- Founded
- 1985
- Headquarters
- Mondolfo, Italy
- Shipyard location
- Same as headquarters
- Official website
- https://www.pershing-yacht.com/en-us/
Brand Overview
Italian builder of high-performance motoryachts, founded in 1985, based in Mondolfo, and part of the Ferretti Group since 1998.
Overview written frompershing-yacht.com/en-us/Aboutread 9/12/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
AI-generatedAn independent reading of this builder written by AI. Unlike the specifications and descriptions elsewhere on this page, it is interpretation rather than a sourced fact — treat it as a starting point, not a citation.
What this builder is
Pershing is an Italian builder of high-performance sport motoryachts, part of the Ferretti Group since 1998, known for pioneering surface-drive propulsion and aggressive styling since its 1985 debut with the Pershing 45. It occupies the top end of the performance-yacht segment, distinguished from cruising-focused motoryacht brands by its emphasis on speed and sculpted design.
Who sails them
Pershing buyers are typically experienced powerboaters seeking high-performance day cruising and short getaways in the Mediterranean or similar boating regions, often with a small family or friend group and professional crew on larger models. Boats are used for owner-driven thrill cruising as much as for entertaining, with charter use less common than on displacement motoryachts.
Signature models
The Pershing 45 (1985) launched the brand and established its performance-first identity. The X Generation range (5X-9X) and the GTX Series (GTX70-116) represent the current line-up, with the Pershing 140 as the flagship superyacht.
Strengths
Pershing is widely credited with pioneering performance design in the motoryacht sector, including early adoption of surface drives, and for distinctive, aggressive styling that has influenced the broader industry.
Considerations
As a Ferretti Group performance brand focused on high-speed open/hardtop models, Pershing sits at a premium price point with a narrower range than full-line builders, and its performance-oriented design trades off some interior volume versus displacement motoryachts.
Analysis generated 9/12/2026
Part of
Ferretti Group↗ · since 1998
Also in the catalogue
Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Mondolfo
Mondolfo, Italy
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 10
- Length range
- 16.51–43.3 m
- Hull forms
- Motor Monohull 10
- Cabins
- 2–5
Models by this brand
10 models
X5
GTX4
Superyacht1
History
The Pershing 45 of 1985 was, by the yard's own account, a break with everything that came before: a yacht nobody had seen, in which aesthetics and performance were fused and cruising alone was no longer the point. Innovation has been the single line of development since -- surface drives, then the X Generation and the design of the GTX series -- and choices Pershing made first have since become ordinary elsewhere in the industry. Since 1998 the brand has belonged to the Ferretti Group, and the boats it calls seaborne missiles are built at Mondolfo.
History written frompershing-yacht.com/en-us/About· Aboutread 9/25/2026