ER 100

Based in Vancouver, Canada Ivan Erdevicki has been designing yachts and boats for the last 10 years. Starting his career working for some of the world’s most respected American custom yards and design studios, he eventually launched his own studio.

Focusing on unique yachts that combine statement styling with seaworthy design, Erdevicki's recent designs include Romanza and Adamantine, as well as a 39.5m motoryacht for Burger Boat. Erdevicki now tells SuperyachtDesign about his latest concept, ER 100.

As you approach the 100m length in yacht design, the size of the design itself can create a real challenge for a designer. With so many components, it is easy for the design to become too busy and complicated. Equally, it can rapidly become predictable, with too many features that seem to be typically repeated on most yachts. The common way to deal with this is to distract the eye with unusual style lines, and/or protuberant elements on the superstructure or on the hull, but in such cases, the basic character of the design stays similar to the superyacht arrangements that are so common nowadays.

Our approach was to step away from this cliché and create a design that really makes its own statement with styling, but at the same time remains truly seaworthy, usable and buildable. The outcome is very dynamic and elegant looking design with design features that create a distinctive looking yacht. The seaworthiness of the design was of a primary concern, so we kept a traditionally raked bow that with the carefully positioned hull knuckles and semi-rounded bow shape became a rather modern feature. We’ve given a curved shape to the profile of the superstructure and added a partially enclosed glass transom and a large aft window on the upper deck that folds down to create an open-air deck.

The upper and top decks are completely open aft, but there is a large folding outboard window panel that provides additional privacy when needed. Engine room air trunks are integrated within the superstructure and a helipad is separated from the rest of the boat with a carefully designed spoiler support that is yet another unique feature on this boat.