Are Gmotion Yachts the answer to our "Green" Credentials in the marine industry?

TheYachtMarket asked Gmotion Yachts Designers Ricky Smith and Stuart Friezer;

 

GMotion Yachts are much more than just a slippery hull form.

The global launch of Gmotion Yachts has drawn many comments focusing on the hull form being efficient however we feel Gmotion means much more. Gmotion means the integration and optimisation of all design aspects in the boat to achieve lighter, stronger, safer, greener…simply better boats.

 

All Gmotion Yachts designed by Stuart Friezer and Ricky Smith integrate environmentally friendly green innovations like wind generators, solar panels and lower power in combination with an efficient hull form to reduce hull resistance. The lighter and stronger Gmotion Yachts structure, plus the structure to fit out integration system, amplifies these results with economic benefits for the owners and builders as well as huge reductions in environmental impact. The Gmotion Yachts are purpose designed to meet both the owner’s requirements and the shipyards concerns regarding escalating costs of building. Gmotion Yachts are positioned in the market for maximum environmental and economic benefits with vessels up to 65 metres which require cruising speeds over 8knots. That’s a big window.

 

All the Gmotion Yachts efficiencies and viable green benefits are applicable to the high speed "Sportsyacht" market. The very efficient fast cruise speeds of the Gmotion Yachts is achieved by merging innovative elements from within two greatly different sea craft ; High speed Wave Piercing Catamarans and high performance Sailing Skiffs. Stuarts' Naval Architect projects for Incat Tasmania combined with his skills as a designer of competition sailing yachts sits him perfectly to be the leader who designed the innovative Gmotion Yachts range, at a time when environmental sustainability in shipbuilding plus the G.F.C. are having dramatic effects. The "Sportsyacht market" is growing despite the GFC and in its current state is definitely NOT GREEN. They represent everything that is not green: poor fuel efficiency and little sign of green technologies. As a large and growing sector of the MV market surely this tarnishing the image of the whole industry.

 

Less weight and the efficient hull form of Gmotion Yachts mean reductions in the power needed to achieve exceptional speeds with fuel efficiency. These considerations are paramount. Incorporating ballast tanks into the hull allows operators to sit the yacht down in the water for additional stability when moored or in rough sea conditions. The unique hull shape and wider beam ensures improvements in seakeeping and more comfort for all on-board.

 

Working in conjunction with Stuart on designing a sustainable structure to interior fit out method has allowed the conventions of the construction methods to be modernised and dramatically simplified.