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Pershing launches first GTX80
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The Ferretti Group brand has splashed the first unit of the second model in its ‘Sport Utility Yacht’ series of flybridge motor yachts.
Pershing has launched hull one of the GTX80, which is scheduled to premiere this September at the Cannes Yachting Festival and follow the GTX116 that debuted at the same event last year. The 24m yacht with a 5.8m beam is a design collaboration between Vallicelli Design and the Ferretti Group’s Product Strategy Committee led by Piero Ferrari and its Engineering Department.
Featuring a dynamic, arch-shaped deckhouse, the sport-looking GTX80 has a sportbridge, main deck and lower deck, which can accommodate up to eight guests in a new four-cabin layout, while there’s also a crew cabin with two beds.
The CE Class A planing boat is equipped with three 1,000mhp Volvo Penta D13-IPS1350 engines, with preliminary data predicting a cruising speed of 28 knots and a top speed of 34 knots.
The exterior styling, in classic Pershing grey, is designed without stanchions, so points up the near-vertical bow and the continuous, slightly convex sheerline. In the bow, the bulwarks have been lightened by a longitudinal slot, while those in the stern have a dual function, both incorporating the winches and converting into drop-down lateral terraces.
The stern platform has three different positions: the default position, raised using the dual linear lift so it’s flush with the beach area, extending and integrating the aft living space in conjunction with the lateral terraces when open, and lowered such as for launching tenders.
The bright, airy spaces and extensive glazing on the main deck are a signature feature. The living area contains a generous corner sofa, a dining area – in a formal version with freestanding furniture on the first unit – and a fully integrated galley/bar in spaces directly overlooking the cockpit. Forward, the helm station is fitted with three 24-inch screens.
The black elements in the galley create a slight contrast with the pale parquet and are colour-coordinated with the metallic silver lacquered ceiling. The ceiling also features intersecting diagonal LED lights that diffuse light across the entire deck, from exterior to interior, in a pared-down design that focuses on multiple angles.
The 23sqm sun deck is 60 per cent larger than the category average, according to Pershing, and can be covered by an optional carbon-fibre hard top, as included on hull one.
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