Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Corporation, launched its new 42-foot Sport Yacht Concept at Di Lido Island on Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Fla.
Lexus’ Marine Department selected the Marquis-Carver Yacht Group of Pulaski, Wisc., based on their in-house engineering and manufacturing capabilities and their skill in large, hand-laid composite structures.
According to Lexus, the design of the Sport Yacht concept seamlessly bonds the upper deck and outer around the yacht’s inner structure. Each piece is a single large hand-laid composite of two-part polyurethane epoxy resin reinforced with hand-laid woven carbon fiber. Lexus notes that CFRP is used in its racecars and supercars like the 553-horsepower Lexus LFA.
