It’s hard to stand out at the Monaco Yacht Show. The event is a veritable cornucopia of conspicuous consumption, and around every twist and turn is a mega-yacht, a gleaming McLaren and maybe even a crown prince. And yet, even in that environment, Baglietto’s 157-foot T-Line was one of the most talked about and openly admired yachts.
The Italian build has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure and weighs in at just shy of 500 gross tons. She is the sistership of Baglietto’s Andiamo, a 2017 launch that sold to a Mexican owner. Silver Fox too has been sold.
“This sale,” says Alessandro Diomedi, Baglietto’s sales director, “is a further demonstration of the good quality of the 48m displacement project, which has been developed on a very stable and efficient hull. This vessel perfectly combines ample inside volumes, great outdoor areas with an elegant but sporty line. This latest construction offers improved outdoor areas like the beach club, the perfect space for the owner to enjoy the sea with his family and friends.”
Like her sistership Andiamo, Silver Fox has exteriors by longtime Baglietto collaborator Francesco Paszkowski. The Italian designer imbued this build with lines that are at once graceful and forceful — her slightly downward-sloping bow deck conjures images of a torpedo in motion. The two windows on each hull side are elongated parallelograms that make her profile sleeker, a design task that is no small feat considering that she is a trideck. The windows are also intended to foster a more direct relationship between the yacht’s interior and her marine environment.
Perhaps the optimal place aboard this yacht is the sun deck, which has 1,506 square feet of outdoor space. An infinity pool at the after end invites an elevated dip. The pool is complemented by an outdoor shower to port and three chaise longues just forward. An alfresco dining table for 12 is farther forward, shaded around amidships by the yacht’s hardtop. (Another alfresco dining table can be found on the deck just below, but I think this one will likely end up being the favorite.) An outdoor bar is nearby, with a sun pad for the bronzed and beautiful. Seating with a view ahead, over the bow, is far forward on the sun deck.
A second area of interest for outdoor time is Silver Fox‘s beach club. It’s 505 square feet with well-executed amenities including a steam shower, a wet bar, and an interior area that can be outfitted as a spa or gym. Twin stairways bracket the space and lead to the cockpit, making the whole stern available for guest relaxation. (Four tenders and toys stow on the foredeck near a guest lounge, keeping the beach club free of crew operations, for the exclusive use of guests.)
This yacht’s interior is by Baglietto’s in-house team, and the creature comforts extend to surprising places. The helm has reverse-angle glazing to aid in sightlines, while the captain’s quarters have the same finish as the rest of the yacht, with rich Italian Canaletto walnut providing an elegant and masculine air. The galley has four Miele cooktops as well as an enchanting touch: a small herb garden in the window to port. Fresh basil, anyone?
Silver Fox sleeps 12 guests in five staterooms, including a main-deck master with that same Italian walnut, as well as touches of gold and bronze that continue throughout the yacht’s interior. Two VIPs as well as twin-berth staterooms with Pullman berths are on the lower level.
A pair of brawny 2,250 hp Caterpillar 3512C diesel engines are housed in an immaculate engine room with plenty of space and access points. This yacht can hit a top speed of 16 knots, and she cruises at 12 knots — with a transoceanic range of 4,500 nautical miles. She could cruise from the Mediterranean to Miami without refueling, in a style high enough to impress hard-to-impress people anywhere in the world.
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