<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/south-america/" rel="tag">South America</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img alt="Intermarine 55 by BMW DesignworksUSA" src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/web630-bmw-intermarine55.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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	Intermarine 55 by BMW DesignworksUSA - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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Head down to the local yacht club and you're likely to see as many <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw">BMWs</a> in the parking lot as anything else. It's not that Bimmers are any more nautical than any other automobile, but they seem to attract the same sort of clientele that are drawn to the open water - and they have the means to get there. But over the past few years, the company's design house has been bridging that gap by dabbling its proverbial toes in the waters of naval architecture (read: boat design).<br />
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Following their partnership with the Bavaria shipyard (which has yielded both <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/28/bavarias-new-flagship-cruiser-55-sailboat-by-bmw-designworksus/">sail</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/bmw-designworksusa-pens-bavaria-deep-blue-46-motoryacht/">power boats</a> styled by BMW's pens), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+designworksusa/">BMW DesignworksUSA</a> has teamed up with Brazilian company Intermarine to launch a new 57-foot cockpit motoryacht.<br />
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BMW Designworks USA focused their design of the Intermarine 55 on creating an open environment, emphasizing big windows to let the sunshine in and the occupants see out, as well as an open-plan interior and plenty of deck space for enjoying the good life on the water. Similar to other vessels of this size, the Intermarine 55 features three cabins, two bathrooms and a large salon.<br />
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The Intermarine 55 also highlights the expanding business which the German automaker's American design studio has pursued in Brazil and across South America, most notably in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/20/bmw-teams-up-with-embraer-to-trim-out-corporate-jets/">designing Embraer's business jet cabins,</a> but also branching into a wide variety of disciplines, from medical equipment and metal hardware to computers and cameras. Follow the jump to read all about it, and check it the high-resolution images in the gallery below.<br />
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<div><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa">Intermarine 55 by BMW DesignworksUSA</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p90072332_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p90072331_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p90072330_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p90072329_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/intermarine-55-by-bmw-designworksusa/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p90072328_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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