SUPERYACHT #13
Summer 2007
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SHAMA 116 SUPER SPORT
Wholly designed in-house at the Shama Yachts yard, the new 116 Super
Sport stands out right away for the innovative and aggressive lines on
which the entire stylistic project is based.
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TECHNICAL DATA
LOA 35.36 m.
Beam 6.69 m.
draught 1.20
displacement 100 t.
fuel tanks 11.400 l.
water tanks 2.000 l.
engines 3x1.830 HP Caterpillar C32 Acert or 3x2.000 MTU
propulsion by Twin Disc Water Jets TDJ 220.
For further information contact Shama International Yacht Sales
Limited; tel. +44 7793581550; +44 1246 472634; email info@siysl.net -
info@shamayachts.com; website www.siysl.net - www.shamayachts.com.
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The Shama 116 Super Sport is a modern, very refined yacht for which
the internal Shama design team had the latest design technology at
their disposal. Thanks to sophisticated CAD software the Shama team
could predict even the smallest details with extreme precision, a fact
that also facilitates dialogue between designer and technical
department. Moreover as a result of these technologies the yard, in
tandem with the future owner, could decide on the layout of the
interiors to ensure the creation of a yacht that corresponded
perfectly to the latter's desires. Comfort and seaworthiness are the
two basic elements upstream of any Shama design, which is why the yard
has developed very severe design and construction checking procedures
to which every yacht is subjected before launch is announced.
Management experience together with Shama's considerable company
structures lie at the heart of a very careful production process which
has resulted in vessels that stand out in the increasingly vast range
of large yachts. The yard specialises in 100' plus yachts in
fibreglass. The current range has three very different models which
share construction material and size, and of course the qualities
inherent to every Shama creation. With its 10.000 square metres of
production premises Shama is the biggest private specialised yacht
building yard in Egypt today.
Among the boats offered by this Egyptian yard we've chosen the 116
Super Sport. As we said earlier, she's a very modern yacht, designed
on a two deck plan in harmony with current trends to offer superyachts
that are developed on the Open concept. The problem for designers in
this case is to suggest something original and at the same time
lasting. We feel that with the 116 Super Sport Shama has achieved this
objective. As we said earlier, the interiors are made to measure for
each individual owner. On the model we saw there were minimalist
choices, though never excessive, so that each environment is bright
and welcoming thanks to extensive windows in the superstructure and
the ship's sides. One of the unusual choices we noted in the layout of
this 116 - the dining area on the lower deck - leaves the whole main
deck for the saloon where there are two large sofas of the same
regular shape in a central position, one facing the large glazed area
aft and the other a big plasma screen which contributes to an
imaginary separation from the bridge. We also liked the choice of
leaving the bridge open towards the stern, with only the screen
housing furniture separating the two environments. The whole is
developed over a very spacious area and the furnishings are
prevalently white, which contributes to the perception of largeness
and luminosity. The bridge too is included in this logic: the three
ergonomic and electronically fully adjustable seats are white, as are
the facing panels and the furniture. The glazed superstructure aft
consists of four panels of which the two central ones retract to form
a single environment with the cockpit where there are two sofas set
longwise, in the part sheltered above by the extension of the
superstructure, and a spacious sundeck aft. Another effective choice
made by the yard in creating this yacht is the great single stairway
set in the countermould of the stern, linking the bathing platform
with the cockpit. Large and safe, it gives further personality to the
design. As for the lower deck, the dining room is in the area forward,
on the port side, while the galley is developed along the starboard
side and separated from the surrounding areas by a stairway with a
strictly white structure and glass steps. The owner's full-beam suite
is amidships and includes a centrally positioned double bed, a large
bathroom with separate WC, a shower unit and a wash-basin room. Here
too the designers' choice was based on the contrast of black and
white, as in the other cabins, especially with regard to the bathroom
finishes. From the dining area a central corridor leads forward to
another two facing cabins, both with double bed, private bathroom and
wardrobe. The same corridor, again forward, gives access to a large
area with three bunks and two bathrooms. The crew's quarters are in
the area aft of the owner's suite, with independent access, galley,
mess and two cabins, each with bathroom. From this zone there is
direct access to the great technical room in the stern area of the
hull. Going back to the main deck we observe that special attention
has been paid to open air life, both for sun lovers - plenty of
cushions both forward and aft - and for those who prefer to relax in
the shade. The whole has been created with great attention to detail
which results in an aesthetic coherency throughout and contributes
personality and elegance to this Shama yacht. Considering the size,
the performances too are noteworthy. In spite of her 100 t.
displacement the 116 Super Sport has a maximum speed of 36 knots and a
cruising speed of 32. Of course for that kind of performance you need
lots of power and the right propulsion systems. So the engine room
houses either three 1.830 HP Caterpillars or three 2.000 HP MTUs
coupled with Twin Disc Water Jets TDJ 220 transmission.
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