Yachts – Overmarine Mangusta Oceano 42

It seems that for Overmarine, bigger really is better. Or at least just as good as. This year, the master yacht group – who has become famous for producing high-performance, open sports yachts – surprised everyone with their evolution to building displacement motor yachts.

Overmarine’s Commercial Director Francesco Frediani described, ‘We’ve had a niche in the open market, which has given us great satisfaction. Now we look at displacement as a business opportunity.’

Their latest model, debuted at September’s Monaco Yacht Show, was the 42m steel-and-aluminium Mangusta Oceano. This stunning piece of machinery has been designed specifically for long journeys and to satisfy the need to spend large amounts of cruising time without compromising on comfort, space and luxury.

Designed interiorly and exteriorly by Alberto Mancini, this 3-deck yacht is elegant, streamlined and sophisticated. Mancini has been successful in fusing the family aesthetic of the Mangusta Maxi Open yachts with the requirements of a large, displacement yacht. Much of the triumph of this meticulous design extends past the actual structure. In fact, one of the most impressive features is the clever light placement and dispersion. Making full use of natural light, the bow deck houses two separate sunbathing areas and a plunge pool with infinity style waterfall. What’s more, a glazed skylight will be placed on the bottom of the pool to allow light into the master suite in the underlying deck.

Both the furnished beach area at the stern of the yacht and the external decks feature glazed surfaces which, at night, allow nocturnal lighting of the underwater beams to shine through.

In total, the Mangusta Oceano houses 12 guests and contains 5 suites including the master. Powered by two MTU 12V 2000 M72 engines it has a top speed of 15 knots and a cruise speed of 11 knots.

Delivery is set for Spring 2016.