Livrea: crossing the Atlantic in a 3D-printed yacht

Livrea is a new company that is doing some almost unbelievable things. They have constructed a yacht using 3D printing, and to show off just how good it is, they’re going to sail the Atlantic in it. After hearing this, we had to talk to the brains behind this to find out more about this exciting project.

3DN: Can you introduce yourself and your company ?

Livrea Yacht is a company founded in 2013, by me (Daniele Cevola) and Francesco Belvisi. In 2014 we presented the concept of Livrea 26, born by the wind, a boat inspired by the Lancia of Pantelleria, a typical sailing boat of the island in southern Sicily. The daysailer integrates parts made in Additive Manufacturing realized in collaboration with CRP Technology, an Italian company, a leader in high performance CFC and Additive Manufacturing machining. At the same time, the project became more and more ambitious and our knowledge increased, thanks also to collaborations with experienced partners. This has increased until we reach today, where we are working on the first boat built entirely in Additive Manufacturing.

3DN: Why did you turn to 3D printing in the first place?

3D printing has been more of a response to a design need than a “trend” as one might believe. In fact, when we designed Livrea 26, we realized that to make it as clean as possible from interference, to making components through Additive Manufacturing was the only solution.