Pershing 90

Pershing’s exotic 90 replaces a four-year-old 88-footer in the lineup, but she bears much more resemblance to her new big sister than any of her previous sisterships. Fulvio De Simoni restyled the boat inside and out, and to him, the word "open" means more than a sliding sun roof. In fact, the 90 blurs the line between motor yacht and café cruiser. And while the galley remains segregated below-aft with the crew area, the staterooms and main-deck layout show a decidedly Western influence.

"This is a new concept for the interior," says De Simoni. "We have opened the entire living area of the main deck with a salon that flows easily from the deck and graciously incorporates the dining and the driving of the boat. Each function has its own space, yet the spaciousness and freedom of the entire area is not lost because of fixed walls at right angles to the hull."

An integrated tender stowage system doesn’t impact life on deck. (Click image to enlarge)

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Tucked inside a sleek silver superstructure framing great swaths of tinted glass—its lines are scaled down from the 115—is a youthful salon that looks nothing like the glossy finishes that have come to be associated with the word "Italian." The joinery is satin-finished open-grain oak, in some places given a dark brown stain, atop a golden wengé planked floor. The ceiling panels are Mindanao, a light and bright washable fabric that reflects sunlight bouncing off the sea. A pale leather seating area on starboard aft is organized around a disappearing 42-inch plasma TV housed in a portside cabinet. Rather than putting stairs to the accommodation along the hull side, De Simoni utilized near-centerline placement of a curving staircase and its rails as a way to divide the salon from the helm station. Further separation comes from a curved half-height cabinet topped with a screen of frosted acrylic. The diagonal line created by this semi-wall is reinforced by the similar orientation of an oval pedestal dining table to port and sleek, lightweight chairs that are equally at home around the table or pulled into the adjacent conversation group.

Forward of the half wall is the centerline helm station looking more like the cockpit of a private jet. To starboard of the controls and two high-tech helm seats, a slinky little divan in buttery leather is tucked under the wraparound windows. In De Simoni’s analysis, there is no reason that the captain should have to turn around, taking his eyes off where he is going, to have a brief chat with someone seated in the wheelhouse. The little divan will also make the perfect out-of-the-way spot to curl up with a book when the boat is still. The partial separation of the helm station still allows 360-degree views from anywhere on deck, and there are pantographic doors to the side decks port and starboard. Forward of the windscreen, a neat U-shaped dinette with a foldaway sunshade is recessed into the shapely cabin top. And no scrambling over slick surfaces to get there—full walkways and sufficient bulwarks port and starboard make for civilized movement. Forward still is a wide sun pad.

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