{"id":443,"date":"2025-11-06T14:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yachtersworld.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:43:53","slug":"neo-620-roma-460-competizione-first-look-two-new-stealthy-yachts-aiming-to-top-the-mini-maxi-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yachtersworld.com\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"Neo 620 Roma & 460 Competizione first look: Two new stealthy yachts aiming to top the mini-maxi market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neo Yachts launches two new models: the 620 flagship and the pure racer 460 Competizione.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The red bandit. This rocketship is the second Carkeek design for Italian carbon cognoscenti Neo Yachts.<\/p>\n

The Neo 620 is its new flagship, which will muscle into the competitive mini-maxi<\/a> arena. It\u2019s an evolution of the 570<\/a> we featured a couple of years ago (check out the video tour), and continues to sport Carkeek\u2019s distinctive chamfered topsides, which run into a reverse sheerline, a stealth bomber-style shape first seen on racing machines such as R\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

The 620 has various layout options, primarily adding a third heads compartment compared to its smaller sister, and providing the option for a convertible fourth cabin space, which can be used as a nav station, for dining or sleeping \u2013 all while keeping weight to a mere 13.5 tonnes (nearly half of which is ballast in a deep keel).<\/p>\n

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Making a point: the Carkeek-designed 620 Roma is Neo\u2019s new flagship model<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Neo manages this wizardry by building the 620 in prepreg carbon fibre, fitted with a high-modulus carbon rig. Cariboni hydraulics aid high-speed control, while it can sport a single or twin rudders, has space for a 3m tender, and includes 400lt tanks for both fuel and water.<\/p>\n

Founded by competitive sailor and sailmaker Paolo Semeraro, Neo has now built 30 custom or semi-custom high-performance yachts since 2018. The \u2018Roma\u2019 branding is Neo\u2019s fast cruising line, which reflects the possibility for the wood veneered interior to be removable. So these yachts suit those wanting to compete at high-level events with the lightest-weight boat, yet do so while protecting the timber finish and maintaining resale value.<\/p>\n

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Roberto and Luisa Lacorte are passionate sailors with enviable track records of yacht ownership, including Flying Nikka, the Mark Mills-designed\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n