Azimut kicks off the new year by announcing its victory at the 2025 Motorboat Awards, presented by the renowned industry magazine Motor Boat & Yachting.
At the awards ceremony, held last January 21st during boot Düsseldorf, Azimut received the Innovation Award, introduced this year for the first time to recognize shipyards committed to making a difference through the development of innovative solutions that will improve the future of yachting.
The jury awarded Azimut’s Seadeck 6 for best combining design innovations and solutions aimed at reducing the boat’s environmental impact, highlighting “its emphasis on recycled materials, lightweight build and hybrid power.” The jury noted that the project demonstrates how “being sustainable doesn’t have to mean sacrificing on style, luxury, range or speed.“
Additionally, Fly 72 was highly commended by the jury in the ‘Best Flybridge over 60 feet’ category, thus making a mark in this segment of vessels.
SEADECK 6
Seadeck 6 is the first model of the Azimut hybrid yacht Series chosen by the Shipyard to usher in the gentle era for a new relationship between man and nature. With the Seadeck 6, Azimut inaugurates a Series of the most efficient and sustainable yachts ever produced, capable of reducing CO2 emissions by up to 40% compared to traditional yachts of similar size.
Aiming at reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption, Azimut combines the lightening of the superstructure through the extensive use of carbon fiber with an efficient latest-generation hull, developed by the Azimut|Benetti Group R&D office in collaboration with NAMES. Furthermore, the Seadeck 6 introduces the Mild Hybrid Zero Emission Hotel Mode system, in collaboration with Volvo Penta, which allows both zero-emission anchoring and cruising with the generator off, further reducing onboard consumption.
Attention to materials is another central aspect in the design of the Seadeck 6. Here, Azimut replaces traditional materials where possible with others from sustainable sources, of natural or recycled origin: from the cork used in place of teak, to Econyl, a fiber made from nylon recycled from fishing nets abandoned at sea and other sources, for the carpeting on the Lower Deck. The search for sustainable alternatives reaches down to the heart of the yacht, where PET from recycled plastic replaces PVC for the creation of some structural components.
With these innovations onboard the Seadeck 6, Azimut proposes a new lifestyle concept, further strengthened by the Fun Island conceived by Alberto Mancini: a reinterpreted beach area where the two opening lateral wings create a large terrace overlooking the sea and a high-low platform that easily leads to the sea and allows you to sit at water’s edge, all made comfortable by a large sunbed where guests can spend their time. A hymn to socializing on board, the Seadeck 6 has the connection between the people who inhabit the boat at its heart.
