Boat International US Edition – June 2019

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

2018. 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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