The Picchiotti 50m megayacht EXUMA, the first motor yacht built by Perini Navi from the Vitruvius® series has been awarded the Green Plus Platinum certificate, as well as the Green Yacht of the Year award in recognition for her proven commitment to environmental excellence. The Green Platinum award is the highest calibre green certificate a yacht can achieve.
Super Yacht Exuma - photo credit to Giuliano Sargentini and Michele Lombardo-M1 Media by courtesy of Perini Navi
Rina, one of the oldest classification societies in the world, established its commitment to environmental excellence by launching the goal-based class notation, GREEN PLUS. The notation is completely voluntary and is based on an environmental performance index, which covers all aspects of the vessel’s impact on the environment, including, but not limited to, carbon emissions
Rina grant the notation to new vessels such as superyacht Exuma that make a significant investment in design solutions, onboard equipment and operational procedures that offer an improvement in environmental performance beyond the minimum levels that are required by international regulations on environmental protection.
From the outset of the design process, the owner, the architects, Philippe Briand, Vitruvius Yachts Ltd and the shipyard, Picchiotti, were determined to create and build the ultimate environmentally friendly explorer yacht.
The key focus of the superyacht design was to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions. One of the main ways that motor yacht EXUMA achieved was by significantly reducing the yacht’s drag in the water when compared to other more traditional displacement yachts. M/Y Exuma’s Briand optimised hull form enables the yacht to glide through the water with as little resistance as possible. Superyacht EXUMA’s hull has an extensively tank-tested, stretched waterline length which has a reduced transom immersion, a plumb bow and clean aft sections that allow for easy flow on the propellers. With a lower centre of gravity, resulting in less pitching and rolling, the added drag associated to ship motions is kept to a minimum. In addition, Vitruvius Picchiotti balanced luxury yacht Exuma’s superstructure volumes to further save on weight.
During megayacht Exuma’s sea trials earlier this year in June, yacht Exuma achieved a speed of 12 knots and corresponding engine revolutions of 1400 rpm, which resulted in an impressive eco-friendly fuel consumption of only 9.8litres per nautical mile. No other comparable motor yacht has ever achieved this low consumption rate.
SuperYacht Exuma On water - photo credit to Giuliano Sargentini and Michele Lombardo-M1 Media by courtesy of Perini Navi
