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Guests
10
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Cabins
5
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Crew
10
| Length | GT | Built |
|---|---|---|
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49.68m
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495 GT | 2018 |
| Beam | Draft | Top Speed |
| 8.89m | 2.18m | 31 Kts |
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8th - 13th Sep 2026
Cannes, FranceThe 49.68m motor yacht Flying Dagger III was delivered to her owners in 2018 by Italian shipyard Rossinavi. The yacht's elegant exterior design is by Team For Design, while her interiors are the work of Lazzarini Pickering.
Key Features
- Innovative space distribution and optical illusions
- Water-jet propulsion
- Fast aluminium superyacht with 31 knots speed
- Custom hand-painted wallpaper
Design & Construction
Designed around a fast displacement aluminium hull and superstructure she features a 8.89m beam and a 2.18m draft. The yacht is built over 3 decks with an internal volume of 495 GT (Gross Tonnes).
Construction started in mid 2016 with the keel laid under the project name 'Project Aston'. Launched in April 2018 this yacht undertook sea trials over the following months. She was delivered to her owners in July 2018.
Exterior Design
Flying Dagger III was the third step in a series of fast custom yachts for the same commissioning owner, and the progression is quite striking. The original, now Exxtreme, was a 34.6m (113.5ft) Codecasa delivered in 2004 with an aluminium planing hull and twin waterjets. Its 2009 successor grew to 41m (134.5ft), added a third waterjet and still managed 34 knots. Flying Dagger III took the idea to 49.87m (163.6ft) and 495GT, more than doubling the volume of the first boat without abandoning the fast-yacht character.
Team for Design and Enrico Gobbi gave this third yacht a much more sculpted shape, with Aston Martin cited as an influence and the build itself carrying the project name Project Aston. The connection is clearest around the long bonnet-like foredeck, swept-back wheelhouse glazing and the curved roof structures above it. A dark metallic hull absorbs much of the yacht's height, while silver upperworks and black glass run aft in long, rising strokes. From the side she still looks remarkably low for a yacht just shy of 50m.
The foredeck does a lot to preserve that profile. Instead of putting a tall block of furniture ahead of the bridge, a huge communal sunpad is sunk low into the deck, leaving the long sweep towards the bow largely intact. The aerial photographs show just how much space it occupies, with working deck and anchoring gear pushed right forward and clear side passages running around it.
Flying Dagger III's upper decks are unusually restrained too.he sundeck is concentrated around the middle of the yacht, with seating and a convertible dining arrangement tucked around the mast structure instead of a full-length deckhouse. Lower down, there is another substantial outdoor area aft of the upper saloon, so guests still get several places to eat or sit outside without piling another large deck onto the profile.
At the stern, the GA shows a sizeable lower-deck tender garage carrying the 6.3m (20.7ft) Castoldi, leaving the main aft decks free for guests. A broad swim platform and transformer provide the waterside area, and the stern is noticeably cleaner than the toy-laden aft decks found on many modern 50m yachts. There is also something quite pleasing about the contrast: enormous pink sunpads forward and high up, then a comparatively simple working end to the boat aft.
Interior Design
Lazzarini Pickering approached the interior with weight very much in mind, which matters on a 495GT yacht expected to travel at this sort of speed. Heavy decorative finishes were avoided where lighter alternatives could produce the same visual effect, including specially made wallpapers that imitate natural textures and patterns.
The main saloon is a good example of how they worked with the space available instead of filling it with fixed furniture. Mirrors run around the ceiling and window frames, catching both daylight and reflections from the water, while a set of console tables can be brought together to form a dining table when required. Once separated again, the room returns to being a much more open saloon.
The decorative ideas become more individual in the cabins, where custom French papier peint and hand-painted wall coverings use variations on clouds and other natural forms. They give the rooms their own character without adding the sort of mass that would work against the yacht's performance.
A second saloon on the upper deck gives guests another indoor room away from the main deck. The main deck itself has the larger saloon and dining arrangement, while the upper lounge sits alongside its own aft dining terrace. There is enough duplication to spread ten guests around the yacht without every deck becoming another version of the same room.
Accommodation
Flying Dagger III accommodates ten guests in five cabins, with the owner's suite forward on the main deck and four guest doubles below.
Most of the main deck has been handed to the owner, as the suite occupies the full forward section ahead of the central lobby and service spaces, keeping it well away from the saloon and dining room aft. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors open onto a fixed side balcony, adding an outdoor space directly to the cabin without relying on a fold-down platform.
Four double cabins sit together on the lower deck, and two can be connected to form a larger VIP suite. That flexibility is useful with ten guests aboard, especially if the party includes another couple who would appreciate something closer to a second principal cabin.
Flying Dagger III has quarters for 9 crew in 5 cabins.
Performance & Capabilities
Flying Dagger III uses three MTU 16V 2000 M96L diesels producing 2,600hp apiece, driving three Rolls-Royce KaMeWa waterjets. The arrangement continues a theme established on the owner's earlier yachts, with the 41m Flying Dagger already using triple waterjets before Rossinavi carried the idea into a 495GT yacht.
Current technical figures give a maximum speed of 27 knots, a cruising speed of 18 knots and an economical speed of 14.5 knots, with a quoted range of 2,000nm at the latter. Fuel burn is listed at 1,600 litres per hour at 27 knots and 523 litres per hour at 15 knots.
A GM150 gyroscope works alongside two adjustable Humphree stabilisers, while a 75kW CMC Marine bow thruster helps at low speed. Steering is by Rolls-Royce, and the yacht carries three 100kW Caterpillar generators.
Flying Dagger III Yacht is For Sale
Flying Dagger III is currently on the market for sale with an asking price of €23,500,000 EUR. View all Rossinavi Yachts for sale from around the world.
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