WRITTEN BY: Rob Bowman
Jan 21, 2026 
In boating, a passagemaker is a boat designed and equipped to make long passages, multi-day trips that may include overnight running, offshore legs, and extended time away from marinas. This term describes a purpose-driven yacht: a vessel built for range, seakeeping, reliability, and self-sufficiency, rather than just short coastal hops or day cruising. In other words, you won't want to leave once you're on and cruising.
Absolute Yachts was recently recognized for their excellence in designing and constructing such vessels at the 2026 Motor Boat Awards. The all-new Absolute Navetta 62 won the 'Best Passagemakers' award over other prestigious brands like Prestige and Sirena. "The Navetta series has continued to be extremely popular for long-distance cruisers, especially in our Northeast market," said Jay Hendrix, Vice President of SI Yachts. "These are highly functional yachts that offer good fuel efficiency compared to traditionally fast flybridge yachts yet it has the same style and amenities you would expect from the mainstream Italian luxury shipyards."
What Did The Judges Say About The Navetta 62?
A lot of boats claim to have a pair of owner’s cabins but this one genuinely does. Up in the bow, you get a classical Absolute forward-facing bed plus vast taper-free hull windows, an authentic walk-in wardrobe and a spacious bathroom in the forepeak.
In terms of day spaces, the stars of the show are the saloon and the flybridge – the flybridge for its sheer scale and the saloon for the loveliness of its layout and finish. We’re huge fans of the Navetta line and this combination of style, luxury and cruising practicality is exactly the reason why.
What Do The Boating Experts Say About the Navetta 62?
"The new Navetta 62 has the volume-boosting exterior lines that characterize this semi-displacement series, but spices up the equation with an extra shot of interior style. On a yacht where logic and intelligence rule, a light and contemporary touch takes things to a different level."
"The Absolute Navetta 62, with its safe and solid construction, well-planned design and touch of class, looks to be the boat that lets you say “Andiamo” in style." - Clare Mahon, YachtStyle.Co
"She’s as stylish as her brethren, with a plumb bow and large hullside windows flanked by traditional round portlights. Her superstructure appears to be mostly glazing, with forward-facing, vertical glass and side windows supporting a ribbon of white fiberglass and the raked flybridge hardtop. She cuts a fine profile." - Jeffrey Moser, Passagemaker Magazine
"The new 62 is arguably Absolute’s best Navetta yet. With its unusually generous three-cabin, three-bathroom layout, exceptional outdoor entertaining areas, and big, bright main deck living spaces, it packs a huge amount into its 61ft length. It manages to do this while still keeping a sharp focus on cruising practicalities such as storage, engine access, and easy movement around the decks. It even offers a surprising turn of speed. Sure, it’s not quite as agile as the very best shaft-driven flybridges. But given that every boat is a balanced list of compromises, that seems a small price to pay for everything else it offers in such abundance." - Motorboat & Yachting Magazine
Description & Specifications Of The Navetta 62:
The new Absolute Navetta 62 (branded by the yard as “The Absolute Vibe”) is a modern, 62-foot flybridge yacht that blends trawler-style practicality with contemporary Italian styling. To visualize, think near-plumb bow, vertical windscreen and sheltered side decks, paired with lots of glass and open bulwark/cockpit detailing to keep you connected to the water. A big part of the appeal is its sociable outdoor layout, including a terrace-like aft cockpit with wet bar, modular furniture and electric awnings, plus a flybridge set up as a proper open-air lounge with multiple zones for dining, sunbathing and entertaining. Below, the accommodations are typically a three-cabin arrangement with a forward owner’s suite, a full-beam VIP cabin, and a twin, with an optional crew cabin aft, making it well suited to family cruising. Power comes from twin Volvo Penta IPS options (IPS1200 or IPS1350) with a top speed of 29 knots.
- Length Overall: 61' 3"
- Beam: 17' 7"
- Draft: 5'7"
- Displacement: 90,000 lbs. (Full load)
- Fuel Capacity: 898.18 gallons
- Fresh Water Capacity: 206.1 gallons
- Engines: 2x Volvo Penta D13 IPS1200 or IPS 350
- Max Persons On Board: 14
SI Yachts is one of the largest Absolute dealers in North America and we sell many new and pre-owned Absolute Yachts each year. For more information on the Navetta 62 or other available Absolute inventory, please contact us at Sales@SIYachts.com or call our main office at (718) 984-7676. We are happy to discuss taking your current boat in on trade or selling it through our Diamond Listing brokerage services.
