UNCONDITIONAL CRUISING

THE ABSOLUTE YACHTS NAVETTA 75 IS A NEARLY 25-KNOT VESSEL FOR VOYAGING IN LUXE COMFORT.

- PATRICK SCIACCA

It's challenging to create a yacht that looks and feels formidable yet inviting. Rugged, luxurious. But all these descriptors came to mind as I toured the Absolute Yachts Navetta 75, the Italian builder's new Navetta-series flagship in a line with six other Navetta models starting at 48 feet length overall. ¶ Absolute gives each new model a theme, and the Navetta 75's is "the absolute sphere." The idea is that a sphere represents perfect balance and harmony. Consider the yacht's DNA: The Navetta 75 is, indeed, an exercise in balance, including its overall proportions, performance, use of glazing, and interior and exterior real estate's form and function.

¶The Navetta comes in at 74 feet, 10 inches length overall with an 18-foot-5-inch beam. It carries a good bit of that beam forward, enhancing internal volume. A beneficiary of this design is the master stateroom. The space is forward on its own level with a private entrance just a few steps down from the main salon. There is 6-foot-6-inch headroom, and the stateroom is made to feel even larger with a light-oak sole and natural light passing through the hullside windows. There is a forward-facing berth, and a vanity with a work desk is to port. Forward of the berth is the en suite head with his-and-hers sinks on centerline. A shower stall is to starboard, and the toilet is to port. It's whisper quiet in this stateroom underway, and the ocean vistas are as impressive as they are relaxing.