Francesca

Nine guests split across four cabins, an owner's suite, a VIP and two doubles, is a tight, well-considered layout for a 31-metre sports yacht, and a crew cabin added at the bow keeps three crew apart from the guest deck rather than sharing it. Cerri Cantieri Navali built Francesca as a CCN 102 FlyingSport, and she is offered for sale from Vallauris, France.

Build and provenance

Cerri Cantieri Navali built her in 2018 as a CCN 102 FlyingSport with a GRP hull and superstructure, and Tommaso Spadolini designed her interior. She has recently completed her five-year class survey, a checkpoint that gives a buyer a fresh, independent look at her structure and systems rather than one due soon after purchase.

Layout and accommodation

Four cabins, an owner's suite, a VIP and two doubles, sleep nine guests, and the crew cabin added at the bow keeps her three crew in their own quarters, separate from the accommodation deck. Inside, sycamore and dark wood panelling with glass and satin metal accents run through the cabins and saloon.

Performance and engineering

Two 2,600 hp MTU engines give her a 35-knot cruise and a 40-knot top speed, output built for planing hard rather than gentle displacement cruising. A 1.4-metre draught keeps that pace usable close to shore, and zero-speed stabilisers hold her level once she is anchored.

Where she lies and how to see her

Francesca lies in Vallauris, France. Boatcrowd sets up a viewing and comes along for it, and once an offer is accepted, the survey and sea trial follow before she changes hands.