She’s the first fast Italian electrically-powered craft. The Giacomo Colombo yard, in collaboration with Austrian dealer Ortner Boote, has created a special version of the 24 Super Indios, recently presented in a new vintage version in white with teak finishings
Until recently we would regard the wind-powered generators mounted by foreign boats entering our harbours with curiosity, and we’d wonder how effective the solar installations were. Now just walk along the jetties and it’s clear that Italian yachts, too, are now bristling with windmills and solar panels. It’s a sign that it’s time to dip a toe into the waters of solar and wind power, and overcome our initial lack of interest
The new partnership between Vripack and Gamma Yachts International has produced the Gamma 24, a tri-deck which cabn be registered as a pleasure craft in Italy
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The first over 20-metre yacht to obtain the RINA Green Star Clean Energy and Clean Propulsion certification, she boasts a revolutionary hull and a propulsion system that has her sailing without emitting a gram of carbon dioxide – and in great comfort too
A yacht that truly offers an open experience, great to live aboard and very sporty to drive. The Neapolitan shipyard has created the ultimate in motoryachting.
The large circular saloon of Ambrosia (known as Stargate) has a rounded ceiling on which are reproduced (and updated in real time) the constellations of the two hemispheres. This is just one way that Benetti has managed to meld technology with tradition.