Some people shook their heads when Perini Navi established a shipyard in Viareggio, Italy in the early 1980s. The company’s goal was to construct sailing yachts with voluminous and more luxurious interiors, plus ones reliant on smaller crews. The concepts simply didn’t exist in the marketplace at the time. Heads soon stopped shaking when launches like Andromeda la Dea were delivered, however.
Built in 1987, with all design handled in house, Andromeda la Dea accommodated eight in the owners’ party. She also required just six crew to operate. The amount of space devoted to the owners and guests’ accommodations was impressive. Andromeda la Dea gave them 904 square feet (84 square meters). The crew had more than respectable accommodations, too, spread over 581 square feet (54 square meters).
Andromeda la Dea wrapped all of this into a length of 141 feet (43 meters), with a beam of 28’9” (8.8 meters).
One more statistic for those of you who like numbers. The saloon and wheelhouse comprised 1,076 square feet (100 square meters).
Statistician or not, you’re in good company if you’re admiring the accomplishments of Perini Navi and the buyer of the original Andromeda la Dea (he commissioned a larger same-named yacht from the yard later on).
Andromeda la Dea is still cruising today, though under the name Paz. Here are some looks at this sailing superyacht from the past and in more recent years.
Brian Frost
I remember seeing this boat in Stone boatyard Alameda Ca. USA, sometime in the late 80s… 86-89.
I thought is was the most incredible boat Id ever seen…a Perini Navi…wow…it only figures…if you want the best…go to Italy….Grazie Signore PERINI !!!