NTO yacht hero
NTO yacht hero

built to be used

modelling

nature

about the materials

THE DESIGN DID NOT BEGIN WITH STYLING. IT BEGAN WITH SHAPE, PROPORTION AND THE WAY NATURAL FORMS TRANSITION FROM ONE SURFACE INTO ANOTHER. CURVATURE BECAME A TOOL TO CREATE A YACHT THAT FEELS COHERENT FROM EVERY ANGLE - RECOGNISABLE WITHOUT RELYING ON DECORATION.

REACH THE SHALLOWS

IT’S THE SAME THINKING THAT LETS A SANDES DO WHAT MOST 14-METRE YACHTS CAN’T: REACH THE SHALLOWS. DRAUGHT STOPS YOU, AND THE FEAR OF DAMAGE STOPS YOU BEFORE THAT.

discover the hull

A BEAUTIFUL HULL CAN BE DRAWN. A GOOD HULL HAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND TESTED. THE OBJECTIVE WAS NOT TO CREATE THE MOST EXTREME HULL, BUT TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR A SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND EFFICIENT WEEKENDER. COMPUTER SIMULATION HELPS. WORKING MODELS ON THE WATER REVEAL WHAT REALLY HAPPENS.

discover the hull

A BEAUTIFUL HULL CAN BE DRAWN. A GOOD HULL HAS TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND TESTED. THE OBJECTIVE WAS NOT TO CREATE THE MOST EXTREME HULL, BUT TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR A SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND EFFICIENT WEEKENDER. COMPUTER SIMULATION HELPS. WORKING MODELS ON THE WATER REVEAL WHAT REALLY HAPPENS.

discover the interior

WE COULD HAVE CREATED A SECOND CABIN FORWARD. INSTEAD, WE CHOSE A GENEROUS PLACE TO BE TOGETHER. A PLACE TO TALK, PLAY A GAME, HAVE ONE LAST DRINK, OR SIMPLY LET THE DAY END.

the plan, no plan

made for moments between destinations

THE YACHT FOR PEOPLE WHO MOVE DIFFERENTLY.
AND LIVE FOR THE MOMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTURE ANd ARRIVAL.

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 1
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

DAY 1 — PALERMO TO CEFALÙ.

DEPARTED 06:00.

COAST ROAD BY SEA. THE WATER ALONG THIS STRETCH WAS SHALLOW ENOUGH TO READ THE BOTTOM. WE DID THAT FOR A WHILE. ARRIVED CEFALÙ BY NOON. ATE SOMEWHERE WITHOUT A MENU IN ENGLISH. SLEPT ON THE HOOK.

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 1
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

DAY 1 — PALERMO TO CEFALÙ.

DEPARTED 06:00.

COAST ROAD BY SEA. THE WATER ALONG THIS STRETCH WAS SHALLOW ENOUGH TO READ THE BOTTOM. WE DID THAT FOR A WHILE. ARRIVED CEFALÙ BY NOON. ATE SOMEWHERE WITHOUT A MENU IN ENGLISH. SLEPT ON THE HOOK.

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 2
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 2
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

DAY 2 — CEFALÙ TO AEOLIAN ISLANDS. EARLY START. 10 KNOTS

GOT US TO SALINA BEFORE THE ANCHORAGE FELL. WE FOUND OUR SPOT AND HELD IT. THE REST OF THE DAY BELONGED TO THE ISLAND.

DAY 2 — CEFALÙ TO AEOLIAN ISLANDS. EARLY START. 10 KNOTS

GOT US TO SALINA BEFORE THE ANCHORAGE FELL. WE FOUND OUR SPOT AND HELD IT. THE REST OF THE DAY BELONGED TO THE ISLAND.

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 3
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 3
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

DAY 3 — SALINA TO STROMBOLI. NO AGENDA. STROMBOLI ERUPTED ON ITS OWN SCHEDULE. WE ARRIVED ON OURS. WATCHED IT FROM THE WATER AT NIGHT.

DAY 3 — SALINA TO STROMBOLI. NO AGENDA. STROMBOLI ERUPTED ON ITS OWN SCHEDULE. WE ARRIVED ON OURS. WATCHED IT FROM THE WATER AT NIGHT.

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 4
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

PASSAGE LOG / AUGUST 28 — SEPTEMBER 4
THE PLAN, NO PLAN

DAY 4 — RETURN TO PALERMO. NW WIND BUILT BY AFTERNOON. LEFT STROMBOLI

BY 07:00. THE CROSSING TOOK TWO HOURS AT PACE. WE WERE BACK BEFORE IT GOT COMPLICATED.

FOUR DAYS.
LOG CLOSED 18:30.
SANDES

DAY 4 — RETURN TO PALERMO. NW WIND BUILT BY AFTERNOON. LEFT STROMBOLI

BY 07:00. THE CROSSING TOOK TWO HOURS AT PACE. WE WERE BACK BEFORE IT GOT COMPLICATED.

FOUR DAYS.
LOG CLOSED 18:30.
SANDES

EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE

OUR SWIM PLATFORM LOWERS HYDRAULICALLY, MIRRORING THE MOTION OF A WHALE’S TAIL BREAKING THE SURFACE. ONE SIMPLE TOUCH BRINGS THE WATERLINE TO YOU, PROVIDING EASY ENTRY, EASY LOADING. UNLESS JUMPING IS MORE YOUR THING.

OUR SWIM PLATFORM LOWERS HYDRAULICALLY, MIRRORING THE MOTION OF A WHALE’S TAIL BREAKING THE SURFACE. ONE SIMPLE TOUCH BRINGS THE WATERLINE TO YOU, PROVIDING EASY ENTRY, EASY LOADING. UNLESS JUMPING IS MORE YOUR THING.

The plan, no plan

SIMPLY GRAB AND GO

SIMPLY GRAB AND GO

discover the toys

THE DESIGN DID NOT BEGIN WITH STYLING. IT BEGAN WITH SHAPE, PROPORTION AND THE WAY NATURAL FORMS TRANSITION FROM ONE SURFACE INTO ANOTHER. CURVATURE BECAME A TOOL TO CREATE A YACHT THAT FEELS COHERENT FROM EVERY ANGLE - RECOGNISABLE WITHOUT RELYING ON DECORATION.

Life, unanchored.

Life, unanchored.

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