LOA 54ft 7in (16.65m) BEAM 16ft 8in (5.10m) ENGINES twin Volvo Penta D11 IPS 950s TOP SPEED 39 knots PRICE from €1.5 million CONTACT www.fiart.com
We’re all well acquainted with Fiart’s Classic sportscruisers and Seawalker day cruisers but W this is something new. Hoving into view for its world debut at the Genoa Boat Show, the P54 aims to enable families to stay on board for a week or more without sacrificing the calibre of the day spaces or the quality of the styling. And when you step on board, it feels like designer Stefano Pastrovich has been given licence to embrace that concept to the utmost.
In the absence of side decks, you get the full benefit of the P54’s 16ft 8in beam. As you move forward from the fold-down aft transom, asymmetrical sunbeds straddle each step, neatly tempering the sense of upward incline. On the upper level, there’s a large port dining area opposite a starboard chaise longue and wet bar – and all of it is elevated from the deck on tapered legs and lit from beneath for a cool, floating-glow effect. There’s also a huge central companionway to help make sense of it all by making the space feel free and open, even when the boat is at capacity.
There are integrated glass panels on this elegantly tiered deck, generating all kinds of volume and light down below – and yet the P54’s profile barely betrays that at all. On the contrary, the lovely arching gunwale line dips ahead of the helm, pro
