Beneteau Explorer Yacht Saved from Fire in Brindisi Marina, Italy

An eighteen meter British flagged Beneteau explorer yacht was saved from fire as it was moored at Marina di Brindisi in the East Adriatic side of Italy, with the blaze reported just after 21:00 of Sunday 24 August 2025. Vigili del Fuoco fire fighters from Brindisi tended to the fire from both land sea, as passers by reported seeing fumes coming from the yacht. The fire was eventually controlled, with no injuries reported from the fire.

The yacht in this accident is a Beneteau Grand Trawler 62 as designed by Massimo Gino of Nauta for exterior with naval architecture by Angelo Micado and produced from 2022.

New Model: Pearl 100

Pearl Yachts’ new 100 flagship model has completed her initial sea trials on thirty September ahead of her world debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at the end of October. This was the first time the raised-pilothouse Pearl 100 had taken to the water as a complete yacht. She is the largest Pearl to date and the first model in the fleet to feature hybrid propulsion. Her twin-shaft e-Motion hybrid system pairs two MAN 2000hp diesel engines with two radial-flux permanent-magnet electric motors. The installation supports several operating modes, including silent electric cruising and extended range. The associated Power Pack is also designed to support the yacht’s hotel loads without generator use. The Pearl 100 has five en-suite guest cabins, including two principal suites: the full-beam owner’s suite is on the main deck and opens directly on to a private foredeck terrace, while the second full-beam suite is amidships on the lower deck. A forward double suite and two twin cabins complete the guest accommodation, with separate quarters for four or five crew. Dixon Yacht Design is responsible for the exterior styling, layout and naval architecture, including fold-out wings that extend the aft cockpit towards the water and a passage that links the extended flybridge directly with the foredeck. Kelly Hoppen’s new Monochrome interior design scheme features on the Pearl 100 Hybrid. As with all Pearl yachts, owners can also choose from Kelly Hoppen’s signature Indulgence, Luxury and Modern interior styles, offering a range of distinct characters and finishes.

Technical Data:

LOA - 29.43 m (96.6ft)

Beam - 6.75 m

Draft - 2.08 m including propellers

Displacement - 102 t half load

Fuel Capacity - 10,400 l

Water Capacity - 1800 l

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

Engines - 2 x MAN V12 2000hp 

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - 24 knots max

Range - 324 nautical miles at fast cruise, 1150 nautical miles at long range cruise

Project - Dixon Yacht Design exterior and naval architect, Kelly Hoppen interior

Certification - RINA Pleasure Type A hull and machinery

www.pearlyachts.com

competition = Sunseeker 100 Yacht

Maxum Flybridge Cruiser Hits Bridge in Dade, Florida

A twelve meter Maxum flybridge cruiser was filmed as it hit a bridge in Dade County Miami, with the video shared on Saturday twelfth September.  Onlyindade shared the video on it's Instagram page as the boat collided into the bridge, and sustained important damage to its flybridge.  In the video we have two visuals of the incident, one from a distance showing the collision and another from the flybridge.  Luckily no injuries are reported from the incident, as the persons who filmed the reel from the bridge managed to crawl down.  

The boat in this accident is a Maxum 4100 SCB as produced from 1997 to 2002.

Project: Bellini Astor 68

It was only two years ago in 2024 that Bellini Yachts returned back into building yachts with the Astor 36, and in just two years, the range is already spanning four models and a new arriving 21 meter Astor 68 flagship. Designed as the smaller models by Brunello Acampora Victory studio Bellini's new flagship model expands the shipyard’s line-up and reinterprets its vision of contemporary yachting with renewed elegance. The Astor 68 stems from a design approach thinking, developed through an analysis of new lifestyles and the ability to envision future ways of experiencing life on board. Connection, flexibility, and transparency are the principles guiding every design choice, defining the yacht’s architecture and shaping fluid, open spaces that are in constant dialogue with the surrounding environment. This philosophy takes shape in a multi-level layout designed to enhance the constant dialogue between the yacht and the outdoor environment. The beach area, with a surface area of over 37 square meters and located less than one meter above water level, is configured as an open, terraced space, designed to offer an immersive experience and an immediate connection with the horizon. On the upper level, the salon and the forward social areas unfold in a more intimate and sheltered setting, maintaining a natural continuity between interior and exterior while prioritizing light and the openness of the spaces. The Bellini Astor 68 will feature a four cabins lower deck with an owners stateroom at midships, and two crew cabins. The Bellini Astor 68 is to be powered by twin Volvo 900hp as standard and or optional 1000hp, both with IPS pod propulsion.

www.belliniyacht.it

Improve-it = Omikron OT-60

Omikron presents a new unit of its acclaimed OT-60 featuring new elements that enhance the onboard experience and offer additional performance options. On this latest hull, Omikron has installed an alternative, more powerful engine configuration with twin Yanmar 370hp engines, allowing the yacht to reach top speeds up to twenty knots while maintaining the efficiency and long-range cruising characteristics that define the OT-60 exploring capabilities. This option also enables more relaxed engine operation at cruising speeds, contributing to an exceptionally quiet and smooth ride. This development is the result of the shipyard’s ongoing engineering work on the OT-60 platform: thanks to its in-house expertise and flexible construction approach, Omikron is able to continuously refine the model and adapt technical elements to meet the specific preferences of individual owners. The OT-60 showcases the engineering expertise of Omikron Yachts, combining advanced naval architecture, precision construction and a design philosophy focused on efficiency and long-range cruising. Developed with renowned naval architect Juan Kouyoumdjian and featuring exterior and interior design by Lorenzo Argento, the yacht features an Eco-Cruise hull designed to minimize drag at real cruising speeds. With a displacement of around twenty tons, vacuum-infused composite construction, and a carbon-fibre superstructure, the OT-60 is significantly lighter than most yachts in her class. Combined with optimized propulsion, these solutions reduce fuel consumption, enabling quieter operation, extended range, and more sustainable cruising.

www.omikronyachts.com

New Model: Nimbus Sport Tender 42

Nimbus present the new Sport Tender 42, a replacement and soft evolution of the T11 after six years of production.  The Sport Tender 42 is based on the replacing model with improvements coming for a larger and wider T-Top, drop down balcony to starboard side, updated bathing platform option, and renewed helm station.  For most of the other details the Sport Tender 42 renews what the T11 stood four, and comes with three choices for the main deck; Chill, Drive, and Lounge.  The cabin will offer accommodation for four people, with a double berth forward, and twin berths at midships.  The Nimbus Sport Tender is to be powered by twin Mercury 300hp as standard, with options for larger 400hp or 425hp Mercury, and or twin Volvo 320hp stern drive inboard diesels.

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.70 m (41.7ft)

Beam - 3.46 m

Draft - 0.9 m

Displacement - 6850 kg dry and with twin Mercury 425hp engines

Fuel Capacity - 850 l

Water Capacity - 350 l

Max Persons - ten

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Mercury Verado V8 300hp, Verado V10 400hp, Verado V10 425hp, Volvo D4 320hp

Propulsion - twin outboards, or twin Volvo DPI duoprop stern drives

Speed - 45 knots max with 425hp outbards

Hull Shape - air lubricated twin step hull

Project - Joacim Gustavsson Nimbus boats

Certification - CE B10/C12

www.nimbusboats.se

competition = Saxdor 400 GTS

Project: Cormorant COR60 RAV

Cormorant is currently completing the first unit of the COR60 RAV model. The COR 60 RAV is a raised pilot house explorer yacht with a semi-wide body forward main deck. Like the smaller 55 RAV sister, of which the 60 RAV is most based with an extra four meters of length the semi-wide body design brings a unique features to any competitive yacht of the segment with the cabins located on the main deck rather then in the usual lower deck.  Designed by Grzegorz Władziński the COR60 RAV features a nice fresh trawler inspired lines, for a cruising and family yacht. Built in fiberglass, priority shows again in Cormorant second smallest model; decks, interior, mechanical, easy excess to systems with easy excess all completed with a stable, fast-displacement hull shape; with efficiency at speeds at seven to ten knots. The Cormorant COR60 RAV comes in nine layout choices, with options from two to five cabins for up to eleven berths. Some of these options are a a cabin behind the pilot house, a unique trait in this size, while the lower mid-ships utility cabin room which can be replaced among other options also with a gym room. The Cormorant COR60 RAV is powered by twin 230hp up to optional 425hp for speeds up to fifteen knots with the large engine option, and a range up to four thousand nautical miles at seven knot.

www.cormorantyachts.com

New Model: Axopar 38 Sun Top

Following the debut of the 38 XC Cross Cabin in Dusseldorf, Axopar follow it with the more open 38 Sun Top, as the 38 series completes the replacement of the best selling 37 in all the versions.  Contrary to the more all season usability of the Cross Cabin the 38 Sun is defined by openness, and flexibility. The 38 Sun Top layout allows the boat to shift seamlessly between driving, socializing, and relaxing, and adapts naturally to how people use it throughout the day.  As usual to Axopar the 38 Sun Top modularity is in full show with eight stern layout options; from the standard Open Aft to the; Aft Deck Bench, Wet Bar, Cockpit U-Sofa, Cockpit U-Sofa with Sunbed Infill, Dinette and Sun Lounge, and Aft Cabin.  For this reason the Axopar 38 Sun Top is referred as the most modular boat ever produced.  The Axopar 38 Sun Top is powered by standard twin Mercury 300hp, with optional 350hp and or 425hp engines.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.85 m (38.9ft)

Beam - 3.53 m

Draft - 1.1 m engines down

Displacement - 5100 kg without engines

Fuel Capacity - 830 l, optional 1000 l

Water Capacity -  150 l

Max Persons - ten

Accommodation - two berths, plus extra two berths in optional aft cabin

Engines - 2 x Mercury V8 300hp, V10 350hp, V10 425hp

Propulsion - twin outboards

Speed - 45 knots

Range - 330 nautical miles at best cruise

Hull Shape - twin stepped with sharp entry and 22 degrees deadrise aft

Certification - CE B/C

www.axopar.com

competition = Aiata 38 Sunfinder

Monte Carlo Yacht Partly Sinks Near Castellamare, Naples

A twenty meter Monte Carlo Yacht named Five Weeks partially sank and ended beached near the De Gasperi beach at Castellamare di Stabia, Naples Italy on the evening of Thursday eight October.  The yacht encountered difficulties offshore and started to take on water, as the captain apparently decided to beach the vessel.  Port Captaincy responded to the accident, with an operation to float the vessel and take it for repairs to a yacht yard nearby.  No injuries were reported with the full dynamics of the accident not being advised.

The yacht in this accident is a 2020 build Monte Carlo Yachts 66 as designed by Nuvolari Lenard and produced from 2019 to 2022.  The 66 was a replacement to the MCY 65, with the Beneteau Group stopping the Monte Carlo Yachts brand in 2022.

Riva New Web Site

Riva presents its new web site.  An iconic brand since the mid twentieth century Riva started operating in 1842.  The start comes from Pietro Riva at the time a young ship builder who had just moved to Sarnico to repair boats after a storm hits the Bergamo province municipality. This eventually gave Pietro the trust of the locals and his relocation from Como to Sarnico, and the start of the Riva name.  The son of Pietro, Ernesto continued were his father left, and with an innovative spirit also started building small cargo and passenger ships with an internal combustion engine.  After World War One, Serafino the son of Ernesto takes the helm of the company and gives Riva the twist which will symbolize the future of the company, when he moves production away from commercial builds and starts building leisure powerboats.  In those 1920's and thirties Riva also competes with its boats, collecting a number of victories and speed records to its name. Just after World War Two in 1950 Carlo Riva, a man driven by great passion since his childhood for the sea and fast performing boats takes the helm of the company.  It was a time of economic recovery for Europe and Italy and Carlo created the status symbol wooden sport boats debuting in 1950 with four models, and the Ariston being the model which becomes an icon, followed in that same year by the slightly larger twin engines Tritone.  Two years later in 1952 more iconic models are introduced; Sebino, and the top selling 1029 made Florida, to arrive to the legendary Aquarama in 1962 which produced till 1996 is delivered in 784 hulls in its seven versions, which also include the legendary one-off fastest hull #268 Aquarama Lamborghini.  In 1956 Riva starts the collaboration with designer Giorgio Barilani who becomes exclusive and design manager in 1970 till 1996.  He is followed by Mauro Micheli, who enters Riva as Barilani assistant in 1984, and takes over design in 1991 debuting with the 58 Bahamas, and designing all Riva boats and yachts since then.  In 1969 another important step happened at Riva when it enters fiberglass production, starting with the 20 Bahia Mar and followed by 25 Sport Fisherman, both models licensed from Bertram, but modified into luxurious cruising boats with the Riva element of design and finishing. Other iconic models will follow in the seventies; from the small Rudy of 5.87 meters which is as at today the most produced fiberglass Riva with 364 units, to the St. Tropez a fast open sport cruiser of nine meters and second of the best sold fiberglass builds, and the Superamerica 42 which in nineteen years will evolve to the 45, 48, 50, 50 Special, and 50 High Performance. A total of 251 Superamerica's will be built from 1973 to 1993.  A unique model in the Riva story is the 2000 with hull designed by Italian sixties and seventies performance powerboat legend Renato Sonny Levi.  The 2000 will launch in 1975 and is built till 1982.  Following Carlo Riva selling of the company to US fiberglass producer giant Whittaker in 1969, Riva will have some ownership changes from British Vickers in 1988, Stellican from 1998 till 2000, to the today owner Ferretti Group, who has owned Riva since 2000, and apart developing iconic models; the Aquariva which inherits the Aquarama status in a fiberglass construction, the Rivarama, and Rivale.  Ferretti Group also took Riva into the bigger sizes; 115 Athena in 2005, aluminium built Mythos 122 in 2014, steel built 50Metri in 2019, 54Metri in 2025, and the upcoming seventy meter 70Metri set to launch in 2028.  Today Riva builds nineteen models divided into four lines; Open, Sportfly, Flybridge, and SuperYachts which start with the 27 foot El Iseo, and go up to the still in construction seventy meter 70Metri.  Riva new web site is available in English, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Portuguese, Japanese, and German languages and takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Superyachts Division, Riva Legend, Riva - The Movies, Riva World, Shipyards, Boats Anatomy, News and Events, Dealer Network, and Contacts.  Riva is also on social media with bottom right buttons taking you to its; Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Linkedin, Pinterest, X, and TikTok. 
www.riva-yacht.com

Production and Ownership story:

Corsaro 5,29 m 1950-55 (40) 

Tritone 1950-57 (258)

Scoiattolo 4,27 m 1950-57 (133)

Ariston 6,25 m 1st Series 1950-66 (1012) *includes 2nd/3rd series

Sebino 5,08 m 1952-57 (119)

Florida 5,5 m 1952-69 (1029) *includes Super Florida

Giorgio Barilani design 1956

Super Florida 5,85 m 1959-69 (1029) *includes Florida

Aquarama 8.02 mt 1st series 1962-66 (281) *includes 2nd/3rd series  

Super Aquarama 8,28 m/8,50 m  1963-70/71 (203)

Junior 5,7 1966-72 (626)

Ariston 6.25 mt 2nd Series (1012) *includes 1st/3rd series

Aquarama 8.02 mt 2nd series 1966-69 (281) *includes 1st/3rd series

Ariston 6.25 mt 3rd series 1968-74 (1012) *includes 1st/2nd series

Aquarama 8.72 mt 3rd series 1969-71 (281) *includes 1st/2nd series

Olympic 6,55 m 1969-83 (274)

1970 Whittaker ownership

20 Bahia Mar 1970-76 (150)

25 Sport Fisherman 1970-78 (206)

Aquarama Lungo 8,50 m 1972 (7)

Rudy 5,87 m 1972-86 (364)

Aquarama Special 1972-96 (277)

42 Superamerica 1973-76 (54)

Summertime 34 1973-84 (86)

2000 11,28 m 1975-82 (54)

45 Superamerica 76-78 (251) *includes all Superamericas from 42 to 50HP

Portofino 34 1976-79 (38)

St.Tropez 9,52 m 1976-92 (317)

48 Superamerica 1979-81 (251) *includes all Superamericas from 42 to 50HP

Bravo 38 1979-91 (155)

Montecarlo 66 1981 (1)

42 Malibu 1981-85 (25)

42 Caribe 1981-85 (24)

Superamerica 50 1982-85 (251) *includes all Superamericas from 42 to 50HP

Corsaro 60 1982-89 (43)

Diable 50 1984-89 (31)

Black Corsair 60 1985-91 (12)

Superamerica 50 Special 1986-88 (251) *includes all Superamericas from 42 to 50HP

1988 Vickers ownership

Coral 45 1988-91 (8) 

Furama 58 1988-95 (15)

Tropicana 43 1988-97 (53)

Superamerica 50 HP 1989-92 (251) *includes all Superamericas from 42 to 50HP

20 Corsaro 1989-91 (12)

51 Turborosso 1989-91 (14)

Ferrari 10,58 mt 1990-92 (40)

Gitano 31 1991-94 (23)

29m 1991 (1)

Mauro Micheli design 1991

Bahamas 58 1991-94  

Antalya 43 1993-95 (4)

Thalassa 52 1994-96 (9)

Gitano 33 1995-96 (12)

Bahamas 60 Special 1994-98

Aquarius 54 1995-98 (20)

Aquastar 54 1997-99 (14)

24 Opera 1997-2001 (2)

1998 Stellican ownership

21 Dolce Vita 1998-2003 (20+-)

2000 Ferretti Group ownership

84 Cantata 2000-02 (3)

72 Splendida 2000-04

Aquariva 2000-09

59 Mercurius 2001-06

85 Opera 2003-08 (10)

52 Rivale 2004-16 (150)

68 Ego 2005-07

115 Athena 2005-13 (9)

75 Venere 2006-10

Aquariva Cento 2006 (10)

Rivarama 2006-10

56 SportRiva 2007-12

68 Ego Super 2008-11

63 Vertigo 2008-16

92 Duchessa 2008-15 (9)

85 Opera Super 2009-12 (9)

86 Domino 2009-14 (22)

Aquariva Super 10.07 m 2010-

Aquariva Gucci 10.07 m 2010 (10)

Aquariva by Marc Newson 10.07 m 2010-11 (22)

27 Iseo 2011-24

75 Venere Super 2011-15

Rivarama Super 2011-18

63 Virtus 2011-17

Mythos 122 2014 (1)

88 Florida 2015-24 (6) *86 Miami project

88 Domino Super 2015-19 (15)

76 Perseo 2015-20 *76 Coupe project

76 Bahamas 2016-21

Rivamare 11.88 mt 2016-25 (100

100 Corsaro 2016-21 (16)

56 Rivale 2017-25 *56 Open project

110 Dolcevita 2018- (30

66 Ribelle 2018- (26

90 Argo 2019-26 (35)

50Metri 2019-25 (3)

48 Dolceriva 2019- (34

88 Folgore 2020- (25

76 Perseo Super 2021-

68 Diable 2021-

Anniversario 10.07 m 2022 (18)

76 Bahamas Super 2022-

102 Corsaro Super 2022- (20

130 Bellissima 2022- (8

82 Diva 2023- (17

Iseo Super 8.24 m  2025-

58 Capri 2025-

Cento 11.88 m 2025-26 (12)

54Metri 2025- (1

Aquariva Special 10.07 m 2025-

112 Dolcevita Super 2025- (

96 Argo Super 2026-

56 Rivale Super 2026-

The 20 Bahia Mar enters Riva in fiberglass production in 1970.