ACQUA

Alliage

Length
15 m/49 ft

Monohull

Sail

Description

ACQUA”, is a custom built vessel and was designed by the world-renowned architects Jean Berret and Olivier Racoupeau. Built in aluminum, with a draft (retractable keel) of 4 – 10 feet, “ACQUA” is absolutely comparable to a catamaran´s draft with all the advantages a monohull can present. Fully appropriate for shallow harbors and anchorages or dry out safe on a sheltered beach at low tide. The hull is optimized for performance and safety. Lightweight aluminum (19 tons) and a seaworthy shaped hull grants fast average speeds. 6 mm (deck) to 10 mm (bottom) thick aluminum, 2 welded watertight bulkheads front and aft and absolutely solid rudder and keel mounts provide 100 % safety on open waters. The vessel is equipped with any imaginable equipment for long-term cruising and supplies comfort all around.

Additional details

Often presented as the 4x4 of the Seas, the aluminum center-boarder is an interesting choice for traveling, it is a know-how of French shipyards recognized internationally. Accepting the load with its wide hull shapes, offering safety offshore thanks to the solidity of aluminum, allowing to go in the most beautiful moorings and go up rivers thanks to its drift. On ACQUA, there are also three rudders that provide greater course stability, requiring less autopilot and less tendency to broach thanks to its drifting characteristics .