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\u201cThere\u2019s something about going at 10 knots that I find really boring,\u201d says the owner of the Mangusta GranSport 33 Dopamine<\/em>. \u201cI like to move.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving quickly and looking undeniably slinky while doing so is a Mangusta trademark, as this owner knows, having owned a Mangusta 94 Maxi Open before this. \u201cI liked the solid construction and speed of the 94; we could cruise at 30 knots. But then I wanted a boat that was more of a \u2018real yacht.\u2019 I wanted the three decks, a nice big flybridge, a pool,\u201d says the owner, who had looked at all sorts of boats around the 32- to 34-metre mark with five cabins before he came across a new launch from Mangusta.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen the GranSport 33 came out, I was excited because you can drive this boat at 25 knots. I go to the Bahamas from Miami a lot, and in Europe, I want to be able to hop around the different ports. I knew Stefano Arlunno (president of Mangusta Yachts Americas), so I called him, and he showed it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He liked what he saw but had one stipulation before signing on the dotted line. Italian designer Alberto Mancini has worked with Mangusta on creating the GranSport 33\u2019s alluring exterior and layout. \u00a0This owner, however, wanted something more than a Mancini exterior.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mancini-designed Oceano 42 Namast\u00e9<\/em> was the first boat that attracted me to Mangusta. I\u2019m a big fan of his, so I told Stefano I\u2019d do it as long as I could have Alberto give me some of his undivided time.\u201d \u00a0No sooner said than done.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI spent several days with Alberto, and we went really deep. I feel I\u2019m a designer at heart. I love design; actually, I\u2019m obsessed.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the interior style of his new yacht, one of his inspirations was another Mangusta production, the GranSport 54 El Leon<\/em>. \u201cThere is nothing aboard El Leon<\/em> that is a little weird or trendy. That\u2019s the look I wanted for my yacht: modern but not trendy, and I wanted the interior to be inspired by yachting tradition. So that\u2019s the angle Alberto and I came from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mancini, for his part, enjoyed working with a dynamic and passionate owner. \u201cHe\u2019s an informed and precise person who wanted a very personalised yacht,\u201d Mancini says. \u201cThe direct contact we had helped us to develop ideas and find the path to a very elegant, sophisticated boat that\u2019s very American in spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

With guidance from Mancini and input from the owner, Mangusta went to work. The interior is a calm combination of light and dark wood veneers, furniture by Minotti and Fendi finished in natural leather tones and fabrics by Loro Piana, and crisp white linens in the cabins, \u00a0with occasional touches of blues. The dining table is custom sized with a calacatta gold marble insert. Lamps by Ralph Lauren add homey touches in the main saloon and the suites. Mirrors and touches of stainless steel expand spaces visually.<\/p>\n

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Dopamine<\/em> is a perfect example of how Mangusta can take a series yacht built in GRP but make it seem custom without changing fundamentals. However, materials, colours and placement of loose furniture can create very different ambiences on identical hulls, and the owner appreciated the designer\u2019s special touch.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlberto is a brilliant, talented guy, and he made my vision come to fruition,\u201d the owner says. \u201cEvery time I board the yacht, I can\u2019t believe the level of detail. For example, I wanted the floor to have white stripes, and Alberto came up with the idea of using elm, a rare and expensive wood to use as a yacht\u2019s flooring, but Mangusta did it,\u201d the owner says. \u201cElm is the right wood here, with that touch of grey that works with the Makassar walls.<\/p>\n

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We went over every detail, down to the cut-glass lamps (by Ralph Lauren and Baccarat) in the guest cabins. Those are plain classy. In my opinion, you can\u2019t say anything bad about cut glass, but it\u2019s a modern version of cut glass, really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another of the owner\u2019s requests was a bit more of a challenge for the yard, as it involved raising the ceilings. \u201cI\u2019m as tall as an average NBA player, and I can only stand up straight in big yachts. [During my search] I boarded some significant yachts, but I couldn\u2019t fit. You can\u2019t have a level of your own boat that you can\u2019t go to!\u201d<\/p>\n

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So the shipyard created recesses in the ceiling for AC ducts and the wiring, allowing more headroom. In addition, the extra height in conjunction with floor-to-ceiling windows on the main deck create an exceptional sense of volume.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy ceiling height is crazy for a 33 metre yacht. On Dopamine<\/em>, I can stand in every room, go to the lower deck and talk with my guests. [This shipyard] worked with me, and it worked out great.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had some custom touches in mind for the exterior too. His is the open fly version of the 33, which also can be built with an enclosed bridge. \u201cI was at a bar in Miami Beach where they have a frozen drinks machine that makes stuff like spiked slushies, and I thought that would be a great feature to have on Dopamine<\/em>,\u201d he says. \u201cYou can do Italian ice, frozen margaritas, you can even make soft-serve ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The machine, undetected when not used, pops out of the marble bar. \u201cIt\u2019s perfectly flush and even the grain of the marble matches because you don\u2019t want to see the machine unless you want a frozen drink,\u201d the owner says, revealing his eye for detail.\u201d It may be seen on other Mangustas moving forward. \u201cMaurizio Balducci [who runs the family-owned Overmarine Group] was like, \u2018I have never considered this, I have never seen it,\u2019 but later he said, \u2018I love this, I want it on all my boats.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Another feature he points out was an idea Mancini implemented on other yachts \u2013 champagne buckets built into tabletops. \u201cThey\u2019re one of my favourite features, not because I drink that much, but because they\u2019re seamless; they close flush to the surface. I love inventive things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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These kinds of details have been popular with guests too. Dopamine<\/em>, available for charter via Ocean Independence, has done well on the charter market. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve chartered a boat of mine, and I wasn\u2019t thinking about the charter market when we were designing it, but people love it,\u201d the owner says. \u201cThey love the pool on the foredeck, and, yes, they love the frozen drinks machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The owner also had some unique input for the beach club area. \u201cI wanted a shower here, but I like things clean and flush, so I didn\u2019t want a pole sticking out with a showerhead on it. So, we built a rain showerhead into the transom so when it\u2019s flipped up to give access to the beach club, it\u2019s right in there, along with two speakers. It\u2019s awesome,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI like spearfishing, and now we have all of our fishing stuff set up with the Seabobs on a wall, all hidden by a curtain, so you don\u2019t see inside the garage when the transom is open. It\u2019s clean and classy.\u201d<\/p>\n

This self-described design nut also has a penchant for speed and appreciates what\u2019s in the GranSport 33\u2019s engine room: four Volvo Penta D13 engines driving as many 1350 IPS pods. The 33 series is the first Mangusta model to be equipped with the Volvo Penta IPS system. The shipyard has tightly fitted them inside a compact engine room, which leaves more space for guest accommodations, especially on the lower deck where four guest suites are located, as well as a garage that\u2019s large enough to hold a four-metre Williams DieselJet 505 tender. The other advantages they offer, manoeuvrability and efficiency, are qualities this hands-on owner also enjoys. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI have always loved being on the water. As a kid,  I started out sailing a Sunfish, then moved to Hobie Cat, then I moved to motor,\u201d he says. \u201cI thought it was cool that the 33 has pod drives; it gets better fuel economy and a better ride.\u201d Having helmed Dopamine<\/em> himself, the owner is enthusiastic about its performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a very fast, giant, five-bedroom sports car. The manoeuvrability is amazing; it turns on a dime like a front-wheel-drive car. It\u2019s easy to dock because you have the joystick and you can do what you want to do,\u201d he says. \u201cThe technology is incredible, and the draft is low, which is awesome because I want to take the boat to the Bahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mangusta, which now has a permanent office in Miami Beach, Florida, is enjoying renewed success in the US and is doing well with this series. The first three hulls were ordered by American clients. Mancini, for his part, is happy to increase his visibility on this side of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GranSport 33 has given me the chance to show off my qualities as a designer and has given Mangusta the occasion to show their qualities as a shipyard in an important market like America,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Being a designer at heart, the owner of Dopamine<\/em> is already planning his next yacht. \u201cWe\u2019re going to go even deeper because designing yachts is my favourite thing in the whole world,\u201d he says. \u201cThe more I design yachts, the more I like it and the more I want to be able to do it, although it\u2019s a full-time job; during a build I have three calls before I even go to work.  But it\u2019s such a creative enterprise, you\u2019re creating a separate life away from your everyday existence and you can make it any way you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fast, deep, tall and sophisticated: we may not know what this owner\u2019s next \u2018real yacht\u2019 will look like, but we can make an educated guess as to some of its most important prerequisites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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