{"id":133232,"date":"2024-10-22T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?post_type=review&p=133232"},"modified":"2024-10-22T06:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T05:01:09","slug":"ferretti-infynito-90-review-a-tri-deck-with-surprisingly-good-views","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\/ferretti-infynito-90-review-a-tri-deck-with-surprisingly-good-views","title":{"rendered":"Ferretti Infynito 90 Review: A tri-deck with 'surprisingly good' views"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past four decades, Ferretti Yachts<\/a> has maintained its position as a builder of premium-grade planing motor yachts. But at last year\u2019s Cannes Yachting Festival, we got to see a new side to the Italian yard in the shape of its first fast-displacement model, the tri-deck Ferretti Infynito 90<\/a>, and to hear of plans for bigger and smaller sisters.<\/p>\n

Ferretti bills the Feretti Infynito 90 as a long-range motor yacht and is making a lot of its eco-credentials, such as its ethically sourced timbers, bamboo fabrics, regenerated leathers and water-based paints. The design of this new-age explorer is deliberately a little chunkier than its planing cousins, thanks to a bluff bow, forward-raked bridge windows and fashion-plate buttresses on its main and upper decks.<\/p>\n

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The All-Season Terrace is a major step forward from the usual open bow lounge<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s an imposing, rather than a particularly pretty, yacht but the design does allow for almost 100m2 of exterior deck space and 140m2 of interior. Ferretti claims this adds up to a total volume around 25% greater than the market average.<\/p>\n

The Infynito name, which rather cleverly includes the brand\u2019s \u2018FY\u2019 initials, is said to be suggestive of a seamless connection with sea and sky and a \u2018visual continuity between interior and exterior\u2019. This certainly rings true for the Infynito 90\u2019s unique selling point \u2013 the partially enclosed foredeck area, which Ferretti calls the \u2018All-Season Terrace\u2019. The idea is a logical progression of the current trend for foredeck lounges.<\/p>\n

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‘Views over the foredeck roof are surprisingly good because the bridge is set high and well forward’<\/p><\/div>\n

Having once just been somewhere to put another sunpad, foredecks have gradually evolved into versatile outdoor lounges with seats, tables, lights and sunshades so it\u2019s not so surprising that some clever soul decided to take that to the next level with a roofed solution. The space beneath is still open to the sides and even delivers a limited view forward through a large stem aperture but it does feel considerably more sheltered and secure than the usual open foredeck. The roof comes with a large UV-filtering glass skylight as standard but this can be upgraded to solar panelling or rotating louvres that allow you to regulate the light and shade below.<\/p>\n

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At 20 knots, we recorded just 52dB(A) from the bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

All-season features on the Ferretti Infynito 90<\/h2>\n

The options list extends to the layout of the terrace too. The standard offering is an L-shaped sofa and table immediately in front of a big picture window that provides a fabulous connection to the interior, especially when opened. However, the first hull had a spa pool with seating around it, while our test boat had a very smart teak-topped and carbon-legged bar with six matching bar stools. Whichever layout you choose, the area at the forepeak is all sunpad, as it helps conceal most of the ground tackle.<\/p>\n

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The cockpit and upper aft deck provide more outdoor spaces for guests to relax<\/p><\/div>\n

Further aft, generous overhangs protect the side decks and cockpit and the latter comes with various freestanding furniture options, in the same way as the surprisingly large upper aft deck. IdeaeItalia was responsible for the \u2018contemporary\u2019 interior schemes on the first two boats we have seen, but darker \u2018classic\u2019 schemes are also available. Regardless of d\u00e9cor choices though, there are various options for what happens on the main deck. Our test boat had parquet flooring throughout, which added to the cool, calm, conservative vibe, fully reflecting the designers\u2019 brief for \u201csoftness and sobriety rather than minimalism\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The galley links the seating area aft with the dining area forward. The latter can also be specced as an owner\u2019s cabin<\/p><\/div>\n

The first two hulls both came with open-plan main deck saloons, comprising an aft lounge, long galley amidships to port and a formal dining area up front to make the most of the views through that wonderful drop-down foredeck window. There are also doors to both side decks from the main saloon and that certainly helps in terms of guest circulation and connection with the outside world. There\u2019s one amidships, which will be appreciated by crew working in the galley, and another forward, to starboard of that dining area. There\u2019s a convenient walk-in storage space just inside that door too.<\/p>\n

Opposite the galley, there\u2019s a day head and up-and-down staircases, connecting to the lower and upper decks. The sky-lounge on the upper deck, which can also be specified as an indoor dining area, is open to the upper helm as standard but can be separated by bulkheads and a sliding door, should owners require more privacy. The upper aft deck is the logical place for al fresco dining, not least because it is protected from weather and prying eyes by sidescreens and a partial roof overhang.<\/p>\n

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The bow cabin is not the biggest or brightest<\/p><\/div>\n

However you choose to use it, headroom is generous on both decks, with 6ft 7in (2.02m) in the main saloon and sky-lounge and 7ft 2in in the cockpit. Those choices also extend to cabin layouts. Owners can opt to have either three or four ensuite cabins on the lower deck, in which case the owners\u2019 suite occupies the full beam amidships with a forward-facing superking, an ensuite to port, a walk-in closet to starboard and vast 2ft x 7ft picture windows on either side. However, you can also choose to have a VIP or owners\u2019 cabin forward on the main deck, instead of the dining area, in addition to those three or four cabins below.<\/p>\n

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The cockpit is arranged with most of the seating facing aft to maximise the views<\/p><\/div>\n

The double cabin forward on the lower deck has a transverse king with headboard to starboard, mini-sofa to port, and its ensuite tucked up into the bow. It\u2019s not our favourite space on this boat, as it\u2019s rather dark and squashed into the space beneath the foredeck, with just a few small portholes on either side that contribute little in the way of daylight or fresh air. There is, however, a third twin-bed stateroom to port and an optional fourth with either a slim double (with or without a Pullman above it) or crossover bunks. Alternatively, that fourth cabin can be reconfigured as a children\u2019s play space, a mini-gym or laundry room.<\/p>\n

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Commanding views<\/h2>\n

When we first clapped eyes on this design, we were concerned that visibility from the bridge might be compromised by that tall, semi-enclosed foredeck, but it isn\u2019t. Views underway are surprisingly good, not least because the bridge is set high and well forward. Consequently, bar the chunky A-frame mullions that occasionally need peering round, those wraparound windows deliver quite the panorama. There\u2019s a small blind spot immediately beneath the prow but doors on either side of the bridge provide easy access to the upper side decks when a little extra scrutiny is required, especially for close-quarters stuff. Wing stations and a stern station are on the options sheet too.<\/p>\n

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‘More range, more space, more efficiency and, above all, more refinement’<\/p><\/div>\n

As for the engines, there are just two options: the standard offering of twin MAN V12-1550s, which Ferretti tells us should provide a top speed of 20 knots and a 15-knot fast cruise, or some beefier MAN V12-1800s. Our test boat had the latter and, during our fair-weather sea trials, lightly loaded with around 35% fuel and 50% water and 12 people, it topped out at 22.8 knots. At a fast cruise of 17 knots, the working range is around 350nm, but slow things down to 12 knots and that pushes out to 1,200nm, while 9 knots should extend this to 2,000nm or more.<\/p>\n

Our test boat was also fitted with the new Watchit anti-grounding and collision system, which sounds alerts and even slows the boat automatically if a collision with charted terrain or another vessel is predicted. Sadly, we didn\u2019t get the chance to put the Watchit system to the test during our Infynito sea trials, but there\u2019s no doubt that helming the Infynito 90 is remarkably easy.<\/p>\n

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A lavish bathroom on one side of the owner’s bed<\/p><\/div>\n

The two-seat bridge console is offset to starboard and the fly-by-wire, self-centring steering system is light but responsive. It turns smartly for its size too, given its full displacement of 111 tonnes. The weather was too kind on the day of the sea test to challenge the hull\u2019s seakeeping but even if it had been rougher, our test boat not only had a pair of Seakeepers \u2013 a 9 and an 18 \u2013 to help stabilise it but also Sleipner Vector Fins and Humphree Interceptors.<\/p>\n

Safe to say then that this is a pretty stable boat but it\u2019s also a quiet one \u2013 and when we say quiet, we really do mean it. At 20 knots, and with all exterior doors closed, we recorded just 51\/52dB(A) on the bridge, 62dB(A) in both the main saloon and VIP stateroom, and only 67dB(A) in the owners\u2019 stateroom,
\nwhich is about as close to the machinery space as you get.<\/p>\n

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The Infynito name is meant to suggest a seamless connection with sea and sky<\/p><\/div>\n

Silence is golden<\/h2>\n

A chat with one of the yard\u2019s delivery captains also gave a good insight into how little the generators are needed while cruising. During its maiden voyage from Cattolica on Italy\u2019s Adriatic coast to the south of France for last year\u2019s Cannes show, a four-day passage of around 1,100nm, he relied on just the alternators and solar panelling to run the systems and keep the hefty 120kW lithium-ion battery bank topped up.<\/p>\n

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The starboard twin has its own ensuite bathroom<\/p><\/div>\n

These solar panels can easily be incorporated into the foredeck roof (including the optional louvre system), as well as the main coachroof. That will contribute up to 7kW, which Ferretti tells us should enable the ship to run at anchor with the Seakeepers and some of the air conditioning on for up to seven hours at a time without the need to fire up the generators. And that\u2019s as likely to please the crew as anyone, because the crew accommodation is located amidships, between the owners\u2019 cabin and the engineroom.<\/p>\n

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The three decks are linked by a stairwell amidships<\/p><\/div>\n

Access is via a door from the aft end of the port side deck. There are two bunk cabins, one on either side, with some mess space between them, as well as a door into the engineroom. There\u2019s also space on the hydraulic platform to fit a tender as large as a Williams DieselJet 415.<\/p>\n

Excluding taxes and depending on engine choice, base-spec pricing for the new Ferretti Infynito 90 starts at around \u20ac7.82 million. However, you can expect a full specification order to push the total much closer to the \u20ac9 million mark.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a walk-in wardrobe on one side of the owner\u2019s bed<\/p><\/div>\n

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