They say time is the one thing you can't buy, but there are exceptions to every rule. When a client from the Middle East came looking for a new superyacht in the 25 o to 260ft range, it was an opportunity that Palumbo Superyachts was keen to secure despite the challenges - the most significant of which was the time frame. "The build time was an issue for the client and was one of the key factors to securing the contract. They didn't want to wait four years for a new boat," explains Francesco Carbone, general manager and sales director at Palumbo Superyachts. Fortunately, the shipyard had a trick up its sleeve in the form of a started-on-spec 213-footer, penned by Sergio Cutolo and his team at Hydro Tec for its Columbus brand. The original platform had been designed in 2013 with larger models envisaged, so there was scope to scale up from 213ft to something in the client's size bracket.
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