Very slowly she moves forwards on her rolling platform, piece by piece the G24 comes to light. Just 18 months after the keel was laid in May 2024, the 24 x 6.30 metre yacht is almost finished next to the Giangrasso Group's hall in Viareggio. The first in-house creation - the company mainly carries out refits and builds for other brands - is the smallest of a total of four Classics on offer.
"Aluminium is the future," emphasises boss and founder Bartolomeo Giangrasso, who previously worked as production manager for Benetti and has also been at the helm as captain, "I personally don't like GRP, it's not sustainable." He is happy to accept the 20 per cent higher construction costs for "really good boats".
The Giangrasso travels at up to 27 knots
The G24 with flybridge deck has four suites, including a master and two VIPs. It is to go into charter operation and has been fitted with two MAN engines for a maximum speed of 27 knots (cruise: 23 knots). Another 24-metre yacht - with an interior by Michela Reverberi (designer of the "Stella Maris") - is already on Giangrasso's to-do list.
As his hall, which is around 38 metres long, is barely big enough for larger yachts, the boss has bought additional space, an area for hull construction in Massa and a production hall in nearby Pisa on the Navichelli Canal. The large industrial estate between the airport and IKEA also magically attracts other shipyards from Viareggio. Mangusta has just doubled its production area there, creating more space for the "big players" such as the Oceano 52. The canal takes yachts directly to the coastal town of Livorno and therefore also to Viareggio.
Facts and figures Giangrasso G24
- Length: 23.99 m
- Length waterline: 23.98 m
- Width: 6.30 m
- Draught: 2.30 m
- Engine: 2 x MAN V12 with ZF POD propeller
- Top speed: 27 kn (half full)
- Voyage: 23 kn
- Range: 300 nm
- Tank: 8500 litres
- Fresh water: 1300 litres
