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IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
A Balance of Past and Future Two owners have chosen Spadolini Design to bring new life to a Magnum 63 and Magnum 38. These meticulous projects involve modern solutions that harmonise perfectly with the style and performance these historic motorboats carry in their DNA by Désirée Sormani - ph. Courtesy of Spadolini Design
Florentine architect Tommaso Spadolini, son of Pierluigi, universally recognised as a stalwart of yacht design. King Juan Carlos of Spain’s 43-metre yacht Fortuna is one of his designs. The studio, based in the deconsecrated church of Saints Augustine and Christine in Florence works with yards that are part of the international nautical industry
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The original Pininfarina design was retained on the Magnum 63 (top), although it now sports a livery recalling the look of American muscle cars. The Magnum 38 (rendering above) has been given a more radical treatment to transform it into a unique fast day cruiser
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enovating doesn’t simply mean making something like
drail, created a more streamlined windshield and kept the distinctive
new again. A refit should be based on respect, respect
rollbar of the original model”. The white livery with two wide blue
for the boat’s history, the events it has experienced and
stripes, though, is entirely new, a precise specification of the owner,
the thoughts surrounding it - always, though, with an
who was inspired by the colours worn by Ford Mustangs and Shelby
attentive eye on what the contemporary world has to offer. And
Cobras. The refit is under way at the CARM yard in Lavagna, with
doing this means taking a cultured overview. Tommaso Spadolini has
launch scheduled for mid-June.
proved himself to be a master in this field - his name alone conjures
The Magnum 38 is undergoing a more radical makeover. As Spado-
up echoes of yacht-building history. Son of the famous Pierluigi (and
lini says, ”Only the hull and portholes were salvaged. The owner
nephew of senator Giovanni) Spadolini, his studio is located in the
wanted to use it as a maxi-tender and fast day cruiser for his yacht”.
deconsecrated church of Saints Augustine and Christina in Florence,
The original propulsion system was replaced by a pair of 500 hp CAT
the cradle of Italian culture. Here the architect creates hyper-modern
turbodiesels. “This involved a complete do-over of the engine room
designs and refit projects for craft that have written motor yacht
and strengthening the transom”. The cockpit has also been revam-
history, like the Magnum 63 and Magnum 38 whose owners chose
ped, and now instead of the sunpad it boasts two side couches. A
Spadolini. In the 1980s and 90s America’s Magnum Marine yard
modern dinette has been installed in the bows. Below deck there is
was a benchmark for yachtsmen looking for a fast, comfortable and
a single open space with separate shower and WC.
high-performance motorcruiser. Aware of this background, Spado-
The Magnum 38 has been given a grey hull livery to match its mother
lini took on the challenge.
yacht. The work is being carried out by the highly-skilled artisans
“For the Magnum 63 we chose to respect the original Pininfarina
of the Azzura yard in Gaeta, which has a long maritime tradition.
design”, he says. “In this way we eliminated the large bow han-
Launch is set to take place soon.
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