built to be used
modelling
nature
THE DESIGN DID NOT BEGIN WITH STYLING. IT BEGAN WITH SHAPE, PROPORTION AND THE WAY NATURAL FORMS TRANSITION FROM ONE SURFACE INTO ANOTHER. CURVATURE BECAME A TOOL TO CREATE A YACHT THAT FEELS COHERENT FROM EVERY ANGLE - RECOGNISABLE WITHOUT RELYING ON DECORATION.
REACH THE SHALLOWS
IT’S THE SAME THINKING THAT LETS A SANDES DO WHAT MOST 14-METRE YACHTS CAN’T: REACH THE SHALLOWS. DRAUGHT STOPS YOU, AND THE FEAR OF DAMAGE STOPS YOU BEFORE THAT.
A BEAUTIFUL HULL CAN BE DRAWN. A GOOD HULL HAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND TESTED. THE OBJECTIVE WAS NOT TO CREATE THE MOST EXTREME HULL, BUT TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR A SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND EFFICIENT WEEKENDER. COMPUTER SIMULATION HELPS. WORKING MODELS ON THE WATER REVEAL WHAT REALLY HAPPENS.
WE COULD HAVE CREATED A SECOND CABIN FORWARD. INSTEAD, WE CHOSE A GENEROUS PLACE TO BE TOGETHER. A PLACE TO TALK, PLAY A GAME, HAVE ONE LAST DRINK, OR SIMPLY LET THE DAY END.
the plan, no plan
made for moments between destinations
THE YACHT FOR PEOPLE WHO MOVE DIFFERENTLY.
AND LIVE FOR THE MOMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL.
PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 1
THE PLAN, NO PLAN
DAY 1 — PALERMO TO CEFALÙ.
DEPARTED 06:00.
COAST ROAD BY SEA. THE WATER ALONG THIS STRETCH WAS SHALLOW ENOUGH TO READ THE BOTTOM. WE DID THAT FOR A WHILE. ARRIVED CEFALÙ BY NOON. ATE SOMEWHERE WITHOUT A MENU IN ENGLISH. SLEPT ON THE HOOK.
PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 2
THE PLAN, NO PLAN
DAY 2 — CEFALÙ TO AEOLIAN ISLANDS. EARLY START. 10 KNOTS
GOT US TO SALINA BEFORE THE ANCHORAGE FELL. WE FOUND OUR SPOT AND HELD IT. THE REST OF THE DAY BELONGED TO THE ISLAND.
PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 3
THE PLAN, NO PLAN
DAY 3 — SALINA TO STROMBOLI. NO AGENDA. STROMBOLI ERUPTED ON ITS OWN SCHEDULE. WE ARRIVED ON OURS. WATCHED IT FROM THE WATER AT NIGHT.
PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 4
THE PLAN, NO PLAN
DAY 4 — RETURN TO PALERMO. NW WIND BUILT BY AFTERNOON. LEFT STROMBOLI
BY 07:00. THE CROSSING TOOK TWO HOURS AT PACE. WE WERE BACK BEFORE IT GOT COMPLICATED.
FOUR DAYS.
LOG CLOSED 18:30.
SANDES
EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE
OUR SWIM PLATFORM LOWERS HYDRAULICALLY, MIRRORING THE MOTION OF A WHALE’S TAIL BREAKING THE SURFACE. ONE SIMPLE TOUCH BRINGS THE WATERLINE TO YOU, PROVIDING EASY ENTRY, EASY LOADING. UNLESS JUMPING IS MORE YOUR THING.
The plan, no plan
SIMPLY GRAB AND GO
THE DESIGN DID NOT BEGIN WITH STYLING. IT BEGAN WITH SHAPE, PROPORTION AND THE WAY NATURAL FORMS TRANSITION FROM ONE SURFACE INTO ANOTHER. CURVATURE BECAME A TOOL TO CREATE A YACHT THAT FEELS COHERENT FROM EVERY ANGLE - RECOGNISABLE WITHOUT RELYING ON DECORATION.
Life, unanchored.
See the yacht. Touch the materials. Start the conversation.
LET US KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED, WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU SPEEDILY.
NOT THE LIGHTEST YACHT POSSIBLE
CARBON ABOVE
FOR THE DECK AND SUPERSTRUCTURE THE PRIORITIES CHANGE. HERE, STIFFNESS IS STILL ESSENTIAL, BUT WEIGHT HIGH IN THE YACHT IS NOT. CARBON GIVES VERY HIGH STIFFNESS AT VERY LOW WEIGHT. IT ALSO ALLOWS A THINNER STRUCTURAL PACKAGE, PRESERVING MORE USABLE INTERIOR VOLUME WHILE KEEPING MASS AWAY FROM THE TOP OF THE YACHT.
ALUMINUM BELOW
THE HULL IS INTENTIONALLY NOT STRIPPED OF EVERY KILOGRAM. ALUMINIUM PROVIDES A ROBUST, REPAIRABLE AND VERY STIFF FOUNDATION, WITH TRANSVERSE FRAMING EVERY 600 MM. THAT MASS SITS LOW IN THE YACHT, CONTRIBUTING TO A LOWER CENTRE OF GRAVITY AND A COMPOSED, SOLID FEEL. IT IS A STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO BE USED - NOT TREATED AS SOMETHING FRAGILE.
finding the right hull
Access changes the way a coast can be used
The hull was not developed to chase one extreme number. SANDES looked for the balance that suits a weekender: safe, comfortable, efficient and predictable — while preserving the ability to use shallower water as part of everyday cruising.
Fourteen metres was a design decision
A larger yacht offers more space, but it also tends to bring more planning, logistics and sometimes crew. SANDES was sized to remain a proper weekender while still being manageable enough that leaving does not become an operation.
Designed around the weekend
Comfort below deck
AT THE CENTRE OF THE YACHT, THE GALLEY PROVIDES WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A FEW DAYS ON BOARD, OPPOSITE A BATHROOM DELIBERATELY DESIGNED WITH MORE SPACE THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT. AFT, A PRIVATE DOUBLE CABIN PROVIDES A QUIET PLACE TO RETREAT.
Silence by design
Structure becomes part of comfort: less movement, fewer rattles, lower thermal load and fewer direct noise paths into the accommodation.
Explore
together
A WEEKENDER IS MORE THAN THE YACHT ALONE. IT IS SWIMMING, EXPLORING,PLAYING AND SPENDING TIME TOGETHER. A DEDICATED BALUGAJET GARAGE, TWO SEABOBS WITH THEIR OWN STORAGE AND CHARGING, AND SPACE FOR A TENDER AND WATER-SPORTS EQUIPMENT KEEP THE DECK CLEAR AND THE TOYS READY WHEN THE MOMENT ARRIVES.