23 April 2021 07:00 Design
Francesca Webster
Pekka Koskenkylä, the founder of the world-renowned Nautorâs Swan shipyard in Finland, has joined forces with his nephew, naval architect Sami Lehtonen, in the creation of a new concept of sailing yacht from their company OceanBel, the
Oceanbel
 128. The aim of this new design concept, has been to combine the volume and comfort of a large motor yacht, with the performance and aesthetics of a sailing yacht.
Photo: Oceanbel Unlike traditional sailing yacht rigs, the
Oceanbel 128 sails with only two foresails and no mainsail. The impetus behind this innovation is to diminish the aerodynamic disturbance caused by the mainsail, without which the foresail operates with increased efficiency.