I am often asked about the technical data or the special features of my powerboat Apache Star. Indeed, the Apache Star is a historic and unique boat. Apart from the fact that the boat has been to Key West twice (1992 and 1993) and has won both world championships in all categories, after purchasing the Apache Star I undertook a complete refit from February 2012 to February 2014, some of them below of the essential technical data:
Basic data:
- Shipyard: Apache Powerboats
- Year of construction: 1993 / Complete refit from February 2012 – February 2014
- Length: 15 meters
- Width: 2.44 meters
- 2 Mercury Racers with a total of 2,700 hp
- Fuel tank: 1,200 liters
- Water tank: 300 liters
- Cruising speed: 90 knots
- Passengers Allowed: 4
- Colour of the boat: ApacheStar Orange (unique and designed and produced in Europe)
Other data:
- Recaro exclusive racing bucket seats in leather - silver
- Tanks integrated in the hull made of titanium
- Air conditioning in the cockpit
- Latest security standards, Security Safety System
- Racing cockpit screen from US fighter jet in green to size including heat and breakage; Tests approx. 6 months, same material tested on engines / turbines for 2000 degree heat resistance
- After the boat won both world championships in all categories twice (1992 and 1993) in Key West, it was always in the Apache Powerboats shipyard after that
- Today Apache Star has a German flag certificate with home port Miami
- The logo on the boat was created by an Indian artist from New York and took around 800 hours to paint
- Logo and name (ApacheStar) were developed and patented by me
- Only materials from aircraft construction were used for the technology of the boat
- The hull is rebuilt and reinforced, virtually indestructible for the next 100 years
- Furthermore, the hull has a free-floating titanium floor, which is attached to the hull with a suspension mount and absorbs extremely hard impacts
- Apache-Star is the highest quality V-hull powerboat in the USA
