82 Azimut

Source: Giorgia Gessner, Yachtonline.it

At 25.69 metres, Azimut’s new fly, designed by Stefano Righini with interiors by Carlo Galeazzi, sports gorgeously clean lines lightened by 25 square metres of glass. The new model’s bottom comes from the pen of Pierluigi Ausonio of Sydac and this, combined with twin 1650 hp Caterpillar engines, ensures that it effortlessly hits a top speed of 30 knots and cruises contentedly, quietly and smoothly at 27 knots. “The Azimut 82 is a new starting point for a range of motoryachts built in Viareggio,” explains Galeazzi. “A range with which we took a new direction in terms of the interior décor. Though, of course, we never strayed from our primary objective of striking a balance between classic and modern, we also wanted to add some new elements that would have a simplicity and linearity to them without losing any of their richness.” This was a project that involved meticulous design of each and every last element and component and focused also on the effect and quality of individual materials. Galeazzi is at pains to point out that details were a priority too, from the way the bedside lamps, overhead spots and switch panel are incorporated into a single unit in the cabins. The wardrobe doors are also very light and smooth indeed with a cherry wood frame and fabric padding. Rectangles are everywhere in the design: in the doors, the fabric panels that so beautifully lift the cherry bulkheads and even as a recurring motif in the furnishings throughout the yacht. The al fresco areas aboard include a cockpit with a C-shaped sofa and a large table surrounded by director’s chairs, a further lounge area forward with a coffee table, sofa and ample sun pads, and the flying bridge. There, apart from the second helm station and a possible aft tender area (the stern platform which lowers to beneath the water’s surface is designed to take a tender though), there is a double sun pad area with an Albatros Form hot tub with room for four to five people.

The dining area, which is served by a bar with galley and barbecue unit, is topped by a rigid frame onto which a fabric bimini top slides at the touch of an electric button. The interiors are brimming with innovative solutions. The saloon itself is highly unusual and gets its light from the large windows stretching along the sides for a good three metres. There’s a walkway to port which leads all the way to the bridge while all of the furnishings are on the starboard side. The conversation area is made up of sofas in elegantly subdued tones ranging from sand to brown and is followed by the dining room which has an eight-seater cherry wood and glass table. The galley is also to starboard and is equipped with Gaggenau and Miele appliances as well as being separated off by a sliding shoji screen. The bridge brindles with Raymarine’s very latest touch-screen instruments and is trimmed in brown leather. It also has its own breakfast area. Below decks, there’s an impressively roomy 15-square-metre owner’s suite amidships. It has four large vertical scenic windows on either side – one of the yard’s signatures. Not to mention, of course, two Emperador marble bathrooms, one with a Jacuzzi and the other a shower. It is followed forward by the guest staterooms and their bathrooms – two twins and a large VIP cabin. The separate crew quarters lie aft next to the engine room and they accommodate three crew members.