Azimut Atlantis 50 (2010)

Going onboard the Azimut Atlantis 50, designed by Carlo Galeazzi, one of the first things you notice is the tremendous feeling of openness that runs through the boat. The layout from the helm station to the rear swim platform is one, continuous space. Sun lounges, a wet bar, the helm station, companion way and swim platform all seem to combine into one space without boundaries. In terms of style and design, it is an interesting achievement. She looks different and feels different, with her arrowhead exterior profile and simpler, but still cool and crisp, interior design. The hard top of the Azimut Atlantis 50 mostly consists of glass windshields, which together give an almost dome-like quality to its exterior appearance. The sun top roof retracts, letting in cooling breezes while underway and helps to maintain the feeling of open space for both driver and passengers. A very handy feature is the built-in sunscreen technology in the rooftop glass – as the sun comes out, the glass darkens, keeping out some of the heat while maintaining a light, airy feel. The saloon of the Azimut Atlantis 50 offers a bright and comfortable environment, with big windows and an impressive sliding sunroof to augment the glass cockpit doors, which open up in three sections to create a doorway nearly 4 feet 6 inches wide. The side windows also have opening panels. The sideboard on the starboard side is designed to accommodate a fridge, icemaker, and pop-up TV, but on our test boat it was, well, just a sideboard. Down below, the master suite is amidships, under the cockpit, with limited headroom around the perimeter and several changes in floor level to accommodate the significant dead rise (15 degrees at the transom) of the hull. But the berth is full-size 6 feet by 5 feet and the cabin also boasts an unusually impressive amount of stowage. Your VIP guests up in the bow should also be pretty happy, with a 6-feet berth set at the proper level, and excellent headroom of around 6 feet at the foot of the berth. Substantial hull windows both here and in the master let in plenty of daylight and all cabins have opening portholes for fresh air. The private head in the master suite is on a roomy rectangular plan, while the dual-access compartment on the starboard side hardly feels smaller, and also has a separate shower compartment. Mandatory extras: Fuel & Mooring Fees.