The ARGO is an all-in-one Explorer yacht with extraordinary elegant lines and functionality designed by Ken Freivokh. The exceptionally versatile open aft deck, the largest open space within her class, is a dream for outdoor activities and for hosting the ultimate trends of tenders and toys.
The ARGO is an all-in-one Explorer yacht with extraordinary elegant lines and functionality designed by Ken Freivokh. The exceptionally versatile open aft deck, the largest open space within her class, is a dream for outdoor activities and for hosting the ultimate trends of tenders and toys.
The 48m ARGO’s long-range comfort will let her Owner cruise the world from high altitudes to rivers that run through jungles and deserts.
“With a custom-designed crane capable of launching and recovering up to four 12m tenders and/or submarines or amphibious vehicles from two decks, it is an ideal shadow yacht or standalone expedition yacht,” says Freivokh. “The aft deck is fitted out to suit touch-and-go helicopter use. Further, as an option the lower deck aft can be fitted out to include a proper beach club, with a wide opening aft to the full beam swim platform.
“Unique at this size, ARGO offers a private elevated Owner’s deck, including a full beam cabin, a private terrace, a study and a further family or nanny cabin, VIP stateroom or indeed Captain’s cabin.”
Designed to optimise accommodation and internal volume within the constraints of the MCA 500 Gross Tonnage rule, ARGO offers great internal and external space without the additional costs and complexity of a yacht in excess of 500GT, and without the crew and operational restrictions and requirements of a yacht in excess of 500GT.
“ARGO is targeted to be elegant and beautifully proportioned, without pretending to be a ‘gin palace’, Freivokh adds. “It makes a purposeful, yet quite unique statement totally in keeping with a purposeful, highly versatile and totally timeless yacht. Equally at home exploring the Arctic or deep into the Amazon Delta, this is a go-anywhere, do-anything yacht. A true, all purpose, latest technology, pocket superyacht.”
The yacht is conceived to be constructed totally in aluminium and Rossinavi’s technology enables the yard to build aluminium ships that can obtain “D” Ice Class. This yacht will have a nautical range of more that 5,000 nautical miles.
“The ARGO has an alternative propulsion system, the pod version,” says Filippo Ceragioli of Rossinavi. “This alternative proposal is placing two Rolls-Royce pods instead of the traditional shaft lines system with propellers. This proposal is perfect for who is aiming to cruise in perfect silence having at the same time extra manoeuvrability.”
ARGO has a fast displacement hull with very good sea-keeping performance. The hull has been tank tested for trimming and rolling, ARGO will also be equipped with electric pin or gyroscopic stabilisers.
“The entire ARGO Project has been designed with a full implementation of ‘zero noise’ technology, an engineering process which will affect the complete naval architecture of the boat – insulation processing, air and structural noise circulation, glasses interlayer selection, noise fonts analysis, selection of interior materials and more,” Ceragioli says.
