Azimut Magellano 27M wins the Design Innovation Award 2026
Magellano 27M by Azimut, the third generation of the sea crossover, has been awarded the Design Innovation Award 2026 in the category “Superyacht – over 24 meters” at the International Boat Show in Genoa. Promoted by Confindustria Nautica and I Saloni Nautici, it highlights projects that stand out for research, innovation, and quality of design in the recreational boating landscape.
The jury recognized Magellano 27M “the ability to combine a break from stylistic schemes, innovative distribution, elegance in finishes, and a perfect dialogue with high standards of quality in the interior spaces. The result is a product with a strong identity, but that declares its vocation as a vessel to be lived.”
Magellano 27M is the third chapter of a story that began in the early 2000s thanks to the vision of Paolo and Giovanna Vitelli. They were the ones to inaugurate a completely new category, a sea crossover that has become a revolution in experience and design. The Magellano offers the freedom to forgo compromises and embrace everything: a design with generous volumes for long voyages and elegant lines, an experience enhanced by a Dual Mode hull that ensures superior comfort across a wide range of conditions and speeds.
Defined by its vertical bow and double chines, this high-efficiency hull combines the strengths of displacement and planing hulls, reducing consumption compared to traditional hulls and softening the impact of waves. An innovation for navigating at your own pace, with the absolute freedom to set sail even when the sea keeps others in port. A creative dialogue that brings together Finnish designer Jarkko Jämsén with AMDL CIRCLE, Michele De Lucchi, and Davide Angeli, a tribute to the independent and eclectic nature of the yacht.
Magellano 27M, unique identity
The wooden inserts at the stern, a distinctive aesthetic element of the entire Magellano Series, introduce warmth and fragment sunlight into beams of light and shadow, a yacht with a class and elegance that is immediately recognizable. AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi designed the concept of the architectural identity on land of Azimut: “A warm and natural seaside feeling,” evoked by the wooden brise-soleil, which has become a recurring and discreet element in the various locations and exhibition spaces of the brand worldwide. Wood and light return to dialogue on the Magellano 27M proposing a nautical language that remains true to itself over time.
Azimut Silent Technology
The program created by Azimut to ensure an increasingly silent experience, elevating the quality of time on board. It is led by an Internal Laboratory of Applied Technology, a team of researchers and designers dedicated to transforming research insights into concrete solutions adaptable to all models in the Azimut range. From this development activity, Azimut addresses noise, vibrations, and emissions through dedicated technical solutions, including elastic mounts for engines and generators, dedicated silencers, and particulate filters. The result is a quieter onboard environment, particularly appreciated during extended stays at sea.
For even more demanding and visionary owners, Azimut offers the Zero Emission Hotel Mode. Available as an option and powered by LFP (lithium-iron-phosphate) batteries, it allows guests to spend part of the day or up to an entire night at anchor in complete comfort and total silence, without turning on the generators and therefore without noise, vibrations, or emissions during the stay at anchor. An advanced technology serving an essential goal: to make life on board even more enjoyable.
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