On a yacht where logic and intelligence rule, a light and contemporary touch takes things to a different level.
Absolute’s new Navetta 62 is a masterclass in how to think rationally and appeal globally in just over 18.5m. When it was founded in the early 2000s, the Italian shipyard was mainly building sport cruisers, but shipyard management has since found that flexibility of use has become the key to appeal today.
Sergio Maggi, Absolute’s co-founder, explains: “Clients used to want something fast, and they didn’t really care about living on the water. Times have changed. Our clients want a comfortable boat where they can entertain and stay aboard for extended periods of time. Now you need function and ease of use.
“We want to build boats that appeal to a broad client base, from nationalities who prefer indoor space to families and those who want to entertain friends aboard. We’re not focused on a Mediterranean market anymore.”
While the Absolute outlook is broad ranging, the shipyard is based inland in Piacenza, and must contend with some very particular local constraints. Once built, the boats are transported via the autostrada to their launching sites, so must respect the height of overpasses and the width of tunnels.
Add that there are no star designers at Absolute and you begin to understand the genesis of the shipyard’s typical exterior lines: looks count, but interior volume counts even more. In typical Absolute style, the exterior look of the Navetta 62 is boxy and vertical, yet simple and appealing.
COCKPIT FREEDOM
Beginning a tour by boarding aft offers an excellent introduction to the types of intelligent solutions that make this shipyard’s production stand out. Boarding and launching water toys is easy due to a retractable passarelle and a 5.3m-wide hydraulic platform. Side compartments open to reveal a shower and water connections on one side and shore power connections on the other.
Look carefully and you’ll see that one of the symmetrical staircases that leads to the aft cockpit lifts to allow access to a crew cabin and laundry area that gets plenty of air and light through a large, wide transom window with a porthole. A door leads through the crew head to give easy access to the engine room.
Just upstairs from the beach platform, the large aft cockpit is where the easy living starts. The entire area can be left free and open or furnished with Absolute’s clever modular pieces, true transformers that can be seating, tables, loungers or just about anything else by joining elements or slotting pieces like armrests and backrests in or out.
“The owner is free to decide the setup that works best,” Maggi says.
The area is shaded by the overhang and gets breeze through openings in the gunwales. Light and views are assured by an aft closure in tempered glass. Owners can opt to install a wet bar plus a cleverly concealed mooring station on the starboard side.
LIGHT AND AIRY
The cockpit connects seamlessly to the galley just inside the saloon so the two areas can become a single space when the glass doors are opened wide.
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