First Carbon Hull Demoulded — 857 kg, and 100 kg Under Target

We have demoulded the first carbon prepreg hull of the Maldivia 45 — and it has confirmed everything the project was built on.

Complete with its full structure, the hull weighs just 857 kg. That is approximately 100 kg below our own target, and it is the single most important number we have produced so far.

Just as significantly, the yard has worked to tighter tolerances than we expected. That precision is part of why the weight came in so low — and it speaks directly to the quality and consistency we can expect across every hull that follows.

The entire Maldivia 45 concept rests on one principle, borrowed directly from offshore sailing-racing: remove the weight, and every other advantage follows. Lower fuel consumption. Greater range. Shallower draft. Reduced operating cost across the 2,000 to 4,000 hours these vessels run every year in Maldivian waters. A lighter hull is not a detail — it is the foundation of the whole business case.

Reaching 857 kg, and beating our target by 100 kg, is hard confirmation that the carbon prepreg construction and the structural engineering work exactly as designed. This boat will be exceptionally efficient — and the gap between the Maldivia 45 and conventional vessels in the water will be even wider than projected.

The first hull is out of the mould. The first boats reach the water next. We could not be more proud of the team and production partners who brought us to this milestone.