There is a version of superyacht ownership that requires a mega-crew roster and a berth you book a year ahead. The Azimut Grande 32M argues for another version: five staterooms, a side tender garage and a waterline beach club on 105 efficient feet, run by a crew of three cabins' worth.
Who This Boat Is For
Buy the Grande 32M if you are stepping into crewed superyacht life in earnest — five staterooms, a beach club at the waterline and the efficiency of the D2P hull under it all. At 105 feet the 32M moves past the Grande 26M into full superyacht operation: three crew cabins, a tender garage, the infrastructure of yachts a class above, without the scale that turns ownership into administration.
The Design
The Grande 32M is a 105-foot superyacht on Azimut's D2P displacement-to-planing hull: 23'11" beam, 299,826 lbs at full load, GRP and carbon fiber. Stefano Righini drew the exterior, Achille Salvagni Architetti the interior — bulkheads curved into the glazing, a tranquil palette, and an owner's suite with full-height windows that put the sea in the front row.
With the side garage emptied, the transom opens into a sheltered beach club of nearly 190 square feet — the closest social space to the water on the boat. Five cabins and six heads serve owner and guests; three crew cabins with their own heads run the operation.
Performance
Twin 2,200 hp MTUs give published figures of up to 27 knots maximum and 21 knots at cruise, from a 4,227-gallon fuel load. The D2P hull is the efficiency play: a double-chine form with a wave-piercing bow that Azimut credits, together with extensive carbon use, with 20-30% lower fuel burn and CO2 at both slow and fast cruising speeds. In practice that means one hull covers both moods — displacement-speed passages and 20-knot deliveries — without punishing either.
Have observed consumption documented during sea trial at the speeds your itineraries will actually use.
Within the Grande Series
The 32M is the middle step between the 26M and the 115-foot 36M. The Grande 26M keeps the crew count lighter if 86 feet serves; the 36M adds a fourth crew cabin, a skylounge and long-haul fuel and water capacity.
Where to Start
Board it at the beach club, not the passerelle — that sheltered waterline room is what separates the 32M from the 90-foot class below it. Then compare it directly against the 26M and 36M with your crew plan in hand: in this series, the right boat is decided by the operation you want to run, not the length you want to own.