The Nuva MS6 is 2.45 metres wide in the cockpit area. When at anchor, the sides of the cockpit can be extended to a width of 3.45 metres using a water pressure system, making the space significantly larger. This elaborate gimmick makes it possible to set up a cockpit table with dents or create a sunbathing area. However, the core of the concept is the high motorisation, for example a 70 hp outboard engine. According to the shipyard, this would enable the Nuva, which is only 5.99 metres long, to reach 14 knots at cruising speed. The idea is to be able to quickly avoid bad weather or simply to be able to reach areas quickly where you can then sail in a relaxed manner. The boat is equipped with an 8.8 metre long carbon mast, which is easy to set and adjust. The shipyard is still working on a simple jibing device.
The mainsail measures 16.8 square metres. Only a rollable code zero with an area of 14.3 square metres is planned as the foresail. The lift keel is 1.25 metres deep and can be lifted to the engines, which reduces the draught to 0.45 metres. With a weight of 1.35 tonnes, the boat is still easy to trailer. The Nuva offers two berths and a toilet below deck.
With the Nuva MS6, shipyard boss Andrés Cardenas combines two of his two stations in the maritime industry: he was already head of the motorboat manufacturer Rodman and was temporarily head of Bavaria Yachtbau in 2009/10. Apart from the flexible cockpit, the concept is not new: with the MacGregor 26 and many of its successors, the idea of the small, fast motorsailer has been around for decades.
The Nuva MS6 can be seen in Hall 17 at Stand C 23.
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Fridtjof Gunkel
Deputy Chief Editor YACHT
