Studio beiderbeck’s role:

• Overall concept

• Exterior design

• Naval architecture

beiderbeck designs has teamed up with Finnish yachting company Isola Corvus to reveal a 41 metre sailing yacht concept named Velarca 135.

The carbon-fibre concept is aimed at motor yacht owners with amenities, such as a beach club, large swim platform and a voluminous interior, more commonly associated with motor yachts.

The Velarca 135 is fitted with three self-tacking and hydraulically furling jibs - with an upside-down fisherman sail - that can be opened or reefed at the touch of the button for simple sail handling without the need for a "small army" of crew. Under full sail she flies an 850-square-metre sail plan, while the deck below is left free of ropes with jib traveller tracks positioned in the mast.