specifi ed with EPA Tier 3 approval. They deliver a
top speed around 15 knots and a range of more than
1,500 nautical miles at a 12-knot cruise. That range
is 1,900 nautical miles at a more relaxed 10 knots.
¶ Navetta 33 owners also can choose twin 1,650
hp MAN V-12s, which are rated for 1,000 hours, or
1,622 hp Caterpillar C32s rated for 3,000 hours.
The builder says the optional power plants bump
up maximum speeds to 15 or 16 knots, respectively,
but Navetta owners aren’t usually in that much of a
hurry. All of the fi rst six 33s sold have been ordered
with the least-powerful MANs. ¶ Telli also checks
off the stabilizer box — twice. Not only does she
sport a pair of ABT-Trac fi n stabilizers, but she also
has twin Seakeeper NG16 gryostabilizers. Galassi
has long been a champion of the technology; at a
press conference a couple of years ago, he declared
that during the past decade, no other technology
has had such a positive impact on motoryacht sales.
¶ Following her launch this past June, Telli cruised
from Ancona, on Italy’s east coast, around the
nation’s boot heel and up to Cagliari on Sardinia
before striking out for Ibiza in Spain’s Balearic
Islands. That’s where the Ferretti Group staged
its invitation-only Midsummer Dream showcase
in late July. The Galassi family then enjoyed their
new yacht during their annual two-week August
vacation, cruising to Mallorca and Menorca in the
Balearics before heading to the Côte d’Azur and
St. Tropez. From there, it was off to the Cannes
Yachting Festival in September for Hull No. 1’s world
premiere. ¶ Telli’s home port is La Spezia on Italy’s
west coast, adding yet another yachting destination
to the Galassis’ options for the coming summer.Take the next step: customline-yacht.comWELL-CONNECTED
Alberto Galassi,
Fer ret t i Group
CEO, is a principal
player within an
industrial dynasty.
His wife of 25-plus
years, Antonella, is
the only daughter of
Piero Lardi Ferrari,
the only living son
of Enzo Ferrari,
founder of the icon-
ic sports-car builder
and Formula 1 race
team. Having spent
virtually all his
working life at Fer-
rari, Piero remains
vice chairman today
with a 10 percent
stake estimated to
be worth well over
$1 billion. Now his
family also holds a
13.2 percent stake
in the Ferretti
Group, which was
on track for sales
of around $705
million for the 2017
calendar year. More
i mp or t a nt , G a l a s si ’s
management team
is putting profi ts
back into product
development. The
Ferretti Group has
created no fewer
than 32 new models
during the past
four years for the
Ferretti, Pershing,
Riva and Custom
Line brands.BUILDING BIGGER
The Ferretti Group’s custom superyacht division, CRN, builds the
Navetta 33. Its facility is in Ancona, a city of about 100,000 people on Italy’s
Adriatic Coast, roughly 140 miles south-southeast of Venice. The site also
builds the Navetta 33’s sisterships, the Navetta 28 and Navetta 37, plus the
new-for-2018 Navetta 42. The yard turns out 10 to 12 Navetta hulls each year.
Its biggest project was 2013’s 262-foot Chopi Chopi. CRN is also building
the all-new, all-aluminium and biggest-ever Pershing (a 140-footer) along with
the fi rst steel-hulled Riva since the 1950s. At 164 feet, that yacht will also
be the Riva brand’s biggest-ever project. In addition, look for CRN’s handiwork
in the fi rst Zuccon-designed, 164-foot, steel and aluminum Superconero, as
well as two more fully custom projects (a 259-footer from Zuccon with a Laura
Sessa interior, and a 203-footer done inside and out by Nuvolari-Lenard).The Galassis are big art lovers. Embroidery, sculptures and striking paintings from celebrated artists embolden Telli ’s dé c or.