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CNB presents the new CNB 66 at Cannes Yachting Festival 2017

Yesterday the French yard CNB officially revealed atย Cannes Yachting Festivalย the new CNB 66, designed by Philippe Brand,ย Jean-Marc Piaton and Rafael Bonnet.

The hull of the CNB 66 was designed with speed through the water as a priority,ย while retaining the offshore seakeeping qualities essential for long cruises andย short-handed sailing. The vertical stem, aft chine, twin rudders and bowspritย provide a high level of performance.

โ€œThe CNB 66 was designed for freedom in comfort and privacy. We designed the hull lines with the triple objective of increasing the volume, performance andย seaworthiness. The design features such as the beam, the aft chine, the vertical stemโ€ฆ are the ingredients that enable achievement of this optimum. The deck isย organised to facilitate operations, relaxation, protection of guests and access to the sea. Yes, the 66 will sail fast and far in complete safety. With the design of the CNBย 66, we wanted to eliminate constraints and give the word freedom a nautical definitionโ€ฆโ€ย  Philippe Briandย 

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Photo Nicolas Claris

The classic CNB cockpit

Since the success of the CNB 76 (21 boats built since 2014), the organisationย layout with a flush cockpit, separating the manoeuvring zone from theย recreation area, as well as an asymmetric access, enabling the extension of theย relaxation space, have become a key features of a CNB yacht. In order to innovate the design, in terms of circulation,ย the yard has decreased the difference in level between the cockpit and the mainย foredeck, in order to facilitate flow of movement. A few centimetres differenceย between the cockpit and the catwalk, enable easy circulation.

CNB 66 standard layout

Cabins comfort

The standard version of the CNB 66 has 4 cabins, including an ownerโ€™s suite. Theย latter has an off-centre queen-size island bed to provide greater privacy: the bedย is not visible from the aft end of the boat when the cabin door is open. She hasย a bathroom and a desk. The VIP cabins are not neglected. They have double orย bunk beds and it is possible to convert the double beds into 2 singles.

โ€œThe CNB 66 is first and foremost a CNB, from which she takes the name, the heritage and the style, a blend of tradition and modernity. She fits between the legendaryย Bordeaux 60 and the CNB 76.ย In terms of design, we naturally wanted to make her the little sister of the 76, from which she adopts the general, seaworthy, elegant and contemporary style that weย wish to give to this new CNB generation. And from the Bordeaux 60 she inherits the intimate, warm and friendly features, with a large square table, her vast adaptableย sofa, and her open galley. But the 66 is different, she is unique: a new era for CNB yacht builders.โ€ Jean-Marc Piaton and Rafael Bonnet

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