“to be innovative in a dream team of
innovators” was a challenge.
The minimalist interior needed to besuper-light and still offer comfortable
accommodation for six guests in three
cabins. “Thanks to the selection of
materials and the innovative solutions
of the interior decoration, delivering both
function and aesthetics, we generated
an ultra-light and super-performing
yacht, perfectly suitable for cruising as
well as for racing,” says Pininfarina. Key
materials used include carbon fiber, wood
and leather, creating a sporty atmosphere,
reinforced by red accents in the furniture
and red automotive-style seams on the
upholstery. All of the accommodation is
situated forward, including the master
suite with double beds on either side. This
area can be neatly converted into a sail
storage room when the yacht is set up for
regatta racing, since a giant skylight hatch
gives direct access from the foredeck.
The choice of builder was vital to
making this design work. Bergamo-based
Persico Marine is known mainly for its
racing boats and was founded on building
lightweight molded components,
beginning with the shells and keels of the
1992 Italian America’s Cup entryIl Morodi Venezia. It has worked on some of the
most demanding and grueling yacht
classes from TP52s and Mini-maxis to
Volvo 65s and other America’s Cup
challengers. “A large part of the carbon
pieces forTangowere produced in
Bergamo and moved to Savona by road,”
says CEO Marcello Persico. Eight tonnes
of composite were used and Persico
reveals that the yard has decided to buy a“Thanks to innovative solutions,
we generated an ultra-light
and super-performing yacht,
perfectly suitable for cruising
as well as for racing”
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