(The yard)
Viareggio
Three covered halls at the end of the canal, a floating dock and four hundred people who build yachts for a living.
140 mLongest covered hall
4,000 tFloating dock
400People on site
1974First steel hull
Month 6
Keel laying
The first steel plate of the hull is placed in the shed.
Month 14
Hull & superstructure
Steel hull and aluminium superstructure are joined in one piece.
Month 24
Interiors
Ninety craftsmen fit the interior: wood, stone, leather.
Month 32
Launch
The yacht touches water for the first time.
(Launch day)
The whole canal
comes to watch.
Two or three launches a year. The next one is in April.