Cerri Cantieri Navali was founded nearly 16 years ago as a builder of open yachts, expanding into megayacht territory in 2002 with the 86 Flying Sport. As the name suggests, the Flying Sport line is equipped with a flying bridge. The Cerri 102 Flying Sport is Cerri’s second—and largest—megayacht model, launched in 2011. Hull number two of the 102 Flying Sport, splashed last year, is the first yacht that the Italian yard has used to introduce itself to the American market. In fact, she was created for the use of Cerri’s sales agent, Rodriguez Group, to use stateside to promote the shipyard, its designs, and its capabilities.
As you’d expect of a sleek-looking open yacht, the Cerri 102 was engineered for a good turn of speed. She’s said to achieve a 32-knot cruising speed and 37-knot maximum speed with twin 2,600-hp MTUs, coupled to ZF Searex surface drives. That makes quick work of island-hopping around the Bahamas, or simply heading to Bimini from Florida for lunch and a brief afternoon cruise.
The “Flying” portion of the RINA-classed Cerri 102 Flying Sport is, of course, this flying bridge. No fixed hardtop or sliding sunshade here; it’s all open air, all the time. Cerri equips the megayacht with a good amount of seating and dining space, plus a generous sunpad fully forward. Note that there is no secondary helm, a deliberate omission.
The only helm aboard this U.S. version of the Cerri 102 Flying Sport is enclosed, forward on the main deck. Triple leather seats line the front of the dash. Visibility is good, thanks to the extra-large, gently sloping windshield as well as ports to each side. Those side ports are part of eye-shaped swaths of glass that give the megayacht her sleek, sexy appeal.
You can see the helm fully forward from the aft-deck entrance to the saloon, and you get a better sense of the effect of the eye-shaped ports just mentioned, too. Interesting enough, there’s a second bank of windows just behind the settees. The floating stairs forward to starboard lead up to the flying bridge.
Take a close look at the overhead here in the dining area, and you’ll see it arches up. This lends a voluminous feel to the Cerri 102 Flying Sport, which already has a healthy 23’8” (7.25-meter) beam. Being open to both the saloon and the helm makes the dining area part of an overall sociable atmosphere.
Given the megayacht’s circular foredeck area, though, it’s hard to imagine wanting to take all of your meals inside. The curving seats can accommodate quite a crowd, if you feel like entertaining. If you prefer intimate get-togethers, or just cocktails at anchor, the area is equally well suited to the task.
Come time to turn in for the evening, the Cerri 102 Flying Sport’s full-beam master suite sets a soothing scene. Rodriguez Group chose a simple silver, white, and black color scheme here, and throughout the rest of the megayacht. A vanity is visible at the far end of the stateroom, with a seating area in the foreground.
The American version of the Cerri 102 Flying Sport was created with three staterooms for guests: a twin with a pullman, this queen, and a VIP that rivals the space allotment given to the master suite. Regardless of which stateroom you’re in, each has quite good headroom, more than you might expect. Two crew cabins, one reserved for the captain aft and the other for three crewmembers forward, are further below decks.
Since Cerri welcomes customer input, note that you can commission a 102 Flying Sport with alternate layouts. The Russian buyer of hull number three, for example, is having a hardtop added over the flying bridge, with sides that can close and a center portion that can slide open. The primary dining area is on the megayacht’s flying bridge, too, as is the primary helm.
For more information on the Cerri 102 Flying Sport directly from Rodriguez Group and Cerri Cantieri Navali, please fill out our contact form.
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