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About this tender
The Santasevera 52 is a 16.4m chase boat from Santasevera, built in Santa Severa, Italy: twin 480hp shaft and 30 knots.
The Santasevera 52 is the build we ask Cantiere navale di Santasevera for when a programme calls for a 16.35 m Italian weekender with genuine overnight capability and a clean, resolved exterior. The entire project - naval architecture, hull design, and interior arrangement - comes from Guida Design, a studio with a portfolio that runs from 40 to over 80 metres. That consistency of authorship shows in the proportions: the hull reads as a single continuous gesture rather than a collection of assembled modules.
Twin Volvo Penta D6 480 hp units drive twin shaft lines, returning a quoted top speed of 30 knots at half load from a 17.5-tonne displacement hull. The 1,400-litre fuel capacity and 600-litre fresh-water tank position this firmly as an extended-range weekender rather than a day boat. Standard equipment runs to a Mase 11 kW generator, a Side Power bow thruster, and a 24,000 Btu/h air-conditioning system - the kit list that matters most when your programme moves south in summer.
Below, an aft guest cabin provides two beds with integrated stowage; a second toilet is available as an option, and the yard is open to alternative arrangements on request. The deck reads from cockpit to bow as a continuous flow of space, which is the right brief for an owner who wants flexibility across different group sizes rather than a fixed social formula baked into the moulding.
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Naval architecture, exterior lines, and interior arrangement are all the work of Guida Design, a studio whose portfolio spans 40 m to over 80 m. Single-studio authorship at this scale produces hull proportions and interior volumes that read as coherent rather than compromised by committee.
Two Volvo Penta D6 480 hp diesels on conventional shaft lines deliver 30 knots at half load from a 17.5-tonne hull. Shaft drive at this displacement is the conservative, serviceable choice for owners who want low maintenance costs and straightforward haul-out, rather than the complication of sterndrive or IPS seals.
Tank capacity is sized for extended coastal passages without the anxiety of a short-range day boat. Combined with the 11 kW generator and 24,000 Btu/h air conditioning, the 52 is equipped to spend nights at anchor rather than sprinting back to a marina each evening.
The lower deck includes an aft cabin with two beds and integrated stowage. A second toilet is available on request, and the yard confirms that alternative arrangements can be specified at order stage - useful for owners whose regular guest complement dictates a different configuration.
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Lead time · 6-9 months
Santasevera · Santa Severa, Italy
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 52 needs to handle. Build slot is currently 6-9 months; we come back within 48 hours with a written assessment, options to shorten the lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives.
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