When I got on the Absolute 60 Fly in Varazze, Italy, a town on the Ligurian coast about 20 miles west of the 54th International Boat Show in Genoa, I was prepared to smile and enjoy myself (job requirement, you see) and find some great points to share, knowing full well that the boater in me would have a hard time getting excited (must keep it professional, after all). 

Here’s where I truly learned the error of my ways. A portside helm with a couple of bucket seats was standard enough, as was the alfresco galley console and U-shaped dinette. Abaft the radar arch, though, was where possibilities really opened up. The afterdeck, after all, can accommodate a tender, or a pair of chaise longues, or a Jacuzzi, or a full barbecue. It’s a terrace of sorts and what the owners will do with it is, of course, up to them.

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