Roman Shipyard Canados keeps strengthening its position on the market of fast open yachts with the announcement of a new model, the Gladiator 571 Blade.
Just presented to its dealer network, the first four Gladiator 571 have been reserved. The Gladiator Line consists of 7 models from 41’ to 96’, models capable from 37 up to 85 knots.
The new Gladiator 571 Blade remains loyal to the Gladiator/Canados D.N.A. and will have an excellent weight to power ratio allowing for reduced consumption per nautical mile, modern and aggressive yet elegant timeless design and gigantic outdoor living space.
The exterior design of the Gladiator 571 Blade is the result of a close collaboration between Canados Engineering and young Roman design firm Satura Studio.
Canados extrapolated the 571 design from one of its best sellers, the Gladiator 493, of which it retains the most successful features such as gigantic aft and fore sun pads, fore deck built in loungers, central steering position.
While required to keep the family style, Francesco Viola, the head of Satura, was asked to incorporate new features such as the reversed sofa above the swimming platform to appeal to watersports addicted clients, cockpit’s side fenders lockers, built-in foredeck reversed armchairs, and a generous tender garage.
The interiors of the 571 Blade were left to Satura’s choice in terms of architecture. They opted for a somehow automotive style while still allowing the Canados carpentry division enough latitude to express their art in the details and unlimited choices of wood essence, finish, inserts and so on. Here too, the Gladiator’s philosophy is to let an owner express him/herself in the style, décor, material, colors or fabrics of his/her boat. As usual onboard a Gladiator, all the upholstery is made of Poltrona Frau® premium Italian leather, the same used by Ferrari for its seats.
The Gladiator 571 Blade is offered with three different layouts, with no supplement: 2 cabins, 2 baths, saloon and captain’s cabin; 3 cabins, 2 baths and saloon; 3 cabins, 2 baths and captain’s cabin.
But the most challenging part of the design process has probably been to retain the purity of a modern-classic design when creating the outboard version which, equipped with 3 or 4 of the new Mercury V12-600 hp engines, would still look sexy. Incorporating in the design a one-piece hardtop and double curve windshield was also not an easy task.
Circulation onboard was another priority with only one step from the aft sun pad to the foredeck and a fully stepless cockpit.
With a performance-oriented model, which base version will run an honorable 36 knots with only twin Volvo D11-725 HP up to well over 50 knots, safety was essential. Thus, like onboard the 493, the walk-around concept has been retained and the protection of the bulwarks is such that even young kids will be able to move around the boat at high speed.
The Gladiator 571 Blade will be entirely built of vacuum-bagged E-Glass while all components such as hard top, roll bar, exterior galley, sofas and sun pad will be made of carbon fiber. As a result, the boat is about 10 to 30% lighter than its closest competitors.
As well, the Gladiator 571 is entirely painted in Awlgrip® as part of the standard specification. Not only the boat will still look good year after year, it also allows clients to choose the colors of their hull, deck, superstructure, roll bar, hardtop or components among a 4000-reference color palette.
As much as the Gladiator 571 Blade is a pure day-cruiser, she can be used for serious cruising, thanks to the comfort and volume of her interiors, the presence of a tender garage for a 2.8-meter jet RIB and a double curve windshield joined to the hard top that will protect the cockpit even in adverse weather. Her interior layout and comfort will not limit the boat to day or short cruises.
Range varies, depending on the engine package, between 240 and 350 nautical miles at cruise speed.
Located in Ostia, just 7 km from Rome Airport, the iconic Rome based Canados shipyard was founded in 1946 and has successfully delivered over 850 yachts in sizes up to 43 meters. Canados produces 3 product lines, Canados, Gladiator and Oceanic. Canados 80,000 sq. m waterfront facility is located at the mouth of the River, 500 meter from the sea.
Credits: Canados
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