Boat International US Edition – June 2019

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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
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