very time I step aboard a proper yacht for a review—in this case, the new Azimut 72 Fly—I always ask myself a counterintuitive question: How practical is this yacht? Now by their nature, most yachts aren’t what folks would typically call practical—after all, they’re yachts. What the question means more broadly is this: Someone is going to spend millions on this vessel. It’s one thing to design a beautiful yacht. It’s another to make that beautiful yacht, well, practical. Will a mechanic be able to comfortably and safely wrench on her primary systems in an emergency? Are systems intuitively and clearly laid out? When she encounters heavy seas, can crew and guests get around without falling down—or falling overboard? And do her hull and
