AUGUSTEA CC is a 62.85 m (206 ft) superyacht design by Franco Gnessi / DYD. A long, low exterior profile, broad terraces and an extended stern define the supplied concept renderings, while the Layout 01 datasheet sets out accommodation for ten guests and two alternative propulsion arrangements.
The concept
The exterior studies explore a white, horizontally layered superstructure with continuous bands of dark glazing and a distinctive geometric treatment along the hull. Aerial and stern views show how the open decks, forward leisure areas and aft terraces relate to the yacht’s overall form.
Design development
The supplied package includes six exterior studies, a designer animation and the AUGUSTEA CC Layout 01 datasheet. These are presented together so buyers can review the visual concept alongside the actual documented figures. No general-arrangement deck plans or interior renderings were supplied in this folder.
Life aboard
The datasheet specifies one owner’s suite and four VIP cabins, accommodating ten people, with nine crew cabins for sixteen crew. It also lists provision for one motorized inflatable tender and four personal watercraft; final equipment and contractual inclusions must be agreed with the yard.
Propulsion choices
The designer presents two alternatives: twin 1,500 kW Azipods, or twin MTU diesels with conventional shafts and five-blade propellers. These are alternative engineering schemes, not a combined installed system. The sheet’s general power line is 3,000 kW, while its shaft-drive option lists two 2,240 kW engines; final power and integration therefore require confirmation.
Specifications
Designer's figures: length overall 62.85 m (206 ft), beam 13.62 m (45 ft), draft 2.60 m (8.5 ft), about 1,035 GT. Five guest cabins for ten guests, with accommodation for sixteen crew. Design speeds are 16 knots cruising and 22 knots maximum. Two propulsion options are proposed: twin 1,500 kW Azipods or twin 2,240 kW MTU diesels with shaft drives, with final engineering to be agreed. Fuel 118,100 L; fresh water 21,000 L.
Price context
The supplied designer datasheet states an asking figure of US$78,000,000, excluding VAT. This is a source-document figure, not a current binding shipyard quotation; confirm pricing, scope, taxes and currency terms before relying on it.
Original concept animation by Arch. Franco Gnessi / DYD. Open the animation.
About the designer
Exterior design by Arch. Franco Gnessi / DYD. Contact Azure Yacht Group to discuss the source material, specification and next steps with the design team.
Project status
This is an unbuilt design project, not an available finished yacht. Shipyard appointment, final engineering, classification, equipment, contract price and delivery schedule remain subject to confirmation. Performance and range figures, where stated, are designer targets rather than sea-trial results.
Images: photorealistic renderings based on the design studies by Arch. Franco Gnessi / DYD. This yacht has not yet been built, so these are not photographs of a finished vessel. Original technical drawings are shown separately; rendered equipment and layouts remain subject to the final build specification.
The designer
About the designer
Dynaship Yacht Design (DYD)
Franco Gnessi
Arch. Franco Gnessi founded Dynaship Yacht Design (DYD), now DYDXL Design Forge, in Latina, Italy. An architect trained at Rome's La Sapienza with post-graduate studies in naval architecture and hydrodynamics, he was technical director at the Itama shipyard and has taught yacht design in Rome and Pescara.
His studio handles the whole design path in-house, from hull lines and hydrodynamic calculations to 3D modelling and tank testing, for yachts from 15 m to 60 m and beyond.
Every custom build moves through the same six phases: concept confirmation and feasibility, contract and technical lock, engineering and production design, hull and superstructure, interior fit-out and systems, then commissioning and sea trials. Steel, aluminum and fiberglass builds each follow their own steps.
