Perini Navi Debuts in Singapore with 50m "Exuma"

The Perini Navi Group will be present for the first time at the Singapore Yacht Show with their 50m (164ft) M/Y Exuma, the first Picchiotti megayacht from their Vitruvius series. The Yacht Show, which is in its fourth year will be held from April 10th to 13th at the ONE 15 Marina Club, Sentosa Cove in Singapore.

Exuma, was created through a collaboration between the Perini Navi Group, Vitruvius Ltd and French naval architect Philippe Briand. She was designed for maximum efficiency and for navigating in the globe to uncover the earths best kept secrets. Her sleek aluminium hull allows for a GT of 497 tons and a full load displacement of 400 tons. Her draft is just 2.3m so that she can enter shallow waters and her range is 6,500nm at 12kts.

Since her delivery in 2010, Exuma has embarked on a round the world tour leaving her Mediterranean home port, crossing the Atlantic and touring the Caribbean and from there off to the Pacific Ocean where to date she has navigated for approximately 44,444 nautical miles.

She is widely recognised as one of the best megayachts of her time and has won a variety of international awards such as motor yacht of the Year and Best Displacement motor yacht below 500 GT. She has also been awarded the Rina Green plus Platinum certification, considered to be the highest recognition for respect of the environment. The list goes on as she also won most innovative yacht of the Year at the 2010 World Yacht Trophy and "Asia-based Charter Yacht of the Year 2012" at the Asia Pacific Awards 2012. Now that is a world class resume!

Alloy Yachts New PS46

Alloy Yachts in New Zealand have just released the first image of their new Briand design, PS46. The PS46 Briand designed performance sloop which measures 46m (151ft) was developed as a fully engineered turnkey project, but with a range of personalised options. She is ready to commence build immediately and is offered with a reduced build time, which is perfect to cater for owners looking for an individual build, but without the time and cost that a full custom boat usually demands. She also comes with an optional race/regatta upgrade package.

"Fully optimised, with all engineering design work complete, this exciting design offers our customers the quality and individuality of a custom build, at a fixed cost and without the time investment that a custom build often requires," said Tony Hambrook, Managing Director of Alloy Yachts.

She is a collaboration between Philippe Briand and Alloy Yachts that have worked so successfully in the past having worked together on the amazing 67.2m (220ft) Vertigo.

The ShowBoats Design Awards 2012 Winners

Last night June 22nd in the Monaco Opera House the 2012 ShowBoats Design Awards took place, presenting the worlds top yacht designers and the up and coming young designers who are all at the forefront of the industry. The Awards were presented in front of an audience of Superyacht owners, VIPs and guests form every corner of the world who all must have enjoyed the show immensely. The coveted golden Neptune awards have quickly become a symbol of pride and distinction for the industry's design professionals. A total of twenty one Neptunes were awarded to the winner across the different categories during the evening hosted by broadcaster Annabel Croft.

Alloy Yachts 67.2m sailing yacht Vertigo stole the evenings show, with designers Philippe Briand and Christian Liaigre taking home three Neptune awards for Exterior Design & Styling, Interior Layout and Best Recreational Space for Guests Use (for her novel midships lazarettes on the lower deck).

One of the other big winners was Feadship's 77.7m Tango which took home two awards for Exterior Design & Styling, and for the design of T/T Tango.

The Young Designer of the Year Award, sponsored by Camper & Nicholsons International, once again attracted an extremely high standard of entries from up coming yacht designers all over the world. The winner of the award was judged to be Benjamin Julian Toth from Vienna for his project ReSeadence 50. Toth's solution for converting a former 50m survey vessel into a yacht of cutting edge design, well done and keep it up. Some of the other winners from the different categories can be seen below:

Interior Design Award Winners Sailing

• Michael Leach Design for Hemisphere
• Rhoades Young Design for Hetairos

Interior Design Award Winners Motor

• Rémi Tessier for Satori
• Tansu Yachts for Bartender
• Sinot Yacht Design for Musashi

Exterior Design Award Design Winner Sailing

• Philippe Briand Yacht Design for Vertigo

Exterior Design Award Design Winners Motor

• Espen Øino International for Shooting Star
• Vitruvius for Galileo G
• Eidsgaard Design for Tango

Naval Architecture Winner Sailing

• Tripp Design Naval Architecture for Sarissa

Naval Architecture Winner Motor

• Axis Group Yacht Design for Numptia

Interior Layout Award Winner Sailing

• Michael Leach Design for Hemisphere
• Christian Liaigre Interior Design for Vertigo

Interior Layout Award Winner Motor

• Art-Line Interior for E&E

For more winners in the different categories please follow the link ShowBoats Design Awards .

The Perini Navi Group: The Third Superyacht In The Vitruvius Series

The hull of the third Superyacht in Picchiotti's Vitruvius series C.2189, has just arrived at their yard in La Spezia, Italy from Istanbul, Turkey where she will begin her finishing and outfitting. She is 73m (246ft) in length and is the longest in the Vitruvius series, and has been created in collaboration with Vitruvius Ltd and the designer Philippe Briand.

She was created like MY Exuma 50m (164ft) and MY Galileo G 55m (180ft) before her, for those who want to cruise in comfort with safety and efficiency. This new generation of Superyacht has a characteristic hull and superstructure, a new concept for interior spaces and plenty of room dedicated to the storage of tenders and water toys.

She is the flagship of the Picchiotti Vitruvius family and will stay at the yard in La Spezia for outfitting until her delivery in 2013. She has a state of the art electric/Diesel propulsion system that runs two Azipods and has a maximum cruising speed of 16.5kts. She has 5 decks with the upper most deck called the wellness deck which is dedicated to relaxation and well-being, and is equipped with a gym, sauna and jacuzzi. Her interior has been designed by Remi Tessier.

Perini Navi Sell's Contract for 69m

The Perini Navi Group have just sold their third contract of the 2011 year, its for hull number one in their new 69m (226ft) series of superyachts. When completed in 2015 this yacht will be the second largest in the Perini Navi fleet, falling behind the Maltese Falcon in first.

The yacht is designed and created by the Perini Navi Group with additional consulting from top yacht designer Philippe Briand and is the latest expression of the high standards of design, technology and quality that have always been a feature of Perini Navi yachts. The Italian way in elegance and comfort at the highest levels possible are just some of the elements that have allowed the Perini Navi Group to distinguish itself in the years and successfully confirm the value of its brand.

The interior layout has been designed by the Perini Navi Design Office and will be completed with the help of the American interior design studio PH Design.

At the end of 2011 the Perini Navi Groups orders will amount to 170 million Euro, with 6 yachts sold and under construction. It seems like it has been a good year for the Group.

Vitters new order "Inoui" 110ft Performance Sloop

The Vitters shipyard just announced the order of Inoui a 110ft performance sloop designed by Philippe Briand with an interior by Andrew Winch. This will be the fourth carbon Superyacht to be built by the yard and the hull is currently been built by Green Marine and will be delivered to the yard in May 2012 for a launching a year later in May of 2013.
She is sure to be a big hit on the racing scene when launched. With her light carbon constructed hull and her light weight interior she is destined to be fast and perform to her maximum potential. Inoui's interior hasn't been released yet but below are a few specs of the yacht.

• LOA: 33.4m/110ft
• Beam: 6.9m/23ft
• Ballast: 22 tonnes
• Draft: Keel up 12ft/Keel down 18ft
• Fuel Capacity: 12,000 liters
• Engine: Caterpillar C7