Mainship Cruiser Ends Aground in Venice, Florida

A ten meter Mainship explorer cruiser with two persons onboard ended aground near Venice Inlet, Venice Florida on the afternoon of Saturday tenth April 2021.  Florida Gulf Coast Marine Services from TowBoatUS Venice who shared the story on his YouTube channel assisted the yacht, and removed from the soft sand-bar grounding.  Following the removal the yacht was towed to a private dock about two hundred meters away from the grounded area.  The cause of the grounding was not reported.

The boat in this accident is a Mainship 34 III as produced from 1983 to 1988.  The 34 III was a replacement to the 34 II, and was replaced by the Mainship Mediterrean 35 Cockpit.

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 with the captain encountered difficulties offshore and is reported to have started to take on water, as the vessel ended beached. 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.

New Model: Azimut Magellano 27M

Azimut presents the Magellano 27M, a new model which also starts the third chapter for the Magellano series where Nordic design meets Italian architecture.  An evolutionary story sparked in 2009 by the foresight of Paolo and Giovanna Vitelli with the arrival of the innovative Magellano 74, this new Magellano 27M unfolds the third generation of the Magellano Series with exteriors by Jarkko Jämsén and interiors by AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi, debuting in yachting with an unprecedented architectural loggia overlooking the sea.  The third Magellano designer, Nordic-Finnish Jarkko Jamsen, famous for his innovative Axopar's which changed the twenty-tens sporty cruiser inventing a new category which is today taken by storm, follows the acts of British Ken Freivokh who designed most of the models, and the Dutch Cor D. Rover. For the Magellano 27M Jamsen brought radical ideas and looks: a living site-specific artwork, conceived not to dominate nature but to exist through it, revealed in dialogue with the elements. By stripping away the unnecessary and revealing the bare shape, the Magellano 27M transforms into a mirror where sea, sky, and light endlessly compose surfaces into a dual nature. On one side, precise engineering: the straight line of the corner, the industrial feel of the fillets, the calibrated dimensions that speak of technical mastery and high precision. On the other, fluidity and reflection: the surfaces surrounding the loop are deliberately pure and cleaned of excess, allowing curvatures to capture light and multiply the play of sea and sky. For the interiors AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi who at the heart of the design make the Main Deck conceived as a vast loggia over the sea: a space deeply glazed, immersed in light, and articulated by wooden architectural elements that evoke Mediterranean pergolas and patios. The result is an environment suspended between inside and out, a place where the landscape becomes part of daily life, and where design does not divide but filters, accompanies, and protects in continuity with nature. Light oak gently meets walnut details, where a refined three-dimensional motif honours the transition between the two woods, this bonded with ancient Japanese craftsmanship weaving a quiet fusion into the space. Tactile 3D wood surfaces lie alongside side tables hand-chiseled with the traditional Naguri technique. Above the headboard, the wall does not display artwork: it becomes the art itself, wrapped in precious HOSOO fabric, hand-woven on 300-year-old Kyoto looms. Its delicate pattern represents a microscopic enlargement of a cross-section of a tree trunk, quietly returning to the essence of wood. The Magellano 27M brings also the evolution of the Dual-Mode hull, now under the guidance of Pierluigi Ausonio, which powered by twin MAN 1650hp engines brings top speeds up to 24 knots, a cruise of fast cruise eighteen, and a thousand nautical miles range at ten knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 26.20 m (85.9ft)

Beam - 6.85 m

Draft - 

Displacement - 190 GT *volume

Fuel Capacity - 10500 l

Water Capacity - 2200 l

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

Engines - 2 x MAN 1400hp, 1650hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 24 knots max 18 cruise with 1650hp, 21 knots max with 1400hp, 12 knots economic

Range - one thousand nautical miles at twelve knots

Hull Shape - dual mode with double chine

Project - Jarkko Jamsen Navia Design exterior, Pierluigi Ausonio naval architect and hull, Michele de Luchi and AMDL Circle interior  

Certifcation - CE A, UNI ISO 8666 for data 

www.azimutyachts.com

competition = Sirena Yachts 88

Project: Novamarine BS 260

Novamarine announce the sale of the BS 260, set for a 2028 delivery.  The BS 260 is not only to be the new Novamarine flagship, overcoming it's previous largest build the BS 220 by four meters, but set to be the biggest rib ever build.  The current largest rib to date is the 2008 delivered Heaven 80 which was built in two units.  The Novamarine BS 260 is set to feature an interior with three double cabins, plus a crew cabin for two.  The Novamarine BS 260 is to be powered by twin MTU 2200hp, speeds and propulsion are not yet announced, but expect this to be in the region of over forty knots.

www.novamarine.com

New Model: Absolute Navetta 62

Absolute keep on expanding it's Navetta cross over yacht-explorer range as they present the 62 model.  Sitting in between the Navetta 58 which is now in it's third generation, and the just arrived Navetta 66, the Navetta 62 offers an astern galley single level main deck, with a lower deck offering three double cabins, with an owners room forward.  A crew cabin for two is located aft.  The interior layout is followed by the other Absolute unique traits from the all glassed saloon area-galley-living, the veranda aft deck, and the hard-top flybridge.  The Absolute Navetta 62 is powered by twin Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod propulsion for top speeds up to thirty knots, and a cruise of 25.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.68 m (61.3ft)

Beam - 5.36 m

Draft - 1.69 m

Displacement - 45 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3400 l

Water Capacity - 740 l

Max Persons - fourteen

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, crew cabin with two berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - thirty knots top speed, 25 fast cruise, fifteen knots economic

Range - 450 nautical miles 

Certification - CE B

www.absoluteyachts.com

competition = Beneteau Grand Trawler 63

Project: Aiata Wayfinder 50

AIATA the boat brand developed by Anadolu Motor and part of the Anadolu Group portfolio, presents the Wayfinder 50 project, the enclosed flagship built on the brand's successful 50-foot platform which debuted with the 50 Sunfinder at Dusseldorf boat show in January. Since making its international debut less than two years ago, AIATA is evolving from a newcomer into an increasingly recognized player in the global boating market thanks also to the industrial expertise and financial strength of Anadolu Group. The arrival of the Wayfinder 50 represents the latest achievement in a carefully planned development program. Following the introduction of the Wayfinder 38, Sunfinder 38 and Sunfinder 50, the new model expands AIATA's offering and brings the brand closer to its objective of establishing a complete and coherent range within its first three years of operation.  The Wayfinder 50, also designed by renowned Finnish designer Jarkko Jämsén of Navia Design, serves as the enclosed counterpart to the recently launched Sunfinder 50. While sharing the same hull architecture and core platform, the new model is optimized for owners seeking increased protection from the elements, enhanced onboard comfort and greater flexibility for extended cruising. The interior has been designed around two distinct accommodation concepts. The standard layout features two cabins, one bathroom with a separate shower and a galley, creating a balanced arrangement for family cruising and longer stays aboard. For owners prioritizing additional privacy and convenience, an alternative configuration replaces the galley with a second bathroom, resulting in a layout comprising two cabins and two bathrooms, both with separate shower facilities. Consistent with AIATA's design philosophy, the Wayfinder 50 combines generous volumes, intelligent space management and practical solutions aimed at simplifying life on board. The result is a vessel capable of bridging the gap between day boating and longer cruising while maintaining the usability, comfort and performance that characterize the entire AIATA range.  The Aiata Wayfinder 50 is powered by triple Honda 350hp as standard, with Mercury of the same output and or 400hp available as options.

www.aiataboats.com

New Model: Ducari 37XIV Sport

Ducari is a new brand developed by WorldCat, and Americas largest pleasure boat and yacht dealership MarineMax.  The 37XIV Sport is Ducari's first model, with two smaller 34 and 31 foot models being planned.  The Ducari 37XIV Sport, is an entry into the luxury sport catamaran segment, a market currently dominated by the Aquila Sport models.  The Ducari 37XIV Sport features a beam of over four meters, and is to feature an asymmetric layout with a passage walk way to starboard, which leads to a forward C-shaped settee to port side.  The cockpit also features a three seat center console, which is followed by a wet-bar, aft deck with opposing settees, and a drop down balcony to starboard.  The cabin with entrance from port side of the helm station features a separate shower head, and double berth. The Ducari 37XIV is powered by twin Mercury 600hp for top speeds up to 53 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.30 m (37.1ft)

Beam - 4.17 m

Draft - 1.04 m (motors down), 0.64 m (motors up)

Displacement - 10,160 kg dry and with 600hp outboards

Fuel Capacity - 1930 l

Water Capacity - 197 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x Mercury Verado 7.6L V12 600hp

Propulsion - twin outboards with dual propellers

Speed - 53 knots top speed, 39 fast cruise

Range - 377 nautical miles at cruise speeds

Hull Shape - twin stepped catamaran

Construction - hand laid fiberglass 

www.ducariyachts.com

competition = Aquila 36 Molokai

Projects: Jeanneau EX 34 Cabin, Jeanneau EX 34 Hardtop

It seems it is impossible to escape the sport explorer type cruiser as Jeanneau unveils EX, a new range of motor boats that embraces the philosophy of essentials. Jeanneau EX is the second offer from the Beneteau Group, following the entrance with its American owned Wellcraft brand in this sport explorer boat segment, which has been the largest growing segment of the last decade. With EX, Jeanneau opens a new chapter, offering a range which reflects a different way of navigating; with design duties handled by Centkowski and Denert. The first of the range, the EX 34 will come in two models, Cabin and Hardtop. Measuring just under ten metres, and combing a compact and lightweight deep-V hull with twin outboard engines delivering strong, confident performance. Built on the same deck platform, the Jeanneau EX 34 it comes in two versions, Cabin pictured above and Hardtop shown below, each offering a different way to experience the EX concept. The Cabin is able to enclose it's main deck, suitable for those who want to navigate all year round, all live in less stable climate area, while the Hardtop model will offer a more open way of living the water. Both 34 EX will offer a lower deck sleep four; double berth forward and at midships with a shower head to starboard. The 34 EX comes also with some options; for example you can change the aft settee for aft Summer galley, available for both versions. The Jeanneau EX 34 is standard powered by twin 300hp outboards as standard from Yamaha or Mercury, with optional 350hp being available.

www.jeanneau.com