“He came out with brilliant ideas, and Giorgio Cassetta turned them into a fantastic final design and layout,” explains Claudio Corvino, Tankoa’s sales manager, in reference to the customer who signed a contract for the first T450 model. “Now we are looking forward to a pleasant and fun building process all together.”
The builder’s first small superyacht, the T450 initiated with the shipyard itself, in conjunction with Cassetta as the stylist and interior designer. Since Tankoa had thus far delivered yachts of 164 feet (50 meters) and larger, it wanted a smaller-size, lower-volume project that still had a big-yacht feel. The 148-foot (45-meter) T450 specifically targeted cruisers seeking something beneath the 500-gross-tons threshold. Simultaneously, the design caters to those who like welcoming a number of friends and family onboard.
This owner, with Boomer Jousma and Vittoria Santarone of Florida-based Italian Yacht Group, actually influenced design changes that increased the volume. Since he wanted a longer upper-deck saloon, among other larger interior areas, gross tonnage is 450, versus 435. Similarly, the customer, from the United States, wanted even larger windows along the main deck.
Notably, the owner kept some of Cassetta’s original concepts, like a main-deck master. Yet another original suggestion he preserved was five guest staterooms. However, the owner brought even more personal ideas to the table. For instance, while Cassetta suggested a main-deck VIP suite, this T405 will put the VIP below decks. The upper deck, besides having a big saloon, further has a gym, plus a fire pit forward outside. Other alfresco amenities include a cinema on the main aft deck and a glass-walled hot tub on the sundeck. All of these suit the owner’s young family.
Delivery is set for 2023. Corvino additionally notes that the sale of the 29-foot-beam (8.9-meter-beam) yacht “will certainly help to develop even more our presence in the American market.”
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