March 19, 2024

Project: Custom Yacht C-Tender 44

Custom Yacht C-Tender line continues to grow this project for a 44 model, which takes inspiration from its slightly larger and C-Tender 53 sister. Unique and sinuous lines make this C Tender 44 a unique boat in its segment and is designed from the collaboration of Master Studio Design of Valentino E. Gabriele and Names of Francesco Rogantin.  C-Tender 44 is a full custom walk-around center-console sport cruiser with accommodation for four below deck, in a cabin to starboard, and a double berth, with the two cabins sharing a shower head.  C-Tender 44 is to be powered by twin Volvo engines from 370 up to 480hp with IPS pod drives.  Estimated top speeds start from 33 and go up to 39 knots with the larger engine option.  

March 18, 2024

New Model: Azimut Fly 72

The circle keeps on coming complete for Azimut with the new Fly 72 being the latest to take the Alberto Mancini design treatment outside.  The Azimut Fly 72 replaces the Righini designed 72 Flybridge which launched in 2015 after nearly eight years of production, and is also a new shaft propulsion yacht in its Fly line since 2018, which was the 55 Flybridge which debuted at Dusseldorf of that year.  As is usual to  Alberto Mancini for the Azimut Fly 72 he continues to show a sporty element in his designs, leaner and horizontal characterized clean lines, which further emphasize the sculptural tension that characterizes the Fly Series. Fabio Fantolino responsible for the interior on the other hand, renders the Fly 72 according to his distinctive style aimed at seeking perfect harmony between elegance, design and technique. The interiors are designed with a transversal stylistic approach, also evident in the choice of materials and shapes: wood combined with precious materials such as bronze and glossy lacquers, and shapes balanced between linearity and softness.  The Azimut Fly 72 also comes with a few options form the choice to make a 42 inch Lift TV on the flybridge, to the most important one of an Enclosed or Open galley on the main deck.  Down below the Azimut Fly 72 has a traditional four double cabins layout, with a master stateroom at midships, VIP suite forward, and two double cabins.  A crew cabin with two berths is located aft.  The Azimut Fly 72 is powered by two 1400hp Man engines with line shaft propulsion which give a cruise of 26 knots and reach a top speed up to 31 knots.  
Technical Data:
LOA - 22.57 m (74.1ft) with pulpit
Beam - 5.62 m
Draft - 1.82 m with props and full load
Displacement - 53.5 t full load
Fuel Capacity - 5200 l
Water Capacity - 1100 l
Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, two crew in one cabin
Engines - 2 x Man CR V12 1400hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - 31 knots max 26 cruise
Hull Shape - modified Vee with fifteen degrees deadrise aft
Construction - fiberglass with carbon fiber
Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, Fabio Fantolino interior, Pier Luigi Ausonio naval architect
Certification - CE A, NMMA

March 17, 2024

Damen Antalya Shipyard Fire

A fire developed at a Damen Yachting Shipyard hall located at the Antalya Free Zone, Turkey on Monday May 15, 2023.  The fire developed on one of the construction halls with local fire fighters responding to the call, and evacuation protocol going into operation.  No one was injured in the fire, with the hall also being void of any projects, even though this is reported to have sustained a huge amount of damage.  Damen Antalya is believed to have three support super yachts in build at this moment in Antalya.
Damen yachting shipyard Antalya is one of ten ship building facilities of the Dutch company founded in 1927 on the River Merwede.  The Antalya facility was bought in 2013, previously a site of Vitters and opening up as Damen Shipyards Antalya in 2015.  Damen Antalya is specialized in building supply vessels, and support super yachts from 35 to eighty meters.

Solemar New Web Site

Solemar presents its new World wide web site.  Solemar was founded in the eighties, with the company having an important growth in the noughties which will get it to being bought out by Arimar Group in 2007.  Arimar was founded in 1989 and was also a name with an important growth in the nineties and noughties, debuting with the production of life rafts and small tenders, to then enter rib production up to ten meters size, and to become the sole distributor of Furuno marine electronics for Italy by the early noughties.  Solemar on the other hand will go to focus on large medium sized ribs with important cabin accommodation inside, going on to launch the fourteen meter 44 Oceanic flagship in 2006, with a production which in that time was focused on ribs from six to fourteen meters, becoming a leader for cabin rib cruisers above eight meters in size.  In 2019 Lalizas Group buys Arimar Group including Solemar, who will sell to a group of Italian Investors from Bergamo.  Solemar new ownership has set an important plan in motion, and moves production to Nembro in Bergamo, with the first new models debuting in 2023.  Currently Solemar offers two SE and SX lines, and offers five models which start from the SX27 and go up to the SE39 which is still in project stages.  Solemar new website is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; About Us, The Range, Events, Dealers, Contacts, and News and Press.  

March 16, 2024

New Model: Ferretti Custom Line Navetta 38

The first Custom Line Navetta 38 superyacht touched the water for the first time on Wednesday January 31, at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona, during a ceremony attended by the owner family and the shipyard’s employees, who witnessed the launch of the first hull super yacht with great pride and satisfaction. Multiple features ensure that the owner and his family will have a unique cruising experience on board this superyacht, with sophisticated combinations of elegance and live-ability, timelessly classic style, immersive continuity between interiors and exteriors, and direct contact with the sea, not least thanks to the generous and versatile beach club. Replacing the Navetta 37 after seven years of production and fifteen hulls the Custom Line Navetta 38 was designed, engineered and built at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona and is the result of a joint design effort by the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Department and its Engineering Department as directed by Piero Ferrari. Ferretti's Custom Line Navetta 38 is a semi-custom yacht measuring over 38 meters in length with a displacement hull and a total volume of 299 gross tonnage characterized by innovative exterior and interior design and outstanding seagoing performance. The exterior styling is by Filippo Salvetti, while the interior design is by ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel. Custom Line Atelier provided vital interior design consulting, working in close contact with the owner to transform the yacht into a faithful portrait of his style preferences. A hymn to the values of quality, volume and comfort extending across four decks, the new Custom Line Navetta 38 has in fact been designed to maximize use of all the spaces available on its four decks. In more detail, it has a large master suite of over forty square meters on the main deck, with completely separated crew and guest flows to ensure maximum privacy. In addition to the master suite, Custom Line Navetta 38 has four guest cabins on the lower deck, accommodating a total of ten people on board and seven crew members, including the captain. The exterior design of Custom Line Navetta 38 is classic, timeless and clean, featuring essential and elegant sculptural lines enhanced by generous glazed surfaces and forming a harmonious blend of maritime tradition and stylish innovation. The yacht’s interiors are designed for maximum use of space, with optimum control of all volumes and functional exploitation of the entire available surface area to ensure flexibility. Natural light is amplified by huge floor-to-ceiling windows, creating stylish continuity between external and internal spaces and a feeling of perfect harmony with the marine environment.  Custom Line 38 is powered by twin Man 1400hp for a top speed up to fifteen knots, a cruise of twelve, and long range of 2800 nautical miles at ten knots.
Technical Data:
LOA - 38.76 m (127.2ft)
Hull Length - 38.6 m
Waterline Length - 33.8 m
Beam - 7.9 m
Draft - 2.27 m
Displacement - 200t unloaded, 241 t loaded, 299 gt*volume
Fuel Capacity - 34,000 l
Water Capacity - 4000 l
Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, seven crew in four cabins
Max Persons - twenty
Engines - 2 x Man V12CR 1400hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - fifteen knots max, twelve knots cruise, ten knots long range
Range - 2800 nautical miles at ten knots
Hull Shape - displacement
Project - Filippo Salvetti exterior, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel interior, Ferretti Group engineering

March 15, 2024

Project: AB Yachts 110 Sportfly

AB Yachts present the project for a new 110 Sportfly model, a 33 meter super sport yacht with sport bridge.  AB Yachts calls its new 110 as Tradition Revisited, a true claim for this model which will sit in between the 100 and 120 models, and offer a couple of novelties; the first of which is the forward looking wind-screen, and the second that of designer Marco Casamonti of Studio Archea from Florence first work for the Viareggio jet powered super sport yacht builder specialist.  The AB Yachts 110 will feature a four double cabins lower deck, with crew quarters forward, while on the main deck will be a very sociable open plan galley, dinning relax area.  The 110 will also feature AB Yachts latest stern design with a big sun-lounger looking aft, complimented by a spacious bathing platform, and is common with latest generation sport  yachts will also feature a sport bridge with aft and forward sun-pads, lounges, and wet bar.  The AB Yachts 110 Sportfly is to be powered by triple 2000hp Man engines with MJP jet drives for top speeds up to 55 knots and a cruise of 45.

March 14, 2024

New Model: Tornado 50SR

Tornado has during the 2023 Genoa boat show presented the new 50SR.  The new SR is the third and high performance version of the Tornado 50 which debuted in 2010, and was updated in 2018 with the S variant.  Unlike the 50S, the Tornado 50SR is powered by twin FPT 650hp engines with surface drives propulsion for top speeds up to 43 knots.  For the remaining the Tornado 50SR keeps the livability of the other Tornado Yachts 50 models offering a traditional Mediterranean layout cockpit deck with aft sun-pad, dinette and wet bar.  The lower deck in the 50SR is also unchanged with three double cabins; forward master, twin double cabins and L-shaped sofa in between the cabins.  The Tornado 50SR also did a test run in serious conditions by competing in the prologue of the Venezia-Montecarlo shortened race up to Rodi Garganico the past July, taking fifth place overall, but also placing first of the production boats competing.
Technical Data:
LOA - 16.20 m (53.1ft)
Beam - 4.36 m
Draft - 0.90 m ex props
Displacement - 14,500 kg dry, 19,000 kg loaded
Fuel Capacity - 1500 l
Water Capacity - 300 l
Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, plus two 
Engines - 2 x FPT 650hp
Propulsion - Jolly surface drives
Speed - 43 knots max 32 cruise
Project - Francesco Guida

March 13, 2024

Sport Cruiser Runs Aground in Kingsville

A nine meter sport cruiser with three people onboard started sinking in Lake Erie, near Kingsville, Ontario, on Sunday sixth September 2020.  The sport cruiser was cruising from Put-in-Bay to Vermillion, Ohio when into it's trip and running about two hundred meters offshore was pushed aground, and later partly sank, listing to its starboard side.  A call for assistance was made but the Coast Guard could not find the vessel with ultimately being the Kingsville Fire Department who rescued the occupants, with two of them needing treatment for undisclosed injuries.  The cause of the grounding are not reported with the boat being salvaged on Monday seventh September.
The boat in this grounding is a Canadian build Doral Prestancia 32, produced from 2006 to 12.  The Prestancia 32 followed leaner and sportier lines the Canadian boat builder started to introduce in noughties.  The Prestancia 32 came out as an evolution of the Prestancia 28, and ceased production when Doral went out of business in 2012.

Project: Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge

Whitehaven present the project for a new 7500 Flybridge model.  Elegant, and engineered to impress the Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge is every inch a covetable new-era motor yacht that takes the flybridge concept to the next level. Equally at home in open blue-water as a calm sunset anchorage, the 7500 Flybridge offers the perfect balance of engineering for performance and master craftsmanship for luxury aboard, with her striking external styling and hull glazing complimenting the spacious European-inspired décor and world-class finishes inside.  The Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge also comes with a European inspired cockpit design that delivers tender storage beneath in a garage, an abundance of entertaining space above and a seamless flow to the interior. This alfresco area comes complete with barbeque, sink, fridge/freezer as well as generous lounge/dining space.  The brilliantly designed saloon boasts a freestanding dining table for eight, lounge area, TV and large panoramic windows throughout. The exceptionally appointed aft galley, with full-size appliances, flows out to the spacious entertainer’s cockpit. Beautifully hewn timber stairs lead to the enclosed flybridge, a plush and high-tech skipper’s station, designed as an additional living and socializing space, complete with lounge and a pleasant aft deck with seating, table, sink and storage.  Below decks accommodation is equally impressive, with a four double cabins layout offering a full beam midships master stateroom.  The fourth cabin can be replaced with an additional storage or butler’s pantry, created specifically for the 7500 Flybridge and perfect for provisions and gear for long-range cruising.  The Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge is to be powered by twin Man 1650hp.

March 12, 2024

Herbert Dahm 1929 - 2024

Herbert Dahm left for the better World on Sunday eighteen February, just a few weeks shy of his 95th birthday in his home-town of Dusseldorf. Herbert Dahm began his storied yachting career by accident. Following World War II Herbert Dahm started by selling electronics, including radios, and later developed financial software. Sailing was a passion during his free time, however, and by the sixties, he yearned to cruise the world, and set out to find a suitable sail-yacht in 1967, choosing the Dutch shipyard Jongert. Although he didn’t end up sailing the globe, Dahm found something else, spending the next three decades as the builder’s marketing and sales representative. It simultaneously led to him building five Jongerts for his own use. The most famous of his Jongert's was s/y Inspiration from 1985, which then became Jongert's successful 2200s semi-series, and which he ultimately owned till 2020.  Designed by Ron Holland the first 2200s had a few revolutions from a transom garage with a hydraulically lowering hatch that became a swim platform, and a custom bilge tunnel stowing her racing sails, preserving the interior while permitting quick access to them when wanted. Arguably, Inspiration was the first cruiser-racer in her size range, a novel concept at the time. Even as a sailor, though, Dahm loved motoryachts, too, taking delivery of Benetti's Classic 115 My Way in 2000. The international yachting community became accustomed to seeing Dahm attend yacht shows with his Benetti and her unusual tender, True Love. True Love was a Jongert, stowing on the sundeck. Dahm further had a four-decade run as the owner of Dahm International. Under his leadership, the company expanded beyond Germany into Monaco and Spain. Additionally, it added services such as yacht management and refit management to its roster. Although he sold the business in the late 1990s, he stepped back into it in 2006 to better serve clients, selling it again in 2014, at age 85, staying on as honorary president. He finally retired for good just last year, making the announcement during the Düsseldorf boat show in 2023, a show he co-founded in 1969.  In his last parts of his life Herbart Dahm primarily took care of the “Momentum Spa”, a wellness facility in Golzheim, Dusseldorf.