Four Boats Wrecked by Fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth

Four boats of about ten meters length were wrecked in a fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour, to the North of Perth, West of Australia on 22:35 of Saturday fourteen February.  Department of Fire and Emergency Services from Duncraig Fire Station with thirty fire fighters responded to the blaze which took till 02:00 morning time to control.  A boater who sounded the alarm also tended to the fire before the fire fighters arrived but to no avail.  The fire was reported starting on a boat, and then spread to the other three boats.  Department of Transportation has now been advised for the clean up of the area and pollution response to the sunk boats.  No one was injured in the fire as the boats had no one onboard.

This is the second blaze at Hillarys Boat Harbour in just over four months when a twenty meter Fairline sport yacht was wrecked by fire on the morning of 27 September.

Aft Cabin Cruiser Ends Aground Near Cape May, New Jersey

A fourteen meter aft cabin cruiser ended aground at the CM Canal, near Cape May, New Jersey on the night of Tuesday fifteen July.  The cabin cruiser was assisted by Sea Tow Cape May who shared the story on its Facebook page.  Sea Tow ungrounded the yacht and then towed it at a marina for inspection.  Reason for ground was reported to passing the wrong side of buoy marker. 

The aft cabin cruiser in this accident is a Gulfstar 49 Motor Yacht as produced from 1984 to 1987.  The Gulfstar 49 Motor Yacht was a replacement and evolution of the 48 Motor Yacht.

Project: Sea Ray SLX 360 Outboard

Sea Ray present the SLX 360 Outboard project, a replacement to the second generation SLX 350 which arrived in 2021.  The SLX series of bow-riders which debuted in 2014 with the first generation SLX 350 has become Sea Ray main focus in recent years, with the range today offering a total eleven models, with five platforms.  The Sea Ray SLX 360 is a bow-rider sport cruiser, with a cuddy cabin forward, this offering a U-shaped settee which extends and converts to a double Vee berth for two persons.  A separate wet-head is located to starboard.  Unlike the replacing SLX 350 the SLX 360 cabin has one central entrance, with the head integrated into the cabin.  The Sea Ray SLX 360 comes with drop down balcony to starboard, with bow to stern accommodation.  The main deck offers an aft sun-pad which is followed by an L-shaped lounger, opposite wet-bar with grill, helm station to starboard with corresponding companionway settee to port, and a fore-deck with opposite settees which transforms to a sun-pad.  The Sea Ray SLX 360 is powered by triple Mercury 300hp outboards, and or optional 425hp. 

www.searay.com

Sea Ray Cruiser Partly Sinks in Central New Jersey

A ten meter Sea Ray sport cruiser partly sank after it's boat lift failed in New Jersey, on Monday 23 September.  Sea Tow Central New Jersey who shared the story on its Facebook page, assisted the boat, first by removing the water, then floating it, and then towing it to Key Harbor Marina for an emergency haul out.  The Sea Ray sport cruiser partly sank because of the failure of the floating boat lift which pushed it's stern in the water.

The Sea Ray in this accident is a second generation SLX 350 as produced since 2021.  The SLX 350 mark. II was a replacement to the first generation SLX 350, which debuted Sea Ray SLX range in 2014.

Lazzara Yachts New Web Site

Lazzara presents its new world wide web showroom.  Lazzara Yachts was founded in 1990, though in reality the Lazzara family boat building story starts much more before the nineties. The family Lazzara boat building experience starts in 1955, when Vince Lazzara constructs the biggest fiberglass boat of the time, a forty foot sailing yacht for himself.  After this in 1960 he starts Columbia Yachts which in 1967 he will sell, and a few years later will move to Florida and in 1970 founds Gulfstar Yachts which Lazzara will sell in 1989.  The next step for Lazzara will be to start building motor yachts with the family name, launching the Lazzara brand in 1990 and debuting with the 76 model in 1992.  In January 2015 following financial difficulties Lazzara will sell to the Avanti Group, consisting of private investor Geoff Bond and third-generation family members Joe and Steve Lazzara, moving to a new location in Tampa, Florida.  In 2018 Lazzara is sold again to Euro Marine Group of Georgian businessman Irakli Aslanishvili with offices in Fort Lauderdale and yacht building operations located in the Antalya Free Zone in Turkey.  Today Lazzara Yachts produces twelve yachts from the LSX 67 to the still in project LMY 165 divided into five series; LSX Series, LSY Series, LMY Series, UHV Series, and LPC Series.  Lazzara new website takes you around with the following buttons; Home, LSX Series, LSY Series, LMY Series, UHV Series, LPC Series, News, and More.  Lazzara is also present on social media with bottom page links taking you to its; Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, and You Tube pages.

www.lazzarayachts.com

Production History;

76 1992-2002 (48)

80 E 1998-2001 (19)

94 1999-2001 (4)

106 2002-06 (5)

80 2003-05 (20)

110 SL 2005-07 (4)

68 Motor Yacht 2005-09

84 Motor Yacht 2006-09 (13)

74 Motor Yacht 2006-10

LSX 75 2006-10

116 2007-08 (2)

LSX 92 2009-13 (6)

LSX 78 Fly 2010- *LSX 75 Fly project

76 Breeze 2011- *LMC 75 project

LSX 64 2012-

2015 Avanti Group ownership

2018 Euro Marine Group ownership

LSX 67 2022- *LSX 65 project

UHV 90 2022- *UHV 87 project

LPC 300 2025- 

Lazzara debut with the 76 model in 1992

Project: Baglietto T54

Baglietto announce the T54 project, with the first hull currently ongoing outfitting for launch in 2027, and second hull starting construction for a 2028 delivery.  Designed by since 2000 Baglietto designer Francesco Paszkowski the T54 is a replacement to the T52 which since 2023, has been delivered in nine hulls, making it the most sold Baglietto above fifty meters to date.  With this success for the T52 it is natural for the Baglietto T54 to be it's natural evolution, adding more space aft for a larger beach club area around the infinity pool, and an expanded master stateroom located forward of the main deck.  Other interesting features of the Baglietto T54 are that despite its length increase, it will still remain a sub five hundred gross tonnage super yacht. The Baglietto T54 is to be powered by twin Cat engines for top speeds up to sixteen knots.

www.baglietto.com

New Model: Azimut Seadeck 9

Some projects can be born anywhere, others, due to their complexity, vision, and ambition, can only exist in one place.  Seadeck 9 belongs to the latter category and to the Azimut shipyard in Avigliana. This is where strategic craftsmanship, manufacturing, and cutting-edge technology converge in excellence. At 26 meters, the flagship of the Seadeck Series is a tangible expression of the site’s genius loci, the perfect union between craftsmanship and industry. An expertise developed over the years is supported by a €50 million investment plan, launched in 2023, which has redesigned spaces, processes, and production flows, enabling the construction of yachts up to 27 meters. With exteriors by Alberto Mancini and interiors by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez the Azimut Seadeck 9 is the most mature expression of the Series’ promise: back to nature. The Fun Island opens like a stage on the water: terraces extend across three levels, a pool reflects the sky, and the platform descends to embrace the sea. A 60-square-meter area designed to be experienced and shared. At the stern, the concept of “lifestyle” reclaims its true meaning: a space that cannot be imagined as anything other than vibrant. The interiors embody the same philosophy. Each space interprets the principles of Conscious Design by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez: empathetic spaces where beauty and well-being reinforce each other. Thun & Rodriguez create a simple and elegant language cantered on the relationship between people and the environment. The large, floor-to-ceiling windows and natural light deliver on the back-to-nature promise even inside, thanks to an architecture that becomes alive and sensorial, transforming with the sea. Continuing the sustainability journey already underway with the Series, the Seadeck 9 is ready to install the Volvo Penta hybrid propulsion system, confirming an approach that integrates technological innovation and environmental consciousness. The first Seadeck 9, which is the first of four reported under construction will be delivered to her owner in the summer of 2026 and will World debut at the 2026 Cannes Yachting Festival.

Technical Data:

LOA - 25.60 m (84ft)

Hull Length - 23.3 m

Beam - 6.30 m

Draft - 1.15 m ex, drives

Displacement - 73.6 t

Fuel Capacity - 6000 l

Water Capacity - 1500 l

Max Persons - eighteen

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, or ten guests in five cabins, two crew in 1 cabin

Engines - 3 x Volvo D13 900hp, optional D13 1000hp

Propulsion - triple Volvo IPS forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - thirty knots max

Construction - fiberglass with carbon fibre

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, NAMES hull shape, Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez interior

Certification - ISO 8666 data

www.azimutyachts.com

competition = Bluegame BGX83

William Nocker 1965 - 2012

William Nocker, aged 47 years old of Cheltenham, died after the powerboat Class 1 powerboat Welmax no.9 flipped on the water during the first Gabon Grand Prix on Friday thirteen July. His co-driver, Norwegian Kurt Olsen, also suffered critical injuries in the collision and was recovered in intensive care.  Nocker and Olsen were helming the Welmax no.9 catamaran powerboat of Welmax Offshore Racing Team, when this flipped at 104 knots following the hitting of a double wave.  A long coming powerboat racer William Nocker had previously competed in the Honda 225 UK championship, with stints in the Powerboat P1 endurance class, and entered Class 1 when he joined Welmax in August 2011 before the Italian Grand Prix.  Nocker was returning to the sport following a five-year suspension after he was found guilty of tampering with a competitor's fuel supply. A tribunal upheld charges of gross misconduct and unsportsmanlike behaviour against Nocker and fellow racer Rob Lister. Water had allegedly been poured into the tank of a rival boat during the Liverpool Powerboat Grand Prix Honda Formula Four-Stroke Series in 2006.

Project: ISA Yachts GTO 70

ISA Yachts presents the GTO 70 project, its smallest build to date and the second GTO line project. Unlike the GTO 100 which was designed by Marco Casali the GTO 70 is developed by a new collaboration with Galeazzi Design, which penned both the exterior and interior lines.  For the ISA GTO 70 Galeazzi presents a contemporary interpretation of a luxury Mediterranean speed sport yacht with an aggressive and functional design language, subdued to performance with an open hard-top design.  Compact, lightweight and radically geared toward speed, the ISA GTO 70 is not an exercise in style but an advanced engineering platform. The ultra-high-performance planning hull, developed by the ISA Yachts naval engineering team through in-depth computational fluid dynamics studies, is optimized to ensure stability, efficiency and precise handling even at top speeds.  The ISA Yachts GTO 70 offers a traditional Mediterranean open yacht layout with a cockpit offering a central sun-pad aft, C-shaped dinette to starboard, Summer galley to port, and dual helmsman seats seats to starboard and identical companionway seats to port.  The lower deck offers a three double cabins layout, with an owner stateroom at midships.  A separate galley with adjacent two berth crew cabin is located to starboard.  The ISA GTO 70 is to be powered by twin MAN 1800hp, but propulsion is not advised but with declared top speeds up to 55 knots, I'd imagine this to be surface drives.  

www.isayachts.com

Two Boats End Aground in Iron Cove, Sydney

Two cruisers of ten meters in length ended aground at Iron Cove, in Drummoyne, to the West of Sydney on the early hours of Friday seventeen January 2025. Strong winds which were reported to reaching wind speeds up Beaufort Force Eight caused the grounding as the boats broke their swing mooring.  Low tide also made the situation a bit more difficult.  A salvage by Aus Coastal Diving and Marine was organized the following day, with no injuries reported from the accident, although the boat will need some repairs.

The boats in this accident are a Greenline 33 Yacht as produced from 2008 to 2022 on the rocks to the right of the picture, and a Bayliner 3688 Motor Yacht as produced from 1992 to 1994.