Yachtbuilding is essentially alchemy. It's a process that takes base materials and turns them into something special. I was reminded of this while standing on the wide-open aft deck of the Bluegame BG72 and discussing its twin Volvo Penta IPS powertrains with Luca Santella, the Italian Olympic sailor who founded Bluegame almost 20 years ago. Not only do pod installations like these deliver efficient planing performance and precise steering, but they're also space-efficient. "And of course, space is gold," Santella says.
¶ How that space is used is what differentiates one builder from the next. Bluegames are crossover designs, but pigeonholing them isn't easy. The biggest model to date, the BG72, is a capable passagemaker with real liveaboard potential, yet equally, it would thrive as a fun-in-the-sun dayboat or an anywhere weekender. Lou Codega engineered the yacht's hull platform, while the tough-guy exterior and the Italian-chic interior come from Zuccon International Project.
This story is from the February 2023 edition of Yachting US.
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