Italian designers Marco Ferrari & Alberto Franchi are proud to unveil the new 52m sloop concept BLUE SAPPHIRE. This majestic sailing superyacht concept has been specially created for the Perini Navi Award, organized by Comitato Leonardo to celebrate the excellence of Italian design.
Blue Sapphire by Ferrari Franchi Design
This beautiful 52m performance cruiser features a plumb bow and a modern stern with generous outside areas for owner and guests entertainment. The forward main deck hosts a large garage with the main tender of 6 metres, which can be easily transformed into a second cockpit. The stern is fitted with a jacuzzi boasting a waterfall surrounded by a double-stair connecting the main deck to the beach club, while underway the water is pumped out and the stern platform is closed.
Blue Sapphire from above
The deckhouse features a modern profile with wide skylights to maximize the interior lighting. Indoors, there is an amazing main salon with a glass sliding door, as well as a lounge and dining area and a cinema forward in a second lounge area.
Blue Sapphire under sail
Luxury yacht BLUE SAPPHIRE can comfortably sleep 10 guests across four double guest cabins, with the possibility to switch a cabin into a gym, plus an amazingly generous owner’s suite with two skylights, a studio, lounge area, as well as two bathrooms. Forward on the lower deck, there are five crew cabins for 8 crew members, including the captain’s cabin and his office, plus a crew mess, a galley and a laundry. Aft on the lower deck, a second garage can be found, housing the service tender of 4,5 metres, with a great range of water toys.
Blue Sapphire – aft view
The yacht presents a carbon fibre sloop rig with EC6 rigging, with a 64,5-metre mast. The hybrid propulsion allows the vessel to easily enter in protected areas and, at the same time, it lowers the consumption and the noise.
Blue Sapphire at full speed
S/Y BLUE SAPPHIRE MAIN DIMENSIONS:
L.O.A. : 52 m (170,55 ft)
L.W.L. : 47,25 m (155 ft)
Beam : 10,4 m (34,1 ft)
Draught : 7,7 m ( 25,2 ft) keel down – 4,5 m (14,7 ft) keel up
Displacement: 345 GT
Mast Height: 64,5 m
Sail Area
Main Sail : 842 m²
Genoa: 869 m²
Jib: 520 m²
Staysail: 250 m²
1st Spinnaker: 1250 m²
2nd Spinnaker: 1870 m²
Max area at once (Main sail, Staysail, Spinnaker): 2962 m²
Guests: 10
Crew including captain: 8
Construction: Aluminium Alloy
Rigging: Carbon fibre sloop rig with EC6 rigging
Propulsion: Hybrid . Diesel-Electric: 1065 kW (1448 CV)
Tender & Toys
6 m tender: 10 passenger capability, 37 knots max speed
4,5 m tender. 34,7 knots max speed
Fishing gear and Diving Equipment
Inflatables and Wakeboards
2 x See-Doo underwater scooter
2 x Jetsurfs, waterskis
2 x Seabobs
2 x stand up paddle boards
Jacuzzi and waterfall
