Case Studies – Athos

Brief

SY Athos  – 63m Holland Yachtbouw Schooner 

SY Athos called upon BMComposites to engineer, manufacture and install 3 large carbon-fibre deck hatches as part of its award-winning refit at Huisfit in 2022.  The deck hatches measuring over 4.5m in length replaced the existing aluminium hatches which, due to their size and weight, were overloading the hardware, failing to seal properly and were proving difficult to operate. 

Approach

Prior to the yacht’s departure, BMComposites fully 3D-scanned the existing deck apertures including the existing scupper systems and mating sealing featuresThe scan data was later used as a reference when re-modelling the new hatches using 3D CAD packages.  As well as the hatches themselves, a new custom-designed hardware package was designed and manufacturedThis included multiple closing dogs with a central locking system and heavy-duty panto-graphing hinges.  Design and manufacture was carried out under the watchful eye of the Bureau Veritas Classification Society, which was included in the BMComposites end-to-end project management role.  

The Result

After manufacture and painting in its facility in Palma, the hatches were shipped to Huisfit and mounted on board by the BMComposites install team.  Due to the extensive use of 3D scanning, the hatches fitted the existing apertures perfectly and were installed rapidly with minimal impact on other works on board. 

Sy Athos went on to win the coveted ‘Best Refitted Yacht’ award at the World Superyacht Awards 2023.