Balista

Balista, a 46.57 m Motor Yacht built in Italy and delivered in 2012, is the flagship of Cantieri di Pisa. She is the only Akhir 46 model.

Her top speed is 24.5 kn, her cruising speed is 22.5 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 2200.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 10 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 487.0 GT and a 8.7 m beam, and she is built with a Teak deck, a GRP hull, and GRP superstructure.

She was designed by Carlo Galeazzi, who has designed 43 other superyachts in the BOATPro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Cantieri di Pisa, who has developed 60 other superyachts in the BOATPro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Mark Berryman, who has 15 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOATPro database.

Balista is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 540 motor yachts in the 45-50m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 7.43 kn above the average, her top speed 5.96 kn above the average, and her volume 4.11 GT above the average.

Balista is registered under the Jamaica flag, the 7th most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 258 yachts registered.