I have been an Azimut fan for years and compared to Sunseeker and Fairline your getting a much more lavish yacht. As for the quality, i find that Fairline is top of the line followed by Azimut and Sunseeker. I would rate sunseeker and Azimuts quality equal. With this being said, why wouldn't you go for a yacht with style and comparable quality??? Azimut uses style blended with down right common since engineering to come up with amazing designs for there interiors. They are comfortable, stylish yachts that work just fine for most people. It all comes dow n to what your looking to do with your yacht. Where your looking to take it, and how you are planning on using it. Fairline, Hatteras, Burger, Betram, all are top of the line for sea worthiness. If your planning to be out deep at sea, I (the HUGE azimut fan) would not recomened an Azimut. However, a trip from Miami to the Bahamas would not be unreasonable for an Azimut and I personally would feel very comfortable in one @ that distance. But like i said i all comes down to where your going and how your going to use it Hatteras, Burger, Betrfam, Viking, are all exception high sea worthy yachts, however they lost that "style" that comfortable feeling and move more in to a more mechanical feeling yacht. Its all up to you, but if i were spending that kind of $ id go for the azimut any day!
And yes i do know what I am talking about, I am currently a Project Manager for Palmer Johnson.
