PHOTOGRAPH: XXXXXXPachamama’s vast sundeck deck provides an outdoor living area for the owner and his family, for sunbathing, lounging, dining and even, on the deck below, a dip in the bow spa pool
A
ttaching the adjective “family” to
“superyacht” rather cools the simmering
sexiness of the most exciting word in the
nautical lexicon. Toddlers in the spa pool?
Nannies patrolling the aft deck? A large
yacht makes a fabulous platform for
a family holiday but this is not the stuff
of James Bond fantasies. Until, that is, the
Italians get involved. Living up to a trio
of cultural stereotypes, the La Spezia yard
Baglietto has crafted a bambino-friendly
boat with serious style – and speed.
“I’ve made some sea trials on
a displacement yacht, but I’m not ready
yet for that kind of boat,” says the owner
of 43.65 metre Pachamama. “I wanted
an express boat from the start because
I prefer to cruise at 26, 27 knots – at least.”
It made perfect sense for such an owner
to approach Baglietto, which specialises
in fast aluminium yachts. But this owner
is also the (rather cool) father of a 12 year
old and a nine year old, as well as a keen
cook and entertainer of friends. He needed
a boat that would comfortably accommodate relaxed gatherings
of friends and family, as well as impress on the water.
The designer engaged to perform this balancing act was
Francesco Paszkowski, who has been penning boats for the yard
since 1991. Pachamama’s spare, sporty and faintly military linesare distinctively Baglietto (military boats make an appearance
in the yard’s 20th century repertoire). “She combines the past
with new elements such as the shape of the superstructure and
the black side windows running from the stern to the bow,”
says Paszkowski. “Both were reinterpreted according
to contemporary design trends and requirements.” Of Baglietto’s
previous launches, she has most in common with 44 metre
Monokini, which hit the water in 2013, a few
months after the Gavio Group bought the
yard – but many of Pachamama’s spaces
have been tailored to this owner’s needs.
The dining saloon and galley are
perhaps the best examples of the boat’s
social soul. The idea was to create one large
area that could be partitioned into three
parts as necessary: a dining saloon, a galley
and a smaller, informal dinette forward
of the galley, that the owner could use for
laid-back breakfasts. Between the glossy
cream galley and main dining saloon
is a bank of cabinets, with a glass panel
in the middle. With this partition raised,
the space is set for a formal meal, cooked
by the chef; with it down, the owner can
whip up meals and snacks himself while chatting to his guests.
There’s also a TV in here, in case there’s something unmissable
on. “I like football very much,” says the owner, “and this year we
have the Euro 2016 in France.”
The main saloon is a broad space, well lit through large“I’ve made sea trials
on a displacement
yacht, but I’m not
ready yet for that
kind of boat. I
wanted an express
boat because I prefer
to cruise at 26, 27
knots – at least”
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