Project Noon

A full-displacement hull under a 52-metre profile is what shapes Project Noon's performance: 19 knots flat out, 15 knots at cruise, in a construction of steel and aluminium that the yard is building for delivery in 2029. The numbers describe a yacht built to cover distance steadily rather than to sprint between anchorages.

Build and provenance

Tureddi Yachts is building Project Noon in Turkey, in steel and aluminium. Leonardo Cecchi designed her, both inside and out, at the Florence-based practice Yellow Addition Design Studio. She is a full-displacement design at 499 gross tonnes on a 52-metre length, the hull form that gives a yacht her range and sea-keeping rather than her outright speed.

Layout and accommodation

Twelve guests sleep across six cabins: four double guest cabins sit below on the lower level, and two master suites occupy the main deck above, each opening to its own private terrace. Those two main-deck suites of Project Noon can be joined into a single, larger owner's apartment. A crew of six runs her, with the saloon and dining set aft on the main deck and a separate media room on the upper deck for a more informal night in.

Performance and engineering

The engineering option that stands out is hybrid propulsion, adding hydrogen fuel cell technology to the conventional plant for a buyer who wants lower-emission running. As built, she cruises at 15 knots and reaches 19 knots flat out, speeds that suit a full-displacement hull rather than push against it. A beam of 9.2 metres and a draft of 2.5 metres carry the volume that hull form needs below the waterline.

Where she lies and how to see her

Project Noon lies, for now, in build at the Tureddi yard in Turkey. We arrange a visit there and join a buyer for it, and after an offer is accepted, her survey and sea trial wait until she is afloat and can be put through them properly.