New Model: Palm Beach GT60 Jetdrive

Palm Beach enter its GT series into a new era, as it presents the GT60 with Jetdrive. The Jetdrive version is to be available even on the smaller GT50. With the GT60 Jetdrive, Palm Beach enters into Hinckley territory from a certain point of view, although it is fair to say the GT series is a bit a cross-over styled sporty yacht with hull lines of a down Easter, and a modern more adventurous super structure. In respect to the standard IPS version the GT60 Jetdrive offers little differences, the hull is a bit longer on the chines but a bit shorter in the centreline for the jets, and with the no running gear to the bottom a thirty centimetres less of draft. The first GT60 Jetdrive unit is a customisable boat, painted in a dark near black grey it featured an un-edited open stern layout, with a mezzanine looking aft settee, but also a no patio door main deck. The Palm Beach GT60 Jetdrive is powered by twin Volvo 1000hp with Hamilton water jets and achieved up to 43 knots top speed, with a 35 cruise, which would make it a three knots faster boat to the IPS version.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 20.63 m (67.8ft)

Hull Length - 17.8 m

Beam - 5.23 m

Draft - 0.92 m

Displacement - 23,870 kg *half load

Fuel Capacity - 3200 l

Water Capacity - 950 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, optional six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Hamilton HJ403 water jets

Speed - 43 knots max, 35 cruise, fifteen knots long range

Range - 380 nautical miles at 21 knots

Hull Shape - V-Warp Technology

Construction - E-glass with Vinylester resins and carbon fibre in structural parts

Project - Mark Richards

www.palmbeachmotoryachts.com

Project: Absolute Navetta 66

Absolute present the Navetta 66 project, an evolution and replacement to the Navetta 64 which debuted in 2021.  As major differences the Navetta 66 will add a larger cockpit with the open veranda layout which has proven to be such a success for the Absolute since it introduced this concept on the 60 Fly in 2021, that most other builders have copied this feature since then.  In the Navetta 66 adds a special feature of offering an aft guest suite with direct access to the bathing platform.  How is that for a privileged spot for a special guest.  Probably some owners, might also trade this for the larger owners suite forward.  The Navetta 66 is a four guest cabin boat; owners cabin forward, VIP suite to midships portside, double guest cabin to starboard, and the previously mentioned guest suite aft.  A crew cabin is located to starboard at midships, with entry the starboard side-deck.  The Absolute Navetta 66 offers an astern galley layout, with a dining table for eight opposite the galley, and a relaxing L-shaped sofa, while forward and two steps up is a the central helm station.  The flybridge of the Navetta 66 is huge, and is one of the three exterior entertainment areas which offer dining and lounging seating, the other two located forward and the ever existing aft deck.  The Absolute Navetta 66 is to be powered by twin Volvo 900hp as standard or optional 1000hp.  

www.absoluteyachts.com

New Model: Focus 3X

Focus launch the awaited new 3X, an innovative hard-top sport cruiser which breaks a few barriers between a sport-cruiser to those of walk-around day boats.  The Focus 3X shines because it offers similar exterior spaces to those of more open cruiser, with an interesting cabin layout.  The innovative exterior which gets more interesting thanks to the extended hard-top design with two-meter wide electric side windows and the electric glass hardtop in the cockpit, enabling it to seamlessly transition to an almost entirely open boat.  This unique feature provides interesting flexibility and connection to the sea.  Flexibility though does not stop here in the 3X, as it offers two options for the cockpit deck, and four lower deck layout choices.  The cockpit deck comes with the L-shape deck layout, with the option being for symmetrical opposite settee choice.  The lower deck which comes standard with a forward double berth; a small dinette to port side with L-shaped galley opposite, and shower head to starboard at midships.  The flexibility here is endless and what actually never changes is the forward cabin with central double berth, with the most interesting option being the B2 choice for a second cabin with double berth at midships starboard, a shower head forward, and a galley to port.  The Focus 3X shows again its flexibility also in its power choices offered with six engine choices; diesel, gas, sterndrive, and one outboard choice.  The smallest engine choice is the Volvo or Mercruiser diesels at 270hp, with the larger being the twin 430hp Mercruiser.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.65 m (38.2ft)

Beam - 3.62 m

Draft - 1.10 m

Displacement - 4.47 t dry and unloaded

Fuel Capacity - 800 l

Water Capacity - 200 l

Max Persons - ten

Accommodation - two berths in one cabin, two plus two, or four in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 270hp, D4 320hp, Yanmar 8LV370Z 370hp, Mercury Diesel 3.0 270hp, Verado 5.7 V10 400hp*, Mercruiser 8.2 HO Magnum MPI 430hp* petrol gas

Propulsion - Volvo DPI, Mercury Bravo III, and Yanmar ZT stern drives, Mercury outboard

Speed - up to fifty knots

Certification - CE B, IMCI certification

www.focus-motoryachts.com

Schaefer Yachts New Web Site

Schaefer Yachts from Brazil presents its new web site.  Schaefer Yachts was founded by sail boat racer turned naval architect Marcio Schaefer in 1992, first named as Kiwi Boats.  Mario Schaefer is a sea lover from early age and at fifteen years old he starts to participate in regattas, becoming Ocean Class Brazilian champion for four times from 1980 to 1990.  In between competing and winning regatta's Mario also studies naval architecture in between 1983 to 1985 at Escuela Argentina para Desarrollo de la Nautica Esportiva in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  This will prove a big advantage for Kiwi Boat turned Schaefer Yachts, as it is one of the few boat builders owned and directed by a naval architect.  As someone into sailing Mario starts his career as a sailboat designer, designing sailboats from 23 to 42 feet.  After working for and in various yards in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and England Mario will move his naval architecture path to that of motor boats, and decides to open his boat yard in 1992 at Santa Katarina at first called Estaleiro Kiwi Boat located in Fazenda do Max, in São José, debuting with the F6 outboard powered speed boat.  The first model is followed in 1996 by the Phantom 235, a bow rider available in both inboard and outboard, which is two years later evolved into the 240 with cuddy cabin.  In year 2000 Schaefer starts its expansion to a larger production facility, and also debuts its Phantom 345 sport cruiser.  In 2006 Schaefer builds its first fifteen meter plus yacht with the Phantom 500HT model.  This is followed by a larger 620 flagship in 2011.  In 2013 Schaefer enters the 24 meters plus super yacht market as it launches the 830, produced in six units in a six year production run.  In 2018 Schaefer starts a corporation with Pininfarina who redesigns the 510 and 510 S models.  In 2019 Schaefer debuts the 25 M new flagship model.  In 2022 Schaefer reaches some impressive miles stones; as it produces its 3500th boat, and also sells its hundred boat in the USA, a market it entered in 2016.  Schaefer most sold model is the 290-300-303, which has sold 1,600 units as produced from 2002 to 2024, and is South America most popular boat.  Today Schaefer builds thirteen models from the ten meter V33 to the 25 M flagship, with its latest model being the 600 which arrived this 2025.  Schaefer new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Schaefer Yachts, Boats, Special Boats, Pre-Owned, News, Events, Representatives, and Contact.  Schaefer Yachts is also on social media with bottom page links taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo, and Linkedin pages.

www.schaeferyachts.com.br

Production History;

Phantom 240 1998-2007

Phantom 345 2000-06

Phantom 290 2002-09 (1600) *includes 300 and 303

Phantom 480 2004-06

Phantom 385 2005-

Phantom 500HT 2006-16

Phantom 500F 2007-16

Phantom 360 2007-11

Phantom 260 2008-

Phantom 300 2010-16 (1600) *includes 290 and 300

620 2011-24

Phantom 400 2012-

Phantom 365 2012-

830 2013-18 (6)

560 2015-

Phantom 303 2017-2024 (1600) *includes 290 and 300

510 2017-

510 S 2017-

510 Pininfarina 2018-

510 S Pininfarina 2018-

25 M 2019-

660 2019-

770 2019- (6

V33 2020-

450 2022-

375 HT 2023-

V44 2023-

600 2025-

Schaefer Phantom 240 marks the Brazilian entry into cabin boats

New Model: Riva 54Metri

54 metres of pure beauty, a masterpiece of elegance and majesty that takes the style of the world’s most famous shipyard into a new dimension: the first Riva 54Metri, the largest Riva ever built, has been launched at the Superyachts Division in Ancona at the beginning of August. With a length over 54 metres the all-aluminium Riva 54Metri has a gross tonnage under 500 GT and is perfectly aligned with the timeless style that has always defined the brand identity that makes Riva unique. Majestic and elegant, Riva 54Metri is the result of a joint effort by Officina Italiana Design, the firm of Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta and exclusive designer of the entire Riva range for over thirty years, the Strategic Product Committee led by Piero Ferrari, and the Ferretti Group Engineering Department. Riva 54Metri’s sleek, sporty lines capture hearts right from the very first glance: a sophisticated combination of Moon Grey, London Grey and Bright Black, with detailing in polished steel, points up the yacht’s classic, sculptural silhouette and unmistakable aquamarine waterline. The largest Riva ever built spans four decks; with the lower, main and upper decks connected by a lift located amidships.  Accommodation is for ten guests in four guest cabins and a majestic master suite at the bow on the main deck. The crew area has five double cabins and a captain’s cabin next to the wheelhouse, for a crew of eleven. The spectacular outdoor areas are the stand-out feature of Riva 54Metri, designed to establish a permanent connection with the water for owner and guests, as well as to offer opportunities for fun and relaxation in complete privacy.  At the stern, a large transformer platform with an extra-wide walkway provides access to the beach area, where a five-metre-long pool takes centre stage, flanked on either side by sun loungers. Five steps higher, the welcome area on the main deck is a refined space, furnished with a large sofa, armchairs and an outdoor bar that leads to the main lounge. Both hull sides in the beach club and main deck cockpit areas fold out to form magnificent terraces on the water. At the bow, the innovation that pervades Riva 54Metri takes the form of two large sun sofas that extend the lounge area and hide part of the technical space beneath from view, designed with a hinge mechanism to make it easier to launch and haul up the tender, jet ski and water toys.  The interiors feature fine marble including Sahara Noir and Bianco Rhino, alternating with natural teak panelling and leather finishes to create elegant contrasts of colour and texture throughout the boat.  There was a sharp focus on guest privacy, with special crew routes to ensure discreet and efficient service on all decks. Acoustic comfort was another design priority, with solutions that ensure maximum insulation and reduce vibration and noise to a minimum, including four electric stabilizer fins and two electric rudders, designed to ensure the maximum possible comfort and silence when under way. The innovative approach to the entire project is also reflected in Riva 54Metri’s helm station, which is equipped with two X-band radar systems, 5G connectivity plus a Starlink antenna, a full ECDIS system, three 27-inch touchscreens and a 44-inch stretch monitor.  Riva first 54Metri is reported to be powered by twin MTU 1800hp for top speeds up to eighteen knots and a cruise of fourteen.

Technical Data:

LOA - 54.84 m (179.9ft)

Waterline Length - 51.1 m

Beam - 9.18 m

Draft - 2.28 m

Displacement - 450 t, 499 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 48,500 l

Water Capacity - 12,500 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, eleven crew in six cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 12V2000 M96 1800hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - eighteen knots max, fourteen cruise

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - aluminium

Project - Mauro Micheli Officina Italiana

Certification - Lloyds Register ✠ 100A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6

www.riva-yacht.com

Giorgio Armani 1934 - 2025

Giorgio Armani the famous fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house, left for the better World on four September at the age of 91, at his home and surrounded by his loved ones.  Giorgio Armani was recovering after an operation, which was kept secret till the very end.  Born in 1934 in Piacenza, Giorgio Armani was studying at the University of Milan for three years before completing a two-year stint at the Military Hospital in Verona. His first footing in the fashion world came from his role as a window dresser and sales clerk at Milan's famous La Rinascente.  From there, the young Armani freelanced for stylists and design houses of Nino Cerruti, Allegri, Bagutta, Hilton, and Montedoro.  The freelancing job will lead Giorgio to befriend Sergio Galeotti, an architectural draftsman that persuaded him to open a design office in Milan.  In 1975, Armani founded Giorgio Armani in Milan, followed by the Giorgio Armani Corporation in 1979. The company became swiftly one of the leading names in international fashion, operating under product lines such as Giorgio Armani Underwear and Swimwear, Giorgio Armani Accessories and Armani Beauty.  Giorgio Armani was an avid sailor, and has owned a 24 meter sail yacht, and two Codecasa super yachts.  The first was the fourth hull of the 50 meter semi custom series name m/y Mariu named for his mother, and the second what was his current yacht named Main, a fully custom 65 meter hull number C.115.  Giorgio Armani's Armani Casa also started a collaboration with Italian Sea Group and Admiral Yachts in 2020, as it designed the interior but also oversaw some exterior details of the 72 meter Project Metamorphosis which was launched this year and will be presented at this years 2025 Monaco Yacht Show.  The second hull of Admiral's S-Force 55m launched in 2023 m/y Silver Star I also featured interiors designed by Armani Casa.  Giorgio Armani has also sponsored since 2022 the Super Yacht Regatta, an event held for super sail yachts over 27 meters, and sailing catamarans over fifteen meters since 2008 in Porto Cervo, and patronized by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.

Project: Maiora M30

In the wake of the extraordinary success of the Maiora 30, the shipyard will present a preview of its new project, the M|30, in Cannes, with the first unit due for delivery in summer 2026. The M|30 builds on the legacy and strengths of the Maiora 30 and enhances them further. With a length over thirty meters, the new Maiora M30 come with a two decks and a half layout, for an interior with five suites to accommodate up to twelve guests, with the owner's suite located on the main deck and the four guest suites on the lower deck. Like the entire M line, the M|30 has been designed to convey a sense of fluid dynamism, thanks to a skilful balance between sleek shapes and generous volumes: every curve suggests an intentional and never forced movement, in a harmonious interplay of surfaces that creates an almost coupé-like profile, elegant and with a distinct personality. This is Maiora's third project born from the collaboration between Quartostile studio and Acube Design, which has designed the interiors with an evolved, soft, and welcoming aesthetic language. Already protagonists of the success of the M|36 and the restyling of the 36 Exuma, the creative trio once again confirms its stylistic vision in a masterful proposal that is best in class. The exterior design of the Maiora M|30, by Quartostile, features a more slender superstructure towards the bow, lending elegance and dynamism, consistently echoing the lines introduced by the Maiora M|36. The large full-height windows and the use of glass on the bulwark eliminate visual barriers, creating continuity between inside and outside and an airy atmosphere. The enlarged and more functional stern beach area integrates perfectly with the main deck, providing a large 'alfresco-veranda' area, while the upper deck maintains and refines the popular WalkAround concept, with smooth, step-free passageways, as well as the SunDeck, redesigned to maximize conviviality and freedom on board. The exterior layout is completed by a signature light strip along the sides, which reinforces the family feeling with the M|36, and a bow garage for water toys or convertible into a pool and sunbathing area. The interiors designed by Acube Design, express an organic and sophisticated aesthetic with soft lines, natural materials, and rooms flooded with light thanks to large glass surfaces. On the main deck, the main saloon is designed for maximum flexibility, while the full-beam owner's suite stands out for its brightness, panoramic views, and refined details such as a large en-suite bathroom with windows, a generous walk-in closet, a beauty corner with an illuminated mirror, and a transverse desk that can be used as a breakfast table or home office. The extended upper deck offers additional customizable configurations and an independent pilot house, while the lower deck houses the four guest cabins and a crew area with five berths, with separate access and functional spaces. The design philosophy combines comfort, elegance, and functionality, creating welcoming and refined environments designed to be enjoyed at any time of the day.  The Maiora M30 is to be powered by standard twin MAN 2000hp, for top speeds up to 21 knots.

www.maiora.it

New Model: Prestige F4.3

Main deck re-invented this is in short the Prestige F4.3 which debuted at the 2025 Dusseldorf boat show.  Designed as all Prestige's by Garroni, the F4.3 is an evolution moslty based till the rub rail on the Prestige F420, with the layout becoming totally different and fresh departure to everything we have seen before on the main deck design.  The Prestige F4.3 re-invests the astern galley which looks to the cockpit, thanks to a full opening window, and eliminates the standard astern patio door, for two side door entrances to both port and starboard. The Prestige F4.3 also extends the flybridge to the beam, with this giving a larger L-shaped dinette to the F420.  In the lower deck the Prestige F4.3 is all near identical and similar to the F420 to large cabins, including a midships master stateroom.  The Prestige F4.3 is powered by twin Volvo 440hp for top speeds up to thirty knots and a cruise of 22 will give a range up to two hundred nautical miles. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.07 m (42.8ft)

Waterline Length - 11.4 m

Beam - 4.10 m

Draft - 1.19 m

Displacement - 11107 kg light, 15415 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1170 l

Water Capacity - 330 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, plus two convertible berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 440hp

Propulsion - V-drive line shaft

Speed - thirty knots max, 22 cruise

Range - 200 nautical miles at cruise speed

Project - Garroni exterior, Valentina Militerno de Romedis interior

Certification - CE B

www.prestige-yachts.com

Classic Sanlorenzo Yacht Sinks in Spinut, Croatia

A classic not attended nineteen meter Sanlorenzo yacht titled m/y Seacret with Italian flag partly sank outside the small port of Spinut, Split, Croatia on the early 03:18 time of Wednesday third September.   According to the area harbour master, the yacht drifted its anchor due to the strong winds of the time and ended colliding with the breakwater of the Spinut harbour.  With the collision the yacht penetrated its hull and partly sank bow first.  Unfortunately the yacht has also been reported to have some pollution due to a minor fuel leak, and has been dam protected.  An order to remove the fuel and recover the yacht has been issued to the ownership by the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.

The yacht in this accident is a classic Sanlorenzo 19 designed by Della Rolle to a wooden construction and produced from 1981 to 1984.  The 19 was a replacement to the 18 model, and was replaced by the 57 which started the Sanlorenzo fiberglass era.

Cannes 2025 Boat Show Preview

Europe's fall boat shows start with the most important to the World, Europe and the Mediterranean sea exhibition, the Festival de la Plaisance of Cannes.  The 2025 Cannes boat show addition starts on Tuesday nine and ends Sunday fourteen September. Cannes is a unique venue located in one of the yachting meccas of the world, the Cote d'Azur offering the opportunity to preview new models by many respected European builders with yacht owners and buyers from countries around the world gathering in this show to see the latest models in the Mediterranean play ground of the "Old" Port and the large yacht area in Port Pierre Canto, for this reason the boat is referred to as the Yachting Festival, because it does represent a Festival of Boating. The 2025 Cannes boat show celebrates its 47th edition continuing a trend for a favourite place where glamour and luxury meet.  Last year numbers showed 55000 visitors, 705 boats in water, and 640 exhibitors from all round the globe. Cannes 2025 novelties are the following; AB Yachts 95, Absolute Navetta 62 and 70 Fly, Ad Astra 60, Aicon 50 Audace, Aquila 46 Yacht, Apreamare Gozzo 48 Cabin, Arcadia A80, Aventura 38MY, Azimut Grande 30M, Benetti Class 45M, Beneteau Gran Turismo 40 and Grand Trawler 63, BlueGame BGF45, Cantiere delle Marche One-Off 148.34, Cayman Yachts 560 Sedan, Columbus 42 Crossover, Cranchi A32, Delta Powerboats 72, Dhamma Blue, Evo Yachts R4+, Extra Yachts X90 Fast, Ferretti 800, Focus Yachts 3X, Forte 47 Gran Turismo, Gagliotta Lobster 53, Galeon 430 Explorer and 620 Fly, Invictus ST550 and TT550, Itama 54, Lancia Aprea 42, Marex 390, Novamarine BS200, Ocean King Doge 400, Omaya 50, Pardo P43, Prestige M7, Princess V65, Riva Aquariva Special and 58 Capri and 112 Dolcevita Super, Sanlorenzo SL110A and SX 120 and SD132, Sirena 60, Solaris Power 60 Coupe, VanDutch 75, Wama 26S and probably some more which are not yet announced.

www.cannesyachtingfestival.com

The Cannes boat show debuted in 1977, with the event starting as a rather intimate local exhibition, becoming more successful over the years, and since the noughties is one of the most important boat shows in the World.  From the nineties, Cannes started to grow, with some of the Italian yacht builders helping in shaping the event as they started to preview World first of some models at the show.  An important show in this respect was the seventeenth 1994 edition which was a turn around event, as Cannes expanded its spaces.  In the noughties the show also added Port Canto to its Vieux Port exhibition spaces.  Port Canto debuted first as an area for super yachts and then in 2018 it became the sailing yachts area.  The Cannes Boat Show was cancelled in the 2020 and 2021 COVID years.

1994 edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival