Plenty of positive omens accompany the imminent debut of the new Monte Carlo Yachts 65 model, starting with the seven awards that crowned the MCY 76 as the boat of the year.
The Monte Carlo Yachts 65 (MCY 65) is born under a lucky star, and with a big responsibility: with this boat Monte Carlo Yachts reaffirms the concept and strengths of the MCY 76.
Monte Carlo Yachts - MCY 65
The shape of the Monte Carlo Yachts collection begins to emerge with a new 65-footer. The new model – second, but only in order of appearance – will be presented in preview at the Cannes International Boat Show in early September and holds all the cards to win the favour of both customers and critics. And it definitely won’t disappoint the many admirers of the model that preceded it: Monte Carlo Yachts has succeeded in offering the original design elements and the numerous innovations that ensured the success of the MCY 76 on the Monte Carlo Yachts 65 as well.
The aesthetic research carried out by two superstars of design like Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard endows the boat with a timeless, immediately recognisable style and gives it a very naval allure, with classic elements that are skilfully reinterpreted in a modern key. The result is a design that is avant-garde but not extreme, reassuring and at the same time highly innovative. We can finally say it: it’s the style of the Monte Carlo Yachts brand. A style that emerges in the overall lines of the boat as well as in its details. In its profile, for example, so characteristic thanks to the high, flared bow, without a pulpit. But also in the portholes: an original sign, almost a label, that is created by the reinterpretation of the classic bull’s eye.
Monte Carlo Yachts 65
Elegance and functionality blend together, just like the design and technical solutions. And from this point of view the new model confirms all the appealing elements introduced last season by the MCY 76. The Portuguese deck forward, the radar mast to support the all-carbon T-top of the flybridge, the splendid glass supports that protect the lateral walkways up to the side entrance to the saloon: 20 metres of length that give the impression of being aboard a megayacht.
Monte Carlo Yachts - MCY 65 - interior
An impression that is confirmed in the interior spaces as well. The discovery of Monte Carlo Yachts’ original concept of luxury is a source of inspiration each time; elegance is fused with functionality, beauty with utility. The decor is refined: walnut and grey oak dominate, with brown and grey leather inserts, a few touches of lacquer and fine fabrics from Armani Casa and Rubelli. Materials and finishes that enrich large, liveable spaces, first and foremost the master cabin. Placed amidships, full beam, it is the largest in the category. Access is gained through a lobby flooded with natural light. The layout of the lower deck is completed by two other cabins (both with private bathrooms): the VIP cabin with a double bed and the guest cabin with twin beds.
For the main deck Nuvolari and Lenard reaffirm the concept of continuity between interior and exterior spaces by positioning the galley right at the entrance to the saloon and emphasising this continuity by designing part of the galley for both indoor and outdoor use. Opposite is the dinette with a handsome table that is very functional and at the same time an authentic design object, in the spirit of the brand.
Monte Carlo Yachts - MCY 65 GA
As on the MCY 76, the lounge area, featuring a large C-shaped sofa, is more internal. Next to the driver’s seat we find an element more typical of larger boats: the access door to the external walkway, partially electrically powered.
From the Portuguese deck the forward bow area is reached via a central passage that separates two sunbathing/lounge areas, like on the MCY 76. On this model, too, the design made it possible to lower the floor of the bow in order to allow carrying out manoeuvres while comfortably standing, as is the case on larger boats.
Monte Carlo Yachts - MCY 65 GA
The motor yacht’s flybridge can be used even during the hottest part of the day thanks to the generous amount of shade offered by the carbon T-top, of which an ample portion can be freed by means of an efficacious electrically operated soft-top. To provide a greater number of seats the designers inserted the furniture unit containing the refrigerator, sink and barbecue at the base of the radar mast and positioned sofas on both sides of the flybridge.
Monte Carlo Yachts - MCY 65 GA
Aft is yet another element more often found on larger craft: the door giving direct access from the stern platform to the crew cabin and the engine room. Privacy and functionality at the service of both owner and crew.
For propulsion Monte Carlo Yachts chose the new generation of MAN V8 1000 hp engines, which enable a cruising speed of 27 knots in average load conditions and a top speed of 31 knots.
Monte Carlo Yachts 76 motor yacht
For the new yacht the shipyard adopted a strongly innovative and very complex construction process, already used on the MCY 76, that eliminates onboard adjustment operations and makes it possible to attain excellent quality standards because the assembly tolerances are honed down to the millimetre. The technological capability and efficiency that derive from membership in the Beneteau Group – the world leader in the construction of pleasure craft – are part of the Monte Carlo Yachts DNA, just like its attention to design and aesthetics. The special character of Monte Carlo Yachts is found precisely in this unique blend of the industrial know-how provided by the French parent company and Italian supremacy in terms of creativity and quality of execution.
Technical characteristics of the Monte Carlo Yachts 65 motor yacht:
Length overall (LOA) 19.68 m 64.5 ft
Hull length (Lh) 18.28 m 60 ft
Beam 5.20 m 17 ft
Weight (dry) 28 t
Weight (fully loaded) 33 t
Water capacity 750 L 198.1 gal
Fuel capacity 3,500 L 924.6 gal
Cruising speed 27 kn
Maximum speed 31 kn
CE-A design category CE-A Design Category
Longueur (LOA) 19,68 m 64,5” ft
Longueur coque (LH) 18,28 m 60” ft
Largeur max. 5,20 m 17’ ft
Poids (à vide sans carburant) 28 t
Poids (pleine charge) 33 t
Volume réservoirs d’eau 750 l 198,1 gals
Volume réservoirs carburant 3 500 l 924,6 gals
Vitesse de croisière 27 kn
Vitesse max. 31 kn
Catégorie CE CE-A Design Category
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