Eight People Saved from Sinking Motor Yacht Near Bridgehaven

Eight people where saved after a twenty meters motor yacht titled Silver Lining started sinking near Hood Canal, Bridgehaven, Squarnish Harbor area at about 15:30 hours of Tuesday 23 July 2019.  The motor yacht is reported to have hit a submerged object, with the crew and guests making a Coast Guard distress call and then getting off the yacht with its tender.  The yacht which remained partially sank had about one thousand liters of diesel fuel and forty liters of oil, reported a small oil spill.  TowboatUS and Global Diving and Salvage were hired to salvage the yacht, with an operation of towing to shallow water starting first at 19:30 hours of the same evening, with a refloating planned for the following day.

Silver Lining is a 1997 Pacific Mariner 65 Motor Yacht, the first hull and model of the Washington state yacht builder which was produced up to 2008 in 62 units.  Pacific Mariner will subsequently release it's second 85 model in 2004 produced till 2014 in 25 units.  Pacific Mariner was founded in 1996 by Jack Edson and John Seabeck selling it in 1999 to Westport, with the super yacht builder moving production to its own facilities in 2009, and stopping the brand in 2014.

Project: Cantiere Delle Marche Deep Blue 115

Cantiere delle Marche has sold and starting construction of its first Deep Blue 115 model. The Deep Blue 115, designed by Horacio Bozzo stands as a remarkable successor to her predecessor, the 43m Acala, whose acclaim at prestigious events like the Cannes and Monaco yacht shows, along with her recognition at the World Superyacht Award, paved the way for her evolution into the successful Deep Blue series and it becoming the 141 model. With a robust steel hull, boasting a gross tonnage of 299, the Deep Blue 115 mirrors Acala in both character and amenities. At 35 meters in length with a beam of over seven meters, Deep Blue 115 is to be powered by twin Caterpillar 715hp each, a very modest power which aims to give low fuel consumption and a remarkable range. Axis Group Yacht Design has been entrusted to develop both naval architecture and engineering of the yacht. Cantiere delle Marche Deep Blue 115 offers accommodation for ten guests in five cabins, with the owner stateroom on the main deck forward and four guest suites on the Lower deck. A crew of seven will take care of managing the yacht and attending to the guests’ welfare. The Deep Blue 115 has a traditional layout with two salons, on the main and upper deck, a large galley on the Main deck, guest accommodations on the Lower deck, and plenty of outdoor areas on all decks. Among the yacht’s main features worth mentioning is the large swimming pool on the main deck aft with a tank to store the treated water while underway, a tender garage opening on the port side, openable sliding doors equipped with pneumatic gasketing on both sides of the main salon, a foldable terrace to starboard next to the dining area. Insulation to lower both the already exceptional noise and vibration levels has been improved to grant an incredible comfort and speech privacy in most interior areas. The whole AV/IT systems of the Deep Blue 115 are to be engineered by Videoworks: another yachting excellence from the Marche region, while the interior, envisioned by Giorgio M. Cassetta, promises to captivate and enchant with a subtle elegance made of silent details.

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Sea Ray Boat with Two Persons One Dog Ends Aground in Chesapeake

A classic nine meter Sea Ray boat with two persons onboard ended aground in the shallows of Tydings Parks, upper Chesapeake Bay when it broke anchor in heavy wind and rain on Sunday tenth December.  The Sea Ray boat and the two persons; Sarah Rae and her partner Bella Eldridge and Lily dog where ultimately stuck in the shallows for two days running out of energy, food, and medications with a rescue mission impossible to do by TowBoatUS cause of low tide.  This rescue mission ultimately fell in the hands of the Department of Natural Resources who hired Susquehanna Hose Company which on Tuesday twelfth December evening saved the two boaters and their dog with Air Boat Five.  Thanks to the heavy rain and high tide the classic Sea Ray will also be saved by Argentino Marine Sales and Service, and TowBoatUS Chesapeake Bay on Tuesday nineteen December.

The classic Sea Ray in this grounding is an SRV 300 Sedan Bridge model as produced from 1976 up to 1982 with the model replaced by the slightly larger 340 Sedan Bridge in 1983. The Sea Ray SRV 300 platform debuted in 1975 and was offered in five other model variants up to 1982.

New Model: Duchy Sport 11.2m

Part of the Cockwells Group, Duchy Motor Launches are an interesting British brand offering traditional looking cruisers and yachts from six to eighteen meters in length, who with this new Sport model debut into the sport cruiser segment and its first planning hull, courtesy of designer Andrew Wolstenholme.  Debuting in 2023 the eleven meters Duchy Sport actually started out as a custom order from a customer, with Cockswell then deciding to offer the model as an off the shelf production made.  A clever move considering the success this type of sport cruisers are enjoying in the current market, and also because the Duchy Sport is a kind of a unique offer, more sport cruiser looking but with walk around amenities.  The Duchy Sport accommodation is about it's exterior, with a twin sun-pad aft central corridor welcoming you aboard, L-shaped dinette, triple seat helm console, with two steps up leading to the bulwark protected walkaround side decks, which features a sun-pad on top of the cabin roof.  A door to starboard of the helm station leads to the cabin area, which offers accommodation for two from a V-shaped dinette forward which transforms to a double berth, and a shower head to port side.  The Duchy Sport is powered by twin Yanmar 370hp with stern drive propulsion which give a top speed up to 42 knots and a cruise of thirty knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.20 m (36.7ft)

Waterline Length - 10.2 m

Beam - 3.20 m

Draft - 0.57 m ex. drives and propellers

Displacement - seven tons medium load

Fuel Capacity - 800 l

Water Capacity - 

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x Yanmar 8LV 370hp

Propulsion - Yanmar stern drives

Speed - 42 knots max thirty cruise

Range - 300 nautical miles at cruise

Project - Andrew Wolstenholme

www.cockwells.co.uk

Prestige Yacht Ends Aground in Cayman Brac

 

A nineteen meter Prestige yacht ended beached on the West end of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands on the night between Friday to Saturday thirteen April.  A night of strong winds broke the swing mooring with the Prestige Yacht ending up beached. According to the photos and reports the yacht did try to deploy the anchor, but probably no time as the swing mooring was only located about two hundred meters away from the beach.  The Prestige yacht was rescued a week later, with reports of shafts and P-brackets hull puncturing damage coming from the beaching. 

The Prestige in this beaching is a 620 Flybridge model as produced from 2012 to 2015.  Coming from a design of ever standing Prestige designer Garroni, the 620 was Prestige flagship at launch.  The Prestige came out as replacement to the 60 model, and was replaced by the 630 in 2016.  Prestige also offered the 620 S, similar in many things but with a smaller sportier sport bridge up top.

Project: Aquila 50 Yacht

Aquila announces the project for the new 50 Yacht model, set to debut in the fall of 2024.  With the 50 Yacht Aquila introduce an all-new "Explorer" aesthetic, with a commanding high freeboard that sets it apart from the other Aquila smaller and larger Yachts range models.  This mew Aquila explorer aesthetic is very recognizable thanks to the stepped ship at center yacht which elevates the bow.  The Aquila 50 Yacht will feature an expansive new flybridge design, enhanced by an optional retractable sunshade. The Aquila 50 Yacht will feature a standard with a three double cabins interior plus an utility room, with a master suite forward making use of all the seven meters plus of beam of the power catamaran.  Aquila will also offer a four double cabins arrangement plus a crew cabin layout.  The Aquila 50 Yacht is to be powered by twin 480hp Volvo engines with line shaft propulsion for top speeds up to 22 knots and a cruise of eighteen. 

www.aquilaboats.com

Five People Saved After Boat Collides in Lake Superior Break Wall

Five people where saved after a ten meter Carver aft cabin flybridge cruiser titled The Lost Anchor collided into the Minnesota side break wall in Lake Superior and sank on 22:50 hours of Tuesday ninth August 2022.  The Duluth Fire Department and St. Louis County Rescue responded to the call to save the five persons and one dog.  With the collision the Carver cruiser opened a hull breach and started sinking and was ultimately beached on the rocks inside the break wall. The Carver cruiser was salvaged with a crane the following day.

The Carver cruiser in this break wall collision is a 36 Aft Cabin as produced from 1990 to 92.  The Carver 36 Aft Cabin came out as replacement to the eight year produced 3607 Aft Cabin, evolving with little design improvements into the 370 Aft Cabin in 1993, and then replaced by the 355 Motor Yacht with sloop stern in the fall of 1995.  Medium sized aft cabin cruisers was a successful segment for Carver in the eighties and nineties.

New Model: Beneteau Swift Trawler 48

Beneteau presents the new Swift Trawler 48, an explorer flybridge cruiser which focuses on practical easy living and circulation and is built to seek new horizons. An evolution of the Swift Trawler 47 which launched in 2018, the 48 is mid-range explorer cruiser with a stylish profile which features the new stainless framed teak slat fashion plates, as featured on the Grand Trawler 62. Designed by Beneteau's Andreani the Swift Trawler 48 offers an aft cockpit which can fit a folding table and two directors chairs which together with the large bench seat maximizes the indoor to outdoor living space. The transom double gate opens onto a large swim platform with an optional hydraulic lifting system. A twenty squared meters flybridge adds more open air spaces for panoramic views. The flybridge offers dual seat with transform backrests either side of the pilot seat which allow plentiful forward facing seating during passage making or join with the dinette aft to eat and relax with a large dining table and a wet-bar. On the foredeck the optional sun-pad with lift up sections creates forward seating.  The Swift Trawler 48 also features an asymmetrical deck layout giving a wide and well-protected starboard side-deck. Andreani revisited the interior design and layout in the Swift Trawler 48, with an entrance inside with a main deck with an astern large fully-equipped L-shaped galley.  Forward of the galley is a spacious raised U-shaped dinette providing seating for up to eight with great views all around. To starboard is the helm station with an adjacent side door for easy docking and more air circulation. In the lower accommodation, the forward owner’s cabin features a double berth and plenty of storage, with an en-suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle to starboard. The port guest cabin has two single berths with an infill to transform into a double berth. This cabin also features an en-suite door to the portside day head. The starboard guest cabin has two portlights, a transverse double berth and a double door wardrobe that is large enough to take an optional washer/dryer in the base. The Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 is powered by twin Cummins 380hp, and or optional 425hp as optional.

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.74 m (48.4ft)

Beam - 4.5 m

Draft - 1.15 m

Displacement - 12200kg unloaded

Fuel Capacity - 1930 l

Water Capacity - 640 l

Accommodation - six guests in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSB 6.7l 380hp, QSB 6.7l optional 425hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 23 knots max 18 cruise, nine knots long range with 380s, 26 knots max with 425w

Range - 380 nm at 18 knots, 650 nm at 9 knots with 380s

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Construction - sandwich construction with counter molding, balsa core in super structure

Project - Andreani exterior and interior, MiCad naval architecture

Certification - CE B14/C16/D16

www.beneteau.com

Classic Wellcraft Beaches in Haulover Beach

A classic seven meter Wellcraft cabin cruiser with three persons onboard ended Beached at Haulover Beach, Florida on Sunday fourteen April.  The whole event was filmed by Wavy Boats, from the boat going out of Haulover Inlet into moderate to rough seas with winds of fifteen knots and wave height of about one meter, to it having engine problems, the beaching, and subsequent arrival of the Police and then towing by Fast Response.  The Wellcraft cabin cruiser took over half an hour for it to end up beached, enough time for a proper anchor deployment, and although this was made to aft port side, this was too short and deployed late.  Thanks to the boat beaching in sand, this classic Wellcraft should live another day as the towing back to safe harbor showed.

The classic Wellcraft in this beaching is a 250 Coastal as produced from 1986 till 89.  Part of Wellcraft fishing line the 250 Coastal, was a soft evolution of the 248 Sportsman, recognizable by the larger window, with the model replaced by the 2600 Coastal in 1991.

Project: Castagnola Heritage 15

Castagnola presents the project for the Heritage 15, a sport yacht of fifteen meters in length as designed by Nauta with naval architecture by Francesco Rogantin.  You do not change a winning project and understandably Castagnola repeat the design and architecture of the Heritage 9.9 which debuted in 2020 to the larger Heritage 15, where it is all but very similar to the smaller sister, with the additional size offering more spaces both inside and out.  Nauta followed the path again of clean and timeless exterior lines, with a near identical exterior layout which now gets added with a T-Top and goes again for a double aft sun-pad with central corridor layout, which then offers a C-shaped dinette, and L-shaped galley wet-bar opposite to starboard behind the helm station.  The interior of the Castagnola Heritage 15 gets the most of the extra size now offering a two cabins two heads interior; forward owners suite, and a dinette which transforms to an additional berth in between the two cabins.   The Castagnola Heritage 15 is to be powered by twin Man 730hp with line shaft engines, with two thousand liters fuel capacity which according to the Italian builder will allow a safe range in between the main Western islands of Sardinia and the Balearics.  The Castognola Heritage 15 is to be constructed in what the Eastern Liguria boat and yacht builder calls WTS; Wood in Tech Skin, which is a cold molding construction method with mahogany strip planking infused in epoxy and fiberglass matts.  Being that a lot of Italian yacht builders were still immersed in wood construction up to the nineties, in both the Venice and Genoa area, I am still surprised how cold molding never got the success it has as the East of the USA.     

www.castagnolayacht.it