Motor Boat & Yachting — February 2018

Stand 6/D58
Launching at Düsseldorf and wading
into battle with the Princess 55 and
Sunseeker Manhattan 52 among
others, the 55 from Azimut boasts
a Stefano Righini exterior and an
interior styled by renowned interior
designer Achille Salvagni in a new
partnership with Azimut. It’s a brave
interior devoid of hard edges and
sharp corners, opting instead for
curvaceous furniture and smooth radii.
Below decks there is a three-cabin
layout including a full-beam master
amidships, which gets an angled berth
to make the most of the floorspace,
a VIP in the bow and a starboard
twin cabin with a shared bathroom.
The flybridge extends a long way
aft, supported by a pair of uprights
in the cockpit, meaning a good mix
of fixed seating and sunbathing space
away from the optional hardtop.
A pair of 800hp Volvo Penta diesels
on shafts should be good for 31 knots
flat out. Contact Azimut Yachts UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1489 886 663.
Web: http://www.azimutyachts.com

It’s great to see Azimut’s Atlantis

range back with a new model and

fresh styling from the men behind

Neo Design. It’s a striking boat with a

sharply angled bow, sweeping roofline

and attention-grabbing streaks

HIGHLIGHTS

● Three cabins

● Excellent cockpit

● IPS propulsion

HIGHLIGHTS

● Three cabins

● Huge flybridge

● Interesting interior design

AT A GLANCE

Length 54ft 9in (16.7m)

Beam 16ft 3in (4.95m)

Engines Twin Volvo Penta

D13-800hp

To p speed 31 knots

Price from TBA

Azimut 55

Azimut Atlantis 51

Stand 6/D58 of glass dominating both topsides.

It’s a sportscruiser of the old school

with an open-backed cockpit that

leads out to a generous slab of sunpad

under which is a tender garage. Azimut

has cleverly moved the wet bar as far

forward as possible to fit a pair of pull-

out stools opposite the dinette, and

we love the houndstooth upholstery.

Below decks, the master cabin

forward and guest cabins amidships

are split by a U-shaped dinette and

compact galley. Guests are catered

for in either a queen-size double that

can convert into a pair of singles

or a bunk bed cabin on the port

side, though neither cabin is ensuite.

IPS800 (600hp) is the only

engine option but should be good

for 35 knots. Contact As above

AT A GLANCE

Length 53ft 1in (16.2m)

Beam 14ft 9in (4.5m)

Engine Volvo Penta IPS800

To p speed 35 knots

Price from TBA

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A long fl ybridge

extends right

over the cockpit

An open hardtop makes

the most of its modern,

crisp cockpit design

A sharply angled bow

brings it into line with

the Azimut family look

The aft-galley

layout features

lots of soft curves

N E W B OATS