ABSOLUTE NAVETTA 64

The latest addition to Absolute’s quirky Navetta family possesses all the qualities we admire in the range but with a notable trick up its sleeve

- Jack Haines

Here’s a quandary for you: you and your Absolute Navetta 64 are anchored for the night in the sort of bay that inspired you to buy a boat in the first place. Water as clear as gin and not much deeper than the boat’s draught, a white sand sea bed over which schools of tiny coloured fish are swimming and dramatic rock formations casting long shadows across the bay. The sun sinks, leaving behind enough warmth to sit on the flybridge in a T-shirt with nightcap and then the decision comes. In these conditions, with a perfect morning of weather forecast, which cabin do you retire to for the evening? The master suite has natural allure. It’s forward on the main deck and sports stunning floor-to-ceiling windows on either side, a walkaround island berth and a beautifully appointed ensuite bathroom. It’s peaceful, mounted on a half deck up and away from the chatter of the kids in their guest cabins and at the opposite end of the boat from the whirring machinery space where the generator and air-conditioning unit are doing their work.

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