Boat test for the 2006 Azimut 62S with boat pictures, boat specifications, and boat test results. Includes pricing, videos, engine test reviews, and ratings for the 2006 Azimut 62S.

So this lower saloon is a tremendously versatile area, but above all it's comfortable. You want to sit there. And it's right at the center of things: A few steps from the helm, it is the interface between the 62S' upper and lower decks. Just forward lies the en suite VIP cabin, with a clever pair of hinged V-berths that slide together and substantial side windows, which combine with the overhead hatch to flood the space with light.

Venture aft down three steps, and you are in the superb owner's cabin, which is almost as large as the 68S' and features the same excellent dinette on the starboard side, where you can relax in comfort for breakfast and admire the seascape through those large and distinctive hull windows.

Obviously this is also a great place to sit while underway—though if you're the owner you'll want to be at the helm as well, because the 62S is a great driver's boat. With 24 degrees of deadrise amidships easing back to 19 degrees aft, this hull can claim far more deep-V credibility than the heavier 68S. And although 2,030 hp courtesy of twin Caterpillar C18s, matched to V-drives and straight shafts, gives the boat a marginally less favorable power-to-weight ratio, she does have rudders and props that seem to be a perfect match for hull and machinery, and underway she has the feel of a real thoroughbred. Acceleration is exceptionally rapid up to 25 knots. The steering is unusually powerful and geared for rapid response, and the hull reciprocates with dramatic angles of heel and a gratifyingly tight turning circle. You need that big sunroof open just to see into the turns—out of the windows there's nothing but sea.

The sporty feel of a driver's boat is accentuated by the single helm seat, but there is also a twin alongside for a navigator or two. Just aft is a sizeable dinette with a large, adjustable table—this is the main dining area, after all—and with the glass doors slid open, the main saloon and cockpit more or less merge into one sociable entertaining area, with a sunbed right aft. The stern garage can accommodate either a low-profile RIB or a PWC, but starting with Hull No. 3 there will be a hydraulic swim platform option, which will be the best place to put the main tender.

The whole main-deck layout works well. It's close to the galley without having the galley take up valuable living space, and with the giant sunroof you can bring as much sky into the picture as you need. But the heart of this boat is below, in that anteroom between the outside the world and the cozy accommodations below decks. It's what makes the difference between this sport yacht and all the others.

But one intriguing fact about the 62S is this: She's also available as a three-cabin boat. And guess where the third cabin would go? That's right, in the space now so elegantly occupied by that wonderful lower saloon. Just say no. If you want a third cabin, buy something bigger. The 62S is pretty near perfect just like she is.

Allied Richard Bertram
(954) 462-5527

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