On the surface, Versilcraft's latest launch – the Planet 120S Hard Top Long Range which has been named Choo Choo by her new Hong Kong owner – has much in common with the yard’s existing slightly smaller Planet 110/115 model.

Indeed, the hull, deck and superstructures of the new model emanate from the same basic tooling. Yet there are a few major differences with this new Versilcraft flagship that give a bit more distinction, not least a hard top option that does away with the raised pilothouse by enveloping the flying bridge, and the extra 3m (10') in the hull for guest accommodation.

However, the real surprises are to be found on the inside. For starters, move in through her double aft-deck doors and you're greeted by a simply enormous main saloon. It is not only the sheer size of this space — the length in particular — that makes one draw breath, but also the brightness of the décor.

Capezzano Pianore-based terrestrial architect and interior designer Angelo Neri is responsible for this first 120S. It's his first yacht, although one wouldn’t know it, as he makes such good use of the available space.

The main saloon is an amazingly light and airy environment, thanks not only to the large picture windows that stretch down both sides and the fact that there is little in the way of bulkheads to break views, but also from the sheer energy of the materials and textures chosen.

Neri's brief from the yacht's Hong Kong-based owner was to make her as light as he possibly could inside, and to keep it contemporary; nothing classic, nothing compressed.