There are bow lounges, and then there is the bow lounge of Ferretti Yachts’ INFYNITO range. When the first INFYNITO 90 debuted at the 2023 Cannes Yachting Festival, all eyes were drawn to its unique foredeck configuration.
Cutouts in the superstructure revealed the All-Season Terrace, a customisable semi-enclosed and covered foredeck space that allows guests to be as close to the water as possible while staying protected from the elements. The novel solution earned Ferretti Yachts a slew of yacht design awards for presenting a refreshingly different way for owners to enjoy their bow.
After the well-deserved success of the INFYNITO 90, Italian yacht builder wasted no time in introducing the next model in the range, the 23.7m INFYNITO 80.
Much like its big sister, the INFYNITO 80 grabs attention with its unique bow shape and puts a focus on sustainability and a versatile, innovative layout. But the new model goes beyond this, introducing new elements that will further shape the range.
Alessandro Tirelli, Ferretti Group’s Chief Sales Officer Serial Business, who formerly headed the company’s activities in Asia, said: “The INFYNITO 80 introduces distinctive new characteristics, specifically, the choice of an open or a semi-open sundeck, resulting in even more customisation potential according to the owner’s preferences.
“Also worth noting is the remarkable size of the covered exterior surfaces, well above the segment average, ensuring maximum shelter and comfort thanks to the presence of a hard top or superstructure.”
ALL-SEASON OPTIONS
A winning factor of the All-Season Terrace is that it can be customised based on the owner’s needs. The INFYNITO 90 brought three configuration options: a spa tub, a panoramic cocktail bar featuring a counter and four bar chairs, and a series of comfortable sun loungers.
On the slightly smaller INFYNITO 80, the All-Season Terrace can be configured in two ways – either with a dinette and table, or with a cocktail bar. In the dinette option, the table can be had as a low-slung coffee table or raised as a dining table for enjoying meals al fresco.
While the concept of the INFYNITO 80 is similar, the dimensions are slightly different, of course, for the smaller model. As a result, the furnishing solutions on the All-Season Terrace and the exterior decks have been rethought on another dimensional scale, while ensuring the same level of comfort and generosity of space.
Filippo Salvetti, founder of Filippo Salvetti Design, penned the exteriors for the INFYNITO range and said the fundamental difference between the first two models is the position of the helm station.
“On the INFYNITO 90, the helm is on the upper deck, while on the INFYNITO 80 it’s in the raised pilot house, on a mezzanine level,” Salvetti said. “This achieves volumetric resolution in different ways, giving each model its own distinctive aesthetic identity. INFYNITO 80 has a softer and less forceful personality than INFYNITO 90, which has more dynamic DNA.”
The exterior of the INFYNITO 80 is defined by its omissions, with cutouts in the superstructure adding a sense of visual interest. The roof of the All-Season Terrace, for instance, stops about a third of the way back from the bow, making way for a swath of glazing that stretches from the main deck to the brow of the raised pilothouse above.
“The stylistic intersection between the surfaces covering the All-Season Terrace, the wheelhouse and the upper deck gunwale creates an extremely modern and elegant aesthetic motif,” Salvetti said.
“Every detail has been carefully studied to create, as clear as possible, a differentiation from Ferretti Yachts’ Flybridge range. The glazed surfaces and air intakes are harmoniously integrated, following taut, organic guidelines that point up their elegance and stylistic coherence.”
Layout options abound inside and out, further adding to the yacht’s versatility. The sundeck is available either completely open, with a large hard top protecting and shading the helm station and dining area, or in a semi-open version, where the area sheltered by the hard top is closed by glazing that wraps around the entire bow section.
“This setting can be transformed into a completely closed space that can be climate-controlled by adding an optional glazed Norwegian enclosure aft,” Salvetti said.
Meanwhile, inside, the main saloon is available in two layout options with a sofa and a freestanding TV unit or with twin face-to-face sofas and a TV recessed in the ceiling.
On the INFYNITO 90, there was an option for the forward main deck to have a master cabin or a galley with a pass-through window opening directly onto the All-Season Terrace. On the INFYNITO 80, this space is dedicated to the galley with accommodations found below including an amidships owner’s suite, a VIP suite and two twin guest cabins.
INTERIOR MOODS
IdeaeItalia, co-founded by Alessio Battistini and Davide Bernardini, has designed the interiors of the INFYNITO range. As it has for the Ferretti Yachts’ flybridge range, the design studio offers Classic and Contemporary decor moods to choose from.
Battistini said: “Classic and Contemporary were both created to offer the owner all the pleasure of an elegant, inviting, clean and well-balanced ambience.”
While both options share a similarly modern, sleek ‘Made in Italy’ styling, Classic taps into warm, earthy elements, while Contemporary features glowing woods and fabrics in fresher tones inspired by the colours of the sea.
Bernardini said: “The interiors are also built around two complementary concepts of ‘Contrast’ and ‘Harmony’, which work together to create a refined sense of elegance.”
As the designer points out, an eye-catching contrast is seen in the wall finishes, which juxtaposes natural wood against soft, patterned fabrics or in the contrast between the irregular, horizontal parquet flooring and the vertical clarity of the walls.
“Harmony lies in the balanced interplay of the various elements and proportions, in the hierarchy of the materials and in the focus on detail,” Bernardini added.
GREEN FOCUS
Sustainability was a key goal of the INFYNITO 90, and this ethos is carried forward in the 80 as well. The interior has an abundance of eco-friendly materials, from natural fabrics and regenerated leather to recyclable soft furnishings, ecological water-based paints and lamellar teak with FSC 5 certification.
The INFYNITO 80 also features Ferretti Yachts’ FSEA technology, which stands for Ferretti Sustainable Enhanced Architecture, a package of environmentally-friendly cruising solutions. Solar energy collected by the photovoltaic panels installed on the hard top can be stored in an integrated energy bank system consisting of 14 high-density lithium batteries.
Tirelli explained: “From a technical perspective, the success of the All-Season Terrace and the green elements included in the design of INFYNITO 90 made it indispensable on INFYNITO 80 to have a sharper focus on reducing the boat’s ecological footprint and extending the surfaces shaded from the sun’s rays.”
From the clever, customisable bow to multi-motif interior décor and flexible layout options, the INFYNITO 80 provides a seemingly infinite number of combinations for owners to put their stamp on a series boat. For its next act, Ferretti Yachts is looking at both larger and smaller model options.
“Given the huge success of the INFYNITO range, we’re exploring how to expand it both up and down into higher and lower segments,” said Tirelli. But for the time being, it’s the INFYNITO 80’s turn to take a bow.
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