Boat International US Edition – June 2019

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made-in-Italyphilosophyof allthe
beautifulaccoutermentsinsidetheboat.”
Theuseofaplatformpresentsseveral
advantages.“Theclientissuretogeta
well-provenhull,”saysFerdinandoPilli,
customengineeringmanageratBenetti.
Thereisnoguessinggameortweaking
period,andmattersofnoise,vibration
andperformancehavealreadybeen
addressed.“Themajorproblemswillbe
avoided,andatthesametimetheboatcan
belikenoother,”hesays.It’salsoatime
saver,sincealltheengineering,CFD
analysisandtanktestinghavebeendone.
Elaldrea+wasdesignedandbuiltintwo
andahalfyearsanddeliveredinOctober


  1. Modificationstotheexisting
    platformwere significant,with the
    additionofa250-square-footbathing
    platformplustwolargepools.“The
    challengewastokeepthesamevolume,
    andtonotmodifythehullorother
    important parametersfor stability,
    seaworthinessandsoon,”Pillisays.
    Thatchallengewasmetwithflying


colors.Thecaptain,whorantheprevious
Elaldrea,saysthelargerboatismorefuel-
efficient,althoughtheybothhaveMTU
2000 seriesengines.Ofcourse,ashe
pointsout, 16 yearsseparatethetwoand
technologyhasevolvedgreatly.“I’mso
impressedwiththestabilityoftheboat.
It’sveryseakind,itrideswonderfully
anditsfueleconomyisunbelievable,”
hesays.“We’reburning 170 liters[45
gallons]anhourand
we’redoing 14 knots
[withonegenerator].
It’swonderful,”hesays.
Straightoutofthe
yard,hetooktheyacht
toBarcelonaandthen
Palma. From there,
Elaldrea+wasloaded
ontoatransportshipto
Martiniqueanddidthe
normallyroughtrek
northward to the
Bahamas.It’sthekind
oftripthatcanmake

“It’sveryseakind,itrideswonderfullyanditsfueleconomyisunbelievable”


The upper deck
seating area (left),
which can be shaded,
is immediately aft

thingslikestabilizersamuch-appreciated
bonus.“Thebigstabilizerstheyputon
theNaiads,bigfins,arewonderful,”
thecaptainsays.
OnarunfromViareggiotoLaSpezia
withtheownersonboardandinrelatively
roughseas,hekeptthewaterinthe
sundeckspapool.“Wedidn’tspilladrop,”
heenthuses.Makingabigsplash–that’s
thejobofthechildreninthefamily.B

of the covered
outside dining area
(below left). Below:
the main deck aft

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