SUPERYACHT #11
Winter 2007
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Angelo Colombo
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BURGER BOAT COMPANY MIRGAB V
Mirgab V is the biggest motoryacht built to date at the American
Burger Boat Company yard. It was a challenge for the shipyard but
above all an occasion for redefining its projects and modifying
the set-up of its production infrastructures which are now able to
handle yachts up to 200 feet LOA. The Burger Boat Company has
entered this sector precisely with Mirgab V.
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TECHNICAL DATA
LOA: 43.80 m.
beam: 8.50 m.
draft: 2.10 m.
full load displacement: 306.000 Kg.
fuel tanks: 64.352 litres
water tanks: 11.356 litres
engines: 2 x 2.735 HP MTU 12V4000.
For further information contact Burger Boat Company, 1811
Spring Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220, USA; tel. +1 920 684 1600; fax
+1 920 684 6555; website www.burgerboat.com; email
infoz@burgerboat.com.
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Previously the biggest Burger boat was 127', this in spite of the
yard's 143 years of history with many vessels built. But the owner
of Mirgab V, a wealthy gentleman from Kuwait, was struck by the
yard's boats which he had seen in various ports around the world
and in specialised magazines and he wanted this American yard to
build him the yacht he had in mind. It was an important moment for
the yard inasmuch as it soon received another six commissions for
yachts over 140 feet. Needless to say, Mirgab V is a unique
vessel, designed on the basis of the owner's requirements in a
contemporary classic style developed by the yard's technical
department throughout both the external and internal layouts. As a
whole the yacht has been conceived to offer great living spaces
for relaxation in the sun or indoors in the generous
superstructure. First off, the design is developed on three decks
plus sundeck. The guests' night zone is on the lower deck where
there are three double bed cabins and two with twin beds, all with
private bathroom and all accessible from a shared landing where
there is also a stairway leading to the main deck. Forward on the
lower deck the crew's quarters include cabins, a relaxation and
dining area and a galley. There's another crew cabin fully aft on
the port side, with direct access to the spacious engine room
which also houses all the on-board systems and control units.
Clearly this is the chief engineer's cabin. The main deck is
characterised in the forward section by full beam development of
the superstructure, a solution which gives abundant volumes to the
owner's suite: office, bathroom, relaxation area with sofa and
table, central double bed, dressing table, dressing room and
another large size bathroom with tub. Aft of the owner's suite we
find the galley on the port side and a spiral staircase that links
all the decks. This zone is adjacent to the spacious indoor dining
area: a central table comfortably seating ten. Proceeding aft we
come to the saloon with two L-shaped sofas, four armchairs and
four central coffee tables. There are multimedia entertainment
systems, a bar, a large size video screen and excellent lighting
from the side windows of the superstructure. Access to and from
the cockpit is by a sliding glass door. The cockpit is also
accessible by two side stairways from the command bridge aft, and
from the main deck by a stairway in the superstructure. The
furnishings include a sofa set athwartship and a dining table with
armchairs around the perimeter. The upper deck features original
and decidedly interesting choices, such as access from the covered
deck forward by means of an insert in the superstructure that
opens up to a relaxation area with sofa and table, just forward of
the command station and in a dominant position. Two side gangways
lead from here to the command station and to the interior of the
superstructure which also houses the captain's night area with
double bed, private bathroom and direct access to the technical
room. In the same zone there's a daytime bathroom and a room for
listening to music, watching films or playing multimedia games,
everything of course with high fidelity equipment and suitable
sound insulation. The saloon is developed aft, with two facing L-
shaped sofas and two tables, and with access farther aft to a
relaxation corner with a card table and a small bar. Here too,
access to the area aft is by means of a glass door leading to the
outdoor dining area with its great circular table and sofas for
after-dinner relaxation. The sundeck is very spacious and equipped
with everything necessary for enjoyment of leisure time.
Athwartship in the stern area the tender is set on special
supports and is equipped with handling davit. There's another
tender with davit forward on the main deck. The hull is semi-
displacement and ABS certificated. This is also the first Burger
creation that fully corresponds to MCA standards. The engines are
two MTU 12V4000's that give Mirgab V a maximum speed of around 20
knots. As we said, it's a design that includes numerous
innovations, not only in the challenge the yard took up in
creating this yacht, but also in a stylistic context, thanks to
the solutions developed by the shipyard's designer Douglas Richey.
In giving concrete responses to the owner's requirements he has
developed entirely new and certainly functional concepts, such as
for example the terrace obtained by removing a portion of the
ship's side on the main deck. As for the interiors, mention should
be made of the materials employed, which include facings in
African Cherry and Makore, in order to achieve the designer's aim
of emphasis on classic style. And attention should be drawn to the
numerous works of art on board, including paintings by James Hart
Dyke from the London gallery John Mitchell Fine Paintings. Other
special details include a pneumatic lift connecting all the decks,
set in a glass housing. In developing the project the engineers
paid special attention to noise and vibration levels originating
from the technical rooms and the engines, creating solutions that
result in sound levels in the owner's suite never reaching 28
db(A). Which is to say imperceptible noise. Furthermore, the
levels were measured at anchor, with the generators and air
conditioning running. Lastly, all the cabins were designed with a
concept that isolates them totally from the structure: they are
floating on supports that absorb vibrations and sound emissions of
every nature.
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