Openness is the defining element of the interior. It should appear light and modern, but also cosy. The shipyard's renderings show that these contrasts are clearly possible. The cockpit and saloon are on one level, so far, so normal for Kats. Only the helm stations are also there: down below and not somewhere on a remote flybridge far away from life on level 0. You stay together. The cockpit table is positioned on the port side so that the passage to the inside always remains free.
Inside there is a pantry block and a cosy seating area. The owner lives in the port hull, sleeping aft, showering forward and so on. The shower is actually at home level. Large, separate and easy to use. There are two double cabins and a wet room to starboard. The owner's boat concept sends its regards. No bed castles but spaciousness for the owner and a few guests. That has to be enough.
Shipyard founder Igor Kluin has a wealth of experience when it comes to sustainability: as the founder of a renewable energy company and an industry association for "green" companies, he has studied the topic extensively. On board you will therefore find materials such as cork as decking, linen as fabric and recycled aluminium in the hull. After all, this can be easily reused at the end of the boat's life. The fact that the drive comes from Torqeedo or Oceanvolt and then goes by the name of Servoprop is almost a side note with such concepts. But if you want, you can also take a generator on board.
The 12.80 metre long and 7.06 metre wide cat weighs 10.9 tonnes empty. With 85 square metres on the wind, this gives it a sail carrying capacity of 4.2 - not a racer, just a tourer. However, Code Zero and Genakker can give the aluminium cat a boost on request. With a price starting at 519,000 euros including 21 per cent Dutch VAT, it is in the range of luxury monohulls of the same length. The first boats have already been sold, construction number one is afloat and will be delivered in spring next year. www.vaan.yachts
