Motor Boat & Yachting

THIS MONTH’S 10

1 SMALLER INFYNITO

Ferretti is launching a scaled down version of its spacious Infynito 90 tri-deck. The new Infynito 80 is a whisker under 78ft (23.7m) long but, with a beam of almost 21ft (6.36m), it is considerably wider than most of the competition.

Rather than being a true tri-deck with a fully enclosed helm and sky lounge on the top deck, it is a raised pilothouse design with an open flybridge and either a conventional hardtop shade over the dining area and upper helm or a glazed one that remains open at the back end.

The new 80 was designed by Filippo Salvetti and like its big sister sports a bluff bow, forward raked bridge windows, fashion plates-cum-buttresses and the Infynito’s signature feature – a covered bow lounge known as the ‘all season terrace’. This 13m² space is protected by bulwarks and substantial guardrails to make it safe for all ages, a glazed stem providing shelter from the breeze, and a louvred glass roof that allows light to filter through. It can be fitted with either an extending dinette or a sit-up bar in addition to the forward loungers.

The arrangement looks equally inviting in the stern thanks to a split-level beach club featuring an unusually large hydraulic bathing platform with a ‘sea-view’ sofa at the base of the transom and an even bigger cockpit with free-standing furniture that can be rearranged to face aft when required.

The interior has been designed by Ideaeitalia, with the emphasis on sustainable materials such as FSC laminar teak, natural fabrics, regenerated leathers and

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