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Azimut Yachts
[In English & Italian]
Edited By D.G.R. Carugati
December 2008
Mondadori Electa, Milan, Italy
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
9788837045098
140 Pages, Illustrated, 10 x 11 1/4"
$75.00 Hardcover
OUT OF PRINT
In 1969 Paolo Vitelli, a Piedmont university student, founded
Azimut, a company for pleasure-craft hire, thus turning his love of the sea
into a highly successful business. In 1970 Azimut became the first Italian
company to distribute the craft built by various prestigious international
shipbuilding companies. Later Azimut began to build its own boats as well
as selling those by other companies. Growth was rapid and in 1975 Azimut
became the first company in Italy to produce fibreglass pleasure crafts.
The 1985 merger with Benetti allowed Azimut to inherit the vast experience
and development approach of Viareggio's historic shipyard
