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Privately Owned – Exceptionally Specified Example

Delivered by Azimut Yachts and completed during the 2023 production year, this Azimut Fly 53 was commissioned in April 2024 through the brand’s authorised Italian dealer.

She has remained in the hands of her original owner since new and has never been chartered, serving exclusively for private family cruising.

Across two seasons of ownership, the yacht has logged approximately 162 engine hours, representing the equivalent of around one month of use per year. She is currently stored ashore in Bodrum, Turkey, where she is professionally maintained, presented in sound condition throughout, and available for immediate inspection.

Among yachts in the 50–55-foot flybridge segment, Alberto Mancini’s Fly 53 is widely regarded as one of the most successful modern designs. Her hull features a relatively fine forward entry combined with a generous beam carried well aft, creating both impressive internal volume and excellent stability when at anchor.

Unlike many competitors, the flybridge offers genuinely practical living space, while the separate crew cabin provides a level of operational independence rarely found on yachts of this size.

Whether cruising as a couple, entertaining guests, or undertaking extended family trips with crew, the layout remains equally effective.

The defining characteristic of this particular vessel is the extraordinary level of factory and dealer-installed equipment.

Approximately €720,000 was invested in optional extras above the standard specification, bringing the total original build cost to around €1,915,000.

Among the most valuable additions is the Volvo Penta Assisted Docking System with Dynamic Positioning, integrated with the bow thruster, a highly desirable option that significantly simplifies manoeuvring in confined marinas.

The yacht also benefits from teak decking throughout the cockpit, flybridge, side decks and bathing platform, together with a comprehensive Garmin Gold navigation suite, Hikvision 9-camera remote security system, Idromar four-membrane watermaker, 20 kW generator, hydraulic passerelle and an AB 290 jet tender supplied fully equipped.

The tender has completed only one season of use.

Power comes from twin Volvo Penta D11 IPS 950 engines producing 533 kW (725 hp) each. The yacht cruises comfortably at approximately 26 knots, reaches around 31 knots at maximum speed, and offers an estimated cruising range of about 260 nautical miles.

Accommodation comprises three guest cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite, while a separate crew cabin with its own shower and WC allows complete independence for crew operations.

Key Features

• Twin Volvo Penta D11 IPS 950 engines producing 533 kW (725 hp) each

• Approximately 162 engine hours

• Volvo Penta Assisted Docking System with Dynamic Positioning (DPS)

• Bow thruster integration

• Cruising speed of 26 knots

• Maximum speed of 31 knots

• Estimated cruising range of approximately 260 nautical miles

• Three guest cabins including a full-beam master suite

• Separate crew cabin with private shower and WC

• 20 kW generator

• 60,000 BTU air conditioning throughout

• Garmin Gold navigation package with AIS and stern camera

• Idromar four-membrane watermaker

• Teak decking to cockpit, flybridge, side walkways and swim platform

• Fully automatic hydraulic flybridge bimini

• AB 290 jet tender with teak deck, GPS, VHF, underwater lighting and audio system (one season of use)

• Hikvision remotely monitored nine-camera security system

• Hydraulic passerelle

• Eight-battery inverter system

• Original build cost approximately €1,912,500

Broker’s Summary

Examples combining single private ownership, very low engine hours and this level of specification seldom become available. This Fly 53 has never entered charter service and has been specified with carefully selected equipment rather than simply standard option packages.

The Volvo Dynamic Positioning docking system is particularly noteworthy, as it remains one of the most sought-after features by buyers while being absent from many comparable yachts.

Ordering a new Fly 53 today with an equivalent specification would require a budget exceeding €1.9 million together with a production and delivery period of at least twelve months.

This yacht is immediately available, has already absorbed its initial depreciation and includes more than €720,000 worth of factory options that a new owner would otherwise need to order separately and wait to receive. Taken as a whole, she represents excellent value within today’s market.

Full Specification & InventoryGeneral

• Builder: Azimut Yachts, Italy

• Model: Azimut 53 Flybridge

• Year built: 2023 (2024 model year)

• First launched: April 2024

• Hull material: Fibreglass

• Type: Flybridge motor yacht

• Flag: United Kingdom (Part I Registry)

• HIN: IT-AZI53266H324

• Condition: Single owner, professionally maintained, currently laid ashore

Dimensions

• Length Overall (LOA): 16.78 m

• Registered Length: 15.87 m

• Beam: 4.95 m

• Maximum Draft: 1.41 m

• Depth: 2.85 m

• Gross Tonnage: 35.82

• Net Tonnage: 35.82

Propulsion

• Twin Volvo Penta D11 IPS 950 (D11C2-A MP)

• Power output: 533 kW (725 hp) per engine

• Engine hours: 162

• Fuel: Diesel

• IPS pod drives

• Twin four-blade bronze propellers

• Automatic trim system (Advance Package)

Performance

• Cruising speed: 26 knots

• Maximum speed: 31 knots

• Estimated cruising range: approximately 260 nautical miles

Tank Capacities

• Fuel: 2,400 litres

• Fresh water: 590 litres

• Holding tank: 175 litres

Docking & Manoeuvring

• Volvo Penta Assisted Docking System with Dynamic Positioning (DPS)

• Integrated bow thruster

• Bow joystick docking control

• Additional stern joystick control

Accommodation

• Three guest cabins including a full-beam owner’s cabin forward and two additional guest cabins

• Separate crew cabin with dedicated furniture, berth, shower and WC

• Two guest bathrooms

• One crew bathroom

Navigation & Electronics

• Garmin Gold navigation package

• Garmin AIS vessel tracking

• Garmin stern camera

• Radar (Advance Package)

• Hikvision remotely monitored nine-camera security system with mobile access

Mechanical & Deck Equipment

• 20 kW generator

• 60,000 BTU air conditioning

• Eight-battery inverter system

• Idromar four-membrane watermaker

• Remote-controlled hydraulic swim platform (Advance Package)

• Hydraulic passerelle

• Automatic remote-controlled shore power cable rewind and storage

• Electric winches

• Ultra anchor with 150-metre chain

• Fully automatic hydraulic flybridge bimini

• Carbon fibre foredeck awning poles with sunshade

• Summer covers

• Winter covers

Exterior Teak & Upholstery

• Teak cockpit flooring

• Teak flybridge flooring

• Teak side decks

• Teak bathing platform

• Cockpit teak table

• Flybridge teak table

• Foredeck sunpad in Batyline

• Foredeck lounge seating in Batyline

• Upper exterior upholstery package in Batyline

• Flybridge seat covers

• Exterior seat covers (Advance Package)

Interior Equipment

• Miele oven (Advance Package)

• Miele cooktop (Advance Package)

• Miele dishwasher

• Washer-dryer

• Ice maker

• Wine cooler in saloon

• Pop-up television in saloon

• Television in master cabin

• Master cabin dressing table

• Fingerprint-operated safe

• Original mosquito screens for every window

• Dimmable lighting throughout saloon and cabins

• Dimmable flybridge lighting

Entertainment & Communications

• Fusion audio system serving flybridge, saloon and foredeck

• Wi-Fi system

• Eight remote-controlled dual-stage underwater lights

• Flybridge barbecue

• Second refrigerator on flybridge

Safety Equipment

• Automatic six-person life raft

• Automatic inflation life jackets

• Additional safety equipment meeting current standards

Tender

• AB 290 jet tender

• Teak deck

• VHF radio

• GPS

• Navigation instruments

• Underwater lighting

• Music system

• Protective cover

• One season of use only