Pershing expects to stage the world premiere of its GTX80 at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival (September 10-15), having debuted the GTX116 at Europe’s biggest in-water boat show last September. 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 second model in Pershing’s Sport Utility Yacht series, the GTX80 is another design collaboration between Vallicelli Design and Ferretti Group’s Product Strategy Committee led by Piero Ferrari and its Engineering Department.

The yacht has an overall length of 78ft 8in (24m), a hull length of 76ft 4in and a beam of 19ft, which is expanded when the aft bulwarks are opened. The profile shows a near vertical bow, a continuous, slightly convex sheer line, an arch-shaped deckhouse and an optional carbon-fabric hard top.

The bulwarks in the bow have been lightened by a longitudinal slot, while the bulwarks in the stern have a dual function, both incorporating the winches and converting into lateral terraces that swing down to expand the beach club area by the water.

The stern platform has a dual linear lift function that allows it to be move between three positions: lowered to launch the tenders, the default ‘middle’ position or raised slightly so it’s level with the aft living area and drop-down sides.

The beach club is overlooked by the cockpit, which features facing sofas either side of a table. To starboard are stairs to the 23sqm sun deck, while side decks access the foredeck, which has an integrated sun pad.

The saloon features extensive glazing and criss-crossed, diagonal strips of LED lighting in the metallic silver paint ceiling, while the various settings use materials featuring tones that are evocative of steel, water and electricity.

The interior layout starts with an open galley-bar to port that faces aft to the cockpit and starboard to a long L-shaped sofa, while forward is a L-shaped sofa to port opposite a cabinet and stairs to starboard.

Set on a slightly-raised level, the almost full-beam helm station features a huge windshield with no central pillar. A sunroof above the windshield can be opened for natural ventilation.

On the lower deck, the four guest cabins include a full-beam master suite, which is clad from top to bottom in cloud-effect, sky-blue leather panelling, applied with different spacings and widths.

The colour pairings have been chosen to point up contrasts, with the leather sofas in pale but warm colour tones combined with colder steel-effect metallic lacquer, just as the sky-blue leather in the cabins is juxtaposed with the warmer feel of the theme wood.

All the bathroom areas have metallic lacquered panels on the walls and feature sculptural furniture in a sky blue like the leather in the cabins. The crew quarters including a twin-berth cabin are accessed from the aft cockpit, through a door under the flybridge staircase.

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