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REVIEW
New
AZIMUT 78
Flybridge flagship arrives with Smart Carbon Tech
The Azimut Yachts Flybridge range is now joined by the new Azimut 78 flagship, the latest example of Azimut Yachts’ Carbon-Tech generation sports yachts and the first Flybridge to be fitted with three Volvo IPS propulsion units. The exterior lines are by Alberto Mancini, while
This is the first boat in the Flybridge Collection
division between dining and living areas
the interior design is a product of the skilled
to be fitted with three Volvo IPS propulsion
and results in the freedom of use of a highly
hands of Achille Salvagni. Marco Valle, Azimut
units, which offer benefits that can be seen
versatile day area.
Yachts CEO, defined the project like this:
clearly in the recent S range models, including
“The 78 Fly is an ultra-innovative boat with a
maximum consumption efficiency, excellent
This is in part thanks to the dining table, which
strategic positioning in the segment midway
quietness and handling, and an installation
can be transformed if needed into a low coffee
between Azimut 72 and Azimut Grande
arrangement that frees up more living space
table, freeing up much more space when not
25METRI, providing an effective response to
on board. Azimut 78 Fly also stands out for a
dining inside and allowing easy movement
our customers’ growing expectations.”
unique layout and spaces generally found on
between the two different living areas.
much larger yachts. At 23.6 metres long and with a beam of 5.75
In addition to the owner’s suite, the night area
metres, the 78 Fly features the Carbon-Tech
A concerted effort has been made to protect
has two VIP cabins and a fourth guest cabin
design attributes, which has become a
guests’ privacy while on board, positioning the
with twin beds. All the cabins have en-suite
hallmark of Azimut Yachts. The superstructure,
crew accommodation forward and with access
bathrooms. The exteriors are by Alberto
flybridge, hard-top and cockpit are made
to the helm station and galley, both of which
Mancini, for whom this was his first work on the
from carbon fibre, while the deck is hybrid
can be completely separated from the living/
Flybridge Collection: Mancini’s signature sleek
glass/carbon fibre. The work involved has
dining area and from the stairways to the lower
lines are interpreted here in an unprecedented
significantly advanced research into the use
deck cabins.
way, giving the yacht design a new sense of
of Carbon-Tech in construction processes, a
expressiveness. The yacht is powered by three
field that Azimut Yachts has pioneered from
The interiors are by Achille Salvagni, who
Volvo IPS units available with two different
the outset and one in which it continues to have
created two versions. The first to be presented
power ratings (3 × IPS 1.200 and 3 × IPS 1.350)
confidence and invest considerable resources.
is Lounge, which does away with the traditional
and has a top speed up to 30 knots.
