BUIZEN YACHTS ANNOUNCE THE NEW 52' PILOT HOUSE YACHT
Buizen Yachts are very excited about the announcement of the new 52.
Some 12 months after the announcement of the 60, the 52 now completes the company's plans to establish a 3 model Pilot House range of premium class world cruising yachts.
The 52 was designed and developed by the same design team for the 60 being Anthony Starr Design Group for the superstructure and interior and Peter Lowe Design for the hull naval architecture, sail plan and performance specifications.
The 52's design started with a clean sheet of paper, although it would be fair to say she takes her design and performance clues from the 60. In summary, the 52 is more a distilled version of the 60 rather than an upscaled version of the 48.
The 52's midship beam is 300mm wider than the 48, but it's the wider beam sweeping aft and the increase in topsides (hull) height of 250mm which when combined with the extra length, create an internal volume allowing incredibly generous living spaces.
In keeping with the preferred Buizen 48's layout of the forward owners stateroom, the larger aft sleeping cabins now have ensuites, the saloon is beamier and longer and the galley now spreads right across midships for increased services. On deck the cockpit boasts twin helm wheels with large entertaining areas and a clear walk through to the transom where a transom garage for dinghy storage is hydraulically operated to create a swim platform when down.
The increased sail plan sees the main sail as the dominant driving sail and the head sail more balancing. Halyards and sheets will run below decks back to winches in the cockpit providing clean and uncluttered deck space.
Clean, modern, innovative, European, performance, were design brief words that Anthony Starr, the team at Peter Lowe design and Buizen kept in mind throughout the design process. All agree that we have achieved this outcome on paper and performance theory.
Once coupled with the legendary Buizen build quality, she will be a special yacht indeed, and one that will be worthy to stand beside the iconic and legendary 48 Series.
If you would like to discuss the new 52, please call Steve Howe 02 9450 2170 or 0410 557 454.
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