Superyacht Design features P&W 44m Schooner

Superyacht DESIGN magazine featured our new, bucket busting performance schooner concept in their Q14 2013 issue. 

P&W 44m Performance Schooner

Here's what they had to say:   

"Persak & Wurmfeld is a young yacht design and naval architecture firm based in Brooklyn, New York. Following an all-encompassing engineering role on the Cakewalk project, the studio has renewed focus on its design portfolio, which includes this 44m schooner developed in partnership with Derecktor Shipyards.  

Principal designers Carl Persak and Jeremy Wurmfeld describe the principles behind the design."  Read the full article.

P&W Superyacht Design in Showboats Magazine

P&W's 197 foot  (60 meter) quad-deck motor yacht design, first presented in at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October 2012, was profiled in the February 2013 Showboats International magazine.  

See more images, specifications and download a brochure of the P&W 60 meter here.

Cakewalk’s First Dry Docking: “She Looks Like New”

Photo Courtesy of Derecktor Shipyards

We had the chance last week to sit with Captain Bill Zinser and Project Manager James Brewer of Derecktor Shipyards aboard Cakewalk V to discuss the vessel’s first dry docking as she prepared for her third transatlantic crossing.

The scheduling of this first dry docking emphasizes how busy Cakewalk has been in the first 18 months of service since her delivery in October 2010.  We see her pristine condition as a testament to a sound finishing program, good post-launch testing and a seamless handoff between shipyard and crew.

Captain Bill Zinser is thrilled that the vessel has not suffered one day of unscheduled downtime since her launch.   She has been incredibly reliable, and still looks like new.  He wants everyone to come and see how she has stood the test of time. 

James Brewer noted that Cakewalk remains a testament to the quality and potential of the American Superyacht Industry.   “She is proof that northern European standards can be achieved in the United States, and no American client should be afraid to consider American builders when planning the construction of a world class custom yacht” he said.

Photo Courtesy of Derecktor Shipyards

Cakewalk, at 281 feet length overall and weighing 2,998 gross tons, remains the largest private yacht by volume ever built in the United States. P&W served as project engineer for Cakewalk during the final 18 months of her build at Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Engineering the Modern Superyacht

Last night Carl Persak delivered his technical paper, "Engineering a Modern Superyacht" to a joint meeting of the Society of Port Engineers and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.  

Persak’s technical paper covered the complexities of engineering a Superyacht, and the myriad of specialized disciplines necessary for the project’s success.  

He addressed the various engineering disciplines involved, the particular challenges each faces, the tools and methods for addresses those challenges, and how their efforts are successfully integrated.    Persak included a case study from his experience serving as project engineer on the 85 meter Cakewalk, launched in 2010.  The presentation was well received by the group and provoked spirited 40 minute question and answer and discussion period.

Questions or interested in a copy of the technical paper? Contact us.   

Carl Persak, fourth from left, at the SNAME meeting