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Vitruvius ice class 55 metre: more news from the eastern front
Another two blocks of the Picchiotti-Vitruvius Ice Class 55 meters are turned upright at Perini Navi’s Yildiz Gemi facility in Istanbul, Turkey. Weighing-in at 48 tonnes, the bow sections illustrate the unique hull form adopted by the Vitruvius design concept for this new genre of Picchiotti-branded motoryachts.
 On April 9th 2009, the First blocks were moved. 48 tonnes of high tensile, ice class-strengthened steel destined for the hull of the 55m Vitruvius project had been turned upright at the Yildiz Gemi facility. Assembly progresses for completion of the hull and superstructure is scheduled for this Autumn.  The Picchiotti-Vitruvius 55 meters is ice class rated and is built to go through the North West Passage and to sail to Antarctica and so to circumnavigate the globe. The delivery is planned for 2011.  Vitruvius Yachts Ltd and Perini Navi have appointed Philippe Briand to be the naval architect for the project. The experienced owner‘s brief called for efficiency, seaworthiness, robustness and sophisticated elegance. Because of the efficient hull lines and the fine water entree designed by Philippe Briand, The Picchiotti-Vitruvius 55 meters has an autonomy of 9,000 miles and will consume less than 150,000 litres of fuel. The Picchiotti-Vitruvius Explorer 55m will be delivered to her Owners in Summer 2011.
The Picchiotti Vitruvius series marks the continued collaboration between Perini Navi and Vitruvius Ltd under the Picchiotti brand, whose first 50 meters is currently under construction and the delivery of the first unit is planned for 2010.
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