Italian shipyard Tuxedo Yachting House has unveiled a new full-aluminium yacht series called the Ceccarelli Collection, with its first 40-metre model known as the Ceccarelli 40.
The project brings together an all-Italian design and engineering team, with Francesco Paszkowski leading the design, collaborating with Margherita Casprini on the interiors, Sebastian Martinez on the exteriors and naval architecture by NAMES. The Ceccarelli 40 is now exclusively for sale with TWW Yachts, with construction scheduled to commence once the project is sold.
The model is named after the shipyard’s founders and owners, siblings Francesco and Laura Ceccarelli, whose family history in aluminium yacht construction spans generations. While Tuxedo Yachting House has, until now, only built vessels up to 19.8 metres since its launch in 2020, the Ceccarelli 40 represents the brand’s first superyacht-sized model as well as the Ceccarelli family’s return to large yacht construction.
Their father, Aldo Ceccarelli, previously owned Cantieri Navali Lavagna, the former name of what is now The Italian Sea Group’s Admiral Yachts, and was among the first Italian yacht builders to adopt aluminium construction in the early 1980s.
“With this new yacht, our goal was to maintain traditional and elegant lines while ensuring the use of cutting‑edge technologies, the utmost attention to the details that define our DNA, high quality and immediate recognisability in terms of aesthetics and design,” commented Francesco Ceccarelli.
As with all vessels built by the shipyard, the Ceccarelli 40 will be constructed entirely in aluminium, a material the founders claim allows for total customisation due to the absence of moulds in the construction process. The project is described as “full custom”, with fixed exterior lines but complete freedom in interior configuration and design. The current interior layout serves only as an example of possible configurations.
Laura Ceccarelli said: “Today, just as back then, we build exactly what the client desires, because our yachts, by definition, must be the representation of their personality, which is why they feature a very high level of interior customisation.”
Renderings reveal low-profile, icy blue exterior lines featuring a plumb bow, with Paszkowski seeking to introduce architectural elements that differentiate the yacht from existing market offerings. For example, the extension of interior materials into exterior spaces - such as the wood detailing at the main deck entrance - allows interior and exterior environments to “interact more seamlessly”.
“The shapes of the new Ceccarelli 40 provide solid references from my own design approach,” Paszkowski explained. “A contemporary style, with my usual focus on designing the stern, which must be a strongly recognisable element whether the yacht is at sea or docked.” The stern design features more open bulwarks to facilitate easier line handling during manoeuvring and mooring, while additional exterior elements reference automotive design, including side structures extending beyond the beam, reminiscent of car spoilers.
Guest spaces are distributed across all decks, including a foredeck lounge and sunpads beneath the wheelhouse. While full interior imagery remains undisclosed, Casprini’s concept is described as “traditional” yet “modern, balanced, soft and elegant”, with a strong emphasis on spatial continuity between interior and exterior environments.
With an internal volume of 400GT, the interior layout includes a main saloon with lounge seating, a crew galley on the port side and further lounge space on the aft deck. The upper deck skylounge incorporates formal dining and additional lounge seating, while the sundeck provides areas for sunbathing and al fresco dining beneath the T-top.
Accommodation is arranged for 10 guests across five en suite cabins, including a master suite on the main deck forward spanning the yacht’s 8.5-metre beam, and four guest cabins on the lower deck comprising two doubles and two twins. Separate quarters provide accommodation for up to eight crew, including a captain’s cabin located adjacent to the wheelhouse.
The standard propulsion package consists of twin diesel engines in a shaft-line configuration, with thrust bearings and “high-efficiency” fixed-pitch propellers designed to maximise onboard comfort. The platform has also been engineered to accommodate a hybrid propulsion system with battery packs.
“For the Ceccarelli 40, we envisioned a semi-displacement hull, optimised through in-depth numerical hydrodynamics studies (CFD) in order to achieve top speeds exceeding 18 knots while maintaining a relatively modest installed power,” said Francesco Rogantin, founder of NAMES.
Although Tuxedo Yachting House is based in Lavagna, the size of the Ceccarelli 40 means construction will take place at an alternative Italian facility, which has not yet been disclosed.