While her name may seem tough to pronounce, Xnoi (“per noi,” meaning “for us) is anything but tough on the eyes, wouldn’t you agree? She launched last Saturday at Perini Navi’s Picchiotti shipyard.
Of particular note, Xnoi is constructed nearly entirely of carbon fiber. One exception: her deck fittings, made of titanium. It’s a marked departure for Perini Navi, but it’s in keeping with modern-day megayacht demands, which call for for lighter and higher-performing sailing craft. Indiana Yachting was the subcontractor for the carbon fiber hull and superstructure. (Indiana Yachting, a fellow Italy-based shipyard, works with a number of yacht builders with similar needs.)
Xnoi was designed by Nauta Yachts and measures 100’6” (30.65 meters), with a 23’6” (7.2-meter) beam. Since she’ll start chartering in the Med (via Perini Navi USA) this summer, after the owner enjoys a cruise, she meets RINA’s charter class requirements. Imagine the reaction her 10 guests will have upon seeing the 4,521 square feet (420 square meters) of sail area unfurled. And imagine the number of photos they’ll take of the spectacle, with cameras pointed straight up the 131-foot-high (40-meter-high) mast.
Perini Navi expects to delivery Xnoi before June.
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