We are proud to announce the technical launch of M/Y Rose, the first hull of the all-new Tankoa T55 Sportiva model, unveiled in June 2021 in collaboration with Luca Dini Design & Architecture. A confirmation that our Sportiva Line is expanding more and more, with a second T55 Sportiva currently under construction and scheduled for launch before summer, and a third hull being built on spec and available for delivery in 2027.
The launch of M/Y Rose marks a significant step forward for our shipyard, which enters the luxury sport yacht segment with a bold design philosophy, distinguished by its sleek, aerodynamic lines. The owner was personally involved in every stage of the design and construction process, showcasing our full-custom approach and making our brand-new yacht, his brand-new yacht.
M/Y Rose is a whole other yacht, ready to make its international debut at Monaco Yacht Show 2025. And we are ready too.
The annual Design & Leadership Award Gala took place on October 30th in Fort Lauderdale, and we are proud to announce that we have received the 2024 International Superyacht Society Award in the Best in motor < 500 GT category for our M/Y Grey, superbly designed by Paszkowski for worldwide impact.
Sail tuned for more news coming soon.
Monaco Yacht Show 2024 took place, and we were there.
An opportunity to welcome partners, customers and friends to our stunning stand and on board our brand-new M/Y Diamond Binta during its world debut, launching our new positioning “A whole other story. Yours.”
Giuseppe Mazza, Sales Manager of Tankoa Yachts, underlines the undeniable importance of MYS for both our shipyard and the superyacht industry.
Born from our second collaboration with Enrico Gobbi of the Venetian Studio Team for Design, T520 Fenice is the T680’s smaller sister, yet immense in capturing the same grace and space in a 52-metre platform under 50GT in steel and aluminum, completing our range.
Presented at Monaco Yacht Show 2024, this model revisits some key elements of the previous T680, with a focus on proportions. The result is sleek and dynamic lines, offering generous areas on board. Both the bow and stern have distinct shapes, giving the profile a greater sense of fluidity, further enhanced by the sharp contours of the deck edges.
A new arrival that reinforces the positive wave and interest in our boutique shipyard, also born out of the full-custom T580 project we had on display at MYS.
For our new positioning, created by the advertising agency Dolci, we wanted to trace a route that ran counter to the communication landscape of the nautical world. That’s why we decided to shift the focus from us to the people: a whole other story, where the unexpected protagonist is the owner enjoying a unique, tailor-made experience on board his Tankoa. To tell this concept in a campaign with an intimate and emotional flavour, Serge Guerand’s magic touch gave life to a series of soulful portraits: shots stolen during authentic moments of life, suggesting a different and extremely personal story every day. Are you ready to write your own?
We are proud to announce that we have received the 2024 World Yacht Trophies for our S501 Evolution – M/Y Rilassata in the Best Custom Yacht 40M-50M category. Designed by Paszkowski Studio, this is a very successful model, and this award is confirmation of that.
Sail tuned for more news coming soon.
Giuseppe Mazza, Sales Manager of Tankoa Yachts, highlights the undeniable importance of the Monaco Yacht Show for both Tankoa and the superyacht industry as a whole. On board the brand-new S501 M/Y Grey, we delve into the captivating world where luxury and elegance adapt with versatility to meet the diverse needs of every owner.
The designer Alberto Mancini introduces the new Tankoa T560 Apache unveiled during the press conference held at Monaco Yacht Show 2023. The T560 is a fully customized superyacht inspired by the design of the 76-meter T760 Apache, retaining its proportions, spacious interiors, and elegant, sleek style.
The boundless beauty of Tankoa’s all-new superyacht T560 Apache
True beauty knows no bounds. This is the case for the all-new model to join the line-up of Italian boutique shipyard Tankoa, who has started construction on a 56-metre full-custom superyacht for a client who also knew no bounds.
Developed by designer Alberto Mancini, the new Tankoa T560 Apache draws its inspiration from Mancini’s 76-metre T760 Apache design that was first unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2021. It’s no small feat to take the features of a large yacht and translate them into a smaller package, but the Tankoa team and the Mancini studio relished the opportunity.
“The task was to replicate a similar design with similar proportions to the 76-metre version, keeping the yacht sleek and elegant but still offering huge volumes inside with features that are more typically found on yachts larger than 1,000 gross tons,” says Claudio Corvino, Sales and Business Development Manager at Tankoa.
“The tricky part was to maximise internal space with minimal compromises, to create a beach-style home-away-from-home retreat with expansive external spaces and without the formality that is sometimes found on yachts of this size,” Corvino continues. “The result is an incredible yacht with incredible spaces – and with a design that not only meets all the requests of our American clients but which also demonstrates the capability, flexibility and ingenuity of the Tankoa team.”
The inception of the Tankoa T560’s development took place initially at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in 2022 specifically for a young American couple, with active participation from Fraser Yachts USA on both the sale and project development fronts. In particular the broker responsible for the sale is J.D. Crawford from their Fort Lauderdale Office. The sale was successfully finalized in early August 2023 and Fraser Yachts will be also involved on the project management side during the construction.
“In my initial client engagement, we prioritized their unique needs. After exploring market options, we found Tankoa to be the perfect partner for realizing the client’s vision. Tankoa’s deep understanding led to the successful design of a vessel tailored precisely to the client’s requirements”says J.D. Crawford from Fraser USA. “This collaboration highlights my dual role as a sales broker and a discerning buyer’s representative for new builds, reaffirming our commitment to custom solutions.”
Suite heart Up top, the bridge deck offers captain and crew – and interested guests – an unrivaled view for pilotage. The seamanlike positioning of the main helm also frees up the upper deck for something truly extraordinary – a feature borrowed from the T760 Apache concept but delivered so perfectly that it could have been made for the T560 model. It is here that the owner’s suite takes pride of place, with its forward position not only conferring exceptional panoramic views from the 50-square-metre interior studio apartment, but also allowing for a huge private terrace complete with 5.5-metre flying pool and an alfresco lounge area with a firepit at its centre.
Further aft, an inviting upper saloon leads out to a large upper aft terrace complete with alfresco dining for 12, while one deck down the communal guest areas are kept beach-chic informal with a comfortable aft saloon and a convertible forward dining area. The layout also allows for five guest suites all located forward at main deck level – a rare feature for a yacht of this size – including a full-beam VIP forward and four sumptuous twin/double cabins with exceptional sea views.
Practical magic With guest cabins at main deck level, crew are afforded a generous area for their quarters on the lower deck, while midships area is offered to owner and guests as a wellness centre to port and a gym to starboard with drop-down waterside terrace. The tender garage is located forward at main deck level, behind the mooring deck and under the owner’s terrace, offering space for a 7-metre tender, rescue boat and toys.
If beach chic was the American owners’ desire, that’s certainly what they got with another superb feature carried over from the larger concept – a beach club and waterside aft deck with a 4-metre glass pool and drop-down side balconies that create a vast 90-square-metre play-space. Stylish smoked glass in the transom connects the inner part of the beach club to the exterior, while the main aft deck – connected to the beach club via two aft stairs – serves more as an upper terrace than a separate guest area.
Free flow It’s the seamless flow of interior to exterior that really marks the T560 Apache, however, and this practical and invitingly informal layout is coupled to seamlessly flowing lines that brilliantly disguise the yacht’s impressive 840GT volume. It speaks to Mancini’s design nous and the strength of the original concept that so many of the key features have transferred from the larger concept to this new yacht.
“The T560 Apache design shifts the key features of the original 76-metre T760 Apache concept into a 56-metre yacht, guided by the requirements of an American client who loved the larger concept but wanted the same features in a shorter hull length,” says Alberto Mancini, founder and principal of AM Yacht Design.
“I and my designers focused particularly on the owner’s upper deck suite, which not only offers an indoor area of 50 square metres but which also couples that to a private bow terrace of 85 square metres that includes an amazing 5.5-metre all-glass pool,” Mancini adds. “It’s a feature that we took directly from the larger Apache concept and managed to deliver in the T560 without compromise. We are incredibly proud of the overall design of the yacht.”
The 49.99-metre motor yacht GREY has been delivered by the Tankoa shipyard in Genoa, Italy, as the latest unit in the yard’s S501 series. The owner signed the new-build contract in July 2021 and appointed TWW Yachts as project managers. GREY has been in private use since her owner took delivery on May 12, 2023.
Despite being part of the Tankoa S501 series, GREY is substantially different from her sister ships and the three-deck layout, devised by exterior designer Francesco Paszkowski, was heavily customised to meet her owners’ needs.
In addition to the standard features that come with the timeless Tankoa S501 series design, the owner added a spectacular outdoor home cinema screen. This high-definition and high-luminosity screen is located in front of the swimming pool lounge on the foredeck. GREY is also fitted throughout with a top-of-the-range sound system designed by the award-winning French/British brand Focal & Naim.
“Our usual flexibility in satisfying customer requests is evident in the customisations made onboard GREY – such as the installation of a swimming pool in the bow, and the fantastic never seen before cinema/sound system. The jet black and whisper grey paint gives a sleek look to GREY,” says Giuseppe Mazza, Tankoa sales and marketing manager.
The owner also gave attention to the design of the exterior decks and the four open lounging and entertainment spaces available. With alfresco living a key element of her design, GREY features a large Jacuzzi on the fly deck alongside seating and lounging areas as well as a pool on the foredeck.
TWW Yachts supported the owner throughout the entire build process from the initial specification reviews to delivery. “We are particularly proud of GREY, and she has been designed and built for the most charming and passionate owners that a yacht broker and project managers can only dream of representing in a new-build project,” says lead broker at TWW Yachts, Jean-Claude Carme.
Giorgio Maria Cassetta worked closely with the owner to create a luxurious and sophisticated interior. Together they created a warm and inviting look and feel, making great use of an array of natural materials, such as rich woods and veined marbles. The interior also benefits from enlarged windows on the main deck, glass bulwarks and fold-out balconies to heighten the all-important indoor-outdoor connection.
“This interior is one of the finest I have ever seen on any yacht of this size,” adds David Westwood, principal partner of TWW Yachts. The six suites onboard GREY – including two customised suites on the main deck – can accommodate up to 12 overnight guests. There is also space for up to nine crew.
The owner opted for the conventional propulsion package offered by Tankoa, which will deliver a top speed of 18 knots if using both the main diesel engines for propulsion and one diesel generator for the hotel load.
