HEED is a thirty five metre Azimut from 2019, the Grande 35 Metri, a flybridge motor yacht with an interior by Achille Salvagni and the clean, contemporary profile of the yard’s largest planing series. She carries ten guests across five cabins with a crew of six, and she offers the volume, the light and the design pedigree of a yacht at the top of her range while keeping the easy handling of a planing hull. For a group who want modern Italian design with real space and service, she is a composed and capable choice.
Her point of difference is the combination of volume and design at this size. The Grande series gives her generous beam, tall windows and a flybridge that runs much of her length, while Salvagni brings warmth and restraint to the interior, so the spaces feel calm and considered rather than crowded. Five cabins for ten guests and a crew of six mean a family or a group can spread out and be looked after properly, and the planing hull keeps her quick and easy between the islands.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The flybridge is the centre of it, open to the sky with soft seating, a dining table, sun loungers and a jacuzzi, a clear outlook over the coast for lunch and for drinks as the light drops. The aft deck sets out a shaded table a step from the bathing platform, the bow carries a quieter run of cushions, and the swim platform opens onto the water with the tender and a set of toys close at hand for a full day of swimming and exploring the coves.
Inside, the main deck is bright and generous. A comfortable main saloon gathers around low seating with the sea drawn in through full height glass, and within the same open space a dining area seats the full party for meals aboard. A deck above, a second bright lounge and dining area on the bridge deck gives the party a quieter upper room with its own outlook. The finish is the Salvagni hand throughout, warm materials, soft tones and the quiet confidence of carefully judged detailing.
Accommodation is arranged over five cabins for ten guests. The master suite takes the full beam amidships, a private room with good natural light, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a mix of double, twin and guest cabins looks after the rest of the party, each quiet and comfortable with its own facilities below deck. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, with the twin converting readily for children or younger guests sharing.
Under way she is a composed, assured planing yacht, happy to hold an easy cruise between anchorages and quick to move on when the day calls for it. Her natural ground is the Adriatic, the islands and quiet coves and lively harbour towns of the Croatian and Montenegrin coast all within an easy run of one another, exactly the kind of cruising a yacht of her volume and turn of speed was made for.
HEED suits a family or a group who want modern Italian design, five cabins and the full service of a larger yacht at a size that stays easy to handle. Her Grande volume and Salvagni interior set her apart, the flybridge and bridge deck keep the days sociable, and five cabins give everyone their own space. Composed, light and attentively crewed, she is a relaxed and stylish way to charter the Adriatic.
