My role within the project consisted of the collaboration of developing the concept; design of the tanks below the lower deck; the design of the propulsion systems; product selection between electric motors, diesel gensets, and battery packs; the design of the propeller; the design of the engine room and service room; the design of the tender garage; calculation of a weight study; the calculation of the range of the vessel; the design of the skeg; the design of the aft pool area and the folding platforms; and the calculation of the gross tonnage of the vessel.

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As the engineer within the group, I mainly focused on the engineering design of the vessel. With my previous background in refitting and restoration of smaller vessels, I kept a perspective of design to manufacturing and serviceability of the vessel. This can be seen with the selection of a diesel hybrid system consisting of four smaller Kohler 500kW gensets with two 800kW electric motors made by Obeki, allowing for the engine room to have two hallways within the engine room for the crew to be able to service the vessel. Another feature of the design regarding this perspective is to have the lithium ion batteries for the vessel to be located underneath the tender garage for easy replacement using the tender crane. 

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Being with a group of very talented architects, interior designers, and exterior designers, I wanted to prevent the limitations of their own potential and to guide the project down the path of both creativity and feasibility. The yacht features a semi-explorer typology which gives an open aft deck with the majority of the cabins to be forward of the midship. Near the end of the project deadline, I worked extensively on the weight study to ensure that the vessel would not trim which included design additions of fixed ballast as a skeg, and the design of the service room on the aftmost part of the lower deck. I had also contributed heavily to the design of the open aft deck with the pool, stairs, folding deck platforms, and stern of the ship.

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