Tankoa has unveiled its new Linea Sportiva by Luca Dini. The first model in the new dynamic series is the Sportiva 55 rated at under 500GT.
“At Tankoa we always try to think of new products that can meet the ever-changing needs of customers in our market segment,” says Tankoa CEO, Vincenzo Poerio. “With this in mind, we met various designers to exchange ideas and views on new products. With Luca Dini we found an immediate harmony of ideas that became concrete a few months later with the first concept of the Sportiva 55: it was love at first sight!”
Considerable real estate is devoted to the beach club, which is actually more of a main deck cockpit and comprises a swimming pool sunk into the terraced aft deck with access to a spa zone on the lower deck complete with gym and sauna, as well as a side-loading garage for water toys.
The main deck layout is asymmetrical with a circular dining area connecting the open aft deck and main salon, but where the master stateroom begins it is full-beam to port with a walkway to starboard with a built-in chaise longue and hot tub as well as a private sauna.
The guest accommodation on the lower deck consists of four ensuite cabins, although a five cabins version has already been developed.
Unusually, there is also a central staircase leading from the owner’s personal foredeck to the forward bridge deck which is designed to be used as an open-air cinema when at anchor.
The bridge deck has a sky lounge, an extendable table for al fresco dining and lounging space on the aft deck. The sun deck is partially shaded by the hard top and features a wet bar by the forward hot tub and plenty of sun lounging space.
“The sleek, thoroughbred exterior lines of the 55m Sportiva express the yacht’s sporty nature reflected in the ‘tails’ of the upper deck overhangs and the automotive-inspired bow section,” says Luca Dini. “The style is rigorous yet timeless and deliberately contrasts with a layout designed for informal contemporary living.”
With a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, the Sportiva 55 has a top speed of 16.5 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots. Her range at an economic speed of 12 knots is 3,800nm.
Although the 55 is closest to the needs of Tankoa's current client base, the shipyard also asked Luca Dini to retain the same family feeling in a fast, 45m all-aluminium version and scale it up to a larger and more comfortable 65m proposal.
Tankoa was founded in 2007 and began production in 2008. A true “boutique shipyard”, focused on building semi-custom and custom constructions 45-meter and up.
Credits: Tankoa