Lazzara Yachts

LAZZARA 106: SPACIOUS VOYAGER
- BY Daniel Spurr / Photo by Scott Pearson

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Lazzara is sidestepping these limitations by designing its molds in multiple parts - 64 for just the hull of the 106. The major components are assembled, much like building blocks, to produce a desired design. This way, if Lazzara wants to change deadrise angles, add more flare to the bow or increase overall length, two men and a forklift can pull out one set of mold sections and insert new ones. Compared to building all-new tooling for each styling option, the cost is minimal. And with Lazzara's five-axis CNC router, precise molds for new parts can be shaped quickly. Such flexibility saves both builder and customer money. While separate molds for subassemblies, such as shower pans, built-in seating or radar arches have been standard practice for years, a multi-part hull mold is a brilliant step forward in the evolution of composite boat construction. Lazzara's patented modular tooling technology expands hull form possibilities.

The Lazzara 106's design and systems engineering is born of an enormous volume of data collected over the past decade from the company's earlier models. Company owners Dick and Brad Lazzara like to quantify each element of design and structure as much as humanly possible. Such passion and eye for detail runs in the family. Their father, Vince Lazzara, was a legendary figure in the history of fiberglass yacht-building. And, after all, these are the same brothers who 25 years ago, not satisfied with the computation of theoretical forces generated by computer models, wired sensors into a boat's hull, attached them to accelerometers, and sent the boat out to sea so they could measure true loads.

Besides taking hull engineering to such extremes, they have also turned their penchant for quantitative analysis into systems engineering, tracking the performance of installed equipment, even calculating how long a given brand of water pump lasts so that, like aircraft manufacturers, they are able to replace an impeller before it fails.

The pilothouse is the yacht's information center. It is reached from the main deck by means of a curved staircase located between the galley and dining area. A settee and three helm chairs sit before five large monitors that display all navigation and instrumentation data, including radar images and plotter charts. What is not readily seen is how Lazzara collects and analyzes data from the ISIS ship-monitoring systems, not just from Impulse but from all Lazzara yachts. The company's collective repository includes lifetimes of engine operating performance data and even electrical system outputs. All this and more, including anecdotal reports from captains, is fed into the company's information loop and discussed every 20 days by management, engineering and floor personnel. Design, décor, systems and performance must serve one another.

"Performance," Dick Lazzara is quick to explain, "is more than speed and range. It's the whole engineering package. The boat shouldn't roll. You shouldn't get wet in a head sea. It should be easy to handle." To accomplish this, the Lazzara 106 has a relatively shallow draft of five-and-a-half feet and a deadrise angle at the transom of just seven degrees. While the hull is a deep-V forward for cutting through waves without pounding, the flattish sections aft reduce rolling, improve speed and fuel consumption. The 50-inch diameter five-blade Rolla props run in long, shallow tunnels designed to equalize pressure distribution, generate good lift and minimize resistance. The Lazzara 106 hits a respectable 27 knots at top end and offers a cruising range of 850 nautical miles at a still speedy 23 knots.

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