Floating Life has signed an agreement with CCN (a Baglietto Group division) for the building of an all-new 42-metre displacement yacht, Dream 42. The announcement came during an event in Carrara, Italy, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of Floating Life. Work is scheduled to start on Dream 42 in December 2022. 
The Dream 42 yacht is said to have the “right characteristics to become the first yacht in the new Fraction Ownership or Time Sharing programme; in which Floating Life already developed in-depth knowledge, thanks to 16 years of managing Ocean yachts.”
“Floating Life is extremely proud to announce this synergy during an extremely positive time for business that coincides with the celebration of its 20th year in the yachting business,” Filippo Rossi, CCO of Floating Life, commented. “Floating Life and CCN are two companies of excellence in the sector and being able to offer our clients this yard’s quality construction is not just a source of great pride to us, but also underscores once again our focus on offering owners products and services of a consistently high standard.”
Much like the FL38, FL42 and FL47 from the fully-customisable FL Anniversary Series presented at the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show, the Dream 42 yacht will feature a technical platform that has been designed by Andrea Pezzini in collaboration with the Satura Studio. ZeroTredici has once again been enlisted for the naval architecture of her hull.
“We are delighted to have been given this opportunity,” Fabio Ermetto, CCO of Baglietto, said. “It is allowing us to re-evaluate the CCN brand, which is an integral part of the Baglietto Group, and devote it to hugely significant, special and unique projects such as this one for Floating Life.” 
“We are extremely satisfied to be celebrating 20 years in business with this new collaboration which reflects very well on us, and also provides further confirmation of our presence on the market,” Andrea Pezzini, CEO of Floating Life, added. “It is something of a finish line for us because it is the result of previous, very fruitful, collaborations. At the same time, however, it is also a starting point because it means we share the same vision of the future.”
The Dream 42 yacht has an innovative under lower deck where the engine is located, freeing up space in the guest staterooms on the lower deck and creating a corridor that connects the area to the beach club. Moving the engine room has the added benefit of improved stability, as all the weight is now on the lower level of the hull.
Another unique feature of Dream 42 is that she has an impressive six separate outdoor areas, both forward and aft and on different decks. As the yacht Dream 42 can welcome as many as 12 guests, it means that if six couples were onboard they are each graced with privacy – an ideal feature if she was placed on the charter market. 
“We call this yacht Dream 42 because we believe it’s every owner’s dream come true,” Pezzini continued. “If you compare Dream to Pearl and Emerald from the Ocean series (launched in 2010 and designed by Lord Norman Foster), you will see a whole slew of improvements to the way liveable space is used and how privacy is guaranteed. This is because Dream 42 is the fruit of a constant focus on onboard life, the requirements and all the details that make up what owners want.”
Floating Life has had three owners sign up for the Fraction Ownership programme offered onboard the yacht Dream 42 already, and contracts are under negotiations with further clients.