Premieres & Newcomers

Yacht Style provides an overview of this year’s exciting new models, with most on display at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival and/or Monaco Yacht Show, some having shown earlier in the year and a couple making their debuts in other autumn shows around Europe.

- Nick Hung

MOTOR YACHTS: ITALY

Azimut’s Grande Tri deck is one of the most exciting world premieres of 2021 and is displaying at both the Cannes Yachting Festival (September 7-12) and the Monaco Yacht Show (September 22-25). With an overall length of 38.2m or 125ft 5in, the Tri deck is 10ft 7in longer than the yard’s previous flagship, the Grande 35 Metri. Hull one was delivered to its owner at the Monaco Grand Prix in May, while the second hull hit the water in June. Designed by Alberto Mancini, the sub-300GT superyacht is the builder’s first tri-deck, featuring lower, main, upper, and sun decks, as well as the option of five or six guest cabins. Interiors are by Achille Salvagni, while Pierluigi Ausonio worked with Azimut-Benetti on naval architecture.

The standout feature is the sea view terrace, an extra 320sqft deck at the stern that sits aft of and a few steps above the private patio on the main deck. The terrace features a huge, aft-facing C-shaped sofa and sits above most of the beach club, which is served by a day head and wet bar.

Like the Grande S10, which Mancini also designed, the sea view terrace (or aft main deck) provides privacy for a covered patio with a dining table positioned by the entrance to the interior.

Other outdoor areas include the aft upper deck, which features the main outdoor dining area with a square table and corner sofas, while forward on the same deck is the foredeck lounge with a circular whirlpool tub. Up top, the open sun deck features a large sunbathing area aft with freestanding furniture, a central lounge with facing sofas and tables, and a forward bar and barbecue.