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A bold personality that exudes sportiness and power. Clothed in an audaciously unique livery, Voice, a bespoke 62m, is a one-off vessel with bespoke technology and design which also reflects CRN’s DNA, as all CRN fully custom megayachts. A collaborative project with Nuvolari Lenard, the pen behind the concept and exterior and interior styling by Paola Bertelli 39
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learly designed to make her mark, Voice is a seafaring
point was a blank page on which the client could begin to create his
sculpture stretching 62 metres in length and 11.5 in the
vision. Endless meetings with the yard followed. It took more than 43
beam. It is quite simply impossible not to stop and admire
to hammer out the final details of certain lines which the owner wanted
her. Designing and building a yacht of this calibre deman-
strong, aerodynamic, taut and fluid at once. Voice is, consequently, a
ds impassioned commitment from both yard and designer. It demands
powerful expression of her owner’s personality with an instantly reco-
the right rhythms and volumes to create a yacht with a boldly different
gnisable profile even at a distance. The interiors too were designed down
personality that also succeeds in being beautifully balanced.
to the tiniest detail in the course of over 80 meetings with the team.
Voice was both designed and built by CRN in collaboration with Nuvo-
But on top of all this, the owner wanted a technologically advanced,
lari Lenard which developed the concept and the interior and exterior
high performance yacht that would also be comfortable and focus on
styling. That work was done in very close contact with the owner, a very
sustainability.
decisive and exacting individual with a clear idea of what he wanted.
Meticulous work went into designing the soundproofing aboard, for
Voice’s sporty, dynamic and powerful soul is underscored by a series of
instance, to guarantee substantially reduced noise levels seventy tonnes
lines which gradually taper aftward from the bow into an arch which
of insulating material were used – that is around double the standard
seems to melt into the sea. These are soft curving lines clearly influenced
amount for a yacht of this size. The owner is a great music lover also
by car design, and contrast with decisive cues.
so a studio- quality sound system was designed too and the onboard IT
This entirely custom yacht has a custom livery that changes with the
is equally advanced to guarantee cyber security and privacy standards
light: the smoky quartz used for the hull, the silver sand on the super-
certified by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.
structure and the jet black detailing are the result of over 35 samples
From a performance perspective, Voice unleashes a top speed of 16.5
obtained by mixing four different types of metal.
knots (the owner requested 16 in the contract) with a range of 5,500
Spread over five decks, Voice can welcome 12 guests – there are five VIP
nautical miles. She avails of innovative technologies such as the full
cabins in addition to her owner suite. She also has quarters for 17 crew.
AUT-UMS system which allows the yacht to be controlled automatically
The upper deck has been devoted to the owner with the suite itself aft
without the chief engineer constantly supervising.
and a panoramic saloon forward so that it can double as either a very
CRN’s environmental and sustainable development strategy was mirro-
private area or a space to share with friends and family. That said, there
red in Voice’s owner’s own concerns. The 62m is the first megayacht to
are plenty of other social areas right throughout the yacht – the sun deck
emerge from the Ancona yard to be awarded IMO Tier III certification,
has a particularly large pool, in fact, that can be used underway also.
which guarantees that noxious emissions from her engine exhausts have
Voice is a unique creation in which design and technology go hand in
been cut by 70%. She will be followed in this by other full custom yachts
glove. She is the result of a meticulously gradual process. The starting
currently in build. www.crn-yacht.com
Cutting an imposing stance on the water, this 62m has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. The powerful, dynamic lines of her profile (opposite) are underscored by iridescent hull and superstructure colours that change with the light. She has a top speed of 16.5 knots
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Voice’s various design and build phases. It took over 43 meetings between the yacht project management team and the owner to hone the final details of some of the yacht’s unusual exterior lines and more than 80 to design the interiors down to its finest points
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