LOA 49ft 6in (15.10m) BEAM 14ft 5in (4.40m) ENGINES twin Volvo Penta IPS650-IPS800s TOP SPEED 39 knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.fimotoscafi.com
Although FIM (Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi) was only founded in 2019, its progress has been rapid. With the 340 Regina safely in production and development of both the Contessa (coupé) and Imperatrice (flybridge) lines well underway, the yard’s new FIM 470 Regina has now been awarded “Best Revelation Of The Year” at the Genoa Boat Show.
As a slick, Med-style open boat, a key element of the 470’s design brief was to take you closer to the water – and the engagingly original “Bow Life Concept” does a good job of achieving that. According to FIM founders, Corrado Piccinelli and Manuela Barcella, the idea was to take advantage of the foredeck’s natural privacy by creating what they call a “second cockpit in the bow”. That involves a forward sunpad that can be divided in two and shifted to the sides to create a foredeck ‘beach’. This space can then be filled with water to create a small pool; it can be equipped with a canopy for shade; or it can be transformed into an extra dining area by adding a table.
Better still, this same technique is echoed on the aft deck. Back here, beyond the intimate dining station of the elevated cockpit, the central sunpad can be divided to port and starboard. That enables it to take full advantage of the 470’s twin fold-down balconies, while also freeing up the central deck to create a vast unobstructed Beach Club.
Down below, the standard configuration on this 40-footer provides just
