Artnautica Europe (artnautica.eu) serves as the European build coordinator and hub for Dennis Harjamaa’s radical LRC and XPM aluminum explorer yachts (LRC58, LRC65, XPM78, XPM85). Continue reading
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The SEA.AI Watchkeeper
A navigation & safety overview
The SEA.AI Watchkeeper is a mast- or skyline-mounted AI vision system combining 4K low-light RGB cameras with thermal imaging (on most models). All data processing runs locally on an onboard edge-computing module — no cloud dependency. It integrates with your MFD or a wireless device, overlaying a live video feed with augmented-reality tags that classify detected objects and colour-code them by threat level (blue/orange/red). It also places targets on a simplified chart and triggers escalating auditory and voice alarms.
Stabilizers on the LRC58
and why the Sleipner Vector Fins excel
Why we want stabilizers on our LRC58
The Artnautica LRC58 is engineered for long offshore passages — often thousands of miles, with minimal crew, in open-ocean swell. This creates a compelling case for active stabilization:
- Crew fatigue & safety: Constant rolling on long passages is physically exhausting, degrades decision-making, and increases fall/injury risk. Stabilization directly improves crew welfare.
- Sleep quality: On short-handed passages, off-watch crew must sleep. Excessive roll makes restful sleep nearly impossible.
- Comfort at anchor: Remote anchorages often have residual swell. Without stabilization, nights at anchor in exposed spots can be miserable.
- Structural stress: Repetitive rolling accelerates wear on interior fittings, crockery, equipment, and the crew themselves.
- Speed & efficiency: Active fins generate hydrodynamic lift, which can slightly improve performance and fuel economy — relevant on 5,000 nm range passages.
The LRC 65 # 1 is for sale
A unique opportunity – available in December 2026. Write us for more information.
Why aluminium?
The metal born for the sea
When Dennis Harjamaa set out to design the LRC explorer yachts, one question stood at the very heart of every decision: what material would best serve an owner who intends to go anywhere, in any conditions, and stay out there for years?
The answer was aluminium — and it wasn’t a close call.
Marine-grade aluminium alloy (typically 5083 or 5086 series) is not the thin sheet metal of household objects. It is an engineered structural material, purpose-built for marine environments, combining a remarkable set of properties that no other hull material can match when the destination is the horizon itself. Continue reading
Navigation & safety equipment for our LRC 58
This is a list of the equipment we plan to have on board to support safe passagemaking, reliable communications whereever we are and the ability to share operational datalogging with our followers.
(needs some corrections/updates)
1. VHF & HF Communications
Icom IC-M605 Fixed VHF with Integrated AIS
The M605 is a fixed-mount DSC/AIS-capable VHF that does double duty: it handles standard voice communications and simultaneously monitors AIS traffic, displaying nearby vessels directly on the radio’s screen and feeding that data to the navigation network. 11 For a singlehanded skipper, having AIS awareness at the communications station — without needing to look at the chart plotter — reduces the cognitive load during a watch. The built-in automatic antenna tuner ensures optimal transmission performance across VHF frequencies. This is the primary emergency and routine communications link with other vessels, coast guards, and maritime services, and its reliability is non-negotiable. Continue reading
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The ArtNautica LRC series was born from one designer’s refusal to accept compromise. The result is the most efficient, capable ocean-going passagemaker ever conceived.
A design born from obsession
In the mid-2000s, New Zealand naval architect Dennis Harjamaa sat down to design his ideal vessel. Not a yacht for the boat show circuit. Not a floating apartment. A serious, go-anywhere machine that he could live aboard, maintain himself, and take anywhere on earth — economically, safely, and without fuss.
His starting point was the sailor’s toolkit. He sketched masts, sails, rigging. And then he did the maths.
> “I was initially going to build a sailing yacht, feeling that sailing would be more economical. It soon became apparent, though, that for the cost of the mast, sails, rigging, and related maintenance costs, I’d be able to buy enough fuel to go a very long way indeed.”
> — Dennis Harjamaa, Designer, ArtNautica
That insight became the LRC — the Long Range Cruiser. A passagemaker that takes the efficiency argument away from sailing and hands it back to power. Continue reading