SNOWFLAKE // Emre Çıtır // Solar Sails

The designer Emre Çıtır is a finalist of the Young Designer of the Year 2019 awards and created Project SNOWFLAKE with DynaRig and 1,850 square meters of Solar Sails to power the household functions and electric engines of the yacht. Also, the roof of the deckhouse has solar panels. Furthermore, the ship has a controllable pitch propeller, when the propeller is in reverse mode, the electric engine serves as shaft generator and produces energy when the yacht is under sail — generators backing up the hybrid propulsion. The hull has an omniphobic surface to reduce resistance to save more power under the engine.

”Snowflakes are an amazing invention of the nature. They are totally unique and inspirational. As designers, we have to set up projects which protect the nature.”, Emre Çıtır comments.

The outside spaces contain a touch-and-go helipad that transforms into a cozy outdoor cinema with a retractable screen in the bow. The stern area of the main deck offers sunbeds around a big pool with a waterfall. The hull opens a terrace for the beach club to easy direct contact to the sea and entering the tenders.

SNOWFLAKE welcomes twelve guests in total; the owner lives on the main deck. Alongside the bedroom, his area has two bathrooms, two dressing rooms, a jacuzzi, a gym, a sauna, and an office. Moreover, he can enjoy a private fold-out balcony. The guest area is on the lower deck with two double cabins and two cabins with twin bed configuration. The crew area accommodates a crew of 18 to serve guests and yacht.

The salon features a double-height for an airy feeling and full-height windows to benefit from natural light in the interior.