A Smartgyro stabilisation system has been fitted on board a multihull – the first time such a system has been installed onboard a catamaran.
The Bluegame BGM75 multihull will debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival from September 10 to 15 2024.
Bluegame partnered with Smartgyro to enhance the stability of the boatbuilder’s new luxury BGM75 catamaran with the aim of achieving higher standards in comfort and performance.
Bluegame decided to take on the challenge of equipping the BGM75 with advanced Smartgyro SG80 stabilisers with the goal of matching or surpassing the comfort levels of stabilised monohulls where gyros are commonly fitted.
BGM75, the first model of Bluegame’s BGM range, is a departure from previous catamarans on the market thanks to its reduced length-to-width ratio.
The collaboration between Bluegame and Smartgyro to investigate the potential of this innovative project began in 2023.
For both companies, this was a new endeavour with Smartgyro pointing out that stabilising multihulled vessels is notoriously complex due to their shape and the physics involved.
To achieve the impossible in collaboration with a company such as Bluegame, has been very significant for us.
Carlo Galli, Smartgyro CEO
Smartgyro provided Bluegame with the maximum forces generated by the stabiliser, enabling the R&D team at Bluegame to carry out the necessary modifications to the hull so the Smartgyro unit could be installed safely and meet the recommended standards.
No specific mathematical model for catamarans existed to back up whether the concept would work so the project meant Smartgyro’s R&D team had to first investigate the technical aspects of how two gyroscopes could be installed and effectively operate in parallel within the two hulls of the catamaran.
Several adjustments of the control systems alongside software modifications had to be made in the project specification.
“We were very excited to work with Bluegame on this exceptional and pioneering project,” said Carlo Galli, Smartgyro CEO.
“We are delighted with the results that we managed to achieve.”
Achievement
Carlo added: “To achieve the impossible in collaboration with a company such as Bluegame, has been very significant for us.
“We worked together very closely throughout to ensure we achieved the best results possible for this stunning 75ft catamaran.”
Carla Demaria, Bluegame CEO, added: “Understanding the high standards of our expert and sophisticated clientele, we were resolute in pursuing this project, confident that it would surpass their expectations for comfort.
“We recognised the complexity of stabilising two hulls in parallel, a challenge no one had tackled before.”
She added: “This has been a truly collaborative effort, with both teams working seamlessly together, enhancing each other’s strengths.”
Bluegame and Smartgyro are continuing to collaborate on future projects following this development.
