Unicorns may be mythical creatures, but Unicorn, delivered by Baglietto last year, is very real. She’s also a contemporary version of a longstanding Baglietto design.
The 175’9” (53.6-meter) megayacht employs the same hull form as a number of motoryachts of similar length delivered over the course of about a decade. Since she’s a displacement yacht, Unicorn reportedly cruises at 12 knots and maxes out at 16 knots, with Caterpillar engines. Styling-wise, though, she’s understandably more in keeping with modern-day megayacht owners’ preferences. Francesco Paszkowski, who created the original Baglietto 53, from which this new series evolved, reshaped and reconfigured ports to play areas.
Take, for example, the pilothouse windows. They’re raked, which is at once practical and appealing. Since current-day cruises want more natural light inside, Paszkowski also enlarged the main-deck ports.
This latter change certainly offsets the decidedly dark decor tones. Make no mistake; Unicorn is not dim or even gloomy. Rather, the abundant use of black, grey, and silver tones lends a sophisticated, cool quotient. Mirrored surfaces reflect light, too. From the four guest staterooms below decks to the sundeck, this Baglietto has a distinct mood. The owner of Unicorn had a hand in every choice, too. Together with Margherita Casprini and Paszkowski, he selected glossy, black-stained oak for wall panels, complemented by light-gray oak underfoot. Guests will certainly want to reach out and feel the velvet furnishings.
One of the best places to do this, in fact, is the bridge-deck lounge. Quite the crowd can sit and spread out on the sofas accompanying the movie-like screen. In the video below, pay special attention to the master suite. A lush, round settee, partially encircled by a striking screen, beckons for relaxation time.
Additional attention-getting areas include the gym and the sundeck. Enjoy the armchair tour of Unicorn, commissioned just for private cruising.
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