SUPERYACHT #494
June 2003
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Fabio Petrone
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SUNSEEKER 82
Making her European debut at the last Southampton boat show.
Presented in the United States during the most recent Miami Boat Show,
the Sunseeker 82, in the same category of yachts that includes
Predator 80 and 95 but also the yachts 94, 105 and 135 has already
been positively received by potential customers all over the world. In
appearance, it remains faithful to the unmistakable "family feeling"
of the shipyard and is a splendid blend of elegance and sportsmanship.
Its layout and the design of its underbody, based, naturally, on
continually evolving technology, reflect all the experience of luxury
yachts gained by the British builder. The designers claim their
objective was not just to offer a beautiful, perfectly aligned, top
quality boat but also a personalised yacht that can be enjoyed in all
its aspects, one that is easy to handle and can be sailed by the owner
with no help from the crew. Let's go to examine the interior, starting
from the lower deck where, almost at mid-ship, is the sumptuous
owner's cabin. This choice stems from the need to offer a spacious
room that fully exploits the whole width allowed by the hull at this
point. It is arranged with the double bed in the centre and a sofa
and vanity corner along the walls, wardrobe and en-suite bathroom with
a Jacuzzi tub, double wash-hand basin and sanitary fittings.
Continuing toward the bow, there is a cabin with twin beds to
starboard while a little further forward, to port, there is a guest
cabin with bunk beds. These rooms have a separate bathroom with a
shower cubicle and sanitary fittings. The deck ends at the bow in a
VIP stateroom which is extremely comfortably and richly fitted out,
like the owner's cabin, with en-suite bathroom but with shower cubicle
instead of a bath. The crew's quarters are astern and comprise two
distinct rooms, served by one bathroom, accessible by an opening in
the transom to guarantee maximum privacy both to the owner and guests.
On the main deck, following current fashion, are distinct areas like
the lounge, dining room, galley and inside control station. All,
however, are perfectly linked to each other and with the adjacent
external cockpit, to stress the social aspect of life on board. These
rooms, therefore, lead into one in the one large space fitted with
every comfort where everyone can communicate and interact without
impediment.
The flying bridge is characterised by its steering position to port,
and there is a sofa for three people which is slightly off centre to
allow maximum accessibility to the steering position.
Behind there is a spacious L-shaped dinette with a table especially
shaped to minimise obstacles to the use of the area, opposite which
there is a bar corner with sink, fridge and barbecue grill. A word
about the performance of this recent Sunseeker maxi. With its twin
Caterpillar engines 2,800 HP overall and propellers in semitunnel, the
82 Yacht is able to reach 33 knots at maximum speed with an attested
cruising speed just short of 30 knots
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
LOA 25.15 m
width 6.17 m
maximum draught 1.70 m
half load displacement 55,000 kg
fuel reserve 16,500 lit
water reserve 11,500 lit
engines: from 2x1.400 to 2x1.550 CAT, MAN or MTU.
For further information:
C&C Shipyard; Via Dei Devoto 151/153; 16033 Lavagna; tel. 0185 301581;
fax 0185 322839; e.mail cantcec@tin.it
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