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Azimut 26 METRI Description

About azimut 26 metri yacht model:.

Azimut 26 METRI is a series of Motor 86ft/26.09m superyachts built in in by Azimut.

2 of this model are taking shape in the shipyard now. The latest 26 METRI 2 will be ready in 2024, and it is available for sale.

Created to a design of Alberto Mancini, 26 METRI has a Planing GRP hull and Carbon Fiber superstructure driven by 2 x MAN V12 1550/2 x MAN V12 1650 engines to a maximum speed of 28 knots while comfortably cruising at 24 knots. The fuel tank has a capacity of 8500l/1869gal what allows a yacht to cover nautical miles without the need to refuel. Azimut 26 METRI has a beam of 6.3m/21ft. The gross tonnage of this Motor Azimut is gross tons. That shows exactly how much interior space this yacht has.

Azimut 26 METRI can accommodate up to 10 people in 5 elegant staterooms to be assisted by a total of 3 crew members with 2 cabins for crew members.

Accommodation

The Motor Azimut 26 METRI luxury interior sleeps up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms. She is also capable of carrying up to 3 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Timeless styling, beautiful furnishings and sumptuous seating feature throughout to create an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.

Azimut 26 METRI impressive leisure and entertainment facilities make her the ideal yacht for socialising and entertaining with family and friends.

Construction & dimensions

Azimut 26 METRI features a Planing GRP hull and Carbon Fiber superstructure. She was built to classification society rules.

Azimut 26 METRI is equipped with a Underway and at anchor stabilisation system which reduces roll motion effect and results in a smoother more enjoyable cruising experience underway.

Performance

Powered by 2 x MAN V12 1550/2 x MAN V12 1650 2 x 1900 HP engines and driven by Pod drives Motor Azimut 26 METRI is capable of a top speed of 28 knots, and comfortably cruises at 24 knots. With her 8500 litres fuel tanks she has a maximum range of nautical miles economic cruising speed. Her water tanks carry 1500 litres of fresh water.

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GRANDE 26M is a 26.09 m Motor Yacht, built in Italy by Azimut and delivered in 2023. She is one of 28 Grande 26M models.

Her top speed is 28.0 kn and her cruising speed is 24.0 kn and her power comes from two MAN diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 3 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 130.0 GT and a 6.33 m beam.

She was designed by Alberto Mancini , who has designed 117 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Azimut , who has architected 659 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Salvagni Architetti , who has 310 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a GRP hull, and Carbon Fibre superstructure.

GRANDE 26M is in the top 30% by speed in the world. She is one of 5877 motor yachts in the 24-30m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 1.81 kn above the average, her top speed 1.49 kn above the average, and her volume 17.52 GT above the average.

Specifications

• Name: GRANDE 26M
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Planing Fast Yacht
• Model: Grande 26M
• Builder: Azimut
• Naval Architect: Azimut
• Exterior Designer: Alberto Mancini
• Interior Designer: Salvagni Architetti

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AZIMUT GRANDE 26 METRI

Conceived to give life to the extraordinary, the Grande 26M is another innovative masterpiece from Azimut, premiered at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September 2022. A fluid layout made of multiple levels empowers and frees the senses while encouraging an intimate discourse with the surrounding sea, such as the cockpit area, which may be expanded to create a luxurious leisure terrace. Strategically-designed spaces grant complete privacy, suggesting a superyacht-inspired sophistication.

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About the yacht azimut grande 26 metri.

Innovative equipment and a focus on sustainability have traditionally been strong features of Azimut Yachts. The Grande 26 Metri is no exception, boasting high-tech solutions, outstanding performance, and maximum fuel efficiency, but let’s put things in order.

The light and streamlined exterior with a large glass area was designed by Alberto Mancini, who worked closely with the company, while Achille Salvagni penned the interiors. Despite its compact size, the 26-meter hull received a spacious master cabin on the main deck and four guest cabins on the lower deck. Separate crew quarters in the bow with direct access from the galley and a partially raised helm station provide a high level of privacy.

The main features include, among others, the long-awaited opportunity for many owners to store two water toys on board at once: one in the garage and the other one on the swimming platform. The Deck2Deck with a rising transom immediately catches the eye. It fundamentally changes the concept of using the cockpit space. If necessary, the aft part of the main deck can be expanded, opening up great opportunities for bringing all guests together in one area - for parties or pastime with company of friends. This option is in high demand among those who are used to spending time in the cockpit and do not consider it as just an entrance to the saloon.

The new ZF POD was chosen as the propulsion system, which, in tandem with MAN engines, provides the vessel with the following features: increased maneuverability, more usable space, minimum noise and vibration, and maximum fuel efficiency (saving up to 15% compared to a shaft line).

Specification

• Flybridge access ladder: 
• - Accessibility: from cockpit 
• - Position: starboard 
• - Material: fiberglass
• - Steps finish: teak
• Other: with stainless steel side handrail
• - Material: fiberglass with non skid
• Flybridge screen:
• - Material: Plexiglas
• - Frame material: aluminum 
• - Frame finish: painted Black
• Radar arch:
• - Material: carbon
• - Inserts material: fiberglass
• - Radar arch finish: gelcoat with painted inserts
• Sofas and sunbed areas (Dining area): 
• - Type: sofa with removable cushions for outdoors
• - Position: port to center of flybridge 
• - Shape: L-shaped
• - Quantity: One
• - Number of seats: five
• - Equipment: protective cushion cover 
• - Other: storage under the seating areas
• Sofas and sunbed areas (Bow area): 
• - Position: port
• - Number of seats: Four
• Lighting: LED bar
• Other: storage under the seating areas
• - Position: port, arranged longitudinally 
• - Material: teak
• - Finish: matt
• - Movement: fixed
• Bar cabinet:
• - Position: starboard to center of flybridge
• - Complete with: washbasin with collapsible faucet, fridge, waste container, hot/cold water
• - Panels: fiberglass
• - Top: fiberglass
• - Shelf: teak
• Control station:
• - Type: Helm seat
• - Position: starboard
• - Movement: manual
• - Equipment: protective cushion cover
• Instrument board:
• - Finish: painted
• Navigation instruments: Raymarine 
• - Composed of: engine controls (throttles), joystick, engine ignition control, horn control, bow thruster control, trim tabs control, chain meter counter, Bronze version electronic navigation instruments, engine panel, glass rack, 12 V socket, adjustable steering wheel, VHF communication system
• Flybridge access door: 
• - Frame finish: painted
• - Light mast: painted black 
• - Speakers: Two 
• - Searchlight: manual 
• - Lighting: courtesy lights 
• - Azimut logo
• - Model logo
• - navigation lights

Bow and side walk arounds Bow

• Chain locker:
• - Position: bow, in technical mooring area
• - Accessibility: through painted aluminum watertight hatch with perimeter cable duct and water drains 
• - Equipment: Stainless steel stairs leading down, locker LED internal lighting, drains
• Sunbed area:
• - Type: sunbed area built in the superstructure fiberglass, with removable cushions for outdoors 
• - Position: bow, central
• - Shape: trapezoidal
• - Number of seats: three
• - Other: Glass racks (four in total), two storage lockers under the cushions
• - Type: sofa built in the superstructure fiberglass, with removable cushions for outdoors
• - Quantity: Two
• - Position: fore + aft at base of windscreen 
• - Shape: linear
• - Number of seats: six
• - Other: aesthetic perimeter light, glass racks (six in total), manual collapsible backrest on fore sofa
• - Position: fore perimeter pulpit 
• - Material: stainless steel 
• - Pulpit diameter: 40 mm 
• - Stanchion diameter: 30 mm
• Fore cabin hatch / escape:
• - Position: fore, central, under the sunbed area cushions
• - Accessibility: from owner's head through watertight hatch with perimeter cable duct and water drains 
• - Material: aluminum with plex insert 
• - Finish: painted white
• - Lock: with star key positioned outside to get onboard
• - Speakers: two at the base of the sunbed area
• - Windscreen windows covers 
• - Windscreen wipers: four wipers

Walk arounds

• - Position: port + starboard, forward of the deckhouse
• - Accessibility: from walk arounds through hatches provided with closure and perimeter gasket
• - Other: internal drainage
• Side doors (Main deck):
• - Position: port + starboard, with direct access from port side to galley, crew area and wheelhouse, from starboard side to corridor in front of galley
• - Movement: manual sliding towards the stern
• Side doors (Engine room):
• - Location: starboard, with direct access to engine room through ladder Quantity: One
• - Movement: manual with pantograph system towards the bow
• Side windows:
• - Position: port + starboard
• - Fixed windows along the entire stern perimeter of the deckhouse and finished with full-height tempered glass, secured to the GRP structure of the deckhouse through structural gluing
• Side boarding doors:
• - Position: port + starboard 1 per side, midship
• - Movement: manual with internal safety lock
• - Material: stainless steel
• Filling plugs and sockets (diesel):
• - Position: port + starboard abaft the walk around, accessible after removing teak grating
• Refilling and sockets (fresh water): 
• - Position: port + starboard abaft the walk around
• Refilling and sockets (black water): 
• - Position: port, forward of the walk around
• - Quantity: 1
• - Material: teak 
• Other: teak grating
• - Position: side grabrails connecting the stern mooring station to midship external boarding steps
• - Pulpit diameter: rectangular section, 60x30 mm
• - Position: on longitudinal sections of the sides
• - Material: gray PVC
• - Central insert: stainless steel
• - Scuppers: two on forward end of walk around, two at aft end of walk around 
• - Lighting: LED fix spotlight on ceiling

Cockpit and platform/garage Cockpit

• Access onboard:
• - Quantity: one through extendable gangway located on starboard bulwark
• - Length when extended 4425 mm 
• - Material: stainless steel + teak 
• - Movement: hydraulic through electro hydraulic control unit
• - Power supply: 24 V DC
• - Max. capacity: 150 kg
• - Position: port + starboard, built in the stern pulpit 
• - starboard gate for: boarding from shore, access to platform (with gangway retracted) 
• - port gate for: plat- form access
• - Material: stainless steel with glass inserts
• - Position: port, opposite of the flybridge access ladder
• - Complete with: washbasin with collapsible faucet, waste container, hot/cold water
• Lighting: LED strip at base of cabinet
• - removable grating in teak in front of access door with water drainage function in case of cockpit flooding
• Flybridge support struts: 
• - Finish: painted Black 
• - Shape: square section
• - Speakers: on ceiling
• - Lighting: LED fixed spotlights on ceiling
• Sofas and sunbed areas: 
• - Type: sofa
• - Position: port + starboard, two sofas arranged longitudinally
• - Total number of places: eight, six on sofas + two folding chairs
• - Position: central, arranged longitudinally
• - Material: teak with stainless steel leg 
• - Compartment under the stair: 
• - Composed of: one fiberglass locker with manual bilge controls
• Engine room:
• - Accessibility: through watertight hatch 
• - Material: aluminum
• Other: with drains
• Saloon door:
• - Manual flat watertight saloon door 
• - total number of panels: three
• - number of openable panels: Two 
• - Glass: gray
• Lock: with internal and external key with internal side release
• Other: opening with panel sliding from starboard towards port
• Garage door: 
• - Material: door in composite, non-walkable
• - Finish: gelcoat
• - Dimensions when closed: 3500 x 1150 mm (11' 6'' x 3' 9'')
• - Dimensions when open: 3500 x 1150 mm (11' 6'' x 3' 9'')
• - Movement: hydraulic through electro- hydraulic control unit
• - Power supply: 24 V DC 
• - Accessibility: on platform through double steps built in the deck
• - Steps material: teak
• Lighting: Walkway lights 
• - Accessibility: from platform
• - Quantity: five
• - Other: they contain water connection, shore power socket, external shower head
• - Finish: teak with slits for rapid water drainage
• - Dimensions: 5300 x 1700 mm (17' 5'' x 5' 7'')
• Recommended dinghy in garage: 
• - Dinghy model (OPT): Azimut-Pirelli J39 / Williams SJ395 LOW PROFILE / Williams SJ415 LOW PROFILE
• Location: central raised above the main deck
• - Accessibility: port side: from galley / crew area 
• - starboard side: from saloon
• - Type: electrically adjustable helm seat 
• - Position: central
• - Movement: electric
• - Equipment: collapsible footrest, fixed to the seat structure
• - Navigation instruments: Bronze package
• - Composed of: engine controls (throttles), engine ignition control, fixed steering wheel, VHF communication system, bow thruster control, horn control, trim tabs control, magnetic compass, glass rack
• - Other: two swinging air conditioning outlets, storage compartment on star- board side of dashboard, mobile phone resting plane on port side of dashboard
• - Material: carpet
• - Type: LED fixed spotlight on ceiling with additional red light LEDs for night navigation
• Power sockets:
• - electric: one on starboard side of the dashboard on plotting table
• - USB: one, on port side of the dashboard
• Air conditioning:
• - Fancoils position: port + starboard of wheelhouse
• - Fancoils quantity: Two
• - A/C control panel: shared with saloon control
• Outlets: windscreen and outlets on dashboard sides

Corridor / Lower deck stairs

• Location: longitudinal from the ship axis
• - Accessibility: from starboard corridor of main deck
• Furnishing:
• - Coating walls: lacquered with wood essence inserts
• - Steps: wood essence
• - Flooring: carpet
• - Type: LED fixed spotlight on ceiling 
• - LED swinging spotlight on ceiling 
• - courtesy LED strip on steps
• - Coating: Leather
• Location: central
• - Accessibility: from starboard corridor 
• - Washbasin cabinet base: lacquered with built-in storage compartment Coating walls: lacquered
• - Washbasin top: lacquered
• - Wall unit: lacquered built-in the coating wall
• - Quantity: one, built-in the cabinet base 
• - Material: ceramic
• Toilet: Tecma 
• - Washbasin: wall blender 
• - Type: LED fix spotlight on ceiling 
• Socket: for the lights
• - Material: iroko
• Head accessories:
• - toilet paper roll holder, soap dispenser, toilet brush holder
• Air extraction: on ceiling with discharge towards the outside of the boat
• Location: port on main deck
• - Accessibility: through sliding door on port walk around, or through internal starboard corridor
• - Bulkheads: wood essence
• - Ceiling panels: lacquered
• - Cabinet base: lacquered with internal storage, panels, shelves with anti-roll system
• - Worktop: Avonite
• - Wall unit: lacquered with internal storage, panels, shelves with anti-roll system
• - Quantity: one, double basin 
• - Material: stainless steel under top 
• - Faucets: single control mixer
• - Type: fixed LED spotlight on ceiling 
• - LED strip under wall unit for lighting the worktop
• - three sockets above worktop
• - Material: vinyl
• Air extraction:
• - Type: air suction through hood located above the hob
• - Fan-coils quantity: One
• - A/C control panel: for independent control in the galley

Saloon / Dining room Saloon

• Location: aft of the main deck, forming a single space with the dining area
• - Accessibility: from aft saloon door 
• - Ceiling panels: faux leather
• - Description: storage cabinet with panels and shelves
• - Material: wood essence with lacquered inserts
• - Position: port + starboard aft of saloon 
• - Quantity: Two, one per bulwark
• - Table: square pouf with tray 
• - Quantity: three
• - Description: sofas located on port side of saloon, arranged in "C" shape
• - Material: fabric
• - Position: three sofas, as follows: three- seater sofa on port bulwark arranged longitudinally, two-seater sofa at fore port side arranged transversally, two seater sofa at aft port side arranged transversally
• - Description: saloon armchair 
• - Position: in front of starboard side sofas
• Flooring: carpet 
• - Type: fixed LED spotlights on ceiling 
• - vertical back-lighting LED strip at fore and aft ends of saloon
• Side window curtains:
• - Type: manual packet
• - Total quantity: Two
• Saloon door blind: 
• - Type: fabric
• - Position: saloon aft 
• - Total quantity: One
• Location: central of main deck to form a single space with the saloon
• - Accessibility: from saloon aft door, from side sliding door on starboard walk around
• - Coating walls: wood essence with lacquered inserts
• Dining table: 
• - Description: oval table 
• - Material: wood essence 
• - number of places: ten
• - Fabric coating 
• - Quantity: ten
• Flooring: carpet
• - vertical back-lighting LED strip at fore and aft ends of saloon 
• - ceiling light above dining table
• Other: concealed serving hatch through sliding wood essence wall

Owner's cabin

• Location: forward of main deck
• - Bulkheads: wood essence with lacquered inserts
• - Description: one main wardrobe with panels and shelves on starboard bulwark and one full-height wardrobe behind the access door
• - Material: wood essence
• - Internal lining: laminate
• - Position: starboard, forward side of cabin
• Bedside tables:
• - Description: built in the headboard, each one equipped with drawer, lights control and socket
• - Material: lacquered
• - Location: port + starboard
• Mirror: full-height in front of the owner's bed with built-in TV
• - Description: fixed
• - Size: Double bed
• - Number of seats: Two
• Mattress: with pillow, bedspread 
• - Type: wall lighting on starboard side of headboard 
• - lamp-shade on port side of headboard, LED fixed spotlight on ceiling 
• - courtesy LED strip at bed base, bedside tables, TV mirror 
• - LED bar inside wardrobes
• Socket: bedside tables: one per side + USB
• - Type: round, openable, with clutch built in the glass
• - Type: manual roller
• - Position: port + starboard 
• - A/C control panel: for independent control in the cabin

Owner dressing room

• Location: starboard, forward of owner's cabin
• - Accessibility: from owner's cabin, exclusive use
• Furnishing: 
• Chest of drawers: 
• - 3 drawers
• - Hanger bar: Wardrobe with shelves and anti-roll system
• - Type: LED fix spotlight on ceiling
• - Type: roller blind 
• Air conditioning: through delivery grating connected to the cabin's system

Owner's head

• Location: forward of owner's cabin
• Use: exclusive use of cabin
• - Washbasin cabinet base: wood essence, with wood essence drawers and internal laminate shelves and leather top 
• - Washbasin top: statuary quartzite with built-in storage compartments
• - Mirror: above the washbasin top, for the entire width of the cabinet
• - Quantity: One 
• - Material: Vetro Freddo
• Shower enclosure:
• - Type: independent, separate from the rest of the head
• - Walls: lacquered
• - Shower panel: glass with stainless steel frame
• - Grating: iroko, removable for inspection and cleaning
• - Seating area: iroko integrated
• - Washbasin: washbasin set, 3 holes 
• - Shower: blender unit with hose and shower head with central shower head
• Head accessories: toothbrush holder - soap dispenser - toilet paper roll holder - toilet brush holder - coat hanger - towel rail
• - Type: LED fixed spotlight on ceiling inside shower enclosure 
• - Courtesy LED strip at base of cabinet 
• Socket: above washbasin top 
• - Material: iroko 
• - Position: port, inside shower enclosure
• - Type: roller
• Air extraction: air suction through grating inside shower enclosure and toilet

Port VIP cabin

• Location: Stern
• Accessibility: from central corridor of lower deck
• - Bulkheads: lacquered with wood essence inserts
• - Description: one full-height main wardrobe
• - Position: Stern
• - Description: built in the headboard, each one equipped with drawer, lights control, storage compartment -Material: lacquered
• Mirror: full-height in front of the bed with built-in TV and lacquered magazine rack
• - Type: fixed on bulwark with lifting pantograph with headboard facing the bulwark
• Mattress with pillow, bedspread
• - Type: wall lighting on headboard side 
• - LED fixed spotlight on ceiling 
• - courtesy LED strip at bed base, bedside tables, TV mirror
• Socket: on bedside tables, one per side + USB
• - Type: Wooden Venetian blind 
• - Fancoils quantity: One

Port VIP head

• Position / Layout: aft of the port VIP cabin
• Use: exclusive use of cabin 
• - Washbasin cabinet base: wood essence, with wood essence panel and internal laminate shelves
• - Washbasin top: statuary quartzite
• Mirror: above the washbasin
• Washbasin: Vetro Freddo under the top 
• Toilet: Tecma
• - Type: LED fixed spotlight on ceiling and inside shower enclosure 
• - Courtesy LED strip at base of cabinet
• Socket: above washbasin top
• Head accessories: toothbrush holder - soap dispenser - toilet paper roll holder - toilet brush holder
• Air extraction: air suction through grating inside shower enclosure

Starboard VIP cabin

• - Side coating: laminate
• - Type: Wooden Venetian blind -Position: starboard

Starboard VIP head

• - Mirror: above the washbasin
• - Washbasin: Vetro Freddo under the top 
• Head accessories: toothbrush holder - soap dispenser - toilet paper roll holder -toilet brush holder

Port side guest cabin

• Location: port
• - Description: one full-height wardrobe on port bulwark
• - Internal lining: laminate 
• - Position: port, fore side 
• - Description: single central between beds, equipped with drawer, light controls
• - Position: central, headboard side 
• - Type: fixed
• - Size: single
• - Number of seats: Two 
• - Material: carpet 
• - courtesy LED strip at bed base
• Socket with USB socket 
• -Type: round, openable, with clutch built in the glass
• -Position: port
• -Quantity: One
• -Type: Wooden Venetian blind 
• Quantity: One

Air conditioning

• -Fan-coils quantity: One
• -A/C control panel: for independent control in the cabin

Port guest head

• Location: forward of the port guest cabin 
• -Washbasin cabinet base: lacquered with storage
• -Washbasin top: statuary quartzite 
• -Wall unit: wood essence, with internal shelves with anti-roll system
• Washbasin: Vetro Freddo under the top
• -Washbasin: washbasin set, 3 holes 
• -Shower: blender unit with hose and shower head with central shower head
• -Type: independent, this shower enclosure is separate from the rest of the head 
• -Walls: laminate
• -Shower panel: Glass with stainless steel frame
• Grating: iroko, removable for inspection and cleaning
• -Seating area: iroko inside shower enclosure
• -Type: LED fixed spotlight on ceiling and inside shower enclosure 
• -Material: iroko
• -Position: port, inside the shower enclosure
• -Total quantity: One
• -Type: roller

Starboard side guest cabin

• Location: starboard
• Accessibility: from central corridor of lower deck 
• -Bulkheads: wood essence with lacquered inserts
• -Ceiling panels: fabric
• -Description: full-height wardrobe, fore 
• -Material: wood essence
• -Internal lining: laminate
• -Position: Bow
• -Description: equipped with drawer, lights control
• -Material: lacquered
• -Position: port + starboard headboard side
• -Quantity: Two
• Mirror: full-height in front of the bed with built-in TV 
• -Type: fixed with lifting pantograph with headboard on starboard bulwark 
• -Size: Double bed
• -Number of seats: Two
• -Mattress: with pillow, bedspread
• -Material: carpet
• -Type: wall lighting on headboard side 
• - courtesy LED strip at bed base, LED bar inside the wardrobes
• Socket + USB 
• -Position: starboard
• -Type: wooden Venetian blind 
• Fan-coils quantity: One
• A/C control panel: for independent control in the cabin

Starboard guest head

• Location: fore of the starboard guest cabin
• Use: exclusive use of starboard guest cabin
• -Washbasin top: statuary quartzite
• Wall unit: wood essence, with internal shelves with anti-roll system
• -Washbasin: washbasin set, 3 holes -Shower: blender unit with hose and shower head with central shower head
• -Type: independent, separate from the rest of the head
• -Walls: lacquered
• -Grating: iroko, removable for inspection and cleaning
• -Seating area: iroko obtained in shower enclosure
• Head accessories: toothbrush holder - soap dispenser - toilet paper roll holder - toilet brush holder 
• -Position: starboard, inside the shower enclosure
• -Quantity: One 
• -Type: roller 
• -Position: starboard 
• Composed of:
• -crew dining area 
• -commander's cabin 
• -crew cabin
• -laundry area
• Location: below deck, fore
• Accessible through internal stairway, reachable through:
• -sliding door located on port walk around 
• -internal passage through galley or wheelhouse

Crew dining area

• Location: abaft the port crew area
• Accessibility: port side from ladder connecting galley / wheelhouse to crew area, provides direct access to all spaces of crew area
• -Ceiling panels: faux leather
• Dining table:
• -Description: Fixed rectangular table 
• -Material: laminate
• -number of places: three
• -Type: LED fixed spotlights on ceiling
• -Type: manual packet
• -Position: port, in the space under the stair

Laundry area

• Location: forward of crew area
• Accessibility: from crew dining area
• -Bulkheads: laminate
• Wardrobes: laminated with storage shelves
• -Type: LED fix spotlight on ceiling

Commander's cabin

• Location: forward of crew area, starboard bulwark
• Wardrobes: laminate, with coat hangers, drawers and shelves
• Wall units: laminate with panel and shelves on bulwark
• -Type: fixed
• -Size: single
• -Number of seats: One 
• -Mattress: with pillow, bedspread 
• -Material: carpet 
• -Type: swinging reading light on head- board side 
• - fixed LED spotlight on ceiling 
• Location: abaft the crew area, starboard bulwark
• -Type: 1 fixed bed + 1 foldaway bed 
• -Type: swinging reading light two head- board sides 
• - fixed LED spotlight on ceiling
• Socket: Two
• -Type: round, openable, with clutch 
• Location: abaft the crew area, port bulwark
• Use: for shared use by the entire crew, including the commander
• -Washbasin cabinet base: laminate with panels and internal shelves
• -Washbasin top: laminate
• Washbasin: ceramic resting on the washbasin top
• -Washbasin: blender
• -Shower: slide bar with hose and shower head
• -Type: located in the same space of the head
• -Shower panel: Curtain
• Grating: laminate, removable for inspection and cleaning
• - Material: laminate
• -Position: port, in front of washbasin 
• -Type: metal Venetian blind 

Onboard household appliances

• Extractor hood: one in galley, above the cooking top
• Pot holder: one in galley, with the cooking top
• Oven: one in galley, width 60 cm, capacity76l
• Fridge: one on flybridge, inside the cabinet
• Fridge + freezer: one in galley, double panel, fridge 419 l, freezer 247 l
• Combined washing/drying machine: one in crew room
• Induction type range: one in galley, width 60 cm

Electric system Voltage levels on board

• 230 V 50 Hz AC for single-phase alternate current system, EU version
• 120/240 V 60 Hz AC for single-phase alternate current system, USA version
• 24 V DC from battery set
• 12 V DC from battery set
• 12 V DC from battery set and AC/DC voltage reducer

Power sources

• Current generator
• Shore sockets
• Batteries and recharging systems

Galvanic current insulation

• Type: Zinc anodes
• Quantity: Two
• Power: 20 kW x 250 Hz
• Location: port + starboard, one per bulwark in engine room
• Other: Soundproofing box - remote starting

Shore power sockets

• Type: 230 V 50 Hz AC single phase
• Location: aft, one per side, access through locker
• Monitoring: through ammeter and voltmeter in engine room, in addition to value reading on onboard monitoring system
• Protection systems: Std galvanic insulator power circuit breaker
• Shore cable: 20m/63A/230V
• -Quantity: twelve 
• -Current: 540 Ah 
• -Voltage: 24 V DC
• -Quantity: six
• -Current: 270 Ah
• -Quantity: Two 
• -Current: 90 Ah 
• -Voltage: 12 V DC

Battery charger

• Services battery charger 
• -Current: 80 Ah 
• Engine battery charger 
• -Current: 30 Ah 
• Generator battery charger 
• -Current: 15 Ah

Utilities - electric panels

• MAIN AC and DC electric panels 
• -Quantity: two, one AC and one DC 
• -Position: 24 V on engine room fore bulkhead 
• - 220 V engine room starboard bulwark
• AUXILIARIES AC and DC electric panels 
• -Position: internal wheelhouse
• Emergency panel
• Battery cut-out panel 
• -Position: Cockpit

Electronic navigation instruments BRONZE version

• For a detailed list of alternative/additional equipment available, please refer to the Optionals price list

Bilge system Main

• Type: automatic, each pump can be operated manually or automatically from the control panel in the wheelhouse. The outlet on the bulwark is direct and independent for each pump
• Flow rate: 11340 l/h
• Quantity: five
• Bilge pumps position:
• -two in the engine room (one aft - one fore)
• -one in crew area, forward of the fresh water tank
• -two in VIP heads, one in each head, next to the diesel tank
• Other: pumps operation indicator and high level alarms are signaled on the monitoring system
• Type: manual pump sucking from suction points in the bilge and selectable through deviator valves (if envisaged)
• Flow rate: 2100 l/h
• Quantity: three
• Auxiliary pump position: one in the crew cabin and two in the cockpit, each pump in the cockpit sucks respectively from: engine room - aft cabins lower deck bilge
• Total quantity of suction points: five
• Position of suction points:
• -one in the crew area
• Type: manual, the emergency system includes one suction point in the engine room, connected through valve and seawater filter, to the port engine seawater pump
• Location: engine room, forward of the thruster system

Fire extinguishing system Automatic

• Type: automatic, with panel located in the area leading down to the engine room
• Type of extinguishing agent: Novec
• Cylinder capacity: 106 l (28 US gal.)
• Total quantity of cylinders: One
• Location: starboard, in engine room
• Other: the activation of the fire extinguishing system causes the automatic closure, through solenoid valves, of the engines and generator fuel delivery
• Type: manual
• Type of extinguishing agent: water
• Total quantity: One
• Pump position: starboard, in engine room
• -Position: fore, one in the chain locker, operated through a valve - aft, one in- side the port cockpit cabinet, operated through a valve

Smoke detectors

• Type: battery operated
• Total quantity: ten
• Location: one for each space, saloon, galley, owner, wheelhouse, port VIP, starboard VIP, port guests, starboard guests, captain's cabin, crew cabin

Fuel system  Diesel tanks:

• Type: structural tank built in the hull,
• Material: fiberglass
• Capacity: 8500 l (2245 US gal.)
• Location: midship, longitudinally, forward of the engine room bulkhead

Electronic level gage

• Type: electronic level sensor with continuous reading and % indication on internal and flybridge wheelhouse monitoring system
• Location: two fore of the tank, one aft of the tank

Optical level gage

• Type: local electronic sensor with built- in display
• Location: aft of the tank

Engine fuel filter

• Type: double settling filter
• Quantity: two, one double filter for engine
• Location: central between the engines

Generator fuel filter

• Type: single settling filter
• Quantity: two, one filter for each generator
• Location: port + starboard aft of generators

Engine solenoid valves

• Location: central on engine room diesel hatch
• Power supply: 24 V DC

Generator solenoid valves

• Power supply: 12 V DC
• Location: port + starboard on each walkaround, aft
• Fourteen tank breathers connected to bulwark

Fresh water system Fresh water tanks

• Type: structural tank built in the hull 
• Capacity: 1500 l (396 US liq.gal.)
• Location: fore, located under the crew tray
• Location: aft of fresh water tank

Water pressure pump

• Location: port, engine room
• Power supply: 230 V AC / 24 V DC double power supply

Water heater

• Capacity: 2 x 80 l (21 US liq.gal.)
• Location: fore of service compartment 
• Power supply: 230 V 50/60 Hz
• Power: 2 x 1200 W
• Thermostatic mixer
• Re-circulation pump

Water refilling

• Location: port + starboard on each walkaround, fore

Power supply

• Hot water: all utilities of internal / external spaces
• Cold water: all utilities of internal / external spaces + engine room + windscreen wiper
• Tank breathers connected on bulwark
• Provision for desalination system
• System that can be isolated by WAVIN type manifolds

Black water system Black water tanks

• Type: structural tank built in the hull
• Capacity: 820 (217 US liq.gal.)
• Location: midship, arranged transversally under the fore tray
• Location: abaft the tank

Tank emptying pump

• Power supply: 230 V 50/60 Hz with automatic/manual control directly from
• the boat monitoring system
• Flow rate: 3000 l/h (792 US liq.gal./h)

Discharge from shore

• Location: port, from walk around to bow
• Model: Tecma with built-in macerator 
• Power supply: fresh water
• Anti-odor filter
• Anti-odor piping
• Tank washing through shore connection

Gray water system Gray water tanks

• Capacity: 820 (217 US liq.gal.) 
• Location: midship, arranged longitudinally under the fore tray
• Power supply: 230 V 50/60 Hz with automatic/manual control directly from the boat monitoring system
• Location: starboard, from walk around to bow
• Additional collection trays for transfer, from utility to main tank

Seawater system Engines

• Material: bronze
• Seawater intake: two, one per engine
• Ball valve: Two
• Filter: Two
• Bilge emergency suction: one 3" on port engine with valve and basket
• Location: central in engine room
• Seawater intake: Two
• Location: port + starboard in engine room
• Size: 1" 1/2
• Seawater intake: One
• Ball valve: One
• Filter: One
• Location: port aft in engine room

Ventilation/extraction Head ventilation

• -Type: Forced through centrifugal extractor
• -Power supply: 24 V DC
• -Utilities: cabin showers - day toilet - crew head

Galley ventilation

• -Type: Forced through extractor hood 
• -Utilities: Galley

Laundry ventilation

• -Utilities: drying machine, in crew area laundry

Engine room aeration

• -Type: Forced with temperature control system
• -Quantity: Four
• -Utilities: Engine room
• Air ventilation:
• -Type: Forced with control system according to engine speed
• -Power supply: 230 V 50 Hz AC -Quantity: Two

Ventilation of other spaces

• -Utilities: crew fore service compartment, service compartment under wheelhouse

Other systems  Steering system

• Type: hydraulic, built in the POD 4600

Garage door opening system

• Type: hydraulic through hydraulic cylinders
• Electro-hydraulic control unit
• Anti-release safety mechanism

Gangway system

• Type: hydraulic
• Max. net capacity: 150 kg (330 lb)
• Max length: 4425 mm (14' 6'')

Tenderlift system

• Type: hydraulic, pantograph type
• Net capacity: 550 kg (1212 lb), the above value considers 200 kg (440.92 lb) for operators and various accessories

Trim tabs system

• Model: Humphree HE1100
• Type: Intruder
• Movement: electric
• Control panel: on wheelhouse, built in the monitoring system
• - on flybridge, external panel
• Trim tabs automatic control

Windscreen wipers system

• Quantity: four wipers and arms
• Location: windscreen
• Material: stainless steel
• Other: in addition to the possibility of operating them via the monitoring system on the internal wheelhouse, there are additional buttons for operating the windscreen wipers and washers

Bow thrusters system

• System type: hydraulic
• Max operational pressure: 280 bar
• Type: pistons
• Location: one on each POD, keyed on the head in the engine room

Bow thruster

• Model: QSH420-386
• Thrust: 420 kg (926 lb)
• Location: fore, in the crew service compartment
• Proportional
• Other: Oil tank 90 l (23.7 US.liq.gal.)

Air conditioning system  Air conditioning type

• thermally-treated water circulation

Air conditioning compressor

• Location: port, forward of the engine room
• Total BTU: 130000 Btu/h with inverter technology
• -Position: port, forward of the engine room
• -power supply: 230 V 50 Hz AC
• Fresh water:

Onboard fancoils arrangement

• Saloon: Four
• Galley: One
• Wheelhouse: Two
• Owner’s cabin: three
• Starboard guest cabin: One
• Port guest cabin: One
• Port VIP cabin: One
• Starboard VIP cabin: One
• Crew dinette / galley: One
• Captain's cabin: One
• Crew cabin: One
• 12 l (3.17 US liq.gal.) expansion tank
• Temperature probe: one for each space
• Room control panel: one for each space
• Two telescopic boat hooks
• Six mooring lines
• Eight fender lines
• One anchor chain stopper
• Eight fenders
• eight black fender covers
• One Owner's manual
• One AZIMUT document folder
• One wooden boat model
• One AZIMUT warranty service booklet
• One set of stainless steel cutlery
• One set of porcelain plates
• One set of glasses
• Four floating key rings
• Two bags with logo for storing the manuals
• One remote control holder with logo
• One stainless steel scheduled maintenance kit
• One pin wrench for locking stainless steel pins
• One windscreen windows cover

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Azimut Grande 26 Metri Review: An Extraordinary Masterpiece

The Azimut Grande 26 Metri offers all the features of a superyacht in a length of 26 meters and introduces two novelties: the Deck2Deck terrace and the first Large POD propulsion system

The launch of the Grande 27M in 2018 was such a success for Azimut, both with the public and the market, that the model became a benchmark in the category of small five-cabin yachts for private owners and yacht charter .

Last year, Azimut presented the Grande 26 Metri, inspired by the desire to amaze again by offering solutions designed for superyachts together with new designer Alberto Mancini. Except aestetichs, an innovative propulsion system to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 20 percent was presented. The proposition met an enthusiastic reception right from the start, with 22 units of the Grande 26M already sold.

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Azimut Grande 26 Metri delivers smart design choices that reflect the expectations of demanding owners in terms of the onboard experience: five cabins, including the full-beam owner’s suite on the main deck, and completely separated guest and crew flows, huge flybridge – 50 square meters all on the same level – characteristics which together have never been seen before on a yacht this size.

In the words of Alberto Mancini, the project was driven by the enthusiasm to create a compact superyacht, with five cabins, an enormous flybridge and a larger cockpit than usual for the category.

The result is the Deck2Deck Terrace, the first of its kind created using a transom extension system that pays tribute to the power of the ideas and expertise brought to bear by Azimut’s engineers. The Deck2Deck Terrace is formed by raising the teak-clad garage door to expand the size of the cockpit to over 18 square meters.

The walkaround table, when extended, seats up to eight guests in an al fresco dining room with a view out over the water. In this way Azimut joined the builders featuring the open view cockpit in a remarkable way.

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The creative design approach behind the Azimut Grande 26 Metri is also reflected in the interiors, and particularly in the strategic choice of a partially raised wheelhouse, which, taken together with the smaller engine room resulting from the innovative Large POD propulsion system and the light carbon fiber superstructure – meaning more volume for the same weight – offers interior designer Achille Salvagni plenty of space to express his vision of organic architecture, in which the elements created by the designer are in complete harmony with the natural environment.

The shapes and hues are soft and warm like the marine environment seen through the huge full-height windows on the main deck and in the owner’s suite.

Azimut Grande 26M interior

Color accents in various settings on the yacht act as playful but discreet elements with which Salvagni sparks the imagination: the cobalt blue of the sofa and the suspended lamp over the dining table, the orange coffee table, the eye-catching chromatic details inside the cabins. The oak floor is perfect for interiors, conjuring up the warmth of teak, while the boards laid at a 45-degree angle give the impression of even wider spaces.

Forward in the salon, the dining room lies next to the panoramic glass wall and the lovely seat in the aft part of the main deck. The master cabin is in the bow, and like the salon, drowning in natural light seeping through two full-height windows.

Salvagni rearranged and rethought all the spaces in the master to get more space out if it, and the master is connected with the en suite (moved toward the bow) by an open dressing room illuminated by natural light that seeping through the cell-shaped windows with curved, flowing lines, a true masterpiece of organic design.

There are four more cabins below deck; three doubles and one with twin beds, as well crew cabins in the bow, with a separate entrance from the wheelhouse. On the bow, there is a large seat accessible via side passages, and the large top deck has some free extra space aft part, with a lovely seat and a bar, protected by a hard top.

Azimut has been investing in research for over ten years to develop innovative solutions that reduce the environmental impact of its boats and was the first brand to believe in POD propulsion systems.

Drawing on its extensive experience, the Yard developed the new Large POD 4600 propulsion system for the Grande 26M in partnership with ZF. The system, combined with a 30 percent lighter superstructure achieved through the extensive use of carbon fiber, delivers 20 percent lower fuel consumption at the most frequent speeds.

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New Grande 26M accelerates effortlessly to 28 knots. Compared with the POD systems already available on the market, the new ZF POD 4600 system was developed to increase efficiency on larger boats for the first time, with top speeds between 20 and 30 knots.

An additional benefit of the system is higher torque at low speeds for easier maneuvering. The system is Hybrid Ready, because the future of Azimut is sustainable and Grande 26 Metri joins Azimut’s fleet of Low Emission Yachts, which now includes more than half the brand’s models.

LOA: 26,09 m Beam: 6,30 m Draft: 2,04 m Displacement: 84,4 t Fuel tank: 8500 l Water tank: 1500 l Engines: 2 x MAN V12 1550 hp 2 x MAN V12 1650 hp Maximum speed: 28 knots Cruising speed: 24 knots Builder: Azimut Dealer: Navis Marine

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Azimut Grande 26M review: The 85ft yacht that feels like a 100ft superyacht

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The Azimut Grande 26M features pod drives and a wider beam, but does it match its older siblings when it comes to performance?

With its pod drives, high-tech construction, wide beam and zippy performance, this latest model in the range, the Azimut Grande 26M is an ambitious project intended to move the game on.

It has been styled by Alberto Mancini, who has imparted a slightly imperious quality to the new model’s profile – from a distance you could convince yourself that it’s over 100ft.

The businesslike wheelhouse windows set the tone, while the superstructure mouldings provide the illusion of an upper deck that runs in an unbroken line from the bow roller to the flybridge balustrade.

And once on board there is nothing illusory about the 26’s exceptional deck spaces, from the spacious and versatile foredeck seating to the wide prairies of the flybridge. It is not just the length of the flybridge that imparts this sense of space but its width, too – spreading across the Grande’s full beam.

This new Azimut model is very nearly 2ft wider than its predecessor, the Azimut Grande 25M, and that tells on all three decks. It feels big. It feels even bigger when the ingenious cockpit extension is deployed – the garage door hinging upwards to create a quite unexpected balcony overlooking the aft platform.

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The glass cockpit balustrade splits in the middle and swings out to embrace the new corners, while a lightweight infill section takes care of the gap. Simple but effective.

The interior is by another designer that Azimut has been keeping quite busy recently, Achille Salvagni, whose distinctive use of ovoid, organic shapes and tactile eggshell finishes has created a quirky but homogeneous design that should raise a smile, without losing sight of the fact that light tones and generous, open spaces are the best way to complement all that drenching daylight coming in through the huge side windows. Dark flooring and mid-toned veneers on the bulkheads keep things comfortably rooted.

Perhaps the highlight of the interior is the owner’s cabin on the main deck, with its floor-to-ceiling glass and a shower and WC that spans the full beam. It still feels absurdly spacious. This is another area of the boat where you can actually forget it’s only 85ft feet long.

The location of the master suite forward on the main deck enhances the view out through its vast hull windows

There is one slight shortcoming in the layout forward, where the steps to the lower deck, master cabin, crew accommodation, galley, wheelhouse and flybridge all converge on each other, as if one designer started from the bow, and one from the stern, and this is where they met.

It’s like it’s been designed by MC Escher. In the middle of it all, the lower helm station sits on a sort of platform, with a single seat, awkward communication with the rest of the boat and poor visibility. On our sea trial we helmed from upstairs, as we usually do.

Inner space

Down below, the eight-berth guest accommodation features a pair of impressively roomy symmetrical VIPs aft, each with a spacious shower and heads compartment along the engineroom bulkhead.

All three of the double guest cabins are of a similar size

Just forward, the starboard double cabin is almost as big, losing out only slightly on floor area and the size of the head, while all three double cabins have the same size bed, at 6ft 2in by 5ft 2in.

The twin to port is the smallest, and suffers somewhat from clashing doors, as three – cabin, head and wardrobe – all compete for the same space. Otherwise it’s a reasonable sleeping space with decent stowage.

With a bathroom no smaller than the twin cabin’s across the corridor, your guests shouldn’t feel as if they have drawn the short straw.

Driving the Azimut Grande 26M

The Azimut Grande 26M is the first boat to sport ZF’s big new 4600 pod drives, designed to serve in twin-engine yachts up to 100ft, and in triple installations up to 130ft.

Pod drives can of course be great fun in boats properly set up and designed from the outset to take them, and the Azimut Grande 26M clearly was. It gave us a remarkably enjoyable drive, which seemed quite surprising in such a big vessel.

But perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised. The shipyard is well known for incorporating a lot of high-tech materials into its builds, and the amount of carbon fibre used in the Grande’s deck, superstructure, flybridge and hardtop reportedly saves some 30 per cent over the weight of conventional fibreglass laminates, significantly reducing the yacht’s centre of gravity.

The new model is measurably faster than its shaft-drive predecessor

Also, although the hull of the Azimut Grande 26M is little different in length to that of the 25 Metri that it replaces in the range, its extra width provides additional lift, while its stern sections are simple, efficient flat panels rather than the prop tunnels sported by its shaft-drive predecessor. Deadrise recedes from 20.4 degrees amidships to 13.8 degrees at the transom.

The result is a yacht that is a perfect match with its machinery when under way. It feels light and lively, and has plenty of power. The Seakeeper gyro was switched off for our sea trial and the Humphree interceptors were on automatic.

Although there is the option of Humphree fins as well, they would probably have spoilt the fun, for the Azimut Grande 26M launched itself into high-speed turns with all the puppyish enthusiasm of a lightweight sports machine, heeling over so far it felt almost undignified.

The flybridge helm station is the most enjoyable place to captain the boat from

You couldn’t actually lean down from the flybridge and dabble your fingers in the sea, but the impression was there, always underwritten by a superb feeling of control. On a more sensible even keel it tracked beautifully and inspired confidence as a serious piece of cruising kit.

Of course it would be disappointing if a yacht packing 3,300hp didn’t impart at least a frisson of excitement to its driver, and the 26’s maximum speed during our test, with a realistic cruising load of fuel and water, topped out at over 30 knots – faster, incidentally, than Azimut’s claims for it.

A key selling point of the ZF pods is their efficiency, and they deliver here too – the new model is measurably faster than its shaft-drive predecessor with the same engines. Azimut claims 20 per cent less fuel consumption than comparable yachts at “the most frequently set speeds”, which is vague but not entirely without substance.

Visibility is goodforward and fair to the sides but you need a camera to look aft

In a very unscientific comparison with other new boats launched at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival , the Azimut Grande 26M might burn about 18 per cent less fuel at 20 knots than the 4,000hp Ferretti 860 , but about 25 per cent more than the 2,000hp Grand Banks 85 .

Different rev settings will probably give different results, and at full speed the Azimut is faster than both of them. It has a larger fuel capacity than its predecessor, which makes the 26 a distinctly more versatile cruising machine, with a useful range of about 360nm at 24 knots, even allowing for our conservative 20 per cent fuel reserve.

Azimut Grande 26M verdict

The new Azimut Grande 26M is a worthy addition to a high-achieving range of motor yachts which have invariably offered an impressive combination of style, innovation, comfort and sheer cruising competence.

Whether your idea of cruising is pottering about on the Côte d’Azur, or holidaying over the horizon, the Azimut Grande 26M is small enough to fit into most harbours, spacious enough to provide real home comforts for extended stays on board, and great fun both at anchor or at speed.

Azimut Grande 26M specifications

LOA: 85ft 7in (26.09m) Beam: 22ft 2in (6.75m) Draught: 4ft 11in (1.50m) Displacement: 49 tonnes Engines: Twin 1,650hp MAN V12 + pod drives Fuel capacity: 1,870 gal (8,500 lt) Water capacity: 330 gal (1,500 lt) Top speed on test: 30.4 knots Cruising speed: 23 knots Fuel consumption: 348lph @ 18.8 knots / 64lph @ 10.5 knots Range: 367nm @ 18.8 knots / 1,117nm @ 10.5 knots Noise: 64 d(B)A @ 18.8 knots / 59 d(B)A @ 10.5 knots Design: Ausonio/Salvagni/Mancini/Azimut Starting price: €5,750,000 (ex. VAT)

First published in the February 2023 issue of MBY.

The Azimut Grande 26M has an imperious profile – from a distance

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Novità importanti in casa Pardo. Una riguarda il prodotto, ovvero l’arrivo del GT75, yacht di quasi 23 metri (per la precisione 22,85, per un baglio massimo di 5,99) che va occupare il ruolo di nuova ammiraglia della gamma prodotta a Forlì; l’altra gli assetti societari, mutati nell’immediata vigilia del Salone di Cannes, con le dimissioni di Fabio Planamente da amministratore delegato, sostituito nel ruolo da Marcello Veronesi, già chief strategy officer del cantiere. Un avvicendamento – viene assicurato - che non comporterà rivoluzioni nell’azienda che nel 2018 ha introdotto, con successo, le imbarcazioni a motore dopo anni di esclusiva produzione di barche a vela.

In una nota ufficiale si legge che la decisione di Planamente si deve a “una scelta di carattere personale e giunge nel momento in cui, grazie all’acquisizione da parte del Gruppo Oniverse, Cantiere del Pardo può contare su nuove importanti risorse manageriali in grado di garantire la continuità delle operazioni”. Viene precisato, tra l’altro, che l’ex numero uno rimane socio e membro del consiglio di amministrazione della società, con la disponibilità a supportare con la propria esperienza il nuovo amministratore delegato e l’azienda in cui ha operato per oltre vent’anni assieme a Gigi Servidati, che pure rimane al suo posto di presidente.

Vedremo quali saranno gli sviluppi. Intanto è fuor di dubbio che Pardo ha conquistato la scena dello Yachting Festival di Cannes con la presentazione in anteprima mondiale del nuovo GT75, imbarcazione di forte personalità, che promette ottime prestazioni, comfort superiore e una varietà di allestimenti che consente di configurare la barca in vari modi: le opzioni prevedono due, tre o quattro cabine, per un massimo di 10 posti letto, inclusa una cabina armatoriale a tutto baglio, oltre a un alloggio a due posti per l’equipaggio. “Tutti gli spazi – tengono a dire in casa Pardo – sono stati progettati con cura con la collaborazione di Zuccheri (per gli esterni) e Nauta Design (per gli interni) e sono paragonabili a quelli di yacht di maggiori dimensioni”.

La configurazione è quella di un walkaround di forte personalità, con grandi camminamenti laterali, in grado di regalare spazi comodi e vivibili all’aperto, con terrazze laterali, beach area di poppa e transformer elettrico multifunzionale che dovrebbero assicurare una connessione ineguagliabile con il mare.

La motorizzazione standard è affidata a tre Volvo IPS 1050 da 800 cv, ma è possibile motorizzare la barca anche con la versione da 1.050 cv dei Volvo Penta IPS, ottenendo prestazioni ancora migliori. Ciò detto, vale la pena sottolineare che i progettisti hanno puntato anche su altri valori, non trascurabili. Come l’autonomia. Basti dire, in proposito, che la capacità dei serbatoi di carburante è di 4.300 litri e il serbatoio dell’acqua supera i 1.000 litri (1.100). Quanto basta per lunghe e placide navigazioni. Ma non è tutto: il progetto prevede che la barca sia predisposta anche per una motorizzazione ibrida, rispettosa dell’ambiente, che potrebbe arrivare nel corso del 2025.

Ma al di là dell’autonomia e della possibilità di navigare a lungo senza pensieri, il nuovo Pardo si segnala anche per la capacità di muoversi agevolmente nei porti e nelle baie più affollate, grazie a una facilità di manovra inusuale per imbarcazioni di oltre 20 metri. Erano chiare, del resto, le richieste del cantiere a Edoardo Zuccheri, che si è occupato del progetto con il suo studio di design: si doveva sì costruire il Pardo più grande di sempre, ma rimanendo fedeli agli elementi chiave che hanno distinto i “fratelli minori” della gamma, ovvero creando una barca facile da maneggiare, una “villa sul mare” aperta a tutti.

Ebbene, il primo elemento qualificante di questa filosofia progettuale sta sicuramente nella plancia centrale rialzata che assicura eccellente visibilità, ma anche nello stabilizzatore giroscopico, nell’elica di prua e nel secondo joystick in pozzetto, che facilita l’ormeggio e altre manovre che richiedono precisione.

“Grande, comoda e facile da usare . Questo è il nuovo Pardo GT75” teine a dire il presidente Servidati. E aggiunge: “È una vera villa di lusso sul mare, progettata per offrire un’esperienza unica, capace di rappresentare al meglio ciò che siamo in grado di realizzare. Solo vivendo il Pardo GT75 di persona si può comprendere appieno il suo immenso potenziale!”

Grande soddisfazione ha manifestato anche il responsabile del design Edoardo Zuccheri. “Dopo un lungo e complesso processo di progettazione possiamo dire di essere più che soddisfatti del risultato finale: prestazioni, tenuta di mare, design e ingegneria sono veramente all’altezza di un’ammiraglia”.

Ha funzionato alla perfezione anche l’intesa con Nauta, che ha curato gli interni, valorizzando al massimo le lavorazioni artigianali, la funzionalità e la qualità degli spazi sottocoperta. “Sul Pardo GT75 – ha tenuto a dire Massimo Gino, che di Nauta Design è uno dei fondatori - abbiamo tradotto l’esperienza di vita sul mare in uno yacht di lusso. E questa visione – ha aggiunto – è stata integranda creando più spazi all’aperto, tra cui una beach area di poppa con lettini prendisole e aree pranzo, consentendo agli ospiti di godersi ogni zona nei diversi momenti della giornata. Inoltre il layout flessibile offre fino a quattro cabine garantendo comfort e privacy”.

Gli interni del nuovo yacht esaltano funzionalità ed eleganza, offrendo tra l’altro la possibilità di scegliere tra una versione con cucina sul ponte superiore e un’altra sul ponte inferiore, entrambe completamente attrezzate. La versione galley include una cucina ben equipaggiata e un divano a L con tavolo da pranzo per 8 persone, facilitando così l’interazione diretta con l’area pranzo esterna del pozzetto; la “galley down” trasforma invece il ponte principale in un’ampia zona giorno con comodi divani, arricchita da un tetto semi aperto, finestre laterali e una porta scorrevole a poppa, che regala una vista continua sul mare.

Il layout del ponte inferiore offre varie configurazioni per la zona notte, con accesso alla cabina armatoriale tramite una scala interna. Le opzioni, come detto, prevedono due, tre o quattro cabine, per un massimo di 10 posti letto, inclusa una cabina armatoriale a tutto baglio oltre a una cabina doppia per l’equipaggio. Il layout standard prevede comunque tre cabine e tre bagni, con spazi progettati con cura, paragonabili a quelli di yacht di maggiori dimensioni.

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Take a walk through the most ancient Kremlin in Russia

The Novgorod Kremlin, which is also called ‘Detinets’, is located on the left bank of the Volkhov River. The first fortified settlement was set here during the reign of prince Vladimir Yaroslavich, the son of Yaroslav the Wise. During these times, all the state, public and religious life of Novgorod was concentrated here. It was the place where people kept chronicles and copied the texts of books. The Novgorod Kremlin, the most ancient one in Russia, was founded here in the 15th century.

St. Sophia Cathedral (11th century), The Millennium Of Russia Monument, Episcopal Chamber (15th century) and the main exhibition of The State Novgorod Museum-reservation located in a public office building of the 18th century are all situated in the Novgorod Kremlin. The exhibition will tell you about the whole Novgorod history from ancient times to the present day. There are also restoration workshops, a children’s center, a library and a philharmonic inside the Kremlin walls.

Send a letter with the State Novgorod Museum-reservation stamp

While visiting the main building of the Novgorod Kremlin museum, you’ll see a small bureau near the souvenir area. Two more bureaus like that can be found in the Fine Arts Museum and the Museum information centre. This is the Museum Post, the joint project of the State Novgorod Museum-reservation and Russian Post.

The tradition to exchange letters (at that time written on birch bark sheets) dates back to the 11th century so it’s hardly surprising that such a project appeared here. The bureaus are desks and mailboxes at the same time, so you can send your friends a postcard with a view of Novgorod right from the museum.

Find the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin among the figures of The Millennium Of Russia Monument

In 1862, 1000 years after the Varangians were called to Russia, a monument dedicated to this event was launched in Novgorod. To tell the story of Russia’s one thousand years, the sculptor used 129 bronze figures: from state and military leaders to artists and poets.

One of figures portrays Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin, a politician and reformer who was responsible for Russia’s diplomatic relations in the middle of the 17th century. He is believed to be the father of international and regular mail in Russia. He was also the person who came up with the idea of the first Russian Post official emblem — a post horn and a double-headed eagle.

Cross the Msta River over the first arch bridge in Russia

The steel bridge in Borovichi town that connects two banks of the Msta river was built at the beginning of the 20th century. The project of the bridge was created by Nikolay Belelyubsky, engineer and professor of St. Petersburg State Transport University. This is the first arch bridge in Russia.

In 1995, it was included in the national cultural heritage register. More than 100 bridges across Russia were developed by Belelyubsky, but only this one is named after him.

Cast a virtual bell

When in the Novgorod region, you’ll definitely hear bells ring and learn about the Novgorod Veche Bell. During the siege of the city, tsar Ivan III ordered to remove this bell from the bell tower and send it to Moscow. Legend says that the bell didn’t accept his fate, fell to the ground near the border of the Novgorod region and broke to pieces against the stones.

In the biggest Museum Bell Centre in Russia located in the Valday town, you can see bells from across the world and learn why Novgorod bells are unique. The museum’s collection represents bells from different countries and ages, some of them dating back to the 3rd century BC. You’ll learn about the history of casting and modern bell-making technologies and also play games on a touch table. For example, harness virtual ‘troika’ (three) horses with bells or cast a virtual bell.

Spot the pigeon on the cross of St. Sophia Cathedral

St. Sophia Cathedral was built in Novrogod between 1045 and 1050 by Kievan and Byzantine masters. It was conceived as the main cathedral of the city, and during its first years it was the only stone building in Novgorod. So where does the pigeon on the cross of the cathedral’s biggest dome come from?

Legend says that while tsar Ivan the Terrible and his Oprichniki were cruelly killing peaceful city folk in 1570, a pigeon suddenly sat down to the cross of the city’s main cathedral. It looked down, saw the massacre, and was literally petrified with horror. Since then the pigeon has been considered the defender of the city. People believe that as soon as the pigeon flies away from the cross, Novgorod will come to an end.

Visit a monastery, that was founded by Patriarch Nikon

The Valday Iver Monastery is situated on the island in the middle of the Valday lake. It is considered to be one of the most important and picturesque orthodox shrines.

The monastery was founded in 1653 by the initiative of Nikon who had just been elected Patriarch. Nikon wanted the monastery to look like the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos, including the architectural style and monk’s clothes. Legend says that Nikon saw the spot for the monastery in a dream.

Check out Fyodor Dostoevsky’s country house

Fyodor Dostoevsky, a famous Russian writer, first visited Staraya Russa town in 1872 during a summer trip with his family. They liked it so much that the next year they rented a house near the Pererytitsa River’s embankment and spent every summer here ever since.

Dostoevsky loved this house, called it ‘his nest’ and considered it the perfect place to work and to be alone. In Staraya Russa he wrote his novels ‘The Adolescent’, ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ and ‘Demons’. Today, this place is a museum where you can explore what Dostoevsky’s house looked like and see his family’s personal belongings, photos and letters.

Visit an authentic Russian ‘izba’ (wooden house)

If you want to really enjoy the atmosphere of the old Novgorod, you should come to the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of folk wooden architecture that is located on the Myachino lake not far away from Veliky Novgorod. In this open-air museum you’ll see the best examples of Russian wooden architecture, including authentic old ‘izbas’ (wooden houses), rural chapels and churches.

During the year, the museum hosts fairs of crafts and folklore, christmastides, and even an international bell ringing festival.

Learn what Brick Gothic looks like

The Episcopal Chamber of the Novgorod Kremlin is the only non-religious German Gothic building of the 15th century preserved in Russia. You can have a good look at the facets of the gothic cross-domed vaults inside the chamber. This is why this building is also called ‘Faceted Chamber’ or ‘Chamber of Facets’.

The chamber was part of Vladychny Dvor, the place where all important city events took place: court hearings, gatherings of the Council of Lords of the Novgorod Republic, ambassador’s receptions and feasts. The seals of the city’s lords were kept here. The decree of tsar Ivan III on merging the Novgorod Republic with the Moscow State was first announced in 1478 in Episcopal Chamber. This is when the name of the new state, Russia, was first pronounced.

See the murals by Theophanes the Greek

The Byzantine Empire had a huge impact on the development of the Russian culture. Many works of art and architecture in ancient Russia were created by Byzantine artists and masters. Theophanes the Greek was one of them. He was born in Byzantine and created icons and murals in Constantinople and Caffa (modern Feodosia). After that he moved to Novgorod where he was commissioned to paint the walls of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Ilyina Street. You can enjoy his unique and expressive style if you look at the murals inside the dome of the church and the Trinity side chapel.

The most recognizable and the only monumental work of Theophanes the Greek that is preserved today is the chest-high portrait of the Savior the Almighty in the dome of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior.

Take a photo with an ancient Novgorod citizen who is learning how to read and write

In 1951, a letter written on birch bark dating back to the 14–15th centuries was found in Veliky Novgorod. Many decades later, in 2019, a sculpture designed by Novgorod artist and sculptor Sergey Gaev appeared on this exact site.

The sculpture portrays an 8–year old boy sitting on a stool and holding a piece of birch bark. At this age children in Novgorod started to learn how to read and write. During archaeological excavations in Novgorod, scientists often found ancient handwriting practice books and children’s drawings on birch bark sheets.

Feel like an ancient viking or prince Rurik’s guest

Novgorod is one of the waypoints of the famous trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The route passed through the Volkhov river. In the 9–10th centuries there was a fortified settlement of the Viking Age here.

Some scientists believe that Novgorod is named after this area which was called ‘Stary Gorod’ (‘Old City’) at that time. Some historians and archeologists consider this place to be the residence of Prince Rurik who was asked to rule the city in 862. That’s why this ancient settlement is called ‘Rurikovo Gorodische’ (‘Ruruk’s Old City’).

Learn more about the Soviet modernist architecture

On the bank of the Volkhov river near the Novgorod Kremlin, there is an incredible building that looks like a spaceship and contrasts strongly with the ancient buildings of the city.

This is the Fyodor Dostoevsky Theater of Dramatic Art that was built in 1987. It is one of the most striking examples of the Soviet modernist architecture. The theater was built for 10 years according to the project of architect Vladimir Somov.

See what an everyday life of Old Believers looks like

The Krestsy town in the Novgorod region has always been considered to be the center of the Novgorod Old Belief community, and it still is. Before the Soviet revolution there were three Old Believers churches here.

The Lyakova village, which is located not far from the town, used to be inhabited completely by Old Believers. You can learn more about their lifestyle in the local interactive museum. You’ll be introduced to Old Believers’ traditional crafts and ceremonies, drink tea with healing herbs and learn how to chop wood and use an old spinning wheel.

Buy a traditional embroidered tablecloth

A unique embroidery style that is now famous all over the world was born in the Staroye Rakhino village in the Novgorod province. By the middle of the 19th century, it had become a folk craft. Since then, linen tablecloths, towels and clothing items decorated with unusual ornaments have been popular not only among the locals, but also travellers.

In 1929, the first cooperative partnership of embroidery masters was created in Kresttsy. Later it turned into a factory that still operates today. The factory has a museum where embroidery traditions are preserved and new ornaments and technologies are created.

Find yourself in the Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages, Staraya Russa town could be called ‘the salt cellar of Russia’. That’s because salt making was the main trade here up to the 19th century. A few years ago, the old craft was brought back to life, and construction of salt works began. Later, an interactive museum was launched based on the results of archaeological findings.

This museum recreates a typical medieval manor of Staraya Russa of the 12th century with living rooms, a bathhouse, workshops, a livestock pen and traditional peasant household items. In this museum, you can also buy salt which is made in the same way as 1000 years ago.

See the place where Suvorov started his Italian campaign

Alexander Suvorov’s manor in the Konchanskoe village, which has now become the museum of the great commander, was originally the place of his exile. Suvovor openly disagreed with the reform of Russian’s army based on the Prussian model, and Emperor Paul the First didn’t appreciate such behaviour. He first fired Suvorov and then sent him away to his family estate.

However, the exile lasted for only two years. The great commander started the military campaign straight from his house in the Konchanskoe. During this legendary expedition, he crossed the Alps and defeated the French army.

Become a real hiker

If you dream of having a hike in the Novgorod region, but at the same time you are afraid that a tourist’s life may be too hard, you should try the Big Valday trail. This is a five-day 59-kilometer walking route. Its central part goes right through the Valday National Park’s territory.

You won’t have to cope with difficulties and inconveniences of camping life here. The route is marked with signs, and there are camping sites where you can find everything you need for an overnight stay from shelters and places for a fire to toilets. The trail finishes at the Dunayevshchina village where you can take a bus back to Valday. To take the trail, you have to fill out a special form and register on the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation website.

Russian Post has launched a limited series of products dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Novgorod region.

In autumn 2020, Russian Post announced an open contest to create the design for its limited series dedicated to Novgorod region. The project was supported by the Government of the Novgorod region, ‘Russ Novgorodskaya’ (Novgorod Russia) project, the State Novgorod Museum-reservation and Yandex.

Stamps and envelopes are traditionally used to spread information about historic dates and figures and famous landmarks. Now we can also use parcel boxes, packaging tape and postcards. The limited series products will travel around the world, introducing the most popular Russian attractions to six million Russian Post clients daily.

The participants were to create the design for the limited series featuring three iconic attractions of the Novgorod region, the Novgorod Kremlin, the Millennium Of Russia Monument and the Belelyubsky Bridge in Borovichi. Moscow designers and graduates of the Higher School of Economics’ Art and Design School Alena Akmatova and Svetlana Ilyushina won the contest. Their project was chosen via an open vote and by the expert jury.