There is a newbuild well underway at the Yay Gemi Yapim yard in Turkey. The name of this newbuild is the
Nourah Of Riyad and she is set for launching in April of 2008. This megayacht of 65M, was concieved and started construction even before the the yard was fully completed.
According to the Yapim yard, they "started their first project even before constructing the shipyard in early September 2005." Following the pre-manufacturing build was completed in what they called "a rented shed", the hull was finished section after section in a steel workshop at Yay Gemi.
The 65M long Nourah of Riyad is a product of the experienced and well famed designer, Donald Starkey. As is the common practice, this particular newbuild will have a steel hull with an aluminum superstructure.
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A launch in April is expected providing the technicalities are on stream. Here are some technical statistics:
LOA: 65.00M or 214.50 feet
LWL: 59.00M or 194.70 feet
BOA: 11.04M or 36.43 feet
Draught: 3.70M or 12.20 feet
Displacement: 1,160 tonnes
Engines: 2 X CAT 3,150 HP
Speed: 19 knots (max) ; 16.5 knots (cruise)
Range: abt 5,000 NM
Design: Donald Starkey
Classification: ABS ; MCA
For more on the 65M Nourah of Riyad, please travel to the builder's website at:
http://www.falshipyard.com/yay_shipyard_projects.htm http://www.falshipyard.com