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S8

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Azimut

Design

Designer
Alberto Mancini
Naval architect
P.L. AUSONIO Naval Architecture & Azimut R&D Dept.
Interior designer
Yachtique

Summary

80.8 ftLOA5.7 ftDRAFT18.2 ftBEAM
Motor MonohullUnclassifiedCE A
Length overall
80.8 ft
Beam
18.2 ft
Maximum speed
34 kn
Cruising speed
28 kn
Crew
2
Displacement
127,207 lb
Engine power
1000 hp
Cabins
4

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Speed

010203040kn
  • Cruising speed28 kn
  • Top speed34 kn

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

52 hp/t

3 × 1,000 hp · 57.7 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel1,057 gal
    Water291 gal

    36 gal of water per berth

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. B

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. AThis boat

    Ocean

    Wind
    above Beaufort 8
    Waves
    above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Dimensions

LOA
80.8 ft (24.63 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
—
Beam
18.2 ft (5.55 m)
Draft (min)
5.7 ft (1.75 m)
Draft (max)
5.7 ft (1.75 m)
Air draft
—
Displacement
127,207 lb (57,700 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
4
Heads
4
Berths
8

Performance

Maximum speed
34 kn
Cruising speed
28 kn
Range
—
Guests
—
Crew
2

Engine and Tanks

Engine
1000 hp (Volvo Penta)
Engine count
3
Engine manufacturer
Volvo Penta
Propulsion type
pod drive
Fuel capacity
1,057 gal (4,000 L)
Fresh water capacity
291 gal (1,100 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Hull material
GRP + Carbon Fibre
Deck material
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
2

Builder's Own Figures

Engines
3 x VOLVO PENTA IPS 1350 (1000 hp)
Keel
V Planing, Deadrise 14° at stern and 20° amidships
Draft basis
incl. props at full load, as printed
Displacement basis
at full load, as printed (t -> kg)
Engine power basis
per engine, 1000 hp as printed

Figures read fromazimutyachts.com/en/s-series/s8/· Main Technical Specificationsread 9/22/2026

About Azimut

Premium production

Italian builder of luxury motor yachts, founded in Avigliana in 1969 and part of the Azimut|Benetti Group.

Paolo Vitelli began chartering sailing yachts in 1969, the company was established in 1973, and in 1975 Azimut moved from distribution to creation with the AZ 43' Bali, built with Amerglass to a design by Bernard Olesinski and Terry Disdale -- one of the largest fibreglass yachts of its time and the first to carry the name. John Bennett's AZ 32' Targa of 1977, with its raised helm and opening sunroof, was an international success; Azimut acquired the Benetti shipyard in 1985, and in 1988 the Pininfarina-designed Atlantic Challenger, with four CRM engines of 7,400 hp in all, attempted the Blue Riband transatlantic record under Cesare Fiorio. Pininfarina reimagined the Azimut 65 in 1991 ('not available in red'), the 68 Plus of 1999 brought curvilinear glazing to yachting, the 50 of 2002 looked ahead in form and function, the 68S of 2003 was the first 'open yacht' on the sport-yacht market with its square hull windows, and the Magellano 74 of 2009 was the world's first crossover yacht. The Magellano 50 followed in 2013, the 55S introduced triple Volvo IPS in 2014, the 72 of 2015 was the first Carbon-Tech Generation yacht, Verve 40 opened the walkaround segment in 2016, the S7 and S10 renewed the S Series in 2017 and 2018, the Grande Trideck of 2021 added a 'three decks plus one' configuration, the Seadeck 6 of 2024 set out a more conscious relationship with the sea, and the Grande 44M, presented at Palm Beach in 2024, is the largest yacht the shipyard has ever built.

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The Azimut Range

Every model Azimut publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

  1. Magellano 27M86 ft
  2. Seadeck 984 ft
  3. Magellano 25M82.7 ft
  4. Fly 8281.3 ft
  5. S8· this model80.8 ft
  6. Fly 7877.6 ft
  7. Fly 7274.4 ft
  8. Seadeck 771.2 ft
  9. S771.1 ft

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