Aft galleys are great. Sitting between the cockpit and the saloon seating, when done properly they don’t just link the two areas together but create one big socializing space out of the entire main deck. Ferretti’s new 580 is done properly—the glass cockpit doors slide out of sight, there’s a clear walkway up the starboard side, and with big windows forward and open spaces aft, the galley sits at the center of a bright and airy living area that is made for comfortable family cruising.
With its expansive seating on the foredeck, in the cockpit and up on the flybridge too, the three-cabin 580 is not exactly short of entertaining space. Slightly longer and beamier than the 570 it replaces in the Ferretti line-up, its wide sidedecks and secure cockpit companionway make it an easy boat to get around. Internal headroom never drops below 6 feet, 6 inches, and even in the twin-berth guest cabin, the beds are a decent size. An impressive standard specification means that the 580 is pretty much ready to roll right out of the box.
