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When you come aboard a ship of the RJ class

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there are several things that surprise and amaze you.

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I have a very clear memory of the shipowners

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that came aboard during

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the Cannes and Monaco yachting shows

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and I can guarantee that

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the most common comment made, 

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that actually captures the way things are

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had to do with the sense of harmony

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between two worlds that the ship embodies.

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 There’s no outside that collides with an inside

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rather, there’s an outside that merges into the inside

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and vice versa, and stepping into the ship

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the 19 different materials that were used

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in an area like the Saloon will ease you

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into this kind of experience.

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Outside there’s a staggering number of details

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of quality, of sturdiness

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aluminium finely worked

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 even in those areas that you would not

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see unless you specifically wanted to

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a wealth of detail.

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Hatches, hinges, doors,

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made from solid aluminium

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instead of the usual sheet aluminium

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all these details fuse together

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into a single, clear message

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 one that will remain with you 

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even once you get off the ship

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quality, solidity.

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You step inside and find this elegance

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that merges perfectly with the style

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of the exteriors

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an elegance that is also full of quality

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solidity, substance

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robust doors weighing 40 kilos 

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with piston-assisted movement, with a flap

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coming down as they close

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thanks to a sensor

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making the acoustic effect exceptionally smooth.

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Style, shape, and function come constantly

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into play, they are sort of antagonists of each other

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but instead we managed, also thanks to Francesco,

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to turn it into a wonderful, harmonic balance.

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I had never seen so beautiful an Explorer. 

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The shipowner of the RJ class,

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he is also a very well-defined type

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as was the case for the Darwin class.

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And me, if I had to come up with an image

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 to depict this ship with the owner on board

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what would come to my mind is

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the ship moored in Ushuaia,

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 with the Italian ambassador who comes aboard

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to greet the shipowner and his family

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to welcome them in an area

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so far away from the usual yachting routes. 

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And so, this union of exploration

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and the roughest ocean,

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 with great class, great style

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with the romantic idea of this ambassador

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to a desolate land that comes to meet

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exquisitely dressed, the shipowner.

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See, that is more or less

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what comes to my mind with the RJ class.

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It’s a ship that I find extremely fascinating

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It’s one of the most fascinating ships on the market

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because it’s such a complex balance of elements

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every time I look, the composition seems to change, 

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but it retains this perfection, this harmony.

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I believe, this is in fact something that 

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maybe won’t be noticed immediately

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but once you get to understand it,

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once you manage to understand the language

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this is something truly unique in the yachting sector.