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Headline: Company Launch Superyacht They Compare To A Stealth Fighter

Caption: A jaw-dropping yacht has been unveiled this week that the makers compare to a stealth fighter jet - and would cost €80 million. The ‘Nemesis One’ is described as the World’s First Luxury Foiling Multihull. Hydrogen-powered and autonomous, the luxury catamaran will be able to raise out of the water on computer-controlled hydrofoils to achieve fast speeds of over 50 knots. Richard Ruthenberg, of Nemesis Yachts, tells Cover Images: “We’ve already started to talk to potential customers. When someone pulls the trigger on hull #1, we’ll need 8-10 months for preparation and production setup, which includes the time to tweak the design according to the customer's needs and preferences. The build time is estimated to be another 28-30 months. The final costs highly depend on the customers specifications, but will land the future owner in the price range of about €80 million.” Nemesis say their vessel will combine “ultra-fast and zero emission cruising, luxurious and modern interiors, with fighter jet style ‘fly-by-wire’ autonomous controls.” “The high-tech superyacht resembles more of a stealth fighter jet, than a conventional sailing yacht,” the company explain. The design sees the yacht at 101 m (332 ft) long, 39 m (128 ft) wide, and with a 89-m-high (292-ft) sail. The modified 'OCEANWINGS' wing sail automatically adjusts its angle of attack, camber and twist, eliminating any need for manual sail trimming. Additionally, the reef and furlable wing sail is a staggering 2.6 times more efficient than a conventional sail plan of equal size. Even without wind, the Nemesis One will remain a zero-emission vessel. Powered by a retractable hydrogen-electric propulsion, the yacht has no need for any fossil fuel. In addition to the hydrogen fuel, up to 750 sqm / 8073 sqft of solar panels, will generate up to 150kW of power, to recharge the yacht’s batteries. Contrary to being a stripped-out racing vessel, the all carbon fibre Nemesis One boasts stunning futuristic, yet comfortable interiors. The Nemesis One offers the unique option to exchange the port and starboard facing living modules, for ones with different interior configurations. To further minimize crew requirements, Nemesis have implemented state of the art hydraulic and electric controls throughout the design. Replacing bulky winches in the size of a car’s tire and line cluttered cockpits, commonly conceived when thinking of large sailing yachts. The excessive speeds the yacht will be capable of under sail, required the Nemesis team to completely abandoned the classic operating concept of: ‘Pulling lines and handling sails’. Nemesis One will be equipped with the latest generation of smart LiDar (laser radar) sensors, precisely capturing the yachts surroundings. The current sea state, especially wave height, shape and frequency, will be live monitored by LiDar as well. All gathered data will be processed by the yacht’s mainframe and translated into precise control commands for the automated hydrofoils and rudders, making the yacht exceptionally stable & safe at any given speed.

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