2009 Genoa Boat Show

I was at the show today and had a look onboard the new Magellano 74 from the Azimut/Benetti group. Designed by Bill Dixon and Ken Freivokh, she is very different from most other yachts.

She is beamy, 6 meters, and a combination of fast and displacement yacht, with a top speed of 25 knots and cruising 12-21, with a range of 4.000 Nm!

Wow...!

Compared to the standard fare we get from Azimut/Benetti this Magellano looks awesome. This is quite the departure for them. I love it. This yacht's got serious character.

Another new concept from the Azimut|Benetti group was the Atlantis Verve 36. A walkaround boat with accommodation for 4 and a top speed of up to 40 knots with 2 x Volvo Penta 370 hp.

They also showed the new Azimut 53 Open, very nice interior, and the new 72, which has both a flybridge and a sliding glass roof above the forward part of the salon. She has an impressive top speed of 40 knots.

This year I was more looking for equipment than boats so I didn´t have much time for visiting yachts, but I had a quick tour on the recent Perini 50 meter aluminium ketch, Baracuda. Her dark silver hull and purple sails is different, but the interior is unique for a large sailing yacht I think. The English designer John Pawson has created a true minimalistic style in mainly white colours. More like a design hotel than a yacht, but of course with a fit and finish you only find on superyachts.

The only picture I got was when a small ferry was making a speedy U-turn a couple of feet from her topsides. Must be scary for the Baracuda captain to experience this several times a day...

One of the most beautiful boats on the show was this Colombo.

The pod drives are getting bigger, this is a new design from ZF which looks a little more slippery than the smaller ones.

We have seen the tables coming up from the deck, now Opacmare has a sunbed magically raising by pushing a button.