New Model: Lazzara LPC 300

Lazzara has in 2025 launched its first LPC series power catamaran yacht model with the LPC 300.  Announced as the LPC70 project this power catamaran brings a new way to name a yacht model, named for its three hundred square meters of space, rather then the widely used length, and or as used by some in recent time for volume gross tonnage.  The Lazzara LPC 300 wants to bring new standards in its category measuring 21 meters in length with a beam just short of nine meters, it offers unprecedented space and comfort for a vessel of its size. One of its standout features is the full-beam lower deck, which includes five staterooms, and includes an expansive owner's cabin with a foldout balcony and private access to the beach club. This design maximizes the available space, providing three hundred square meters of usable area, a remarkable achievement for a 21 meters yacht. The Lazzara LPC 300 is powered by two Volvo Penta engines from twin 509hp to 1000hp with IPS pod propulsion.  The first hull was fitted with the optional twin 1000hp which gave speeds up to 21 knots, and a range up to four hundred nautical miles at a nineteen knots fast cruise.

Technical Data:

LOA - 21.4 m (70.3ft)

Waterline Length - 20.4 m

Beam - 8.9 m

Draft - 1.6 m

Displacement - 64,863 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 5200 l
Water Capacity - 2200 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, four crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 509hp, up to D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 21 knots max, sixteen knots cruise

Range - four hundred nautical miles at fast cruise

www.lazzarayachts.com

competition = Aquila 70 Luxury

MTI Performance Yacht Fire Wrecked In Miami Beach, Florida

A fifteen meter MTI performance center console titled Size Matters went ablaze at about a quarter of a mile offshore to the coast of 57th Street in Miami Beach, Florida at about 11:00 morning time of Thursday twelfth March.  The Nebraska boaters were first assisted by nearby boats, with Miami Beach Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responding to the blaze.  Ultimately the yacht was wrecked by the fire but was saved from sinking.  Fast Response Marine Towing and Salvage towed the performance yacht for recovery to a dry dock.  The boaters which numbers have not been specified were not injured.  According to a re-construction of the events, the yacht was taking part in a MTI Poker Run event, when the owner saw smoke coming, failing to control it, this developed into a bigger fire which ultimately wrecked the boat.

The yacht in this fire is an MTI 50 V as produced since 2022.  Marine Technology Inc debuted its today three model center console MTI-V line with the V42 in 2014.

Palm Beach 2026 Boat Show Preview

 

The 2026 Palm Beach Boat Show now in its 44th edition is to be held from Wednesday 25 till Sunday 29 March.  In last year edition the Palm Beach Boat Show had over 55,000 visitors, over one thousand boats and yachts on display, and six hundreds plus brands taking part.  Owned by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County and produced by Informa Markets, the Palm Beach International Boat Show will be taking place for its home in over thirty years along Flagler Drive in Downtown West Palm Beach, directly across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach Island.  The single area and it's location, what is called the Billionaire's Corridor are key to the Palm Beach Boat Show success, which in recent years has become one of the largest boat shows in the World and in USA, challenging the other big two US boat shows for the top spot.  For the 2026 edition the Palm Beach will feature the following World firsts; Alia Yachts 43m ALY431, CRN 67.55m hull.143, Everglades 437CX, Freeman 56, Intrepid 35 Valor, Manari 52, Numarine 40 MXP, Solaris Power 52 Open ST, and Viking 50 Billfish.

www.pbboatshow.com

The Palm Beach Boat Show was started in 1982 as a modest,, inaugural event located at the Soverel Marine Harbor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.  By the late eighties, the show expanded to its current location along Flagler Drive in downtown Palm Beach, providing a stunning backdrop of the Intracoastal Waterway. This change marked an important moment in the event's history, as the show began to attract a more international audience, eager to see some of the most luxurious yachts ever built. By the nineties, the Palm Beach Boat Show had already earned a reputation for showcasing the world’s finest boats and yachts.

Project: Everglades 437CX

Everglades presents the 437CX project marking the next second chapter in the Seven-Series cross over dual console line which debuted last year with the 367CX.  Larger by two meters to it's smaller sister the 437CX brings the same crossover cruiser-fish dual console design for boaters who want it all; range, space, comfort, performance, and a bit of fishing.  With a twelve meters length the Everglades 437CX is to offer a sleeping accommodation for four, with an exterior which takes advantage of fore to stern usable deck spaces, and is added with expanded living areas from port and starboard, drop down balconies to aft.  The Everglades is to be powered by outboard motors from triple Yamaha 450hp up  to Mercury 600hp.

www.evergladesboats.com

New Launch: Michael Rybovich 42 Sportfisherman Hull #10

Michael Rybovich have recently launched the 42 Sportfisherman, its latest tenth hull.  This latest tenth Michael Rybovich hull, brings the news for the revered Palm Beach located custom sportfish boat and yacht builder, for being its first IPS powered boat.  With the Volvo IPS propulsion arriving in 2005, it took over twenty years for Rybovich to build an IPS boat, although fair to say, as each Rybovich is made to order, this has as much to do about its customer base rather then the custom builder alone.  Custom boats are a thing of experienced owners, and a Rybovich might be two times of that.  This tenth hull is also the smallest of Michael Rybovich era which started in 2014 with the Hull #1 64 Walkaround.  Michael Rybovich 42 Sportfisherman Hull #10, comes as a game boat type sportfish cruiser, with not much amenities in the cabin, albeit a three berths forward cabin, spacious head with separate shower stall to port side, and galley on the lower deck.  Albeit unusual nowadays, game boats were quite a thing for Rybovich and the Florida based custom builders up until the seventies, as convertible more cabin featured sportfish started to take over.  Even the first Rybovich the 34 Hull #1 from 1947, the boat which is the basis of the modern sportfish cruiser and yacht was that bit a game boat type sportfish. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.80 m (42ft)

Beam - 4.36 m

Draft - 1.19 m

Displacement - 14514 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1987 l

Water Capacity - 378 kg

Accommodation - three berths in one cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 

Construction - cold molded, wood covered fiberglass

Project - Michael Rybovich and Sons

www.michaelrybovichandsons.com

3 Rescued as Bayliner Cruiser Ends Aground in Lopez Island, Washington

Three boaters were rescued as an eleven meter Bayliner cruiser ended aground on the South side of Lopez Island, Washington state at 22:00 of Sunday second July 2023.  United States Coast Guard Northwest responded to the call, rescuing the boaters from the island with an air-crew.  The boat was reported to have ended aground following strong winds and rough sea conditions which dragged into onto the shore and disabled the vessels.  None of the three boaters; a father, mother and a son of fourteen years old were injured.  A salvage operation for the vessel is being organized.  

The boat in this accident is a Bayliner 3888 Motor Yacht as produced from 1990 to 1994.  The 3888 Motor Yacht was a soft evolution to the 3870 Motor Yacht, replaced by the Bayliner 3988 Motor Yacht.

Project: SAY Carbon Yachts 42 Sport

In the fall of 2025 SAY Carbon Yachts from Germany unveiled the 42 Sport project.  The 42 Sport is based on the standard 42 which debuted in 2022, but features a totally new deck transforming it into a walk-around sport cruiser.  With this walk-around layout the SAY 42 Sport expands the exterior areas from fore to stem, adding a large U-shaped lounge forward of the main deck.  But the SAY 42 Sport also brings a larger T-Top, now integrated with the windshield, while the center console is now a three seater versus the two seat of the 42.  The trade-off for all this is the that bit smaller cabin for the SAY 42 Sport, similar and offering the same double berth and a shower head to starboard, but with a bit less length and beam.  The SAY Carbon Yachts 42 Sport is powered by twin Volvo D4 320hp diesels, and or petrol gas 430hp, both of which with stern drive propulsion.

www.saycarbonyachts.com

Three People Saved as Sport Yacht Partially Sinks in Phuket

Three boaters were rescued as a 23 meter sport yacht named Cognac partially sank near Wizard Panoa Pier, Phuket at 12:03 of Tuesday tenth February.  Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre with the vessel NMCC 4012 tended to the yacht, with the crew rescued by the tourist vessel Andaman 5.  The yacht was then towed to shallower water in order to save it from fully sinking.  The yacht was reported taking in water, and started to sink stern first.  The ownership of the yacht is organizing a salvage.

The yacht in this accident is an Arno Leopard 23 Hard Top as designed by Poalo Caliari and produced from 1997 to 2006 and build in about ten units.  The 23 Hard Top was the hard-top version of the Leopard Sport 23, which was a replacement to the Leopard Sport 21.50, and was then replaced by the Arno Leopard Sport 24.

New Model: Bilgin 52 meters Series 170

Bilgin Yachts announce the successful launch of the new 52-meter 170 series. Launched in Antalya, this milestone not only marks a key stage in the yacht’s construction but also reflects the continued growth and strengthening of Bilgin Yachts’ production capabilities at its Antalya facility. The launch underscores the refined craftsmanship, advanced engineering, and integrated production approach that define Bilgin Yachts and the prestigious Made in Turkey mark of excellence. Built on a proven semi-custom platform, the Series 170 is an evolved generation of Bilgin’s 163 series, which debuted in 2024 and was launched in two units. The new 170 Series delivers a compelling balance between sleek exterior aesthetics and generous interior and exterior volumes. While her profile echoes the elegant lines of the 163, the 170 Series unique surface finishes and bespoke detailing, shaped by the owner’s vision and executed with full creative freedom entrusted to the shipyard and its design partners. Developed by Unique Yacht Design, the yacht’s efficient displacement hull delivers optimized hydrodynamics, long-range capability, and exceptional onboard comfort -key attributes of the Bilgin 170 platform.

Technical Data:

LOA - 52 m (170.6ft)

Waterline Length - 47.6 m

Beam - 9.25 m

Draft - 2.60 m

Displacement - 495 t loaded, 499 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 55,000 l

Water Capacity - 11,000 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, ten crew in five cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats C32 1449hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - sixteen knots max, ten knots cruise

Range - five thousand nautical miles at cruise

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Emrecan Ozgun Unique Yacht Design exterior and naval architect, Enrico Lumini Hot Lad interior

Certification - RINA

www.biglinyacht.com

competition = Sanlorenzo 52Steel

Project: Tankoa 61 meter

Tankoa present a brand new 61-metre mega yacht project. This new yacht is a fully custom, one-off creation which reflects Tankoa's boutique philosophy and commitment to crafting yachts entirely tailored to each owner’s vision, from the blank page to the finished vessel.  From the very first stages of the design, the identity of this 61-metre yacht becomes evident, where meticulous attention to detail and a clever use of functional space take on a central role. More details of the exteriors and interiors will be presented later as this project gets more advanced.  They have been developed by external designers in close collaboration with the owner and the Tankoa Centro Stile, with the aim of creating an atmosphere of effortless luxury and style.  Ordered by an American customer this Tankoa 61 meter is scheduled for delivery in February 2029.

www.tankoa.it