Project: Diano 30

The largest boat ever from historical Riva Trigoso, Genoa builders Diano a company part of InRizzardi Group, is a 30 meter motor yacht, hardwood built on an individualized basis as in this builders tradition. An epitome of Italian style, Diano Crowbridge’s sober and elegant design is made contemporary in the straight lines that create a tension of slender surfaces and the wide, soft curves that give dynamism and a sense of continuity to this boat. Diano 30 meter Crowbridge is hardwood and mahogany marine plywood hull to superstructure. Interiors feature details of a striking refinement. Paint conceals Diano’s woodwork totally, yet it is thanks to the nobility of this material, to the sobriety of lines and simplified forms that this boat stands apart from the hyper sophistication of most fiberglass yachts. Diano Crowbridge has five staterooms, including one central full beam master stateroom. Twin guest staterooms are forward with aligned beds. Additional twin guest staterooms have beds arranged to form an angular scheme. Each room has private facilities, air conditioning, telephone and HiFi systems, LCD television. Twin crew quarters are aft and have air conditioning, television and stereo systems and separate facilities. Interior fittings are cherry wood with blue leather upholstery. Deckheads finishes are precious fabrics and white lacquered woods. The spacious galley is fitted with an African black marble top and white teak slat flooring. Bathroom vanity tops are statuary marble. The opening aft hatch and accommodation ladder on the starboard side are also distinctive features of Diano 30 metre Crowbridge. Naval carpentry is an excellence in naval construction because wood boat construction processes are very complex to achieve quality standards as per applicable legislation. Wood yachts are amongst the most prized ever. Their fascination lies in a particular way to navigate that bears in itself the evolution of technology and the entire history of navigation. Based on a study of Diano’s brand DNA, Crowbridge’s design has been developed in a symbiosis of the Genoa builders and designers from Proship, La Spezia. The objective was to conjugate client expectations and functionality and usability of this construction.

www.cantierediano.com

New Model: Cabo 52 Flybridge

Cabo made a surprise showing at this years Miami boat show, presenting its 52 Flybridge new flagship for its range. Based on the hull design of the 52 Express, this new 52 Flybridge is designed for fishermen looking to have a full Sportfish Yacht platform good to travel farther, stay out longer and never let you down in the tournaments. It offers a spacious three cabin two head interior delivering luxury and comfort. For sure owners will have a hard choice between the spacious port side cabin or the fore VIP suite. The third cabin is a twin bunk affair. Hull shape is a warped vee with a deep entry, and sixteen degrees dead rise aft. Used on the 52 Express this is tipped as one of the best running boats in its class, so for sure the surfaces below are top notch, so is easy to see the 52 Flybridge as a first class runner in the 16 metre Sportfish Yacht flybridge class. With five engines choices available performance is impressive too, with the twin 1675hp Cats C18 larger of the options giving a 41 knots max, cruising of 38 knots at 2100 RPM, and an economic cruise of 27 knots which offers a range of 501 nautical miles.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.73 m (54.9ft)

Length Hull - 15.8 m

Beam - 5.41 m

Draft - 1.52

Displacement - 22679 kg

Fuel Capacity - 5299 l

Water Capacity - 757 l

Accommodation - 7 berths

Engines - 2 x Cat C18 1015hp, C32 1575hp, C32 1657hp, MAN V10 1100hp, V12 1550hp

Speed - 41 knots max, 38 knots cruising, 27 knots economic cruise with C32s 1675hp

Range - 501 nautical miles at economic cruise

Hull - vee shape sixteen degrees dead rise aft

Construction - cored vacuum bagged with vinylester resins

www.caboyachts.com

Project: Majesty 63

Majesty Yachts part of the Gulf Craft Group of boat builders presents the project of the new 63 model. The new Majesty 63 will sit in the middle of the 10 boat range and is the replacement for the 61. This new nineteen metre motor yacht from Majesty will show good spaces inside offering four cabins and heads below, without missing the much wanted full beam mid ship owners cabin. VIP cabin is to fore and two guest cabins are located in between. Another surprise for this size will be the stand alone dining table for six in the main saloon. Not bad for a motor yacht measuring just over nineteen metres. Furnishing and fittings are to choose from the owner. Power to push this thirty ton motor yacht are standard twin MAN 800hp or the optional Cats 1000hp.

www.majesty-yachts.com

New Model: Monterey 260 SCR

Monterey Boats expands their cruiser lineup of new models for 2009 with the new 260 SCR Sport Cruiser. The new medium sized entry level Monetery strikes for its exterior lines and yacht like exterior styling. Outside one finds the standard c-shaped seating or an optional sun pad configuration, to port there is a conveniently located wet bar with solid surface insert, sink, faucet and storage. The helm station dash features centered electronics, and the extended swim platform completes the exterior features of the 260 SCR. A large fiberglass sliding door with extra-sized integrated steps leads to the foredeck. Accommodation down below, offers a four berth interior with a newly designed fully equipped galley with Karadon counter tops, cabinets, single burner electric stove, refrigerator, microwave and stainless steel sink. Other interesting features are the synthetic wood flooring and the optional 15” TV DVD player.

Technical Data:
LOA - 8.4 m (27.6ft)
Beam - 2.5 m
Draft - 1.02 m
Fuel Capacity - 303 l
Engines - max 320hp
Hull - vee shape with seventeen degrees deadrise aft
Certification - NMMA

www.montereyboats.com

Class 1 - Spanish Grand Prix Cancelled

IOTA, the organiser of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, has confirmed that due to circumstances beyond its control, it has been forced to cancel the Spanish Grand Prix. “Despite all our efforts and numerous attempts to maintain the running of the 2009 Class 1 Spanish Grand Prix, which was due to be held in Alicante on 7 June, we have, regrettably, been forced to cancel the race, having had to accept the fact that not all the necessary conditions which would have enabled the event to go ahead on the scheduled date were in place,” said IOTA General Secretary, Marco Sala, adding, “We are, however, currently looking at other venues in order to maintain the regularity of Events in the running of the 2009 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.”

www.class-1.com

Improve-it = Sunreef 70 Power

The much waited second hull of the Sunreef 70 Power has just been launched at the Polish shipyard. This motor yacht is an Exclusive version of this model comprising many fancy gizmo's and state of the art electronics on board. Designed in a chic modern and minimalist style with two owner suites and two guest cabins, fully accommodated flybridge with second helm station, jacuzzi and an innovative diving platform. Hull number two for the 70 Power is named 'Sea Bass'. For all travel connoisseurs looking for a round-the-world trip aboard a comfortable and performance vessel with low fuel consumption and great autonomy, the Sunreef 70 Power should be on your viewing lists and this new Exclusive version adds a further choice together with the addition of a fully customized finish.

www.sunreef-yachts.com

New Model: Baglietto 41m C.10205

In February Baglietto launched hull number C.10205 a 41 metre alloy built explorer Super Yacht in its Varazze shipyard in Italy. Named 'Natori' its exterior profile is a departure from traditional Baglietto looks, with tried and tested architect Francesco Paszkowski offering a less sleek and more fullish design. Interior have been styled by Banneberg design who created a decor with Italian and African touches. Accommodation is for 10 guests in five cabins, including a full-width master suite with its own private en suite full beam his and hers bathroom. On the lower deck there are a further two twin cabins, one with a Pullman berth, and two full beam double VIP cabins. Power is twin 2800hp MTU engines, which give a cruising speed of 16 knots.

Technical Data:
LOA - 41.8 m (137.1ft)

Beam - 8.50 m

Draft - 2.20 m

Accommodation - 10 guests, 8 crew berths

Engines - 2 x 2800hp MTU

Speed - 16 knots cruising

Material - aluminium

Design - Francesco Paszkowski exterior, Bannenberg interior

www.baglietto.com

Boat Review: Hinckley T55 Talaria

Presentation

Traditional lobster yachts have received a tremendous boost of attention and success in recent years, with Italian, French, Turkish and British builders jumping to offer their version to the original United States Maine New England status symbol boat. Founded in 1928 Hinckley has been at the forefront of this design being the original builder of the lobster boat back in the nineteen thirties. PowerYachtBlog May 2009 Boat Review takes a more insider view at the Hinckley Power Yacht flagship, with the beautiful and timeless T55 Talaria launched in 2005.

Accommodation

Hinckley T55 Talaria accommodation is all about offering spacious spaces and satisfying as much as possible its customer needs with four different lower deck plans all concentrated on the second cabin area. The T55 welcomes you inside trough its sliding patio door to the saloon with a c-shaped settee to starboard, two relaxing sofas to port side, and dual seated helm station to starboard.

The lower deck below is dedicated to the cabins, heads, and galley located mid ship to starboard. The owner cabin with its en-suite shower head is a spacious full beam affair, but not mid ship located with its queen size berth also surprising for looking aft versus the normal way of looking to fore. Standard guest cabin area located to starboard can have four different choices: twin single berths, office, c-shaped settee, and a double berth. The guests or day head is located to port side adjacent to the galley and in front of the three stairs which bring you from the main to the lower deck. Performance

With Hamilton jet drives propelling the T55 Talaria, Hinckley's flagship offers a super handling and steer ability unmatchable in its size not only to similar traditional yachts but also to more aggressive looking sport yachts. Performance is also the best of its category with the bigger Cats C18 engines choice giving a maximum speed of 38 knots and a 30 knot cruise. The other smaller standard twin Cats 800hp will give a 33 knots max and 26 knots cruising. For tight marina manoeuvring the T55 also has the Jetstick which make the difficult stuff all look so easy. Another winner for the T55 is also its draft of only 0.89 metres which will take you where similar sized boats can never go. If you think jets are not for you the T55 is also offered with optional propeller drives, which should give less speeds and a deeper draft.

Positive super jet drive handling performance

easy joystick use

various interior layouts

Negative

cockpit side deck connection no three cabin option

Competition

Competition in the Traditional Yacht series have increased a lot in recent years with many builders especially Italian ones jumping on the Lobster Boat design wagon and offering a different view how this should be made in the new millennium. Whats interesting that most of these designs look different to the other. If you like a lot the traditional Hinckley I would say have a look to the slightly bigger Grand Banks Eastbay SX, Sabre Saloon Express, and the Turkish cold molded built Vicem Classic Series. If more modern looks are your thing have a look at the Italian builds Franchini, Mochi, Solare with Abati and Estensi giving a good compromise between old and new. Still with all said the T55 Talaria is unbeatable for handling and performance thanks to the Jet propulsion and 38 knots of max speeds. Competition criteria is based for 16 to 17 metres of LOA and two or three cabin interior.

Abati Yachts 55 Portland - traditional, 3 cabins 3 heads all separate entrance Grand Banks 55 Eastbay SX - two or three cabin option, 17 m + 34 knots max

Estensi 540 Goldstar S - 3 guests 2 crew cabins classic topsides with modern stern

Franchini 55 Emozione - modern! 2 or 3 cabins, 17 m 34 knots max

Mochi 54 Dolphin Sun Top Version - 7 guests berths in 3 cabins + 1 crew modern!

Sabre 52 Saloon Express - double stateroom plan, another US contender

Solare 52 Lobster - 34 knots max with twin 670hp, 3 cabins + 1 crew

Vicem V54 Classic Series - Turkish cold mold built available in 2 or 3 cabins WILD CARD: Nordic Tugs 49 - Explorer yacht 16 metres 16 knots

Conclusion

Hinckley T55 Talaria is the flagship and symbol of its traditional yacht range, and manages to look timeless classic testifying this legendary boat builder glorious past. Hinckley also does not sleep on its successful past and moves ahead setting the future in motion with three exclusive items you want find on other boats traditional or not. First is the super solid Scrimp e-glass construction method giving a life time guarantee for solidity, second is the Hamilton jet drives which give a super handling on the dime, and last the joystick command which unites the thrusters to the drives making marina manoeuvring easy. While the joystick is common used today with the pods, when the T55 was introduced in 2005 it was a unique affair of the renowned US builder, presenting its exclusive patented Jetstick in 1998.

Technical Data

LOA. 16.84 metres (55.3 ft)

Length Waterline. 15.54 metres

Beam. 5.41 metres

Draft. 0.89 metres

Displacement. 24.947 kg

Fuel Capacity. 4542 litres

Water Capacity. 757 litres

Max Persons. 12

Accommodation. 4 + 2 berths, 6 + 2 berth

Engines. 2 x Cats 800hp, C18 1000hp

Propulsion. Hamilton HJ403 Water Jets, optional propeller drives

Speed. max 38 knots, cruise 30 knots with Caterpillar C18

Range. 400 nautical miles

Hull Shape. vee hull with sixteen degrees dead rise aft

Project. Bruce King, Hinckley

Construction. Dual Guard Scrimp E-Glass Composite with Vinylester resins

Certification. CE A

www.hinckleyyachts.com

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Project: Enterprise Marine EM 490

A project from Italian builder Enterprise Marine, which continues to upgrade its line made up of flybridge cruisers and yachts from 42 up to 60 feet. This new EM 490 project will be the second in size model from the Adriatic sea based builder, and takes a lot of the design element from the 2008 introduced EM 600 model. The plans of the EM 490 show a spacious boat and surprisingly it does not include a full beam cabin, choosing a traditional three cabins two head layout with the master stateroom with en-suite head to fore, and VIP cabin located mid ship port side looking of a relatively similar size. There is also a fully equipped crew cabin aft. The upper saloon looks also spacious offering a c-shaped settee for relaxing, galley, helm station to port side, and a forward c-shaped settee for dining. Power will be twin 590hp diesel engines with Enterprise Marine estimating top speeds of about 32 knots.

www.enterprisemarine.it

New Model: Donzi 35 ZR 009 Limited Edition

Donzi Marine presents limited edition 009 version for the 35 ZR made to commemorate Don Aronow racing contributions in the nineteen sixties. On the 35 ZR 009 Limited Edition, Donzi employs a custom boat building approach, resulting in a lightweight racing cabin which features an open, airy design incorporating two removable coolers in lieu of a fiberglass galley, a concealed portable marine head instead of an enclosed head compartment, and a large forward storage area in place of a v-berth. Non-essential components have been removed, the boat’s center of gravity has been moved aft, and overall weight has been reduced by over 300 lbs, compared to the standard 35 ZR, resulting in enhanced performance, a more agile feel, and near-perfect balance. Only twelve 35 ZR 009s will be offered, so if you want to own an exclusive fast machine better to hurry up.

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.74 m (35.2ft)

Beam - 2.58 m

Draft - 0.86 m

Displacement - 3720 kg

Fuel Capacity - 643 l

Water Capacity - 37 l

Engines - 2 x Mercruiser 496 H0 B1 425hp, 525 EFI B1 525hp

Hull - variable vee

www.donzimarine.com