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Capt. Maurizio Chersin, M/Y Stella di Mare

With a love of the ocean apparently running through

his veins, Capt. Maurizio Chersin seems to have the

best of both worlds — he spends the summer

captaining 30-meter M/Y Stella di Mare and

winters off sailing with his family. While

just a five-year veteran of the superyacht

world, his commercial background came

in handy during the build of the

CBI Navi. For more, turn the

page to read this month’s

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Builder: CBI Navi

Naval architecture: Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec

Exterior stylist: Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec

Interior design: Fossati Design Bureau

Construction: Steel and aluminum

Classification: RINA

Gross tonnage: 430 GT

LOA: 39.67M/130'2"

Beam: 8.6M/28'3"

Cruising speed: 10.5 knots

Range: 6,900 nm

@ 10.5 knots

SPECIFICATIONS

Draft: 2.7M/8'10"

Engines: 2x CATC32 ACERT

Max speed: 14 knots

foredeck, and 56-square-meter main deck cockpit. Thanks to her 8.6-

meter beam, she can sleep 14 guests in five cabins, including two guest

cabins with twin beds, one guest cabin with four single beds, one VIP

cabin, and an owner’s cabin on the main deck.

“There isn’t really anything I’d change now or wish had been done

differently,” the captain says. “The yacht build was a long process, so

we had time to think and change things before she was delivered. We

don’t have any deliberate separate corridors or design to maintain the

owner’s privacy from the crew. He is a family man and likes having the

crew around. We often eat together.

“The crew are happy with their workspaces,” he adds. The yacht has

a long ocean range and provisioning is not a problem. “We have a cold room

fridge and waste fridge in the lazarette, and very good fuel and

water capacity — everything is designed for long-range cruising.”

And the cruising program is already in place: For now, M/Y Stella di

Mare will cruise the Mediterranean and Caribbean. After that, the

world’s her oyster.

“I grew up on the island of Grado

in the Adriatic

sea, adjacent to

Venice and Trieste.

My father was

a fisherman and I have always loved maritime life. I am not much of a

‘mountain man,’” says Capt. Maurizio Chersin. This yacht master and

marine surveyor started work on marine research and supply vessels and

then, five years ago by chance, he was offered work as a relief captain on the

30-meter explorer M/Y Stella di Mare. One day, the owner said to him, “You

must join the superyacht industry.” Now Capt. Chersin spends summers

working on yachts, and in the winter sails his own boat with his family.

The build project of this long-range explorer vessel began in 2015 at the

Mondomarine shipyard. “When the shipyard went bankrupt, we moved the

yacht to the Viareggio shipyard of CBI Navi in August 2017,” explains the

captain. “We launched in August 2018.” Chersin says managing the bankruptcy

period was sometimes tricky with the lawyers wanting to take control of

everything. “The towage from Savona to Viareggio was a very delicate task but

we had a good relationship with the shipyard when we got there,” he says.

This 39.6-meter M/Y Stella di Mare (or Project CBN45) has an exterior

design by Sergio Cutolo of Hydrotec and interior design by Fossati Design

Bureau. Capt. Chersin was involved in the build from the beginning. “I

worked with the naval architects to create what the owner expected and

with my commercial experience, I oversized everything like the windlass

or the bow thruster — just like a small, seagoing ship,” he says.

Throughout the process, the focus was on a properly seaworthy explorer

vessel: To this end, a gallery runs under the lower deck to allow crew sheltered

access from the crew quarters to the engine room and lazarette. It also allows

for machinery and tank inspection checks, storage for piping, and is home

to refrigerators. The yacht also has 8,000 liters of freshwater capacity and a

fuel capacity of 75,000 liters. “I’m most proud of almost everything! Especially

the technical aspect,” says the captain when we met at MYS 2018. “The owner

gave me the possibility to offer my input and he is happy with the outcome.

He gave me a budget for the bridge and I spent all of it — and the same with the

engine room.” Capt. Chersin says he and his deckhand “were checking all the

time on the sly” on the work being done during the build.

Stella di Mare has an 85-square-meter fly deck, 74-square-meter upper

Happy Cruising on

M/Y Stella di Mare By Claire Griffiths

Clockwise from top: salon, sun deck, stateroom,

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Builder: CBI Navi

Naval architecture: Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec

Exterior stylist: Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec

Interior design: Fossati Design Bureau

Construction: Steel and aluminum

Classification: RINA

Gross tonnage: 430 GT

LOA: 39.67M/130'2"

Beam: 8.6M/28'3"

Cruising speed: 10.5 knots

Range: 6,900 nm

@ 10.5 knots

SPECIFICATIONS

Draft: 2.7M/8'10"

Engines: 2x CATC32 ACERT

Max speed: 14 knots

foredeck, and 56-square-meter main deck cockpit. Thanks to her 8.6-

meter beam, she can sleep 14 guests in five cabins, including two guest

cabins with twin beds, one guest cabin with four single beds, one VIP

cabin, and an owner’s cabin on the main deck.

“There isn’t really anything I’d change now or wish had been done

differently,” the captain says. “The yacht build was a long process, so

we had time to think and change things before she was delivered. We

don’t have any deliberate separate corridors or design to maintain the

owner’s privacy from the crew. He is a family man and likes having the

crew around. We often eat together.

“The crew are happy with their workspaces,” he adds. The yacht has

a long ocean range and provisioning is not a problem. “We have a cold room

fridge and waste fridge in the lazarette, and very good fuel and

water capacity — everything is designed for long-range cruising.”

And the cruising program is already in place: For now, M/Y Stella di

Mare will cruise the Mediterranean and Caribbean. After that, the

world’s her oyster.

“I grew up on the island of Grado

in the Adriatic

sea, adjacent to

Venice and Trieste.

My father was

a fisherman and I have always loved maritime life. I am not much of a

‘mountain man,’” says Capt. Maurizio Chersin. This yacht master and

marine surveyor started work on marine research and supply vessels and

then, five years ago by chance, he was offered work as a relief captain on the

30-meter explorer M/Y Stella di Mare. One day, the owner said to him, “You

must join the superyacht industry.” Now Capt. Chersin spends summers

working on yachts, and in the winter sails his own boat with his family.

The build project of this long-range explorer vessel began in 2015 at the

Mondomarine shipyard. “When the shipyard went bankrupt, we moved the

yacht to the Viareggio shipyard of CBI Navi in August 2017,” explains the

captain. “We launched in August 2018.” Chersin says managing the bankruptcy

period was sometimes tricky with the lawyers wanting to take control of

everything. “The towage from Savona to Viareggio was a very delicate task but

we had a good relationship with the shipyard when we got there,” he says.

This 39.6-meter M/Y Stella di Mare (or Project CBN45) has an exterior

design by Sergio Cutolo of Hydrotec and interior design by Fossati Design

Bureau. Capt. Chersin was involved in the build from the beginning. “I

worked with the naval architects to create what the owner expected and

with my commercial experience, I oversized everything like the windlass

or the bow thruster — just like a small, seagoing ship,” he says.

Throughout the process, the focus was on a properly seaworthy explorer

vessel: To this end, a gallery runs under the lower deck to allow crew sheltered

access from the crew quarters to the engine room and lazarette. It also allows

for machinery and tank inspection checks, storage for piping, and is home

to refrigerators. The yacht also has 8,000 liters of freshwater capacity and a

fuel capacity of 75,000 liters. “I’m most proud of almost everything! Especially

the technical aspect,” says the captain when we met at MYS 2018. “The owner

gave me the possibility to offer my input and he is happy with the outcome.

He gave me a budget for the bridge and I spent all of it — and the same with the

engine room.” Capt. Chersin says he and his deckhand “were checking all the

time on the sly” on the work being done during the build.

Stella di Mare has an 85-square-meter fly deck, 74-square-meter upper

Happy Cruising on

M/Y Stella di Mare By Claire Griffiths

Clockwise from top: salon, sun deck, stateroom,

bridge, and the salon facing the dining room


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