Candela F71
Hobby project: Polestar x Candela
April 2024
The all-new F71 is the latest addition to the acclaimed F Class series and is unmistakably Candela. Elegant lines, exceptional quality and a level of technology normally reserved for much larger craft.
01. Bow thruster 02. Electric motor 03. Desalination water system 04. Plant room 05. Fusebox 06. Watertight door 07. Mylar composite insulation 08. Structural frame 09. Bedroom storage 10. Master bedroom 11. Underfloor access panel 12. Aluminium under-floor plating 13. Marine toilet 14. Master bathroom 15. Air conditioning conduit 16. Stairway 17. Air conditioning vent 18. Storage 19. Daybed 20. Glass windshield 21. Carbon fibre handrail 22. Fully equipped galley 23. Fridge/Freezer 24. Ash flooring 25. Adjustable lighting 26. Sofa 27. Mooring cleat 28. Table 29. Polestar modular battery packs 30. Guest bedroom 31. Main power conduit 32. Titanium structural frame 33. Port electric engine 34. Engine Pod 35. Nickel-aluminium-bronze alloy propellor 36. Port stabiliser fin 37. Water pipes 38. Port walkway 39. Wine rack 40. Estrid Ericson placemats 41. Rear sofa storage 42. Retractable pergola roof 43. Radome 44. Flagpole 45. Composite rear wing 46. Titanium composite cantilever roof 47. Navigation radar 48. Composite Sensor mast 49. Electro Optical camera sensors 50. Rood windows 51. Retractable engine foils 52. Retractable front foil
Retractable foiling system
The F series used our revolutionary hydrofoil technology lifting the craft out of the water to removes allow high speed efficient electrial propulsion. When foiling in optimal conditions a sustained crusing speed of 60kn is possible.
Project Background
I took the opportunity to take part in the annual Polestar Design Contest, if only to see how my skills and workflows have evolved over the last 4 years. This year's prompt was to design a hot wheels toy, and while that was fun in itself I wanted to push it a bit further and design a new cross-section illustration.
I picked a Candela x Polestar crossover given I am such a huge fan of both brands to create a performance hydrofoiling yacht. This model is self sailing with autonomous navigation and docking.
I created everything from the superstructure up, wiring plumbing, flooring interior and exterior, then cut it away to see through inside.
Everything was built in Blender with textures and materials from Substance 3D. The characters and some of the greebles are from various packs.
