Deals for a Nauta Air 108 and Darwin Class 102 (pictured) have closed out a strong year for Cantiere delle Marche’s team. The contracts are among five signed this year, helping to keep the craftspeople busy through 2017.
The Nauta Air 108 will be akin to other megayachts in the Nauta Air series, in that she’ll feature a steel hull and some expedition-inspired lines from Nauta Yacht Design. However, she’ll be the first Cantiere delle Marche yacht of either the Nauta Air or Darwin series to feature a bulbous bow. Intended for extensive cruising of the Americas, the Nauta Air 108 will further have a Dynamic Positioning-like system. (True Dynamic Positioning requires adherence to strict IMO and classification rules, so no solutions in yachting thus far go to that extent. However, they still employ a computer-controlled thruster and engine combination to keep the yacht stationary.) Full details are not available yet on the interior, though the 24’6” (7.5-meter) beam will be put to good use by the main-deck master. This Nauta Air 108 will also have a nearly 754-square-foot (70-square-meter) sundeck and a beach club. The crew and primary tender will be stowed on deck, while a few smaller toys will go in a garage forward of the beach club, launched to the side.
As for the Darwin Class 102, her owner intends extensive Caribbean and South American cruising. He also intends to offer the megayacht for charter, a first for Cantiere delle Marche. While on long passages, the 16-foot (5-meter) tender that stows on the swim platform will instead go on the upper deck. That’s further where a 20-foot (6.2-meter) tender will permanently stow. Toys seem of particular importance to the owner, since this Darwin Class 102 will have even more in an ample garage. Similar to the Nauta Air project, no details are available on the general arrangement. For now, Cantiere delle Marche simply says the owner requested that Hydrotec, the series designer, modify the stern to make it more of a welcoming relaxation space and accommodate the above-mentioned toys.
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