italy’s amalfi coast: this summer’s charter hot spotmay/june 2018 yachts international vol. 22...
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Italy’s Amalfi Coast: This Summer’s Charter Hot Spot
indulge your wanderlust
It’s Never too Late to Cruise the World
refit for a kingThe Brokerage Yacht Reimagined
Lürssen’s 279-footAreti
MassTRaNsIT
on ‘All the oceAns’with Designer ron hollAnD
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SWEDE AND SPICYTHE 60 OPEN FROM DELTA POWERBOATS PACKS SCANDINAVIAN LOOKS AND PERFORMANCE MUSCLE.
BY SIMON MURRAY
BOATS of DISTINCTION
The 60 Open, at a tick over 60 feet (18.3 meters), is the newest addition to the all-carbon-fiber lineup from Delta Powerboats. The builder
calls the 60 “the ultimate day boat.” It is inspired by the same Scandinavian design that runs throughout its models from 24 to 84 feet (7.3 to 25.6 meters).
Kalle Wessel, sales manager and founder of Delta, says the 60 Open is based on the 54 Carbon, with a modified hull that keeps the boat’s profile low on the water. The engine setup, tank placement, electrical systems and Seakeeper stabilizer (which comes standard) are the same.
“We cut the lines down a bit on the freeboards, and we made a new transom and then, voila, we’ve got the 60 Open,” he said.
The yacht has handlaid teak decks, twin L-shaped settees with a teak folding table, dual helm seats, a Garmin glass cockpit system, a custom sunshade and a sun pad aft. All the amenities are designed to appeal to superyacht owners who want an upscale Mediterranean chase boat, or to U.S. owner-operators heading from South Florida to Bimini.
Accommodations include three staterooms: a mas-ter with a king bed forward, a queen-bed guest state-room to port and a twin-bed stateroom to starboard. The layout also includes two heads; one is connected to the master, and the other is a shared day head. Each has a splash of mosaic in the shower.
With the boat’s lightweight carbon-fiber hull and twin Volvo Penta IPS800s, the builder says, the 60 Open can cruise at 33 knots with a top speed of 39 knots. Range is 500-plus nautical miles.
For more information: deltacarbonyachts.com
Excerpted from our sister publication Power & Motoryacht
CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: The
Swedish builder produces
modern, stylish boats with
Scandinavian-inspired lines;
The helm has dual seats port
and starboard and a Garmin
glass cockpit system; The boat’s
generous deck space is outfitted
with creature comforts and
smart systems that include
hand-laid teak decks and twin
settees with a teak folding table
between them.