YACHTS - Ferretti 840 Altura is awardwinner at Cannes Boatshow 2009 Date: 12-09-09   The Ferretti 840 Altura has been rewarded as BEST LAYOUT 2009 over 24 metres in Cannes. After a long selection among the yachts project accomplished from July 2008 and July 2009, the worldwide specialists panel assigned the BEST LAYOUT Award to Ferretti 840 Altura, for the yachts over 24 metres category. Made by the cooperation between Studio Zuccon International Project and Ferretti Group AYT (Advanced Yacht Technology), one of the most advanced research and development centre in the naval sector, Altura 840 represents the perfect synthesis between the aft cabin motoryacht project, with the master cabin aft, conceived for medium and long range cruising, and the flying bridge – based on a design solution that allows no compromises on the high quality, technology, comfort and design typical of Ferretti. The Altura 840 marks an evolution and renewal for the yard, extending the historic series born in the mid-1970s with Altura 42 – a fibreglass motorsailer inspired by the principles of light, comfort and safety. This was followed in the 1980s by the Altura 46 and Altura 49, pioneer-models that opened up an age of motoryachting with cutting edge innovation, arriving at Altura 690, the 21 metres launched in 2005 which gave inspiration to the last born Altura 840.