Every great yard has a hometown. For Ferretti Yachts, it is Cattolica, a small town on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The journey from that shoreline to the marinas of Hong Kong is the story of how Italian yachting reached Asia.
Ferretti began in 1968. Brothers Alessandro and Norberto Ferretti went into business together, selling boats before they built them. The ambition to make their own took hold quickly. Within a few years, the name was on the hulls. Cattolica became home, and the Adriatic its proving ground.
What set Ferretti apart was clarity. Not the fastest. Not the flashiest. The definitive flybridge yacht: safe, comfortable, supremely capable at sea, with seakeeping that keeps guests at ease in conditions that unsettle lesser boats.
That focus has held for more than half a century. A Ferretti is built around life on board. A generous flybridge for hosting. Sociable main decks. Interiors that pair contemporary Italian design with real liveability. The range has grown, from family cruisers to substantial flagships, but the brief has never moved. These are yachts to be lived on.
Ferretti builds to prove a point. Almost every model over 50 feet is built and certified to CE Design Category A, the highest class in the European standard, rated “Ocean.” It certifies that the yacht is engineered for extended, self-sufficient ocean voyages, not just coastal runs. Only the largest superyachts sit outside it, above the standard’s 24-metre scope, where equivalent class-society rules apply instead.
The bar is high. A Category A yacht must handle winds beyond Beaufort Force 8, over 40 knots, and significant wave heights above 4 metres, more than 13 feet. That demands a stronger build: thicker laminates and greater hull reinforcement, superior stability that recovers from severe roll, and stricter watertight integrity and drainage to keep water out in heavy seas. Put simply, a Ferretti hull is engineered tougher than boats built to lower coastal categories.
For an owner, the certification is shorthand for trust. It says the yacht under you was designed to keep going, and keep you safe, when the water turns serious.
| Feature | Category A (Ocean) | Category B (Offshore) |
| Primary purpose | Extended, self-contained ocean voyages | Offshore cruising near open coasts |
| Wind speed limits | Exceeds Beaufort Force 8 (over 40 knots / 46 mph) | Up to and including Beaufort Force 8 (40 knots or less) |
| Wave height limits | Exceeds 4.0 metres (over 13 feet) | Up to and including 4.0 metres (13 feet or less) |
| Self-sufficiency | High; designed for long distances without rescue | Moderate; expects a safe harbour within reasonable reach |
Starship Yachts is the exclusive Ferretti Group dealer for Hong Kong and Macau. The fit is natural. The Pearl River Delta rewards a yacht that handles choppy water with composure, carries family and friends in comfort, and turns a long day on the water into something effortless. That is what Ferretti was built to do.
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