CAKEWALKCAKEWALK Tremendous. Fantastic. Fabulous. In an age of easy superlatives, words tend to lose their meaning. Which makes describing the rare something worthy of such extravagant language somewhat difficult. Take Cakewalk. At 85.6 meters and 2998 tons, she is simply the largest yacht ever built in America. She is also, in the opinion of the experts who’ve seen her, the first U.S. built yacht to meet, and in many cases, exceed the standards of the very best European builders. Cakewalk. Perfectly capable of speaking for herself. . . . . . General Arrangement . SUn dECK BRIdGE dECK . ToP dECK . oWnER’S dECK . . mAIn dECK . . LoWER dECK . . BoTTom dECK . . TAnK dECK . . . Interior . . . . . Specifications . 60m) 248. gibbs and cox Riva.oil bath 2 x ZF7666 17 knots/15 knots 97.07ft (75. ASID – Dalton Designs. 1 x large & small genset with 15% fuel reserve) 2 x mTU 2000 Series V12 m-40B @ 660ekw 2 x mTU S60 550 Series @ 350ekw 1 x mTU S60 400 Series @ 275ekw 4 x Quantum Zero Speed Jastram 400kw Steen 2 x HEm Simplex 80 Series <8.30m) 13.000 ltrs diesel (with onboard tender fill station) 5000nm @ 15 knots (2 x mains.92ft (14. vikal.0ft (85.BUILDER / YEAR IntERIoR DESIgn ExtERIoR DESIgn nAvAL ARcHItEctURE EngInEERIng DESIgn tEnDERS SPECIFICATIon LoA LWL Gross Tonnage Beam draught Propulsion Propellers Shafts Gearboxes Speed (max/cruise) Fuel capacity Range Power generation Emergency Power Stabilizers Bowthruster Windlasses Watermakers Shore power converters monitoring system Electrical Fire detection Fire suppression Security system Audio visual system Construction Classification Derecktor Shipyards /2010 Elizabeth Dalton. tim Heywood Designs Azure naval Architects Bv BMt nigel gee and Associates. aluminum superstructure Lloyds maltese Cross 100A1-SSC Yacht(P) mono G6 . Zodiac 281.0m) 2 x mTU 16V 4000 m71 @ 2465bkw (3306hp) @ 2000 RPm 2 x 5 blade Rolls Royce single pitch Rubber design .1ft (4.421gal/day (<32. Inc. Intrepid.000 gal/370.000l/day) Vectek 600kVa mcKay mcKay Tyco Fire & Security .SimplexGrinnell marioff Hi-Fog Frankentech Advanced new Technologies (A-n-T) using Crestron Controls Steel hull.08m) 2998 46. ACComodATIon. • dining table (seats 14) BRIdGE dECK Forward sunbeds Wheelhouse Ship’s office Captain’s cabin Captain’s office Crew office Powder room Salon: • lounge area • A. RECREATIon & CREW AREAS owners and guests 12 in 6 cabins + master Staff cabin 2 in 1 cabin Crew 24 in 16 cabins Guest Elevator (3 person) BoTTom dECK Storage Laundry Engine Room LoWER dECK 15 x crew cabins officers mess Crew mess Inboard tender & WaveRunner garage Lazarette dive room Lazarette powder room mAIn dECK Guest areas: • 4 x staterooms with king bed • 2 x staterooms with two double beds • 1 x staff /supernumery cabin with two bunks dining salon Library with fireplace & Baby grand piano Aft deck lounge area oWnER’S dECK owner’s full beam accommodation with panoramic view • stateroom with king bed.V. system and lounge seating • separate study/lounge area • his & hers heads with jacuzzi’s • his & hers walk in dressing rooms • gym • day spa/exercise room • theater system • bar with seating for 5 • card tables oWnER’S dECK (continued) owner’s accommodation: • lounge area • powder room Aft deck: • 3 x lounge areas. system • card tables with seating Aft lounge area Aft card tables with seating SUn dECK Forward: • observation chairs • lounge areas (port & stbd) • bar with seating for 7 • card tables with seating Aft: • lounge area • sunbeds • whirlpool spa . 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Full complement of beach equipment and sporting goods Custom mountain bikes Sea kayaks .3m) Engines: 2 x Volvo d6 370hp Turbo charged diesels Speed (max/cruise): 50 knots/25 knots Range: 100nm @ 25 knots 1 x Intrepid custom 350 open LoA: 34.7ft (11.5ft (10. diving and snorkling equipment 2 x Sea Bob water scooters Full complement of water skis. tent.BBQ. 9 of 10) LoA: 32. 130nm @ 42 knots 1 x vikal custom Limousine LoA: 36.TEndERS 1 x Riva Limited Edition AquaRiva 100 ‘cento’ (Hull no. kneeboards. chairs and tables.61m) Engines: 2 x Volvo d6 370hp Turbo charged diesels Speed (max/cruise): 55 knots/30 knots Range: 260nm @ 55 knots (189gal fuel with 5% reserve) Zodiac RIBo 420 with Yamaha 40hp 4-stroke outboard WATERSPoRTS & oUTdooR EQUIPmEnT 6 x Yamaha FX Cruiser Ho 1052cc 4-stroke WaveRunners 1 x custom Bauer mariner compressor with cascade dive tank fill system with storage bottles 12 x SCUBA sets Full complement of wetsuits. wakeboards and inflatable water toys Beach party equipment .8ft (10.07m) Engines: 2 x Yanmar LYA/STP 370hp/272kw @ 3300rpm Speed (max/cruise): 42 knots/36 knots Range: 150nm @ 36 knots. wind meters B&G navtex weather receiver JRC .CommUnICATIon And nAVIGATIon Telephone system Panasonic KX T7400/T7700 Hybrid IP-PBX VHFunits Icom (including aircraft communications) Satcom F77 nera AIS Furuno Computer network Great Circle Systems Air horn Kahlenberg Autopilot/gyro compass Raytheon Anschutz dGPS Raytheon Charting System Transas Sounders & Sonar Furuno Speed Log C-Plath naviknot III Radars Raytheon S & X band Speed. depth. . designers and myriad others involved in an undertaking of this magnitude are what make (along with the builder. the ultimate outcome.The Team THE TEAm As Cakewalk’s builder. The thousands of hours of effort. ever forget. passionate discussions. In the case of Cakewalk. we can only take part of the credit. inevitable frustrations (and resulting triumphs) are all part of. and necessary to. For the owner. it’s a process and an outcome that all involved will never. But in all honesty. countless meetings. . derecktor is understandably proud. of course) such a project a success. crew. . Cakewalk Exterior Designer and Build Captian tim Heywood Tim Heywood designs Bill Zinser Build Captian. Cakewalk . Inc. . .cakewalk onsite Build team Hugo van Wieringen Azure navel Architects . Elizabeth Dalton dalton designs. . . Cakewalk has spawned great creativity and innovation. Processes that not only lead to more efficient and better results but that help streamline and integrate design. Cakewalk is more than a job.S. To prove not only that a U. Every detail.THE BUILd The Build For derecktor. builder can more than hold it’s own with the world’s best. engineering and construction throughout the entire project. She is an unprecedented challenge and an unrivalled opportunity. from site security to quality control to material flow is part of an encompassing plan directed by the project management team and executed by all involved in the build. If indeed necessity is the mother of invention. but to devise and implement construction methodologies that make that possible. . . a yard known worldwide for it’s superlative metal work. well. aluminum superstructure and more custom stainless than most yards create in a lifetime – it all upholds not only the yards reputation but the lofty standards of the yacht herself. .mETAL Even for derecktor. the cake. Steel hull. Cakewalk takes. . . CURVES Far from large and linear. . Anyone who knows metal knows what a challenge they present to everyone involved. A challenge handled with sinuous expertise by the people at derecktor. CURVES.CURVES. Cakewalk contains more curves than a mountain road. . . . .nEARInG THE FInISH When it comes to fairing a yacht prior to painting. with the raw metal structures extremely fair to begin with. saves time. and the more less the better. less is less. on Cakewalk. a minimal amount of fairing is needed. A good thing when you consider there are better ways to use all. This saves weight.such as a perfect teak deck the size of a basketball court. and saves money. . they are readily found at derecktor. shaping. . Just finding the teak was an adventure-our joinery manager made several trips to the Philippines to locate and select pieces large and beautiful enough to make the grade. fitting and finishing all took the sort of skills not easily found in today’s world. Fortunately.CAP IT oFF Cakewalks cap rail is something of a work of art in itself. Forming. . Engineering to the nth degree. Laser leveling. .on THE LEVEL When a yacht gets to be the size of Cakewalk. meticulous measuring and re-measuring. and making the floor flat and level isn’t as easy as it sounds. That’s why we went to such painstaking lengths to do it right. the floor space tends to get rather expansive. The result? nothing you’d notice. Add in a mix of exotic materials and resilient mounting. and that’s the idea. . of course. classically elegant spaces feature exquisite joiner work and sumptuous fabrics.THE BEST REVEnGE Living well. From the owner and family to the most junior crew member. For the owners and guests. all are well treated .in various degrees of course. Which is exactly what everyone on board Cakewalk will be doing. . The rest of the ships company has to settle for the merely superb. . . piles of pipe and many tons of machinery all work behind the scenes to bring her alive and put her in motion. . where it can’t be easily seen. It’s here. but in the years ahead as Cakewalk sails the world. behind her overwhelming grandeur. Cakewalk is a true technical marvel. not in an obvious way. It’s here that the effort will show. that some of our best work has gone.UndER THE SURFACE Beyond her sheer size. miles of cable. . . Industry Comments . ” With her support. Liz dalton started her interior design business. Azure Naval Architects BV. a Feadship motor yacht. oxford.” –Captain Bill Zinser. Hugo is president of the netherlands Society of Yacht designers and naval Architects (nBJA).S. After her launch. He joined de Voogt naval Architects. Captain of Cakewalk Captain Bill Zinser has been boating all of his life. stone size for this yard. he logged over 100. Hugo maurits van Wieringen began his career in 1985 as a research engineer at ICH Holland. 2001” for the 204ft Cakewalk (Feadship). including Al mirqab. Hugo became managing director and A graduate of miami University. School of Art and design in London with a degree in Industrial design Engineering. winner of the 2009 World Superyacht Award for motor Yacht of the Year. Liz is a professional member of the American Society of Interior designers (ASId) and is licensed (#1459) in the state of Florida. dalton designs. In 1993. Inc. including ShowBoats International’s “Best Refit.000sq ft custom showroom in north Palm Beach. Growing up on the Connecticut shore. Tim worked with the firm for over 20 years. Owner’s Representative. The netherlands. as well as Dalton happy with the results shown. owner of de Voogt. as well as the International Superyacht Award for “Best Power 43 meters and up” in 2000. Knowing and other trades involved the Owner a long time and in the construction having advised him to build process.. Bill’s grandfathers both were involved in the boating industry. notable recent Azure projects include the award-winning 82m oceanco Alfa Nero. a research institute for the dredging vessel industry. a joint venture with co-founder diederik van der Hoek. He became a Captain in 1978. without knowing at the time Jon was the world’s leading yacht designer. Inc. Early on. where he earned a master degree in naval Architecture.. at a yard like Derecktor that knows how to build yachts and knows how to build ships.S. he has gone on to design many exceptional projects.000 nautical miles in her before her sale in 2004. Tim Heywood Designs. Interior Designer Naval Architect A graduate of delft University of Technology in The netherlands. dalton designs. in 1986. Construction of the next awardwinning Cakewalk motor yacht began in march 1998 and was completed in the summer of 2000.” Designs. dalton designs Inc. he needed a job! Tim went to a studio in London called Jon Bannenberg Ltd.1997” for the 142ft Cakewalk (Feadship) and “Best Full displacement Yacht over 38 meters. ohio. We felt that with this team we put together. In 1995. Chief –Elizabeth Dalton. Dalton Designs.” –Hugo van Wieringen. Tim opened his own studio in 1996 with Vanessa Reville. we could do the project in the U. is headquartered in a 6. providing design and engineering for Feadship. through a highly successful.“The owner really wanted to build Cakewalk here in the United States because he’s American. Cakewalk is a premier achievement for at Derecktor. at which time planning began for the current CAKEWALK project. whom he describes as “my partner in all things. in 1985. You have to have a commercial mentality to build a project this big. has received a number of awards. After selling the office to Feadship in 2001 and staying on to train his successors. “Our communication with Derecktor on the countless details of Cakewalk’s interior “Seldom have we seen a design has been yard delivering this high excellent as they work quality – it’s even better with us to translate our when realizing it is the first drawings to the benefit project approaching this of the millworking. “I am really pleased with the work Derecktor have produced – it is as good as any other yacht builder in the world. Bill supervised the third Cakewalk. Inc. in 2003 he formed Azure naval Architects in Haarlem. award-winning. Ltd. taking the helm of a variety of motor yachts throughout the world. After this total immersion in the world of superyacht design.. including busy charter vessels. His official yachting career began in 1971. I am really Derecktor’s record and for the U. as First mate.” –Tim Heywood. Principle Designer Tim Heywood got his start in the yachting industry for pragmatic reasons – after graduating from the Central . Inc. then spent two years cruising the Caribbean and mediterranean. 18-month refit. she enhanced her skill set with hands-on experience refitting numerous production boats and designing new-construction custom yacht interiors. and that’s critical. not one corner of the multiple blue-line plans tacked on the walls is out of place. not just on the finished surfaces. Fraser Yachts “When I went to derecktor Connecticut to preview Cakewalk. The collaboration of her experienced owners with renowned designers Tim Heywood and Liz dalton ensures that this build will not only make history. The other surprise is how pristine the whole work area is. We look forward to the final outcome. derecktor Shipyards is exceeding expectations.” –Josh Gulbranson. Sales Broker. They had the process down to a system. Fit and finish are comparable and in some cases exceed northern European yachtbuilding quality. I was extremely impressed by the very apparent quality of build. Editor-in-Chief. Merle Wood and Associates . The Cakewalk project will be sure to raise global awareness of derecktor’s ability to build yachts in excess of 50 meters. yacht building.” –Cecile Gauert. Burgess “It was quite clear the management of both the shipyard and owner’s team are in sync and running a very efficient program. employees’ attention to detail is of the highest standard. I believe that Cakewalk will surprise many people when she is delivered – especially the north European yacht builders!” –Jonathan Beckett. The attention to detail – from both technical and aesthetic points of view – was very impressive indeed. I have long considered derecktor Shipyards to be one of the most innovative yacht builders in the United States. The veneer that is already in place is invisible behind layers of protection that tightly embrace the planes and “I inspected Cakewalk this summer in Bridgeport at the derecktor facility. Yacht Broker. ShowBoats International curves of the interior bulkheads. which will undoubtedly be one of the finest vessels afloat when she is launched. With nearly all of the trades being in house. I was also impressed by the level of fit and finish. First. still a few months away from completion at the time of our visit. in bundles as big around as a fist. They have a well established reputation for doing things ‘the smart way’. There is hardly any dust. The quality of the construction is as apparent in every nook and cranny.“The scope and quality of the Cakewalk project puts derecktor Shipyard at the head of the class among the world’s superyacht builders. is a surprising experience. it was very well organized and very clean. President. miles of cables. are tidily secured behind bulkheads and into the ceiling.. Yachts International “I visited the Cakewalk Project in June of this year. But what impressed me most was the detail of the project management by the shipyard. there is the sheer scale. nor debris or pungent smells. I was very glad to see that they have been able to apply this legendary ingenuity to a state-of-theart mega-motoryacht such as Cakewalk. I expected to find the sheer volume of the vessel to be impressive. I am very comfortable in saying that I anticipate Cakewalk will be a spectacular addition to the world yacht fleet and a source of great pride for derecktor Shipyards and U.. but will be a testament to the exceptional quality that this American yard can offer.” –Dirk Johnson.. Curtis Stokes & Associates “A walk through the yacht.” –Curtis Stokes. Everywhere we went on board. Editor-in-Chief.S.” –Rebecca Cahilly. Chief Executive. 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