The husband and wife team of Silvia Himsolt and Sergio Cutolo are the co-founders and backbone of Hydro Tec. Ing. Sergio Cutolo is the studio’ soul and mind and founded the company in 1995 after a vibrant career with some of the world’ leading shipyards. Today, Hydro Tec is one of the only companies in the world to provide an holistic design package. This diverse approach offers great advantages for private clients and shipyards. This working philosophy comes from Ing. Cutolo’ personal experiences and can be summarised as “ naval architecture”. At this yacht design, naval architecture and engineering company creativity is considered to be the core skill. Using our awarded holistic and creative approach, the designers and engineers go above and beyond the clients’ wishes by interpreting the use, taste and style of their dream yacht. These designers and engineers interact continuously throughout the course of the project, to ensure form and function is being considered in every detail. This design ethos ensures an eye-catching, seaworthy yacht with beauty and functionality.
“ dictates the rules and inspires forms we use to realise our projects. The trust of our customers rewards 25 years of experience, creativity and innovation.”
— Himsolt and Sergio Cutolo
What we offer
Hydro Tec’ strength is its holistic design capabilities. Being led by Ing. Cutolo’ extensive experience means Hydro Tec can offer their unique abilities over a vast range of yachts. They are capable of developing and delivering to customers a complete boat design: from the hull to the on-board engineering, from the exterior fixtures to systems design and sheet metal nesting, without neglecting what first attracts future owners when they look at a boat: its shape, external lines and beauty. Over the years Hydro Tec has gained the expertise and broad knowledge needed to engage in the widest range of services— commercial technical support to building survey and specialised technical advice on behalf of both the shipyard and the owners.
List of core services
•Engineering
•Naval architecture
•Exterior design
•Interior layout/space planning
•Marine consultancy
| Columbus enters 100m+ market | More Details |
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The new 120m project highlights Columbus’ desire to tackle the largest projects |
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| ISA Yachts signs Hydro Tec concept for new line | More Details |
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Sergio Cutolo’s 'Crossbow' concept has been signed by ISA Yachts Sport to act as the flagship for its new Coupè line |
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| Columbus Yachts launches new 80m superyacht | More Details |
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M/Y ‘Dragon’ is the largest yacht Columbus Yachts has built to date |
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| Cantiere delle Marche launches first custom project | More Details |
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Described by the shipyard as ‘an extraordinary yacht’, the new 42.8m project is an important step for CdM |
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| Cantiere delle Marche sells 40m custom explorer | More Details |
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In conjunction with Camper & Nicholsons and Richard Higgins, CdM has sold a 40m custom explorer project |
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| Cantiere delle Marche delivers 31m M/Y ‘Galego’ | More Details |
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Cantiere delle Marche (CdM) has announced the delivery of 31m motoryacht 'Galego' |
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| Columbus Yachts unveils 80m hexa-deck superyacht | More Details |
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Columbus Yachts marks its entry into the large superyacht segment |
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| CdM christens its third Darwin class explorer | More Details |
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102-foot M/Y Galego is the first launch of 2017 for the Ancona-based shipyard |
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| Yard Talk: Cantiere delle Marche | More Details |
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A growing range and diversification into custom builds drives orders for the pocket explorer builder |
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| Full order book for Cantiere delle Marche | More Details |
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A new sale means the Ancona-based shipyard closes the year with orders through to 2018. |
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| Cantieri Delle Marche launches M/Y 'Storm' | More Details |
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Cantieri Delle Marche launched their latest project, 31m explorer yacht 'Storm' Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Mondomarine begins construction of the M40 Explorer | More Details |
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Mondomarine has announced that the construction of its new M40 Explorer has begun. Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Blackbeard | More Details |
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Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec is something of an explorer specialist having designed, among others, the Naumachos and Darwin series of pocket explorers and numerous other expedition-style concepts. The Italian talks us through his Blackbeard concept. Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| CdM announces the sale of its Darwin Class 96 | More Details |
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ITALY, Ancona. Cantiere delle Marche has announced the sale of its 29.5m Darwin Class 96. Designed and engineered by Hydro Tec/Sergio Cutolo, the news comes three months after the sale of its 107 explorer vessel from the same range. The motoryacht is due to be delivered in 2015 to a client based in south America. Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Hydro Tec reveals its 57m Explorer | More Details |
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ITALY, Varazze. Hydro Tec has released a 57m Explorer concept designed by founder and principal designer Sergio Cutolo. Developed around a brief for a vessel that provides the sort of space normally found on larger yachts, the designer set out to create... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Palumbo's Alubrid Line | More Details |
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ITALY, Naples. As the first day of the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show kicks off, Italian shipyard Palumbo has announced it will be presenting a new superyacht series called Alubrid. The new series, which will form part of a new line of yachts called Columbus Sport Hybrid, was created by designer and naval architect Sergio Cutolo from Hydro Tec. Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Contract for Columbus Sport 130’ Hybrid | More Details |
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Italian shipyard Palumbo, has announced a signed contact for the construction of a new 40-metre motoryacht, the Columbus Sport 130’ Hybrid, with naval architecture by Hydro Tec and interior design by Hot Lab... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Columbus 125 order | More Details |
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In August of last year, SYD reported on the planned unveiling of Palumbo Spa’s Columbus 155 and 125 at the 2010 Monaco Yacht Show. The Italian shipyard has now announced a new order for the 37.8-metre, 125’ Hybrid, by an undisclosed Russian buyer, three months after the launch of Prima... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Global Explorer | More Details |
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At the end of last year Denison Yacht Sales in; Florida released news of a 68m global explorer concept designed by Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec. Cutolo developed the rugged Naumachos series built by Cantiere Navale di Pesaro and has designed another Explorer concept series for Kingship. In SuperyachtDesign Q7, the naval architect provided SYD with the following update on the Global Explorer project, which has increased in length to 72 metres or beyond... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| Hydro Tec Explorer | More Details |
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Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec and Denison Yacht Sales have announced a custom 68-metre explorer yacht project. Hot on the heels of Cutolo’s latest explorer series for Kingship, this concept is designed to be flexible and can be modified to suit the style or requirements of any yard or owner... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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| The Columbus 199 | More Details |
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The Columbus 199 is part of a series of projects being carried out at the Neapolitan shipyard... Read in full (this will open a new window to the article on SuperyachtNews.com) |
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