Gilles Vernhet is deeply connected to the sea since childhood, he began sailing at the age of 7, meanwhile his passion for the ocean has never stopped growing. With a mechanical engineering background and graduation in industrial design, he started his career in yacht design at Oceanco in 1997. Today, managing the Yacht Design department at Oceanco, he focuses in implementing all available sustainable solutions to improve the footprint of a yacht all along its lifecycle. Oceanco specialises in building large custom yachts up to 160 meters in length with construction facilities in The Netherlands and its Design, Marketing and Sales office in Monaco.