Ferretti Group CEO Alberto Galassi is a self-confessed contemporary art addict. “All my yachts have art on board, as it’s my passion,” he says, giving a nod to the Salvatore Mangione painting hanging on the wall behind him.
We’re sitting in the main salon aboard the 127-foot (38.8-meter) Telli, the first hull of Custom Line’s Navetta 38, which Galassi took delivery of in May. Named after his wife of 26 years, Antonella, the yacht showcases her flair for interior style.
“She has good taste,” he says. “There are five shades of brown and beige in the throw pillows, but otherwise this is a boat with no color, only white and gray. All the color comes from the artwork.”
The yacht is in Venice, Italy, for the annual boat show, where…