SUPERYACHT #505
May 2004
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CANADOS 86 MINOU
Canados is a boatyard belonging to the part of Italian sailing
history that has developed on the Lazio coasts since the immediate
post-war period. To describe the Canados 86 "Minou" without at
least briefly telling of the yard's past, would be like wanting to
describe a work of art avoiding the psychology and personal
history of the artist responsible. Canados S.p.A. is the
production component of the Group that owns the company and
represents a historic brand in the production of pleasure crafts.
The yard owes its origins to the desire of a group of master
carpenters from Limite sull'Arno (FI), therefore from one of the
most important cradles of yachting in the Mediterranean, to build
a boatyard on the Lazio coasts. As a consequence the Cooperativa
Navale di Ostia (RM) was set up in 1945, immediately after the
war, initially busy with the production of military boats and
subsequently of pleasure craft. Partners in the cooperative at
that time included high-sounding names of Italian boatyard
tradition, particularly those that had developed so far on the
Tuscan and Ligurian coasts. This group, set up in the name of a
common passion for sailing, managed to continue a tradition backed
by a long history, but more important to pass this on to the
generations to come. The experience of the workers then employed
at the yard derived mainly from knowledge gained in the
aeronautical field, in fact the area where the yard is still
located today, in the thirties was home to SAIMAN, a company
producing aircraft and that left Canados an important inheritance,
represented by the workers and aeronautical technology in the
building of wooden structures.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Overall length: 26.25 m
Maximum beam: 6.45 m
Draft at propeller: 2.15 m
Water tank capacity: 2,000 litres
Fuel tank capacity: 8,000 litres
Displacement with full load: 75,000 kg
Standard motorisation: 2x1.300 HP Man D2842 LE 404
Transmission: V-Drive ZF BW190V
Boatyard official maximum speed: 30 knots
Cruising speed: 26 knots- Autonomy at cruising speed: 430 miles.
For further information please contact Canados; via
dell'Idroscalo 182; 00121 Roma (Italy); tel. +39 06 56339732; fax
+39 06 56037581; website www.canados.com; e mail
commerciale@canados.com.
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The company has been building boats
for over 50 years, but only in the seventies did the name Canados
start to be identified with hulls built at the old seaplane base
in Rome. Since then this Roman yard has put to sea over 550 motor
yachts from 12 to 36 metres and over 100 sailing boats, some of
repeated winners of prestigious international regattas, without
forgetting the boats destined for the Harbours Offices. Today the
yard can boast a hard to match wealth of experience, kept alive
thanks to the skill of the workers in handing down culture and
experience to successive generations. For this reason Canados uses
in-house production for almost all its boat components, a choice
that permits total quality control and important savings in costs.
An owner turning to the Roman boatyard for the construction of his
boat can intervene on any detail, counting on the expert
consultancy by personnel able to translate his dreams into a
sailing reality. All this is possible only if you manage to bring
together the experience and tradition with technological
development, a very important combination for Canados. The
constant research into style and technology by the architects and
engineers working for the yard translates into original, cutting
edge boats. Among the clients of the Roman yard there are numerous
prominent personalities from the Italian world of finance both
present and past, Formula 1 drivers and sportsmen in general, all
sailing fans and capable of appreciating the virtues of a Canados
yacht. The current philosophy of the yard is based on innovation
and on the concept of the personalised yacht. This time round we
bring you the Canados 86 "Minou", a high performance yacht
characterised by great internal liveability, studied by the
Salvagni Studio with lots of attention paid to the planning stage.
The design develops over two decks plus flying bridge; on the main
deck we have a spacious sundeck astern from which there is access
to the cockpit via two lateral stairways that are part and parcel
of the mould and finished in teak. The cockpit, partially
sheltered by the stern extension of the flying bridge, has a sofa
athwartship and a dining table seating ten. From this area you
reach the roomy deckhouse, where we find a full beam saloon
furnished with two facing sofas and coffee tables, forward of
which there is the lunch area to port and separate galley to
starboard. Continuing towards the bows you reach the control
bridge, this too full beam and characterised by the presence of a
conversation area with table and semi-circular sofa, as well
obviously as the controls and map/navigation zone. Excellent
visibility in this area is guaranteed by generous surrounding
windows, which with their streamlined shape give the yacht a
sleek, elegant profile. The lower deck is destined for sleeping
and includes four roomy cabins, one of which is for the owner
amidships - full beam with private bathroom, walk-in wardrobe,
office corner and vanity table. There are two guest cabins
amidships, one a double and the other a twin, both with private
bathroom. In the bows there is a VIP suite, this too with private
bathroom and double bed. The interiors are modern in style and the
fine materials make each room welcoming and elegant. Going back to
the outside, we must mention the generous open air spaces
dedicated to relaxation, such as the sundeck in the stern, the
sunbathing area on the flying bridge, the al fresco dinette with
L-shaped sofa and modular table again on the upper deck and the
above described cockpit. The Canados 86 "Minou" is a yacht
conceived for long periods at sea, where attention paid to detail
and elegance have the common objective of comfort. Without doubt
the Salvagni Studio, responsible for developing the interior
design, has managed to make the best use of the space available,
thus obtaining roomy, well-divided areas to ensure the correct
level of privacy for the owner and his guests.
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