CHANGI NG THE GAME

To describe the new Bluegame BGX70 as unusual could be to understate the case. Unconventional might be a better word. Perhaps unprecedented. It is certainly unlike any other vessel in its class.

To understand its unique appeal, you need to go back to the origins of Bluegame, founded in 2004 by Luca Santella, a renowned Olympic yachtsman. He built a one-off sportfisherman for a client in South Africa, and when that proved to be a success, he launched the Bluegame range with a 47 the following year. On relocating to his native Italy, his ideas attracted investment and attention—notably from the Sanlorenzo shipyard, which took the fledgling firm under its wing.

It was a beginning