An artist has designed a fully functioning boat that bears a remarkable likeness to a sinking yacht
Artist and designer Julian Berthier has created a boat that is sure to make coastguards and boaters take a second look wherever it goes.
Described by some as an “accident that has already happened,” the boat has been formed from the aft section of a small yacht, tilted at an angle of 45 degrees, and sealed with a new fibreglass bulkhead. It has also been fitted with a propeller and fin keel.
Love-love is powered by two electric motors and is helmed from an angled seat fitted into what was once the yacht’s sliding coachroof hatch. Berthier says Love-love is “the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object.”
He said, “I wanted to freeze the moment just a few seconds before the boat
disappears, creating an endless vision of the dramatic moment.
“It’s completely functional and perfectly safe.”
