Atlantis 38
June 26, 2012
A 38-footer from Atlantis continues the rock-and-roll traditions of her predecessor…
A 38-footer from Atlantis continues the rock-and-roll traditions of her predecessor…
Azimut’s 62S Italia Offers A Refined Layout And Plenty Of Performance.
Few boatbuilders put together a big boat with big-time performance quite like Overmarine. The Mangusta 105 matches a pair of 2,400-hp MTU diesels to water jets to offer impressive speeds with considerable luxury.
Next Generation
We test the space-age Manhattan 53 within sight of England’s stone-age coast.
This year’s Southampton boat show was breezy and damp, as it often is. If you wanted to guarantee unreliable weather for an outdoor event, you couldn’t do better than to choose the period of the fall equinox, when the predicted path of Atlantic low-pressure systems exactly
New Direction
Ferretti aims for a wider audience by putting big-yacht features into its smallest “big” model.
Few yachting brands are as instantly recognizable, with those stern, straight-edged windows, the creamy gelcoat, strong horizontals, and cantilevered upper decks. Never a high-volume builder, but always an arbiter of engineering and build quality, Ferretti
Like A RocketPershing lives up to its name with a yacht that flies across the water with guided-missile speed.Pershings seem to defy the laws of physics. It is normal for one to assume that as things get bigger they also get slower, but no one seems to have told them that. Look back on the Pershings we have tested over the years, ranging from 62 to 115 feet, and
High Flyer This 64-foot Italian Import offers owners a blend of speed, grace, and class.Set firmly at the midpoint of its flying-bridge range, Azimut’s new 64 bears the hopes of an entire shipyard on its elegant shoulders. This yacht was launched at last fall’s European boat shows and is a crucial component of the Italian boatbuilding giant’s balance sheet. She
Avant GardeAn award-winning newcomer from France by way of Italy.You may not recognize the name of Carla Demaria, but in Europe she is boatbuilding royalty: 20 years a senior manager with Azimut-Benetti, driving force behind the Atlantis brand, and now tasked by Beneteau, the world’s largest boatbuilder, with creating a brand-new line of luxury
The Domino EffectAn import geared for those with champagne taste and a thirst for performance.It isn’t easy being Riva. There’s all that heritage to live up to: pictures of Brigitte Bardot in her little Florida runabout, and an endless succession of magazine articles proclaiming the Aquarama to be the most beautiful boat ever built. Then there is the need for
Imagination MoverElegant, spacious, and Speedy, the Ferretti 800 opens up a world of at-sea possibilties.When the going gets tough, the secret of success is much the same as it is when the living is easy: keep moving. You can be certain that’s what your competitors will do, and if you don’t, you won’t be competitors for very long. In the boat business,
The VoyagerAzimut takes a look at the past and steps into the future.When a production boatbuilder sends its latest prototype on a 2,000-mile shakedown cruise right after the boat’s first show, you know it must be serious. Especially since the show was in October and the shakedown lasted into the Mediterranean winter.Azimut is indeed deadly serious about the
Owner’s DelightOne look at this boat’s master cabin and you can see why she was named boat of the year.Anyone familiar with the Mediterranean will know from hard-won experience that the weather isn’t always as it’s shown in the tourist brochures. But a blizzard was a new one on me. A huge low-pressure system had marched in from the Atlantic, and by the time it was
They say it’s not what you know, but who. In the case of Bluegame, it’s a bit of both. The name may be new to most stateside owners, with the first 60 not due to appear until the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show show in October. But this new Italian brand has an excellent pedigree and powerful friends.The pedigree is unassailable: Lou Codega drew the hull lines, MAN supplies the
The Ferretti Group’s Privilege Days event for owners, high-rollers, and other promising prospects has become an annual fixture in the Italian seaside resort of Cattolica, on the Adriatic coast. At the quayside the company assembles a complete and fully crewed range of boats from the Ferretti, Custom Line, and Mochi shipyards, reserves the local restaurant, and waits for nature to take its
A 38-footer from Atlantis continues the rock-and-roll traditions of her predecessor…
Azimut’s 62S Italia Offers A Refined Layout And Plenty Of Performance.
Monte Carlo Yachts 65 adds smart options to a complete package.
Few boatbuilders put together a big boat with big-time performance quite like Overmarine. The Mangusta 105 matches a pair of 2,400-hp MTU diesels to water jets to offer impressive speeds with considerable luxury.
Next Generation
We test the space-age Manhattan 53 within sight of England’s stone-age coast.
This year’s Southampton boat show was breezy and damp, as it often is. If you wanted to guarantee unreliable weather for an outdoor event, you couldn’t do better than to choose the period of the fall equinox, when the predicted path of Atlantic low-pressure systems exactly
New Direction
Ferretti aims for a wider audience by putting big-yacht features into its smallest “big” model.
Few yachting brands are as instantly recognizable, with those stern, straight-edged windows, the creamy gelcoat, strong horizontals, and cantilevered upper decks. Never a high-volume builder, but always an arbiter of engineering and build quality, Ferretti
Like A RocketPershing lives up to its name with a yacht that flies across the water with guided-missile speed.Pershings seem to defy the laws of physics. It is normal for one to assume that as things get bigger they also get slower, but no one seems to have told them that. Look back on the Pershings we have tested over the years, ranging from 62 to 115 feet, and
High Flyer This 64-foot Italian Import offers owners a blend of speed, grace, and class.Set firmly at the midpoint of its flying-bridge range, Azimut’s new 64 bears the hopes of an entire shipyard on its elegant shoulders. This yacht was launched at last fall’s European boat shows and is a crucial component of the Italian boatbuilding giant’s balance sheet. She
Avant GardeAn award-winning newcomer from France by way of Italy.You may not recognize the name of Carla Demaria, but in Europe she is boatbuilding royalty: 20 years a senior manager with Azimut-Benetti, driving force behind the Atlantis brand, and now tasked by Beneteau, the world’s largest boatbuilder, with creating a brand-new line of luxury
The Domino EffectAn import geared for those with champagne taste and a thirst for performance.It isn’t easy being Riva. There’s all that heritage to live up to: pictures of Brigitte Bardot in her little Florida runabout, and an endless succession of magazine articles proclaiming the Aquarama to be the most beautiful boat ever built. Then there is the need for
Imagination MoverElegant, spacious, and Speedy, the Ferretti 800 opens up a world of at-sea possibilties.When the going gets tough, the secret of success is much the same as it is when the living is easy: keep moving. You can be certain that’s what your competitors will do, and if you don’t, you won’t be competitors for very long. In the boat business,
The VoyagerAzimut takes a look at the past and steps into the future.When a production boatbuilder sends its latest prototype on a 2,000-mile shakedown cruise right after the boat’s first show, you know it must be serious. Especially since the show was in October and the shakedown lasted into the Mediterranean winter.Azimut is indeed deadly serious about the
Owner’s DelightOne look at this boat’s master cabin and you can see why she was named boat of the year.Anyone familiar with the Mediterranean will know from hard-won experience that the weather isn’t always as it’s shown in the tourist brochures. But a blizzard was a new one on me. A huge low-pressure system had marched in from the Atlantic, and by the time it was
They say it’s not what you know, but who. In the case of Bluegame, it’s a bit of both. The name may be new to most stateside owners, with the first 60 not due to appear until the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show show in October. But this new Italian brand has an excellent pedigree and powerful friends.The pedigree is unassailable: Lou Codega drew the hull lines, MAN supplies the
The Ferretti Group’s Privilege Days event for owners, high-rollers, and other promising prospects has become an annual fixture in the Italian seaside resort of Cattolica, on the Adriatic coast. At the quayside the company assembles a complete and fully crewed range of boats from the Ferretti, Custom Line, and Mochi shipyards, reserves the local restaurant, and waits for nature to take its
