Luxury: Yachts and Boats (3)

1969 - Paolo Vitelli, before taking his University degree started his own company in Turin, Italy, The purpose of the business was to charter sailing boats. Therefore he transformed his passion into a business of luxury motor yachts. Amerglass, a modern Dutch shipyard producing boats in fibreglass, conferred the first dealership contract in Italy on the newly-founded power boat manufacturer Azimut. The business developed quickly, adding the distribution of sailing boats, motorcruisers and finally motoryachts from different makers: British Powles, Westerly, and others.

The product of a joint-venture with Amerglass, the first fibreglass motorcruiser developed, the AZ 43 BALI, was an instant success. The range of motorcruisers extended downwards with the introduction in 1977 of the AZ 32 Targa model: soon after, a full range of successful luxury Motorcruiser and Motoryacht models came onto the market.


For 125 years the name of Blohm + Voss has stood for quality in shipbuilding and mechanical engineering. Today, Blohm + Voss GmbH is a highly specialised industrial enterprise in which sophisticated products are produced for the world market. The activities of Blohm + Voss GmbH can be summed up in three areas: Naval vessels, Fast passenger, ferry and cargo ships, Mega yachts.