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Najiba takes home top honour at 2020 World Superyacht Awards

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12/02/2020 by

Najiba, the 58-metre motor yacht designed by Vitruvius Yachts, has taken home the World Superyacht Award as best “Displacement Motor Yachts Between 500GT and 999GT”. Launched in January 2019 by Dutch shipyard Feadship, she is a masterpiece in design and engineering, with naval architecture from Philippe Briand Ltd in France. The explorer yacht carries the distinctive style for which Vitruvius Yachts has become known, and which has been imitated but never equalled by other designers. 

In their brief, the owners of Najiba requested that Vitruvius Yachts create a striking yacht that resembled a sculpture, with perfect proportions and a timeless elegance, rather than focusing on length or opulence. She provides a superlative place to live, and a happy experience for all on board. 

The design and construction of Najiba were highly mindful of her impact on the environment, based on three axes of working towards sustainability. From an architectural perspective, through smart design Vitruvius Yachts reduced consumption by an estimated 25%. During construction, Feadship made significant efforts to minimise the quantity of materials used in order to eliminate waste wherever possible. And thirdly, the systems installed on board – for example heating and air conditioning – were purposely chosen to maximise efficiency and minimise consumption. 

“The Vitruvius Yachts team would like to thank the World Superyacht Awards jury for their recognition of Najiba’s singularity,” comments Philippe Briand. “Najiba holds a special place in the hearts of our team members because of the warm relationships that we had the privilege to build up during the five years that we worked on the project, first and foremost with the owners’ family. We also wish to express our gratitude to owner’s representative Peter Wilson of MCM, and the Feadship team, who were unwaveringly professional and open to requests at all times, even though they were often challenging.”

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