DREAM BOAT 1
Ferretti 720
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE?
We’ve all done it – spotted some big luxury yacht and launched into daydream mode, wondering what it might be like to actually have a floating palace like that. But why wonder? Boating New Zealand recently enjoyed the opportunity to toddle aboard not one, not two, but a trio of magnificent luxury yachts and take a good look around – opening doors, rummaging through wardrobes and lockers, and otherwise making like we were actually in the market for a dream-like showboat with a seven-digit price tag.
Fun? You bet. You expect boats in this league to be nice and none of these failed to delight. But in view of the high cost, are they really all that they’re cracked up to be? Let’s find out.
Our first look is an Italian masterpiece – we’ll start with a tour of Ferretti’s magnificent 720.
Ferretti has long enjoyed a colourful history as the yacht of choice among society’s elite. The marque rose to fame in the 1960s with celebrity owners like Richard Burton, Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren bringing more than just a shade of rock star status to the Ferretti nameplate, and that glam profile lives on today as a whole new generation of glitterati choose to
