Absolute Yachts for Sale
Absolute Yachts builds flybridge, Navetta and Coupé motoryachts from 47 to 75 feet in Podenzano, near Piacenza in northern Italy. Every current model runs on Volvo Penta IPS. The company has had its own North American arm since 2017.
A young yard with old roots
Absolute traces its roots to 1967, when Angelo Gobbi founded Cantieri Nautici Gobbi, one of the Italian builders that took up fiberglass early. Absolute itself was founded in 2002 by Sergio Maggi and Marcello Bè, and its first boats, the Absolute 25 and 45, came out in 2003. Gobbi joined in 2006 while the company was getting a bigger yard ready.
That yard opened in 2008, just as the financial crisis hit. The company kept investing and built up its Fly range. The first Navetta, a roomier, slower cruising design, came in 2014, and the Coupé range in 2021. Absolute says it handles design, engineering and building in-house on a 65,000-square-meter site, and it tests boats in a closed-loop basin.
The 52 Fly
The current 52 Fly made its debut at the 2023 Miami show and shares only the name with the 2017 model. It's 16.76 m (54 feet 9 inches) long with a 4.67 m beam. It carries 1,800 liters of fuel and 650 of water and is rated CE category B for 14 people. Power is twin Volvo Penta D8-IPS800s at 600 hp each. The layout is a full-beam master forward, a midship VIP, a twin cabin that converts to a double, and crew quarters.
Boat Review magazine's sea trial found the hull planed by 10 or 11 knots without squatting at the stern. At 2,400 rpm it ran 17.5 knots burning 158 liters an hour, and it topped out at 28.3 knots at 3,000 rpm and 244 liters an hour. It held course well and crossed its own wake without slamming. YachtBuyer praised the interior space and listed IPS only and a VIP without its own bathroom as drawbacks. It put the base price at €1.34 million before VAT.
The Fly range also includes 47, 56, 60 and 70-foot models.
What they cost
Most used 52 Flys are in Europe. In late 2026 YachtWorld showed 2018 boats at €759,000 in Pula, Croatia, and €850,000 in Marmaris, Turkey, and 2019 boats at €995,000 with VAT paid on the French Riviera. One of the 2019s showed 180 engine hours.
Buying checks for an Absolute
Know the generation. The 2017 and 2023 52 Flys are different boats with different hulls. Don't price one against the other.
Get IPS service history. Every Absolute uses Volvo Penta pods. Ask for dealer records on the drives, the joystick and the anodes, and have a Volvo-certified tech inspect them.
Settle VAT and import before an offer. Ask whether VAT is paid, and price shipping, US duty and documentation for a European boat.
Check US support. Absolute of Americas has handled North America since 2017. Find out which dealer near you services the brand.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are Absolute yachts built?
In Podenzano, near Piacenza, Italy.
When was Absolute Yachts founded?
In 2002, by Sergio Maggi and Marcello Bè. Its roots go back to Angelo Gobbi's yard, founded in 1967.
How fast is the Absolute 52 Fly?
Boat Review magazine measured 28.3 knots with twin Volvo Penta IPS800s.
What does a used Absolute 52 Fly cost?
Late-2026 European listings for 2018 and 2019 boats ran from about €759,000 to €995,000.
Sources
- https://www.absoluteyachts.com/en/about-absolute/
- https://www.absoluteyachts.com/en/the-company-en/
- https://www.absoluteyachts.com/en/yacht/52-fly/
- https://www.boatreviewmagazine.com/motor-boat-tests/absolute-52-fly/
- https://www.yachtbuyer.com/en/reviews/absolute-52-fly-2022
- https://nl.yachtworld.com/jacht/2018-absolute-52-fly-10106066/
- https://www.yachtworld.de/yacht/2019-absolute-52-fly-9896466/