The management company IYC proudly describes its charter fleet as having more Mangustas than any other, with the yachts ranging in size from 92 to nearly 150 feet length overall. Charter manager Monisha Issac in Monaco personally oversees several of them, including the 131-foot Beachouse, which recently returned to the IYC fleet.

“It has always stood out among the other Mangusta 130s because of its layout, its selection of water toys and the standards of its crew on board,” Issac says. “It’s very strong—one of the best Mangusta 130s on the market.”

The yacht, which is accepting inquiries for the Caribbean and Bahamas this winter, has numerous repeat clients, several of whom have returned four or five times. In some cases, the clients will not even consider any other brand of yacht for charter, Issac says.

“Some will only charter a Mangusta,” she says. “They love the sleek lines, the speed—so many things. I have one client doing a one-month charter on a Mangusta. Some clients will change their destination just to get a Mangusta.”

The Italian builder currently offers the 104 REV, 165 REV and 132E in its Maxi Open line, in addition to two additional lines of yachts: the Gransport line, from 109 to 177 feet long; and the Oceano line, from 128 to 196 feet length overall. But it’s the Mangusta 130 that tends to populate the charter market—and with Beachouse, there’s an unusually long list of tenders and water toys.

Charter clients have access to a 33-foot Scorpion, Sea-Doo Sparks, Seabobs, an electric foiling board, paddleboards, tow toys and floats. Fitness enthusiasts will find a surprising list of onboard equipment too, including a boxing bag, a speed ball, dumbbells, kettlebells and a suspension training kit.

And, when it’s time to relax, the yacht has Starlink unlimited satellite internet. That’s a feature Issac says she’s seeing aboard an increasing number of charter yachts in the IYC fleet: “If you’re in the middle of nowhere, it’s really useful.”

Easy Water Access

Port and starboard staircases with railings lead down to the swim platform from the aft deck, making it easy for charter guests to use the yacht’s extensive list of water toys.

The Mangusta Story

When Mangusta premiered its 80-footer in 1985, it was a revelation. Until that time, open yachts had been smaller. The 80 became the basis for the Maxi Open line that is still in production today.

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Roald Dahl’s character Willy Wonka had a great glass elevator that transported him wherever he wanted to go. Hull No. 1 of Overmarine’s Mangusta Oceano 44 reminded me of that story. This yacht is elevated by glass, and it has the potential to take owners just about anywhere.

This 146-foot, 461-gross-ton steel-and-aluminum design, perhaps more so than any other yacht I have seen recently, takes the tri-deck concept to new heights. Based on a hull platform from Pierluigi Ausonio and with design by Alberto Mancini, this superyacht has a particularly strong, modern profile and a light, bright, contemporary interior. Mancini is skilled at blending inside and outside spaces, in this case with sole-to-ceiling windows, sliding doors, and ghost bulwarks and balustrades.

Powered with twin 1,700 hp MTU 12V 2000 M86 diesels, the Oceano 44 reportedly reaches a top speed of 15 to 16 knots, depending on load. That said, an efficient 11 to 12 knots will be more than enough for typical cruising. At that speed, and with a fuel capacity of almost 19,000 gallons, this yacht is capable of more than 4,000 nautical miles. In theory, that’s enough for at least a trans-Atlantic crossing.

Whether it’s a long passage or a long weekend, the owner can spend overnights in the main-deck master stateroom. It occupies the full 28-foot-6-inch beam and has full-beam en suite facilities forward that include a bathtub and a shower stall, a vanity desk to port, a dressing area with flanking closets and a fold-down balcony.

Guests aboard Hull No. 1 can stay in what could easily be called a second owners’ stateroom aft on the deck above the master—an optional layout that replaces the standard sky lounge. In the stateroom configuration, this space includes a walk-through dressing area with flanking closets and mirrors, a portside en suite head, a vanity desk and a free-standing seat to starboard. The views from this space are spectacular, given full-height glazing on three sides that, to some degree, will slide open. Glass upper bulwarks on either side also help make the vistas impressive.

The remaining four en suite guest staterooms are on the lower deck. Two have double berths, and two have twins as well as Pullmans.

There is walkaround room outside the upper deck. Inside, a captain’s cabin and ship’s office are abaft the wheelhouse, which also has wide-open views through full-height wraparound vertical windows. The bridge has doors to the port and starboard side decks and wing stations. Up front are double-bunk crew cabins, the crew mess and the yacht’s laundry.

For guests to relax seaside, there is a beach club aft with a teak-clad lower-deck lounge that occupies the full beam abaft the engine room. On the first Oceano 44, this space includes a bar, wraparound Minotti sofas and a day head. Underway, all that is seen around the waterline aft is a narrow swim platform, but at anchor, the stern can be transformed with fold-down surfaces. Part of the transom becomes a swim deck, and “beach lounges” open to the sides, effectively creating a walkaround stern. Tenders and toys are kept in a garage beneath the foredeck with a portside hinge-up door and gantry crane.

Additional guest relaxation areas include the cockpit, which has stand-alone furniture and great views, thanks to an absence of opaque bulwarks and transom structure. Glass panes inset into the aft-deck sole serve as skylights to the beach club below. A foredeck pool has sun pads and chaise longues, creating what the shipyard calls an “island spa.” The pool has glass walls and glazed panels in its base that serve as skylights for the master stateroom en suite below.

Up top, half of the 1,100-square-foot sun deck has hardtop protection. Free-standing furniture from Paola Lenti with upholstery from Mariaflora is here, along with a wet bar and stools. Staircases head down to the upper-deck guest lobby and pantry, aiding circulation for guests and crew. A few discreet doors also let crew move around with minimal impact on guests.

When guests want the sanctuary of ceilings and air conditioning, there’s a conventional main salon. Hull No. 1’s is open plan, with Poltrona Frau sofas and armchairs, and an amidships dining room flanked by full-height sliding-glass doors.

Overmarine Group has considerable experience building semicustom yachts. It has been turning out Mangustas for 40 years, with more than 120 bigger than 100 feet length overall. The Mangusta Oceano 44 continues this tradition of excellence.

Where It’s Made

Northwest Italy-based Overmarine has many production areas in and around Viareggio, Massa and Pisa. Mangusta Oceano 44s are built in Pisa, close to the city’s airport and backed up to a canal that connects to Livorno and the sea. 

In the Works

Owned by the Balducci family, Overmarine has around 20 yachts in progress with an average length of 130 feet across three ranges: full-displacement or fast-displacement  composite and steel aluminum builds, semi-displacement aluminum Gransports, and composite planing Maxi Opens.

The Mangusta Oceano 44 replaces the Oceano 42/43, six of which delivered between 2016 and 2021. Thus far, five of the new model have been sold. One was delivered as Sagas, and four are under construction. The second hull should be delivered this spring, with the next available slot allowing a 2025 handover.

The first three composite Mangusta Oceano 39s are also sold and under construction. The first is due to launch this spring. Two Oceano 50s have been delivered, and another three are in build.

Five Gransport 33s have been delivered, and four are in build. The next available slot is for delivery in 2025.

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Camper & Nicholsons International has been appointed as the joint central agent for sale of the most recent Mangusta 165 to be delivered from Italy’s Overmarine shipyard.

The yacht, AAA, has an asking price of about $27.2 million. It was launched in 2021 and is still under shipyard warranty. The brokerage house says the vessel has “low engine hours.”

Accommodations are for 12 guests in six staterooms, all of which are on the lower deck. The master stateroom has a hammam.

Additional guest spaces include a massage room and two hot tubs, one on the sundeck and the other at the bow.

Design features aboard AAA include an interior of pale woods and cool gray stonework with neutral upholstery. The yacht is equipped with zero-speed stabilizers for guest comfort on the hook.

Where is the Mangusta 165 AAA lying? The yacht is in Cannes, France, and is available for tours by appointment.

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Yachting Partners International says the owner of the 130-foot Mangusta Martha has dropped the yacht’s asking price by more than $800,000. The new asking price is about $5.56 million.

Martha is Hull No. 16 of the Mangusta 130 series. The yacht was delivered in 2009. It’s currently lying in Monaco following a refit in 2020 that included upgraded lighting and audiovisual systems, a new navigation system and a refresh of the materials in the Stefano Righini-designed interior.

Features aboard Martha include an opening salon roof, alfresco dining and a hot tub aft on the main deck, and alfresco dining on the foredeck.

The yacht has twin 3,640-horsepower MTU 16V 4000 M93L engines for a reported cruising speed of 28 knots.

Accommodations are for as many as nine guests in four staterooms, including a full-beam owner’s stateroom. The VIP stateroom, according to YPI Group, is “almost as big,” and one of the twin-berth staterooms converts to a double.

What’s included in the asking price? An 18-foot Castoldi tender, a pair of Sea-Doo Sparks, four Seabobs, inflatable toys and snorkeling gear.

Take the next step: contact a sales broker at ypigroup.com

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The mongoose may be low to the ground with short legs, but it is a skilled, opportunistic predator. It feeds on smaller mammals and birds, as well as their eggs, along with a wide variety of insects. It especially likes snakes. In fact, the mongoose’s speed and agility make it extremely successful in pouncing on and killing venomous snakes like cobras—a contest that other would-be predators often lose.

The mongoose is the inspiration behind the Mangusta brand. The Italian word for mongoose is mangusta. During the 1980s, when fast open yachts populated the Mediterranean, Italian entrepreneur Giuseppe Balducci decided to go head-to-head against Tecnomarine’s dominant Cobra design. He established Mangusta in 1985 and, in the 1990s, introduced the first open mega-yacht—aka a maxi open.

More than 300 deliveries later, Mangusta maxi opens are found around the world. With Balducci still at the helm, joined by his children, Mangusta has diversified too. The brand has taken aim at the metal builders in Northern Europe, offering displacement and fast-displacement yachts in sizes that those yards don’t construct.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Balducci has spent his entire career in yachting. He got his start in a shipyard in Viareggio but yearned to establish his own company. After founding the Elettromare and Effebi shipyards—the latter constructing workboats, ferries and military craft, and still under his family’s ownership—he decided to bring something different to yachting. While open yachts were lots of fun, they didn’t offer a lot of space, nor did they have the best reputation for comfort underway. Why not, he reasoned, challenge the either-or decision?

With this philosophy behind Mangusta, his first launch was the Mangusta 80. The yacht made history. First, it was the largest open on the market. Arguably even more significant, the Mangusta 80 led to larger open maxis, up to 165 feet, from Mangusta. And the 165, which saw 14 deliveries, became known as the world’s fastest series-built mega-yacht, capable of upward of 35 knots.

Given Mangusta’s reputation for super-sleek, super-fast fiberglass yachts, the builder made a surprising move in 2013 by announcing the Mangusta Oceano 42 series. This was a 138-foot trideck with a steel displacement hull, capable of cruising more than 4,000 nautical miles at 11 knots.

“The buyers of the classic party boat started to have families,” says Stefano Arlunno, whose title at the yard is president Americas. Arlunno likens Mangusta’s move to what the luxury automobile brands Porsche and Lamborghini did. “The best-perceived cars are sports cars, but even they build SUVs,” he says.

Alberto Mancini, the builder’s longtime design partner, gave the series the hallmark Mangusta looks and features, especially convex shapes and a foredeck sunning/seating area with an infinity pool. Namaste, the first Mangusta Oceano 42, “was a big success,” Arlunno says. “It had features that stood out then, especially the beach club.”

When Namaste debuted in 2016, beach clubs were only usable at anchor, and with the transom open. Namaste’s beach club was usable with the transom closed, and three horizontal transom ports brought in natural light. Additionally, beach clubs in the same size range typically doubled as tender garages. The Mangusta Oceano 42 stowed toys in a separate, side-launching garage.

While there are now seven Mangusta Oceano models from 128 to 197 feet length overall, the builder continues to make inroads into metal construction. The Mangusta GranSport series is an all-aluminum, fast-displacement range, blending performance and transoceanic capability. It inaugurated in 2015 with the Mangusta GranSport 48. While capable of 26 knots, the 158-footer could also cover about 3,800 nautical miles at 12 knots. Today, the series includes three models from 108 feet—a size nearly impossible to find in metal—to 177 feet length overall.

“Different people are looking at the displacement and fast-displacement yachts than the maxis,” Arlunno says.

The maxi-open buyers tend to continue stepping up to larger maxis, he adds, whereas the other models attract clients coming over from traditional cruiser brands. In fact, Arlunno ascribes the latter success to consistency in Mangusta’s public image.

“We have been very lucky in the last few years in showing the yachts at the boat shows,” he says. Additionally, the team is keeping these clients in the fold. Arlunno says some owners of the 108-foot Mangusta GranSport 33 have jumped straight into the 177-foot Mangusta GranSport 54.

Mangusta is now re-imagining the maxi opens, collaborating with designer Igor Lobanov. Arlunno considers Lobanov’s work on the first model, the 104 Rev, to be a game-changer. “There’s nothing on the market like it,” he says.

While still aggressively sporty in style, the yacht incorporates more glass than other maxi superyachts, especially sole-to-ceiling sections along the vessel’s main deck. The 165 Rev, meanwhile, adds fold-down balconies and a two-level master suite to its layout. All the while, their speed is still, well, speedy. The Mangusta 104 Rev hits 35 knots, while the 165 Rev should make 34 knots, according to the builder.

Iconic boatbuilding brands like Mangusta earn renown for staying true to their principles. Still, they need to evolve. The trick, like what the mighty mongoose does, is to remain agile while embracing the risk.  

Mega Success

Since opening its doors in 1985, Mangusta has delivered more than 300 mega-yachts worldwide. Some 110 of these deliveries exceed 100 feet length overall. The maxi opens, which are the majority, are constructed in Viareggio, Italy. The metal yachts are built in nearby Pisa.

American Appeal

US yachtsmen are increasingly becoming Mangusta clients. “This year is the best year we’ve had,” says Stefano Arlunno, president Americas. A full 40 percent to 50 percent of the builder’s production is coming stateside. The first two hulls of the new 104 Rev maxi-open series, for instance, belong to Americans.

Welcome to Miami

Stefano Arlunno, Mangusta’s president to the Americas, has been with the builder since 2012 when it established its wholly-owned North American office. The use of “Americas” in Arlunno’s title is deliberate, as is the choice of Miami for his office. Mangusta recognizes South America as a strong market too.

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Mangusta in Italy has launched the Oceano 143 Project Como, a 141-foot yacht, about a month after launching the 164-foot Oceano flagship.

Project Como is the sixth hull of the Oceano 143. Design is by Alberto Mancini. Features include an infinity pool at the bow, a beach club aft and a main-deck master stateroom with a balcony. Overall, the yacht sleeps 10 to 12 guests in five staterooms.

According to Mangusta, the yacht can hit 16 knots thanks to twin 1,700-horsepower MTU 12V 2000 M86 engines. Range is 4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots.

Project Como is expected to be delivered to her owners at the end of August.

Does Project Como have zero-speed stabilizers? Yes, indeed, for extra guest comfort.

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Space is not an issue aboard the Mangusta Oceano 50. At 164 feet length overall, the Oceano 50 accommodates up to 12 guests in a five- or six-stateroom layout and up to 11 crew while still having room for a full-beam gym and 732 square feet of space across its aft, cascading, three-deck beach area.

Atop on the flybridge, a hardtop protects a rectangular dining table with seating for 12. Forward of the dining area is a four-seat bar and a hot tub; aft, there are four sun pads and space for either two chaise longues or two exercise bikes overlooking the upper deck.

Forward and outside of the enclosed, two-seat helm station on the upper deck, there’s forward-facing, C-shaped seating with space for two settees and at least four sun pads. This deck is also home to a 21.3 x 8.5 x 4.2-foot swimming pool with a counterflow system.

The main deck is focused around its villa living room-inspired aft salon with amidships, L-shaped seating and a dining area for 10. In addition to the aft door opening completely to allow natural light and fresh air to flow through, there are sliding doors on both sides. Abaft the salon is square-shaped, alfresco seating with two tables. The main deck is also where the 560-square-foot master stateroom with a starboard-side, automated balcony is located.

Stairs inside the salon and outside flanking the square-shaped seating lead belowdecks. There are two guest staterooms and two VIPs amidships. Abaft the guest accommodations are the service area and an additional relaxation space at the stern. Along with flanking extendable decks that can accommodate two chaise longues each, the transom door unfolds to create a swim platform and an open-air living space right on the water.

Power for the Oceano 50 is twin 1,700 hp MTU 12V 2000 M86 engines, providing a top hop of 16 knots. Range is 4,500 nautical miles at an 11-knot cruising speed. Exteriors are done by Alberto Mancini and Overmarine Group.

The first Mangusta Oceano 50 is set to be delivered at the end of July 2021, with two more hulls under construction.

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The Overmarine Group has launched two yachts in just over a week’s time.

First to splash was Hull No. 2 of the Mangusta Gransport 33, which is destined for an American owner. (Hull No. 1 also went to an American; it’s based in Florida.) Hull No. 2 is different from Hull No. 1 because the newer boat has an open sundeck. The owners intend to use the yacht for open-air cruising in the Bahamas.

The Gransport 33 has four 1,000-horsepower Volvo Penta D13 engines coupled to pods, which the builder says provide a maximum speed of 25 knots. Design is by Alberto Mancini.

Second to splash was Hull No. 14 of the Mangusta 165, the fifth in that line’s “E” series. It’s bound for a European owner, who plans to offer the yacht for charter through L’Echo Nautique.

The Mangusta 165E can reach a maximum speed of 37 knots, according to the builder, thanks to four MTU 16V 2000 M96L engines and four Kamewa water jets. There also are four Seakeeper stabilizers on board for guest comfort.

This particular Mangusta 165 has an unusual layout, with six staterooms plus an extra cabin that can be used for massage and beauty treatments.

When is delivery expected? Sometime within the summer.

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Humphree USA says a 130-foot Mangusta is the first yacht of its size in North America to be fitted with the company’s quad fin stabilizers and quad interceptors.

The news comes at the same time Humphree has announced the introduction of fins for yachts in the 80- to 165-foot range.

According to Humphree, the fins on the Mangusta work alone between 0 and 10 knots. As the yacht goes faster, the interceptors kick in and work in conjunction with the fins.

The installation took place during a refit at Fort Lauderdale’s Roscioli Yachting Center of the 2009 build, which originally had different Humphree equipment installed. The yacht now has Humphree’s active ride control, autotrim, autolist and coordinated turn functions that correct for motion in three dimensions, including when turning at high speed.

“The owner was looking for a seamless stabilization system that would decrease rolling motions at anchor and also provide increased stabilization at full speed,” Sean Berrie, president of Humphree USA, stated in a press release. “We were able to offer an easily installed solution that works at speeds from zero to wide-open throttle while automatically adjusting to sea and wind conditions.”

Is the system noisy? According to Humphree, the power source for the fins is electric and has silent low-power operation, including running all night without the need for a genset.

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A yacht’s arrival in the Caribbean from the Med in time to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve is nothing unusual. It is uncommon, though, for a yacht to do so on her own bottom, rather than aboard a transport ship. It’s even more ­unusual when that yacht is from Overmarine Group, the company ­behind the Mangusta brand.

Or is it? If the Mangusta name makes you think of the builder’s maxi opens, then yes, you’d never expect one of these fast cruisers to make such a ­journey. But when you realize the yacht in question is Hull No. 1 of the Mangusta Gransport 54 series, then it’s perfectly logical. Gransport is a fast-displacement line, blending good speed with economical range, open-model looks and the comfort of displacement yachts.

El Leon boasts a top speed at half-load around 30 knots, and a fast cruise exceeding 25 knots. Hull No. 1’s owner, having owned two Mangusta maxis, was accustomed to getting where he wanted to go quickly. But t­he same quadruple 2,600 hp MTU diesels also allow for efficient performance. At 12 knots, El Leon reportedly sees a range of about 4,200 nautical miles. That’s more than enough for a transatlantic crossing.​

Since the owner was seeking something for long-range ­cruising, he stepped up to sign a contract when he learned of the Mangusta Gransport line. He was eager to put the hull design, which the builder calls a fast surface-piercing hull, to the test on both sides of the Atlantic. Designed by Pierluigi Ausonio, the yacht has a bulbous bow that pierces the water’s surface without planing. The hull also remains in displacement mode at speeds higher than those of typical displacement yachts.

Paolo Bozzo Costa, El Leon’s captain, says he and the owner were happy with the design and engineering package during her first season, last summer in the Med.

“This ­fast-displacement line is very ahead with the technology, style and innovation,” Costa asserts. “It is a silent boat that navigates at 27 to 28 knots in absolute comfort.”

There were no qualms in ­heading for the open Atlantic in early December, to cross to the ­Caribbean on her own bottom. El Leon left the shipyard’s dock in ­Viareggio, Italy, on December 1, 2018, making stops in Gibraltar, the ­Canary Islands and Cape Verde for fueling, provisioning and the like. On December 11, she left Cape Verde in her wake. Even with “well-formed swell waves further strengthened by the constant trade winds,” Costa says, “the yacht impressed us with her great comfort, stability and performances. I kept an average speed of approximately 14 knots.” A few hours after sunset on December 17 in Bridgetown, Barbados, El Leon was setting her anchor in the harbor “with enough fuel in our tanks to relaxedly enjoy our first Caribbean cruise.”

The owner can enjoy the Caribbean with leisure areas ­inside and out. El Leon’s beach club alone encompasses 753 square feet. It’s a sunken day lounge, three steps down from foldout hatches aft and to each side. The sunken aspect is a good idea, as anyone who’s had their furnishings splashed by swells can attest. And, the three-sided openings make lounging here all the more enjoyable.

El Leon has more than 2,900 square feet of alfresco space, including an infinity pool with ­hydromassage jets on the foredeck with sun pads, creating an oasis at anchor. A glass sole between the sun pads serves as a skylight for the master stateroom’s en suite bath just below.

The owner intends to spend months at a time on board, so El Leon accommodates working vacations. There’s a desk in the main-deck master suite, as well as a separate office ­behind a ­sliding door in the foyer. The space is a good example of ­Mangusta’s semicustom approach for the Gransport 54, since in the ­original layout, this concealed office was a breakfast nook. For coffee and croissants, El Leon’s owner has a table and chairs ­adjacent to a picture window at the suite’s entry.

El Leon has already set two records. Not only is she Overmarine Group’s first yacht to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but she’s also the yard’s largest project to date. If the owner keeps on his intended first year’s path, then El Leon should set additional records. A trip through the Panama Canal and up the West Coast, cruising to Vancouver and eventually Alaska, is on the list. After that? “El Leon will take us on new exciting voyages across the world,” her captain says.

All on her own hull bottom, of course.

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