The Luxury Network New Zealand welcomes Azimut Yachts which is an Azimut|Benetti Group brand.

Azimut Yachts came about in 1969, when the young university student Paolo Vitelli founded Azimut Srl, and began chartering sailing boats. n 1970 some prestigious yachting brands appointed the company to distribute their boats in Italy.

The acquisition of Benetti and the start of own production In 1985 Azimut acquired Benetti. This historical brand, based in Viareggio, had been building boats since 1873, and designed the concept of the Megayacht.

Azimut was now able construct its own yachts, defining new style and industry standards that would go on to revolutionize the boat building industry, such as: large frameless windows, electric seats, and walnut interiors.

New production sites and international recognition from the late nineties onwards, with the acquisition of new boatyards at Fano, the restructuring of the Benetti boatyards at Viareggio and the construction of a new site at Avigliana, in the province of Turin, Azimut went on to become the foremost builder of yachts and Megayachts.

Offering the widest range of 34 to 120 feet yachts, Atlantis, Magellano, Flybridge, S and Grande collections, It has a presence in 70 countries through a network of 128 sales and assistance Centre’s, as well as direct representation and assistance branches in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Fort Lauderdale (USA) and Itajai (Brazil).

Azimut now boasts multiple global awards for Innovation, Luxury Interior Design, Advanced Technology and Overall Style and it looks certain that competitors could be years away from getting close them.