Welcome to the unique Powersail
range of luxury world cruisers offering the best of both worlds.
These pocket
superyachts have large powerful
rigs and streamlined hydro-dynamically designed hulls for true race boat
sailing performance plus the remarkable capability of motoring under power
at 18 knots.
The unique Powersail
performance has been made possible by two patented design breakthroughs.
Firstly a twin rudder system that transforms each rudder blade into a hydrofoil
producing sufficient vertical lift to overcome the tendency of a yacht
to stern squat when motoring well above its hull speed.
Secondly, a custom built
Z drive propulsion unit that efficiently transmits the large horsepower
required when motoring at speed, but uniquely is able to retract
transversly up into a sealable hull recess when sailing, completely eliminating
all underwater propulsion drag. |