UNICORN
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Unicornby Baglietto and Francesco Paszkowski Design The unicorn and the seagull: when myth and legend meet history and tradition. It’s an extraordinary, magical meeting, one which might look surreal and like something out of a fairy tale but staged in a real-life setting, and it’s a sight that the select attendees of the Monaco Yacht Show can marvel at for themselves. Centre stage is a superyacht presented on her world debut, with the mythical unicorn clearly in view alongside the stylised logo of the seagull. The first was chosen as the dreamlike, imaginative personal symbol of the inspired owner of the vessel, while the second represents the unique Baglietto brand, which has been building yachts for over one and a half centuries. Just as flawless pure bright white is the natural colour of both these creatures, so is Baglietto’s new superyacht painted all white. The yacht was launched by the Italian shipyard at the start of this year in the presence of her European Owner. On behalf of the Owner, project management for this project was provided from design through to construction by Dutch expert Wim C. Koersvelt and his specialist company YCCC, which supervised the complex work involved in the creation of this new superyacht, hull number 10219, at every stage. The vessel has naval architecture and marine engineering developed in-house by Baglietto’s technical office, and was built based on the tried and tested Baglietto 53- metre naval platform with a displacement hull and a steel and aluminium build. This was the platform previously used to create famous superyachts notably including Blue Scorpion, Gitana and Baraka, and the new Unicorn with her length of 54 metres is a logical and - crucially - a sophisticated evolution of it. This is the case not just in terms of technology but also aesthetics, with the superyacht’s appearance clearly revealing a reinterpretation of the time-honoured, recognisable stylistic elements of the Baglietto tradition, but revisited in a fresh new way through the skilful introduction of innovative modern elements. ^

THE VESSEL HAS NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE BAGLIETTO'S TECNICAI. OFFICE Unicorn At the same time, then, Unicorn also represents a tangible, vivid foretaste of the careful restyling work that is being undertaken not just on Baglietto's displacement line but in fact on the Italian shipyard's entire product range. These key points provided the basis for the creation ol Unicorn - the successful result of a well-established, very long-standing cooperation between Baglietto and Francesco Paszkowski Design, which, in addition to the overall project concept, also...

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