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July 28, 2023

Project: Sanlorenzo SX100

Sanlorenzo is set to continue to expand its successful SX range with the project for a new SX100 scheduled to debut in the fall of 2023.  Designed by Zuccon the SX100 is set to fill the gap between the SX88 which debuted the range in 2017 and has now sold over fifty units and the SX112 which launched in 2020 and is in its thirteenth hull.  The SX100 was briefed to dealers during the Cannes 2022 boat show, and since then even though no official presentation was made for the model, it is heard that more then five units have been sold, with deliveries already entering into 2025. The Sanlorenzo SX100 will feature a four ensuite cabins layout with two or three crew cabins, and just like the bigger SX112 will feature a lower deck saloon which opens up and joins itself with the stern beach and bathing area.  The Sanlorenzo SX100 is to be powered by four Volvo 800hp engines with IPS pod drives propulsion for an estimated top speed up to 21 knots.

July 21, 2023

New Launch: Heesen 67m YN 20067

Heesen has launched YN 20067, named m/y Sparta. At 66 metres, YN 20067 is Heesen largest steel super yacht so far. Sparta grew out of the Project Avanti concept which Heesen presented with Winch Design at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2018. YN 20067 immediately impressed for its yacht's athletic lines, and the design has remained true to the original concept, with only minor adjustments made to the swimming pool. Winch Design expertly incorporated Heesen's DNA to create a unique, low-profile, sporty, and elegant yacht that looks simply stunning on the water. YN 20067 sports a classic Snow White livery with a contemporary touch: metallic Venetian red and metallic anthracite grey accents that give her a particularly dashing look. The super yacht's profile is characterised by a reverse bow, augmenting her apparent length and emphasising her slender form, which is complimented by a bold and assertive sweep of thermo-bonded tinted glass from bow to stern.  The lifestyle on board YN 20067 revolves around family and togetherness. The centre of the social whirl is on the main deck aft, where a full-beam main saloon connects perfectly with the low, open-air beach terrace for enjoying life in and next to the sea. A transformer passerelle platform provides easy access to the water, while the 6.5m infinity pool is also a breath-taking sight, offering a visual link between onboard life and the vastness of the ocean.  This Heesen super yacht outdoor spaces feature custom-designed furniture by Winch Design and beautifully crafted by Siebensee and Leerdam. A matching custom limo tender, a mini version of the mothership, is conveniently stored, along with the water toys, behind the gullwing doors of the forward garage.  Winch Design made the most of the yacht's generous 1,200 GT interior volume. The general arrangement boasts two separate owner's suites on a private deck and four guest suites on the main deck. A movable partition separates the forward suites to create a full-beam VIP or a large playroom for younger family members. An elegant staircase and glass elevator serve all three decks. The lower deck is home to a 65 sqm wellness area, Japanese-inspired, featuring an elliptical whirlpool, steam room, sauna, gym, and beauty area. Carefully considered movement flows throughout the accommodation areas will allow the crew to work efficiently and unobtrusively.  The Winch Design interior is based around three different elements, with each deck representing a different component: the lower deck is themed around water, the main deck around earth, and the upper deck around air. Linking all the elements are the staggered panels of an oak staircase by London furniture maker Alex Hull, with vertical lighting to bring its intricate carving to life.  The earth-themed main saloon features dining chairs with seat backs upholstered in real palm leaf. In the relaxed seating area, a large coffee table takes centre stage, made from two parts of a dark-stained trunk of oak, and featuring a leaf-shaped, forest green marble top with a leather finish, to provide a tactile and 3D effect.  The décor of the master suite on the upper deck aft beautifully captures the lightness of air, using soft fabrics, sky blues, mother-of-pearl inlays and an abstract patterned Tai Ping carpet. In contrast, the forward section is centred around the theme of space, with a constellation wall artwork as the focal point.  YN 20067 stunning interior features exquisite cabinetwork created by Heesen Yachts Interiors, with technical areas and crew quarters crafted at the shipyard. Heesen is one of the few shipyards in the world to own its fine cabinet-making company in Winterswijk in the eastern Netherlands.  Heesen 67m YN 20067 will now undergo the final commissioning phases in our harbour before heading to the North Sea for intensive sea trials.
Technical Data:
LOA - 66.2 m (217.2ft)
Beam - 11.5 m
Draft - 3.4 m
Displacement - 1200 GT *volume
Fuel Capacity - 140,000 l
Water Capacity - 12,000 l
Engines - 2 x MTU 12V4000M65R 1800hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - sixteen knots max, thirteen knots cruise
Range - 4500 nm at thirteen knots
Hull Shape - FDHF fast displacement hull form
Construction - steel
Project - Winch 
Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht, Mono G6 LMC UMS 

July 14, 2023

New Model: Wally Why150

During the Venice 2023 boat show, Wally debuted its Why150 model.  Just five centimetres over 24 meters in length, the WallyWhy150 is the second model in a range which follows the provocative three meters larger fifty GT more volume Why200 launched in 2021.  With the same team of designers of Bassani for exterior lines and concept, Vallicelli for the interiors, and Ferretti Group for engineering as the larger Why200 sister, the principle of the Why150 is the same, that to put as much usable volume in size possible.  To do this WallyWhy150 is again a full wide body design with its main selling point being again the owners stateroom on the forward part of the main deck which gives three quarters circle uninterrupted views.  A unique master stateroom not found in larger sized super yachts.  The WallyWhy150 though again strikes a unique balance of offering uninterrupted inside and outside spaces, especially on the main deck which offers open spaces which can be fitted as desired by its owner during build, and can be designed to carry a tender up to four meters in length.  The WallyWhy150 is powered by standard triple Volvo 900hp engines with IPS pod drives for speeds up to 21 knots and or optional 1000hp and 23 knots of max speed.  Though provocative and futuristic as Wally can be, the Why series is gaining fans with five units of the Why200 sold thus far, and two more units of Why150 ordered on plan.  
Technical Data:
LOA - 24.05 m (78.9ft)
Hull Length - 23.98 m
Waterline Length - 22.5 m
Beam - 6.78 m
Draft - 2 m
Displacement - 85000 kg unloaded, 98000 kg loaded
Fuel Capacity - 9000 l
Water Capacity - 2000 l
Max Persons - twenty
Accommodation - eight berths in four cabins, four crew in two cabins
Engines - 3 x Volvo D13 900hp, D13 1000hp
Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives
Speed - 21 knots max 18 cruise with 900hp, 23 max 20 cruise with 1000hp
Hull Shape - variable geometry with ten degrees deadrise aft
Project - Luca Bassani, Vallicelli interior, Ferretti Group engineering 
Certification - RINA CE A modules B+ F 2013/53/EU directive, ISO8666 for data 

July 7, 2023

New Launch: Rossinavi 66m FR044

Rossinavi has launched in their facility of Viareggio project Alchemy, a 66 meter triple deck super yacht construction number 44, born from a fruitful collaboration between the Italian shipyard and Philippe Briand, Founder of Vitruvius Yachts, who is responsible for the exterior design and collaboratively with Rossinavi developed the naval architecture of Alchemy. Enrico Gobbi from Team for Design is responsible for the interior design and outdoor spaces styling. Alchemy is Rossinavi’s latest super yacht with diesel electric propulsion and is propelled by pods to reduce the loss of energy between the engines and navigation speed. Alchemy is commissioned by a private owner who has very much been involved in every aspect of the design project and has commissioned this with a brief to focus on the design of the outdoor areas and wellness aspects of the super yacht. As is usual to both Rossinavi and Phillippe Briand Alchemy’s silhouette is all about proportioned balance and exudes tranquillity. Its beauty is enhanced by optimal volumes and distribution of the living areas thanks to a meticulous process of research and development. The lifestyle nature of Rossinavi Alchemy is immediately visible from the generous outdoor square meterage, over 330 sqm well distributed across three different decks. The main amenities on the three decks include a jacuzzi, numerous sun-pads, bar, and entertaining areas together with a barbecue positioned near one of the dining spaces. The bridge deck features a salon and another al fresco dining area for more formal occasions while the main deck exposes a large cockpit. Alchemy’s capacity to carry all sorts of equipment and toys on board is remarkable. The garage area has enough space to store a vast array of equipment from paddleboards to windsurfs, from water skis to two tenders, respectively of 7m and 8m long, water slide, inflatable docks and even mountain bikes for exploration trips on land. For the interior design and outdoor spaces style of Alchemy, Enrico Gobbi created a calm and elegant atmosphere that influences all decks and areas with natural materials and a soft colour palette of beige and ivory tones has been favoured by the owners in the choice of textiles, wall coverings and upholstery. The Beach Club coincides with the super yachts welcome area which is designed to give the impression of entering a spa. The choice of teak wood enhanced by fine details in stainless steel and white marble with matt finish, provides a relaxing atmosphere; every detail was carefully studied to avoid excesses with the refinement of small details making the difference. Several rounded and curved features, including the arch-like windows of the massage room, contribute to make this area more harmonious and comfortable. Great importance has been given to the study of light and reflections. During the day, the overall area allows for natural light to come in through the opening of the hatch. However, this can be closed with the specific intention to give the opportunity to indirect lights that are hidden behind panels and marbles to shine. The marble monoliths create a checkerboard wall, in which the light creates very special reflections, giving life to rhythmic patterns from the zen mood of the marble wall. The main materials utilised for the design of the exterior areas are natural teak combined with white natural stone surfaces and prestigious steel detailing. Every single piece of furniture is bespoke, including the oversized sofa in the main salon which is one of its kind. The decor of the decks on Alchemy joins in a dialogue with the interiors where soft greys are used for the main exterior deck areas, while blue and white have been preferred for the bridge and fly decks. One of the highlights of the interiors of Rossinavi Alchemy, as Enrico Gobbi likes to point out, is a monumental, suspended staircase that takes centre stage in the main salon and connects the bridge to the upper deck. The grand staircase creates a dramatic connection with the two areas through a vertical opening right in the heart of the yacht featuring suspended glass steps that are supported between two partitions of white Carrara marble with elegant leather details. The five guest cabins of Alchemy share a common thread in terms of main materials that are used for the wall ceilings but some elements that make each cabin more personal have been used, such as specific artworks that the owners have personally sourced during their trips all over the world or specific decor features.
Technical Data:
LOA - 65.70 m (215.5ft)
Beam - 11.31 m
Draft - 3.11 m
Displacement - 1194 gt *volume
Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, sixteen crew in eight cabins
Engines - 2 x Cats C32
Propulsion - pod drives
Speed - sixteen knots max. twelve knots cruise
Hull Shape - displacement
Project - Philippe Briand Vitruvius yachts exterior and naval architect, Enrico Gobbi Team for Design interior, Rossinavi engineering and naval architect

June 23, 2023

Project: Feadship 36.5 m Bahamas

Here at PowerYacht we love it when some of the famous names in yachting go out of there comfort zone, and present something different to what they usually are doing in recent times.  This new 36 meter Feadship project Bahamas is just about that, as today the Dutch builder is very rarely seen going in under the forty meter mark. Last build under forty meters was launched in 2017, and before that it was 2008.  Project Bahamas was presented by Feadship during the Palm Beach boat show in March 2023, with some rendering shared on its social media platforms.  She comes from a design of Dutch firm De Voogt and Italian FM Nautica who do the interior.  To be built of aluminium Feadship project Bahamas is one of the modern takes from the renowned Dutch super yacht builder with seamless main and lower decks, creating a clean and minimal yet sporty profile, thanks to the use of clean lines without curves.  Feadship project Bahamas will also feature an extendable beach club aft, with a splash pool and side lowering bulk heads.  Accommodation will be for four double guest cabins, including of which is an owners stateroom forward of the main deck.  Feadship project Bahamas is also a very ecological concept in terms of materials used for its construction, with a proposal to make the floor made with a stone-marble-resin matrix replacing teak.  

June 19, 2023

Project: Austin Parker Palma 66

Austin Parker presents the project for the Palma 66, a flybridge motor yacht based on the hull lines of the previous 64 Fly and new Mahon 64 which is currently under construction.  Designed as all Austin Parkers since 2009 by Fulvio de Simoni, the Palma 64 is a flybridge motor yacht full of contemporary styling in its exterior with hints of retro futurism to Italian yachts of the nineties. The interior of the Palma 66 will offer a three double cabins interior with a full beam ownership,  A crew cabin is located to midships starboard side in between the engine room and owners cabin.  All the living is on the main deck with a split level saloon and a central located galley.  The Austin Parker Palma 66 is to be powered by twin Man 1300hp engines with line shaft propulsion.

June 16, 2023

New Model: Overmarine Mangusta Oceano 39

The first unit of the entry level in the Mangusta Oceano displacement line, the 39 was launched on 31 May in the presence of her Owner, the Overmarine Mangusta team, and all the workers that contributed to her construction. Developed and engineered by the shipyard's Engineering Department together with designer Alberto Mancini and design firm Studio Verme for the engineering part, the Mangusta Oceano 39 is a three-decker which harmoniously combines design and technology, endowing her entire category with a very strong identity. The Mangusta Oceano 39 can be described as a modern villa on the sea, featuring amazingly wide glass surfaces and much larger volumes than those normally found in her class. The saloons on the main and upper decks have floor-to-ceiling windows that can be partly opened to blend indoor and outdoor areas and create an exquisite open plan living space. The aft area and the foldable terraces provide access to the beach house, becoming a natural extension by the sea where guests can enjoy total relaxation in the utmost privacy. The Oceano 39 features a classic Mangusta design feature with the infinity pool located forward on the upper deck with a partially glass bottom that lets natural light filter through into the master stateroom, creating mesmerising water reflections. The first unit layout includes four spacious guest cabins on the lower deck and a master suite on the main deck, fitted with a fully-automated balcony that can be easily operated by the Owner. The interiors, fully customisable as is always the case on Mangusta yachts, have been pencilled by Overmarine's technical department architects working in concert with the Owner, coordinated by Sales Manager Nicolò Strocco, who oversaw the sale. The Mangusta Oceano 39 is powered by twin MTU 1700hp engines that deliver a cruising speed of twelve knots, and a maximum speed of sixteen with a range of up to 2,600 nautical miles, always ensuring Mangusta's traditional noiselessness and, therefore, unmatched comfort.  Also available is a more powerful twin MTU 2600hp which allow the Mangusta Oceano 39 to reach a cruising speed of eighteen knots and a maximum twenty. Overmarine is already into three hulls of the Mangusta 39 Oceano, with the third hull build as speculation and available for a new owner and an expected delivery in around the end of 2024.
Technical Data:
LOA - 39.20 m (128ft)
Beam - 8.50 m
Draft - 2.25 m
Displacement - 215 t half load, 225 t full load, 320 gt *volume
Fuel Capacity - 32000 l
Water Capacity - 4000 l
Accommodation - ten or twelve guests in five cabins, seven crew in four cabins
Engines - 2 x MTU 12v 2000m86 1700hp, optional 16v2000m96L 2600hp
Propulsion - line shaft with fixed pitch propellers
Speed - 16 knots max 12 cruise with 1700hpm 20 knots max 18 cruise with 2600hp
Range - 2600 nm at ten knots with MTU 1700hp
Project - Alberto Mancini exterior and interior, Studio Verme hull shape
Construction - single skin composite for hull, super structure in carbon fibre 

June 13, 2023

Project: Apreamare Gozzo 35 Cabin

Apreamare present the project for the Gozzo 35 Cabin.  Building on Cataldo Aprea’s insight, Marco Casali and Umberto Tagliavini have created a new version of the best selling Gozzo 35 for year-round navigation, featuring a newly designed deckhouse with an elegant contoured structure.  Designed for owners who want to be able to cruise all year round, in all weather conditions and for several days at a time when desired, as in northern Europe waters, the great lakes of North America and Turkey, the new Cabin version of the Gozzo 35 is the thinking of reaching out to new customer segments and markets.  All and this was the big challenge without betraying the winning spirit that animates Apreamare’s projects: seaworthiness, hull stability, comfort and beautiful lines inspired by the centuries-old tradition of Sorrento gozzo boats.  So, as needs and lifestyles change, the Sorrento boatyard’s answer is quick to arrive, with the help of Marco Casali and Umberto Tagliavini to create a boat that follows in the footsteps of her open sister, which they designed, but with solutions that revolutionise the concept. Elegant and impactful, the deckhouse bathes the entire cockpit in a profound sense of protection: the volume of the structure is made to look lighter by the extensive perimeter glazing, which floods the lounge with light and offers guests a spectacular 360-degree view of the horizon. The interiors and exteriors talk to each other in perfect harmony through a four-section plate glass door. Its functions are twofold: to create a single space connecting the indoor and outdoor settings or, when closed, to protect guests from excessive heat or bad weather. Here, in fact, as well as the helm station and a functional galley behind it with a sink and hob, there is also an L-shaped dinette to enjoy meals in company and in maximum comfort.  The iconic status of the Sorrento gozzo boat is highlighted on this new Cabin version not only by the intense sensation of living in close contact with the sea and nature, but also by the care lavished on onboard comfort: the as always very generous stern platform, an extensive sun pad forward with panoramic seating, the pull-out L-shaped table seating six in the cockpit and the wide side decks. The high bulwarks have also made it possible to raise the deck and therefore increase the volume of the interiors, without compromising the boat’s lines. As a result, the height of the gunwale is 20 cm lower and a rail has been added to maintain the boat’s lateral flow, but also and most importantly for reasons of safety, given this new model’s exceptional cruising capabilities. This design solution delivers truly outstanding volume for a boat classified as under ten metres. Design work also focused on the liveability of the spaces below deck, with the aim of creating a layout with two cabins and a bathroom. While the forward area remains basically the same, the new layout brings benefits for the bathroom and shower, which now offer more surface area. The guest cabin amidships also gains in terms of width, with room for a bed that is 140 cm wide at head level. In terms of propulsion, the boat offers the practicality and reliability of a traditional in-line shaft arrangement with two Volvo Penta 270hp engines, and or the same engines with stern drives.  The first Apreamare Gozzo 35 Cabin is scheduled to hit the water in the early months of 2024.

June 9, 2023

Project: Garlington 80 Flybridge

Founded in 1980 Garlington has in little time, gained a reputation of building among the most high-technological, light and fast sportfish yachts in the market.  Now the forty year plus custom sportfish builder takes the next step in size by presenting the project for a new 80 Flybridge flagship.  While Garlington did have an 80 in the first decade of the noughties, delivered in three units between 2000 and 2005, two of which in enclosed bridge these were actually build by McMullen and Wing in New Zealand due to space constraints.  This new Garlington 80 Flybridge will share similar proportions to the 61 and recently launched 71, and like its smaller siblings is to be build in Stuart, Florida.  Garlington is far not very specific on the model, accept that preparation to start construction are complete, with a four or five double cabins layout, and as usual from the Stuart custom sportfish builder top speeds over forty knots. 

June 2, 2023

Improve-it = Otam 80HT

Otam continue to evolve its 80HT and with this new unit confirmed sold and started construction in March has now arrived in its seventh hull, in twenty years and all fully custom units.  This new hull #007 as Otam likes to call is the most customized yet, although we should have gotten used to the Genoa based builder where each unit is more customized to the previous and an evolution of the species.  Calling it an Improvement is also wrong as each Otam even the smaller ones are all mostly bespoke creations and very-custom units with even the shell changing and evolving.  For example this Otam 80HT will be fully build in a Kevlar Carbon construction and will feature bigger windows, with this giving a lighter feel to the hard-top structure looking similar to that of the 58 more then the other previous six 80s.  Unchanged are the engines with the Otam 80HT powered by twin MTU 2600hp and Arneson surface drives good for a top speed up to 48 knots, as is the naval architecture by Umberto Tagliavini, with the basis coming from the Fabio Buzzi designed 80 Record from 2001 which eventually became the Otam 80HT hull number one when this unit was transformed to a pleasure super sport yacht.       

May 29, 2023

New Model: Galeon 560 Fly

During the 2023 Miami boat show Galeon presented the World premier for the 560 Fly model.  A seventeen meters flybridge motor yacht, the 560 Fly is designed by British Tony Castro, Galeon's main designer for the last twenty or so years.  The 560 Fly replaces the 550 after ten years of production into that highly competitive segment of the market, especially in between European builders.  As is usual to Galeon the 560 Fly comes as a unique offer, and although its not a novelty as it was once, Galeon opening side bulkheads as presented on the 500 Fly in 2015 are still unique, especially if onboard entertaining with friends is ones priority. These drop down bulkheads apart expanding beam by two meters are unique and with the opening sliding glazed surfaces in the galley and the other side, they join the inside with outside in a unique manner which surprisingly has not yet been copied in the market today.  The Galeon 560 Fly also features some hard to find features in its size, like the side door by the helm station to starboard and the single peace forward windshield serving the lower helm.  The 560 Fly is part of what Galeon calls its fourth generation series which debuted with the 640 Fly in 2018 and to the swing extendable bulkheads adds more glazed surfaces, the Heptagon bow which increases space below moving beam further forward and on deck. The Galeon 560 Fly is standard powered by twin Volvo 725hp with line shafts propulsion and an option for twin 900hp units available.  Top speed is up to 29 knots with the standard power.   
Technical Data:
LOA - 17.82 m (58.6ft)
Hull Length - 16.2 m
Beam - 4.82 m
Draft - 1.05 m (ex propellers), 1.40 meters with propellers
Displacement - 27621 kg unloaded, plus 5.4 tons loaded
Fuel Capacity - 2 x 1100 l
Water Capacity - 700 l
Max Persons - fourteen
Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, one crew cabin berth
Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp, D13 900hp
Propulsion - line shafts
Speed - 29 knots max 23 knots cruise
Range - 223 nm at cruise
Project - Tony Castro
Certification - CE B

May 27, 2023

Project: Tankoa TX450

Tankoa Yachts is proud to announce that the first unit of the all-new TX450 has been sold. Initially developed around the Tankoa T450 concept penned by Giorgio Cassetta, the TX450 is an explorer version based on the same 45-metre design, but developed into a full-custom project from bottom up. As Cassetta is responsible for both the elegant exterior and refined interior design, the yacht’s clean lines and graceful profile is unmistakably in line with Tankoa’s design DNA and, indeed, very close to the original T450. The TX450 is developed on four decks with a unique interior arrangement for a yacht of her size whereby all the guest cabins are placed on the main deck, including a generous master stateroom for the owners’ use. The social areas are mainly focused on the upper deck and bridge decks. The interior also offers a gym, spa area and a convertible room, which brings the number of the guest cabins up to six if required. There are exterior social areas on all decks, including two pools, one of which is at sea level in the stern surrounded by two opening side platforms, as well as a beach club area effectively developed on three levels when the tender and jet skies are launched, offering an incomparable lounge space for the size of the yacht. The yacht is under final engineering with construction due to start shortly and delivery set for spring 2025. Tankoa currently has eight other projects currently in build: two S501s, two T450s, two T55 Sportiva, a T580 Custom and the Vitruvius 52.  This RX450 takes Tankoa yachts to fourteen units, eight of which currently under construction with the Italian shipyard debuting in 2015 with the fully custom 69m. 

May 22, 2023

New Model: Giupex 45X Evolution

During the end of 2022 Giupex launched its new 45X Evolution flagship.  An evolution of the Mano M42,50 launched in 2010, the new Giupex 45X Evolution also improves the layout and is extended in length, of which the benefits can be seen in the longer cockpit which offers a larger C-shaped dinette.  Other changes come also in the engine-room with 45X Evolution offered with twin FPT 450hp and 570hp engines and surface drive propulsion set up.  The Giupex 45X Evolution offers two lower deck cabin choices; two cabins with large midships master room layout as standard or the optional three cabins two head layout, with the third cabin taking space from the lower dinette.  Hull one was delivered with the two cabins variant.  Other options of the Giupex 45X Evolution will also be that to separate the main deck with a patio door, with the garage changing to a dinette with opposite settees.
Technical Data:
LOA - 14.20 m (46.8ft)
Beam - 4.30 m
Draft - 1.10 m
Displacement - 8000 kg dry, 11 t loaded
Fuel Capacity - 1000 l
Water Capacity - 300 l
Max Persons - twelve
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or six berths in three cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380, 480hp, FPT 450hp, FPT 570hp
Propulsion - Volvo DPI dual propeller or IPS pod drives, or Jolly Drive surface drives
Certification - RINA CE

May 17, 2023

Project: Garlington 48 Flybridge

Garlington is currently building this new 48 Flybridge model.  A new entry level flybridge model, the 48 is based on the lines of the current smallest flybridge offer the 61, and possibly share hull lines with the 49 Express.  The Garlington 48 Flybridge will offer an interior with two guest cabins; a master cabin forward, and guest room with two bunk berths to port side, with a shower head located to starboard.  The living and dining is located as all and or most sport-fisherman on the main deck, with dinette to port side on entrance, with an L-shaped galley behind.  Unlike its bigger sister the Garlington 48 Flybridge will have a central entrance passage way with two mezzanines looking to the action on the aft deck.  No power or performance data is yet mentioned though as most Garlington's expect a forty knots plus performance.  Garlington has been on a roll in recent months, having received a few orders of its current 71 flagship which it splashed in 2021, with a new flagship also reported on the works.  Watch this spot for information on the new flagship.   

May 13, 2023

Project: Numarine 40MXP

Numarine’s popular and successful range of stylish, spacious and highly capable superyachts prove that access-all-areas yachting is no longer the preserve of ever-longer hulls. Its current fleet, which stretches from the talented 22XP to the chiselled 45XP flagship, is quickly becoming a global benchmark in the highly competitive twenty to 45-metre bracket, but rather than rest on its laurels the shipyard is continuing to innovate, enters the 40MXP project. Preserving the same style cues and DNA of her siblings, the new 39-metre 40MXP retains Numarine’s high-volume, low-hassle, long-range ethos while offering several new design features that open up new opportunities to enjoy the intimate connection with the sea that a yacht confers. It’s a recipe that has made its mark even before the new model has been officially added to the menu; two 40MXPs have already been sold, with delivery expected in 2025. The ‘MXP’ stands for Mediterranean Explorer, but the reference is not suggestive of a cruising limitation of the design, rather it reflects the beach-club lifestyle typical of Med yachts. As an evolution of and at two metres longer than the 37XP, the new 40MXP draws on the Med lifestyle idea and delivers it in several exciting ways. First, the aft deck has been enlarged both as a result of the extra length and also by moving the aft sliding doors to the saloon forward by three metres. The result is an area with space for a large alfresco dining area, a bar, and a lounge area surrounding another new feature an aft pool complete with glass transom. This spectacular new social hub extends down to a huge hydraulic swim platform that stretches across the yacht’s eight metre beam. This oasis of outdoor living can be shaded with an awning to keep the extremes of the sun at bay or, with the option of short standard or long optional upper deck extensions, can also benefit from the upper deck overhang for more permanent shade in climates such as the Middle East or Australia. While the ‘M’ part of the 40MXP offers the glamour of beach life, the XP explorer part is as alive as ever, with the 40MXP achieving an impressive six thousand nautical-mile range at eight knots thanks to the optimised hull form developed by long-standing Numarine naval architecture partner Umberto Tagliavini. Standard propulsion comes from a pair of MAN 800hp engines, although there is the option to upgrade to a Tier III-compliant twin MAN 900hp installation. The first two sold units will both have the 900hp MAN upgrades. The interior offers Numarine’s trademark space and luxury, with six suites for up to twelve guests that include a full-beam main deck master and an impressive full-beam lower deck VIP. The interior design, as the 40MXP’s exterior lines once again come from Can Yalman. The 40MXP offers everything, from expansive flybridge to generous upper deck and inviting main deck that has made the 37XP a much-coveted and commercially successful model.

May 8, 2023

New Model: Mig Marine 45HT

It is a big come back for Mig Marine which presents the first new model of its new course, the 45HT, a thirteen meter hard-top sport cruiser.  Designed by Federico Fiorentino the Mig 45HT, is a sport cruiser with classic modern contemporary lines, something which has always been part of the Italian from Rome sport cruiser and yacht builder.  Fully dedicated to exterior entertainment the Mig 45HT is a walk around sport cruiser, but also offering accommodation for four berths in two cabins, with a forward double berth, and twin berths at midships.  The exterior offers a central sun-pad with under lying garage, dinette with opposing settees in-front, and a wet-bar behind the helm station.  To fore-deck is a sun-pad and a forward looking settee.  The Mig 45HT is powered by twin Volvo 480hp and IPS pod propulsion, or as is the case for hull number one with FPT 570hp and reliable shaft drive propulsion.  
Technical Data:
LOA - 13.75 m (45.1ft)
Hull Length - 10.6 m
Beam - 3.90 m
Draft - 1.17 m
Displacement - 11000 kg loaded
Fuel Capacity - 900 l
Water Capacity - 300 l
Max Persons - twelve
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 480hp. FPT N67 Evo 570hp
Propulsion - Volvo IPS pod drives, line shaft, or surface drives
Speed - forty knots max 34 cruise with Volvo 480hp and IPS pod propulsion
Hull Shape - deep Vee with twenty degrees deadrise aft
Project - Federico Fiorentino
Certification - CE B

May 6, 2023

New Model: AB Yachts 120 Sportfly

In early March AB Yachts launched the first unit of the 120 Sportfly model, a super sport yacht of 36 meters, full of high tech and performance as is usually associated from this Italian yacht builder.  The 120 is also the current largest offer from AB Yachts, although the Viareggio jet yacht specialist has in the not so distant past launched larger 145 and 140 models, this last in five units build.  The new 120 features the latest AB design language as introduced with the 80 in 2020, and followed by the 100 in 2021.  These new models also feature a larger lower stern beach club area with opening side balconies, which expand the size of the bathing platform when at anchor.  The AB Yachts 120 features a standard interior layout of four double guest suites, with an owners staterooms at midships.  A five double cabins version is also available, with a fifth cabin taking space from the lower deck saloon cinema room located forward.  Crew space is located forward with three cabins for five crew.  The AB Yachts 120 is powered by triple MTU 2600hp engines with MJP jet propulsion and top speeds estimates up to 45 knots, although some reports are saying that in the first sea trials this first units reached 53 knots.  Hull one of the ABYachts 120 titled m/y Beach which was named 183 during construction, possibly this meaning the number of hulls AB yachts has build since 1992 is bound for USA.  AB Yachts is reported as the most active of the Next Group brands, which also includes Maiora and CBI Navi.
Technical Data:
LOA - 36.90 m (121.1ft)
Beam - 7.50 m
Draft - 1.35 m
Displacement - 135 t full load
Fuel Capacity - 15500 l
Water Capacity - 2000 l
Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, or ten guests in five cabins, five crew in three cabins
Engines - 3 x MTU 16V2000 M96L 2600hp
Propulsion - triple MJP water jets, two steerable one central booster
Speed - 45 knots max forty knots cruise
Range - 500 nm at cruise
Construction - sandwich composite
Project - AB Yachts, Acube

May 3, 2023

Project: Magazzu M16

Magazzu have leaked information of a new M16 currently in build.  Designed by Claudio Magazzu the M16 is to be the second largest Magazzu build to date, following the MX-18 Coupe which apparently has been so far delivered in only one unit.  The new M16 seems also to be a new M-range, which is a departure from the long standing MX range.  The M16 is a walk around design with a central console, and a hard-top which covers a third of the deck. A construction detail will be the rigid tubes and the cut-out in the bulk heads which give side views and an environmental contact.  A central helm station will feature a wet-bar behind, with a dinette aft, and a central sun-pad.  To foredeck is another sun-pad with two opposite settees further forward.  The interior is reported to offer a two cabins layout, both with en-suite shower head, and a saloon in between the cabins.  The Magazzu M16 will also offer a novelty in its power solution and is to be powered by twin Volvo 600hp with IPS pod drives.  

April 24, 2023

Project: Boston Boatworks 52 Offshore Express Cruiser

Twenty-seven years after Boston Boatworks launched its first high-performance, technology-forward racing sailboat, the company announces the development of the 52 Offshore Express Cruiser. As exciting as this project is for the entire team, the genesis of the yacht stays true to the company’s original objectives of integrating composite engineering, high-strength construction, and artisanal workmanship, scaled to limited-production efficiencies.  For the BB52, the builder partnered with venerable yacht designer Doug Zurn and renowned interior design firm Winch Design. While the industry has long known Boston Boatworks for their construction expertise, building over 350 advanced composite performance yachts, including MJMs and grand-prix racing sailboats, as well as expedition tenders and Coast Guard Certified passenger vessels this will be the company’s first model that fully represents their vision and passion for providing owner-operator high-quality offshore yacht under its own name. The seventeen meter express cruiser takes advantage of Boston Boatworks efficiencies as a limited-run manufacturer of series yachts, softening the lines between a production boat and a semi-custom project with prospective owners able to choose from several selections of interior configurations and finishes developed by Winch Design that cater to a wide range of functions, all of which incorporate a multitude of elegant and clever features to enhance the time on board.  The 52 Offshore Express Cruiser also continues the long-standing collaboration between Boston Boatworks and Doug Zurn.  The BB52 is for owners who appreciate a relentless pursuit of quality and those who understand why the entire build needs to be strong to be safe; who recognize that lighter-weight interiors yield spatial and fuel efficiencies; who demand that the boat’s handling be intuitive; and who take pride in the athletic look of their yacht and the gracefulness of its interior. The Boston Boatworks 52 Offshore Express Cruiser will offer an interior with a one or two cabins two head layout choice, with another option coming to have a galley up or down on the lower deck.  The Boston Boatworks 52 Offshore Express Cruiser is to be powered by triple Volvo 440hp and surprisingly for its size will use stern drive propulsion which will give an estimated top speed up to forty knots. 

April 18, 2023

Improve-it = Tornado 38

In the fall of 2022 Tornado launched its latest improved 38 model.  This latest Tornado 38 is powered by twin FPT 450hp with line shaft propulsion.  Other shown improvements to the 38 where the new glazed windows on the hull side which replaced the traditional port hole windows.  An iconic model the 38 was launched by Tornado in 1985, inspired not little from the Magnum 38 from the sixties and seventies and produced in over five hundred units over the years in four variants; Classic/Sport, Flush Deck, Sedan, and the Cruising version.  The popular first two versions signified a different cockpit layout, with the Sedan launched in mid nineties being the rare hardtop version, and the Cruising from 2010 offering a more spacious lower deck and a revised cockpit layout.  A T-Tender 38 project presented in 2018 never materialized.  Today the Tornado 38 is simply called by its size with the model being similar in layout and cockpit to the Flush Deck version.  A Tornado 38 with shafts is not completely new, as the Italian builder build a few of these on order back in the eighties and nineties.  Going into its fiftieth birthday in 2025, it will be interesting to see if Tornado will do something special to celebrate its forever classic 38.