Boat International US Edition – June 2019

boatinternational.com• 062019

controlstoairconditioningandhotwater.
Withthegeneratorsshutoff,thebatteries
canalsodrivetheboatbythemselves,ata
modestspeedbutinsilence.
WhileCardininoteswithhonestythatwe
cancallahybrid“ecological”onlyupto
certainspeeds,ontheall-aluminumCecilia
theyardworkedhardtominimizeenergy
lossinitsWiderPower Management
System“tokeepconsumptionbelowthe
standard”evenathigherspeeds.Thistranslatesto 70 gallonsperhourat
13 knots,or 50 gallonsather11.7-knotcruisingspeed(including40kW
hotelloads).Thezero-emissionmode,meanwhile,can“powertheyacht
atfiveknotsforhoursortostaycomfortablyatanchorduringnight-time
incompletesilence,”hesays.
It’snotallnutsandboltsonboard;infactthefunstartsinoneofthe
techiestspaces.Whereasonthe 150 thebatterieswerehousedaftandthe
generatorroominthebow,the 165 placesthewholecaboodleinthebow;
thebatteriesinatemperature-controlledcaseonanaluminumrack.This
istomakeroominthetendergarageforasubmarine.OnCecilia,athree-
personU-BoatWorxSYS3sitsinitsownspeciallydesignednookatthe
forwardendofthespace.“Forsure,thehandlingofthesubmersiblehas
beenacomplexthemetostudyanddevelop,”saysDeSimoni.Itslidesout
onasophisticatedcraneinstalledoverhead.Aft,a26fttendersitsina
floodablefloat-indock.Ifaclientpreferred,insteadofthesubthisspace

couldbedesignedtoholdaWider 32 tender–big

enoughtooperateasanindependentdayboat.On

Cecilia,withthespaceflooded,bothvehiclesoutand

theaftendclosedup,thetenderbaybecomesa

saltwaterpool,whilebroadswathesofsuperstructure

folddowneithersidetoopenupthespaceand

supplementthesunbathingareas.

Fold-outsaresomethingofasignatureonCecilia.

Balconiesopenupinthefull-beammasterstateroom

aswellasinthegymandsaunaarea,bothonthemain

deck.Eachhastwoopeningmechanisms:awindow

and,withthatclosed,awholeterrace,completewith

teakdeckingthatslidesouttositflush(soyoudon’t

havedeckingrunningupthewallwhenthebalconyis

notinuse)plusrailingsthatpopupelectrically.Even

The decor, by Ideaeitalia, enhances Cecilia with

a soft, light style. “The purity of the white color

together with light and fresh materials and the great

natural brightness give an uncontested spatiality”

Themainsalon(right)

hasopeningwindows

andadrop-downTV

(opposite,bottom).

Above:theskylounge