Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021
The commanding black sails of this maritime composition function as powerful symbols of technological mastery and human ambition harnessed to natural forces, their dark expanse suggesting both the infinite depth of oceanic exploration and the sophisticated engineering that transforms wind into directed movement. The triangular sail geometry carries ancient archetypal resonance, echoing the fundamental human impulse toward journeying and discovery while the contemporary materials speak to present-day innovation traditions. Color operates symbolically throughout, with the obsidian sails evoking elegance, authority, and premium positioning within maritime culture, while the gray hull suggests sophistication, neutrality, and timeless design values that transcend temporary stylistic fluctuations. The vessel's diagonal orientation through the frame creates compositional dynamism that metaphorically embodies forward progress and purposeful navigation toward chosen destinations. Water as elemental presence beneath the hull carries traditional associations with transformation, journey, and the liminal space between departure and arrival that defines all seafaring experience. The solitary helmsman figure suggests themes of individual agency within larger natural systems, the skilled navigator who reads wind and wave to achieve harmony between human intention and environmental forces. The flags at stern function as identity markers and cultural emblems connecting this singular vessel to broader maritime communities and traditions. Proportional relationships between human scale and vessel dimensions speak to aspirational themes of capability extension through technological partnership, while the overall compositional balance between vertical aspiration and horizontal stability suggests philosophical equilibrium between ambition and groundedness.
The yacht was developed for a very experienced owner and regatta sailor who had various offshore yachts before, and will take part in numerous offshore and grand prix regattas with this yacht. First of all it has to be good looking, a sexy boat! Fast, with good all-round performance. Seaworthy and easy to handle, also with a small crew. It has to be lightweight, but with a functional interior and very comfortable for normal cruising with the family. However heavy items can be taken out easily for racing. Other versions, like a raised saloon version, have been also developed for the Adriasail.