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STRENGH AND POWER Robust, with crisp, rigorous lines, the Heritage aluminium maxi tender by Reale Yachts has strong personality and offers plenty of opportunity for personalisation. With the most powerful 900 hp engine option it can reach 55 knots by Paola Bertelli
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The Heritage is a muscular seagoing maxi-tender. The “raw” aluminium and mirror-polished bow create a rugged, racy look. Its 3.77-metre beam provides spacious fore and aft sunbathing areas and a three-seat helm console
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ith an aluminium hull and mirror-polished bow, Heritage is a 9.9 metre day-cruiser with a 3.77-metre beam, decisive lines and clean, rigorous
look, built by Real Yachts with the aim of creating the perfect tender for the explorer models in its portfolio. As with its yachts, the emphasis on a “custom” concept is also clear on board this walk-around with central console and T-Top that can also be configured in Open and Cabin versions. There is a huge range of liveries to choose from, and the material used for the details, accessories and the versatility of the aluminium, a light, ecologicallysound, recyclable material that generates no waste during construction enables modifications to be made even after purchase. The high, sheer sides provide protection and make it possible to exploit every centimetre. Combined with the ample width they create generous areas with sofas and sunpads. The wide bow section means that the forward area gains unexpected space. This configuration also deflects spray, making the boat very dry when under way. Together with the hull design, this width is also a valuable design element providing stability and comfort when the Heritage is at anchor. The craft’s decisive look and rugged character are not only a result of its design – taking control at the helm generates a white-knuckle adrenaline surge. It’s a powerful, high performance yet responsive boat that reveals its full character when powering through the waves, offering a smooth ride and making safe, sharp turns. It can be equipped with two or three outboards for a total of 900 hp, and can reach a top speed of 55 knots. Stern drive engines can also be installed on request. www.realeyachts.com
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The upper section of the hull, which can be personalised from a vast range of colours, is given a coating of nano-technology paint to protect the aluminium from corrosion and overheating in the sun. It can be powered by two or three outboard motors
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NICO LAUDE, CEO REALE YACHTS
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eale Yachts is a young yard, but draws on the experience of experts from the naval, yachting and merchant sectors. Founded in 2018, it specialises
in explorer yachts with the Pacifico line, to be followed by a new trawler version called FastCruise. Based in Pisa, it builds 100% custom yachts between 22 and 50 metres in length, mostly in steel and aluminium. This July Reale yachts is to launch its first Pacifico 32 and another five craft in the Heritage line, introduced last summer. What is Reale yacht’s mission? It’s all in the name – Reale (“royal” in Italian – ed) isn’t referring to something aristocratic, it’s about being making real, concrete and totally custom products for clients who want something more than series models. That’s why we only use steel and aluminium, which are far better than fibreglass. What are the distinctive features of your builds? We offer a range of explorers built on naval platforms. We haven’t carried over the naval platform usually chosen for yachts of 60 metres and above into our 25-30 metre offer – our core business is producing limited numbers of unique yachts. Buying a Reale yacht means visiting our yard and seeing a sheet of aluminium that will become your yacht. We always design our craft with outstanding volumes, as the length doesn’t matter much if the spaces are sacrificed. The most immediately striking feature of a Reale build is its width. Our 32-metre, for example, is 8.32 metres wide and has a GT of 320 tons, well above the average. A wide beam is a Reale hallmark. How did the Heritage project come about? It was conceived when we considered the requirements of our explorer yacht owners, but it’s been favourably received by the market as a whole. In fact, the 2021 production of six tenders had already been sold by November 2020, but Covid has forced us to reduce this to four. The refined design is complemented by outstanding performance and quality. Of course, it’s entirely personalisable, and is in aluminium. One simple example will show the level of build quality – to make it we weld an impressive number of aluminium sections. There’s a huge gap between this and a fibreglass build in terms of quality and safety. What are you most proud of in the new Pacifico 32? It’s a true explorer, a wonderful challenge embodied in a yacht whose variablegeometry hull means it can handle extreme seas and weather. It has a range of 5,000 miles and can remain at sea for at least three weeks. It has incredible spaces and provides total comfort with a minimum headroom of 2.15 metres and thermal/noise insulation throughout. It’s a floating villa with crisp, rugged lines, the exterior of a true explorer and luxurious interiors. What are you working on now? We’re developing a 22-metre yacht, the first model in our fast cruiser line, in aluminium, glass and wood. It’s already winning acclaim, which makes us very proud. It’s a fast yacht that can sail equally well in displacement and planing, our interpretation of the trawler for the new millennium.
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