Vripack

Eliminating combustion reliance on large sailing yachts demands severe structural adjustments. Vitters Shipyard has officially launched Zero, a 68.9-metre vessel engineered to operate entirely free of fossil fuels. Relying on a 700-volt DC grid, hydroelectric turbine propellers, and 100 square metres of photovoltaic thermal panels, this 494GT build can sustain two weeks of continuous autonomous cruising. Examine how Vripack and Dykstra Naval Architects executed this open-source environmental experiment.