Azimut 50 draws influence from the 80 and replaces the 48
The new Azimut 50 will replace the 48 when it is launched next month.
With Azimut’s 80 flying out of the factory
as fast as it could build them, the designers were tasked with scaling down
what’s good about this model and applying it to a 50-footer.
Hints of the larger boat
can be seen throughout Stefano Righini’s design, like the one-piece mirrored
saloon windows and the signature fin, which now features in the flybridge
struts too.
The spacious bow area with walk-through seating comes down from the
80, too, as do the three vertical hull windows either side of the owner’s cabin
amidships.
The flybridge has been a big focus for the
design team as well and they have managed to pack quite a lot on to it. There’s
all sorts of different loafing and seating arrangements plus a wet-bar and
hardtop with sliding sunroof.
Aft, the space that is so often left empty for
water toys or sunbathing space has usefully been filled with proper seating so
you can sit and enjoy the views and the weather away from the protection of the
hardtop.
Below decks the design is as clean and contemporary as you would expect from a
modern Azimut and that flair the yard are so well known for is there in
abundance through tasteful use of dark woods and trim with cream fabrics.
Azimut has resisted the
trend for an aft galley and gone with the more traditional galley-down
arrangement, leaving plenty of space in the saloon for a raised dinette forward
and a low-slung lounging area aft.
This is easily one of the most competitive sections of the market for
production builders and the fact that Azimut has tooled an entirely new hull as
opposed to using that of the outgoing 48 speaks volumes. It will have to be
good, though, to challenge the likes of the Princess 52 and Ferretti 530.
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