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SCULPTED BEAUTY Brunello Acampora’s Victory Design has a new boat on the water: Bolide 80. Billed as a “hyper muscle yacht”, this sculptural carbon-fibre speedboat is elegant, masculine and reads like a fast-moving bachelor pad, proving that seduction and innovation can coexist in style by Clare Mahon
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olide is the Italian word for muscle car, but Bolide 80 goes
and predictable thinking, the degree of innovation was too significant.
beyond powerful performance. Billed as the first hyper muscle
We chose instead to take a risk and create something unique, giving
yacht and built at Victory Marine’s Hangar 4 shipyard outside
Bolide a style that opens a new path for yacht design,” says Damian Ufor
Pisa, Bolide 80 is the first yacht of a nine from 60 to 170 feet, plus
Colman, Director of Victory Design’s Style Centre. The streamlined,
one limited series in full carbon-fibre. “These yachts are designed
sporty silhouette has shapes that reduce aerodynamic resistance while
for collectors who love the thrill of innovation and speed, and who
protecting from wind and sun during navigation.
want to enjoy it in total safety with reduced environmental impact,”
Hyper muscle is also under the hood: 6,000 hp for a top speed of
says Brunello Acampora, Victory Design’s founder (1989). Hyper
over 70 knots and a cruising speed of 50 knots. “The boat exceeded
muscle abounds in Bolide’s masculine looks: eighty feet of sinuous
all project targets both in terms of top speed and at cruising speeds,”
beauty sculpted from black carbon -fibre, a tribute to the best Italian
commented Massimo Bruni, Victory Design’s Technical Manager.
automotive design.
“Tests confirmed manoeuvrability and total control of the boat, thanks
“It was impossible to approach this project with traditional, moderate
to the innovative rudder system and an active steering system supplied
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by Xenta.” The three MAN Diesel engines driving Bolide were supplied by Ranieri & Tonissi, Victory’s Technology Partner, while her carbonfibre build material was produced by Microtex with custom structural cores by Diab. Bolide is about more than looks alone. Her multi-stepped hull has low frictional resistance and glides on an emulsion of water and air during navigation. During sea trials Bolide 80’s fuel consumption was about a third less than it would have been aboard a yacht of comparable length with environmental impact lowered thanks to research on the efficiency of the hull, transmission and all components. Helming Bolide 80 is a thrill thanks to independent rudders that work in tandem. Bolide keeps her ideal trim angle thanks to a patented T-Drive
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Bolide’s interiors are a collaboration between architect Stefano Faggioni and Victory’s Style Centre. The layout sees rationally distributed interior spaces furnished with a refined, modern and distinctly masculine simplicity, with contrasts between matte black, natural teak and cognac-coloured leather elements
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propulsion system with composite flaps by Flexitab & TS that sees
materials and craftsmanship,” says Faggioni.
three surface propellers working with special racing cylinders to set
An elegant galley with contrasts between matte black, natural teak
the ideal trim angle automatically.
and cognac-coloured lacquered elements is to port with the carbon
Bolide’s interiors are a collaboration between architect Stefano
hull is left “as is” on the bulwark. Just off the galley there’s an en suite
Faggioni and Victory’s Style Center. The layout sees rationally
captain’s cabin and a bar with a wine cellar. A saloon that can be an
distributed interior spaces furnished with a refined, modern and
en suite guest cabin has bulkheads covered in ivory leather which
distinctly masculine simplicity. “Bolide is an expression of the
contrasts with the matte black hull sides and ceilings and a bathroom
present at the highest level of design, technology and elegance. She is
with Port Saint-Laurent marble tops and tobacco-coloured cabinetry.
distinguished, spontaneous and never ostentatious, with top quality
The main saloon has symmetrically placed C-shaped sofas that can
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Bolide runs at over 70 knots. This project demonstrates how Victory excels in design, engineering and prototyping: performance, comfort, innovation, luxury and safety are all included in one boat
be used for lounging or dining. Transverse bulkheads enclosing the
navigation. Ivory leather runs the length of the cabin around a centrally
galley aft and the owner’s area forward create dynamism and optimise
placed bed that appears to be suspended over a base with drawers. The
available space while dominant colours are matte black and tobacco
en suite features tobacco-coloured cabinetry under Port Saint-Laurent
for a look that speaks of strength and elegance.
marble tops with veining that references the interior’s colour scheme.
Silky pearl grey carpeting and ceilings covered in ivory leather soften
A black carbon-fibre toilet and bidet and faucets by Officina Nicolazzi
the effect of exposed structural elements in black lacquered carbon,
are in keeping with the rest of the interior.
creating a confident and luxurious look.
Innovative, seductive, fast-moving yet respectful of the environment:
The owner’s cabin is fore, with spaces that include a dressing area
Bolide 80 will turn heads wherever she goes and leave them all crying
with furnishings styled after steamer trunks to recall the golden age of
out for more. https://victory.it
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