Design
The Persico Zagato 100.2 is an open runabout in the classic Italian style
LinkedOut was one of two Persico- built boats that won their class in the recent Route du Rhum
A winning season
There have been lots of reasons for Persico Marine to celebrate this year, with many sailing yachts they built or fitted out winning major races during the 2022 season. Let’s start with the recent Route
du Rhum where Thomas Ruyant’s LinkedOut won the ultra-competitive Imoca 60 class with a record-breaking time of 11d 17h 36m and 25 sec while Erwan Le Roux’s Koesio was the first Ocean Fifty across the finish line. The winning trimaran in the Ultim Class, Gitana XVII, was fitted with some Persico-made components as was Sodebo, on the third step of the podium. LinkedOut in particular achieved a remarkably long line of podium performances: second place in the Défi Azimut and third in the Vendée Arctique, not to mention victory at the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2021, a year in which it also took third in the Ocean Race Europe and the Défi Azimut. Persico Marine's boats also did well
in inshore racing: the TP52 Phoenix finished second in the 52 Super Series, while at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo Vesper dominated the MiniMaxi 1 division, followed by Proteus. At the Rolex Swan Cup, Pigi Loro Piana's new ClubSwan 80 took the third step of the podium in Class A. ‘Persico Marine would like to thank
all the protagonists,’ says CEO Marcello Persico, ‘and congratulate the owners, skippers and crews for the great results they achieved.’
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while following the path of our great heritage,’ says Marcello Persico, CEO of Persico Marine. ‘This boat takes up the tradition of the “canot automobile” of the early 20th century and brings it into the future, thanks to the expertise of all the parties involved, whom I thank most sincerely and who are – I like to stress this aspect – all Italian. At Persico Marine we have proved that we know how to build limited-series sailing boats and now this is our debut in the motorised small-series category with our own brand.’ Thus the Persico Zagato 100.2 is the
result of a collaboration between two companies that are recognised around the world for their excellence and have a great history behind them. The 100.2 model name originated at Zagato and marked the start of the Milanese studio’s second century in business, still true to its founder’s original mission to “dress cars and planes with customised bodywork”. The PZ 100.2 project is a partnership that leverages the full extent of the two companies’ abilities; it is not merely a brand extension. ‘The project started from a shared
concept: the idea that the boat should be a collection piece,’ says Andrea Zagato, CEO of ZED Milano. ‘The latest and most innovative technologies currently available will make the boat sustainable and destined to leave its distinctive mark, as is the case with the most highly regarded car models designed for uncommon customers, the ones always looking for excellence and innovation in any field.’ The underwater shape of the Persico
Zagato 100.2 is a classic fast planing hull configuration developed by Davide Leone, founder and chief naval architect of the Leading Edge design team. The design has been optimised so that the boat’s centres of gravity and buoyancy are positioned to ensure peak efficiency not just in long-distance mode to achieve the maximum cruising range but also in full planing mode to reach maximum
boatspeed. This is the key trade-off for an electric boat: to maximise efficiency for both range and speed, which is something that takes the new PZ to the top of its category. ‘This was the crucial challenge at the basis of the naval architecture of this project,’ Leone explains. ‘The Persico Zagato 100.2 is a true electric boat – conceived as an electric boat from the start – and this makes it special and better than all the so-called “electric” boats derived from traditional fossil fuel-driven models.’ Zagato developed the design of the
‘Only nine boats will be produced and each owner will be able to personalise it in a unique and exclusive way’
PZ 100.2 in collaboration with Micheletti + Partners. The style is characterised by a contemporary yet completely functional look, with nothing superfluous. ‘Building an electric boat powered by
an aviation-type turbine enginemeans bringing to life all the inspirations of those who will be free to play with the power in silence, listening only to the wind and the water,’ says Lucio Micheletti. Some of the boat’s aesthetic details
recall key features of Zagato's signature styling. The aerodynamic chine on its topsides echoes the distinctive shape of the Aston Martin DBS GTZ, a car created to celebrate Zagato's first 100 years of history. Produced in a series of only 19 units, it was sold exclusively in pairs with a reissue of the legendary DB4 GTZ. Another fundamental and innovative
element of this next-generation motor launch is its engine, developed and supplied by Sealence, an Italian start-up founded by the entrepreneur William Gobbo. The revolutionary 205 kW DeepSpeed is an electric jet-pod marine engine derived from the reaction engines used in aerospace applications. ‘The strength of DeepSpeed lies in
its greater efficiency compared with traditional propellers or hydro-jet systems, which become increasingly inefficient at higher speeds,’ Gobbo explains. ‘Thanks to the use of electric jet
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