Cannes, July 21st 2009 - The design studio Coste Design & Partners, spearheaded by Jean-Jacques Coste, is working on a new catamaran-yacht of 105 feet based on famous Blubay 100' “Allures”.

The new BC 105’ will be directly inspired from the award winning “Allures” nominated « Best sailing yacht of the year » in 2007. New arrangements will include a hydraulic swim platform for added safety and ease of use of the onboard water toys. In addition, the ultra high tech Microsoft “Surface”, a multitouch tactile interface, will meet the owner's needs to keep connected when travelling or staying aboard.

Three components in particular will make Blue Coast 105' so unique. First is the quality of its light carbon/epoxy sandwich construction assembled by vacuum process, preceded by an advanced study of the FEA (Finite Elements Analysis) and preliminary in basin model testing. Second, its hull design providing exceptional sailing qualities. Lastly, is the efficiency of the rigging plan which will combine a main sail, a self-tacking jib, a gennaker and an additional storm jib, all of which hoisted on a rotating carbon mast. As a result, the vessel should reach cruising speeds of 18 knots and 25 knots at maximum speed under sail. Therefore with the engines the Blue Coast 105' will be able of exceeding 15 knots with the use of its twin 380 HP Cummins diesel propulsion « Sail drive » making it as fast as a motor yacht of equal size.

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