Yacht Style – July 2019

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here is a particular line on the Monte Carlo Yachts 66 that you

can’t help but notice. It begins at the bow and sweeps gently

past broad shoulders, beneath the flybridge supports and

tapers to a delicate summit at the transom.

It’s so simple and elegant, but it gives the boat an unmistakable

profile and, for a craft over 20m in length and 36 tonnes, a tightness

and proportional balance unique among its competition.

Carlo Nuvolari, who designed and engineered the 66 with

Nuvolari-Lenard partner Dan Lenard, speaks of ‘evolution not

revolution’ with this boat.

Among the finest in its class, the Portuguese bridge styled foredeck (also top left) allows easy passage from side to side, while the central walkway offers a superyacht feel

The 65 it replaces was similarly attractive. The 66 is more

cohesive, yet retains the recognisable Monte Carlo Yachts cues of

flared bow, circular hull windows and the clamshell outline of the

superstructure. In a world of high-sided floating apartments, the MCY

66 is a breath of fresh air.

The designers may refer to evolution, but the boat is no mere spruce-

up of the 65. It’s an all-new boat from top to bottom, with a fresh hull

design and a flybridge deck that’s the same size as that on the former 70,

a model succeeded this January by its namesake, the first of what the

brand calls its ‘second generation’ of models, with the 66 next to arrive.