Turkish shipyard RMK Yachts has unveiled its latest collaboration with Milan-based design studio, Hot Lab, part of the Viken Group: a 50-metre ocean-going explorer yacht concept called Petra.
The companies are long-standing partners. Previous Hot Lab-RMK collaborations have included the refit of the 45-metre Keyla (winner of the 2014 World Superyacht Award for Best Rebuilt Yacht) and the RMK 5000 Explorer concept, along with several other remarkable designs.
Denison Yachting (broker Alex G. Clarke) and SuperYachtsMonaco (Jim Evans) will be representing the project for sale under a Joint Central Agency (JCA).
Explorer functionality and Italian clarity
As the latest flagship to emerge from the yard, Petra builds on RMK Yachts’ well-respected heritage of robust engineering and quality craftsmanship, while introducing a more lifestyle-driven, versatile approach to yacht design.
Cem Tasdemir, Design Manager of RMK Yachts, explains more: “Our goal with Petra was to design a yacht that feels both timeless and deeply personal: a vessel where architecture, light and space naturally shape the way people experience life at sea.”
Enrico Lumini, Partner and Design Director at Hot Lab, spotlights the unique inspiration behind Petra’s design: “The initial inspiration came from the drawing of an anvil. We were fascinated by its sense of strength, precision and sculptural balance. From that object, we derived the main lines that define the yacht’s character, especially the strong geometry that shapes the stern’s “C” line.”
