--- title: Southern Wind | Cannes 2023 description: Southern Wind’s performance sailing yachts embody the ethos of cruising comfort in a reliable smart custom versatile platform. image: https://pages.sws-yachts.com/hubfs/unnamed-1.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://pages.sws-yachts.com/cannes2023_sw96nyumba#main-content) [![+Southern-Wind_LOGO-V1-+PAYOFF-CMYK](https://pages.sws-yachts.com/hs-fs/hubfs/--NEW%20BRAND--/+Southern-Wind_LOGO-V1-+PAYOFF-CMYK.png?width=600&height=319&name=+Southern-Wind_LOGO-V1-+PAYOFF-CMYK.png)](https://www.sws-yachts.com/) - [About Us](https://www.sws-yachts.com/about-us/) Show submenu for About Us - [Heritage](https://www.sws-yachts.com/heritage/) - [Philosophy](https://www.sws-yachts.com/philosophy/) - [Smart Custom](https://www.sws-yachts.com/smart-custom/) - [The Shipyard](https://www.sws-yachts.com/the-shipyard/) - [Our Team](https://www.sws-yachts.com/our-team/) - [News](https://www.sws-yachts.com/sws-news/) - [Yachts](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/) Show submenu for Yachts - [SW96](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw96/) - [SW105](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw105/) - [SW108 NEW](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw108/) - [SW120](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw120-yacht/) - [SWCAT90](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw-cat-90/) - [Custom](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yacht-types/custom-sailing-yachts/) - [Previous](https://www.sws-yachts.com/previous-project/) - [Brokerage](https://www.sws-yachts.com/brokerage/) - [Charter](https://www.sws-yachts.com/charter/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Us](https://www.sws-yachts.com/about-us/) Show submenu for About Us - [Heritage](https://www.sws-yachts.com/heritage/) - [Philosophy](https://www.sws-yachts.com/philosophy/) - [Smart Custom](https://www.sws-yachts.com/smart-custom/) - [The Shipyard](https://www.sws-yachts.com/the-shipyard/) - [Our Team](https://www.sws-yachts.com/our-team/) - [News](https://www.sws-yachts.com/sws-news/) - [Yachts](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/) Show submenu for Yachts - [SW96](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw96/) - [SW105](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw105/) - [SW108 NEW](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw108/) - [SW120](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw120-yacht/) - [SWCAT90](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yachts/sw-cat-90/) - [Custom](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yacht-types/custom-sailing-yachts/) - [Previous](https://www.sws-yachts.com/previous-project/) - [Brokerage](https://www.sws-yachts.com/brokerage/) - [Charter](https://www.sws-yachts.com/charter/) # SW96 Nyumba Nyumba is the first hybrid sailboat in the Southern Wind fleet. The fourth unit of the successful SW96 series, she was conceived for a young, hands-on owner and a passionate sailor on his third sailing yacht. He approached SWS looking for a high-performance, efficient cruising yacht to sail shorthanded around the world. An added plus would be a yacht that could successfully compete in top superyacht regattas. After initially considering a custom construction, the client opted for a 96-foot yacht with Southern Wind’s “[smart custom](https://www.sws-yachts.com/yacht-types/smart-custom/)” offering, allowing him to reap the benefits of both the yard and the design team’s experience and reliability. He encouraged the shipyard to develop a version of a SW96 optimised to meet his request for a sexy, comfortable, reliable, and above all, sustainable yacht. SW96#04 Nyumba is therefore the first electric-hybrid sailboat in the Southern Wind fleet. Her power and propulsion system was developed in collaboration with BAE Systems, a multinational company that designs and manufactures technology leading solutions. Their patented HybriGen® system is engineered to be compliant with the world’s most stringent environmental rules, with zero emissions capability and a HydroGeneration mode to recharge the Lithium-ion energy storage when under sail. The BAE Systems next-generation hardware provides the highest system efficiency, ensuring the vessel owner enjoys noise free zero emissions for longer. 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