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A-Frame Crane

Up to 2500 kg tender can be launched thanks to this crane, completely hidden on the deck, flush mounted and covered with teak.

MD exterior area 115 m 2

This extensive deck area, further enlarged thanks to the openable bulwarks, connects the main salon to the sea has an infinite number of set up.

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Ennio Cecchini

Ceo and founder.

Cantiere delle Marche was born in 2010, when the perfect storm of the nautical sector was striking globally. We decided to build yachts that embodied our knowledge, that had the contents and strength to face that storm. After only 8 years, Cantiere delle Marche is the first shipyard in the world for yacht building.

Vasil Truja

Technical manager.

Cantiere delle Marche is a design lab, I don’t think there is another place where more research is carried out paying attention both to the product and to the working environment. To understand how much the shipyard is intertwined with the sailing history is a continuous surprise. Today, we are developing innovative solutions using a rigourous working method.

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Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) has really flexed its design muscles with its latest 130-foot vessel. The Italian yard has just launched a new “ Flexplorer ,” which fuses superyacht standards of space and design with the rugged, go-anywhere capabilities of an explorer vessel.

The inaugural model, known as Aurelia , hit the water over the weekend, with the momentous occasion captured by CdM in a YouTube video (above). “The first Flexplorer will be a game-changer, there is no doubt about it,” Vasco Buonpensiere, co-founder and sales and marketing director at CdM, said in a press release .

Designed by Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec, Aurelia sports a near-vertical bow, a deep, flared displacement hull, and an eye-catching superstructure. She was built using a combination of steel and aluminum with the goal of faring all sorts of weather conditions in total safety and comfort.

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One of Aurelia ’s biggest drawcards is her versatile aft deck. It features collapsible bulwarks that fold out to create a picturesque “infinity deck” of more than 1,200 square feet. The deck is also equipped with a remarkable A-frame crane that can launch a 28-foot tender weighing roughly 7,700 pounds. When not in use, the crane is perfectly integrated into the deck’s flooring to prevent it from creating an eyesore.

Aurelia ’s interiors were penned by Francesco Paszkowski Design and are reminiscent of a sophisticated New York loft. Think brushed oak flooring, combined with slate, concrete, glass, iron and aluminum. It’s industrial yet still plenty cozy. Her spacious layout allows for up to nine guests and includes a well-appointed master suite on the main deck, as well as two VIPs and two twins on the lower deck. There are also three crew cabins to accommodate six crew. (More photos of interiors will be available soon.)

A rendering of Aurelia’s interior.  Cantiere delle Marche

To ensure that globetrotters can explore in comfort, Aurelia features all must-have luxury amenities, from an overflowing toy garage to a fully equipped gym. She even has a two-story wine cellar that occupies the entire stairwell on the main and upper decks.

Aurelia gets her grunt from a pair of heavy-duty Caterpillar C32 engines (1600-1800 rpm), which give her a top speed of 14 knots. She has an impressive range in excess of 5,000 nautical miles when traveling at a cruising speed of 10 knots. The vessel is also fitted with electro-driven stabilizing fins for smoother sailing.  Flexplorer, indeed.

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“The first Flexplorer is a game changer, there is no doubt bout it. It is actually already a trend-setter project if we look at many of the latest renderings published by other yards on the press after we presented the project. This makes us very proud, indeed,” says Vasco Buonpensiere, co-founder and Sales & Marketing Director at CdM. “Being the first interpreters of a new trend and being those who lead the pack, launching this kind of yacht years before our competitors… well, it is just priceless and a perfect reward for all the efforts we did to create the Flexplorer range of vessels!”

Being at the forefront of innovation and setting new benchmark in the explorer yachts segment is in CdM’s DNA. When CdM started its activity, explorer vessels were almost unknown to most yacht owners and neglected by most shipyards. Nowadays explorer or expedition vessels represent one of the most interesting class in the yachting market and many shipyards are proposing explorer-like yachts. We can safely say that CdM set a trend and still master the explorer vessel segment.

Recently CdM is moving forward with one-off projects and new series among which the Flexplorer line represents a highlight as well as a turning point. The embrace of both design and technological advancements and deeply held commitment to move forward define what a CdM’s explorer vessel is today. Flexplorer is a testament to these values. 

Aurelia’s main features

The Flexplorer line embodies all features of a pure explorer vessel, robustness, seaworthiness and comfort in all sea conditions adding to these qualities an extra dose of flexibility and functionality. The Flexplorer encompasses CdM’s superlative levels in both construction and equipment.

The first yacht in the Flexplorer line, Aurelia, is indeed a stunning piece of technology wrapped in an elegant design by Sergio Cutolo/Hydro Tec with groundbreaking interiors by Francesco Paszkowski Design. Her eye-catching superstructure, almost vertical bow, huge aft deck are not styling exercises as they provide the yacht with features that make her a perfect ocean-going vessel designed to face all sort of weather conditions in total safety and comfort. She has an asymmetrical layout on  the Main deck. The starboard side of the salon encompasses the side passage on starboard side becoming larger and benefiting from open views onto the sea through large side windows. Her bold hull boasts a custom Star Green livery by Alexseal Yacht Coatings.

Aurelia’s distinguished features

Among Aurelia’s genuinely unique aspects it is worth mentioning the carbon fiber, 3.5t A-frame crane that is perfectly encompassed in the deck’s flooring. This feature itself is a remarkable piece of engineering purposely developed by CdM’s in collaboration with AMS (Advanced Mechanical Solutions) to provide the yacht with a powerful crane to launch an 8.5m tender – a Jokerboat Clubman 28 EFB – without interfering with full use of deck space. It goes without saying that the A-frame crane also allows much safer loading and offloading operations and it eliminates inclining issues.

The fact that the tender is loaded and offloaded in the protected water at the stern of the vessel is another plus, indeed. The second tender is a William Dieseljet 445. Another remarkable feature are the bulwarks that are collapsible on both sides for around 7 metres to increase the deck space astern. Once the bulwarks are folded down it becomes a beach area of more than 115 square metres. There are many storage spaces on board for both food and toys to allow long permanence onboard and non-stop passages to remote destinations.

On the stern terrace, to port side, there is a stainlesssteel drainable storage space to host boards and other  toys, different slots for a carbon fiber removable 500kg crane, and a very big lazzarette are only a few of the features which make the Flexplorer a perfect vessel for those who like to stay active when cruising. The list of toys includes 3 mountain bikes, two sea-bobs and a few surf boards.

Naval architecture, equipment, etc. Aurelia is a displacement yacht with a bulbous bow. Her hull is deep and flared in its forward sections to keep the deck dry in all weather conditions, even the worst, while they flatten and enlarge astern to allow large diameter propellers. “The transverse frame, in line with the shipyard approach, allows for better spaces optimization, increasing the internal volume thanks to reduced internal structures,” says Sergio Cutolo. “It also provides additional design flexibility, allowing for easier modifications/ customisation. She has two pairs of electro-driven stabilizing fins. This solution grants better functionality also because, thanks to a sophisticated software, they work together with the two independent electro-driven rudders to improve the seakeeping. This allowed the installation of smaller machines and blades, minimizing the ‘rudder effect’ caused by larger fins while offering redundancy in case of blade failure.” A gallery/tank deck runs below the guest area to connect the engine room to the crew area. This technical space also allows easy access to equipment and tanks.

Thanks to the hull’s large volume, easily accessible storage compartments and freezers are located below the crew area. An interview to Sergio Cutolo, founder of Hydro Tec, who designed Aurelia’s bold exterior lines and developed her super-efficient naval architecture (not to mention her state-of-the-art engineering) CDM You designed the exterior line of Aurelia as well as all Flexplorers. Spaces on board Aurelia, 39.37 metres, are actually huge for a yacht of this size and the layout is extremely functional with plenty of space for storages, too. How did you succeed in combining an exterior that is not aesthetically heavy or voluminous with such roomy interiors?

SC From a structural point of view, we have tried to minimise the impact of the structures on the hull and superstructures to maximise interior spaces. In the superstructure we have managed to create the perfect match between the designed internal layout and the positioning/size of the windows. The transverse frame, in line with the shipyard approach, allows for better spaces optimization, increasing the internal volume also thanks to the structural arrangement that requires limited space for internal structures.

The hybrid structural arrangement, main longitudinal structures and transversal frames at 500 mm, also provides additional design flexibility, allowing for easier modications/ customisation. A gallery/tank deck runs below the guest area to connect the engine room to the crew area.This technical space also allows easy access to equipment and tanks. Thanks to the hull’s large volume, easily accessible storage compartments and freezers are located below the crew area. 

CDM How you developed her naval architecture?

SC The hull was preliminarily optimised using CFD analysis with particular attention to avoid any kind of interference between the various appendages (rudders, stabilizers, thruster, exhaust scoops, etc). Once the CFD analysis has been completed, the hull has been tank tested at MARIN Institute in Holland.

The naval architectural aspects were influenced by the peculiar weight distribution and the profile of the bow which was designed according to the specific aesthetic needs of the owner. Hull lines were designed to improve efficiency and to match the weight distribution as well as interior space requirements.

CDM On the occasion of sea trials – in all weather conditions – she proved to be even more efficient than expected. Would you please tell us what makes her so efficient?

SC I’ll make a list of the key characteristics: Her hull is a typical fast displacement round bilge hull, with a bulbous bow and deep and flared in its forward sections to keep the deck dry in all weather conditions, even the worst, and to allow for optimal space for the crew area and for the Owner Suite. The hull has a generous  arc and flat sections at the stern. The Beam/Draught ratio has been brought to an optimal value and special arrangements have been made to allow high diameter/ high efficiency propellers. Towards the transom, transversal sections flatten and enlarge astern to allow large diameter propellers without affecting the draught and huge space for beach club and swim platform.

Aurelia has two pairs of electro-driven stabilizing fins. This solution, which is not common on vessels of this size, has multiple beneficial effects. First, the four fins arrangement grants, by definition, for better course keeping because they cancel completely the steering effect caused by aft fins. In addition to that, Aurelia was designed also with independent electrically driven rudders that, thanks to a sophisticated software, work together with the four stabilizers furtherly improving coursekeeping and, consequently, seakeeping itself.

CDM What are the main benefits of having four fins? SC Compared to two-fins installations, the fourfins installation allow for the installation of smaller machines and blades, offering redundancy in case of blade failure. In practice the experience showed that, during normal operation, the contribution of the aft fins to stabilization is about one third compared to the forward ones, so they be kept almost centered reducing any possibility of turbulence to the propellers. At anchor, the four fins work in synchrony to provide optimal stabilization.

CDM As said at the beginning, Aurelia behaviour during the tough sea trials exceeded your expectations …

SC Yes, indeed! Data from sea trials were excellent in all regards: the maximum speed has been more than 15 knots, exceeding by more than one knot the contract specifications. Also range calculations showed an incredible 7.000 nautical miles range at 10 knots, much higher than the contractual values, due to the extremely low fuel consumption which is about 70 l/h at a speed of about 10 knots. This amazing achievement is the result of the hull optimization combined with the perfect integration between the hull itself and the propulsion package (engines, gearboxes, propellers).

Unprecedented design solutions Francesco Paszkowski on the interior decoration of Aurelia Aurelia’s interior decoration – highly personal and extremely original – is the work of the Florentine designer Francesco Paszkowski in collaboration with Margherita Casprini. It is like nothing else ever seen aboard a yacht.

“The brief for Aurelia was to create a peculiar interior. It had to reflect the owner’s personality,” says Paszkowski. “He doesn’t like a boat interior furnished with famous brand furniture, he likes objects and furniture which have a special feeling and vibe, which tell a story and have a flavour.”

Brown and charcoal grey hues and an industrial style are the red thread throughout the yacht. Brushed oak floorboards underfoot are cut to different widths to give an irregular, repurposed look. Panels of plywood bearing a thin coat of concrete butt up to steel girders overhead. There is concrete on the walls and ceilings – a thin coat of concrete on panels of plywood – as well as steel framed-furniture and shelves, and sofas upholstered in vintage leather. Antique Persian rugs add warmth to the atmosphere. The wiring for the lights on the boat is carried through brass piping fixed in plain sight to ceilings and bulkheads, even the light switches are old-fashioned industrial boxes that stand proud on every wall.

“A feature that is likely to win over even the hardest-hearted of modernists is the wine cellar,” says Paszkowski. It spans two decks – Main and Upper deck – and is meant to be a remarkable design feature as it occupies the entire stairwell. It is composed by two separated wine cellars accessible from the main and upper deck. Each rack (a sort of square column) rotates on a swivel base. The racks rotate manually to give access to all bottles. They contain 44 bottles each. It has been designed by CdM in conjunction with Romagnoli Inox. “We are very proud of the iron staircase with the steps covered with leather surrounding the wine cellar,” adds Paszkowski. “We like it, as it fits with the industrial vibe, but the leather gives a special sensation under your feet.”

Every major item of furniture has been rescued from a previous life, or at least inspired by a vintage piece: daybeds and benches resemble old wool mattresses, recreated in precious Ralph Lauren fabrics; there is a lamp whose mantle once adorned an airfield as a landing light, discovered in a flea market in Florence; the model of a Spitfire and a few exquisite pieces of art and paintings hanging on the walls.

“This design gave us the opportunity to explore unprecedented design solutions on board.” AMS developed – in conjunction with CDM’s Technical Department – the project of the A-frame crane.

CDM AMS designs and produces cranes, too, and the A-frame installed on the Flexplorer Aurelia is a very peculiar one. What are its main characteristics?

AMS Throughout the years we have produced a lot of cranes and tender launching systems tailored according to the space available on board, the lifting capacity required and the handling needs of the vessel, yet I have to say that the A-frame crane represented a first and a true challenge. With the A-frame crane, Ennio Cecchini and the CDM’s team really had a stroke of genius! We embraced the idea with enthusiasm and worked with the CDM team shoulder to shoulder to bring the project to completion. A-frame cranes are usually designed to perform offshore load handling on ships, fishing and research vessels, Aurelia’s A-frame crane is the first crane of this kind ever used on a luxury yacht.

It is composed by two pillars and a transverse cylindrical element that encompass and holds the winch that has to be free to rotate to remain always in perpendicular position (that is aligned with the gravity force) while the frame rotates. The main dimensions of the frame are (B x H) 4.2m x 10.1m, the structural carbon weight is 460kg and the total weight is 1150kg. The lifting capacity is above 3 tons. The two pillars have been laminated in two pieces each and then bonded together, and secondary bonded with the top transverse cylindrical element.

The whole structure, when not in use, is recessed into the deck floor and hidden underneath flush deck flaps. We designed the automatically-operated flaps, too. The A-frame crane must operate smoothly in all positions and the structure, while moving from ‘rest’ position to launching position undergoes critical stresses. The first critical position occurs when the structure starts rising from the deck and, due to the very narrow angle, the weight force on the actuators is at its maximum.

Moreover, the actuators must work in perfect synchrony to make the structure operate without any torsion or misalignment. Another critical position is reached when the structure reaches an obtuse angle to let the tender hang beyond the stern to be launched or hauled.

CDM What about your relationship with CDM?

AMS We’ve been working with CDM for many years on a great number of projects. We have built stern doors,hatches, handling systems, cranes, foldable bulwarks for CDM explorer yachts of the Darwin Class, Nauta Air and Acciaio series and for custom projects such as Audace and Crowbridge. We are developing a new, larger A-frame crane for the Flexplorer 146. Our relationship with CDM is excellent under all aspects and when we work on a project we join forces and really become an unique team.

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The Explorer yacht Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 130 Aurelia 29 luxury interior sleeps up to 12 guests in 5 staterooms. She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Timeless styling, beautiful furnishings and sumptuous seating feature throughout to create an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.

Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 130 Aurelia 29 impressive leisure and entertainment facilities make her the ideal yacht for socialising and entertaining with family and friends.

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Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 130 Aurelia 29 features a Displacement Steel hull and Aluminium superstructure. She was built to classification society rules.

Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 130 Aurelia 29 is equipped with a Electrical, Zero Speed stabilisation system which reduces roll motion effect and results in a smoother more enjoyable cruising experience underway.

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Powered by 2 x CAT C32 2 x 746 kW engines and driven by Shaft drive Explorer yacht Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 130 Aurelia 29 is capable of a top speed of 14 knots, and comfortably cruises at 10 knots. With her 60000 litres fuel tanks she has a maximum range of 5000 nautical miles economic cruising speed. Her water tanks carry 8500 litres of fresh water.

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Superyacht 71-Autumn 2021

“Aurelia” is the first of CDM’s Flexplorer range which as the name suggests represents an evolution from the explorer yacht concept designed to offer total flexibility.

This explorer yacht’s ever expanding segment is led by CDM that is currently offering an ample heterogeneous range which starts with the more classic Darwin Class in steel to the more modern Nauta Air as well as a series of One Offs like the fascinating “Audace” and “Crowbridge” and the most recent RJ Class and Flexplorer yachts. This latest product has been launched with the launching of the 130’ “Aurelia” designed by the yard with precious input from Sergio Cutolo’s Hydro Tec and Francesco Paszkowski’s Design.

“The first Flexplorer is undoubtedly a turning point. In actual fact despite the notable success judging by the latest renderings of other competitors we’re way ahead and this makes us very proud” said Vasco Buon Pensiere, co- founder and Sales & Marketing CdM shipyard Director. “The first to interpret a new tendency and the first to have launched the project design work years ahead represents a perfect return for all the efforts we’ve put into creating the Flexplorer range”.

The reason for this pride is found in the yacht’s features beginning with typical CdM navette thanks to Sergio Cutolo’s experience flanked by his Hydro Tec Studio which has delivered design work, as well as a functional asymmetric layout. “Flexplorer is the perfect example of how the same contents can possibly be expressed in diverse forms: with CdM we have completely revolutionized the Explorer yacht concept to obtain a synthesis which encompassed this typology’s core features, coupling them with centuries of naval tradition and creating a new shape and a flexible model which well adapts to being made to satisfy each and every client”. said Sergio Cutolo.  

Sergio Cutolo said: “The Flexplorer is the perfect example of how the same content can be expressed in different shapes. In CdM’s case we have totally revolutionized the concept of Explorer vessel to get to a synthesis which encompassed this typology’s core characteristics where optimising spaces along a transversal frame increases interior volume thanks to the reduction of the structure”. Furthermore this solution enhances greater flexibility in the design work which translates into simpler, less laborious modification according to different clients’ wishes.

Aurelia is equipped with twin pairs of electrically operated stabiliser fins. This solution guarantees greater efficiency also thanks to integrated sophisticated software acting on both independent electric rudder blades upgrading sea keeping performance. All of this resulted in installing smaller electric engines and smaller fins minimising what we know as ‘rudder effect’ which is normally brought about by larger fins which would substitute the preceding ones in case of partial failure”.  

Beyond a yacht’s technical aspects there are several important aspects concerning the interiors for which Francesco Paskowski’s studio delivered useful input and know-how. “Drawing up Aurelia’s interiors has been very stimulating involving CdM’s whole design team as well as the owner and Margherita Casprini who gave us the opportunity to explore new solutions in terms of design”, commented Francesco Paskowski.

Additionally, “Aurelia possesses an industrialised inspired model which takes after some of New York’s sophisticated lofts. Brushed oak strips dedicated for the flooring enhance a vintage feel which blends well with slate coloured finishes, details, cement glass iron and aluminium. Brown hues and gun metal greys of precious fabric and furniture upholstery, treated skin made to look old is used for sofas and armchairs’ upholstery. The styling of the lamp and faucets bring out an atmosphere of industrial inspiration”.

The layout requested foresees just four cabins with the owner suite situated along the main deck and with three guest cabins along the lower deck. There’s loads of room for a wine cellar distributed on two levels, it is made up of two columns with a capacity of 44 bottles in each and a gym equipped with latest Technogym gear.

A pair of Caterpillar C32 746kW engines are expected to deliver a top speed of 14 knots and a range of 7,000 nautical miles at 10 knots with a fuel consumption of 70 litres/hour. This thanks to a CFD designed hull tested in Holland’s institute as well as resulting into a perfect match with the engines.

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Text by Daniele Carnevali – Photos by Guillaume Plisson

Superyacht n.71 Autunno 2021

TECHNICAL DATA

LOA: 39.37 m

LWL: 38.23 m

Beam: 8.60 m

Draught: 2.60 m

Displacement: 392 tons

Gross tonnage: 453 GT

Engines: 2×746 kW Caterpillar C32 engines

Top speed declared: 14 knots

Range at 10 knots: 7,000 nm

Fuel tank capacity 60,000 litres

Water tank capacity 8,500 litres

Construction material steel and aluminium

Class: C Malta Cross Hull • MACH Yacht, unrestricted navigation

Naval architecture: Hydro Tec

Exterior design: Francesco Paszkowski Design/Margherita Casprini.  

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The first of three Flexplorer 146 currently in build by Cantiere delle Marche, Maverick, will be launched shortly. Based on the naval platform of the model she belongs to, her project has been fully tailored to meet her Owner requests and specifications regarding layout, number of decks and equipment. Moreover, she showcases an array of distinctive features that distinguish her from the other two ‘sister ships’.

Main features:

• Custom-built A-frame crane : this remarkable engineering feat, constructed in carbon fibre by Advanced Mechanical Solutions (AMS), fits flush with the deck after launching the tenders and is strategically positioned at the borders of the huge cockpit. This allows for ample space below deck which houses a beach club with gym, sauna, and diving center.
• Collapsible bulwarks : bulwarks extend to the farthest end of the cockpit and can be folded down. Deck fittings are positioned at a lower level on the swim platform, transforming the entire aft deck into a vast beach area spanning over 135 square meters.
• 22mm thick Ice belt at water line level to sail in iced sea.
• A 9.5 metres custom tender designed by Rivellini and built by Cantiere delle Marche, and a A27 sailing boat can be stored and launched using the powerful A-frame crane.
• Swimming pool in the transom: the transom features a pool which can be covered and used as storage for deck furniture while the yacht is underway.
• Main salon and dining area : similar to the much-acclaimed Flexplorer 130 Aurelia, Maverick incorporates an asymmetrical layout on the Main deck . This design includes a full beam configuration to the starboard side, expanding the salon area and providing additional square footage. Simultaneously, it creates a practical passageway on the port side providing easy service between the galley and the outdoors.
• Open galley : the spacious galley, positioned on the port side, seamlessly connects with the main salon. It features a central island, ideal for gathering with family and friends for breakfast, informal meals, or shared food preparation.
• Owner deck amenities : the forward section of the upper deck houses a large open area for a rescue boat and jet skis. When at anchor, this space can be furnished with loose sofas and sunbeds, creating an additional outdoor lounging area.
• Guest accommodations spread over four decks . The lower deck features four ensuite cabins , while the main deck forward houses one owner's stateroom . Additionally, the Owner deck includes another stateroom next to a single guest cabin . The radio room on this deck has been replaced by a large walk-in wardrobe.

INTERIOR DESIGN

FRANCESCO PASZKOWSKI ON THE INTERIOR OF FLEXPLORER 146 MAVERICK

Designing for an experienced owner is always exciting. Maverick owner had clear ideas about what he liked or didn’t like and how he intended to spend time onboard with his family cruising every sea in the world. As we use to do, we took the time for understanding his requirements to bring something new on the table and he liked to be involved in every step of the design process.

Maverick interior should incorporate a contemporary style and sense of uniqueness, it should be a reflection of people who live there and how they live in it, yet it has to be also focused on functionality to be suitable for the purpose the yacht was built. For our design we could rely on our studio experience in designing superyachts, on the collaboration of Margherita Casprini, on the shipyard expertise in explorers and on their commitment to meeting our proposals. Unlike the slightly smaller Aurelia we recently designed the interior for, Maverick is longer and features a further deck. It was a bigger job, the size was yet somehow helpful to meet all the owner requirements including a deck for the owner private use.

We focused on creating a family-focused ambiance, a contemporary atmosphere with the elegance of a neutral palette combined with the warmth of the selected materials and resulting in a mix of practicality and aesthetics for an overall feeling of peacefulness of a not overloaded space. The huge windows helped to the study of lighting design, one of our focus points in any interior we design.

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Aurelia: Inside the first Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer

Cantiere delle Marche’s first Flexplorer, 39-metre Aurelia , is built for adventure and has a fearless spirit – from the bold ideas that moulded her to an unorthodox interior design. 

It’s usually a question of more space – a bigger beach club, perhaps, a gym or a stellar master cabin. But it’s quite rare to get a new boat built primarily to carry a larger tender. Nevertheless, this is how it was for the proud owner of the first Flexplorer to emerge from young Italian yard Cantiere delle Marche last autumn – 39 metres of elegant go-anywhere yacht.

He already had one of the yard’s first 31-metre Darwin 102 explorer-style yachts and loved the design. “I have spent about four months per season on board Galego and I have to say that she is probably the best vessel someone can have in the 100ft range,” he tells me. “As a yacht owner, though, you make more experience mile after mile, and you understand better your real needs, the difference between what happens on the drawings and in your real life, and you decide to build the next one closer to your needs.”

He’s candid about his prime motivation: the Darwin carried only a 5.8-metre Novurania Chase tender. “Most important was the tender’s dimension. I wanted at least a 7.5-metre jet tender or ski boat in my new yacht, yet I didn’t want to build a boat longer than 40 metres. I didn’t want too much heeling when launching that big tender too. And I didn’t want to compromise the interior volume because of the tender.”

This is the train of thought of an experienced yacht owner – one who understands their requirements very well and is able to translate them into design priorities. Those priorities fitted very well with a new Cantiere delle Marche design called the Flexplorer. Features such as a long open aft deck, an innovative carbon fibre A-frame crane and exhaustive storage throughout the boat immediately ticked the key boxes for the owner. And since he knew he already liked and trusted the yard, it was quite a quick contract to sign.

“You can pick up your phone and call anyone who is working on your boat, and their flexibility in accommodating your needs is beyond any expectation,” the Flexplorer’s owner explains. “It is a very lean company with fast decision processes.”

Of course, a yacht is much more than just a means of carrying the tender around. And central to the Flexplorer concept is this sense of blending Riviera-style luxury with the ability to go anywhere. “You can be in Porto Cervo having a fantastic party with DJs on the top deck and dancers hanging from the A-frame crane,” says Vasco Buonpensiere, sales director and co-founder of Cantiere delle Marche. “Or you can be in the Falkland Islands in complete safety, with two 40ft (12-metre) containers on the deck with scientists making experiments – or, as one client asked us, a painting studio and a small classroom for six children.”

At the heart of the Flexplorer is an over-specced, over-engineered technical platform that gives the boats their enviable efficiency and a high degree of redundancy for safe operation in inclement parts of the world. Twin Caterpillar C32s provide a combined 1,492kW of power, giving the boat a top speed of 14 knots and a cruising speed of 10 knots. The intention was for a range of more than 5,000 nautical miles, but the design has smashed through that ceiling. “Having sea-trialled the boat, we discovered that at 10 knots it arrives at an 8,000 nautical mile range,” says Buonpensiere, beaming. “In every aspect – sea-keeping, noise, range – it’s the best boat I’ve sea-trialled in my career.”

Of course, he would say that – he built it. But the evidence that this is not just marketing hyperbole lies in the fact that the next Flexplorer is going to the Northwest Passage. And it has only required some minor adjustments to the design to make it ready. That is in part down to the expertise of Sergio Cutolo and his engineering team at Hydro Tec. As well as drawing the underwater lines of the Flexplorer, Cutolo also designed much of the engineering and the exterior look. The bilges are a classic rounded shape, but with flatter sections aft to create the maximum prop shaft clearance – making for less noise and allowing a larger, more efficient prop to be fitted. There’s a chine forward to deflect spray and a heavy flare to minimise pitching.

“With this boat, we are really close to the bottom of where any improvement is still possible,” says Cutolo. “The fuel consumption is extremely low. Speed exceeded contract speed by at least one knot. The very impressive thing was we did zero to top speed in 20 seconds – which for a 400-tonne boat is not bad!”

Now, dull as it may seem, storage is the other key ingredient to a successful explorer: from toys to trash, freezer room to fine wines – everything you need to maintain your lifestyle for long passages or, more excitingly, when the yacht is cruising out of range of normal provisioning facilities. This is another great strength of the Flexplorer.

“We’re always very attentive when we design storage spaces,” says Buonpensiere. “If you want you can stay a minimum of one month without resupplying, using frozen food. No problem with water and the wine cellar. We have a sub-lower deck with a tunnel that goes from the engine room to the crew quarters. Where there is standing room, we have custom made beautiful stainless-steel refrigerators and freezers for extra storage on top of what’s in the galley. In the forepeak, we have extra refrigerated storage for garbage – also space for luggage storage in the sub-lower deck, and supplies.”

And when it comes to space for toys and tenders, the design really comes into its own. The A-frame can lift up to 3.5 tonnes, so the 8.5-metre Joker Boat Clubman 28 EFB and Williams Dieseljet 445 can be easily hoisted out and stowed on the aft deck. It could in fact also manage a submersible, such as the Triton 660/2. Though it was not the case with this first hull, Aurelia , future Flexplorers will have a crane that straddles the full beam of the boat, stowing in the bulwarks, so it is easier to store the boats side by side. Between the aft deck and the bathing platform, three large vessels can be securely stored, while a handy rack for surfboards, wakeboards and so on slides up out of the aft deck.

When Aurelia is at anchor, the aft deck transforms into a superbly flexible 135-square metre social space with the tenders bobbing astern. A six-metre length of each bulwark here folds down hydraulically to add nearly a metre to the usable beam of the boat. And there are discreet anchoring points for custom-built sunshades, as well as a fridge and a small bar here. But the upper deck is where guests will spend most of their time, split between the sumptuous 10-person outside dining table by the yacht’s interior designer Francesco Paszkowski and a lounge-cum-cinema with a three-part sliding door. This is also where the wheelhouse is found, in whose shadow lies a capacious foredeck lounging area.

Above this is a sundeck that can extend to 35 square metres or more, but not on Aurelia . On this first Flexplorer, it is known as the “private Jacuzzi deck” up here. The owner wanted it to be a small, exclusive space on top of the boat, with a decent-sized fridge, a bit of storage and a large spa pool. “The 130 has a very peculiar layout because they didn’t even want a sundeck – just a small portion open with a Jacuzzi,” says Buonpensiere. “They created an alcove, a cosy place up there for the two of them, so the crew can’t go there.”

It is a move which reflects how confident this owner has grown. Confidence in his own requirements and confidence in the process of yacht design. There are other clues below. Although the Flexplorer 130 was designed with five large cabins in mind, Aurelia ’s owner deferred to his chief stewardess, who told him that she would like some extra technical space. Where the fourth guest cabin should be amidships on the lower deck there is a 16-square metre laundry. “What we suggested to him is still to have a bathroom in there, like a guest cabin, so in case of resale, it’s very easy to retrofit an extra cabin,” says Buonpensiere. “We also added a Pullman bed in that laundry, so when they’re travelling with, say a Divemaster, he can sleep there.”

No less individual is the boat’s interior decoration, which is the work of the renowned Francesco Paszkowski Design in collaboration with Margherita Casprini. It is like nothing else I’ve ever seen aboard a yacht – more like a chic warehouse conversion in London or New York City. “The brief for Aurelia was to create a peculiar interior – it had to reflect the owner’s personality,” confirms Paszkowski. “He doesn’t like a boat interior furnished with famous brand furniture, he likes objects and furniture which have a special feeling and vibe, which tell a story and have a flavour.”

This has manifested itself in a palette of muted colours and an industrial style. Panels of plywood bearing a wafer-thin coat of concrete butt up to steel girders overhead. Brushed oak floorboards underfoot are intentionally cut to different widths to give an irregular, repurposed look. There’s more concrete on the walls, as well as steel framed-furniture, slate surfaces and sofas upholstered in vintage leather.

It’s a theme that works really well – in part because of the depth of detail. For example, the wiring for the lights on the boat is carried through brass piping fixed in plain sight to the ceiling. Outside the wheelhouse, there’s not a hint of touchscreen trickery on this boat; even the light switches are old-fashioned industrial boxes that stand proud on every wall. It won’t please every eye, but it has real depth of character. “Up until now, the percentages are better than we expected: seven to three in favour,” jokes Buonpensiere.

A feature that is likely to win over even the hardest-hearted of modernists is the wine cellar. Instead of stashing the Grand Crus in the bilges, they are out on display for all to marvel at: in a “lift” down the centre of the main staircase. It’s actually two separate cellars, designed by Romagnoli (an architectural metalworking specialist based near Ancona) and the yard, in a series of rotating racks containing 44 bottles each and accessed from the main and the upper decks. But the impression is of a lift shaft full of bottles running unbroken between the two decks. “We are very proud of the iron staircase with the steps covered with leather surrounding the wine cellar,” adds Paszkowski. “We like it, as it fits with the industrial vibe, but the leather gives a special sensation under your feet.”

Every major item of furniture has been rescued from a previous life, or at least inspired by a vintage piece. A daybed resembles a World War I mattress, recreated at stunning expense in precious Ralph Lauren fabric. There’s a lamp whose mantle once adorned an airfield as a landing light, discovered by Paszkowski in a flea market in Florence. “This design gave us the opportunity to explore unprecedented design solutions on board,” he says.Every major item of furniture has been rescued from a previous life, or at least inspired by a vintage piece. A daybed resembles a World War I mattress, recreated at stunning expense in precious Ralph Lauren fabric. There’s a lamp whose mantle once adorned an airfield as a landing light, discovered by Paszkowski in a flea market in Florence. “This design gave us the opportunity to explore unprecedented design solutions on board,” he says.

And exploration is what this yacht is all about. She is bound for cruising grounds in Ushuaia and the Pacific with an owner who expects to spend months and months on board. An owner who knows his own mind and, in a relative rarity even for an explorer yacht, really plans to explore.

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

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Military Unit: 86646

Activated 1953 in Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast - initially as the 1945th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.

1953 to 1984 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:

• Launch area: 55 15 43N, 38 32 13E (US designation: Moscow SAM site E14-1)
• Support area: 55 16 50N, 38 32 28E
• Guidance area: 55 16 31N, 38 30 38E

1984 converted to the S-300PT (SA-10) with three independent battalions:

• 1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Bessonovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 09 34N, 38 22 26E
• 2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast) - 55 15 31N, 38 32 23E
• 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Shcherbovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 22 32N, 38 43 33E

Disbanded 1.5.98.

Subordination:

• 1st Special Air Defence Corps , 1953 - 1.6.88
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.6.88 - 1.10.94
• 86th Air Defence Brigade , 1.10.94 - 1.10.95
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.10.95 - 1.5.98

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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