Monaco One delivered by A2V
Advanced Aerodynamic Vessels (A2V) based in La Rochelle, France has delivered Monaco One to the Société Monégasque Internationale Portuaire (https://www.polemermediterranee.com).
Sharing its name with Evian One, a sistership sailing on the Leman Lake since 2018, A2V reports that this new catamaran can reach speeds of up to 50 knots fully loaded with 12 passengers. The company says it boasts a reduction – by half – of the fuel consumption compared to conventional fast vessels.
Behind the breakthrough energy efficiency, says A2V, hide years of R&D and sea trials in high seas and strong winds, conducted by a small group of naval architects and computer fluid dynamic specialists with the ambition to explore a different path. The faster the wing-shaped vessel goes, the stronger the aerodynamic lift it generates and the lighter it becomes on the water, thus drastically reducing drag.
