CAKEWALK

CAKEWALK

Tremendous. Fantastic. Fabulous. In an age

of easy superlatives, words tend to lose
their meaning. Which makes describing the
rare something worthy of such extravagant
language somewhat difficult.

Take Cakewalk. At 85.6 meters and 2998 tons,

she is simply the largest yacht ever built in
America. She is also, in the opinion of the
experts who’ve seen her, the first U.S. built
yacht to meet, and in many cases, exceed the
standards of the very best European builders.

Cakewalk. Perfectly capable of speaking

for herself.
 General
Arrangement
sun deck

BRIDGE deck
top deck
owner’s deck
main deck
LOWER deck
BOTTOM deck
TANK deck
Interior
Specifications
BUILDER / YEAR Derecktor Shipyards /2010
Interior design Elizabeth Dalton, ASID – Dalton Designs, Inc.
Exterior design Tim Heywood Designs
Naval Architecture Azure Naval Architects BV
Engineering Design BMT Nigel Gee and Associates, Gibbs and Cox
Tenders Riva, Vikal, Intrepid, Zodiac

SPECIFICATION
LOA 281.0ft (85.60m)
LWL 248.07ft (75.08m)
Gross Tonnage 2998
Beam 46.92ft (14.30m)
Draught 13.1ft (4.0m)
Propulsion 2 x MTU 16V 4000 M71 @ 2465bkw (3306hp) @ 2000 RPM
Propellers 2 x 5 blade Rolls Royce single pitch
Shafts Rubber Design - Oil bath
Gearboxes 2 x ZF7666
Speed (max/cruise) 17 knots/15 knots
Fuel capacity 97,000 gal/370,000 ltrs diesel (with onboard tender fill station)
Range 5000nm @ 15 knots (2 x mains, 1 x large & small genset with 15% fuel reserve)
Power generation 2 x MTU 2000 Series V12 M-40B @ 660ekw
2 x MTU S60 550 Series @ 350ekw
Emergency Power 1 x MTU S60 400 Series @ 275ekw
Stabilizers 4 x Quantum Zero Speed
Bowthruster Jastram 400kw
Windlasses Steen
Watermakers 2 x HEM Simplex 80 Series <8,421gal/day (<32,000l/day)
Shore power converters Vectek 600kVa
Monitoring system McKay
Electrical McKay
Fire detection Tyco Fire & Security - SimplexGrinnell
Fire suppression Marioff Hi-Fog
Security system Frankentech
Audio visual system Advanced New Technologies (A-N-T) using Crestron Controls
Construction Steel hull, aluminum superstructure
Classification Lloyds Maltese Cross 100A1-SSC Yacht(P) Mono G6
Accomodation, Recreation & Crew Areas Owner’s Deck (continued)
Owners and guests 12 in 6 cabins + master Owner’s accommodation:
Staff cabin 2 in 1 cabin • lounge area
Crew 24 in 16 cabins • powder room
Guest Elevator (3 person)
Aft deck:
Bottom Deck • 3 x lounge areas;
Storage • dining table (seats 14)
Laundry
Engine Room Bridge Deck
Forward sunbeds
Lower Deck Wheelhouse
15 x crew cabins Ship’s office
Officers Mess Captain’s cabin
Crew Mess Captain’s office
Inboard tender & WaveRunner garage Crew office
Lazarette dive room Powder room
Lazarette powder room Salon:
• lounge area
Main Deck • A.V. system
Guest areas: • card tables with seating
• 4 x staterooms with king bed Aft lounge area
• 2 x staterooms with two double beds Aft card tables with seating
• 1 x staff /supernumery cabin with two bunks
Dining salon Sun Deck
Library with fireplace & Baby grand piano Forward:
Aft deck lounge area • observation chairs
• lounge areas (port & stbd)
Owner’s Deck • bar with seating for 7
Owner’s full beam accommodation with panoramic view • card tables with seating
• stateroom with king bed, A.V. system and lounge seating Aft:
• separate study/lounge area • lounge area
• his & hers heads with jacuzzi’s • sunbeds
• his & hers walk in dressing rooms • whirlpool spa
• gym
• day spa/exercise room
• theater system
• bar with seating for 5
• card tables
Tenders
1 x Riva Limited Edition AquaRiva 100 ‘Cento’ (Hull no. 9 of 10)
LOA: 32.8ft (10.07m)
Engines: 2 x Yanmar LYA/STP 370hp/272kw @ 3300rpm
Speed (max/cruise): 42 knots/36 knots
Range: 150nm @ 36 knots; 130nm @ 42 knots

1 x Vikal Custom Limousine

LOA: 36.7ft (11.3m)
Engines: 2 x Volvo D6 370hp Turbo charged diesels
Speed (max/cruise): 50 knots/25 knots
Range: 100nm @ 25 knots

1 x Intrepid Custom 350 Open

LOA: 34.5ft (10.61m)
Engines: 2 x Volvo D6 370hp Turbo charged diesels
Speed (max/cruise): 55 knots/30 knots
Range: 260nm @ 55 knots (189gal fuel with 5% reserve)

Zodiac RIBO 420 with Yamaha 40hp 4-stroke outboard

Watersports & Outdoor Equipment

6 x Yamaha FX Cruiser HO 1052cc 4-stroke WaveRunners
1 x custom Bauer Mariner compressor with cascade dive tank fill
system with storage bottles
12 x SCUBA sets
Full complement of wetsuits, diving and snorkling equipment
2 x Sea Bob water scooters
Full complement of water skis, kneeboards, wakeboards and
inflatable water toys
Beach party equipment - BBQ, tent, chairs and tables.
Full complement of beach equipment and sporting goods
Custom mountain bikes
Sea kayaks
Communication and Navigation
Telephone system Panasonic KX T7400/T7700
Hybrid IP-PBX
VHFunits Icom (including aircraft communications)
Satcom F77 Nera
AIS Furuno
Computer network Great Circle Systems
Air horn Kahlenberg
Autopilot/gyro compass Raytheon Anschutz
DGPS Raytheon
Charting System Transas
Sounders & Sonar Furuno
Speed Log C-Plath Naviknot III
Radars Raytheon S & X band
Speed, depth, wind meters B&G
Navtex weather receiver JRC
 The Team
THE TEAM

As Cakewalk’s builder, Derecktor is

understandably proud. But in all honesty, we
can only take part of the credit. For the owner,
crew, designers and myriad others involved
in an undertaking of this magnitude are what
make (along with the builder, of course) such
a project a success. The thousands of hours
of effort, countless meetings, passionate
discussions, inevitable frustrations (and
resulting triumphs) are all part of, and
necessary to, the ultimate outcome. In the case
of Cakewalk, it’s a process and an outcome that
all involved will never, ever forget.
Cakewalk Exterior Designer and Build Captian

Tim Heywood
Tim Heywood Designs

Bill Zinser
Build Captian,
Cakewalk

 Cakewalk Onsite Build Team

Hugo van Wieringen .

Azure Navel Architects
.

Elizabeth Dalton
Dalton Designs, Inc.
.
THE BUILD

The Build
For Derecktor, Cakewalk is more than a job.
She is an unprecedented challenge and an
unrivalled opportunity. To prove not only that
a U.S. builder can more than hold it’s own with
the world’s best, but to devise and implement
construction methodologies that make that
possible. Processes that not only lead to
more efficient and better results but that help
streamline and integrate design, engineering
and construction throughout the entire project.
If indeed necessity is the mother of invention,
Cakewalk has spawned great creativity and
innovation. Every detail, from site security to
quality control to material flow is part of an
encompassing plan directed by the project
management team and executed by all involved
in the build.
METAL

Even for Derecktor, a yard known worldwide

for it’s superlative metal work, Cakewalk
takes, well, the cake. Steel hull, aluminum
superstructure and more custom stainless
than most yards create in a lifetime – it all
upholds not only the yards reputation but the
lofty standards of the yacht herself.
CURVES, CURVES, CURVES

Far from large and linear, Cakewalk contains

more curves than a mountain road. Anyone
who knows metal knows what a challenge
they present to everyone involved. A challenge
handled with sinuous expertise by the people
at Derecktor.
NEARING THE FINISH

When it comes to fairing a yacht prior to

painting, less is less, and the more less the
better. On Cakewalk, with the raw metal
structures extremely fair to begin with, a
minimal amount of fairing is needed. This
saves weight, saves time, and saves money. A
good thing when you consider there are better
ways to use all- such as a perfect teak deck
the size of a basketball court.
CAP IT OFF

Cakewalks cap rail is something of a work

of art in itself. Just finding the teak was an
adventure-our joinery manager made several
trips to the Philippines to locate and select
pieces large and beautiful enough to make the
grade. Forming, shaping, fitting and finishing
all took the sort of skills not easily found in
today’s world. Fortunately, they are readily
found at Derecktor.
ON THE LEVEL
When a yacht gets to be the size of Cakewalk,
the floor space tends to get rather expansive.
Add in a mix of exotic materials and resilient
mounting, and making the floor flat and level
isn’t as easy as it sounds. That’s why we went
to such painstaking lengths to do it right.
Engineering to the nth degree. Meticulous
measuring and re-measuring. Laser leveling.
The result? Nothing you’d notice, and that’s
the idea.
THE BEST REVENGE

Living well, of course. Which is exactly what

everyone on board Cakewalk will be doing.
From the owner and family to the most junior
crew member, all are well treated - in various
degrees of course. For the owners and guests,
classically elegant spaces feature exquisite
joiner work and sumptuous fabrics. The rest of
the ships company has to settle for the merely
superb.
UNDER THE SURFACE

Beyond her sheer size, behind her

overwhelming grandeur, Cakewalk is a true
technical marvel. Miles of cable, piles of pipe
and many tons of machinery all work behind
the scenes to bring her alive and put her in
motion. It’s here, where it can’t be easily seen,
that some of our best work has gone. It’s here
that the effort will show, not in an obvious way,
but in the years ahead as Cakewalk sails the
world.
 Industry
Comments
 “The owner really wanted to
build Cakewalk here in the
United States because he’s
American. We felt that with this
team we put together, we could
do the project in the U.S. at a
yard like Derecktor that knows
how to build yachts and knows
how to build ships. You have to
have a commercial mentality to build a project this big.”
–Captain Bill Zinser, Owner’s Representative, Captain of
Cakewalk
Captain Bill Zinser has been boating all of his
life. Growing up on the Connecticut shore, Bill’s
grandfathers both were involved in the boating
industry. His official yachting career began in 1971,
as First Mate. He became a Captain in 1978, taking
the helm of a variety of motor yachts throughout the
world, including busy charter vessels. In 1995, Bill
supervised the third Cakewalk, a Feadship motor yacht,
through a highly successful, award-winning, 18-month
refit, then spent two years cruising the Caribbean
and Mediterranean. Construction of the next award-
winning Cakewalk motor yacht began in March 1998
and was completed in the summer of 2000. After her
launch, he logged over 100,000 nautical miles in her
before her sale in 2004, at which time planning began
for the current CAKEWALK project.
“I am really pleased with
the work Derecktor have
produced – it is as good as
any other yacht builder in
the world.”
–Tim Heywood, Tim
Heywood Designs, Ltd,
Principle Designer
Tim Heywood got his start in the yachting industry for
pragmatic reasons – after graduating from the Central
School of Art and Design in London with a degree in
Industrial Design Engineering, he needed a job! Tim
went to a studio in London called Jon Bannenberg
Ltd, without knowing at the time Jon was the world’s
leading yacht designer. Tim worked with the firm for
over 20 years. After this total immersion in the world
of superyacht design, Tim opened his own studio in
1996 with Vanessa Reville, whom he describes as “My
partner in all things.” With her support, he has gone
on to design many exceptional projects, including Al
Mirqab, winner of the 2009 World Superyacht Award
for Motor Yacht of the Year.
“Seldom have we seen a
yard delivering this high
quality – it’s even better
when realizing it is the first
project approaching this
size for this yard. Knowing
the Owner a long time and
having advised him to build
at Derecktor, I am really
happy with the results shown.”
–Hugo van Wieringen, Azure Naval Architects BV, Chief
Naval Architect
A graduate of Delft University of Technology in The
Netherlands, where he earned a Master Degree in
Naval Architecture, Hugo Maurits van Wieringen
began his career in 1985 as a research engineer at
ICH Holland, a research institute for the dredging
vessel industry. He joined De Voogt Naval Architects,
providing design and engineering for Feadship, in
1986. In 1993, Hugo became managing director and
owner of De Voogt. After selling the office to Feadship
in 2001 and staying on to train his successors, in
2003 he formed Azure Naval Architects in Haarlem,
The Netherlands, a joint venture with co-founder
Diederik van der Hoek. Notable recent Azure projects
include the award-winning 82m Oceanco Alfa Nero.
Hugo is president of the Netherlands Society of Yacht
Designers and Naval Architects (NBJA).
“Our communication
with Derecktor on the
countless details of
Cakewalk’s interior
design has been
excellent as they work
with us to translate our
drawings to the benefit
of the millworking, stone
and other trades involved
in the construction
process. Cakewalk is a premier achievement for
Derecktor’s record and for the U.S. as well as Dalton
Designs, Inc.”
–Elizabeth Dalton, Dalton Designs, Inc., Interior Designer
A graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Liz
Dalton started her interior design business, Dalton
Designs Inc., in 1985. Early on, she enhanced her
skill set with hands-on experience refitting numerous
production boats and designing new-construction
custom yacht interiors. Dalton Designs, Inc. has
received a number of awards, including ShowBoats
International’s “Best Refit,1997” for the 142ft Cakewalk
(Feadship) and “Best Full Displacement Yacht Over 38
Meters, 2001” for the 204ft Cakewalk (Feadship), as
well as the International Superyacht Award for “Best
Power 43 Meters and up” in 2000. Liz is a professional
member of the American Society of Interior Designers
(ASID) and is licensed (#1459) in the state of Florida.
Dalton Designs, Inc., is headquartered in a 6,000sq ft
custom showroom in North Palm Beach.
“The scope and quality of the Cakewalk project puts
Derecktor Shipyard at the head of the class among
the world’s superyacht builders. The collaboration of
her experienced owners with renowned designers Tim
Heywood and Liz Dalton ensures that this build will
not only make history, but will be a testament to the
exceptional quality that this American yard can offer.”
–Rebecca Cahilly, Editor-in-Chief, ShowBoats
International
“I visited the Cakewalk Project in June of this year. I
was extremely impressed by the very apparent quality
of build. The attention to detail – from both technical
and aesthetic points of view – was very impressive
indeed. I believe that Cakewalk will surprise many
people when she is delivered – especially the North
European yacht builders!”
–Jonathan Beckett, Chief Executive, Burgess
“A walk through the yacht, still a few months away
from completion at the time of our visit, is a surprising
experience. First, there is the sheer scale.... The other
surprise is how pristine the whole work area is. Miles
of cables, in bundles as big around as a fist, are tidily
secured behind bulkheads and into the ceiling. The
veneer that is already in place is invisible behind layers
of protection that tightly embrace the planes and
curves of the interior bulkheads. There is hardly any
dust, nor debris or pungent smells. Not one corner of
the multiple blue-line plans tacked on the walls is out
of place.”
–Cecile Gauert, Editor-in-Chief, Yachts International
“It was quite clear the management of both the
shipyard and owner’s team are in sync and running a
very efficient program. Fit and finish are comparable
and in some cases exceed Northern European yacht-
building quality. With nearly all of the trades being
in house, employees’ attention to detail is of the
highest standard. Derecktor Shipyards is exceeding
expectations. The Cakewalk project will be sure to
raise global awareness of Derecktor’s ability to build
yachts in excess of 50 meters. We look forward to the
final outcome.”
–Josh Gulbranson, Sales Broker, Fraser Yachts
“When I went to Derecktor Connecticut to preview
Cakewalk, I expected to find the sheer volume of the
vessel to be impressive. But what impressed me
most was the detail of the project management by the
shipyard. Everywhere we went on board, it was
very well organized and very clean. They had the
process down to a system, and that’s critical. I was
also impressed by the level of fit and finish. I am very
comfortable in saying that I anticipate Cakewalk will
be a spectacular addition to the world yacht fleet and a
source of great pride for Derecktor Shipyards and U.S.
yacht building.”
–Curtis Stokes, President, Curtis Stokes & Associates  
“I inspected Cakewalk this summer in Bridgeport
at the Derecktor facility. I have long considered
Derecktor Shipyards to be one of the most innovative
yacht builders in the United States. They have a well
established reputation for doing things ‘the smart
way’. I was very glad to see that they have been able
to apply this legendary ingenuity to a state-of-the-
art mega-motoryacht such as Cakewalk, which will
undoubtedly be one of the finest vessels afloat when
she is launched. The quality of the construction is as
apparent in every nook and cranny, not just on the
finished surfaces.”
–Dirk Johnson, Yacht Broker, Merle Wood and Associates
 new york
Robert E. Derecktor, Inc
311 East Boston Post Road
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