MZ Yachts joins CNI to list motor yacht Mistral 55 for sale

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Mistral 55 - performance with panache | photos by Raphael Montigneaux

A call to Mikhail Zhitnikov at MZ Yachts in Russia brings news that he’s now joined forces with Jean-Marie Recamier at Camper & Nicholsons to list the fast 35.37m motor yacht Mistral 55 for sale.

She was built by Pershing in 2005 to a design by Fulvio di Simoni and refitted in 2011.

Part of the Pershing 115 series, this superyacht has impressive performance – triple waterjet propulsion MTU Codag engines generating 12,500 hp give her a maximum speed of 52 knots and cruising speed of 47 knots. Travelling at 45 knots she has a range of 300 nautical miles.