Nauta Design reveals XP75 explorer yacht

Italian studio Nauta Design has revealed details of its latest project — the explorer superyacht XP75.

Measuring 74.85 metres in length with a beam of 12.8 metres, Nauta Design says the XP75 goes beyond any other explorer project the studio has designed to date.

Based on a client brief, the engineering by Azure Naval Architects is said to be advanced and comes with a 200-page specification document.

“This would be my dream motor yacht,” says Nauta Design’s Martino Majno, project manager of the XP75. “Flexibility was a keyword when we were designing the XP75. An Ice Class yacht designed to operate in temperatures from -20C to 40C, she is just as at home in the Arctic as in the Caribbean.”

The technical spaces have been designed to allow for diesel-electric or hybrid propulsion with batteries (space can also be set aside for methanol tanks) with the aim of reducing the yacht’s environmental impact, saving fuel and increasing range.

Operational efficiency and reduced fuel consumption are considerations – special double glazing reduces heat transfer, for example, and engine cooling water is recycled.

Milan-based studio Nauta says the XP75 is more than just a concept; it’s ‘a mature project ready to start building’.

Nauta’s mantra is ‘less is more’, and the team worked to clean and refine the exterior lines as much as possible.

The Z-shaped fashion plates are placed exactly amidships to maintain the balance between fore and aft. The dark-painted bridge and sun deck help to reduce the height so the profile appears low and sleek on the water, despite a 1,900GT volume.

There is accommodation for 12 guests and practicality for the 24 crew.

The lower deck forward is dedicated to the galley, crew mess and accommodation.

The Nauta Design XP75 has space for three tenders, including a 9.5 limo tender, as well as room for a mini-submarine and various water toys.

At the stern is the ‘sea lounge’ or beach club with sauna, beauty salon and hammam. Three fold-down platforms increase the overall area to 185 sqm. There is a sunken bar underneath the pool on the main deck.

The pool itself has a base that can be raised so the 273-sqm aft deck can serve as a helipad. Further forward and protected by a sunroof that slides out of the deckhead (it retracts when the deck is used for heli operations), is a sunken seating area, bar, DJ console and open-air cinema.

All exterior stairways between decks are integrated into the superstructure so as not to interrupt the yacht’s profile.

There are five guest staterooms on the main deck forward. The foremost VIP suite can also be divided by sliding panels to create an extra ensuite cabin.

The upper deck is dedicated to the owner’s use. The forward-facing stateroom with an island bed enjoys 180-degree views, side decks and a hot tub on the private deck forward. Thanks to a telescopic mast and covered mooring deck, the foredeck doubles as a touch-and-go helipad when the yacht is at anchor in warmer climes and the main pool is in use.

The sky lounge on the upper deck aft features a second projector for use as a cinema room, while the aft deck is set up for al fresco dining for a full complement of guests.

The wheelhouse on the bridge deck is designed for maximum visibility in ice conditions. It has a walk-around integrated Kongsberg console and a Portuguese bridge.

Finally, the sundeck or observation deck, despite covering a full 65 sqm, is virtually invisible when the yacht is viewed in profile. Here, there is a third pool with a waterfall feature surrounded by sunpads and cosy corner seating shaded by umbrellas.

Last month, Genoa-based superyacht builder Tankoa revealed the new 70-metre superyacht project Milano, developed with Nauta Design.

Tankoa and Nauta named the project Milano after the Italian city, which — as the hometown of Nauta Design and a global art and design hub — inspired the yacht’s design.