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MAURIZIO FABIANI PRESIDENT OF FABIANI YACHT by Paola Bertelli
What direction is today’s yacht market heading in? In short you could say that it’s heading off in all directions. There are many producers and they’re all jostling to create more space for themselves. To enable them to compete on several fronts producers are aiming to create their own line. Some identify a basic style to embody in different ways, in a range of sizes and versions, while others offer different types – for example, luxury, cabin, open, classic and open designs. We are also now seeing the introduction of hybrid models, but these present some difficult challenges for producers. How does Fabiani Yacht position itself on the international scene? It’s more than a position, Fabiani Yacht has identified locations, confident that it can express itself most of all through its talent for innovation. Until now our theatre of operations has been the Mediterranean, but that doesn’t rule out commercial initiatives in the opposite hemisphere, where we’re sounding out opportunities. Innovation, alternative energies, respect for the environment - Fabiani Yacht has revolutionary approach to these matters, but what are the most important aspects?
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While the revolution is real and concrete, it cannot be separated from the intrinsic innovation based on a series of patents. Our models are and will be produced in two versions – the so-called Classics, and the corresponding Hybrids. The dimensions in each section are 65’, 70’, 77’, 100’ and 101’. The differences between Classics and Hybrids impose quite significant methodological, technical and structural adaptations.
What are the main characteristics? The most important design effort was focussed on the Hybrids. They can sail long distances with great autonomy at zero cost and in total silence. Every version, then, exists in two forms – Diesel with speed and long range, and a green version powered by banks of retractable solar cells or, in the case of the 100’ Hybrid version, with large structural sails that can also capture the movement of the wind. What projects are you working on at the moment? At the moment we’re building a 77’ hybrid yacht with an aluminium superstructure and a bank of retractable solar cells. Its two Man V12 1900 hp diesel engines power the yacht to a cruising speed of 25 knots and a maximum speed of 28 knots, and in electric mode with two 100 Kw electric motors it can sail at 5-8 knots for seven hours.