April 24, 2026
The Ferretti 800: When Italian Design Meets Real-World Utility
Ferretti 800 pairs Italian design with real-world utility: an 80ft flybridge offering 31-knot performance (optional 1800hp), four-cabin priv…
Read the articleThe Ferretti Yachts Flybridge Series
The core Ferretti line — nine flybridge motoryachts from 50 to 99 feet, plus the enclosed-upper-deck Skydeck
The boat you actually want is the one that works in August and still works in November. That is the argument the Ferretti Flybridge line has been making since the first motor-only Ferretti in 1982: a raised upper helm and lounge you can shade or enclose, a full-beam owner's suite below, and a hull that will hold 28 to 32 knots when you need to be somewhere.
Nine models cover 50'4" to 98'10". Filippo Salvetti draws the exteriors, and IDEAEITALIA gives you two interior moods on nearly every hull — Classic, in soft harmonic tones, or Contemporary, cooler and higher-contrast. The engineering choices are more consequential than the finishes: most of the range offers a standard and an optional engine package, and the gap between them is typically three to four knots at the top end and the same again at cruise.
The Flybridge Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Ferretti Yachts Flybridge model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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The 500 is the smallest Ferretti flybridge — 50'4" of Italian design you can run yourself, with a 30-knot top end and a choice of two or three guest cabins.
The 580 puts a full-beam owner's suite and a real flybridge into just under 60 feet, with 32 knots available on the uprated Volvo Penta D13s.
The 670 is the flybridge that finally makes a beach club work at 66 feet — full-beam owner's suite, three or four cabins, and 32 knots on the MAN V8 1200s.
The 720 is the newest mid-size Ferretti flybridge — four guest cabins in 74 feet, two interior moods, and 32 knots with the optional MAN V12 1400s.
The current 800 is the flybridge that gives you three crew berths without giving up the owner-driver feel — 80'3", four guest cabins, 31 knots on the V12 1800s.
At 88'5" the 860 is where a Ferretti flybridge starts feeling like a private estate — four guest cabins, two crew, and 31.5 knots on the MAN V12 2000s.
The 940 moves the owner's suite onto the main deck — 95 feet of widebody Ferretti with five guest cabins, two crew, and 27 knots on the V12X 2200s.
The 1000 is the Ferretti flagship flybridge — 98'10" with five guest cabins, three crew, and 28 knots from the optional MTU 16V 2000 M96Ls.
The Skydeck trades the 1000's open flybridge for a glazed, climate-controlled upper lounge — same 98'10" hull, same five cabins, a season you can actually use.
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Moving Up the Flybridge Series
50050' 4" (15.33 m)58059' 10" (18.24 m)67066' 5" (20.24 m)72073' 10" (22.5 m)80080' 3" (24.47 m)86088' 5" (26.95 m)94095' 1" (28.97 m)100098' 10" (30.13 m)1000 Skydeck98' 10" (30.13 m)
The 500 is where the line starts and the only one most owners will run themselves without help: 50'4" on a 14'2" beam, twin Cummins QSB 6.7s, 30 knots flat out, and a choice of a two- or three-cabin layout. The 580 adds a real full-beam owner's suite at 59'10" and, on the optional Volvo Penta D13 1000s, becomes the fastest boat in the range at 32 knots.
From the 670 the boats start behaving differently. At 66'5" it carries three or four guest cabins and the first genuinely usable beach club, and the optional MAN V8 1200s hold 28 knots at cruise. The 720 is the newest hull in this part of the range — 73'10", four guest cabins, but only one crew berth, which is the spec that tells you Ferretti still expects an owner-driver here.
The 800 is the pivot. At 80'3" it carries four guest cabins and three crew, which is more crew accommodation than the larger 860 or 940 offer. If you plan to run with a captain and a stew living aboard, the 800 supports that operation at a shorter length and a lower price than anything above it. The 860 answers back with 88'5", 20'5" of beam and 31.5 knots on the optional MAN V12 2000s — the fastest big boat in the line.
The 940 changes the layout rather than the numbers: at 95'1" the owner's suite moves onto the main deck, five guest cabins sit below, and top speed drops to 27 knots. That is the trade the widebody hulls make. The 1000 closes the range at 98'10" with five cabins, three crew and 28 knots on the optional MTU 16V 2000 M96Ls.
The 1000 Skydeck is not a bigger 1000 — it is the same 98'10" hull with the open flybridge replaced by an enclosed, glazed upper lounge. Every published dimension, capacity, engine option and speed is identical between the two. You are choosing between an open deck you use for four months and a climate-controlled room you use for twelve. In Florida and the Med that is a real question, and it is the only question separating them.
Our Take
The 800 is the one I would buy, and the reason is the crew cabin count rather than the length. Three crew berths in an 80-foot boat means a captain and a stew can actually live aboard without anybody sleeping in the salon, and that is the difference between a yacht you use for long weekends and one you use for a month. The 860 above it is faster and prettier and gives you two crew berths. Read that sentence twice before you shop on length.
The honest trade-off in this line is the optional engine package. On most of these hulls it buys three or four knots and costs real money up front and at every fill. If your cruising is Fort Lauderdale to Bimini and back, the standard engines are enough and the money belongs in the tender. If you are running the Bahamas chain on a schedule, or you want to outrun weather rather than sit through it, take the option — on the 860 in particular, 31.5 knots against 28 is the difference between making the crossing in a morning and making it in a day.
The 500 deserves a word on its own. It is the last Ferretti you can genuinely run without crew, and there is nothing else quite like it in the range. If that freedom is the point of owning a boat, do not let a salesman walk you up to a 580 you will need help with.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Ferretti flybridge is the fastest?
Are the optional engines worth it on a Ferretti flybridge?
Across the range the optional package buys three to four knots at the top end and roughly the same at cruise, for real money up front and at every fill.
Our rule of thumb: if your cruising is short coastal hops, the standard engines are enough and the difference belongs elsewhere in the budget. If you cross to the islands on a schedule, or you want the option of moving ahead of weather rather than waiting it out, take them. On the 860 in particular, 31.5 knots against 28 changes a crossing from a day into a morning.
How many crew does a Ferretti flybridge need?
Ferretti publishes crew accommodation model by model, and that is your practical floor. The 720 has one crew berth, the 800 three, the 860 and 940 two each, and the 1000 and its Skydeck variant three.
That is not a straight line, and it is the most useful spec in the range. The 800 supports a fuller live-aboard crew operation than the larger 860 does — read the crew count before you shop on length.
How many models are in the Ferretti Flybridge range?
Nine: the 500, 580, 670, 720, 800, 860, 940, 1000 and the 1000 Skydeck. They run from 50'4" to 98'10".
Three of them — the 720, 800 and 940 — are currently flagged as new by Ferretti. The 1000 Skydeck is a variant of the 1000 rather than a separate hull: same dimensions, same engines, an enclosed upper deck in place of the open flybridge.
Which Flybridge Fits Your Life?
Tell us how you plan to use the boat — guests, range, crew or no crew — and we'll give you the straight story on where in the Flybridge series you belong, new or brokerage.
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