Black Gold specifications

Designer/builder: Westport Yachts, Westport, Wash.
Dimensions: L: 125’ B: 26’2” D: 5’9”
Mission: Private motor yacht
Crew size: Five or six in three cabins

Hull: Composite monohull (foam core with E-glass reinforcements in vinyl ester resin), composite/carbon superstructure

Performance:

  • Maximum speed: 25 knots
  • Cruising speed: 20 knots

Propulsion:

  • (2) MTU 16V 2000 M96L engines, 2,600 hp each at 2,450 rpm
  • Five-blade nibral propellers, CNC machined to Class S
  • ZF Marine 5050A gears, 2.962:1 reduction

Stabilization systems:

  • At anchor: (2) Seakeeper 35 gyrostabilizer
  • Underway: Naiad 525 actuators, 19-square-foot fins

Generators:

  • (2) Northern Lights M80A13, 80 kW each at 1,800 rpm

Capacities:

  • Fuel: 7,065 gallons
  • Potable water: 1,000 gallons
  • Black water: 1,050 gallons

Deck equipment:

  • (2) Davis stainless-steel 440-pound anchors
  • (2) Maxwell VWC 6000 windlasses, 6,000-pound pull

Navigation:

  • (2) Furuno FAR-2117 X-band radars, 96-nm range
  • Marine Technologies autopilot
  • Marine Technologies ECDIS
  • Furuno DGPS receiver with WAAS
  • Ritchie F-600 G-5 magnetic compass
  • Carlisle & Finch 200-watt xenon searchlight, 15 million candlepower with remote controls
  • Kahlenberg T-2 three-trumpet air horn with automated signal timer
  • FLIR M Series night vision camera
  • Wind, depth and speed instruments: Airmar/Furuno RD-33/Maretron DSM150/NMEA 2000 network
  • Fluxgate rate compass for true heading
  • (8) CCTV color cameras

Communications (external):

  • Cellular telephone service with 4G voice and data, region-specific
  • KVH V7 high-speed satellite voice and data connection
  • Inmarsat Fleet One satellite voice and data coverage
  • Icom IC-M424 VHF radio
  • Wi-Fi marina hot-spot amplifier
  • AIS class B transponder

Communications (internal):

  • 20-station digital phone system
  • Wireless access points throughout vessel
  • Fire/safety
  • (4) fire stations with 50-foot flat hoses
  • FM-200 fire suppression in engine room

Accommodations:

  • King en-suite master guest room, full beam
  • (2) queen en-suite VIP rooms
  • Queen en-suite room
  • Twin en-suite/exercise room
  • Double captain’s cabin
  • (2) two-berth crew cabins

Audio/visual/entertainment:

  • Kaleidescape movie/music library
  • DIRECTV high-definition television
  • Satellite radio
  • Blu-ray DVD/CD
  • Apple TV (airplay/local content only)

Classifications:

  • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards
By Professional Mariner Staff