Two Persons Saved from Yacht Fire in Clearwater Harbor Florida

Two persons were saved as a fifteen meter motor yacht went ablaze West of Coachman Park and north of the Memorial Causeway bridge, in Clearwater Harbor, Florida at 03:00 morning time of Saturday 24 August.  The couple were first helped by a good Samaritan boater, with Clearwater Fire and Rescue, Clearwater Police and the US Coast Guard coming later to control the flames.  The yacht was eventually wrecked by the blaze and sank.  The couple were just departing for a ten day cruise to Sarasota when they decided to anchor and sleep.  The two boaters were not injured though they were given a medical check when transported to Clearwater Harbor Marina, with the cause of the fire not known.  A plan is being made to float and remove the yacht wreckage on Thursday 29 August.

The yacht in this fire is an Ocean Alexander 540 Pilothouse as produced from the late nineties to 2002.  The 540 Pilothouse was a replacement and evolution of the 520 Pilothouse and was replaced by the 548 Pilothouse.

New Model: Henriques 35 Express Hardtop

Henriques presents the new 35 Express Hardtop. Built for serious offshore anglers and adventurous cruisers, the Henriques 35 Express Hardtop delivers tournament-level performance, comfort and reliability.  The 35 Express Hardtop is built on the 35 hull and platform; also available as 35 Express, and 35 Sportfisherman. The Henriques 35 platform is today famous for its exceptional ride quality, stability, and fishability. The key difference in the 35 Express Hardtop lies in the hardtop enclosure, which features full front glass for enhanced visibility and weather protection, plus a removable back canvas enclosure for adaptable comfort in all conditions. Hand-laid fiberglass construction, twin diesel power, a generator, air-conditioning, and an extensive list of standard features make the Henriques 35 Express Hardtop ready for extended offshore action. The spacious nine squared meters cockpit includes two oversized in-deck fish boxes, a walk-through transom door, and abundant tackle and rod storage. The helm deck boasts a flush-mounted electronics console, standard with Optimus EPS steering, walk-in engine access, and additional storage throughout. Inside, the semi-custom design offers layout flexibility for the forward stateroom, a private head, and a fully equipped galley making extended trips both practical and comfortable. The Henriques 35 Hardtop is powered by twin Cummins 425hp with optional engines also from Volvo and Yanmar taking power up to 480hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.65 m (38.3ft) with pulpit

Hull Length - 10.76 m

Beam - 3.96 m

Draft - 1.06 m

Displacement - 9525 kg unloaded

Fuel Capacity - 1381 l

Water Capacity - 246 l

Accommodation - two plus two berths

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSB6.7 425hp, QSB6.7 480hp, Volvo D6 440hp, Yanmar 6LY 440hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Construction - hand laid fiberglass

www.henriquesyachts.com

Project: Windy SR40

Windy present the project of the SR40, as designed by Espen Oino for exterior and naval architecture, with interior by Design Unlimited.  The SR40 is the third model of Windy's SR Sports Line of walk around center consoles sport cruisers, but is also the Norwegian first boat with drop down space expanding bulkheads, and is available in both outboard or inboard power with stern drive propulsion.  The Windy SR40 offers a lower deck accommodation with sleeping for two thanks to a convertible V-shaped sofa, and a shower head to starboard.  As any walk around center console the SR40 focus is all about its exterior deck spaces, with this having the standard European layout which start with a central aft sun-pad with an integrated bench settee forward which can be swivelled forward to expand the sunpad or moved back to work as a sette.  Further forward and under the hard-top is an L-shaped dinette to starboard with sofa opposite, offset central helm station with dual seat to starboard and single passenger seat, and a sun-pad on the fore-deck.  The Windy SR40 is powered by twin Volvo 440hp with stern drive propulsion for top speeds up to 42 knots. Want more speed the SR40 is also available with Mercury outboard petrol gas engines of triple 400hp or twin 600hp for speeds up to fifty knots.

www.windy.no

Classic Unattended Sea Ray Boat Sinks at Cobourg Marina Ontario

A classic nine meter Sea Ray flybridge cruiser partly sank while she was docked in Cobourg Marina, in Cobourg, province of Ontario, Canada on 06:45 morning time of Thursday sixteen June 2022.  The unattended flybridge cruiser was immediately noted by the marina staff, as the boat started to go down and then listed to its starboard side, and partly sank.  Environmental Services and Coast Guard staff attended to the sinking, who freed the area from nearby boats, and surrounded it with pollution protection booms, as the boat was reported to have spilled some oil and fuel in its sinking.  Dundee Marina was working on righting and floating the classic Sea Ray.  The Ministry of Environment and Town Environmental Services where also on the spot assessing that the appropriate measures for absorbing the fuel and oil spill were being made.  The cause of the sinking is not reported.

The classic Sea Ray in this sinking is an SRV300 Sedan Bridge as produced 1977 to 1981.  The SRV300 Sedan Bridge was replaced by the SRV310 Vanguard Sportbridge. 

Anvera New Web Site

 

Anvera presents its new web site.  Anvera was founded in 2015 by Giancarlo Galeone, Gilberto Grassi, and Luca Ferrari.  The boating roots though of the three founders starts much before when in 1991 they join Ferretti, forming part of the Italian name offshore racing team which will win the Class One offshore World championship in 1994 and 1997, and European title in 1995 and 1997.  With this the trio will be part of the Ferretti Engineering department, and when Ferretti Group arrived in 1998 become also part of the management team, of which they will be part till 2012.  In 2002 the trio founds LG Srl a company specialized in high end composites; like Aramid, carbon fibre, and Kevlar, and is to be the mother company of Anvera.  In the fall of 2015 Anvera announces itself presenting the first 55 project as designed by Aldo Drudi and Centrostile design and fully build in carbon fibre, which will launch in mid 2016.  The full carbon fibre build is used on all subsequent Anvera models, with the 55 followed by the 48 in 2019, and the 42 in 2021.  Anvera has also in 2019 presented the experimental Anvera Elab 9.93 meters speed boat with TecnoElettra, all carbon fibre build, full electric power and able to reach top speeds up to 46 knots, making it the fastest electric boat in that time.  Currently Anvera offers five models from the twelve meter 42 Speedster to the upcoming twenty meter 200s Racing flagship.  Anvera new web site is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; Anvera Style, Models, Anvera Chase Boat, Anvera Experience, Anvera4Future, and Contacts.  Anvera is also on social media with right top buttons taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, YouTube, and Sportify pages. 

www.anvera.it

Production History;

55 2016-21

48 2019-

42 2021-

58 2022-

The first Anvera model the 55

Project: Cantiere Delle Marche Flexplorer 165

Cantiere delle Marche present the Flexplorer 165 project, as designed by Sergio Cutolo and his Hydro Tec firm who is also developing the super yacht’s naval architecture and complex engineering.  With a total length shy of fifty metres, a beam of nine metres, and a Gross Tonnage just short of 500 Gross Tonnage, the Flexplorer 165 features the series’s unmistakable exterior design, thanks to the continues use of Sergio Cutolo for all the three Flexplorer units who have thus far launched, from the 130 which debuted the range in 2021, to the two 146 which arrived last year.  The Flexplorer 165 project is to date the largest Cantieri delle Marche inbuild and on offer, and has so far been sold in three hulls, with the first selling a year ago, a second in July, and a third in December.  To date all the three Flexplorer 165 all feature three different interior designed choices.  Hull one will have interiors by Hus studio, the second hull for an American client is by Design Unlimited, while the third unit sold to a North American client is by Giorgio M. Cassetta.  The Flexplorer 165 will feature an astonishingly large and powerful A-frame crane with a lifting capacity up to five tons to handle a large tender and multiple water-toys. The Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 165 is to be propelled by twin Caterpillar's 1300hp.

www.cantieredellemarche.it

British Flagged Yacht Sinks in Corfu Greece

A British explorer yacht of twenty meters in length partly sank in Baia Garitsa, Naok, on the Ionian Island of Corfu on 04:00 morning time of sixteen May.   It is not repotted how the yacht sank, with unconfirmed reports saying the explorer yacht might have hit the underwater reef at the entrance, damaged its hull and started to take on water.  While another story is saying that the yacht started to take on water because it encountered some problems in the rough seas and strong winds during navigation.  The Greek Corfu section Coast Guard assisted the yacht passengers, although its numbers have not been reported.

The explorer yacht in this sinking is a 2006 build Aquastar 65 Explorer as designed by Ken Freivokh and produced from 2006 till 2012.  Aquastar was founded in the late sixties by Geoff Willson Senior and Geoff Junior, entering operation in 1969 and closing down in 2018.

New Launch: CRN 67.55m hull.143

CRN’s has launched the 67.55m hull.143, a full-custom super yacht with a displacement hull, built from steel and aluminium.  CRN hull.143 is titled m/y Amor à Vida previously known as Project Maranello, and in its 67 meters of length overall gives a volume of 1450 Gross Tonnage.  Combining CRN’s know-how and the shipyard’s design and build quality with the creativity of Nuvolari Lenard for the exterior styling and interior design of this superyacht, the result is a fully bespoke 67-metre steel and aluminium yacht spanning six decks and accommodating up to twelve guests in six suites and seventeen crew in nine cabins. The exterior styling of CRN hull.143 is sleek, taut, sweeping and powerful, a distinct stylistic identity that fully embraces the owner’s specific requirements and embodies his vision and lifestyle. The CRN hull.143 is fitted with a state-of-the-art hybrid propulsion system that increases the fuel efficiency of both the main engines and the generators and improves guests’ comfort while underway.  A heat recovery system is also installed to optimize hot water management for the pools and plumbing system, reducing energy impact and costs while ensuring fast and efficient service. CRN 76.55m hull.143 is currently finishing both its interior and exterior outfitting, and doing its final testing and sea trials before giving handover to a very luck owner.

Technical Data:

LOA - 67.55m (221.6ft)

Beam - 11.80 m

Draft - 

Displacement - 1450 gt*volume

Fuel Capacity - 

Water Capacity - 

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, seventeen crew in nine cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU

Propulsion -  line shaft

Speed - sixteen knots max

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Nuvolari Lenard interior and exterior

Certification - Llodys 100A1 Cross of Malta

www.crn-yacht.com

Project: Prestige M7

Prestige continue to expand its M for multihull line and present the project for the M7, the third model of the series.  The M7 comes again from Prestige all time designer Garroni, who gets the help of Marc Lombard, and present a seventeen meter power catamaran with a sporty modern aesthetic.  One of the interesting features of the Prestige M7 will be a separate entry owners stateroom located forward and uses the full seven meters beam.  The lower deck accommodation will also feature three other double guest cabins, located on the hull sides; two to starboard, and a VIP suite in the port hull.  The living  on the main deck will feature a galley forward port side of the main deck, with a lounging saloon which transforms to a dinette to starboard looking aft.  The Prestige M7 is offered with a couple of options for the aft deck and lower cabin area.  The aft deck which in standard form offers a chaise lounge to port and an L-shaped dinette to starboard is also available in a central aft looking C-shaped sofa.  The option in the lower cabin area involves the fourth cabin, with an option for this cabin to have its private bathroom forward.  The Prestige M7 is to be powered by twin Volvo 550hp for top speeds up to 22 knots.

www.prestige-yachts.com

Sportfish Yacht Wrecked by Fire at Exuma Yacht Club Bahamas

A sportfish yacht of eighteen meters in length titled m/y Next Chapter went ablaze as she was berthed at the Exuma Yacht Club, George Town, in the Bahamas on the afternoon of Tuesday tenth January 2023.  The yacht was unattended at the time of the fire, as the owner and his three guests went for a swim with the yachts tender.  The yacht was towed away by the marina staff in order to avoid burning other vessels and marina infrastructure and was left to burn outside the yacht club.  The yacht and the four boaters cruised from Stuart, Florida and was at Exuma, Bahamas for a vacation.  The cause of the fire is not reported.

M/y Next Chapter is a Mickelson 60 Sportfisher Flybridge as designed by Tom Fexas and produced in the nineties.  Mickelson was founded by Dick Peterson and Pat Sullivan debuting in 1987 with a 48 model as designed by Tom Fexas.