NIRVANA

Winner of the Monaco Yacht Show
• Monaco Yacht Show Prix du Design trophy

Vitters yacht Nirvana wins prestigious design award at Monaco show
 
The 53.5 metre ketch Nirvana, launched by Vitters Shipyard in Holland in October 2007, has won the Monaco Yacht Show Prix du Design trophy. This annual award for the most beautiful yacht was presented by His Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and His Highness Prince Leopold of Bavaria.

The ceremony took place on board Nirvana on Friday September 26. After H.S.H. Prince Albert II and H.R.H. Prince Leopold of Bavaria toured the yacht, they announced that they had chosen Vitters’ latest launch out of over 100 yachts as the most innovative, sophisticated and distinguished design.

Nirvana, a fast cruising ketch with a generous beam of 11.5 metre, was designed by Dubois Naval Architects. Her pivoting centreboard system generates a variable draught from a minimum depth of three metre to a maximum depth of ten.

As the design process for the centreboard’s hinging mechanism was a key element of the project, Vitters Shipyard ensured that all calculations were carried out in-house. The minimum draught of three metre was achieved by developing a full-bodied hull form with generous beam and high ballast ratio.