Cranchi 66 Main

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Décor for the salon is a pleasantly warm blend of ribbon-grain teak and stitched leather in cream and chocolate, and the large windows provide, for the most part, a good view. There is a huge styling accent on the exterior that inexplicably slices one large window into two smaller peepholes, an unfortunate victory of design aesthetics over function.

The skipper gets a quite luxurious helm in the forward port corner of the salon, with a fully adjustable helm seat that could be straight from Star Trek and a multilevel dash cascading around the steering wheel clearly purloined from an exotic Italian sports car. Straight ahead is a Raymarine 14-inch E140 Wide Hybrid panel, and scattered around are the MAN monitors, joysticks for the hydraulic Side-Power bow and stern thrusters, a Humphree automatic trim tab system and controls for the FLIR camera. To port is the Naviop monitor, which is a comprehensive Italian vessel-monitoring system that manages everything from air conditioning to the generators, from lights to open doors, and from smoke or water alarms to fuel data. At first glance, it seemed incomprehensible, but it is actually quite intuitive and user-friendly.

The skipper has an electric-opening door next to the helm seat. It swings outward on pantograph hinges, providing access to the foredeck (it blocks the side deck aft) for line handling or anchoring. The line of sight is acceptable, although wide window and door mullions do produce a few blind spots that the skipper will need to double-check.

The galley is down but open both to the salon and to the skylight effect of the overhead windshield, making it bright and cheerful. Counter space isn’t overwhelming, but this American owner solved the problem with a fold-down addition.



The entire midsection of the yacht is devoted to the master suite, with a centerline queen berth, built-in bureaus on both sides and six large windows. The en suite head features an oversize shower with both an overhead rain shower and a multinozzle tower.

Opposite the galley is a two-berth guest cabin with direct access to the day-head, and, with exceptional headroom, the area is brightened by overhead skylights and a large port.

A larger guest cabin is down a private corridor in the bow. On each side of the queen-size berth are stowage and, as in the other cabins, large rectangular windows that provide ample light and view.

The flybridge was clearly designed by sun-loving hedonists, and, once again, the skipper gets a luxurious chair behind a multiscreen fiberglass console. From the helm to the forward raked Venturi windshields is about a hectare of sun pad, surrounded by oversize stainless-steel rails.