Boat International – August 2019

and space you would expect to find

aboard yachts in their size range, they

are a graceful antidote to the many

look-alike superyachts with high-rise

superstructures.

“If I were to compare our motor

yachts to luxury cars, I would say that

the Voyager is a Mercedes-Benz, the

Heritage is a Ferrari, but the

Argonaut is a Rolls-Royce,” says Luca

Boldrini, sales director for Perini Navi’s motor yachtdivision.

As the flagship of the range, the steel and aluminium93-metreArgonautis

the most impressive expression of the brand philosophythattakesadvantage

of the cross-fertilisation between the power and sailingworlds.Her2,200GT

and 15-metre beam provide space for seven suites,twopools,aforwardtender

garage, enormous al fresco entertainment areas andabeachclubwithfold-down

balconies in the hull.

Thesefeaturesarecarrieddownthroughtherange.The63-metreArgonaut,

forexample,hasabeamofnearly 10 metres,fourguestsuitesonthelowerdeck

andamastersuiteonthemaindeckandtwofold-downsideplatformsin

thebeachclub.Notforgettingtheclassicmaindeckcockpitandexpansivefly

deckfoundonPerinisailingyachts,andthetrademarkexteriorloungeon

theforedeckthatwasfirstintroducedonPeriniNavi’s52-metresailingyacht

Libertyin1991.

Moreover,powered bytwin1230kWCAT

engines,theslipperyhullcancomfortablycruiseat

15 knotsandhasatopspeedof16.5knots.

Thesamedesignconcepthasbeenscaleddown

totheentry-level53-metreArgonaut,althoughin

thiscasethevesselisall-aluminiumandthetender

isstowedontheforedeck.

“Ourvisionistoexploreinnovativewaysof

designingandbuildingtheyachtsofthefuture,

whileapplyingthe highestqualityindustry

standards,”saysTacoli.“Classicyetmodern,

Argonautisatrulydistinctiverangeofmotor

yachtsachievedbyleveragingourheritageand

PeriniNavivalues.”perininavi.it

“IfI wereto compareour

motoryachtstoluxurycars,

Iwould say that theVoyager

isa Mercedes-Benz,the

Heritageis aFerrari, but the

Argonautis aRolls-Royce”

LucaBoldrini,Perini Navi

Left:theall-aluminium

53mmodelisregarded

byPeriniNaviasthe

entry-levelArgonaut

Left: the 63m Argonaut shares

the sleek profile and low-rise

superstructure that Perini Navi is

recognised for the world over.

Below: the 83m model features a

beach club with fold-down balconies

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