Ullman Sails is the chosen sailmaker for the 31.7m (104ft) SW102 luxury yacht ‘SEAWAVE,’ the most recent performance super yacht built by Southern Wind Shipyard. Launched in Cape Town, South Africa at the end of June, ‘SEAWAVE’ boasts a full suit of Voyager Series sails, including a FiberPath upwind inventory of mainsail, furling genoa, furling stay sail, and an asymmetric spinnaker produced by Ullman Sails’ leading manufacturing facility in South Africa.

Southern Wind Shipyard selected Ullman Sails as the sailmaker best able to provide a premium product for the requirements of the super yacht.  Ullman Sails designers used leading sail design software to analyze the significant forces generated by the yacht’s 1200m² of sail area, resulting in custom sails engineered to account for the aero and structural aspects of the project.  The result is an inventory of optimal shapes that ensure the necessary sail structure for rig loads and hull weight. 

Super Yacht ‘Seawave’, a Southern Wind 102, featuring Ullman Sails Super Yacht Series sails. ‘Seawave’ shown here sailing in front of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Images courtesy of Southern Wind Shipyard, Photography of Rob Kamhoot

Within the Ullman Sails product lines, the Voyager Series was selected as the best option for the yacht.  Using exclusively high-end materials,including FiberPath membranes, Voyager Series sails are custom-designed for each yacht.  The combination of exceptional design, materials and construction means that these sails hold their optimal performance shape over a wider wind range and perform longer than other sails. The FiberPath upwind sails were constructed using a blend of carbon and Twaron fibers with double-sided taffeta for added durability and UV protection.

The yacht was designed by Farr Yacht Design, styled by Nauta Design and constructed by Southern Wind Shipyard using a sandwich of carbon fiber, Kevlar and epoxy resin. ‘SEAWAVE’ will leave Cape Town by the end of July for her 7,000-mile maiden voyage to the Mediterranean Sea, where she will officially be presented as a world première at the forthcoming Cannes Yachting Festival (8th-13th September) and the Monaco Yacht Show (23rd -26th September).