{"id":134886,"date":"2025-04-14T06:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?post_type=review&p=134886"},"modified":"2025-04-14T06:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:46:08","slug":"pardo-gt75-review-fabulous-4-season-party-machine","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/sportscruisers\/pardo-gt75-review-fabulous-4-season-party-machine","title":{"rendered":"Pardo GT75 review: Fabulous 4-season party machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nestling by the pontoon at Port Fontvieille in Monaco is a Pardo with a difference, the Pardo GT75. Launched at the Cannes Yachting Festival<\/a> in 2024, this new flagship is designed to combine the style and openness of a P-series walkaround boat with the extra shelter, four-season ability and cruising credentials of Pardo\u2019s pilothouse-equipped Endurance line.<\/p>\n

The idea behind that, of course, is to upgrade this boat\u2019s recreational potential. They want it to function properly for dedicated cruisers while still delivering the calibre of dayboating experience that has helped make the brand\u2019s powerboats so desirable.<\/p>\n

In truth, given that this Italian builder has only actually been making motor boats since 2017, it\u2019s remarkable how recognisable its core formula has become but certainly, from the outside, the aesthetic of the new flagship could hardly be more \u2018Pardo\u2019…<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reverse bow with a fine entry and a long, flat sheerline with rail-free gunwales. There are three impudently angular low-level hull windows and the pilothouse is a compact low-slung affair with a reverse screen that looks as though it\u2019s built, for the most part, from tinted glass. Resplendent in metallic silver, this is undoubtedly a great-looking boat \u2013 but despite the presence of a sheltered main deck saloon, it\u2019s clear that the external day spaces continue to dominate the conversation.<\/p>\n

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The drop-down aft platform can also be lifted up for use as a dive platform<\/p><\/div>\n

Access to the elements<\/h2>\n

Step on at the aft end and a cascade of steps tumbles freely down on either side of a vast central sunpad from the cockpit to the swim platform. It\u2019s an interesting triple-tier design and although there are four steps from swim platform to sunbed level and another two from there to the cockpit, it all feels pleasantly softened and graduated by the furniture itself.<\/p>\n

The drop-down terraces also play their part. They\u2019re not especially long but they are quite wide, which means you get plenty of extra beam on either side of the central sunbed. That sunbed itself is easily big enough to accommodate six or eight people at a time and the huge C-shaped cockpit dinette also comes with ample deck space for additional freestanding furniture, so you could happily seat ten on the upper level too.<\/p>\n

When you also factor in the hydraulic central aft platform that folds down into the water or up into the air as a raised dive platform with integrated steps, this is about as lavish a beach club as you will ever see on a boat of this size.<\/p>\n

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The bow sunbed uses weighted backrests so you can arrange them however you please<\/p><\/div>\n

As if to prove the point, the skipper cuts the engines and insists on an impromptu break for an espresso and a swim. With the side terraces down, the aft platform raised and the central sunbed littered with oiled-up bodies, all 14 journalists and crew are easily swallowed up with plenty of space to spare.<\/p>\n

In spite of the fact that this boat runs triple IPS drives, there\u2019s plenty of space beneath the sunbed too for a fully inflated 3.7m jet tender. And if this aft arrangement feels like a triumph, the fit-out here also hits the mark. The natural untreated teak, pleasantly silvered in the Mediterranean sun, feels superb underfoot and the stainless steel work also looks a cut above. There is slightly less of it than you might expect because the teak gunwales are lined with removable carbon-fibre poles for the sun awning instead of guardrails, but that aside, the practicalities also look good.<\/p>\n

There are multiple outlets for fuel and black water so you can fill up or pump out from either side of the boat. The anchor set-up is practical as well as pretty, because the chain is set aside in a dedicated compartment, enabling you to make great use of that plumb bow for lines and fenders. And while space is hardly at a premium, the walkaround deck layout with twin side doors and a second helm in the cockpit makes this a very easy boat to operate for self-drive owners.<\/p>\n

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A louvred roof enables you to fine-tune light and ventilation<\/p><\/div>\n

The fact that there\u2019s a two-berth crew cabin in the V of the bow, accessed through a hatch in the sunken forepeak, means you can leave that job to a professional if you prefer. But of course, as a Pardo, the bow is much more than just a work zone. It comes with a C-shaped dinette nestling neatly beneath the brow of that reverse screen, plus a forward sunbed with weighted backrests so you can relocate them wherever you like. As in the cockpit, there are slide-out fridges beneath the seats and once again, the scale of everything feels so gratifyingly magnified that there\u2019s space up here for 12 or even 14 people.<\/p>\n

Internal retreats<\/h2>\n

When you step back aft into the pilothouse, you might be surprised at how little space is lavished on the internal saloon. Between that long bow and that expansive beach club, there\u2019s really not a lot left, even on a 75ft boat. But what\u2019s here is very attractively used. A port dinette faces across to a starboard galley; and further forward, a trio of central helm seats is separated from this aft space by a chunky transverse cabinet. There\u2019s a wine cooler and a chart table to port of the helm, plus a pair of handy side doors, and visibility, which is very good, could become even stronger if you chose to omit the saloon\u2019s high-level cabinets.<\/p>\n

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There are tangible nods to the superyacht lifestyle all over this boat<\/p><\/div>\n

That said, the general calibre of detail here is very strong. For instance, the L-shaped dinette extends out toward the centre, enabling you to face back across the single-level threshold to the cockpit guests without blocking the walkway. And the louvered overhead skylight is also worth a mention. We\u2019ve seen it on flybridges and foredeck lounges before but rarely in a saloon and it manages the light and ventilation a treat.<\/p>\n

As for the \u2018standard\u2019 layout you see on this test boat, the fact that we have the galley up on the main deck means you get three cabins down below as well as a large lower lounge. But there are some really useful alternatives.<\/p>\n

You can do away with that lower lounge and have four cabins instead; or you can swap out the starboard twin and use the entire central lower section between the forward and mid cabins as a huge open-plan galley\/lounge with a massive kitchen island operating as the lower deck\u2019s social hub. In that case, the upper saloon\u2019s starboard galley is replaced by some extra lounge seating and the transverse cabinet behind the helm seats gets an optional sink, fridge and ice-maker so you can service the main deck guests without having to head downstairs.<\/p>\n

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If you opt for two cabins, the saloon\u2019s starboard galley is replaced with extra seating<\/p><\/div>\n

We actually saw the two-cabin layout on the Cannes show boat and if you can afford to do without the extra cabins, it\u2019s a monumentally enjoyable way to manage the space. But even here, on the standard boat, while things are less dramatic, they continue to tread a lovely balance between practicality and restrained opulence.<\/p>\n

For instance, the fact that the crew cabin occupies the forepeak, shifts the forward VIP cabin a little further aft, reducing its taper and lending it the feeling of a full-beam owner\u2019s suite. As elsewhere on this boat, it uses high-level cabinets and shelving units with ambient LED lighting and glass and stainless steel partitions so your gear is displayed rather than locked away.<\/p>\n

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The forward VIP has the scale and refinement of a master cabin<\/p><\/div>\n

Symmetrical cabinetry on both sides also includes a pair of hanging lockers; and the VIP\u2019s starboard ensuite comes with a toilet and bidet plus a shower compartment big enough for two, with a rain shower that features LED lighting built into the flush-mount showerhead.<\/p>\n

As you head aft, past the port utility and laundry room and into the central lounge, the twin cabin is to be found on the starboard side with direct access to the day heads. And if you step beyond that, you find yourself in the owner\u2019s full-beam mid cabin.<\/p>\n

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The owner\u2019s ensuite is even better featured than the other two bathrooms<\/p><\/div>\n

The bed is offset to starboard, behind a neat little dressing table built into the forward bulkhead. This helps free up a huge section of floor space to port that you could easily use for exercising or stretching in the morning.<\/p>\n

There are more fridges in here (we counted 14 in total as we wandered around on this boat) and there\u2019s also a settee for two on the port side, flanked by handy storage tables, plus another large, high-spec bathroom. In here, as elsewhere, it\u2019s clear that Pardo has avoided attempting too much with the space. The principle instead seems to have been to deliver a true sense of superyacht quality on a 75-footer and it absolutely works.<\/p>\n

The clean-cut Nauta Design interior feels so very balanced and harmonious that, even without the cathedral-like lower lounge of the spectacular two-cabin arrangement, this boat has all the cool, cathartic vibes of a wellness retreat.<\/p>\n

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Offsetting the owner\u2019s bed to starboard creates a very handy deck space to port<\/p><\/div>\n

Enjoying the drive<\/h2>\n

When you take the wheel, the position of the helm is delightful. Perched on the middle of a raised plinth with perfect views through that one-piece reverse screen, it feels almost theatrical, as though you\u2019re on stage, front and centre, about to deliver a performance for the ages. But actually, the performance here couldn\u2019t be less dramatic. Yes, it shifts a treat with those upgraded IPS-1350s, responding to the throttles with very decent urgency and carving hard in the turn with all kinds of heel you don\u2019t really expect. But it\u2019s the refinement of it all that really hits home.<\/p>\n

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In spite of the covered pilothouse, it retains Pardo\u2019s classical day-boating aesthetic<\/p><\/div>\n

With naval architecture from Zuccheri Yacht Design, the hull has been specifically optimised for Volvo Penta\u2019s IPS system and when you get it underway, this boat is both brilliantly flat and extraordinarily quiet. With that huge 4,300L fuel tank sitting deep down and central, ahead of the engines, as well as a secondary daily tank siphoning off what\u2019s required in the engine bay itself, the weight feels supremely well distributed \u2013 so much so that you don\u2019t actually feel the need to transition to the plane at all.<\/p>\n

You can sit at 11 knots, burning 6L per nm for a 570-mile range, enjoying the flat running attitude and the softness provided by that knife-like stem. You can also raise that to 20 knots (for 12L per nm and 287 miles) or to 30-34 knots (for 16L per nm and 205 miles).<\/p>\n

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The Pardo\u2019s expandable triple-tier beach club is a wonderful piece of design<\/p><\/div>\n

But in all cases, we\u2019re running flat and comfy and seeing decibel readings in the low to mid 60s, which is truly extraordinary. In fact, even as we\u2019re conducting our sea trial at 30 knots in a 2ft chop, several people make their way onto the foredeck lounge seating and chill out as though we\u2019re at a standstill. And if that isn\u2019t a tacit recommendation for the Pardo\u2019s confidence-inspiring ride, we don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s not a lot of bow flare to this boat so it might get a shade wet in a lively sea; and because you\u2019re in the centre of the boat and there\u2019s lots of heel in the turn, you do have to dip down a bit to retain visibility if you change course with any great vigour.<\/p>\n

As the skipper, your company on a long passage is also limited to a couple of co-pilots too; and because of our heavy load, we\u2019re topping out at 34 knots on the test day, instead of the 37-38 knots you might expect with these upgraded engines.<\/p>\n

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The principle behind this 75-footer is to deliver a true sense of superyacht quality – and it works<\/p><\/div>\n

But with its generous fuel and water tanks, its long range, its unerring refinement and its ability to run flat and soft at a broad range of speeds, the GT75 proves itself to be not just a proper cruising boat, but also a remarkably user-friendly one for those who like to operate without crew.<\/p>\n

Pardo GT75 specifications<\/h2>\n

LOA:<\/strong> 75ft 0in (22.85m)
\nBEAM:<\/strong> 19ft 8in (5.99m)
\nDRAFT:<\/strong> 5ft 5in (1.65m)
\nDISPLACEMENT:<\/strong> 48,300kg (light)
\nFUEL CAPACITY:<\/strong> 4,300 litres
\nWATER CAPACITY:<\/strong> 1,100 litres
\nENGINES:<\/strong> Triple D13 IPS-1050s \/ 1350s
\nRCD:<\/strong> B20
\nCONTACT:<\/strong> pardoyachts.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Pardo GT75 costs and options<\/h2>\n

From \u20ac3.89M ex VAT Test boat includes the following options\u2026
\nTriple D13 IPS-1350s
\nHydraulic aft platform
\nDrop-down terraces<\/p>\n

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