LOMOcean Marine
naval architecture and yacht design company in New Zealand
LOMOcean Marine is a naval architecture and yacht design company based in Auckland, New Zealand.
History
LOMOcean Marine, previously known as Craig Loomes Design Group ltd., was incorporated in 1993, but has some designs that date back to 1986.
The company designs commercial, defence and pleasure boats for clients globally. The boats use advanced composite materials, such as carbon fibre and Kevlar, as well as aluminum and other such materials. The company has become known for designing a range of wave-piercing catamarans and trimarans, most notably, Earthrace, and Tûranor PlanetSolar. The company has also designed mono hull boats such as well as power catamarans. The boats include fire fighting boats, global circumnavigating boats, pleasure yachts, coastguard boats, defence vessels and research vessels.
Notable designs
39m The Beast expedition catamaran
The Beast is an expedition catamaran designed for owners Sir Michael Hill and Lady Christine Hill. It is a large volume displacement catamaran hull with high tunnel clearance. Accommodation is provided for up to 12 guests plus crew.
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