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

New Model: Picchiotti Gentleman 24

The Gentleman 24 is the first model of the renewed Picchiotti line launched under The Italian Sea Group ownership.  Presented at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2025, she represents the beginning of a new era for Picchiotti, realised with Luca Dini who designed both exterior and interiors. For those who think they have seen this yacht before, you are not wrong as this Luca Dini design, albeit a bit different was first announced as the Cantieri di Pisa Kitalpha 22 project in 2016 which was never made, but Codecasa takes the Luca Dini designs and in 2023 launch the similar but Kitalpha larger Classic Yacht 24, and then again launch the larger Classic 110 earlier last year, which looks to be the Picchiotti Gentleman 33 project.  Picchiotti has also a project for a larger Gentleman 44, which will complete the Gentleman three model classic yacht fleet from 24 to 44 meters in length.  Nonetheless this is a valid project, but who is making it gets a little confusing, although at this moment I imagine that The Italian Sea Group have bought the rights of the designs from Luca Dini.  The Gentleman 24 is offered in four cabins, though the first hull features a three cabins layout, with two crew cabins.  The Picchiotti 24 Gentleman is powered by twin MAN 1300hp for speeds up to nineteen knots, a cruise of sixteen, and a nine knots easy going long range which gives a 1,800 nautical miles long range.  Engines up to 1550hp for speeds over twenty knots are available.  As competition goes the Picchiotti Gentleman 24 is a niche product and quite unique, with the 2022 Magnolia 24m being a different but still classic looking alternative.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.96 m (78.7ft)

Beam - 6.50 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Displacement - 150 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 10,000 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, four crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x MAN D2868LE466 V8 1300hp, optional 1550hp 

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - nineteen knots max sixteen cruise, nine knots long range

Range - 1800 nautical miles at nine knots 

Construction - aluminium

Project - Luca Dini exterior and interior, The Italian Sea Group naval architecture

Certification - RINA C ✠ Hull • Mach Y - Unrestricted Navigation classification

www.picchiottiyachts.com

competition = Magnolia Yachts 24m Trawler

Irwin L. Jacobs 1941 - 2019

Irwin L. Jacobs left for the better World on tenth April 2019 aged 77 years.  Irwin was found dead with his wife for 57 years Alexandra also aged 77 years old at their Lake Minnetonka home.  Born July fifteen 1941 Jacobs was raised in Minneapolis and at eight years old he started working for his father’s Northwestern Bag Company, collecting and reselling burlap sacks.  In 1973 Jacobs founded COMB or Close-out Merchandise Buyers, a catalogue-based mail-order retailer, and along with several cable television magnates he later created the Cable Value Network, an innovative shopping channel sold to QVC in 1989.  Jacobs became wealthy by taking big stakes in Fortune 500 companies with friend Carl Pohlad, becoming a relentlessly bold and aggressive businessman, unlocking value by breaking companies up thus earning the nickname “Irv the Liquidator.”  Jacobs founded Genmar in 1978, this will become a bigger empire in 1986 as other boating companies in Minstar Inc are entered in Genmar.  In its peak Genmar was the second pleasure boat builder in the USA; owning over the years the following brands; Aquasport in 1989 stopping production in 2005, Carver Yachts from 1991, Champion Boats in 2002, Crestliner in 1988 sold to Brunswick in 2004, Glastron in 1987, Hatteras Yachts in 1985 and sold to Brunswick in 2001, Larson Boats in 1977, Lowe Boats in 2001 sold in 2004 to Brunswick, Marquis founded in 2004, Scarab Boats in 1984, Trojan Yachts in 1992 liquidated in 2002, and Wellcraft in 1984.  In 2009 following the Great Recession Genmar, which at the time owned Carver, Champion Boats, Glastron, Larson, Marquis, Scarab, and Wellcraft will go bankrupt.  Irwin Jacobs with friend John Paul DeJoria though will in 2010 buy some of the Genmar assets back with JandD Acquisitions; including Carver and Marquis.  Jacobs will sell Carver and Marquis to Polaris in 2019.  Irwin is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Rose Jacobs and brother, Sheldon Jacobs. He is survived by his children, Mark Jacobs, Sheila Jacobs, Melinda Jacobs, Randi Jacobs and Trisha Blake; grandchildren, Cole, Madeline, Alexander, Caroline, Jordan, Gillian, Tess, Finn; and great grandson, Ozzie; Irwin's sisters, Elaine Yablonsky and Sharon Milavitz; and multiple beloved nephews and nieces. 

Two Saved as Flybridge Yacht is Fire Wrecked in Yucatan

Two men, a captain and one crew were saved as an eighteen meter motor yacht titled Twist Party II went ablaze about one nautical mile offshore near Poseidon Statue, in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico on the afternoon of Saturday seventeen January. The two men jumped in the water as the fire spread, holding on an inflatable mat as the Secretariat of the Navy Semar, Fire Department of the Secretariat of Public Security, and support vessels came to the assistance and to fight the fire.  Ultimately the yacht burned for fifty minutes, and was declared a total wreck.  The yacht which is used for charter departed Puerto de Abrigo de Progreso, was apparently at anchor with generator running when this exploded and went ablaze. 

Project: Prestige F6.7

Prestige present the F6.7 project and upcoming flagship of the renewed F-Line generation which debuted in 2023 with the F4.9.  Designed by all time Prestige designer Garroni the F6.7 celebrates the spirit and refinement of the F-range and is a replacement of the 690 F after a four year production. The F6.7 will come with a few options and also completes the update It represents the maturity of a concept that has progressively redefined life on board, where space, light, and fluidity come together to create a natural and harmonious experience.  The Prestige will come with a lot of options three for the flybridge, two for the main deck, and two for the lower deck offering three cabins and a laundry room or four cabin choice.  The Prestige F6.7 is to be powered by twin Volvo 900hp as standard and or optional 1000hp with IPS pod propulsion.  Top speeds are estimated at thirty knots with the standard engine option.

www.prestige-yachts.com

Sport Cruiser Ends Beached at Boat Harbour Beach, Tasmania

A not attended nine meter sport cruiser ended aground at Boat Harbour Beach, in the island of Tasmania on Monday 29 April 2024.  The sport cruiser was also reported to have hit a trawler cruiser on its starboard side as it was drifting, and before ending beached.  Later it was reported the sport cruiser broke its swing mooring, ending adrift along the North Tasmania coast part of the Bass Strait.  A recovery operation for the sport cruiser was organized on the second May, with the boat taken to a boat yard for repairs. 

The sport cruiser in this accident is a Mustang 2800 SE Series II as produced from 2001 to 2003.  Mustang Boats from Australia was founded in 1974 by Graeme "Noddy" Williams, sold to Gary Garoni in 1998, and then following financial difficulty purchased by Bill Barry-Cotter of Maritimo in 2010, who stops production in 2019.

New Model: De Antonio D60

De Antonio has had success with its signature hidden outboard cruisers and day boats, and for 2025 the Spanish boat builder continues to go into bigger sizes debuting its new D60 flagship.  The Spanish Barcelona based builder which debuted in 2012 with the seven meter D23 day boat, wants to keep growing in size, going three meters larger to the D50 which arrived in 2021.  The D60 offers spacious accommodation certified for up to twelve people onboard, with a lower deck cabin area available in two or three cabins sleeping four or six guests, plus a crew cabin for two forward.  In both layouts the owners stateroom is located at midships with an en-suite shower head to starboard and walk-in wardrobe located to port side.  In the three cabins layout, two cabins replace the VIP cabin located forward.  The interior also offers a fully equipped galley located on the lower deck, expansive social areas are located on the main deck which thanks to opening windows unite the inside with the outside.  The De Antonio D60 is standard powered by quadruple Mercury 400hp, and or optional 600hp hidden outboard engines located under the aft sun-pad.  With the quadruple 600hp the D60 reaches top speeds up to 46 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.5 m (60.8ft)

Beam - 5.20 m

Draft - 1.01 m

Displacement - 22t 

Fuel Capacity - 3700 l 

Water Capacity - 680 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or six berths in three cabins, two berths crew cabin
Engines - 4 x Mercury V10 Verado 400hp, V12 Verado 600hp

Propulsion - quadruple outboards, counter rotating propellers with 600hp

Speed - 46 knots max thirty cruise with quadruple 600hp

www.deantonioyachts.com

competition = not available

Explorer Cruiser Wrecked by Fire at Van Isle Marina, Sidney Canada

A not attended eleven meter explorer cruiser went ablaze at Van Isle Marina in Sidney, province of Victoria Canada on the early hours of Thursday eighteen September.  Sidney Fire Department responded to the blaze, and thanks to the quick response contained the fire to this one vessel.  The cause of the blaze is now under investigation, with no injuries being reported as no one was onboard the vessel at the time of the fire.

The boat in this accident is a Nordic Tug 37 as designed by Lynn Senour and produced from 1998 to 2010.  The 37 was replaced by the evolution and updated Nordic Tug 39 in 2010.

Project: BB Yachts 35 Elba

BB Yachts which debuted in 2024 with the 44 Ischia and 44 Panarea models presents the 35 Elba project, an entry model to its in expanding range of sport cruisers and yachts.  Designed by Ferragni the 35 Elba is very similar looking to its three meters larger sister and brings the same Mediterranean day sport cruiser features.  A vocation which the 35 Elba shows with its cockpit deck layout; aft sun-pad, L-shaped dinette with opposite wet-bar, central helm station, and easy access fore-deck sun-pad.  Inside the BB Yachts 35 Elba offers a mini galley on entrance to port side, shower-head to starboard opposite, and a forward U-shaped dinette which transforms to a double berth.  To midships is an area listed as storage in the plans.  The BB Yachts is powered by outboard or stern drive propulsion from Mercruiser; petrol gas from twin 250 to 350hp, 270hp diesel, and Mercury outboard power from twin 300 up to 400hp.  

www.bbyachts.com

New Model: Pursuit S 328 Sport

At the 2025 Fort Lauderdale boat show Pursuit presented the new S 328 Sport model, replacing the first generation S 328 after an eight year production run. The new second generation Pursuit keeps the same hull, you never change a winning horse they say, and has been redesigned in every detail, recognizable by the more extended T-top, and larger windscreen, and sleek lines which got sleeker. Spaces has also been improved in all areas, from aft to fore, this now added with a wet-bar behind the helm station. Below deck, Pursuit also revolutionized the cabin, optimized to include a hidden head and comfy settee that coverts to a roomy berth, which offers additional rod storage underneath. The Pursuit is powered by twin Yamaha 300hp as standard, optional 350hp being available, top speed up to 44 knots with the large engine options.

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.52 m (34.6ft)

Beam - 3.30 m

Draft - 0.91 m motors down, 0.84 m motors up

Displacement - 5885 kg with Yamaha 3350hp

Fuel Capacity - 1136 l, 81 l diesel for generator

Water Capacity - 114 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x Yamaha F300 V6 Offshore 300hp, F350 V8 Offshore 350hp

Propulsion - twin outboards

Speed - 44 knots top speed, 39 knots fast cruise 23 knots optimum cruise

Hull Shape - deep Vee with twenty degrees deadrise aft

Construction - hand laminated vinylester resin, infused composite transom and structure grid

www.pursuitboats.com

competition = Grady White 336 Canyon

Benetti New Web Site

Benetti presents its new web site. Founded in 1873 by Lorenzo Benetti who acquires the Darsena boat yard near Lucca. Lorenzo managed the yard for forty years till 1914, building in his time more than thirty vessels; five schooners, three tartanes, thirteen brigantine-schooners, eight “navicelli” boats, and three cutters.  Lorenzo is followed by sons Gino and Emilio who rename the business to Frattelli Benetti, and in 1921 launch the St. George, which at 51 meters is the largest sailing ship to date.  The St. George is in 1952 transformed into a training ship for navy helmsman students, and today can be seen on display at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.  1927 sees more of the Benetti family getting involved in the business with Giuseppe and Virgilio; Gino's two sons succeeding him, while Maurizio and Bertani, Emilio heirs also join the company. Bertani and Emilio will in 1941 launch Maria the first diesel powered steel hulled ship.  In 1954 the yard is split into two parts; Fratelli Benetti concentrating on sailing and motor boats, and M&B Benetti yard which is dedicated to commercial vessels. In 1960 Benetti enters yachting with the semi production Delfino 18M, which with the updated Super Delfino 19 meter which arrived in 1964 will be delivered in 21 units in eleven years.  Delfino is followed by the larger Tirreno 22.40 meters in 1962.  Emilio's nephew Giuseppe take the helm in 1963, and is helped by his son Lorenzo who will become an important figure in Benetti's yachting expansion.  Benetti shows the scope of super yachting in 1965 when it launches the Mediterraneo 28 meters delivered in two units, the size expands more with the Mediterraneo 33M in 1967 delivered in three hulls in three years.  In 1978 Benetti launches Vanina, a two tonner aluminium made sailing yacht designed by American architect Kauffmann to compete in the Admirals cup, and is joined by sister-yacht Wagner the following year.  In 1980 the largest super yacht of the time and Benetti is launched for owner Adrian Kashoggi as the Jon Banenberg designed 86 metres FB116 titled Nabila at launch is delivered.  After a couple difficult years in bankruptcy Benetti is acquired in 1985 by Azimut Yachts founder and owner Paolo Vitelli.  This creates the Azimut-Benetti Group and two years into this ownership launches the first yacht, the steel built 45 meters FB202 titled Rima to a design of Terrence Disdale, which becomes a semi-custom series as it is followed by a second hull FB204 in 1988.  In 1988 a big feat surrounds Benetti with the building of FB206, the 27 meter Azimut Atlantic Challenger powered by quadruple 1850hp CRM engines with Riva Calzoni jet propulsion for speeds up to sixty knots, which makes a failed attempt to win the Blue Ribbon for the fastest Atlantic Crossing, failing because of an engine problem. Following the collaboration in 1991 for the updated second generation 45M semi custom series the Zuretti and Natucci duo is confirmed to design the 50 meters Golden Bay series, which arrived in 1997 and is delivered in seven hulls in eleven years. 1998 sees an important strategic move with the purchase of the Moschini yard in Fano completed in 2002, and the launching of the first fiberglass built Benetti 35 metre Classic, which will sell 27 units in an eight year production run.  Following the success of the 35m Classic the fiberglass line is expanded in 2003 with the 30M Tradition, and then into more models from the smallest thus far 85 Legend produced in 2006 to 2009, to the Vision 45m build in three units from 2011 to 2014.  In 2000 the 70 meter FB222 is launched, titled Reverie she is at the time the second largest Benetti in length ever built, sixteen meters smaller to FB116 but bigger in volume by 207 gross tons.  In 2003 Azimut-Benetti Group buys the Fratelli Orlando shipyard in Livorno, which will open as a hub for mega and giga yacht production over eighty meters in 2016.  In that same 2016 Benetti goes bigger to eighty meters after 36 years as it launches the 90 meters FB262, this again superseded after three years with the 108 meters FB275.  Currently Benetti offers seven yacht series; Custom, B.Loft, B.Now, B.Yond, Oasis, Motopanfilo, Class, and B.Neos. Benetti semi custom and production line offers fourteen models which start with the fiberglass build Oasis 34M and goes up to the steel build B.Now 72M Oasis Deck.  Benetti new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Yacht Families, House of Yachting, Service Net, News and Events, and Contacts.  Benetti is also on social media, with bottom right links taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Linkedin pages. 
www.benettiyachts.it 

Production History (only semi-production series showing) 

Delfino 18M 1960-64 (21) *includes Super Delfino

Tirreno 22.40 m 1962-66 (6)

Super Delfino 19 m 1964-71 (21) *includes Delfino

Mediterraneo 28M 1965-66 (2)

Gabbiano 22M 1966-69

Mediterraneo 33M 1967-70 (3)

Super Gabbiano 23m 1969-73

31,50 1969-73 (5)

26 D 1973-77 (5) *25D project

26 1974 (1) 

26 md 1974

25 S 1974-76

26 S 1976-83

27 mtr 1976-81

23 S 1977-83 (8) *22 S project

21 D 1979-83

1985 Paolo Vitelli Azimut ownership

45M 1987-88 (2)

Allseas 40 1989-91 (2)  Azimut ownership

45M (ii) 1991-94 (2)

Golden Bay 50m 1997-2008 (7)

Classic 115 1998-2006 (27)  Benetti enters fiberglass semi-production series

Vision 140 2002-10 (14)

30M Tradition 2003-2009 (20)

56M 2005-12 (4)

59M 2006-11 (6)

Classic 120 2006-10 (20)

85 Legend 2007-2009 (6)

64.5M 2009-11 (2)

Class 105 Tradition 2010-13 (5)

Class 93 Delfino 2010-16 (14)

47M 2010-14 (3)

Classic 121 2011-17 (10)

Crystal 140 2011-18 (9)

Vision 145 2011-14 (3)

Supreme 132 2012-20 (13)

Supreme 108 2014-17 (5)

Fast 140 Veloce 2014-19 (7) *Azimut Grande 140 project

Fast 125 Vivace 2015-21 (11) *Azimut Grande 126 project

FB800 50m 2015-18 (3)

Mediterraneo 116 2016-21 (10)

Delfino 95 2018-21 (11)

Diamond 145 2020-24 (7)

Oasis 40M 2020- (30

Oasis 34M 2022- (13

B.Now 50M 2022-25 (21

B.Yond 37M 2022- (9

Motopanfilo 37M 2021- (10

Class 44M 2025- (2

B.Now 67M 2025- (5

Benetti debuts in yachting with the Delfino 18M in 1960

Moonen Yacht Ends Aground in Big Pass Sarasota, Florida

A 25 meter Moonen yacht with seven people aboard ended aground at Big Pass in Sarasota, Florida on a story shared sixth March on the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Services YouTube channel.  The yacht ended aground at late night on a sand-bar, and following the grounding also had one engine incapacitated.  Florida Gulf Coast Marine Services who is part of TowBoatU.S towing fleet assisted the yacht, and managed to put it into deep water.  The yacht then proceeded with it's own power but on one engine to its berth.

The yacht in this accident is a Moonen 83 as designed by Mulder and produced from 1994 to 1998 in four units.  The Moonen 83 series debuted with the one off 80 YN150 in 1992 and featured five other same platform but different sister vessels; 84 YN156 from 1992, the 82 YN159 from 1994, 86 YN168 from 1999, 75 YN170 from 1999, and 89 YN173 from 2001.

New Launch: Rossinavi 53.00 m FR052

Rossinavi launches in Pisa its latest custom yacht the 53 meters Hull FR052 titled yacht Heed. Rossinavi FR052 is designed by Alberto Mancini responsible for the vessel’s exterior design, Achille Salvagni Architetti who penned the interiors, and Arrabito for naval architecture. This Rossinavi’s latest 53-metre fast-displacement superyacht, was a close and energetic exchange with the client, combined with Rossinavi’s expertise, proved highly fruitful. The process was further supported by the Owner’s representative who carefully coordinated the designers and the construction process. Among the key features of FR052 are: beach club area featuring a pool and fold-down side platforms enhancing direct contact with the sea and expanding usable outdoor space, spacious main fully glaze saloon on the main deck ensuring uninterrupted sea views and natural light, panoramic dining area on the main deck equipped with a starboard-side fold-down balcony creating a seamless indoor–outdoor experience, forward Owner’s cabin located on the upper deck enhancing panoramic views and featuring a private outdoor area with a dedicated swimming pool, observation deck designed as an exclusive lookout point offering elevated views and a quiet space for relaxation or contemplation, and an onboard battery system allowing operation at anchor with the generators switched off enhancing onboard comfort and quietness. The exterior design of Rossinavi FR052 expresses a contemporary approach to luxury, defined by clarity, proportion, and restraint. Clean architectural lines and balanced volumes give the yacht a confident presence, ensuring it remains elegant at rest and dynamic underway, with a silhouette that is both distinctive and timeless. Reflecting the key points outlined above, the exterior design of the upper deck features a forward upper deck fully dedicated to the owner and conceived as a private outdoor space in direct dialogue with the sea. Here, a forward deck pool is positioned directly ahead of the Owner’s suite, designed not only for relaxation but also for swimming against the current. This elevated area offers privacy while maintaining openness toward the horizon. The metallic grey hull finish enhances the sculpted geometry of the super yacht, emphasizing the interaction between light and shadow across its refined surfaces. Subtle and modern, the color highlights the purity of the design and allows the yacht’s character to shift naturally throughout the day.

Technical Data:

LOA - 53 m (173.9ft)

Beam - 9.1 m

Draft - 2.5 m

Displacement - 499 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 

Water Capacity - 

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats

Hull Shape - fast displacement

Construction - aluminium 

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, Arrabito naval architect, Achille Salvagni interior

Certification - RINA 

www.rossinavi.it

Project: Pershing GTX90

During the 2026 Dusseldorf boat show Pershing unveiled details of the GTX90 project.  Again a design of Vallicelli who designed the smaller GTX80 and GTX70, the GTX90 is second in size and fourth Pershing GTX range model which debuted with the Fulvio de Simoni designed GTX116 in 2023.  The GTX range is Pershing cross over range, offering near comforts to those of a flybridge yacht but in the same time sporty looks, expansive deck spaces and features which have distinct Pershing since its founding.  For the GTX90 Vallicelli brings a similar profile to the two smaller sisters, clean soft and sporty lines wrapping the looks, with differences in the aft deck layout and jet propulsion set up.  The Pershing GTX90 will feature interiors offering a social astern galley main deck, a feature rarely find in yachts of 27 meters in length, while the lower deck offers four guest cabins all served with private heads and an owners stateroom at midships.  A midships located crew cabin with two cabins and lobby completes the accommodation.  Exterior spaces abound in three distinct areas; aft deck, flybridge deck, and foredeck.  The aft deck features expanding terraces and offers a central-pad, forward settee, and then a vertical with opposite settees and coffee table lounge setting, a pattern which is again followed on the sundeck but with more spaces.  Still the aft deck of the GTX90 might prove to be one of the largest in its size.  Interestingly the expanding terraces in the GTX90 come with a few differences and are more conservatively sized to those of the smaller GTX's and serve the main deck at normal level, unlike the smaller models where these are located at the lower bathing beach club platform aft.  The Pershing GTX90 is to be powered by twin MAN 2000hp with jet propulsion for speeds up to 35 knots.

www.pershing-yacht.com

New Model: Cruisers 50 Fly

Cruisers presents the 50 Fly, the second model in the Euro style Fly range which debuted in 2024 with the 57 Fly.  Designed as the 57 Fly by Luiz de Basto the 50 Fly comes similar looking to the two meter larger sister, similarities which continue even in layout and details.  For the two meters less in length and minus twenty centimetres in beam the 50 Fly will not feature the drop down bulkhead to port side, has a third cabin with bunks, and no crew cabin aft.  But for the remaining it is all very similar, as it should be, with the Cruises 50 Fly having a functional astern galley layout, and a three cabins lower deck with full beam midships owner stateroom.  The Cruisers 50 Fly is powered by twin Volvo 600hp with IPS pod drives for top speeds up to 27 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.50 m (50.9ft)

Beam - 4.80 m

Draft - 1.26 m

Displacement - 22975 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 2298 l

Water Capacity - 443 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 600hp

Propulsion - Volvo IPS800 forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 27 knots max

Project - Luiz de Basto 

www.cruisersyachts.com

competition = Absolute 52 Fly

Project: Aquila 45 Sport

Aquila present the 45 Sport project, a power catamaran where every outing becomes an opportunity to turn good plans into unforgettable adventures. The Aquila 45 Sport is designed with double-stepped hull technology to deliver fast and efficient speeds. Featuring an expansive aft cockpit which with fold-down terraces this arrives to a beam just that bit short to six meters, creating an unmatched social space which with the convertible U-shaped seating and manual high/low table creates a unique in size deck space.  A four-seat centre console helm station, and fore lounge seating complete the vast main deck.  Overnight accommodation is accessed to left of the helm station and offers a comfortable cabin offering a double berth with private head to starboard. The Aquila 45 Sport is powered by twin Mercury 600hp outboards for top speeds over forty knots and fast efficient cruise in the low thirties.

www.aquilaboats.com

New Model: XO Boats EXPLR 44

XO Boats from Helsinki, Finland, which was founded in 2006 and debuted its first boat the 240 RS in 2012 presents its new flagship with the EXPLR 44.  Build with an aluminium hull and fiberglass super structure, this new EXPLR 44 flagship stretches XO size by three meters, aiming to compete with the big models from Axopar and Saxdor, although its closes competitor in style and substance is the Wellcraft 44 Explorer.  The XO Boats EXPLR 44 comes looking more rugged to the competition and has also its uniqueness for featuring an aluminium made hull.  Living accommodation comes with a living on aft deck and inside the protected pilot-house; galley behind the central two seat helm station, and L-shaped dinette which can convert to a double berth.  Sleeping accommodation is for four in two cabins, located forward and aft and both served with private shower heads.  The XO Boats EXPLR 44 is outboard gas powered from twin 600hp, or triple 400 to 450hp engines for speeds up to fifty knots with the larger options. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.4 m (43.6ft)

Beam - 3.7 m

Draft - 1.05 m with outboards down

Displacement - 8268 kg dry and without engines

Fuel Capacity - 1800 l

Water Capacity - 200 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, plus two convertible

Engines - 2 x Mercury V12 600hp, 3 x Mercury 400hp, 450hp

Propulsion - twin or triple outboards

Speed - fifty knots max forty cruise with triple 450hp, 45 knots 32 cruise with triple 400hp

Range - 240 nautical miles at fast cruise

Construction - aluminium hull five millimetre hull thickness, eight mm stringers

Certification - CE B12/C14 

www.xoboats.com

competition = Wellcraft 44 Explorer

Project: Tidewater 330 CC

 

Tidewater from South Carolina presents the 330 CC project.  Second in size model behind the 380 CC which arrived in 2022, the 330 CC is a replacement to the 320 CC in Tidewater flagship CC Adventure Series of offshore centre console line up which today features twelve models from five to eleven meters.  The Tidewater 330 CC comes with a few important differences to the 320 CC; from a twin stepped hull which Tidewater introduced on its flagship in 2022, and then on the 302 CC in 2025, to a cuddy cabin with toilet under the centre console.   The Tidewater 330 CC is to be powered by outboard engines from twin Yamaha 450hp, to triple 300hp.

www.tidewaterboats.com