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This 218ft ketch is the biggest yacht Baltic have launched to date and in many ways she remains in a class of her own.

Despite her classic looks with a plumb stem and sweeping counter, she is a thoroughly modern high performance yacht taking full advantage of Baltic’s carbon composite building and engineering expertise.

Apart from her powerful sailplan, Hetairos sports not only a lifting keel, but also an unusual lifting rudder enabling her to fulfill her potential while sailing and access shallower anchorages and harbours when at rest.

She has proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the race course, but is just a capable as a world girdling cruising yacht capable of independent sailing for long periods of time.

Hetairos was one of the most challenging projects undertaken by Baltic Yachts and she remains one of the most outstanding sailing superyachts in the world.

Hetairos was delivered in 2011.

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MAIN SPECIFICATIONS

• L.O.A. 59.90 m
• D.W.L. 49.76 m
• BEAM 10.54 m
• DRAFT 3.5/6/9 m
• DISPLACEMENT 220 ton
• BALLAST 83,000 kg
• NAVAL ARCHITECT Dykstra & Partners Naval Architects
• CO-NAVAL ARCHITECT Reichel Pugh Yacht Design

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Superyacht Hetairos' unique propulsion system

For motor yachts, there are numerous methods of propulsion which all have their place, depending on the requirements for a given project. Whether it's conventional shafts and propellers for a reliable and cost-effective installation, pod drives for larger yachts offering increased manoeuvrability, or waterjets and surface piercers for speed, the choice for owners is considerable. For sailing yachts, though, the choice is rather more limited and it is usually confined to conventional shafts or to saildrive legs, powered by conventional diesels through Z- or L-drive gearboxes.

Moreover, for performance yachts, there is an added complication the need to keep the underwater area as clear as possible from appendages which might induce hydrodynamic drag and knock vital tenths off potential sailing speeds.

Nearly all modern yachts rely on additional units

Alongside main propulsion, nearly all modern yachts rely on additional units to provide manoeuvrability in the form of bow and stern thrusters. Yachts fitted with powerful sternthrusters often cite those units as emergency propulsion options, claiming that get home speeds of 4-5 knots can be maintained if the main propulsion system fails.

For one cutting edge project, though, thrusters provided more than a means to manoeuvre. Enter Hetairos , the striking 66.7m, 2011-launched carbon ketch designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and built at Baltic Yachts.

With maximum speed under sail being one of the key design parameters, underwater appendages that might induce unwanted drag became a focus of attention. After several options were looked at, it was decided to opt for a retractable drive system, which would enable the yacht to retain a clean, flush underwater shape when the drives were not being used.

Power for the yacht, including the hydraulic thruster system, comes from four VW Marine diesels, and by the time thruster specialist Ocean Yacht Systems was brought in to the project, in January 2009, the dimensions for the thruster mechanisms had already been set.

'The biggest challenges,' says Ian Crowden, director of OYS Thrusters, 'were getting a fully operational, high-quality machine in a predefined area, and meeting the target weight set out in the project. We came up with a mechanical hydraulic drive to do the job, then we looked at changing out some of the primary components to titanium, including the main drive legs.

'Such a mechanism had not been designed before, and involved around 18 months of research and development. Some of the major rotational parts are cast billet titanium, with the drive legs centrifugally cast. The main rotation bearings are composite.

'We worked with the Marin Institute, which tank-tested a model of the drive legs to get performance data, and from there we fine-tuned the design. They were designed to be able to be deployed and retracted while the yacht was travelling at 15 knots, and a key requirement was a high bollard pull of 10 tonnes, which we exceeded. The four-blade props are 934mm in diameter, and are housed in carbon nozzles to maximise thrust.'

The result is a highly custom drive system that enables the yacht to reach high speeds under power, while minimising drag under sail. It is unlikely that such thruster-based drive systems will ever become mainstream, and for the majority of projects out there more conventional means of propulsion will meet all the requirements of a given design. But for those few extreme sailing yacht projects, where the striving for ultimate performance means finding the ultimate custom solutions, Hetairos has shown that using retractable thrusters linked to a diesel-electric installation is now a viable alternative.

Originally published: Superyacht Owner's Guide to Propulsion 2012.

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Hetairos is a custom sailing yacht launched in 1993 by Abeking & Rasmussen and most recently refitted in 2011.

Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) is an esteemed German shipyard with a global reputation for highest quality custom made motor yachts from 45 to 125 metres.

Hetairos measures 42.84 metres in length, with a max draft of 8.70 metres and a beam of 8.48 metres.

Hetairos has a wood hull with a wood superstructure.

Her interior design is by Winch Design.

Winch Design is an award-winning design studio, established in 1986 as a specialist exterior and interior yacht designer, by Andrew Winch and his wife Jane.

Hetairos also features naval architecture by Bruce King Yacht Design.

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Hetairos has a hull NB of 6407.

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Hetairos – All’s well that ends well

It took 662 intensive, work-filled and exhilarating days to compete the Hetairos. That was in 1992, a time when no one else could have taken on a project of such proportions. Abeking & Rasmussen was at the time the only shipyard in the world to possess the know-how needed for the construction of such a ship. But even the talented and experienced shipwrights often reached their limitations. To construct a hull out of the 70 mm thick wood was just one of the challenges. ‘Every panel, every curve, every structure, colour and surface manipulation was carefully contemplated, tested, modified and only then worked’, says David Baker, artist and chronicler of the sophisticated formation process. And as happy endings go, Hetairos is much more than just a big sailing boat. It is a work of art without equal.

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HETAIROS yacht NOT for charter*

66.87m  /  219'5 | baltic yachts | 2011 / 2015.

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Special Features:

• Multi-award winning
• DNV (Det Norske Veritas) classification
• Sleeps 10 overnight

The multi-award winning 66.87m/219'5" sail yacht 'Hetairos' was built by Baltic Yachts in Finland at their Pietarsaari shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Rhoades Young and she was completed in 2011. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Dykstra & Partners and she was last refitted in 2015.

Guest Accommodation

Hetairos has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 10 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Range & Performance

Hetairos is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by 4 x diesel Volkswagen Marine (TDI 350-8) 349hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 6 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 8 knots. Her water tanks store around 10,800 Litres of fresh water. She was built to DNV (Det Norske Veritas) classification society rules.

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Hetairos Awards & Nominations

• The World Superyacht Awards 2012 Best Sailing Yacht in 40m+ size range Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Interior Design Award: Sailing Yachts Winner
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Exterior Design & Styling Award: Sailing Yachts Finalist
• The World Superyacht Awards 2012 Judges' Special Award Winner

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