Vaan R4 Aluminium Electric Catamaran Tour. #eco #yachts

Join us on a tour of the Vaan R4 at the Cannes Yachting Festival. This is an electric aluminium catamaran build in the Netherlands with some interesting design details.
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The R4 is the smallest of the Vaan range at 42 foot (12.8 m). Her hulls are 60% made from recycled aluminium and where possible Vaan have used circular materials, for example the cork decks.
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It´s all part of their "Sail the Planet" philosophy: sustainable, yet luxurious sailing.

[VonBluesman]

That is a nice looking electric catamaran.

[sergbutex]

Salut, foarte frumos Catamaran thumbs up :)

[georgewhitehouse]

It’s one of the biggest yots that I have not seen before

[LoanwordEggcorn]

Thanks for the tour. Aluminum is VASTLY more eco-friendly than plastic composites. And it's also more durable and safer, especially in collisions.

Displacement 10.9 tons is somewhat light for this size of boat.

[TerjeDahlT]

Eh ... The video states "The Owner's Hull is starboard" and "The Guest Hull to Port...", but the video seems to show the opposite.

[rolidcz]

I miss fixed biminy with PV bifacial panels.The bow cuts deep into the water? Overloaded in the bow? Nice boat. What is the price range of common variants?

[Rodrifuuu]

The berths need to be built deep into the central bulkhead, seawind style, to minimize hull width. Otherwise great aluminium cat.

[timtravelnomad]

I was surprised there wasn't a hardtop going all the way back covered with bifacial solar panels.

[moonhand]

Very interesting boat. As a cruising cat sailor, it looks like there is something not quite right with that disturbed water at the bows - way too much?

[Angie-inwc]

Interesting cat but three things 1. Exposed helms - wet and not good for anyone concerned about skin cancer. As an Australian I would avoid yachts like this and the Excess.
2. She tracks strangely at the bow, it looks too deep in the water. This makes me wonder how she go in heavy weather, would she plow through the waves or hobby horse? Would the helmsman get drenched more?
3. As mentioned by others, it looks underweight in solar.

I love that there are more fully electric boats becoming available and I hope you will take my comments and those of others as constructive criticism.

As a business owner who designs their own products, I openly tell my testers “I want to know what you like, but I’m REALLY interested in what you don’t like” because that’s what stops them from buying a product, repeat sales or recommending it to their friends.

Listen to what people don’t like and change it rapidly. This will be difficult if it’s something like hull design but worth it. Quick responsiveness will result in more sales and the difference between business survival and failure.

[raysalden]

Nice to look at, clean lines; looks like a lot of love and attention to detail in this cat. Is shaft drive an option?

[steveballard]

Centre of buoyancy to far forward, different layout options ?

[alfreddaniels]

Nice interiors 👍👍 at first glance I see open decks and gangways and I wonder if there are enough places where you can hold onto something. Secondly she seems to pitch quite strongly. A mast of 20 meters on a boat of 13 meters ?? Third I see both the jibsheet and the mainsheet connect to the coach roof while the mast steps to the deck.

[grantwes]

What is the advantage of going aluminum over a composite hull?

[clivestainlesssteelwomble]

Theres much to commend it in terms of aims ..and the styling is quite Dutch minimalist. I see as others the bow disturbance and the higher
Stern waterline ... There is also not much clearance under the tunnel.
The biggest switch off however is the extreemly aft outboard helms and the final killer the open transom and scoops. Theres little or no chance of selling this to to familly cruisers... and many Cat owners know what its like to sail with massive waves pushing from the aft quarters and having to deploy drogues or ropes to stop the boat surfing down slope stuffing into the trough and then getting swamped or hitting your stern. You dare not open the saloon door in those conditions even with the drains.

[vicariouswitness]

Nice cinematography but captions ran so fast, maybe a bit slower. Nice Cat though

[kostya]

Why is there no roof over the cockpit? Everything is white like in a hospital...

[ignore-fvrc]

fwiw, I'm waiting for an elegant affordable electric cat, much like this one, but one that that gets me to beautiful destinations without the cost/complexity/lethargy of sail power. imagine how much more utility this yacht could offer if all the time and money dedicated to an antiquated, underused propulsion system, were instead dedicated to features that add to comfort, convenience and safety and getting where you want to go.

[josepedrocruz]

I see a lot of sharp corners up on the deck and inside, someone's toes are not going to have a good experience 😅

[pohanahawaii]

⛵ I like it but the helm seems completely exposed to weather, not comfortable/safe at night or in adverse conditions.