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Established in 1968, the Ferretti Yachts brand is known for creating luxury yachts that embody lifestyle values. The 26.95-metre Ferretti 860 yacht is the newest flybridge from the iconic brand and saw her world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2022.Photo: Ferretti Yachts The Ferretti 860 yacht combines harmony with stylistic and architectural elements to create a strong focus of wellbeing onboard. She is the fruit of a collaboration between the Strategic Product Committee chaired by Piero Ferrari and the Ferretti Group Engineering Department. Photo: Ferretti Yachts The exterior design of the yacht is characterised by full height windows and glass fashion plates that adds an edge of dynamism to her hull design. The Ferretti 860 features an exterior design by Filippo Salvetti with naval architecture by her builder Ferretti Yachts.Photo: Ferretti Yachts The Ferretti 860 yacht sees popular elements of Ferretti Yachts’ flybridge range elevated and evolved to create a focus on connection between indoor and outdoor spaces. The exterior spaces echo those of the interior, and work seamlessly with the design by IdeaItalia. A sense of comfort and relaxation echoes throughout with areas specially created for socialising and privacy. Photo: Ferretti Yachts The interiors take inspiration from the theme ‘Just Like Home’ with a timeless yet contemporary design offering owners the choice to customise their experience. The main saloon offers plenty of natural light, thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows both port and starboard. The Ferretti 860 yacht is available in two moods, Classic or Contemporary, with the former featuring darker, warmer colours and striking contrasts, and the latter with paler, cooler colours characterised by tone-on-tone shades through to total white.Photo: Ferretti Yachts The dining area of the Ferretti 860 contains a large table with seating for up to eight guests. The galley can also be adapted by the owner to become part of an open space with the main lounge, or separated from it by a partition and accessed from the main deck.Photo: Ferretti Yachts Photo: Ferretti Yachts Port side, a majestic helical staircase leads down to the lower deck where accommodation can be found for up to eight guests. The generously sized, full-beam owner’s suite is in the mid-section and includes a walk-in wardrobe, ensuite bathroom and innovative acoustic insulation solutions that provide guests with maximum privacy.Photo: Ferretti Yachts Photo: Ferretti Yachts

The remaining guest accommodations consist of a double guest stateroom forward on the starboard side, as well as a large double VIP suite, and a twin bed stateroom. The crew area is completely separate from the guest zone, with direct access from the pilothouse. It consists of two cabins and two bathrooms serving four crew members.Photo: Ferretti Yachts Photo: Ferretti Yachts The flybridge offers guests 44 square-metres of deck space that can be furnished with freestanding elements. She also has a large multi-functional bar unit, dinette for up to eight guests and for the first time on a Ferretti Yacht, the option for a Jacuzzi at the stern.Photo: Ferretti Yachts Photo: Ferretti Yachts The beach area is characterised by generous and comfortable spaces with a spacious garage that can accommodate two sea toys, a Williams Jet 395 tender and a two-seater Jet Ski, all of which can all be launched directly into the water by lowering the beach area to create an underwater platform.Photo: Ferretti Yachts In terms of performance, the Ferretti Yachts 860 is fitted with the optional configuration of two 2,000 horsepower MAN V12 engines, delivering a cruising speed of 27 knots and a top speed of 32 knots. Alternatively, the standard version offers two MAN V12  engines rated 1,800 horsepower, and has a cruising speed of 24 knots with a top speed of 28 knots. On request, Seakeeper stabilisers or Side Power/Sleipner Vector Fins can be installed to configure the yacht for special navigation and mooring needs.Photo: Ferretti Yachts

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