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Azimut Fly 72 Review, Specs and Price Guide

The 72 Azimut has worn three looks since 2015 on the same carbon-topped platform, and every version gives four en suite cabins and 30-plus knots.

2015 to present In production Updated

Azimut flybridge motor yacht moored in Cannes
For reference, Azimut flybridge motor yacht moored in Cannes, not the Azimut Fly 72. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Length
74.4 ft22.69 m
Beam
18.4 ft5.62 m
Cruise
26 kn
Cabins
4 en suite guest cabins (master, VIP, double, twin) plus crew cabin
Used price
$2.1M to $3.6M
On this page
  1. Overview
  2. One platform, three looks
  3. Carbon on top, infusion below
  4. A flybridge that covers half the boat
  5. A single-level saloon with the galley amidships
  6. Four en suite cabins at 72 feet
  7. Speed, fuel and range on test
  8. An engine room built for mechanics
  9. What each generation costs
  10. Specifications
  11. Price and value
  12. Strengths and weaknesses
  13. Used buyer checklist
  14. Rivals
  15. Our verdict
  16. FAQ

The Azimut 72, sold since 2021 as the Fly 72, is a 74-foot flybridge with a carbon fiber superstructure, four en suite cabins, twin 1,400 hp MAN V12s and speeds over 30 knots. A Mancini and Fantolino restyle arrived in 2023.

Best for
  • Families who need four private bathrooms
  • Owners with a captain who still like to drive
  • Florida, Bahamas and Northeast summer cruising
  • Buyers stepping up from a 60 to 66 foot flybridge

Azimut Fly 72 by the numbers

LOA 74' 5" / 22.68 mBeam 18' 5" / 5.61 mBow
Plan view drawn to scale from the published length and beam.
Speed to length ratio at cruise
3.23A planing cruise. Fast passages in exchange for much higher fuel burn per mile.
Estimated range at cruise
310 nmUsing 90 percent of tank capacity at the cruise speed and fuel burn listed on this page.
Fuel economy at cruise
0.25 nmpgNautical miles per gallon at cruise, both engines combined.
Horsepower per ton
48 hpStrong power to weight for a planing hull.
Length to beam ratio
4.04 : 1A slim, easily driven hull.

Length compared with the 128 motor yachts we cover

32 ft89 ft

One platform, three looks

Azimut launched the 72 at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2015 with Stefano Righini styling and a Carlo Galeazzi interior, slotting it just above the then-current Azimut 70. YachtBuyer records a second phase from 2021, when the boat was marketed as the Fly 72, and a third from 2023, when Alberto Mancini restyled the exterior and architect Fabio Fantolino, in his first boat project, designed a new interior. Power & Motoryacht described the 2024 boat as a beautiful update to a model first unveiled in 2016.

The bones have stayed the same. Azimut's current figures of 74 feet 5 inches overall, about 18 feet 5 inches of beam, 117,593 pounds at full load, 1,373 gallons of fuel and twin 1,400 hp MAN V12s match the 2015 boat closely, so used and new 72s can be compared directly on condition and specification. The Azimut 72S of 2009 to 2014 is a different boat, an S collection sport yacht with 1,800 hp MANs and its own guide.

Carbon on top, infusion below

The 72 was the first Azimut with an all-carbon flybridge and T-top, Power & Motoryacht reported, and Yachting added that the deckhouse is carbon too, saving about 30 percent of the weight of an equivalent fiberglass superstructure. The hull, deck and interior trays are vacuum-infused fiberglass, which uses less material and lets the floors sit lower for more headroom. Azimut now markets the approach as Carbon Tech and says it also cuts roll momentum by up to 15 percent.

The payoff shows when you compare it with the boat it replaced. Power & Motoryacht found the 72 had 25 percent more interior volume than the Azimut 70 on a very similar beam, yet weighed only 18 percent more and was just as fast on the same engines.

Blue-hulled Azimut motor yacht in a Stockholm guest harbor
Blue-hulled Azimut motor yacht in a Stockholm guest harbor. Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

A flybridge that covers half the boat

Yachting measured the flybridge at about 409 square feet, only 32 square feet less than Azimut's 80-footer of the time. On the current boat a carbon roof covers roughly half of it, with a large electric sunroof, a wet bar with optional grill, a U-shaped settee by the helm and curved sofas aft behind a glass balustrade. Motor Boat & Yachting's only grumble was that the beautiful fixed tables do not fold or adjust.

Reviewers of the 2023 boat were even more taken with the foredeck. A sofa faces a sun pad whose headrests fold into aft-facing seats, shaded by a carbon-supported awning, and Motor Boat & Yachting called it the best foredeck lounge it had seen on any flybridge of this size.

A single-level saloon with the galley amidships

The main deck is on one level from the cockpit doors to the helm, with 6 feet 9 to 6 feet 10 inches of headroom. A lounge sits aft, a dining table to starboard looks out through floor-to-ceiling glass made possible by cut-down bulwarks, and the galley is amidships to port, open on family boats or closed off for crewed charter. A small breakfast dinette beside the lower helm is a favorite spot of most reviewers.

The two decors are very different. The 2015 boats mixed matte oak with high-gloss ebony or sycamore and lots of polished stainless, which Motor Boat & Yachting called the best finish it had seen on an Azimut. Fantolino's 2023 scheme uses matte timbers, bronze and soft neutral tones, which YachtBuyer felt struck a better balance than some earlier, bolder Azimut interiors.

Four en suite cabins at 72 feet

Motor Boat & Yachting pointed out that four cabins all with their own bathrooms are normally found on 75 to 78 footers. On the 72 the full-beam master sits amidships with 6 feet 7 inches of headroom, big rectangular hull windows, a dinette and a walk-in wardrobe, with its head and closet against the engine room bulkhead as a sound barrier. The VIP is forward, a double cabin to port has a head that doubles as the day head, and a twin cabin to starboard has its own.

Crew quarters aft have a captain's cabin and a second berth, reached by the transom door or a cockpit hatch, with a head that also houses the washer and dryer. Power & Motoryacht's 2024 review of the latest boat counted a Seakeeper 18 in a hatch aft of the engine room.

Speed, fuel and range on test

Power & Motoryacht's 2016 test of the first 72, carrying 13 people, recorded 33.1 knots at full throttle and a fast cruise of 26 knots at 103.8 gph, with a sound reading of just 72 dB(A) at that speed. Alan Harper found a little downward trim gained half a knot around 1,600 rpm and said the boat would be happy all day at 18 knots. Yachting saw 32 knots off Cannes.

The 2023 boat is a little more conservative on top speed. Motor Boat & Yachting reached almost 32 knots, faster than a Princess Y72 with 500 hp more, and measured 254 liters per hour at 20.7 knots, or 12.27 liters per nautical mile, which it said is almost 30 percent better than a Pearl 72. Azimut's own figures, witnessed by Lloyd's Register to ISO 8666, give 451 nautical miles at 14.8 knots and 323 at 26 knots. Azimut lists Humphree automatic interceptors and an automatic fuel transfer pump, which keeps the boat level as the tanks empty, among the current boat's technologies.

An engine room built for mechanics

Every test praised the machinery space. The V12s sit flat on down-angle gearboxes with the tanks outboard and two generators stacked aft, and headroom is close to seven feet. Power & Motoryacht's 2024 reviewer liked the ElectroSea strainers, a pre-plumbed port for an optional watermaker and a central tool shelf. Motor Boat & Yachting noted a watertight door from the crew area as well as cockpit access.

On deck there are boarding gates on both sides of the cockpit, an optional third control station with joystick hidden in the flybridge support for stern-to mooring, and foot switches at the bow so a crew member can drop the anchor precisely. These details make the 72 a realistic owner-operator boat for an experienced skipper, although most US owners still keep a captain.

What each generation costs

New, the restyled Fly 72 started at 3.3 million euros before VAT in 2023, so a US-specified boat with stabilizer, joystick and electronics packages will land somewhere around $3.9 million to $4.6 million; options add up quickly, with Motor Boat & Yachting citing 45,000 euros for the bronze hull band alone. Used 2015 to 2020 boats typically ask $2.1 million to $3 million, and 2021 to 2024 boats about $2.6 million to $3.6 million.

Expect annual running costs of $220,000 to $380,000 in Florida with a full-time captain, insurance, a 75-foot slip, MAN and generator service, Seakeeper maintenance and a haul-out. At about 100 gph at 26 knots, fuel alone becomes a major line item if you cruise fast.

Azimut Fly 72 specifications

Length overall74.4 ft22.69 m
Beam18.4 ft5.62 m
Draft6 ft1.82 m
Displacement117,593 lbs53,5 kg
Fuel capacity1,373 gal5,2 L
Fresh water29 gal1,1 L
Cabins4 en suite guest cabins (master, VIP, double, twin) plus crew cabin
Berths8 guests plus 2 crew
Heads4 guest heads plus 1 crew head
Standard engines2 x MAN CR V12 diesels, 1,400 hp each, on straight shafts
Maximum power2,800 hp
Cruise speed26 knots
Top speed32 knots
Range451 nm
Hull typePlaning hull, 20 degrees deadrise amidships and 15 aft, Humphree interceptors on current boats
Hull constructionVacuum-infused GRP hull and decks, carbon fiber deckhouse, flybridge and hardtop
CE design categoryA
BuilderAzimut Yachts (Azimut Benetti Group), Italy
Naval architectP.L. Ausonio Naval Architecture with Azimut R&D
Other design creditsCurrent boat: Alberto Mancini (exterior), Fabio Fantolino (interior). 2015 original: Stefano Righini (exterior), Carlo Galeazzi (interior)
Production2015 to present
StatusIn production

Figures come from builder documentation and independent tests where available. Displacement is usually quoted light, so a loaded cruising boat will weigh more. Compare these specs with another model.

Performance data

RPMSpeed (kn)Fuel (gph)Range (nm)
100010.616.1814
125012.635.4440
150016.452.6385
175021.173.4355
200026103.8310
225031124.7307
236033.1141.6289

Power & Motoryacht test of the first 2015-generation Azimut 72 off the Cote d'Azur, published February 2016, with 790 gallons of fuel, 53 gallons of water and 13 people aboard. Same 1,400 hp MAN V12s and hull dimensions as today's Fly 72, which Azimut rates at up to 32 knots. Combined fuel burn.

How much does a Azimut Fly 72 cost?

New, typical sail-away$3.9M to $4.6M
Used, typical asking$2.1M to $3.6M
Yearly running costs$220K to $380K

YachtBuyer reported a starting price of 3.3 million euros before VAT for the restyled 2023 Fly 72, which points to roughly $3.9 million to $4.6 million for a US-specified boat today. On the used market, YachtBuyer tracked 2020 to 2024 boats at 2.6 to 3.1 million euros and put average asking prices at about $2.9 million for 2015 to 2020 hulls and $3.1 million to $3.5 million for the latest version. Early 2016 boats should sit near the bottom of the range.

Estimated used asking prices by model year, US market, 2026
$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M20162016, $2,100,000 to $2,600,00020182018, $2,300,000 to $2,800,00020202020, $2,500,000 to $3,000,00020212021, $2,600,000 to $3,100,00020232023, $2,900,000 to $3,400,00020242024, $3,100,000 to $3,600,000

Estimate your yearly cost

A planning estimate using common rules of thumb: insurance near 1.5 percent of value, maintenance near 3 percent, haul out and bottom paint by length. Your marina, region and use will move these numbers. Open the full cost calculator.

Versions and options

Azimut 72 (2015 to 2020)
Righini exterior, Galeazzi interior in oak with ebony or sycamore, carbon flybridge and T-top, twin 1,400 hp MANs, 33.1 knots tested.
Azimut Fly 72 (2021 to 2023)
Same platform marketed under the Fly name, with updated interior styling by Azimut's style department and Galeazzi Design.
Azimut Fly 72 (2023 onward)
Mancini exterior with black steel supports and long hull windows, Fantolino interior, open or enclosed galley, Humphree interceptors, up to 32 knots.

Azimut Fly 72 timeline

  1. 2015Azimut 72 launches at the Cannes Yachting Festival
  2. 2016Power & Motoryacht records 33.1 knots; the 72 is the first Azimut with an all-carbon flybridge
  3. 2021Model marketed as the Azimut Fly 72
  4. 2023Restyled Fly 72 with Mancini exterior and Fantolino interior debuts, from 3.3 million euros before VAT
  5. 2025Fly 72 is a finalist in the Motor Boat Awards flybridge over 60 feet category

Strengths and weaknesses

What owners like

  • Four en suite cabins, rare at 72 feet
  • Huge flybridge and one of the best foredecks in the class
  • Carbon superstructure for volume without top-heaviness
  • Over 30 knots on proven MAN V12s and shafts
  • Efficient for its size, with 1,373 gallons of fuel
  • Well-planned, accessible engine room

What to weigh up

  • Expensive to run with a full-time captain
  • Fixed flybridge and cockpit tables
  • Some level changes and a big step on the companionway
  • Top speed slightly lower on the latest version
  • Options push the new price up fast

Used Azimut Fly 72 buyer checklist

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Rivals to consider

Princess Y72

British rival with more power, which Motor Boat & Yachting found the Fly 72 outran.

Sunseeker Manhattan 73

Comparable British flybridge often cross-shopped with the 2015 Azimut 72.

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Ferretti 720

Italian stablemate rival with a more traditional style.

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Absolute Navetta 75

Volume-focused Italian alternative on Volvo IPS pods.

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Our verdict on the Azimut Fly 72

The Azimut 72 has been refined rather than replaced for a decade, and that is its strength. Carbon up top gives it the volume for four en suite cabins and a vast flybridge without hurting the ride, the MAN V12s on shafts deliver low-30-knot speeds and sensible economy, and the engine room is one of the best in the class. Buy a 2015 to 2020 boat for the best value, or the Mancini and Fantolino version if you want the freshest design and the outstanding foredeck. Either way, it is one of the most rounded 72-foot flybridges on the market.

Azimut Fly 72 questions answered

How much does a new Azimut Fly 72 cost?

The restyled Fly 72 started at 3.3 million euros before VAT in 2023. A US-specified boat today is likely to cost about $3.9 million to $4.6 million.

What does a used 72 Azimut sell for?

2015 to 2020 boats typically ask about $2.1 million to $3 million, and 2021 to 2024 boats about $2.6 million to $3.6 million.

How fast is the Azimut 72?

Power & Motoryacht recorded 33.1 knots on the 2015 boat. Azimut rates the current Fly 72 at up to 32 knots with a 26-knot cruise.

Is the Azimut Fly 72 the same as the Azimut 72?

Yes, it is the same platform. The 72 became the Fly 72 around 2021 and was restyled by Alberto Mancini and Fabio Fantolino in 2023.

How many cabins does the Azimut 72 have?

Four guest cabins, each with its own bathroom, plus crew quarters for two.

What engines are in the Azimut Fly 72?

Twin 1,400 hp MAN V12 diesels on straight shafts, the same engines used since 2015.

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