Sørvind, the 34.59-metre sailing yacht by Southern Wind, has embarked on her maiden voyage where the Mediterranean winds will fill her sails.
She’s the fifth unit from Southern Wind’s SW105 series that combines high-performance sailing with all the trappings necessary for a successful charter vessel. Sørvind is fresh out of the yard as she was launched almost 50 days ago and has been busy undertaking tests and sea trials ever since. 
The design brief consisted of three central pillars: distinctive, refinement and essentiality – and Sørvind brings this in spades, Captain Timothy Anderson explained. “The owner wanted a sailing yacht where he is still in touch with the ocean, a sensation that sometimes gets lost with bigger boats. I think we really hit a nice size of boat and a great style. Everything is uncluttered, smooth and clean.”
Nauta Design handled the styling of Sørvind inside and out, while it was Farr Yacht Design who penned her naval architecture. The design teams work in close collaboration with the owner to ensure that his specific taste and requirements were met. Sørvind has a full carbon hull, deck and bulkheads. And to reduce weight Southern Wind fitted synthetic teak decking and titanium stanchions, pulpits, cleats and fairleads. As a result, Sørvind is just 69,500 kg and can sail in lighter wind conditions with less need of engine power. 
Marco Alberti, Southern Wind’s Director and General Manger, spoke further on this: “Weight calculation and trim are important aspects of every Southern Wind yacht Sørvind, the fifth yacht of the SW105, represents a further development that benefits from the experience gained in building nearly thirty Southern Wind yachts in this size range”.
Sørvind can accommodate as many as eight guests, across four staterooms, and can carry just as many crew. She has a VIP cabin aft of the owner’s cabin and two double en-suite guest cabins amidships. Her main social space, the main saloon, is spacious enough to accommodate all onboard guests and thanks to a large skylight the space is flooded with natural light. 
Nauta Design worked closely with the Dutch interior design firm Studio Hermanides to shape her interior spaces, and founder Jeroen Machielsen commented: “Because of the owner's Nordic background we looked at the colours of Nature from the Nordic landscape: long dark nights combined with bright white snow, a style that the owner has dubbed ‘Nordic Cool’. We really wanted a good contrast between the different colours of veneer, to get a more homey look and feel. The dark veneer doesn't make it dark because we combined it with a lot of very light colours and materials to get a fresh look”.
Sørvind will make her global debut at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show.