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BARRACUDA YACHT DESIGN_ATLANTIS XCAPE 76
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arracuda Yacht Design created the all-aluminium Atlantis
like feel with tall, panoramic windows in both superstructure and
Xcape 76 for a Spanish former fishing fleet owner who knows
hull. Barracuda have provided lots of home comforts and made the
a thing or two about boats. The build of the unfussy yet indisputably
yacht easy to move around too. The hull is well insulated against
handsome 23-metre family cruiser will be completed at the Atollvic
noise and vibration, while the main saloon, dining area and galley
Shipyard in Vigo, NW Spain, this summer. The owner is downsizing
are all refreshingly spacious. A supersize Seakeeper gyro stabiliser
from larger yachts and wants to do most of the steering himself aboard
holds the yacht steady both at anchor or at sea. Accommodation-
this 22-knot craft. After a lifetime of working with the sea, he is also
wise, there are three full size guest cabins with wide-entry showers
safety-conscious hence the ‘go-anywhere’ multi-chine hull has walk-
in both the VIP and Master but two single crew cabins also give the
around access and raised hand-rails. The interior has an apartment-
option of support for the owner. www.barracuda-yd.com