LONTANO 80 Series Conversion Project
An Explorer yacht is, by its nature, the non-plus ultra expression of travelling and living by the sea.
LONTANO is the ultimate Explorer yacht, designed to navigate through all sea conditions in safety, comfort and luxury. LONTANO – that means “far away” in Italian – takes its name from the idea of traveling and exploring the ocean, reflecting a new living dimension
M/Y LONTANO investigates the possibility of living on board introducing a new living dimension:
Travelling. The exploration theme is not only the expression of an established trend, but also the translation of a new way of conceiving the yacht life. The 258 ft. yacht is a completely new design, styled on a supply vessel with a particular reverse bow. Thanks to the conversion of the workboat, all the technical spaces and the crew areas have been kept as in the original layout, sized for long-range navigation. The vessel will be equipped with all the features and the high standards required of ocean vessels. Obviously, the conversion finds its “raisons d’etre” in the design of large
Explorer Yachts, require the combining of luxury, comfort and functionality. Also, many Explorer Yachts on the market are simply “explorer style yachts”, styled in pursuit of a trend but, they have no real structures and amenities to sail safely across vast oceans. Through careful planning and sound design, the new superyacht will include ample and useable spaces onboard, creating a purpose built “real ocean-going expedition superyacht”.
There is an increasing trend to move away from mass tourism to reach more remote and isolated areas
The idea of “exclusive” is more and more becoming something unique and extra-ordinary, with an emphasis placed on the experiential theme.
The Explorer yacht is a trend that fully translates these aspects: conceived as a “private island”, this type of boat is capable of navigating for a long time in total comfort and stability. Exploration also becomes an educational and training tool: living Nature on your own skin allows you to know it and build a deep relationship with it.
Behind the project there is an absolute principle associated with modernist architecture, which is that “Form follows function”. This aphorism, enunciated in 1896 by the architect Louis Sullivan, was for over a century the rule of industrial and product design. The main concept was that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended function or purpose. For this project, the basis of a naval platform has been used to build a new Explorer Yacht, taking all the advantages of the design for strength and performance. The “shape” of the boat therefore plays a fundamental role in the concept itself, as it is the prerogative necessary for the conditions in which the vehicle is operated to exist.
