PUMP UP THE VOLUME

This vessel’s from the drawing board of Italian firm Cossutti Yacht Design, moving away from earlier Farr Bavaria designs. The C50 is the mid-size model in the C range (there’s also a 45 and a 57), and it comes in three spec levels: Holiday, the luxury Style (as tested here) and a racier version, Ambition. Serendipity is the first of the new releases to hit the water here, and showcases the new beamy, high freeboard style of the range.

The Bavaria C50 is all about interior volume, with that generous beam and high topsides creating a huge area down below for relaxing and entertaining. The company describes the 50-footer as having ‘a touch of cabin space, which would make it bigger than many studio apartments in Auckland. That space is spread across three double cabins, each with an en suite, and a roomy saloon.