Sportfish Cuiser With Six Persons Sinks in Cabo San Lucas

A sportfish cruiser of about ten meters in size called m/y Protocol with six persons onboard sank while sportfishing off Cabo San Lucas in the Pacific Ocean, on 1500 hours of eighteen July.  The sportfish cruiser had some technical problem, according to the Captain report coming after a 45 minutes Blue Marlin battle, and the boat taking too much water.  After all this Captain Alex Rogers and the five crew had to abandon the sinking boat and jump in the life-raft.  After this a storm arrived in the area with Cabo San Lucas closing its harbor and making person recovery more difficult. Hearing this Cabo San Lucas Sporfishing Community started a rescue operation, and Captain Pancho Bojorquez with a 24 meter super sportfish yacht eventually saved the six persons in the life raft.  

M/y Protocol was a Rampage 33 Express as produced from 2005 till 2008.  The Rampage 33 Express had a huge following due to its four meters plus of beam in a length just over ten meters.

The super sportfish yacht which saved the Protocol's crew is reported to be m/y Hooray a Viking 80 Enclosed Bridge with Skybridge from 2020.

New Model: Austin Parker 54 Mahon

Austin Parker continue to make its magic, and with the help of Fulvio de Simoni present the new 54 Mahon. If the perfect balance exists in mixing traditional and modern yacht looks along with interior and exterior comfort, the 54 Mahon gets pretty close to it.  The 54 Mahon offers a three double cabins lower deck, with an owners stateroom located forward to starboard which has nothing less to a full beam cabin in size and comfort.  All living, dining and galley is located on the main deck in the enclosed area, while exterior spaces offer two chaise lounging looking back with a central dinette located aft.  Tender storage is on the bathing platform in traditional style.  The Austin Parker 54 Mahon is powered by twin Cummins 715hp in line shafts or Volvo 725hp with IPS pod propulsion.  No speed data is yet communicated.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.50 m (54ft)

Beam - 5.10 m

Displacement - 22 t unloaded, 25 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSM11 715hp, Volvo D11 725hp

Propulsion - line shaft, or Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Project - Fulvio de Simoni

Certification - CE A

www.austinparker.com

Hatteras Yacht Capsizes in LA Conner

A Hatteras  motor yacht of about eighteen meters in length with a couple went aground and later capsized on the night between Sunday seventeen and Monday eighteen July in the Swinomish channel, La Conner, state of Washington.  Reports on this are difficult to find but some  are saying that the yacht hit the South side of the breakwater which with high tide is covered in water and difficult to navigate especially for inexperienced yachtsman not from the area, and after the impact rolled him to his side and capsized the yacht.  Latest news is that on 23 July a team of TowBoatUS was waiting for high tide in order to upright the yacht and tow it away for repairs.  The couple are reported unharmed in the accident.

The Hatteras in this accident was a 58 Cockpit MY as designed by the Carolina builder lead designer of the time Jack Hargraves and produced from 1977 till 1981.  The Hatter 58 Cockpit MY was replaced by the 61 Cockpit MY.

Sportfish Runs Aground Leaving One Injured

An Ocean Yachts sportfish yacht of about seventeen meters in length was filmed running aground in the morning of eighteen July, in Fire Island, off the New York state in the Atlantic Ocean.  One of the crew, which was the passenger staying at the aft of the boat was injured and according to reports had to be taken to hospital.  The sportfish was in a delivery trip by a professional captain who from some unconfirmed news was reported as falling asleep at the time of the accident, with the sportfish yacht on the autopilot ending up beached at a speed of over twenty knots.  The extent of the damage has not been reported.

The sportfish yacht in this accident is an Ocean Yachts 56 Super Sport.  Produced from 1999 to 2002, the 56 Super Sport was a shortened cockpit of the 60 SS, and was replaced by the 57 in 2003.  The Ocean Yachts 56 Super Sport offered a comfortable interior with three double cabins, while twin Man 1050hp gave her a top speed up to 35 knots, and a fast cruise of 32.

Sport Cruiser on Fire in Agropoli

M/y Barone Zaza was the name of a twelve meter sport cruiser which went ablaze on the night of seventeen July around 2300 hours at Agropoli, to the South of Salerno.  At the time of the fire the sport cruiser was found strangely out of its mooring and with the owner who with a tender went to retrieve it finding a fire onboard.  At this time the owner towed the sport cruiser to the old wharf of the harbor of Agropoli, and called the Agropoli Coast Guard for assistance who with a fire fighting crew switched off the flames.  Suspect of a malicious fire is being raised in this accident since the owner has declared after the incident, that before he left she was safely moored and all battery switches where turned off, which from the initial investigations does not seem the case.  

M/y Barone Zaza is a Gari Freeway 43 from 1986 with a lot of modifications going it over the years from the addition of a radar arch, to a hard-top and a recent addition of a railing.  Designed by Enzo Ferro, the Gari Freeway 43 was a sportier version of the more cabin spacious Super Shaitang 43, with a standard interior of one cabin sleeping two plus two.  Gari or Gariplast or Cantieri dell Garigliano was a boat builder from Latina, to the South of Rome founded in late seventies, which had a commercial success in the eighties but went slowly declining in the nineties and closed its doors in around the noughties.

Carver Boat Destroyed by Fire in Dana Point Harbour

A nine meter Carver cabin cruiser went ablaze in the Island side of Dana Point Harbour, Orange County, California on the afternoon of Sunday seventh July.  The first respondents to this fire were nearby boaters and two marina staff who controlled the blaze with the Harbour hoses, up until the Orange County Fire Authority arrived on the scene.  The Carver cruiser was with the owner and his dog onboard when the fire started, reportedly from an engine carburettor, with the blaze spreading in the engine room.  When the one owner saw the fire he grabbed the dog and ran out of the boat, with him sustaining minor injuries on the way off the boat. The causes of the fire are under investigation from the Orange County Sheriff office.

The boat in this fire is a Carver 2807 Riviera, a successful but unusual cabin cruiser in its day as today for having an aft cabin layout under ten meters in length. Another unusual feature was the sporty open cockpit design.  Produced from 1983 to 89, the 2807 Riviera was replaced by the flybridge 28 Aft Cabin model in 1991.

Project: Bronson 60

Steeler sport cruiser and yacht brand Bronson present the 60 project, a three cabin sport yacht of eighteen meters in length.  To be build on order and in alloy the Bronson 60 will feature a lower deck with three double cabins and two or three heads, with a saloon and L-shaped galley in between the cabins.  The Bronson 60 is offered in a hardtop, T-top, and a Flex-top versions, this last being a registered trade mark from Steeler. The exterior will be full walk-around with deep bulwarks, making easy use fore to aft of all deck, while a central sun-pad aft will hide a tender garage.  The Bronson 60 is to be powered by twin Volvo IPS pod drives or a choice for outboard propulsion.

www.bronson-marine.com

Viking Sportfish Hits Reef and Partly Sinks in Baja Mexico

A Viking sportfish cruiser of about fourteen meters in length hit a reef and then ended up beached in Baja of Mexico on the morning of seventeen July.  In order to prevent it from total sinking the sportfish cruiser was beached.  Operation to lift off the sportfish cruiser where underway on the same morning.  News on this accident are few, apart four photo shots which appeared on Facebook.

The sportfish cruiser in this accident is a Viking 46 Convertible, which was introduced in 2010 and produced till 2019.  The Viking 46 offered a twin stateroom layout, and replaced the 45, and was replaced by the 48 in 2020. The 46 Convertible featured Viking's signature warp-V shape hull closing at a medium twelve degrees deadrise, and powered by twin Man 1100hp reaches speeds up to 34 knots.

Patrone New Web Site

Patrone Moreno updates presents its new website. Starting in Ceriale, Savona, by Giuseppe Patrone who taking the title of specialized carpenter opens shop in 1922 and starts building Italian Ligurian style Fishing boats i.e. Gozzo with the traditional entry bow. Patrone's work captures the attention of many, which starts a chain of orders for Gozzo, Pilot-boat, and Yachts all build in wood until the sixties. In the seventies Patrone makes the move to fiberglass with glued wood finishes to keep the rich textures of his classic builds, a method still used as at today by the Ligurian company. Patrone has also in its history competed, winning for twenty six times the Italian national title sailing 12 Dinghy class in 1949. In 1984 Pier Michele and Ornella Moreno acquire the Patrone shipyard.  In 1990 Patrone launches the 25 its most successful model to date, which produced till 2008 will sell in over one hundred units.  Heir to the 1970 6.60 meter Nautilus the 25 will be replaced by the 27 Special in 2008.  In 2000 Patrone creates a new hit with the 42 Open model.  In 2013 Patrone buys other Ligurian Gozzo builder Scialino. Today Patrone Moreno produces fifteen different models, from three to thirteen meters, with the entry level being the 26 title winner Dinghy at 3.66 meters, to the 42 which is offered in three versions; Fly, Convertible, and Open.  Patrone Moreno latest new model is the 100 available in two Inboard or Outboard versions and celebrates the in the name the first century of activity of the Italian builder.  Patrone Moreno new web showroom is available in Italian and English and takes you around with the following buttons: About, Boats, Pre-Owned, Services, News, and Contacts.  Patrone Moreno is also on social media with link buttons at the left corner of the page taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.patroneboat.com

New Launch: Feadship 42.50m Hull. 709

Feadship launches the 42.50 meter hull number 709 named Callisto. what the Dutch builder calls a textbook example of what is meant by the term ‘pure custom creation’. Built to a precise size to match her berth in the Mediterranean, Feadship #709 seamlessly balances the owners desire for a 42 meters 21-knot-fast superyacht with specific accommodation and outdoor entertainment wishes based on their rich experience at sea. The result is an exceptional one-off superyacht for repeat clients which sets a new precedent for bespoke luxury cruising below 500GT of volume.  The 42.50-metre Callisto was launched by the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands at the start of April 2022, sixteen years after the delivery of the first Callisto hull number 671. This 65.20-metre Feadship is still used by the owners as a world cruiser and has been kept in premium condition ever since, including two refits at Feadship in 2014 and 2021. She was the first superyacht fitted with an ultra-advanced rudder-roll system and the owners set out to be equally innovative with their second Feadship called Callisto.

Technical Data:

LOA - 42.50 m (139.5ft)

Beam - 9.20 m

Draft - 2.30 m

Displacement - 499 gross tonnage (volume)

Fuel Capacity - 40,800 l

Water Capacity - 10.420 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in five cabins, nine crew in ten cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v2000 M96L 2636hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 21 knots max, twelve knots cruise, eleven knots long range

Range - 3000 nautical miles at eleven knots

Construction - aluminum hull and super structure

Project - De Voogt exterior and naval architect, Sinot interior

www.feadship.nl