Wider Acts as a Star on Red Carpet
Never Enough with Wider Yachts
The Wider 42’ acts as a star at the foot of the Palais des Festival Red Carpet, walked up by so many celebs and attracts all photographers lenses. Wider Yachts has conceived a unique concept, a versatile yacht able to change and adapt to satisfy a wide range of demands, through solutions offering total comfort and pure relaxation. The very first model of the Wider fleet is a 42 foot open day-cruiser, developed from Tilli Antonelli’s ideas and whose lines are characterized by Fulvio De Simoni. The wider cockpit, patented by Tilli Antonelli, makes it possible to create an impressive walkable surface area of 18m² in the cockpit and a 6.6m width at waterline, unthinkable for a 42 footer until now. High performance and lightweight, Wider has been built by exploring brand new vacuum infusion moulding (Scrimp System) techniques for carbon and vinylester resins, also used in both Formula 1 and aerospace industry. The resulting product is particularly aerodynamic, and features two strong points: maximum efficiency and minimum waste. These aims have also been achieved through the shape of the hull, produced according to the stepped hull – typical of racing yachts – method. Creating an air cushion between the surface of the sea and the hull, the yacht rises up slightly, maintaining a highly dynamic sailing trim. When opened out, the central cockpit of Wider 42’ features a flat, usable surface area of over 18 m2 - the equivalent of the cockpit of a megayacht - and a floatation width of 6.6 m. Besides creating additional space aboard, this feature also guarantees excellent stability and comfort as the mobile extensions of the hull are lowered into the water.The mobile extensions are opened and/or closed by means of an automatic, electronically controlled system, meaning both the single and contemporary open and closing operations of the mobile extensions takes just 12 seconds.The system for opening/closing the mobile extensions has been produced entirely in pre-preg carbon. The project has been devised in such a way that the bearing structure of the mechanism rests on the deck. This means that there is no connection between the interior and exterior of the yacht when the stabilizers shift. This solution guarantees Wider 42’ is completely safe in all her possible layouts: closed cockpit, open on one side only, open on both sides.
