Maritimo M55
Maritimo has celebrated a spectacular return to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
It was also the North American launch of the new M55 Flybridge Motor Yacht and S55 Sedan Motor Yacht. Maritimo President – Americas, Dave Northrop, said the response to the two new models was incredible and the show was Maritimo’s best ever in the Americas.
“The excitement and interest in the new models being displayed for the first time in the Northern Hemisphere was extremely high leading up to the show and the number of inspections booked by the Maritimo Americas’ team was unprecedented,” he said.
Maritimo hosted a VIP event to debut the two models, that included a special media presentation which attracted marine industry journalists from throughout the Americas. “These guys know boats and are not easily impressed, but they were blown away by the two 55’s,” said Northrop. A special pre-recorded welcome to the Maritimo display by Maritimo’s Director of Design, Tom Barry-Cotter set the scene for the media event.
Barry-Cotter said the feedback from around the globe on the new 55’s had been incredible.
He said the M55 and S55 were amongst a lineup of eight new models to be globally revealed or launched by Maritimo in calendar year 2021.
“The team at Maritimo have truly redefined the class we created,” said Barry-Cotter. “The new M55 long-range cruising flybridge motor yacht fuses the latest advancements in technology and design with all of the legacy features carried forward from M-Series models past.”
“Every aspect of the design has been obsessively considered and refined during the design and new-product-development process, to achieve the functional solutions, comfort, and living spaces we set out to achieve,” Barry-Cotter said. “With a U.S. launch as anticipated as this, the wait has felt long. But when you step aboard, you will see it has been well worthwhile.”
While the M55 has been the headline act at Maritimo in recent months, its single-level sibling, the S55, has also attracted worldwide acclaim. The new S55 is the latest addition to the esteemed sedan motor yacht series renowned for long-range adventuring and offshore cruising, and with the build integrity, ocean-tested stability, and performance that form the foundation of Maritimo’s motor yacht-building ethos.
