PIRIOU has proudly announced that they have just launched the trans-ocean motor yacht YERSIN in Concarneau, France. The building of the impressive 77-metre explorer yacht YERSIN started in November 2012, with her delivery and official presentation planned for May 2015.

77m explorer yacht YERSIN just launched by PIRIOU - Image credit to 2015 PIRIOU

YERSIN yacht is a 76.60-meter vessel built in Concarneau (29) by CHANTIERS PIRIOU as the first and real challenge for the French shipbuilder.

YERSIN: a unique vessel

Multipurpose travel vessel, all seas, all weather, but respectful of the environment, expedition yacht YERSIN associates a complex technical platform to a high comfort and security level.

o “ICE 1C” class, the hull is reinforced over the entire length.

Built for remote and extended transoceanic cruises within extreme weather conditions (- 20 °C, + 50 °C), be it on seas, rivers and lakes with a high degree of reliability in any conditions.

Launching of YERSIN Yacht - Image credit to 2015 PIRIOU

o ”CLEANSHIP” class, meeting the owner will of a clean and green ship.

In order to be able to navigate in the cleanest and most protected areas in the world, motor yacht YERSIN aims at getting what would be a real “green passport”: particle filters on the exhausts; hull treated with non-stick silicone coating, thus preventing harmful chemical releases; grinding, sterilization and storage of waste for a period of 50 days for 40 people; biological treatment plant of grey and black waters; no discharging for 10 days. Exterior decks are resin-coated rather than Teak-coated…

o “PASSENGER SHIP” class, offering a high level of comfort to the 18 passengers on board.

Designed to focus the reception of engineers, scientists and technicians passengers in overseas missions, YERSIN yacht is also a very functional vessel: it is composed of two laboratories, a multi-purpose room, a media room, a theater, an infirmary, a scuba-diving room, a container-storage platform.

Main features of explorer yacht YERSIN:

Length overall……..……………………………..76.60 m

Beam… ……………….………………………….13.00 m

Draft…………………………………………………4.50 m

Displacement…….……………………………….1 800 T

Max speed…………………..……….……………..16 knots

Cruising speed…………………………………………12 knots

Vessel range…………….12 000 NM @ 11 knots

Propulsion………………………6 gensets supplying:

2 azimuth thrusters 1 500 kW

1 pump-jet 600 kW

Hull / superstructure ………….steel / aluminium