Oceanco’s Project Tuhura - A futuristic superyacht styled on a dugout canoe
by Michael Verdon 7 Mar 2018 17:39 AEDT
Project Tuhura © Oceanco
Tuhura, Oceanco's latest 377-foot project, is a throwback that extends thousands of years farther into the past than any yacht. The exterior by Lobanov Design Studio is modeled after an early dugout canoe that Polynesians once used to cross thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean.
Tuhura is a Maori word meaning to explore, discover, or bring to light. The Oceanco project was unveiled last week at the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) by His Excellency Saeed Hareb, secretary general of Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of Dubai International Marine Club.
Igor Lobanov, designer of Oceanco's recently launched 361-foot Jubilee and 280-foot Amore Vero, adopts a refreshingly new take on all of his designs. "Our Tuhura is a simple idea," says Lobanov. "The thought was to take a natural shape similar to those seen in the earliest canoe-type craft and enlarge it multifold to a larger scale, using modern technology." Tuhura's primal form, he adds, is designed to evoke a sense of exploration.
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