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Everyone was holding their breath when at exactly 11:59 am the plug emitted a groan and several sharp cracks shuttered throughout the composite shop. Suddenly there was separation. Note the laser like sharpness of the chines and the flawless finish of the mold. With mixed feeling...

Before the Alpha Team will take a short 2 day Christmas Holiday they managed today to spray the first layer of the port hull mold. This is the green color layer you see. The plug was prepared and waxed with 12 layers of special wax compound to assure a trouble free release once...

Today the starboard side hull mold was completed with all bracing and reinforcements in place. Work fiercely continues on the port side where the crew is down to 1000 grit sandpaper which will be followed by at least 24 hours of compounding and polishing. Observe the keel plug...

Tom Schaeffer is seen here sighting along the upper port chine – a very delicate task as any imperfections now will be visible once the hulls are created. Today sanding with 320 and 480 grit sandpaper continued as the starboard hull mold received its first web frames. Later...

Today was the first day of applying the important primary layer of gelcoat and composite material for the mold. Note the new high-tech, airless resin applicator gun and the alignment locking pins on the mold.  The pins will ensure that when both hull molds are united they will...

After months of fairing and sanding the hull plug of the Alpha 42 catamaran is finally ready to receive her mold. The Alpha Yacht crew have labored for many weeks to remove even the slightest imperfection and on close inspection a tolerance of less than 1/32nd of an inch was...

Months of endless sanding, fairing, filling, sanding, fairing, filling sanding, fairing, filling… ok you got that…until one day a mirror smooth surface of the Alpha 42 catamaran will appear. It takes allot of sweat, manpower and self control to repeat these tedious...

Flo Tarjan and Marc Anassis standing infront of the famous White Ghost statue created by Yoshitomo Maras and realized by Alpha Yachts. White Ghost was commissioned by the Japanese artist for New York’s Park Avenue where it was exhibited.