MANUM 51
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^ WINGS & WATER*PRQDUCTION BOATS successfully employed design of the boat, which starts at about S 10.5 mil- lion, puts this Azimut at the top of an emerging class of yachts. -MICHAEL VERDON Azimut Yachts, wwtv.azimutyachts.com MAGNUM MARINE HAS nick- named its newest model "Bestia," the Italian word for beast. Launched last September, the nummarine.com) certainly lives up to its pet moniker in terms of performance, powerboat—the long-awaited follow- up to the popular Magnum 50, which the South Florida builder launched with sleek topsides bearing flush anchor lockers, cleats, and other would-be protrusions. The cockpit area features ample seating for passengers, as well as a spacious sun pad aft. Below deck, a stand-up interior affords lavish living Even with a carbon-fiber super- structure and furniture composed of lightweight aeronautic material, the Magnum 51 still weighs a hefty 52,000 pounds, which helps provide comfort while traveling at high speeds. "A lot of other manufacturers build boats that weigh half of ours to make them faster," says Magnum general manager Harold Bailarín. "But our boat gives you a much better ride. We simply compensate with more power." Indeed, with twin Caterpillar or MTU diesels respectively, this $2.7 million beast can reach a top speed of 63 knots. —M.v. With its triangular hull and sharply angled windshield, the Wally 55 Wally- ly's unconventional approach to yacht footer, which launched last October, also offers something new for a Wally powerboat: a fully open cockpit that affords an unusually expansive above- deck area. "If you look at the topsides," says Luca Bassani, Wally's president, 284 ROBB REPORT JUNE 2010