Green or Grim: Luxe Hermes Yacht Sails on Solar

What do you get when you mix a Monaco-based ship-builder with the luxe crafter behind the ever-enviable Birkin bag? An Hermes yacht, naturally. Or, rather, a 125-foot-wide, top of the line vessel set for somewhat sustainable cruising.

Named the WHY (oh, the irony), the boat boasts an indoor swimming pool, spiral staircase, and expansive sun deck. To its environmental credit, it also includes 900 solar panels and a diesel-electric propulsion system that saves roughly 200 tons of fuel per year.

The price of premiere sailing comes at a pretty penny, unfortunately. This joint venture between Wally and Hermes cashes in around $150.8 million.

Bottom line: I like the concept that in previous years has been created on a smaller scale. The stigma that can't be kicked, however: It's a YACHT. Go book yourself a sailboat and let the wind do the work.