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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | APPLICATION STORY | | | | | | | | | | ferrettigroup | | | | | | | | | | Mr. Ferretti, Chairman of Ferretti Group The new nautical year 2007 - 2008 was opened at the Festival International de la Plaisance in Cannes. This year, the exhibition celebrated its 30th birthday in one of the most prestigious French Riviera bays. Traditionally the show in Cannes is followed by the Monaco Yacht Show, the Genova International Boat show and Mets in Amsterdam, to name just a few. At the occasion of the Festival International de la Plaisance in Cannes, Mr. Ferretti, Chairman of the Ferretti Group, allowed FUR Systems an interview with regard to a FUR Systems thermal imaging camera on board of the Ziacanaia, Mr. Ferretti's yacht. | | | | | | | | | | The Ferretti Group: one of the world's most prestigious yachts builders The Ferretti Group, based in Forll, Italy is one of the leading companies in the world of design and construction of luxury motoryachts and sporting sailboat boats measuring from 7 to 80 meters long. The Ferretti story started in 1968 when Norberto Ferretti together with his brother Alessandro, both driven by a great love for the sea, began a new "adventure" which brought them to creat^^ne of the most prestigious nautical shipyards in the world. The Ferretti boatyardsstarted out marketing boats of various sizes, and in 1971 produced their first motorsailer. In 1980, foreseeing the | | expansion Of the market for mOtOryachtS, FLIRSystemsMarinerthermalimagingcameraonboardofthe | | | | | | | | | | Ziacanaia | | | | | | the Ferretti shipbuilding yards applied the skills they had acquired in the sailing sector ^The powerboat sector, specializing in the production of luxury motoryachts. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In the late 1980s, a new production unit was established in Forll (the Group's current headquarters), where boats up to 18 meters Pl^eclesigned and built. In the 1990s, Ferretti established itself as one of the leading names in boatbuilding for midsize flybridge sportcruisers. Today the Group consists of: Ferretti Yachts division (flybridge motoryachts, 14 to 27 meters), Pershing S.p.A. (high performance | | | | | | Mr Norberto Ferretti, Chairman ofthe Ferretti Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | § i | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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