The special boat: Expedition yacht "Vinson of Antarctica": Skip Novak's aluminium mountain
Alexander Worms
· 25.06.2021
The two Yanmar engines push the colossus out of the harbour in Makkum. The centreboard remains in the keel, because the four-metre draught is too much for the IJsselmeer. The height of the deckhouse is also too much for Captain Kenneth - the wiry and calm boss can see almost nothing at the steering wheel behind the massive red superstructure. The shipyard quickly welds a suitable platform for him. With construction costs of 3.6 million euros, a bit of customisation is probably still possible.
The ship is full of well thought-out ideas from front to back. No wonder when a shipyard experienced with such projects meets an even more experienced project manager like Whitbread veteran Skip Novak. The result is a colossus that can operate according to schedule even in the most inhospitable sea areas.
Want to know more about the "Vinson of Antarctica"? Get to know the details and secrets? No problem. It's all in YACHT 12/2021. DK-Shop (click here) or you can download the portrait directly via the link below. Have fun discovering!
