Mochi Craft Dolphin 54' - Photos

The MOCHI CRAFT fleet welcomes the Dolphin 54' - available in sun top and flybridge versions - a new lobster boat ready to tempt lovers of the sea who are seeking a more direct, harmonious contact with nature. The experience gained from the collaboration between Norberto Ferretti, the Ferretti Group's Engineering Division AYT - Advanced Yacht Technology and the Victory Design Studio in the creation of the two craft that bracket this model, the 44' and 64', has ensured that the Dolphin 54' offers outstanding levels of safety and comfort.

Mochi Craft invented the Italian Lobster Boat Style, presenting the Dolphin 51' at the 2003 Cannes Boat Show. Then the shipyard created a full range of boats between 44 and 74 feet, which won resounding acclaim from the world's press. Now they are a "must have" for the kind of owner who can understand and appreciate a product boasting a unique personality, perfectly balanced lines, the extensive use of wood, a skilful choice of select, natural materials and the best on board equipment.

The new Dolphin 54', returning to the brand's roots and offering the market a new reference point, capitalises on everything was learnt over the last 4 years.

The elegant new MOCHI CRAFT lobster boat retains all the sophisticated vintage style embodied by the entire fleet, together with the sweet sailing characteristics, cutting edge technical equipment and high performance of previous models, perfecting them with a further reduction in gas and noise emissions, allowing owners to feel they are truly at one with the surrounding environment, an emotional response given formal recognition by module Aa Noise Emission according to standard UNI EN ISO 14509, which responds to the demands of EC Directive 94/25 as amended by 2003/44/EC concerning environmental pollution.

The design solutions include a reconfiguration of on board spaces, giving this 16 metre yacht the comfort and functionality of a much larger design while retaining typical Dolphin features like the sinuous lines, highlighted by warm, bright new cream-yellow livery and the extensive use of solid wood, from the inviting teak floor in the roomy cockpit, furnished with two comfy divans at the sides and one flanking the dinette entrance. The beauty and practicality of the wood extends throughout the yacht's interior and exterior surfaces, right up to the bows, where there are two luxurious sun pads accommodating up to three people.

On entering the living area visitors will be entranced by wide windows creating an ideal combination of sea and sky views. Quality hides in natural colours reflect the elegance of the salon, furnished with a roomy C-shaped divan and an extendable teak table.

The cockpit provides access to both a sun top with a sliding canopy and another roomy sun pad, and the practical garage, which opens hydraulically to reveal a tender ready for immediate use, available on request and MOCHI CRAFT personalised. A fully-equipped unit, with sink and fridge, and grill on request, stand by the wood and steel stairs.

Guests entering the salon will be enchanted by the light flooding in through the wide windows, opening onto a perfect combination of sea and sky. The spacious, well-equipped galley extends along the starboard side of the salon, encouraging an atmosphere of warm sociability. The galley gives access to a below deck storage area which can be transformed on request into a welcoming crew cabin with separate head.

The command console is located forward, to port. Next to it, on the starboard side of the salon, is a co-pilot's chair for any guest wishing to keep the owner company during a cruise - a totally new element that once again shows the care lavished on every person aboard this new lobster boat.

This section gives access to the sleeping area. At the end of the corridor lies the owner's stateroom, a suite with two sweeping windows stretching down to sea level, flooding the space with natural light and creating the sensation of being able to plunge your hands directly into the sea and enjoy all its moods to the full.

The cabin has two spacious cupboards, a large set of drawers beneath the bed and numerous wall units, and is flanked by a private bathroom with shower unit. Two guest cabins are sited to either side of the central corridor, a twin to port and a cabin to starboard that offers the owner a choice between two functional solutions - a standard version with a double bed and extra single above it that can accommodate up to three guests, or an optional version with large double bed and spacious wardrobe. These cabins share the bathroom accessed from either the central corridor or the port cabin. Here too the spaces are filled with light from the sun and sea, flooding in through the large windows and the new opening portholes in the deckhouse.

MOCHI CRAFT has responded to current trends by offering a flybridge version of the Dolphin 54', with a second, raised console and an extra space for on board living. The flybridge can be shaded with a canopy, and is furnished with a comfy U-shaped divan, a cabinet behind the captain's chair and a sun pad aft for serious sun seekers!

Comfort and stability are granted by the variable geometry deep vee keel and deadrise angle of 19° with longitudinal steps. Dolphin 54' is powered by two latest generation Common Rail MAN 800 Hp engines providing a cruising speed of 28 knots and a top speed of 32 knots (preliminary data).

On request the Dolphin 54' can be equipped with the Mitsubishi MSM 4000 ARG (Anti Rolling Gyro System), exclusive to the Ferretti Group, which reduces roll at sea and at anchor by over 50 per cent.

Source: Mochi Craft