HELIOS

HELIOS is the result of collaboration between the well known Italian yacht builder Perini Navi and well-known superyacht designer/ naval architect Ron Holland. HELIOS is the second steel-hulled 45 meter yacht to be launched by Perini. The large sail area provides the best possible sailing performance for this ocean cruising yacht, which also boasts a particularly large internal volume.

HELIOS represents a major breakthough in the development of the Perini line of fine yachts and, in particular, the development of the exciting new 45.3m sloop. With a vast improvement to the layout in both the salon and cabin deck, the owner of HELIOS also wanted a flybridge. He got this and the flexibility of not only the side boarding hull opening, but additionally the fold-down transom. From strictly a technical point of view, the Captain now can control this yacht from a much better vantage point (the flybridge forward), and this leaves the cockpit for a more private and intimate gathering area for owner and guests, and the flybridge provides additional options for people on board.

HELIOS presents a unique interior with a refreshing interior design and the ability to sleep ten to as many as thirteen guests in five cabins all with ensuite facilities. All this with a special effort by Joe Smullin, one of the world's premier acoustical engineers, makes HELIOS extremely quiet under all conditions.

HELIOS is a great combination of a cruising yacht with excellent sailing performance, with fingertouch control operation of all sails, and the most flexible interior to accommodate from a few to many guests in a moderately shoal draft yacht.

NOT FOR SALE OR CHARTER TO U.S. RESIDENTS WHILE IN US WATERS.