Azimut has launched the first hull of the Seadeck 9, the new flagship of its Seadeck line of eco-conscious motoryachts featuring exterior design by Alberto Mancini and interiors by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez. The first Seadeck 9 will be delivered to her owner this summer and debut at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival from September 8-13.

The expanding series also includes the Seadeck 6 (click for Review) and Seadeck 7 (click for Review), with the latter making its Asia debut at last year’s Singapore Yachting Festival and currently available through Marine Italia Asia.

With an overall length of 25.6m (84ft) and a beam of 6.3m (20ft 8in), the Seadeck 9 is the biggest yacht built to date in Azimut’s Aviglana facilities, which have been expanded and upgraded as part of a €50 million investment plan that now enables production of yachts up to 27m in length.

The first hull was launched with great fanfare in front of factory workers, the owner and Azimut|Benetti Group principals including Chair Giovanna Vitelli and CEO Marco Valle.

“Avigliana represents a unique reality in the industry,” said Vitelli, who was among several VIPs to address the crowd.

Andrea Antichi (GM, Azimut), Giovanna Vitelli (Chair, Azimut|Benetti) and Marco Valle (CEO, Azimut|Benetti)

“Building boats at the feet of mountains has encouraged us to develop new solutions, to push our technical and engineering capabilities to the limit, and to manage the entire process, from fibreglass and carbon to the finished boat. Seadeck 9 is the product of 50 years spent making the unthinkable possible, 50 years of challenges overcome.”

Like earlier Seadeck models, the Seadeck 9 is focused around the aft ‘Fun Island’, where drop-down sides open on both sides of the cockpit, which is centred around a spa pool. The yacht offers a three-level aft terrace, with three steps down to a full-beam aft platform, while a hydraulic platform with integrated steps can be lowered into the water.

As well as aft sliding doors, the saloon also benefits from sliding doors on the starboard side. For the interiors, Azimut continues the series’ principle of using recycled and recyclable materials.

“Each space interprets the principles of ‘Conscious Design’ by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez: empathetic spaces where beauty and well-being reinforce each other,” Azimut stated.

“Thun & Rodriguez create a simple and elegant language centred on the relationship between people and the environment. The large, floor-to-ceiling windows and natural light deliver on the back-to-nature promise even inside, thanks to an architecture that becomes alive and sensorial, transforming with the sea.”

Fitted with three 1,000hp Volvo Penta D13-IPS1350 engines, the Seadeck 9 is estimated to reach 29 knots. The model is also available with Volvo Penta’s hybrid propulsion system.

azimutyachts.com