http://www.boatinternational.com | April 2016windows. It sweeps to a short entrance hall with skylights and
out on to the aft deck. The furniture is low, simple and comfortable –
a relaxing open space for family and friends – and throughout the boat
the colours and materials emphasise that feeling. “We realised
a contemporary design using just a few materials: teak, limestone silk
and dark brown leather,” says Paszkowski, who designed the interior
in collaboration with Margherita Casprini. “Natural teak was used for
the floor and a checkerboard-like teak panelling for the walls, while
ceilings feature white lacquered surfaces. Limestone silk was chosen
in the bathroom floor and the tops of some furniture.”
It is a decorative scheme chosen for pragmatic as well as aesthetic
reasons. “The style is very simple, very easy,” says the owner. “My idea
is to have something that doesn’t bother you over the years. Because
maybe when you buy a boat, you like [its ornate
décor]. Then after two, three years, you feel that you
did something wrong. So you keep the style simple.”
The aft deck features a long L-shaped
built-in sofa and a table for alfresco dining –
but the show-stopping outdoor space is up
a starboard staircase from here. The massive
bridge deck has a cosy, private atmosphere that
makes it feel like an outdoor saloon. Aft there
are sunloungers, over which a sun awning can
be set up. In the centre is a huge sofa and coffee
table area, while forward is a dining table with
adjacent fridge, icemaker and teppanyaki grill.
Where’s the spa pool? Unusually, it’s right down
on the tip of the bow next to a spacious row
of sunpads, creating a third outdoor lounging area.
That bumps up to four if you also include the fold-down platform by the
aft garage. This arrangement allows family and friends to come together
when they want to and do their own thing when they prefer some time
alone, without anyone having to hide away inside – an unusual luxury
on a yacht of this size.
But in terms of family friendliness, the most exciting area is the
wheelhouse. Aft of the captain’s station are two large sofa areas for
observing the yacht’s impressive speeds – she can hit 33 knots – and
a PlayStation for when even this cannot hold the children’s attention.
“The solution we chose for the settees aft is deeply rooted in Baglietto
tradition. Just look back to [44 metre] Apache II,” says Paszkowski. Here,
the theme comprises glossy finishes and dark grey leather, and the
state-of-the-art bridge is lit with futuristic purple lights. Different
from the décor elsewhere, this marks it out as “the
technological heart of the yacht”, says Paszkowski.
Down in the engine room things stay predictably
slick. Two MTU engines drive the aluminium planing
hull to its impressive speeds, but stabilisation was
also important – with four ABT Trac stabilisers –
while insulation was carefully planned to prevent
noise and vibration. “What I felt when I’ve been on
the boat – you can reach 30 knots and you’ll not feel
that you are running 30 knots,” says Michele Gavino,
general manager at Baglietto. “This is, I think, the most
beautiful sensation you can have on a boat.”
All guest accommodation is on the lower deck,
with three twin and one double
cabin amidships and a full-beam
master aft, with a large en suite
and walk-in wardrobe. The palette
remains calming and simple, with
splashes of lime green, cornflower
blue and warm orange in soft
furnishings, art and lamps. The
cabins open on to a good-sized
lobby, where a modern staircase in stainless steel
and glass leads up to the main deck.
The crew and captain’s accommodation
is forward of the guest cabins and many of the
same finishes and materials have been used here.
These cabins are also of a comparable size to the
guest cabins. The compromise is that there is
no dedicated crew mess – they will use the dinette forward of the main
deck galley when the owner does not need it. Paszkowski explains
this unusual blurring of crew and guest space thus: “Although the boat
features, of course, separate areas for the crew, the crew is essentially
part of the family on board.” It’s a solution that could work, depending
entirely on how the boat is used.
Another 43 Fast is under construction at Baglietto, a hardtop version
with an enclosed lounge behind the wheelhouse. That boat’s launch
is scheduled for the end of the year, with delivery in 2017. The owner
of Pachamama has had some interest in his boat, too, although he would
like to get some use out of her before thinking about selling. “Even if just
for this summer,” he says. Although Pachamama could just as easily prove
a firm family favourite for years to come.“You can reach
30 knots and you’ll
not feel that you are
running 30 knots.This is, I think, the
most beautiful
sensation you can
have on a boat”
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