LOA: 47ft 3in (14.40m)
BEAM: 13ft 1in (3.99m)
ENGINES: twin Volvo Penta IPS-650s
TOP SPEED: NA PRICE: from €1,550,000 ex VAT
CONTACT: www.fiart.com
The first of Fiart’s new P line models was a truly amazing boat. Arriving on the scene at T the 2022 Genoa Boat Show, the key job of the P54 was to combine premium day spaces with high-end Italian styling, while still enabling families to stay on board for a week or more in genuine luxury. As the second boat in that new line, the smaller 48 attempts much the same feat, and happily, its Stefano Pastrovich design adopts much the same approach.
Internal volume has been maximised thanks to the artful eradication of the side decks and the P48’s stern layout also looks similar. At the back end, a twin-tiered open transom features a hydraulic aft platform that functions as a passerelle as well as a watersports aid. Ahead of this, a set of asymmetrical sunbeds straddles the steps as you make your way up into the primary cockpit space. And here on the main level, neatly sheltered by the long wraparound windscreen and the full-length T-Top, you get a large port dining area opposite a starboard chaise longue and wet bar.
It’s clear that the beamy bow deck also follows the P54 formula. As on the larger boat, the entire space is given over to the simple job of socialising. It’s cleverly sunken by about 30cm to add extra security and containment but the entire deck is flat and cushion-lined, enabling the full ship’
