CARBON MEETS TRADITION
Hetairos marries the romance of a Bristol Pilot Cutter with the unprecedented demands for a high-performance carbon race boat. In combination with the world’s largest composite rig, a revolutionary propulsion system and a requirement to win in competition, the interior brief was to create the lightest and most luxurious classic interior ever built.
A carbon racing boat is extremely technical with early co-ordination and detailed planning paramount. This obsession for performance led Rhoades Young Design to undertake a 4-year research and development program to investigate new materials to maximise strength and minimise weight throughout. None of this technology or invention is evident in the interior. The ambience is that of an old commercial coaster having been converted into a yacht and then slowly refitted on her travels. From the Colonial influences of the Raffles hotel to the Oriental details and subtle French Caribbean detailing, each element of furniture has been specifically designed and aged to imitate I00 years of life
