Emocean (Rosetti RSY 38m EXP): 38 m steel explorer, 5,000 nm at 10 kn, no ice class

In short

Emocean is the first yacht from Rosetti Superyachts, a yard set up in 2017 by the Ravenna group Rosetti Marino, best known for offshore supply vessels, and her owners chose it for that commercial-shipbuilding background (SuperyachtNews, Boat International). Her case as an explorer rests on a steel displacement hull, 432 gross tons on 38 metres and a range of 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots, which the yard's sales director summed up as "not your typical explorer yacht" in looks but an explorer in function (SuperyachtNews, Yachts International). She has no published ice-class notation and no helipad, and her 6.5-metre tender is lifted by a crane onto the upper deck aft, leaving the stern free for a beach club (Northrop & Johnson). Her brokers say she has crossed the Atlantic several times since delivery, and she won a 2022 World Superyacht Award in the displacement motor yacht class for 30 to 44.9 metres (Northrop & Johnson, Rosetti Superyachts via Pressmare).

World Superyacht Awards 2022: winner, Displacement Motor Yachts 499 GT and below, 30 m to 44.9 m — Rosetti Superyachts via Pressmare, RSY 38m EXP Emocean among the winners of the World Superyacht Awards, Boat International, Second 38m Rosetti RSY 38 EXP motor yacht sold and renamed Carita
World Yachts Trophies 2021, Cannes: Revelation of the Year (as stated by the builder) — Rosetti Superyachts via Pressmare, RSY 38m EXP Emocean among the winners of the World Superyacht Awards

Videos

Three tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

**Rosetti Explorer Yacht With Sergio Cutolo [EMOCEAN]**Denison Yachting · 7 Feb 2022 · 31,368 viewsWatch on YouTube

**EMOCEAN | 38.15m (125' 1") | Rosetti SuperYachts | Luxury Motor Yacht For Sale and Charter**Camper & Nicholsons · 8 Sep 2022 · 23,035 viewsWatch on YouTube

**[ENG] ROSETTI SUPERYACHTS 38m EXPLORER - Superyacht Construction and Tour - The Boat Show**THE BOAT SHOW · 26 Dec 2021 · 13,507 viewsWatch on YouTube

On board

Filmed by people who were on board: guests, crew and independent reviewers. Not broker tours.

Photos

A white four-deck motor yacht with dark angular window bands and a radar mast with two white domes runs from left to right across a blue sea, seen side-on from the starboard side, with a red ensign at the stern — Starboard profile under way

Aerial view of the white yacht from the starboard bow, showing teak decks, sunpads on the foredeck and a glass-fronted pool forward on the sundeck — From the starboard bow: foredeck sunpads and the sundeck pool

A long teak dining table with blue chairs, a bar with five white stools and a pool beyond, on an open deck under a hardtop — Sundeck: bar, dining for 12 and the pool forward

A light saloon with white sofas, turquoise cushions and low tables, a dining area and a glass wine wall behind — Main saloon with the dining area beyond

Two turquoise armchairs beside a floor-to-ceiling glass cabinet of wine bottles, with tall windows to the sea — The 150-bottle glass wine cellar between the saloon and the owner's suite

A lobby with pale oak-panelled walls, a floating staircase behind a slatted divider and a tall sculpture in the stairwell, with a glass dining table and a turquoise armchair in the foreground — Lobby and staircase

Specifications

Ice class: No ice-class notation has been published for her. Her class is given as RINA C MACH Y Short Range, LY4 compliant
In ice, in practice: Without an ice notation she has no rated ability to work in ice, and no ice or polar voyage by her has been reported. What she has for cold climates is comfort kit: air conditioning and heating specified to hold 21 °C inside with 0 °C outside, and a sundeck that can be closed with glass panels and heated
Helicopter: No helipad. No submersible or support vessel has been reported for her either
Tenders and toys: A 6.5 m ZAR Formenti tender with a 175 hp outboard, stowed with a custom crane on the upper deck aft so the stern stays free for the beach club; for short trips it can sit on the swim platform or be towed. Toys listed at the 2024 sale: two Sea-Doo personal watercraft (Spark 900 HO ACE, Wake Pro 170), Seabob F5 SR and F5 S, two kayaks, waterskis and a wakeboard Boat International gives the tender as 7 m
Range: 5,000 nm at 10 kn 5,000 nm at 9 kn, burning about 55 litres an hour, in broker listings
Fuel and water: About 53,700 litres of fuel and 21,000 litres of fresh water in the listing summary; the detailed specification of the same listing gives 60,000 litres of fuel and 7,450 litres of fresh water, with a watermaker of 2 × 6,000 litres a day. Almost 3,000 litres of fridge and freezer space for long passages
Speed: 13 kn maximum; cruising 10 to 11 kn 13.5 kn and 11 kn in Boat International's directory; 12.5 kn maximum in some listings
Propulsion: Two MAN D2868 LE425 diesel engines of 588 kW each; CMC electric stabilisers and an 85 kW CMC bow thruster
Hull and superstructure: Steel round-bilge displacement hull with a bulbous bow and an extended skeg, optimised for 10 to 11 knots; aluminium superstructure; teak decks. An inspection tunnel below the lower deck gives access to the stabiliser compartments, tanks and engine room without passing through guest areas
Length overall: 38.15 m 37.83 m quoted by the yard at launch
Beam: 8.85 m
Draught: 2.53 m at full load 2.37 m in the summary of broker listings
Gross tonnage: 432 GT 410 GT quoted at launch
Displacement: 375 tonnes standard (355 t light, 402 t at full load)
Builder and design: Rosetti Superyachts, Ravenna, Italy; hull 1 of the RSY 38m EXP series. Exterior design and naval architecture by Sergio Cutolo's Hydro Tec; interior by BurdissoCapponi Yachts & Design of Ravenna
Guests and crew: Up to 12 guests in five cabins: a full-beam owner's suite on the main deck with a fixed side balcony, private office and his-and-hers bathrooms, and four lower-deck guest cabins, two of them with Pullman berths. Crew of 7 to 8, with the captain's cabin next to the wheelhouse 10 guests in five cabins in launch reports
Build history: Rosetti Superyachts was set up at the end of 2017 by Rosetti Marino, a Ravenna group close to 100 years old that builds offshore supply vessels and platforms. Emocean was sold in December 2018 to an experienced couple who chose suppliers with the yard, was launched in Ravenna in June 2021 and debuted at the Cannes Yachting Festival that September. She was the yard's first yacht. A second hull, RSY C.129, was delivered in May 2024 and renamed Carita
Where she has been: Trials in rough Adriatic seas in a bora wind, with the owner and surveyors on board; Cannes Yachting Festival in September 2021; US premiere at the Palm Beach International Boat Show in 2022. Her brokers say she has made several transatlantic crossings since delivery; during her 2022–2024 sale she was listed from Cole Bay, Sint Maarten, and she was in Cannes when she was sold. Boat International's tracking placed her at Port-Vieux de La Ciotat, France, in November 2025, and AIS shows her arriving in Viareggio, Italy, on 14 October 2026
Sale history: Listed for sale in September 2022 at an asking price of €18,950,000; sold in June 2024, when the last asking price was €16,850,000
Owner: Private. She was built for an experienced couple; the 2024 buyer, described by the buyer's broker as a family, has not been named
Charter: Offered for charter since her 2021 launch; after the 2024 sale her charter operation continued with Yachtsmen International, and the new owners planned to cruise the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. In October 2026 a charter broker listed her for the May–September 2027 Mediterranean season
Flag: Cayman Islands

Where is she now

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IMO 9878840 · MMSI 319218400

Questions

Is Emocean really an explorer yacht?

In function rather than looks. She has a steel displacement hull, 432 gross tons on 38 metres, large storage volumes and a range of 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots, but no ice class and no helipad; her builder calls her "not your typical explorer yacht" in style (SuperyachtNews, Yachts International).

How far can Emocean go without refuelling?

The builder gives 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots. Broker listings quote the same range at 9 knots, burning about 55 litres an hour, and give fuel capacity as 53,700 or 60,000 litres in different parts of the same listing (SuperyachtNews, Northrop & Johnson).

Does Emocean have an ice class?

No ice-class notation has been published. Her class is given as RINA C MACH Y Short Range, LY4 compliant, and no ice or polar voyages by her have been reported (Northrop & Johnson).

Who owns Emocean?

A private owner. She was built for an experienced couple and was sold in June 2024 to a buyer who has not been named (SuperyachtNews, SuperYacht24).

Can you charter Emocean?

Yes. She has been offered for charter since 2021, her charter operation continued with Yachtsmen International after her 2024 sale, and in October 2026 she was listed for the 2027 Mediterranean summer season (Boat International, Superyachts.com, The Superyacht People).

Does Emocean have a sister ship?

Yes. The second RSY 38m EXP, hull RSY C.129, was delivered by Rosetti Superyachts in May 2024 and renamed Carita after a sale (Boat International).

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