Long Island 78 Power

There are not many shipyards in the world that have the know-how to produce a 78-foot catamaran, truly tailor-made and very top-ofthe-range. French shipyard JFA is undeniably one of them. The boats coming out of its workshops are unique pieces, from all points of view. Do they come from the goldsmith’s trade, of which a thousand inhouse details bear witness? Or are we talking industrial in terms of size, displacement and the tens of thousands of hours required to build such a ship? Probably a bit of both, and this is the difficulty of the exercise for Fred Jaouen and his team. 75,000 hours of work to create a giant over 75 feet (23 meters) long, 38’5” (11.17 m) wide, and weighing 48 tons. Industrial-scale data, and yet every switch, every bracket and every tiny part is made to order, in-house. Because nothing on the market corresponds to the style or quality required. As is often the case in the superyacht industry, the hulls and the nacelle are built of aluminum - the deck is made in composite. Strong, light, and not requiring molds, aluminum is the ideal material for high-end single-unit projects. Rather rustic in appearance when left untreated, it disappears completely and on...