Vicem is not a common brand in Asia Pacific but this latest custom-built 95-footer may very well change that.
The Turkish yard has a 33-year-long history of producing vessels based on a traditional approach to both build and aesthetics. In my travels as a yachting journalist, I'd most often see them at the Cannes and Genoa boat shows, usually standing out among the acres of other large yachts because of their more classic lines. Then, doing deliveries in the Adriatic, I'd often pass their forebears; the elegant, towering Turkish Gulets, usually sailing with the wind among the many islands. The wooden Gulets heavily influenced Vicem founder, Sebahattin Hafizoglu, and this tradition carries on in the cold-moulded Vicem 95.
So, seeing one in the flesh, as it were, after recently arriving in Australia was fascinating. Imported by experienced big boat dealer Leigh-Smith Yachts on the Gold Coast, the Vicem 95 makes a bold statement by simply being moored dockside during the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show; aided by the stylish International’s Awlgrip light blue (Stars & Stripes) finish. Another differentiator is the shapely hull that even has a faint touch of good old-fashioned tumblehome and a very practical rubbing strake near the waterline; handy for those rougher regions where coming alongside may necessitate fender boards.
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30 сен 2024
