Michael Schmidt collaborates on sailing superyacht Brenta 80 DC

Yacht builder Michael Schmidt has collaborated with Lorenzo Argento of Brenta Designs and world-renowned architect Sir David Chipperfield to create a sailing superyacht, the Brenta 80 DC

Schmidt is calling the yacht an accumulation of his four decades in the sailing industry and says he designed it with his own criteria for a boat in mind. It will be launched in the spring, the first in a series of luxury yachts from his new venture Michael Schmidt Yachtbau. He says, “I am building a boat without concession, just beautiful and suiting me. I want it simple, functional and fast. A special blend of old and new.”

The 80-footer combines leading-edge carbon technology and craftsmanship with a simplicity of design for ease of use in racing and cruising situations. Andreas Bock, racing sailor and Brenta 80 DC Project Manager at Michael Schmidt Yachtbau, says, “Up until now, most bluewater yachts have been heavy and slow. By using the lighter and more durable carbon fibre technology, we’re able to create a yacht that is not only faster, but incredibly strong, durable and ultimately safer. Carbon fibre provides a very low displacement, more accurate control and more stability resulting in a more efficient yacht.”

Schmidt boasts that the Brenta 80 DC is a completely European product, being built in Greifswald, Germany, on the Baltic Sea, with exterior design from Brenta in Italy and British architect David Chipperfield, who is the owner of a Brenta 42.

Schmidt says, “Each aspect of the product is made by people with passion for quality, by craftsmen living their dedication for building boats. We are bringing back the art of boatbuilding.”