118 Wallypower
This sleek and futuristic-looking vessel was used in the Hollywood movie The Island, taking yacht power and performance to a whole new level
Concealing its every function in order to maintain the high engineering content of the yacht – as well as preserving its futuristic and sleek lines – the 118 Wallypower has arguably the most advanced aesthetics of any yacht in operation today. While relatively small at 36 metres, it boasts a massive power output, allowing it to cruise at speeds of 60 knots, a speed that utterly obliterates other larger and statelier yachts. For this reason alone it must be classified as not just a ‘motor yacht’, but a ‘fast motor yacht’. Power is central to the 118 Wallypower, and it supplies this colossal amount of thrust courtesy of three DDC TF50 gas turbine engines, each producing a maximum power of 5,600 horsepower for a grand total of 16,800. This figure is astonishing in its own right, allowing awesome performance and range – at 60 knots the 118 Wallypower has a maximum range of 380 nautical miles, or 437 miles on land. That’s the distance from Monaco to Paris. This is especially impressive when you consider the number of luxury facilities and the advanced technology it is carrying. Amenities include accommodation for six guests, two in the owner’s stateroom – fitted with a king-size bed, his and hers en-suite and large wall-mounted LCD television – and four in twin guest cabins, an extensive saloon with a sculpted table and seats for 12, three crew cabins for the 118’s six crew members, an advanced galley fitted with designer appliances, a hydraulically operated aft gangway and swimming ladder, a Prestige 4.5-metre, 40-horsepower tender with accompanying garage, a teak deck finish and spacious social cockpit for group observation on the move. In terms of advanced technology the 118 Wallypower delivers a carbon-fibre and laminated composite glass superstructure, Technav sound and vibration analysis, multiple interceptors, Medtec hydraulics, Max Power 450R bow thrusters, Frigomar air conditioning, C. Plath Navipilot V HSC autopilot, Furuno GP-80 GPS system, Pathfinder Radome 48 radar, a C. Plath gyrocompass, a Furuno FM-2721 VHF and B&G depth-sounder and wind instruments. Unsurprisingly this level of next-gen technology has led to the 118 Wallypower being noticed on the world stage, and since its launch it has been featured in the film The Island and BBC motoring show Top Gear, in the latter of which the 118 was raced against the Pagani Zonda hypercar.