use in the commercial offshore wind in-dustry, and the shipyard is one of the only Northern European shipyards to have the ISO 14001 environmental accreditation (In addition, it holds ISO 9001 and safety management system accreditation, DS/OHSAS 18001).

The shipyard based at the northern most tip of continental Europe, in Skagen, Denmark, boasts many diverse projects from 65 to 150 feet-plus length overall. It has three large build hangars, which take up an area of 9,500 square meters (102,000 square feet), and benefits from joinery and metal workshops on-site. The company is privately managed and financed by the Skagen Group, and its code of ethics covers three areas: honesty, integrity and helpfulness. As a company, it has adopted consideration of green practices and materials wherever possible.

Danish Yachts selected Bradford Marine to become its exclusive sales and service representatives for North and South America in June 2013, in order to create a stronger presence in the West-ern Hemisphere. Since then, the relationship has grown strong, culminating in Bradford Marine’s involvement as a listed broker in the sale of Danish Yachts’ AeroCruiser 38 II (also known as M/Y Shooting Star). Over its nearly 50 years in business, Brad-

ford Marine has built a reputation as one of the most reputable sales and service shipyards in the U.S., with exceptional facilities in multiple locations, offering quality workmanship and strong customer support 24/7.

To develop the QuadraDeck range, Danish Yachts and Bradford Marine have enlisted the services of American interior specialist Patrick Knowles and worked closely with Dutch large-yacht stylist and designer Cor D. Rover to create the de-sign; both highly respected and world-renowned in their fields.

Patrick Knowles Designs specializes in custom megayacht, superyacht and aircraft inte-riors. Combining decades of experience in the marine industry with that of the aviation in-dustry, the Knowles team of yacht interior designers ap-plies a rare blend of skills—exceptional creativity, relentless attention to detail and staunch commitment to on-time delivery—along with the firm’s ability to listen, understand, interpret and transform ideas into results that exceed client expectations.

Cor D. Rover Design Studios specialize in the styling of large motory-achts. The firm relent-lessly searches for new ways to give every yacht the exclusive appearance that satisfies the wishes of its clients, creating yachts with lines that are

unique, but recognizable, not exaggerated but surprising—lines that are beautiful today and will be tomorrow. The team believes you can only achieve such results with a strong interaction between client and designer with respect for classic lines, as well as modern shipbuilding techniques.

The game-changing result of the superteam’s inaugural collabora-tion is the innovative all-carbon fibre QuadraDeck range. Highlights

of the new design include a dramatic, patented, winged ‘Sky Terrace.’ The top deck incorporates symmetrical folding wing sections to port and starboard that, when laid horizontally, increase deck real estate by 40 percent. The range also features a cleverly integrated hidden upper deck that separates the bridge and captain’s quarters from the general accommodations, and a 8.5m (28-foot) long and full-beam ‘Beach Club.’ The result affords the sort of room normally found on much larger yachts. More specifically, a 40-meter (131-foot) Quadra-Deck offers an equivalent interior capacity to a conventional vessel of 50 meters (164 feet).

Another collaboration of Danish Yachts and Bradford Marine aimed at the Americas is the latest in the AeroCruiser range; the new ‘AeroCruiser 38 II FLY,’ a flybridge version of the high-speed, all-carbon-fiber hard-top AeroCruiser 38 II (previously known as M/Y Shooting Star, and a World Superyacht and ShowBoats Interior and Exterior Design Award winner). This superyacht is capable of exceptional maneuverability and speeds in the 50-knot range with little perceivable noise and vibration. However, her performance at 20 knots is no less impressive, just far less intrusive. She possesses the performance should you need it, but it’s the quality of move-

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a full-beam “Beach club” and patented, winged “sky terrace” (right) are just two highlights of the superteam’s first new design.

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ment that seduces you. It is also clear to see how and why her Scandinavian beauty in design and attention to detail in the interior allows her to stand out from the crowd.

Danish Yachts collaborates with world renowned designer Espen Øino for its AeroCruiser range of superyachts, and the tooling and moulds for the new ‘AeroCruiser 38 II FLY’ are already in place for construction.

Danish Yachts CEO von Sydow says of the collaboration on the QuadraDeck: “Having first explored American waters with Bradford Marine, the natural evolution of that relationship was to join forces. We were excited by the idea of developing a vessel specifically for the U.S. market that really made the most of our combined experience. Our belief was that our complementary perspectives would create a yacht like nothing currently on the market

“The aim was always to build a yacht that truly meets the needs and desires of the customer,” says Bradford Marine CEO Paul Engle. “Part of that was being able to showcase the mind-blowing perfor-mance and quality Danish Yachts represents. But just as important was reassuring our customers that after the sale, they will be able to rely on service from Bradford Marine, a brand they have come to know and trust since our inception in 1966.”

“The American yacht owner is a real yacht user,” he continues. “They get out there on the water for extended periods. Many spend weeks, if not months living and traveling on their yachts, so their comfort is very much tied up in their confidence in their yacht’s capability and that of the team they can call on for support.”

The latest AeroCruiser 38 II FLY will soon be cruising the waters ready for the 2016 season, whilst the QuadraDeck 40-metre design

and engineering continues to be refined at Danish Yachts, along with the full specification, enhanced visuals, engineering plans and pricing, which will be revealed at the official launch event at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.

“Danish Yachts is not known for doing things in halves,” says von Sydow. “When we first began discussing this venture, we agreed to go to the extreme of bringing together the very best of the best in the supery-acht industry. Our aim was nothing less than combining super perfor-mance, super styling, super comfort and super after-sales support. After all, our company’s own North Star is finding “beauty in the extreme.”

For more information, contact: Danish yachts a/s – www.danishy-

achts.com - e: info@danishyachts.com. Bradford marine inc - www.

bradford-marine.com - e: info@bradford-marine.com

the latest aerocruiser 38 ii Fly will soon be cruising the waters, ready in time for the 2016 season.

Bradford ma-rine shipyard,

Fort lauderdale

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