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YACHTIN’ USA

The Ferretti Group wowed America’s most

famous Boat Show with 18 marvellous yachts that were
Made in Italy, including two local premieres

merican yachting has an increasingly Ital- new flybridge made its debut in Venice in June, when it ap-
ian flavour thanks to the ever more sub- peared at the stunning Ferretti Yachts 50th anniversary cele-
stantial success of the Ferretti Group’s brations as a symbol of superior sailing and masterful Italian
exceptional nautical creations. The Group construction. Meanwhile, the Pershing 9X is a maxi coupé
A lit up the 59th Fort Lauderdale Interna- that boasts ground-breaking design and performance, as
tional Boat Show from 31 October to 4 November well as an innovative built-in control, manoeuvring and
with a magnificent fleet of no fewer than 18 vessels, monitoring system. One especially eye-catching part of the
including two that were making their American de- outstanding interior design scheme is a helm station pro-
buts. One of the two models being unveiled in the United duced in partnership with Poltrona Frau.
States was the Ferretti Yachts 670, the first of which has al- The spotlight was also shared by the Custom Line 120’, the
ready been sold to an American owner. It presents an un- jewel in the crown of the planing range by Francesco Pasz-
precedented blend of style, comfort and performance. The kowski Design, not to mention the Navetta 33, Navetta 37

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