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The Wider 42 - more deckspace and stability in 12 seconds

By Mike Hanlon
March 22, 2012
The Wider 42 - more deckspace and stability in 12 seconds
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One of the stars of the Palm Beach International Boat Show which began today is the Italian Wider 42 footer, with Wider being both an appropriate adjective and the master brand name.

The Wider works ingeniously in that you can activate mobile extensions either side of the hull, double the deck area and give the boat complete stability, all at the press of a button.

Wider was established in March 2010 based on a concept by Tilli Antonelli, the founder and former President of Pershing Yachts.

The Wider 42 Motor Yacht
The Wider 42 Motor Yacht

Based in Castelvecchio di Monte Porzio (PU), in Italy, Wider designs, constructs and markets open day-cruisers, in addition to ramping up for the production of its new Wider category of yacht. Models both smaller and larger than the 42 are planned, and the idea is patented.

The Wider 42 Motor Yacht
The Wider 42 Motor Yacht

Wider "aims to invent new formulas for travelling by sea, proposing bold, original solutions" and the new 42 footer, from well-known designer Fulvio De Simoni, is exactly that - an open yacht with automatic, patented and quite revolutuionary system.

The Wider 42’ debuted at the 2011 Cannes boat show and you can download a brochure already.

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Mike Hanlon
Mike Hanlon
As a photojournalist, Mike’s work has been published in a dozen languages across 20+ countries. He has edited or managed over 75 different print publications, each with a different target audience: sports, automotive, advertising, marketing, design, ad infinitum. Mike has been working in the internet for more than 25 years and was the veteran of five internet start-ups before founding New Atlas in 2002.

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BigGoofyGuy
This is really cool. It would be neat to see the smaller versions.
In places where they have fireworks over large open bodies of water, this would be a great place to see them.
It would be great to dive from this boat.
Slowburn
I like the idea but for any boat I can't pull behind my pickup I'll go with a catamaran.
Richard Dicky Riddlebarger
Not a bad idea. Do this to the cabin area and you got a amphibious mobile home.