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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The new flagship is the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      largest, most innovative,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      most captivating. It is the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      first Pershing Super Yacht
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      made in aluminum, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the top performer in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      brand's 30-year history.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      An immense thrill for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      whoever will have the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      good fortune to pilot it.
     Fast                                                                                    The first Pershing 140



                                                                                             aluminum super yacht
     Forward                                                                                 took to the waves

                                                                                             at the Super Yacht
                                                                                             Yard in Ancona on



      Ancona, Italy                                                                          February 23

     An ultra-fast giant has taken to the   Product Strategy Committee under   of the walkways.   entirely furnished with free-standing
     sea, leaving a bubbling white trail in its   engineer Piero Ferrari, and the Group’s  Even before it unleashes its full power on  pieces. The main deck includes a
     wake that expands and extends during   Engineering Department. It is the first   the waves, the new Pershing 140 stands   lounge with a bar and dining area as
     sudden bursts of acceleration and   Pershing to be produced at the Super   out due to the innovative layout of the aft  well as a sizeable private entertainment
     majestic veering.             Yacht Yard in Ancona, a Ferretti Group   area, where the raised cockpit effectively  area. Below decks are four suites
     The innovative Super Yacht Yard in   facility that specializes in building   becomes a mezzanine level: this creates   designed for privacy and comfort: two                                                                     The first hull of the most
     Ancona was the venue for the historic   steel and aluminum super and mega   a vast sea-facing space that rises from   VIP suites with double beds and two                                                                        awaited Pershing 140, the
     launch of the first Pershing 140, which   yachts of more than 40 meters.   the water up to the sun deck, joining   with single beds. The Pershing 140                                                                            first in aluminum alloy,
     is the brand’s new flagship and the   Its bold profile blends novel design   together the yacht’s entire aft section.   is an engineering masterpiece that                                                                       was taken to waters at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ferretti Group Super Yacht
     first Pershing super yacht made of   features with iconic details that reveal   The forward area also offers roomy   combines the drive for innovation that                                                                      Yard in Ancona, during a
     aluminum.                     a continuity with the most recent   and innovative relaxation spaces,   has always been a core element of the                                                                                      spectacular ceremony
     The new 140 (LOA 43.3m) stems from   models, such as the two lateral wings   while the upper deck—seamlessly   brand’s DNA with the wealth of know-                                                                              which saw the participation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      of its owner, guests and all
     the partnership between architect   integrated into the superstructure and   integrated into the overall profile—is a  how and skills developed over the past                                                                    Ferretti Group employees
     Fulvio De Simoni, the Ferretti Group’s   connected to the gunwale at the start   spacious panoramic terrace that can be  thirty years.                                                                                           who worked at the project



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