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How This Unassuming Tuscan Town Became the Epicenter of the Superyacht World

Turns out, the best superyachts are made in italy—more specifically, in viareggio., by mark ellwood.

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Make me the biggest yacht in the world—bigger than anyone has ever seen,” he commanded. It was a mold-breaking commission for the Benetti shipyard more than 40 years ago, from a client keen to tout his wealth. The Italian firm had already earned accolades for making fine yachts , but this was to be a new kind of vessel, a “ superyacht ,” if you will.

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Benetti’s designers embraced the brief with gusto, and the resulting craft, though perhaps not the biggest yacht ever, was the epitome of oceangoing glamour: At 282 feet, it had five decks equipped with 11 cabins, a cinema and exhaust funnels sloped outward to allow helicopters to land on the helipad more easily. There was even a disco—it was 1979, after all.

The estimates for the cost went as high as $100 million, a vast sum for the shipyard. More importantly, as the go-go ’80s dawned, it launched a wholly new category of aspirational goods: A simple yacht no longer sated the yen for cruising—only a superyacht would do. And the leading place to commission one was the home base of Benetti and its fellow generations-old Tuscan boatbuilders, a small seaside town called Viareggio .

The 1979 launch of what is considered the first superyacht, from the Benetti yard in Viareggio.  Courtesy of Benetti Yachts

In the decades since that ship’s momentous launch, Viareggio has become the world’s hub for building superyachts . There’s no formal standard for the class, but one rule of thumb defines it as any vessel larger than 98 feet. Of the 750 such ships built since 2016, 44 percent were made in Italy , according to the trade publication SuperYacht Times , and the vast majority of those in this town of just 62,000 people. The phenomenon’s progenitor—now named Azimut Benetti —is the world’s most active superyacht producer. At the start of 2021, it had 2.2 miles under construction. Not far behind, at 1.9 miles, was its Viareggio neighbor Sanlorenzo . Indeed, dozens of famed firms sit jigsawed together here around a street that’s barely half a mile long: Mangusta , Rossinavi , Codecasa and more. Via Michele Coppino, next to the Darsena , or harbor, is often called the yachtsman’s answer to Rodeo Drive. The comparison seems a stretch, at first sight: The nondescript strip, rimmed by higgledy-piggledy façades, doesn’t exactly ooze panache.

Perhaps that’s the point, as Monaco-based charter broker Paola Scalabrino suggests. “They’re all next to each other, and you don’t know where one finishes and the other one begins,” she says. “It’s one of the most important hubs for yachting, but it’s in a very subtle way. You have to read between the lines.” Indeed, step into a café nearby and grab an espresso—walk, don’t drive, as parking is horrendous—and what powers life in this town becomes clearer. Rowdy or hushed conversations might involve brokers haggling over a deal, or rival boatyards settling scores. “So many workshops, so many sheds, so many boats,” says another insider. “The whole town breathes yachting.”

An S-class propeller and rudder at the Codecasa shipyard.  Matteo de Mayda

Viareggio wasn’t always such a moneyed, jet-set nexus. When I visited throughout my childhood, I had no idea that the wealthiest yachting enthusiasts in the world were pouring cash into the rickety boatyards I’d see en route to the town’s park, more a pine forest, really. My focus was on the beachfront promenade, filled with shops, restaurants and gela­terie. Most of the major buildings are Belle Époque, a nod to the era when the town transformed from fishing village to tourist destination. Viareggio is part of a 12-mile strip known as Versilia , where the beaches are wide and golden, a blank canvas for sandcastles constructed by the Milanese kids who spend the summer months here; a typical family books a suite at a hotel for several weeks, like a serviced summer home. The buildings hint at Cannes, but Viareggio is shot through with a brassy elegance that’s so distinctly Italian.

This corner of Tuscany also has an arty past: The quarries in nearby Carrara, for example, supplied the enormous block of marble that Michelangelo turned into David. That’s why the area became a fixture of my childhood, too: My artist father was drawn here in the 1960s by its history, and my family would make the journey from our home in Britain regularly over the next 30 years, staying somewhere along the coast, in Viareggio or elsewhere in Versilia, embracing the rhythm of life. Yet, despite countless visits, we never once considered going out on a boat. If we had, I might have met Giovanna Vitelli .

The helipad at the Benetti shipyard, where customers can touch down to check on their vessels mid-build.  Matteo de Mayda

Vitelli is now executive vice president of Azimut Benetti, her family’s shipyard and by far the largest and most important builder. Back when it was just Benetti, construction of the original superyacht bankrupted the firm, and the Vitelli-owned Azimut swept in and snapped up the floundering rival. Vitelli’s earliest memory is from aboard a boat in the Darsena. “I was sitting on the flybridge, watching the captain,” she recalls. “He was sailing from our internal shipyard, down the canal, to the open sea, and it’s pretty tight—just a couple of centimeters [clearance] each side. He made it look easy, joking with me and barely looking down. It was so thrilling.”

Like many of the yards here, hers has roots back to the late 19th century, as the town’s shipbuilding prowess long pre-dates the superyacht boom. The need to export marble from Carrara affordably led to the first commercial dock here, in 1819. For more than a century, the focus was on large, strong wooden ships for commercial use—cargo and fishing, mostly. But that industry helped establish an impressive pool of talented, local shipwrights, who were primed to take advantage when yachting became a staple of jet-set living in the dolce vita era. As demand grew, those yards cannily pivoted to start building fiberglass and metal craft aimed more at idling on the ocean than speedily dispatching local stones to London or New York. Viareggio’s boats quickly earned a reputation for panache, full of a certain swagger that the more formal yards of Northern Europe could never quite match, though perhaps not as reliably engineered as their German and Dutch rivals.

Benetti’s Fast 125 and Mediterraneo 116 yachts. The 15-foot-deep basin can be drained for a ship’s construction or maintenance and then refilled.  Matteo de Mayda

“It was a revolution for Viareggio,” say Vitelli. “Just after the war, in the 1950s, there was a need to come back to life and enjoy life.” No wonder, then, that she says she’s especially proud of the forthcoming 121-foot Motopanfilo superyacht . Zippy and compact, it’s on the smaller side for a superyacht, deliberately intended to nod to those first glory days of yacht-building here in several ways—think rounded sterns and curved teakwood fixtures. Vitelli says the new model was inspired by the Mini Cooper, another classic design that’s been tweaked and reinvented while remaining aesthetically consistent for decades. “It’s the quintessence, a way of showing the world our continuity with the past, but gloriously reinterpreted in a modern way. That’s something we could only do in Viareggio, because we need the skilled artisans here, who know how to brush that teak and curve the wood. They have been doing that here for a long, long time.”

Vitelli emphasizes she’s keen for more owners to visit her in situ and see their vessels under construction rather than simply deeding responsibility for project management to their brokers. The appeal of making the trip is obvious: not only the hospitality of shipyard owners like Vitelli but also the innate charm of the area. Plus, Florence is just a short helicopter ride away.

The aluminum superstructure of a Rossinavi superyacht under construction  Matteo de Mayda

Scalabrino encourages her clients to come and has found more are now keen to see the work in progress. “It’s like children building with Lego, seeing behind the scenes before the puzzle comes together—the engine rooms, the roughness of the process,” she says. “Clients might come back every so many weeks to follow the progression of construction at every stage.” Make sure to earmark at least one visit during Viareggio’s annual Carnival , which usually takes place in February. It’s a snarky mashup of Saturday Night Live and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, notorious throughout Italy for its merciless satire. In bygone years, shipwrights built the floats in their spare time, redeploying their maritime expertise, and even now that papier-mâché has supplanted wood and metal as the material of choice, some shipyard workers get involved.

Visiting a yard in person, of course, also allows buyers to offer direct input. Italian shipyards are generally known for their flexibility, especially mid-build, willing and able to adjust plans to satisfy a client’s change of mind. Shipyards in Northern Europe, while also amenable to tweaks, have a reputation for being likely to push back against such course corrections.

The Rossinavi shipyard, with Polaris first in line.  Matteo de Mayda

It’s easier not to be rigid when firms are largely private and family-run, as is Codecasa . Ennio Buonomo is a senior executive; his father-in-law is its longtime head. “If you call here, someone from the family replies on the phone, and we know that people from the United States, in particular, like that,” Buonomo says. “They feel more comfortable talking with the owner, so they can explain what they’re looking for and have a response within a day.” Like Vitelli, he welcomes visits from people in the market for a new yacht: “We sell more boats at a restaurant or the golf club than we do at a boat show.” Giorgio Armani’s Main, a 213-foot superyacht, was built here—it stands out at any marina with its dark-green hull, a personal specification from the designer—as was media mogul Jim Gabbert’s 164-foot Invader. U2’s the Edge shares ownership of another Codecasa vessel, the 160-foot Cyan.

It’s the town’s reputation for design flair that draws sophisticated buyers of their ilk. Each yard has a distinctive aesthetic reputation, too: Erstwhile retail tycoon Sir Philip Green’s 295-foot Lionheart is a sleek, modern design from Benetti, but he also owns the 108-foot Lionchase, used as a tender for the mother ship. The smaller boat reaches a speedy 37 knots, typical of the yard that built it: Mangusta , shorthand among insiders for sporty, futuristic craft. Mangusta is a relative upstart, founded during the early days of the superyacht boom in the 1980s.

The midship section of a 230-foot vessel, with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, being built at the same yard.  Matteo de Mayda

Rossinavi builds no more than four vessels each year, but its devotees are willing to be patient, usually waiting two to four years for a finished craft. The firm is known for creative problem solving, as with the brief for the 206-foot Utopia IV , built for Miami-based Market America founder JR Ridinger. The waters between downtown Miami and the beach are too shallow for most yachts to tackle without running aground. Utopia IV is an exception, as Rossinavi’s Federico Rossi explains proudly. “Only five shipyards in the world have the technology to make a fast-displacement aluminum hull. It doesn’t have a regular propeller but a water jet, more like a Jet Ski,” he says. “It means the owner gets to use the vessel in downtown Miami, which is an amazing experience.” Don’t be surprised if it’s piloted by a Viareggino, either. Thanks in part to the Crew Network , a recruitment agency with offices in both Fort Lauderdale and Viareggio, there’s a community of expat sailors in South Florida, often crewing yachts that their friends or relatives helped build.

As for that very first superyacht, it has come home—or close to it—these many years later. The vessel changed hands (and names) several times after leaving the Benetti shipyards. The era-defining 282-footer was docked at the International Yacht Club of Antibes for years but now spends most of its days at the marina in San Remo, Italy, a place that it doubtless finds redolent of home. Any passerby would have no idea that the entire genre of superyachts was birthed by this one vessel.

A blueprint on board a yacht in progress at the Codecasa shipyard.  Matteo de Mayda

Viareggio remains unruffled by celebrity or money. Every time I’ve walked along the promenade as an adult, it has looked unchanged since my childhood, though, thankfully, the gelaterie no longer offer the garishly blue ice cream that was once commonplace. The waters off the beach here are dotted with fishing boats and pleasure craft. It’s unlikely that most casual visitors would even realize that this is the spiritual home of the superyacht, unless they luck into the majestic sight of a beautiful new vessel making its way through the Darsena en route to its maiden voyage.

IF YOU GO…

The Principe di Piemonte is the toniest hotel in Viareggio. The five-star spot across the street from the beach has a Michelin two-star restaurant on its fifth floor, with superb views out over the water and a menu by Giuseppe Mancino . Otherwise, try the 44-room Plaza e de Russie , also with its own Michelin-star restaurant, or the Villa Ariston , much homier but with direct connections to the yacht world, as it’s owned by the Codecasa clan. The plushest hotel in the whole of Versilia is the Augustus , sitting among pine trees in its own park in Forte dei Marmi, a 25-minute drive north along the coast. The 1,300-square-foot Lidino suite is closest to the private underpass to the beach.

A view of Viareggio and a stretch of its golden beach.  Evgenii Parilov / Alamy Stock Photo

For food, the shipyards’ de facto canteens include Il Porto, a high-end spot with a terrace overlooking the water on via Michele Coppino , or the casual trattoria Cicero ; order the spaghetti with arselle (baby clams) or the branzino all’isolana (with potato, tomato and olives), both local specialties. For more than seven decades, da Giorgio , a short walk north, has also drawn the shipwrights with its fish-heavy menu, which pivots depending on the fishermen’s catch each morning. It’s worth the short drive into the hills to the town of Camaiore for dinner outdoors by the stream at Osteria Candalla , a converted water mill; the menu is heavy on Tuscan classics, like wild boar and tordelli, Versilia’s riff on ravioli.

If you’re a sailor, the waters immediately off the coast are clear and blue but unremarkable. Better to head out to the Tuscan Archipelago , a necklace of islands in the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas and similar in appearance to Sardinia, rimmed with sparklingly clear water and fine beaches. Elba is the largest and most populous, but the others are more appealing. Anchor in the bay off Giannutri , home to barely 20 people, or head to the other side of the island to visit the superb ruins of a Roman villa.

Other than Carnival, which precedes Lent, Viareggio is also known for its Puccini Festival , which takes place every July and August immediately south of the town center in the frazione, or hamlet, of Torre del Lago . It’s where the composer of La Bohème, Tosca and more lived for much of his life. The first series of concerts was staged here in 1930, just six years after he died.

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65' Azimut 2009

AZIMUT 62 2009 CATTERPILLAR ENGINES 1,200 HRS 

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• Yacht Details: 65' Azimut 2009
• Location: ATHENS, Greece
• Engines: CAT
• Last Updated: Nov 20, 2023
• Asking Price: €650,000
• Maximum Speed: 31|kilometers per hour

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• Cruising Speed: 23|kilometers per hour
• Beam: 55' 9''
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Fuel Tank: 1 x 988|liter
• Fresh Water: 1 x 265|liter
• Double bed with drawer unit
• Double-door mirrored wardrobe on foreside
• Column unit with drawers
• Built-in vanity unit with drawers
• Large-sized oval portholes (300 x 600 mm)
• Emergency exit via ceiling above vanity unit
• Cherry wood doors and frames
• Direct access to owner?s bathroom
• Walk-in wardrobe with drawers and hanging rail
• Curtains, upholstery and carpet
• Azimut reading lights
• Diffused lighting under bed and behind pelmets
• Provision to fit TV
• Mirrored headboard
• Shelves above portholes
• Walk-in wardrobe with hanging rail and shelves
• Two round portholes
• Deck hatch with shade and mosquito screen
• Bedside table and switches
• Wardrobe with drawers and shelves
• Curtains, carpet and upholstery
• Round porthole
• The system described respects current I.E.C and C.E.I standards. On board voltage values: 220 V AC. with 50 Hz frequency
• 24 V DC from battery sets
• 12 V DC for VHF Generator: 6.5 kW, 220 V, 50 Hz generator installed in engine room
• Shore power sockets: Std version: 1 220 V, 50 A shore power socket
• Version with air conditioning: 2 220 V, 50 A shore power sockets Batteries: sealed, maintenance-free batteries using AGM (Absorbed Glass Matt technology) technology 4 200 Ah batteries for auxiliary services (two 24 V 400Ah sets)
• 2 200 Ah batteries to start engines
• 1 100 Ah battery for generator
• All sets are activated by battery disconnector relays Battery charger: 1 24 V 80 A Dolphin electronic battery charger for starter and auxiliary units
• 1 12 V 10 A Dolphin electronic battery charger for generator Electric panels: Two main control panels, one in the engine room and the other in the wheelhouse
• Emergency panel in cockpit
• Electrically operated devices protected by high reliability thermomagnetic switches or fuses
• There is a dedicated switch panel in each cabin Lighting system: 24 V, 20 W halogen spot
• 24 V (24W/m) diffused lighting system
• 220 V 4 burner ceramic hob with fiddle-rail
• Microwave oven + grill
• Granulon galley worktop with two sinks and hot and cold water mixer
• Extractor hood
• 230 l (60 gal) refrigerator with freezer
• Storage cabinets under worktop with pullout stainless steel baskets
• Hanging cherry wood units
• Storage for pots and pans under microwave oven
• Wooden floor
• Storeroom, service compartments, tableware, cutlery, and glassware storage cabinet
• Four 24 V automatic electric pumps, maximum flow-rate: 224 l/min (60 gal/min)
• Two manual pumps, maximum flow-rate: 49 l/min (13 gal/min)
• Emergency bilge exhaust discharge through engines (maximum flow rate: 334 l/min ? 88 gal/min)
• Controlled via emergency panel in cockpit, which includes the following direct controls:
• Engine battery disconnector
• Fuel delivery solenoid valve shutoff
• Fans and extractors shutoff
• Fan grid closure
• Fire extinguisher discharge
• Two 12 kg powder cylinders with spray nozzles on engines and gearboxes (type approved for the Italian market according to Directive 94/25/CE,ISO9094)
• Non-slip walkways
• 2 bites halfway (one each side)
• Handrails and accessories in ovalized stainless steel
• 2 fuel fillers with protective cover (one each side)
• One fresh water fillers (starboard side)
• Navigation lights
• Impact resistant stainless steel and PVC fender bar
• Tempered plate glass windows set in GRP frame, mirror finish
• 1 VHF Shipmate RS 8400 (wheelhouse, repeater on fly bridge)
• 1 Raymarine RL70RC PLUS radar (wheelhouse)
• 1 Raymarine Raychart 520 PLUS plotter repeater (flybridge)
• 1 Raymarine Raypilot ST6001 PLUS automatic pilot(wheelhouse)
• 1 Watertight Raymarine ST6001 PLUS automatic pilot repeater (fly bridge)
• 1 Raymarine ST 60 Tridata depth and speed indicator (wheelhouse)
• 1 Raymarine ST 60 Multi depth and speed indicator(fly bridge)
• 1 Raystar 112 LP-ST GPS antenna
• 1 Radar antenna 24 nm
• Due to continuous developments in the field of electronics, the electronic system installed on your boat may be modified without notice.

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Azimut Yachts came about in 1969, when the young university student Paolo Vitelli founded Azimut Srl, and began chartering sailing boats.

In 1970 some prestigious yachting brands appointed the company to distribute their boats in Italy. Azimut quickly expanded its operations: Apart from distribution, it began to design new yachts. In a joint venture with Amerglass, it designed the AZ 43’ Bali, a mass-produced fiberglass boat, which was an immediate success. The company gradually expanded its range, focussing on the lower end of the market – with the launch of the AZ 32’ Targa in 1977, the “Ford T” of the boat world – and upper end too – (with the memorable début of the Azimut 105’ Failaka in 1982, the biggest mass-produced yacht in fiberglass at the time).

In 1985 Azimut acquired Benetti. This historical brand, based in Viareggio, had been building boats since 1873, and designed the concept of the megayacht. Azimut was now able construct its own yachts, defining new style and industry standards that would go on to revolutionize the boat building industry, such as: large frameless windows, electric seats, and walnut interiors.

From the late nineties onwards, with the acquisition of new boatyards at Fano, the restructuring of the Benetti boatyards at Viareggio and the construction of a new site at Avigliana, in the province of Turin, Azimut went on to become the foremost builder of yachts and megayachts. This leadership position was confirmed in subsequent seasons, thanks to numerous business successes and an investment policy which has consolidated Azimut’s technological and production capacities over the years, with sites now established in Brazil.

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It all began in 1969 when Paolo Vitelli started his own yacht company in Turin, Italy, before taking his University degree. The purpose of the business was to charter sailing boats but he developed his passion into a business, becoming a renowned manufacturer of luxury motor yachts.

In June 2003 he opened a new Viareggio plant located in the heart of Viareggio harbour, this area of 52,000 sq m positioned on the water’s edge to allow the Company to significantly extend the current operations.

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H of the seas | from eur€ 160,000/wk.

BORA GORA | From US$ 159,000/wk

HEED | From EUR€ 125,000/wk

LUZ DE MAR | From US$ 120,000/wk

LOVE T | From EUR€ 110,000/wk

THE SULTANS WAY 007 | From EUR€ 101,920/wk

HYE SEAS II | From US$ 100,000/wk

MEMORIES TOO | From EUR€ 92,000/wk

Grande | From US$ 90,000/wk

THE SULTANS WAY 001 | From EUR€ 86,240/wk

SWEET EMOCEAN | From US$ 85,000/wk

WAVE | From EUR€ 80,000/wk

SEA OWL | From US$ 80,000/wk

PIER PRESSURE | From US$ 80,000/wk

4 PLAY | From US$ 80,000/wk

NAWAIMAA | From US$ 77,000/wk

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Contemporary, clever and audacious, Azimut offers the most extensive range of 12 to 38 meter yachts in the world through six Series: Atlantis, Flybridge, Grande, Magellano, Verve and S.

The historic Italian shipyard founded in Viareggio (Italy) in 1873, specialized in the construction of luxury super and giga yachts that propose revolutionary concepts of heightened finesse.

Conceived for ship owners in search of a tailored experience, Yachtique is a service that allows for full customization of yacht interiors through a selection of high-end interior design brands.

A refitting service dedicated for yachts comprised between 20 and 120 meters, offering elevated technical assistance through advanced technological tools powered by specialized personnel.

A global service covering yacht leasing and management, from loan conditions to onboard setup including crew and boat-specific requirements.

An exclusive marina offering 800 berthing facilities for yachts up to 50 meters, 900 parking spaces, 8 Tesla Supercharger stations, on-site maintenance, a refitting service, restaurants and shops.

Overlooking Lake Himki and just 15 minutes away from the historic Red Square, this marina provides 190 berths, an exclusive yacht club and a surrounding service area extending for more than 10.000 m 2 .

A brand new marina with over 250 berthing facilities, 10 minutes from the Malta International Airport and within walking distance from Valletta’s fifth city gate, designed by architect Renzo Piano.

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