SAILING YACHT AWARDS

MOTOR YACHT AWARDS

43m Mystre Performance Sloop

2006 International Superyacht Award for Best Sailing Yacht
over 36m
2006 Showboats Award for Most Innovative Sailing Yacht
(nomination)
2006 Showboats Award for Best Sailing Yacht over 40m
(nomination)
2006 Showboats Award for Best Sailing Yacht Interior
(nomination)

43m Calliope Motor Yacht

2011 World Superyacht Award for Best Three-Deck SemiDisplacement or Planing Motor Yacht
2011 Showboats Design Award for Exterior Design & Styling
for a Semi-Displacement Motor Yacht
2011 Showboats Design Award for Interior Design SemiDisplacement Motor Yacht
(nomination)

Najad 440 CC
2005 Sail Boat of the Scandinavian Boat Show
40m Antares Ketch
2005 International Superyacht Award for Best Sailing Yacht
over 36m
43m Giml Sloop
2006 Showboats Award for Best Sailing Yacht Interior
(nomination)
40m Maria Cattiva Classic Sloop
2004 Showboats Award for Best Sailing Yacht Interior
2003 International Superyacht Award for Best Interior
2003 International Superyacht Award for Best Sailing Yacht

30m Phoebe Motor Yacht

2010 World Superyacht Award for Best Displacement or
Planing Motor Yacht 30m - 39m
(nomination)
35m Arcadia Motor Yacht
2006 World Superyacht Award for Best Displacement
Motor Yacht 30m - 49.9m
2006 International Superyacht Award for Best Power Yacht
32m - 43m
(nomination)
42m Bystander Motor Yacht
2006 International Superyacht Award for Best Power Yacht
32m - 43m

Jonathan Rhoades

Rhoades Young Design Limited

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Dick Young

collection 2012

COLLECTION 2012

WELCOME

Welcome to an overview of our recent launches and a selection

of past projects. Rhoades Young Design is a bespoke yacht
design office with nearly twenty years of industry experience.
In that time we have been fortunate to work on a variety of
projects from 30ft production boats to 80m ultra-lightweight
Superyachts. Our studio consists of partners Jonathan Rhoades
and Dick Young, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary
team including naval architects, residential architects, interior
designers and industrial designers.

Designing a yacht is a balance of many factors, whether it

is structure, performance, hydrodynamics, client lifestyle,
or aesthetics. Our role is to work closely within the design
and engineering team to help our clients achieve the right
balance for their yachts. Whether we are creating the interior
or exterior of the yacht we always start from first principles;
assisting our clients develop their initial design brief and
ensuring their wishes and requirements are realised to create
a stunning piece of design and engineering.

It is for this reason - as highlighted in this portfolio - that

Rhoades Young Design does not have a house style, with
each of our projects being a reflection of the clients personality
and aspirations, combined with our obsession for design and
devotion to detail.
I hope you find this selection of our projects as interesting and
enjoyable as they were to create.
- Jonathan Rhoades

LAUNCHED 2011

HETAIROS
Hetairos marries the romance of a Bristol Pilot
Cutter to the unprecedented demands for
performance from an experienced owner. In
combination with the worlds largest composite
rig, a revolutionary propulsion system, and
a requirement to excel in competition, the
Rhoades Young Design brief was to create
the lightest and most luxurious interior built to
date.
This obsession to save weight in order to
improve performance led to a 4 year research
and development programme at Rhoades
Young Design, during which revolutionary
interior construction techniques and advanced
materials were developed in collaboration with
the shipyard and furniture outfitters to recreate
traditional yacht construction methods and
design features to the highest standards.
The success of Hetairos is that the quiet and
tranquil interior - inspired by the eclectic Raffles
hotel - feels far away from any notion that you
are in the most advanced classic carbon race
boat ever.

Due to client confidentiality, interior photos are

currently unavailable at time of press.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Naval Arch: Dykstra & Partners/Reichel Pugh
Project Management: Jens Cornelsen
Yard: Baltic Yachts
LOA: 66.7m
Beam Max: 10.5m
Displacement: 230 tonnes
Launched: 2011
Photography courtesy of Peter Neumann

LAUNCHED 2011

SARISSA
Designed for a young family to have big
adventures in remote locations combined
with the performance to race competitively,
Sarissa is one of the largest carbon composite
Superyachts built to date. Within strict weight
constraints the challenge was to create an
interior that was distinctly modern and unique,
with the ambience of an intimate, warm and
quiet home.
Her unusual open plan general arrangement
is set on a geometric grid, intersected by a
sweeping curved thoroughfare which flows
throughout, creating sight lines and vistas with
the illusion of a much larger yacht than her sleek
hull lines suggest.
Developed in close collaboration with the client,
the interior palette features a combination of
cherry and textured limed oak, with brushed
stainless steel detailing. Contrasting outboard
elevations feature sleek vertical portlights,
celebrated in a rich palette of rosewood, leather
and carbon fibre, expressing the form of the hull
inside.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Naval Architect: Tripp Design
Project Management: Jens Cornelsen
Yard: Vitters Shipyard
LOA: 42.6m
Beam Max: 8.6m
Displacement: 140 tonnes
Launched: 2011
Photography courtesy of Tom Nitsch

LAUNCHED 2010

CALLIOPE
Calliope features an interior styled to the owners
requirements, perfect for formal entertaining as
well as relaxing in comfort. The interior contrasts
elegant classical architecture with carefully
chosen contemporary furniture. Influenced by
the architecture of a French Chteau, elegant
curves and flowing lines create a calm yet rich
background to the loose furniture.
The feature wood is weathered limed oak
which whilst beautifully finished, allows you
to appreciate the grain and life of the timber,
lending a rich patina and joie de vivre to the
interior. The loose furniture provides an eclectic
feel, with each piece individually designed and
supplied by Rhoades Young Design. The custom
furniture encompasses everything from large
slabs of slate to finely detailed rosewood.
The most unique feature of the yacht is the
reverse twin spiral staircase that creates a
dynamic connection to the three decks - along
with spectacular views through the sweeping
undersides of the steps - creating a dramatic
centerpiece to the yacht and a testament to the
quality of craftsmanship onboard.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Exterior Consultant: Rhoades Young Design
Naval Architect: Langan Design Associates
Project Management: Nigel Ingram - MCM
Yard: Holland Jachtbouw
LOA: 43m
Beam Max: 8.40m
Displacement: 330 tonnes
Launched: 2010
Photography courtesy of Nicolas Claris

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LADY

The largest of two sailing yachts created by

Rhoades Young Design for this experienced
owner, Lady B is a high performance sloop with
worldwide cruising capability.
The interior style is comfortable, yet clean and
fresh with an emphasis on open space and light.
The Deck Saloon is designed as an integral part
of the cockpit, with generous steps that lead
into a light wood beach-house atmosphere
flowing seamlessly through the companionway.
Carefully designed eye-lines and the integration
of the lifting keel under the saloon seating
provide an uninterrupted panoramic view to
the horizon.
The remarkable split-level saloon is pierced
longitudinally by a feature leather wall which
stretches the length of the interior, and connects
with the more intimate guest accomodation
below. The lower decks are detailed with warm
walnut joinery and white painted shutters lit
from large skylights above to create a light but
warm and sophisticated ambience.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Exterior Consultant: Rhoades Young Design
Naval Architect: Dubois Naval Architects
Project Management: Nigel Ingram - MCM
Yard: Vitters Shipyard
LOA: 44.7m
Beam Max: 9.04m
Displacement: 241 tonnes
Launched: 2010
Photography courtesy of Nicolas Claris

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BYSTANDER
Bystander was built as an escort vessel for the
J Class yacht Velsheda. Whilst her exterior
and interior design by Rhoades Young Design
are completely new, the original brief was to
recreate an authentically styled 1930s workboat,
eclectically re-fitted for private use.
A seamless integration with Velsheda was critical
as a starting point for the project, and the two
boats were designed for side-by-side docking
enabling easy loading and the elegant transferral
of guests. Her profile forward suggests a rugged
workboat with a high bow and a steep stem,
whilst the aft architecture is much more refined
with teak furniture and joinery highlighting the
meticulous attention detail.
The relationship with Velsheda continues to the
interior with the Upper Saloon and Upper Deck
- separated by large folding screens - combining
into a vast viewing platform, whilst tactics are
planned and analysed in the Campaign Room.
The interior style features Edwardian furniture
with areas of importance emphasised with
campaign-style furniture designed to look free
standing.

Exterior Design: Rhoades Young Design

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design
Naval Architect: Vripack Yachting International
Yard: Chantier Naval JFA
LOA: 42.18m
Beam Max: 9.4m
Displacement: 465 tonnes
Launched: 2006
Photography courtesy of B. Munke / B.S Tichelbaut

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MYSTRE
The modernist ideal of form follows function
was the inception for Mystre. Working closely
with the client, the brief was to deconstruct and
re-evaluate every detail of the yacht to produce
a pure modern approach to yacht building. The
result of this is not only a seamlessly integrated
interior and exterior design, but meticulously
integrated engineering and technical services.
The interior, whilst extremely minimalist in
detailing, has a rich, dark and sophisticated
ambience complemented by the refined
symmetrical general arrangement, with carefully
planned sightlines and focal points that lead you
through the yacht.
The Deck Saloon is a huge social area with the
dining, navigation and relaxed seating sharing
the same space. Uninterrupted teak decking
flows through the exterior glass into the
saloon, blurring the division between interior
and exterior and reinforcing the 360 degree
panoramic views.
The symmetrical Owners Cabin incorporates
an intimate raised seating area that flanks the aft
companionway leading to a private aft cockpit.
Surrounded by glass, this area floods the
bedroom with natural light and provides superb
sightlines to the horizon, dramatically increasing
the feeling of space.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Naval Architect: Tripp Design
Project Management: Jens Cornelsen
Yard: Vitters Shipyard
LOA: 43.09m
Beam Max: 8.8m
Displacement: 180 tonnes
Launched: 2006
Photography courtesy of Albert Brunsting / Tom Nitsch

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ANTARES
Antares - named after the brightest star in the
Milky Way - is one of two yachts Rhoades Young
Design and Dixon Yacht Design have built for
this experienced owner.
With the design brief calling for a comfortable
cruising yacht, subtle 1930s art deco influences
combine with a rich palette of textured leather,
polished bronze and French walnut joinery to
create a warm and cosy interior atmosphere for
the family to enjoy their adventures.
The Deck Saloon integrates socially with the
cockpit by virtue of sliding glass screens, with the
palette of the cockpit flowing into the interior
creating a united light and airy space. Travelling
further into the yacht reveals the Lower Saloon,
offering a more intimate relaxed seating and
dining area.
Flexible planning for the family was paramount,
with examples including the breakfast bar which
features a drop-down screen to create an
open-plan galley, and the forward study which
converts into a double guest cabin.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Naval Architect: Dixon Yacht Design
Project Management: Patrick Yeoward
Yard: Royal Huisman Shipyard
LOA: 40m
Beam Max: 8.77m
Displacement: 220 tonnes
Launched: 2005
Photography courtesy of Tom Nitsch

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GIML
Created for a Scandinavian family who wanted
to embark on a world wide adventure, Rhoades
Young Design created both the interior and
exterior lifestyle areas for Giml providing a
cohesive ambience to the yacht, from the
styling of the helm consoles to the custom door
handles and furniture catches.
With a strong Scandinavian aesthetic to the
furniture, the key to her success was creating
a calm and restful interior that felt warm and
inviting whilst avoiding the typical trappings of
stark contemporary interiors. The furniture was
produced from carefully selected offset rotarycut birch, that contrasts with the weathered
limed oak overheads and rich oiled teak sole.
A key feature is the curved aft corridor
which separates the Guest and Owners
accommodation. This curved element slices
through the rectilinear-grid layout of the aft
accommodation, creating unique features in
both the lobby and the cabins. Leading gently
through the aft-ship, the aft corridor opens onto
the dramatic open-plan multi-level saloon, a
large social area featuring both lounging, dining,
and study areas.

Interior Architect: Rhoades Young Design

Exterior Consultant: Rhoades Young Design
Naval Architect: Dubois Naval Architects
Project Management: Nigel Ingram - MCM
Yard: Vitters Shipyard
LOA: 42.9m
Beam Max: 9m
Displacement: 215 tonnes
Launched: 2004
Photography courtesy of Albert Brunsting

W H AT W E D O

INTERIOR
ARCHITECT

CONCEPT

GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

GENERAL DETAILS

LIGHTWEIGHT INTERIORS

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION

ERGONOMICS

The process begins with creating

an understanding of the clients
desires and lifestyle to establish a
design brief. Through sketches and
dialogue the concept is fully
explored before realisation in the
form of a visual presentation.

As part of the preliminary phase the

interior plan is configured, initially
in sketches before realisation in
CAD. Key to this step is close
collaboration with the Naval
Architects to maximise the potential
design opportunites of the vessel.

This phase turns the broad strokes

of the concept into highly technical
full-scale CAD drawings outlining
the furniture and joinery detailing,
creating a library of standard
construction details upon which the
rest of the project is based.

Lightweight interiors have unique

requirements and require detailed
knowledge and experience of
construction methods and materials,
together with a mechanism to
balance the weight against the
design aesthetic and performance.

Continued involvement in the

projects technical development is
essential to creating a harmonious
yacht. Progressive dialogue with
the yard creates solutions ranging
from the integration of engine ducts
to tender wells with the interior.

Ergonomic requirements are at the

forefront of a successful interior
design. This not only covers the
basics such as bed widths, storage
and headroom heights, but critically
includes portlight positions and
deck saloon eyelines for visibility.

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

CABIN DRAWINGS

FIXTURES & FITTINGS

LOOSE FURNITURE

DECORATIVE DESIGN

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

To maximise interior volume,

practicality & accessibility, detailed
co-ordination of systems such as air
conditioning is vital to ensure cabling
and electrical cabinets integrate
perfectly with the joinery and
conform to the latest regulations.

Detailed CAD technical drawings

covering every millimetre of the
interior are produced, from the crew
area to the guest accommodation.
Scale drawings include every detail,
from furniture construction to lighting
plans, to technical integration.

A key part of the interior is the

selection of hardware to accompany
the joinery. This ranges from tap and
bathroom fittings to door handles
and light fittings. Due to the unique
nature of yacht interiors these often
demand custom solutions.

As with the hardware, loose furniture

often requires custom design and
production to compliment the unique
interior style. Ranging from dining
chairs and tables, to chandeliers
and mirrors, detailed drawings are
produced to the smallest detail.

Often a highly personal process,

the decorative design is developed
closely with the client to create
unique collections to match the
taste of the individual. Worldwide
connections ensure materials, art,
or antiques can be easily sourced.

At all stages we ensure that

every design detail is agreed and
understood before construction.
Constant communication with the
shipyard & outfitters not only saves
time and money, but ensures every
detail is completed as planned.

Our role as Interior Architects is to balance the many factors

involved when designing a yacht, including the clients lifestyle,
performance and aesthetics, with the technical requirements
required to create a successful project.

The process starts with sketch books and traditional hand

drawn visuals and is developed into CAD drawings of plans,
elevations, sections and cabin furniture detailing incorporating
system pathways, air conditioning ducting and technical
installations.
This interior engineering goes hand in hand with mood boards
and detailed furniture, ironmongery and fabric specifications
to create beautifully elegant living spaces for our clients.

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EXTERIOR
ARCHITECT
Rhoades Young Design is involved with all aspects of yacht
exterior design, with experience ranging from 30ft sailing
yachts to 100 meter motor yachts, from the overall aesthetic
to the smallest detail.
To create a harmonious design we believe that consistent
detailing is essential in relating exterior and interior spaces. It
is fundamental to creating a yacht that is not only beautiful, but
works well as both a place to relax and enjoy, and also excels
in its required function as a mode of transport, whether it
be an Explorer vessel traversing the Northwest Passage or
a high-performance sailing yacht taking part in a Transatlantic
Superyacht Race.
What our client commissions - and what you see on the
finished yacht - is our creative design expertise and our passion
to strive for perfection, evident from the grandest gesture to
the finest detail on board.

PROFILES AND DECKPLANS

LIFESTYLE AREAS & COCKPIT

EXTERIOR APPENDAGES

TECHNICAL INSTALLATIONS

DETAILS

TURN-KEY DETAILING

The conception of a yacht starts with

listening to the clients wishes and
developing them into hand drawn
sketches for discussion. These are
then progressed into engineering
drawings for development by the
Shipyard and Naval Architect.

To create a truly elegant vessel, the

highest level of detail needs to be
applied to the exterior decks. For
many clients these are the prime
social spaces and so ergonomics,
furniture detailing, and integration
with the interior is paramount.

Whether fixed carbon biminis,

bedouin boom tents, or folding
platforms, we are involved with the
design of all elements of the yacht
to ensure that not only do they work
but that they are sympathetically
designed with the yacht exterior.

Rhoades Young Design ensure that

the technical installations required
to run a Superyacht safely are
beautifully designed and integrated
to compliment the overall aesthetic,
be it helm consoles, wing stations
or raft lift locations.

We believe it is attention to the

finest detail that creates a yacht
with pedigree. Suprise and delight
features are vital to increasing
the longetivy and substance of a
succesful design, ensuring the client
never tires of their masterpiece.

Ranging from hull colours to

exterior furniture, spinnaker grapics
to exterior fabrics, we provide the
complete service for a turn-key
project, and believe involvement in
every stage ensures a consistent
and cohesive design.

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PORT
FOLIO

Kamaxitha

Length: 49m
Launched: 2011

Hetairos

Sarissa

Length: 66.7m
Launched: 2011

Length: 42.6m
Launched: 2011

Lady B

Southerly 57RS

Greenline Ocean Class 70

Length: 21.5m
Launched: 2011

Antares III

Length: 30m
Launched: 2011

SAILING YACHTS
Kamaxitha
Hetairos (Panamax)
Sarissa
Antares III
Gunboat 90
Lady B
Southerly 57RS
Hortense
Alcanara
Black Pearl
Paula Rosa
Aristarchos
Atao
Mystre
Antares
Najad 410/440 AC&CC/505/570
Plein Sud
Giml
Solaris 44/76
Maria Cattiva
Midnight
Onra
Oyster 62/66/72/77/82

Calliope

Length: 43m
Launched: 2010

Black Pearl

Length: 24m
Launched: 2008

Length: 44.7m
Launched: 2010

Paula Rosa

Length: 24m
Launched: 2008

Length: 17.7m
Launched: 2010

Bystander

Length: 42.2m
Launched: 2006

Hortense

Length: 27.5m
Launched: 2009

Aristarchos

Length: 40m
Launched: 2006

Phoebe

Length: 30m
Launched: 2009

Atao

Length: 24.9
Launched: 2006

MOTOR YACHTS
Greenline Ocean Class 70
Calliope
Phoebe
Arcadia
Bystander
Mystre

Arcadia

Length: 43.1m
Launched: 2006

Length: 35.8m
Launched: 2006

Giml

Maria Cattiva

Length: 42.9m
Launched: 2004

Length: 39.9m
Launched: 2003

Antares

Length: 40m
Launched: 2005

Midnight

Length: 37.1m
Launched: 2003

Najad 570

Length: 17.5m
Launched: 2005

Onra

Length: 25.7m
Launched: 2003

Plein Sud

Length: 25m
Launched: 2005

Oyster 66

Length: 20.4m
Launched: 2000