Toy Marine New Web Site

Toy Marine which comes from the North West part of Liguria in Italy presents its new World wide web virtual showroom.  Toy was founded in 2002 by Alessandro Novella and Aldo Tomasina, to create a line of traditional looking cruisers and yachts based on the down East lobster boat design, with the first model the 36 launching two years later in 2004.  Today Toy features a line of five models as designed by Nauta, from the best seller 36 model, to the upcoming 72 project for a new flagship.  At some point Toy also presented a 110 flagship model, with the order of this big flagship never coming through.   Toy new website is available in Italian and English language; and takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Company, The Boats, News, Service, Contacts, and Brokerage.  Toy Marine is also on social media with an Instagram link button located at the bottom of the page.

www.toymarine.it 

Production History;

36 2004- (50

51 2006-

68 2007-

47 Tender 2014-20

Toy Marine 36, the Ligurian builder debut model

Cranchi New Web Site

Cranchi presents its new World wide web showroom. Cranchi was officially founded in 1870, with the today World known production and yacht builder story starting when Giovanni Cranchi opens a workshop in Como in 1866 building fisherman and transport boats on commission, who after four years officially registers Cantiere Nautico Cranchi. In 1932 the grandson of Cranchi also named Giovanni purchases a building in Brienno, Como on the lake shore and transforms it into a shipyard. This step leads into 1952 when Cranchi and his children devote themselves to wooden boats mass production. But the real turn around for Cranchi comes from fourth generation Aldo in 1970, who partners with Tullio Monzino, moves to shipyard to nearby Valtellina and starts fiberglass production in the new establishment in Piantedo, Sondrio. This move produces the first Kiko model, and leads after this to various over one thousand delivered models; 1971 4.85 Pilotina, 1974 20 Rally, and the 1997 launched 34 Zaffiro. The plant in Piantedo also continues its expansion and in the eighties expands to 20,000 squared metres, and again to 33,000. Other sites are also added; San Giorgio di Nogaro Marine Test Center in 1997, San Giorgio di Nogaro 22,000 square meters factory, a third plant in Colico, Lecce, and last in 2005 the opening of Seventy Plant 4 dedicated to plus fifty foot yachts in an area of 100,000 squared meters of which 25,000 covered located in Rogolo, Sondrio. In all these plants Cranchi today produces thirteen models from the entry level E26 Rider, to the Settantotto 78 flagship, with its latest models being the just debuted Sessantasette 67 Corsa and the Sessantadue 62, with an upcoming Cinquantatre 53 project coming in 2025. Cranchi's new website takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Yachts, Company, Marine Test Centre, Cranchi Cares, Events, Dealers, Pre-Owned Boats, Careers, and Contacts. Cranchi is also located on all major social hubs; Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, and Linkedin with link buttons at the top right of the entry page taking you directly to the social media pages.

www.cranchi.it

Production History;

4.85 Pilotina 1971-77 (1550)

Rally 20 1974- (1000+)

Pilotina 5.80 1976-80 (274)

C8 1976-

C6 Cabin 1977-79

C8 Sport 1979-83

Faster 5.20 m 1979-

Jean 5.75 m 1979-

Holiday 20 1979-84

Clipper 224 1981-

Hobby 190 1981-85

Endurance 31 1983-91

25 GT 1984-87

Hobby 20 1985-90

Holiday 21 1986-91

Clipper 760 1988-93

Clipper Cruiser 7.60 m 1989-93

40 Mediterranee 1989-96 (200+) includes 41 Mediterranee

36 Smeraldo 1993-97

31 Aquamarina 1994-2000

41 Mediterranee 1997-2002 (200+) includes 40 Mediterranee

34 Zaffiro 1997-2008 (1100+)

38 Atlantique 1997-98

37 Smeraldo 1998-2005

40 Atlantique 1998-2008

39 Endurance 1998-2002

48 Atlantique 1998-2004

50 Mediterranee 2000-09

33 Endurance 2002-05

41 Endurance 2003-08

47 Mediterranee 2004-10

50 Mediterranee HT 2005-09

50 Atlantique 2005-10

47 Mediterranee HT 2006-10

43 Mediterranee 2007-11

43 Mediterranee HT 2007-11

36 Zaffiro 2008-12

36 Pelican 2008-11

43 Atlantique 2008-12

33 Endurance 2008-12

29 Zaffiro 2008-

32 Zaffiro HT 2008-11

Sixty4 HT 2010-16

Sixty6 Flybridge 2010-16

Fifty6 ST 2010-16

Fifty8 Fly 2011-14

M35 ST 2011-15

M44 ST 2012- *M40 project

30 Endurance 2012-

54 Fly 2012-16

Fifty8 HT 2012-16

T53 2013-18 *50 Trawler project

54 HT 2013-17

27 Endurance 2014-

43 Eco Trawler 2015-21

40 Eco Trawler 2015-17

Sixty Fly 2015-22

Z35 2015-

E52 S Evoluzione 2017-23 *50 S project

E52 F Evoluzione 2017-23 *50 Fly project

60 ST 2017-

60 HT 2017-

T36 Crossover 2018-21 *XT36 project

E26 Rider 2018-

E26 Classic 2018-

T55 2019-22

Settantotto 78 2020- *78 Magnifica project

A46 Luxury Tender 2021- *A42 project

SessantaSette 67 2022-

SessantaSette 67 Corsa 2024-

SessantaDue 62 2024-

Pilotina 485, Cranchi's first fiberglass boat produced from 1971 to 77

Castagnola New Web Site

Castagnola presents its new web site.  Founded in 1974 by Giovanni Castagnola, a shipwright who starts his trade in the repair and building of wooden boats, ships and yachts in 1959.  In the beginning Castagnola Yacht is known as Costruzioni Navali Tigullio and has since its founding operated from the large yacht harbor of Lavagna on the East Levante Coast of Liguria.  For Giovanni Castagnola it will take twenty years to launch his first 25 meter model, a fully custom wood build super yacht designed by Stefano Righini with speeds up to 33 knots, which is followed three years later by the meter smaller 24 unit.  Since 2018 and the passing of Giovanni in 2017, Castagnola is managed by the grand child of the founder Gabriele Maestri, a shipwright himself and a graduate from the San Giorgio Nautical Institute of Camogli.  Since launching its first hull Castagnola has build fifteen yachts from the Heritage 9.9 as designed by Nauta and launched in 2020 to the largest 38 WJ as designed by Andrea Borzelli and delivered in 2015.  Of interest are also the custom sportfish inspired looking units with Italian flair which debuted with the Fisherman 60 Piedi designed by Formentini in 1999, followed by the 19 designed by Stefano Righini, and Fisherman 20 which was designed in house and  delivered in 2010.  Castagnola new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Charter, Works in Progress, Processo WTS, Exclusive Projects, News, Partner, and Contact.  Castagnola is also on social media with bottom right links taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin pages.

www.castagnola.biz

Production History; (semi-production only)

Fisherman 60 Piedi 1999-2000 (2)

Heritage 9.9 2020- (3

Castagnola 25 - the first hull

Manda Yachts New Web Site

Manda Yachts presents its new web site.  Manda Yachts arrived in 2022, at first presenting itself with the name Senses Yachts which was then changed to Manda Yachts in early 2023.  In Spring 2023 Manda launched its first S07 model, which was followed by the S05 in the fall of the same year.  Manda Yachts are designed by Giovanni Ceccarelli with the line currently offering three models from fifteen to 27 meters, which start from the S05 and continue to the still in project S09 flagship.  Manda Yachts are innovative yachts offering a large beach club stern area, which can be fitted to serve an astern master stateroom or saloon dinette area, something seen today and yachts of thirty meters and beyond.  Manda Yachts new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Company, Yachts, and Contacts.  Manda Yachts is also on social media with bottom page links taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Linkedin pages.

www.mandayachts.it

Production History;

S07 2023-

S05 2023-

Whitehaven New Web Site

Down-under company Whitehaven presents its new virtual web show room.  Whitehaven is a new company founded in 2014 by Keith Hanson and son Ryan, who are partnered by entrepreneur Bruce Scott.  Whitehaven are built in Taiwan, at the New Ocean Yachts shipyard, with the design of the product dedicated to the down under market.  The company debuted in 2014 with the release of the 6000 Flybridge, followed soon after by the 6000 Coupe in early 2015.  The current Whitehaven range offers a total of seventeen models, divided into the six series; Sports Yacht, Flybridge, Sports Flybridge, Coupe, Sunbridge, and Harbour Classic.  Whitehaven entry level model is the Harbour Classic 40 and goes up to the 8300 Sports Yacht.  At some point Whitehaven also offered a 950 Super Yacht project but this was never build.  Whitehaven new website takes you around with the following buttons; About Whitehaven, Our Range, Our Family, News and Events, and Contact Us.  Whitehaven is also on social media with bottom page buttons taking you to its Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram pages.

www.whitehavenmotoryachts.com.au

Production History;

6000 Flybridge 2014-

6000 Coupe 2015-18

6000 Sunbridge 2015-

7000 Flybridge 2016-

7500 Sports Yacht 2017-

6100 Coupe 2019-

Harbour Classic 40 2020- (10

7000 Sport Yacht 2022- *6800 Sport Yacht project

Seanfinity New Web Site

Seanfinity presents its new web site. Seanfinity is rather young having been founded in 2019 by brothers Vincenzo and Alessio Tuccio both of which are mechanical engineers, and naval architect Gianluca Caputi.  Although young its founders though have decades experience in the sector. The Tuccio brothers founded the Top System in 2005 and in the last decade has been the leader in the selling of surface drives propulsion type systems.  Gianluca Caputi family has on the other hand founded Cantieri Navali dell Golfo in 1982, and in 1996 bought the legendary Italcraft which they will sell in 2006, although Gianluca will remain as the naval architect and technical director till 2010.  Seanfinity debuted with the T4 model in 2019, which was followed by the slightly larger T5 in 2021, and also debuted a Rib range in 2020 which launched with the R4 model in 2020.  Currently Seanfinity offers two ranges of Ribs and Yachts for a total of nine models which start at nine meters with the RS3 and R2 ribs and goes up to the still in project twenty meters T7 model.  In 2021 Seanfinity also showed project for a new Y9 Fastexplorer project, though this model has never been announced officially.  Seanfinity new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Homepage, Models, Dealers, Gallery, and Contact.  Seanfinity is also on social media with top left buttons taking you to its Facebook and Instagram pages.

www.seanfinityachts.com

Production History;

T4 2019- *TS48 project

R4 2021-

T5 2021-

R3 2022-

R2 2023-

RS3 2024-

Canados New Web Site

Cantieri Navali di Ostia, or as it is known as the Rome yacht builder Canados presents its new web site.  Founded in the 1946, Canados started as a cooperative building commercial vessels for government departments like the coast guard and military.  Canados first yacht was commissioned in 1953 by a royal Gulf Emirate family after a representative was impressed when attending the launch of eight interceptor boats.  In the early 1960's Canados had a new owner Aldo Guerritore who will lead the company till 1994 and then again from 1998 till 2000. After that Canados had three owners, and is since the end of 2015 owned by Michel Karsenti. In its early days Canados was a wood only custom builder, entering fiberglass in the 1980 first with the sailing boats as produced till 1985 and in 1987 entering its motor yacht production and moving completely to this material in the nineties, first witht the 58 model and then the 70 S.  Canados also build four production sailing boats from 31 to 44, two designed by Vallicelli and two by Violati.  The current Canados line up offers twenty models divided in three series; Gladiator sport cruiser and yachts, Oceanic explorer yachts and super yachts, and Canados flybridge super yachts  line.  Canados entry level model is the outboard powered Gladiator 411 Carbon Series and go up to the Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck launched in Summer 2022.  Canados has build over eight hundred yachts so far and its latest new model is the Gladiator 961 Speed it launched in 2023.  The new Canados website takes you around with following buttons; Home, Shipyard, History, Heritage, Technologies, Models, In The News, Racing, and Contact.  Canados is also on social media with bottom page links taking you to its; Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram pages.

www.canados.com

Production History;

58 1987-91 *16.50 motor yacht project, fiberglass production starts

70 S 1988-93

60 1992-94

23 1994-97

19 1995-97

80 2000-04

86 2003-

110 2004-08 (6)

90 Sport 2005- (6)

116 2007-

76 2009-14

120 Enhanced 2012-

108 2013-  *106 project 

Oceanic 90 STS 2014-

Oceanic 76 GT 2016-

Gladiator 428 2017-

808 Maximus 2018- *777 project

88 Evolution 2018-

122 Caesar 2019-

Gladiator 631 Next 2022-

Gladiator 493 Grand 2022-

Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck 2022-

Gladiator 961 Speed 2023- 

Canados 90, 1974 wood construction

Weaver Boat Works New Web Site

Weaver Boat Works presents its new web site.  Located in Maryland overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, Weaver Boat Works started out in 1998, when Jim started to make a life long dream of building his own custom sportfish which launched in 1999 and was sold a few months later.  Jim Weaver came from a construction company background, and owned various production sportfish yachts, falling in love with sportfishing after participating at the White Marline Open in the eighties.  A dream always existed to build his own boat and followed the footsteps of his father-in-law Bill Payne, who build wooden bay boats from 1956 to 1968.  At eighteen years old Jim actually helped Bill build a commissioned thirty foot bay boat.  In 1998 in collaboration with his captain Pat Rohrbach, Jim Weaver started to build his first boat, which was for the most part an own design, inspired from an Island Boat Works he saw hauled up and from which he took some measurements. The first Weaver, a 58 sportfish yacht which was titled Dream Weaver will make an important test to Mexico, and on its way back in Palm Beach ends up sold, which will make Jim build his second hull and sell it again, only from there on to become a full time custom builder.  Since hull two Weaver boat works are designed by Donald Blunt.  Weaver has since 1999 build 39 custom builds from 23 to 97 feet, and its currently building three other hulls.  Weaver new web site take you around with the following buttons; Home, Current Builds, Current Inventory/Specs, Weaver Past Builds, Merchandise, Fishing Tournaments, Videos, Galley, and Contact Us.  Weaver is also on social media with right top link taking you to its Facebook and Instagram pages.

www.weaverboatworks.com 

Weaver 58 hull#1 from 1999

Fjord New Web Site

Fjord presents its new web site.  Fjord was founded in the early sixties by Alf Richard Bjerke in Arendal, who decided to enter boat building after a visit to the Hannover boat show.  Originally founded as Fjord Plast, Bjorke gets the help of Finn B. Roer as business partner, and Jan Hermann Linge as designer, setting up a small shop which could build boats up to 24 feet in Arendal, debuting with the Fjordling 17 as designed by Linge in 1962 which is followed by the fifteen foot Gressvig dinghy on the same year. The Fjordling will be build in hundreds of units till 1970.  By 1964 Fjord will move to a new location in Fevik, and in the end of the sixties it will buy Herwa, Selco, Trifoil, and Norcem's plastic boat businesses.  After ten years in business Fjord is offering 72 models from four shipyards, and is the largest boat producer in Northern Europe.  The business at Fjord is so good that Bjerke is planning for a 75 footer on the drawing board, abruptly cancelled with the 1973 oil crisis which will put the at the time largest Scandinavian boat producer in great difficulty.  The 1973 oil crisis hits Fjord so hard that it is sold to Norcem, a Norwegian cement producer, which by the end seventies will close the three Arendal, Tromøy, Grimstad factories with only the one in Rjukan remaining open.  In 1981, Fjord is sold to Bjørn Minde, Tor Egil Baardsen and Odd Simonsen. Minde eventually takes over as sole owner and merges Fjord Plast with Wiking Boats, giving the Fjord Boats name.  In 1991 Fjord is sold again to Eivind Astrup, who will sell again to Inger Sande Brøvig in 1996. In March 2006, Hanse Yachts will buy 51% of the shares in Fjord, with the Norwegian boat builder becoming a total part of the Hanse Yachts Group in 2007, and moving production to Germany.  The Fjord Hanse era will debut with a total different minimal design of the 40 Cruiser as designed by Patrick Banfield, although it will be the 40 Open a twelve meter walk around sports cruiser which starts the new successful of the new German owned Fjord. Today's Fjord line up features offers nine models, which start with the 38 Open and go up to the 53 XL flagship, with its latest model being the 41 XP and XL models with a 480 currently being in project stages.  The new Fjord website takes you around with the following buttons: Motorboats, Fjord Legend, Magazine, Events, Dealers, Services, Contact Us, and Configure Now.  Fjord is also on social media with links at the right bottom of the page taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin pages.

www.fjordboats.com

Production History;

Fjordling 17 1962-75

Fjord Diplomat 30 1967-78

32 Cabin 1969-75

24 Weekender 1969-82

27 Cruiser 1970-78

34/38 Flybridge 1971-72/73

21 DC/650 SE 1981-85

725 SE 1982-86

815 SSE 1983-89

880 AC 1984-87

880 CC 1984-87

870 AC 1985-

1001 AC 1985-

1001 CC 1985

1001 CB 1985-

39/1200 Solcio 1985-89

Dolphin 900 1987-97

Terne 28 1989-13

Terne 21 1995-12

Terne 24 1995-13

40 Cruiser 2007-13  Patrick Banfield design, Hanse Group ownership

40 Open 2008-19

36 Open 2010-19

36 MY Tender 2013-18

48 Open 2014-17

42 Open 2016-17

38 Xpress 2017-23 *36 Xpress project

52 Open 2018-20

44 Coupe 2018-

44 Open 2018-

38 Open 2019-23

41 XL/XP 2020-

53 XL 2021-

39 XL/XP 2023-

480 2024-

Fjordling 17 1962-70, Fjord's first model

Tankoa New Web Site

Italian super yacht builder Tankoa presents its new web site.  Tankoa which means Scorpio in Genoese dialect was founded in 2007 by Giuseppe Orsi and his best friend, with the presidency of the company moving to Orsi sons, from Guido who was the President at founding to his sister Eva who took over Presidency since 2018.  Tankoa's main founder Giuseppe Orsi started his career as an engineer, becoming a businessman, and corporate executive taking over the helm of Finmeccanica in 2011.  But Orsi is also a passionate yacht owner, having entered yachting with the ownership of various super yachts, who from 1996 up to 2004 was also the owner of Baglietto shipyard.  The construction of the first Tankoa hull number C101, a super yacht as designed by Francesco Paszkowski started life in 2008 as a 65 meter project then delayed with the Global Financial Crisis which hit the world economies at the end of that year.  Eventually Tankoa C101 will be updated to a 69 meter in 2013 and launched in June 2015.  Tankoa is located from its founding in 2008 in Sestri Ponente in the center of Genoa's seven nautical miles break water protected harbor, next to Genoa's Christopher Columbus airport.  In December 2023 Tankoa took a lease agreement for the former Privilege super yacht yard in Civitavecchia which went bankrupt in 2015, increasing both production capacity and the possibility to build larger super yachts. Tankoa's aim has always been to be a boutique super yacht builder, with a business core in both custom and semi-custom builds, although the success seems more coming from the later, with six of the yacht delivered coming from the semi-custom series yachts.  Tankoa has so far build eight super yachts from 45 up to 72 meters, with eight further yachts currently under construction, and it's most successful series being the fifty meter S501 platform which has been delivered in five units and currently featuring a sixth hull under construction.  Tankoa new website takes you around with the following buttons; Company, Excellence, Models, Fleet, Refit, Press, News, and Contact.

www.tankoa.it

Production History; (semi-production only)

S501 2017- (6

T450 2023- (2

Tankoa 70M C101 during launch on June 25, 2015

XL Marine New Web Site

XL Marine presents its new web-site. Founded in January 2006 by Alessandro Giambalvo, Salvatore Oliviero, and Antonio di Mennato as naval architect, with all the three managers coming from a previous experience with Itama.  For this XL Marine inspired itself to the traditional fast open cruiser and yacht and to the professional roots of its founders, with clean uncluttered lines and wrap around windscreen, but with comfortable exterior and interior decks, and customization to both main cockpit living and the lower cabin deck.  XL Marine debuted with its first 43 model on 29 May 2006, what is still it's most successful model to date with fourteen units produced till 2012.  The 43 was followed by the 51 model in 2008, and the 45 in 2012.  For the time between 2015 and 2021 XL Marine has not produced any models, but was more concentrating on maintaining and refitting boats and yachts.  From 2022 guided by Salvatore Oliviero and Antonio de Mennato as naval architect, XL Marine has restarted production.  Today XL Marine offers three models 45 2024 updated model, 55 Walk Around, and 60 project.  The new XL Marine website takes you with the following buttons; Home, Chi Siamo (who we are), Gallery, Fiere ed Eventi (shows and events), e Contatti (contacts).  XL Marine is also present on social media with bottom left links taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin pages.

www.xlmarine.it

Production History: 

43 2006-12 (14) 

45 2012-14 (2)

51 2008-12 (7 *includes 51 HT S)

51 HT S 2012 (1)

45 (ii) 2024- (1

55 WA 2025- (1

XL Marine 43 #1 launching on 29 May 2006

Nordic Tugs New Web Site

Nordic Tugs presents its new website. Nordic Tugs was founded by Jerry Husted in 1979, during the midst of the oil crises, debuting with the 26 model as designed by Lynn Senour with early twenty century tug boat looks and a semi displacement hull balancing speeds and fuel consumption. Presented at the Seattle boat show in 1980, the Nordic Tugs 26 sold thirty seven units in its first appearance, and a further seventeen for that whole month. After this success Nordic Tugs went on to expand the line with a 32 launched in 1985, the 37 in the mid nineties, 42 late nineties, and the 52 in 2002. The classic 26 was stopped in production in 1997, but Nordic Tugs returned it in production in 2009. Due to expansion Nordic Tugs also changed its establishment three times in its history but was always located in the home that is the Washington area, starting at Woodinville, moving in 1990 to Burlington, and in 1998 again in Burlington down the street from its previous facility. Nordic Tugs expanded the current facility in 2007, today having an area of 40,000 squared meters where it builds it current line offering six Explorer Cruiser and Yacht type models starting from the 26, up to the 54, with a new 50 model in project stages. Nordic Tugs new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Models, Events and Adventures, Dealers, Social, Swag Shop, Careers, Contact, Links and Featured. Nordic Tugs is also on social media with top left buttons taking you to its Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok pages.

www.nordictugs.com

Production History;

26 1980-97

32 1985-2001

42/44 1996/2016-

37/39 1998/2013-2015

32+ 2002-07

52/54 2002/09-

34 2008-

49/50 2009/2024-

26 (ii) 2009-

40 2017-

Nordic Tugs 26 (first version) 1980-97

Solemar New Web Site

Solemar presents its new World wide web site.  Solemar was founded in the eighties, with the company having an important growth in the noughties which will get it to being bought out by Arimar Group in 2007.  Arimar was founded in 1989 and was also a name with an important growth in the nineties and noughties, debuting with the production of life rafts and small tenders, to then enter rib production up to ten meters size, and to become the sole distributor of Furuno marine electronics for Italy by the early noughties.  Solemar on the other hand will go to focus on large medium sized ribs with important cabin accommodation inside, going on to launch the fourteen meter 44 Oceanic flagship in 2006, with a production which in that time was focused on ribs from six to fourteen meters, becoming a leader for cabin rib cruisers above eight meters in size.  In 2019 Lalizas Group buys Arimar Group including Solemar, who will sell to a group of Italian investors from Bergamo.  Since then Solemar new ownership has set an important plan in motion, moving production to Nembro in Bergamo, with the first new models debuting in 2023.  Currently Solemar offers two SE and SX lines, and offers five models which start from the SX27 and go up to the SE39 which is still in project stages.  Solemar new website is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; About Us, The Range, Events, Dealers, Contacts, and News and Press.  

www.solemaritalia.it

Hunt Yachts New Web Site

Hunt Yachts presents its new web site.  Hunt Yachts was founded in 1998, as the boat building subsidiary of C. Raymond Hunt Associates which started in 1966, following the exploits of its founder Ray Hunt who invented the deep-V hull in 1957 with the launch of his designed 23-foot launch as build by Bill Dyer in Rhode Island.  This hull shape then evolved into Richard Bertram's 30 Moppie which convincingly won the 1960 Miami-Nassau race, and changed and entered motor boating into its modern today era.  Prior to his motor boating exploit Ray Hunt had already made a name for himself in sail yacht design debuting with the Concordia 25 and 40 yawls in 1938, the International 110 in 1939, and then by designing the Americas Cup 12 meter Easterner US-18 in 1958, which was beaten to defend the cup by Columbia as designed by Olin Stephens.  Ray Hunt sail boat and yacht design will continue till 1996, a portfolio which includes; Concordia, International, O'Day, Paceship, Ranger, Tanzer, Cal, and Nautor Swan, and is joined by designing motor boats for Bertram, Boston Whaler, Burger, Camper and Nicholsons, Cruisers, Chris-Craft, Emocean, Four Winns, Grand Banks, Grady White, Grand Banks, Hinckley, Lyman-Morse, Palmer Johnson, Regal, Robalo, Royal Huisman, Sea Ark, Southport, Wellcraft, and probably some more.  The deep-V and Bertram, of which he was designer from before the companies debut in 1960 up to 1970, played an important role in the success Ray Hunt will have in motor boating design.  Hunt Yachts first model was a 33 foot single engine motor boat, the 33 Express which debuted in 1999 and was followed by the Surfhunter variant a year later.  In 2013 Hunt Yachts was acquired by the Hinckley Group.  Today Hunt Yachts offers four models of traditional down-East inspired looking yachts which start from 56 and go up to the 76, while its largest build to date was the Hunt 80 as produced in two units in 2015 and 19.  Hunt Yachts new website takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Experience, Yachtcare, and Contact, while bottom page buttons take you to the; FaceBook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin social media pages.

www.huntyachts.com

Production History;

33 Express 1999-2004

33 Surfhunter 2000-13

36 Harrier 2003-14

29 Surfhunter 2004-13

52 2009-17

29 Harrier 2009-

44 Express Cruiser 2012-

68 2014- *68 Express

25 Harrier Sport 2014-

32 Center Console 2015-19

80 2015-19 (2)

Ocean 72 2017-19

Ocean 55 Mk.II 2019-23 *54 Ocean project

76 2020- *Ocean 76 project

63 2020- *Ocean 63 project

56 2023-

Heaven Gommoni New Web Site

Heaven Gommoni presents its new web site.  Founded in 2001 by Ettore Garofolo, a powerboat offshore racer from Anzio, who makes a name in the nineties and wins the Endurance European title in 1999, and World Champion in 2000.  From the start Heaven offers a semi-custom, custom approach to its rib construction.  A feature which is still part of Heaven, and makes a full circle when in 2008 it launches its H80 model, which even sixteen years after its debut, still is the largest maxi rib ever made.  Today Heaven offers eight rib models which start from the H24, and go up to the record breaking H80 model.  Heaven website is available in Italian and English language, and takes you around with the following buttons; Home. About Us, Models, and Contact Us.  Heaven is also on social media with bottom link taking you to its Facebook page.

www.heavengommoni.com

Italyure Yachts New Web Site

Italyure Yachts presents its new World wide web showroom.  Founded in 2018, Italyure original story starts in 2008 when Maurizio Marzocca is the chief designer of the Canelli brand. In 2018 a fortunate meeting between Marzocca, and business partners Raffaele Vitiello and Raffaele Donnarumma who run a boat refit and servicing business founded in 1995 near Salerno, lays the basis for Italyure.  In the first years and up till the fall of 2022, Italyure was actually called Allure Yachts.  The first project between the three Italian partners is a ten meter sub-contracted sport cruiser for a South Italian customer.  After that the basis for the first 38 model are made, with the first unit launching in April 2021, and available in three versions; Classic with line shafts, Comfort with stern drives, and Sport with outboards.   The Italyure 38 is immediately a success, with the company following 45 and 35 projects, with the 35 launched in Summer 2023, and the 45 evolving to a 50 model and scheduled to arrive in 2024.  The new Italyure web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Yacht, and Press.  Italyure is also on social media with right bottom links taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube pages.     

www.italyure.com

Production History;

38 2021- (20

35 2023- (5

50 2024- (2 *45 project

Bayliner New Web Site

Bayliner presents its new World wide web showroom.  Bayliner was founded in 1957 by J.Orin Edson, who came from a boat racing hobby experience and two years of running his Advanced Marine Outboard shop.  The first Bayliners where plywood boats, but in 1966 the fiberglass move is made. In 1968 Bayliner has one hundred dealers in the US and Canada and moves its production locality to a previous World War Two hangar outside Washington.  In 1974 feeling the rising gas prices Bayliner debuts a sailing boat line with three models named Bucaneer. 1982 Bayliner presents it first Capri model the 1600 which also comes with the Total Value Package including an 85hp outboard and a road trailer in the retail price.  1986 proves to be a super year for Bayliner first by selling a record 43,000 boats, and second for joining the Brunswick Corporation which features more then fifty dealers outside of the USA. Bayliner largest build to date was the seventeen meter 5788 Motor Yacht, as produced from 1997 up to 2002. Today Bayliner features six series; M, DX, Trophy, VR, Cuddy, and Ciera for a total of 21 models which start from M15 and go up to the Ciera 8.  Bayliner new website takes you around with the following buttons; Cruising Boats, Fishing Boats, Watersports Boats,  All Boats, Resources, Buyers Guide, Customer Service, and Dealer Locator.  Bayliner is also on social media with side buttons taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.bayliner.com

Production History;

2550 Saratoga Offshore 1973-

2550 Saratoga Offshore Command Bridge 1974-

4050 Bodega 1977-82

3550 Bristol 1977-

3150 Conquest 1978-80

3270/3288 Explorer/Motor Yacht 1981/85/89-95 (3000+-)

3250 Conquest 1981-87

1950 Capri Bowrider 1982-

2070 Explorer 1982-

2850 Contessa Sunbridge/2855 Ciera Sunbridge 1983/88-89

2850 Contessa Command Bridge/2858 Ciera Command Bridge 1983-88/89

3870/3888 Motor Yacht 1983/90-94 (1000+-)

4550/4588 Pilothouse 1984/89-93

3485 Avanti Sunbridge 1987-89 *3450 project

3255 Avanti Sunbridge 1988-89 *3250 project

2955 Avanti Sunbridge 1988-90

2958 Command Bridge 1988-90 *2950 project

3785 Avanti Sunbridge 1990

4387 Aft Cabin MY 1990-93

3555 Avanti Sunbridge/Sunbridge 1990/93-94

2855 Ciera Sunbridge 1991-93

3055 Ciera Sunbridge 1991-94 *Avanti Sunbridge project

4388 Motor Yacht 1991-94

3688 Motor Yacht 1992-94

2859 Super Classic/Ciera Express 1993/96-2002

4587 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1994-95

2855 Ciera Sunbridge (ii) 1994-99

4788 Pilothouse 1994-2002

3255 Avanti Sunbridge 1995-99

3587 Motor Yacht 1995-99

3258 Command Bridge 1995-2000

3988 Motor Yacht 1995-2002

3488 Avanti Command Bridge 1996-99

3788 Motor Yacht 1996-99

3388 Motor Yacht 1996-2001

4087 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1996-2002

2858 Ciera Command Bridge/288 Classic Cruiser 1996/2003-05

4085 Avanti Sunbridge 1997-99

5788 Motor Yacht 1997-2002

3685 Avanti Sunbridge 1998-99

5288 Pilothouse 1999-2002

3055 Ciera Sunbridge/305 SB Cruiser 1999/2003-07

3788 Motor Yacht (ii) 2000-02

2855 Ciera Sunbridge/285 SB Cruiser 2000/03-12

3488 Command Bridge 2001-02

275 SB Cruiser 2005-09

325/340 SB Cruiser 2005/08-09

315 SB Cruiser 2008-12 *300 SB Cruiser project

320/335 SB Cruiser 2008/10-12

American Tug New Web Site

American Tug presents its new World wide web showroom.  American Tug was the brand of Tomco Marine Group, as founded by Tom Nelson in 1999.  American Tug debuted with the 34 model in 2001, as designed by renowned West coast designer Lynn Senour, who will go and design all American Tug models.  Since then and up to 2023 American Tug has delivered just over 250 explorer cruisers.  In May 2023 Kadey-Krogen Group purchased American Tug, with production to stay in La Conner, and current CEO and cofounder Kurt Dilworth remaining to manage the company.  Located since its founding in La Conner, Washington on the North West of the Pacific coast currently American Tugs range offers four models from the 362, to the 435. American Tugs new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Models, About, Dealers, Pre-Owned, Blog, Upcoming Events, Contact, and Ship's Store.  American Tugs is also on social media with button links taking you to its Instagram and Facebook pages.

www.americantugs.com

Production History;

34/365 2001/10- (140/19

41/435 2005/11- (/19

49 Limited Edition/525 2008-14 (1/1)

485 2014-21  

395 2010- (23

362 2020- (11

Fratelli Aprea New Web Site

Fratelli Aprea presents its new website. Fratelli Aprea was founded in 1890 by master ship wright Cataldo, in the gulf of Sorrento.  Fratelli Aprea focus for a century has been that of building custom to order and repairing wooden traditional Gozzo small and medium size fishing boats.  An important turn around for Fratelli Aprea comes during World War II, when Franco Aprea decides to put used Jeep gasoline engines in a Gozzo, following the commissioning of boats by the US Army for a special mission. Fratelli Aprea enters fiberglass boat production in the nineties, with a key difference to the competition who build similar boats for using a semi-planning hull with a deep V-section forward, rather then a planning shape.  Today Frattelli Aprea offers eleven models of the Sorrento line which start from the pure gozzo looking 7,80 Tradizionale / Open and go up to the Sorrento 50 Cabinato.  In 2023 Fratelli Aprea also debuted its new Brunello Acampora designed Lancia centre console with traditional line series, which debuted with the 52 model, and is planned to feature four other models from ten to 22 meters in size.  Fratelli Aprea new web site is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Company, Gozzo Sorrentino, Design, Models, Charter, Service, Usato, and Contacts. Fratelli Aprea is also on social media with a button at the right bottom of the page taking you to its Facebook, and Instagram pages.

www.fratelliaprea.com

Production History;

Sorrento 7,80 Tradizionale / Open 1987- 

Faraglione 7,80 Semi Cabinato 1989-94

Sorrento 7,50 Open Cruise 1993-

Sorrento 7,50 Semi Cabinato 1995-

Sorrento 7,50 Cabinato 1997-

Sorrento 36 Semi Cabinato 2000-

Sorrento 36 Open Cruise 2001-

Sorrento 32 Semi Cabinato 2002-

Sorrento 32 Hard Top 2003-

Sorrento 32 Open Cruise 2004-

Sorrento 36 Hard Top 2005-

Sorrento 50 Cabinato 2007-

Lancia 52 2023-

Solaris Power New Web Site

Solaris Power presents its new web site.  Solaris Power arrived in 2019 as the motor boat and yachting arm of Solaris sailing yachts.  Solaris started out as the sailing yacht brand of Se.Ri.Gi which was founded in 1974 by Puntin and De Cesco in Aquileia by the River Natissa, on the Northern East part of Italy and the Adriatic sea, what is still the home for sail yachts production.  In the first two years Serigi is a sub-contractor to other builders fitting out sailing boats mostly those for Benello from Livorno, debuting the Solaris name and its first sailing yacht, the 37 designed by Frans Maas three years later in 1977. The first Solaris is followed by a second 47 model designed by Sparkman and Stephens in 1979, which was based on the Illiria 46 from Benello who ceases operation in 1977 following the dead of Giacomo Benello the owner.  Solaris will keep expanding its sailing yacht line with a Frans Maas designed 39 in 1981, and the Zero line as designed by Doug Peterson which debuts with the 65 model in 1987 and is followed by a raised saloon Zero 76 in 1995.  In 2001 Solaris presents a fully dedicated racing sail machine with the IMS 52 Mascalzone Latino as designed by Bruce Farr.  In 2006 Solaris debuts its modern looking Bill Tripp designed 48 model, showing the North East Italian builder new design language.  The current Solaris sail yachts designer Javier Soto starts in 2013 with the 72 Classic, evolving Tripp's design language and since then has designed all the sailing yachts by the North East Italy yacht builder from fifteen to 33 meters.  Giuseppe Giuliani takes over Solaris in the end of 2010, and since then has expanded it to ever new heights, not only by expanding the sailing yacht line buy by also debuting the motor boat Power line in 2019, and purchasing semi-custom sail yacht specialist CNB which was founded in 1987 and since 1992 has been owned by Beneteau Group.  Giuliani enters boat building in 1973, when he funds Cantieri del Pardo Grand Soleil, and in 1998 will also buy Dufour from France, to then sell all to a US investment firm in 2006.  Solaris first motor boat comes in 1997 when it gets a one off commission for a traditional down-east lobster boat looking 47 Express Cruiser as designed by Bruce King and build in cold molding.  After this one off motor boat it will take 22 years for Solaris Power to arrive with Giuliani first updating his high-end Performance Boats establishment in Forli he created in 2008 to accommodate motor boat construction, and team up with Norberto Ferretti and yacht designer and naval architect Brunello Acampora.  Norberto will leave the project in 2020, while Brunello Acampora has since then designed all the eleven models of the Power line.  Solaris Power line debuts with the 55 Lobster in early 2019 which is followed by the 48 Open on the fall of that same year, 48 Flybridge in 2020, and the 48 Lobster in early 2021.  Solaris Power currently offers eleven models divided into the three; Open, Coupe and Lobster, and Flybridge lines, which start from the 40 Open and go up to the still in project 60 Open, with its latest model being the 52 Open which was presented in 2023. In 2019 Solaris Power also showed a project for a 78 Lobster, although its current largest build to date is the 57 Lobster which debuted the Power line in 2019, then named as the 55 Lobster model. Solaris Power new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Why Solaris, Yard, Press and Video, News, and Contacts.  Solaris Power is also on social media with bottom page buttons taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube pages.

www.solarispower.com

Production History; (motor boats only)

47 Express Cruiser 1997 (1)

57 Lobster 2019- *55 Lobster project *Brunello Acampora design 

48 Open 2019-

48 Flybridge 2020-

48 Lobster 2021-

44 Open 2021-

40 Open 2022-

52 Open 2023-

52 Coupe 2024- 

1997 Solaris 47 Express Cruiser (one off)