Project: Bayliss 80 B15

North Carolina's, Wanchese custom Sportfish builder Bayliss celebrated its 8th birthday the past April in style announcing its largest boat to date, with the order for the 80 feet B15. Bayliss new flagship will have a five stateroom lower deck sleeping eleven people, five heads including one on the main deck, and a saloon which sits sixteen adults comfortably. Among other novelties for B15 is also the queen island bed in the VIP cabin which transforms to two single berths, and an owners suite located to fore, which uses this Super Sportfish widest area to deliver unique luxury to the owner. John Bayliss, and Naval Architect Robert Ullberg from Ullberg Yacht Design are responsible for the innovations you are seeing in this unique custom constructed Super Sportfish. B15 will be built with a triple plank cold molded method using epoxy resins. Bulkheads. cabins and bridges are constructed with Okoume plywood and Core Cell A500 foam. Structural bulkheads will be three inches thick, while the ships sides have two inches. Power will be from latest generation twin MTU M94 delivering 2600hp each, suggesting a very fast Super Sportfish indeed.

www.baylissboatworks.com

Portofino Marine New Web Site

Italy's Portofino Marine presents its new virtual world wide web showroom. Founded in 1994 by Massimo Brinzo, Portofino has taken a unique place in the heart of motor boaters who love something which is a timeless and unique design. Brinzo idea was to create a luxury medium sized boat which mixes between a sportsfisherman, and the classic Italian Ligurian Gozzo fishing boat styles. With this idea the unique very Made in Italy Portofino Marine brand was born featuring a planning Vee shaped hull, all around deep walking decks, and a lot of wood features inside and outside. Luxury hand made fittings on Portofino boats gives them also a unique hard to find look in there size segment, with a small Super Yacht feel which details like the wooden toe rail, teak decking, and thick highly polished stainless steel deliver. Having its building premises in Salvirola province of Cremona today Portofino builds a max of 25 boats a year offering five models from seven to fourteen metres in length offered in different versions to suite ones personal needs. Offering different styles for each model is also another reason for Portofino's success and these can vary a lot from Cabin, Coupe, Fisherman, Fly, Spider and Walk Around. Smallest Portofino is the 750 Walk Around, largest is the three cabin 47, and newest is the fall 2009 launched 11 Fisherman. Portofino Marine new website is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons: About Us, Models, Second Hand, News & Events, Press Room, and Contacts.

www.portofinomarine.com

New Launch: Spencer Yachts 49 IPS Express hull.70

North Carolina's custom Wanchese boat builder Spencer Yachts shows its new 49 IPS Express model. This sleek 49 foot boat Express style Sportfish Cruiser as the title says is powered by twin Volvo IPS900 700hp engines. As the first benefit of this configuration will be a generous floor plan down below which benefits from a galley, a dinette table for four, two staterooms and two bathrooms. Cabins are an owners double served by a personal en-suite to fore, and twin singles berth in the aft looking room. Its exterior is a mix up between a centre console mostly in the triple seated central helm station, and that of an inboard express. The reverse shear line of the 49 IPS Express continues Spencer soft approach to what a Carolina build will be normally. Launched during the Miami Show the 49 IPS Express headed after this to the West End Bahamas to fish in its first tournament.
Technical Data:
LOA - 14.93 m (49ft)

Beam - 5.02 m  

Fuel Capacity - 3274 l
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 700hp
Propulsion - Volvo IPS900 forward looking pod drives with dual propellers

Speed - 34 knots max  
Construction - jig cold moulded, glass over wood with epoxy coating inside and outside

Project - Paul Spencer

www.spenceryachtsinc.com

Improve-it = Donzi 27 ZR

Donzi revamps and improves the 27 ZR with a new cabin, revamped external layout, and further detailing enhancements. The smallest model of the fast ZR line follows this legendary builder never ending upgrades. The 27 ZR has been improved with a new engine hatch treatment featuring integrated scoops with stainless steel grills and new "ZR" sun pad, streamlined cockpit upholstery featuring contoured aft seat with low profile backrest, restyled helm seats and coaming pads with more generous application of accent colors, upgraded helm now features carbon fiber dash panels and improved ergonomics thanks to new location for throttles, and upgraded driver/passengers footrest. Down below the 27 ZR continues the improvements with a greatly expanded cabin which adds seven inches of headroom. Here the layout is for a forward vee-berth, porta-pottie, starboard love seat and large, port side removable cooler. New color themes have also been added to the 27 ZR with titanium metallic silver hull sides, pearl black Modena red boot stripe, and stainless steel Donzi logos on the foredeck. Power options start from a standard single Mercruiser 375hp up to 525hp max.

www.donzimarine.com

New Model: Estensi 440 Goldstar S

During the recent Estensi Open days this boat builder presented a much waited new model with the official launch of the 440 Goldstar S. This new Estensi traditional lobster looking cruiser continues this boat builder philosophy of joining two thoughts in one putting sea keeping and classic lines associated with this design together to a good level of comfort and performance. The 440 Goldstar S offers on facts an impressive three double cabin interior with two shower heads. An owner spacious stateroom is located to the fore part of the lower deck and its en-suite shower head also features a bidet. The interior main deck offers the helm station, a C-shaped dinette, and galley. This area is separated from the aft deck with an all weather use easy to close two part glass framed patio door. The aft deck is an open plan layout with the stern being the usual modern sloop design of the Goldstar S range. Power is from twin FPT 450hp shaft propelled engines which give a 31 knots top speed, a 24 knots cruise, and go on the plane with no trim tabs help at only 11 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.95 m (45.7ft)

Hull Length - 13.65 m

Waterline Length - 11.70 m

Beam - 4.25 m

Displacement - 15233 loaded, 12000 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 1600 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins

Max Persons - 10

Engines - 2 x FPT N67 450 hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 31 knots, 24 knots cruise

Certification - CE A

www.cantieriestensi.it

Project: Alaska 60 Pilothouse Yachtfisher

Based on its recently launched flagship Alaska 57 Pilothouse model, this down under boat builder presents the project of the 60 Pilothouse Yachtfisher. This new flagship is all based to the 57 featuring an extended hull in length which offers more aft deck space for those who enjoy fishing or scuba diving and features a fully moulded Yacht Fisher style cockpit with additional storage, kill tanks, and rope lockers. Like the 57, the 60 shares a hull which is computer scaled off the 46 series. Her classic and elegant looks combine with a generous five metres plus of beam gives you unparalleled live able spaces on board. Some key design features of the 60 pilothouse are; walk-around decks, three cabin configuration, full beam master stateroom with king-size bed, dual en-suites, laundry, fibreglass hardtop over cockpit and side decks, and tender storage deck aft of flybridge. Like the 57, the 60 Pilothouse Yachtfisher is standard powered with twin Cummins 670hp, or optional 710hp units. The Alaska 60 Pilothouse Yachtfisher variable dead-rise hull ensures an economical cruising speed of 9 knots, or a faster cruise at 18 knots, with top speeds being in the region of 22 knots.

www.alaskamotoryachts.com.au

New Model: Chaparral 310 Signature

US boat builder Chaparral presents the new 310 Signature model. This model is the first follow up to the 400 Premiere flagship launched in 2008, and takes full advantage of Chaparral patented Wide Tech technology. The 310 Signature gives style, more storage space, higher cabin headroom, and further performance. Chaparral says that everywhere you look from the helm, transom area, even the galley you see innovation. On the topside, the new 310's standard fiberglass open hard top provides all weather protection and is reminiscent of cruisers ten feet longer and twice as expensive. In the cockpit, you get a feeling of total security wrapped in unmatched luxury. Two cockpit seating options meet every need. The 310 also features a new cabin door, carefree single level cockpit, redefined helm seating and the fine workmanship. Below decks, the 310 Signature offers space efficiency, with sleeping capacity for six. The aft cabin has considerably more headroom than previous offerings and a clever optional air mattress system in the salon eliminates old-fashioned filler cushions on a boat that introduces a space saving power ease forward berth that retracts at the flip of a switch. Showcasing a super clean look, the cabin is built with a fiberglass inner liner that even includes a ceiling liner. An over sized LCD television is mounted on a swivel bracket for viewing in both the salon and forward berth. Fittings are in lighter wood tones of Chaparral's River Cherry cabinetry. Clever touches abound in the 310 Signature use of space like the filler cushion for the aft cabin which is part of the backrest, and the side mount cabin table stows in its own space under the dinette seat. Various power options power the nine metre plus ling 310 Signature sport cruiser from standard twin Mercruiser 220hp to Volvo's 270hp, and a 190hp diesel engines choice.

Technical Data:

LOA - 9.45 m (31ft)

Beam - 3.00 m

Draft - 0.99 m

Displacement - 4808 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 473 l

Water Capacity - 151 l

Accommodation - 6 berths

Engines - 2 x Mercruiser 4.3L MPI 220hp, 5.0L MPI 260hp, Volvo 4.3L GXI MPI 220hp, 5.0L GXI MPI 27-hp, D3 2.4L 190hp

Propulsion - Mercruiser Bravo Three, Volvo DP

Hull Shape - vee with 19 degrees deadrise

www.chaparralboats.com

News: Nord West May 2010

FRENETIC DELIVERIES PERIOD

Due to the extreme winter with lots of snow, many postponed their deliveries earlier this spring. Almost everyone wants their boat delivered for the upcoming Ascension Day, which puts a lot of pressure on Nord West delivery team here on Vindön this year. During a number of weeks Nord West has launched and delivered fifteen boats each seven days, educating new owners on their boat and all the equipments on board in the process. Most of the customers spend at least one night on board their boats in Nord West delivery harbour and always have a few questions the next day or wishes a shorter repetition in either some equipments or about maneuvering. In the last week's deliveries Nord West also enjoyed an extra celebration to mark the delivery of the 100th 420. As can be expected it was smiles all around as salesman, Martin Waktel handed over the new boat to Kristofer Reiten and Per Olav Mevold from Molde, Norway. After cruising the five hundred nautical miles to Molde, it is still high spirits from the happy owners despite experiencing rough and tricky seas when crossing.

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SATURDAYS OPEN SHOWROOM

As of this coming weekend Nord West will have all the exhibition, show room open for all Saturdays except midsummer opening hours: 10.00 - 14.00. You are welcome to visit and look at new and second hand refurbished Nord West boats in the permanent exhibition, showroom at Vindön. This show room is two thousand square meters in size filled with motorboats of all sizes. Opening hours are Monday to Thursday 8-16:30, Friday 8-15:00 and Saturdays 10-14:00 with the exception for the 26 of June or after booking with our sales staff on other times.

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MOSCOW SHOW

The latest boat show attended was in Moscow where dealer Jonacor Marine exhibited a Nord West 370 Sports Top. Due to the volcano eruption the trip home for Public Relations Manager Jessica Stenlund was a little longer then expected, she had to hitch a ride home in a car, and take the ferry across from Finland.

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NEW PROFILE JACKET

The new Nord West jackets are from Pelle Pettersson design and are available in white and ashgrey. Available in sizes from XS-XXL. The model is called PP1053 Hood Jacket if you would like to try one out at a any shop that sells the Pelle Pettersson collection. The Nord West logo is printed on the right hand side on the chest and on the one side under the arm. Delivery time from order is between one to two weeks.

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www.nordwest.se

Project: Rhea 47 Trawler

After the presentation of the Rhea 43 Trawler this French builder continues its proposal of a medium range Explorer Cruisers with the project of a 47 Trawler. Measuring an overall fourteen metres plus of length, the 47 Trawler will offer a lower deck accommodation with two double cabins, both served with personal shower heads. The 47 Trawler will have more classic features versus its four feet smaller sister not only for the trawler’s bow, or frigate stern and a two tone gel coat hull color, but mostly for its Portuguese bridge, its immense wheelhouse fit for a yacht, and its very large flybridge. But serious cruising and safety has been the thinking at Rhea for the 47 Trawler this shown with the protected propellers to prevent damage when running aground or hitting dangerous submersed objects. Designed as the Rhea 43 Trawler by Bertrand Danglade the 47 Trawler has a semi displacement hull rated to a CE A category standard with a one thousand nautical miles plus of range. Power is from twin 350hp engines.

www.rhea-marine.fr

Powerboat GPS - Yalta Endurance Race Round 2

88 SNAV - KITON, and 38 BAIA ATTOLINI are the winners of Grand Prix of the Sea in Yalta taking the Evolution and Super Sport Classes respectively. Both Italian teams have won the two races held on Saturday and Sunday, with 38 Baia Attolini also taking PowerPole on Friday.

Evolution

Unlike the Saturday Sprint race, the longer Endurance leg delivered only some suspense during the first lap. #33 Furnibo took a light whisker lead from #88 SNAV in the first straight run, which lasted till turning buoy one, when the Italian OSG team got into a perfect route to overtake the Fountain 40 Lighting and take a dominant position. OSG Racing Team #88 SNAV maintained this lead till the end of the race which ended in a fifteen seconds finish advantage, against second placed #60 Metamarine. The Italian built and powered Metamarine Seatek diesel monster is again showing very huge potential this year, reminiscent of the great 2008 season. Ultimately the Belgian Fountain boat #33 Furnibo ended in a good third place, which gives a shared 28 point second place overall with Metamarine for the Yalta Grand Prix of the Sea.

Super Sport

The production 90 mph speed limited class, saw a battle between various boats. #38 Baia Attolini started another leading run from beginning to end. #17 Spirit of Belgium ended in a solid second place, after a tight battle with #43 Seagull which lasted till the third lap when the new Nor-Tech boat overtook the 2009 Championship winning Chaudron 41. Third place for the new 38 foot Fountain of Italians #81 Karelpiu who made a full race fighting with the Seagull boat and where ultimately rewarded with a podium finish, and a make up for the breakage which happened on Saturday's Sprint race. In yesterdays Endurance race Team RG87 #81 Karelpiu just left the bad day of race one behind in the past. Starting in the last sixth position the US Fountain boat of the Italian team kept on battling and in lap four saw them jump to fourth position, and thanks to a good final run ended in a podium rewarded third place finish. The Albatro boat #06 Jolly Drive had a fifth place postion up until the last pen-ultimate bouy, when a photo finish final run gave this Italian team a fourth place ending. The home Ukrainian Spirit #43 Seagull 2009 Super Sport title winning boat had a race to forget which from a good second position in the initial parts ended in fifth, and a boat which was taking water during the return to the pits. #22 Big Sergio and the new Outerlimits had a slow race which ultimately saw them end in the last sixth position. Still this was enough for Team Al & Al who had enough points for a third position overall in the Yalta Grand Prix of the Sea. Race in the pits for the Donzi 38 #26 Team 26 which after the incident of Saturday did not start the Endurance run. Lets hope this team gets back to its usual winning combat ways in the next Grand Prix.

Next date is set for my home Malta Grand Prix the Sea, now in its sixth consecutive run on the 11 and 13 June. The calendar is still in a building basis, but as long as the show is on who are we to argue.

EVOLUTION CLASS
1. 88 SNAV-Kiton = 15 laps 52:46,33
2. 60 Metamarine Foresti Suardi = 53:00,86
3. 33 Furnibo = 56:14,01
4. 55 Ukrainian Spirit = RET 5 laps
5. 47 Silverline = RET 1 lap
6. 66 Cranefields Wine = RET 0 laps
- 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge = DNS
- 01 Carconnex = DNS

SUPER SPORT CLASS

1. 38 Baia Attolini = 14 laps 56:34,05

2. 17 Spirit of Belgium = 56:38,63

3. 81 Karelpiu = 58:16,89

4. 06 Jolly Drive = 59,27,77

5. 43 Seagull Chaudron = 59:33,03

6. 22 Big Sergio = 57:18,06 -3 laps

- 26 Team 26 = DNS

2010 Championship After Round 2

EVOLUTION:

Pos. Boat Name - Team Name ~ Round 1 + Round 2 = TOTAL
1. 88 SNAV-Kiton - OSG Racing Team ~ 20 + 20 = 40
2. 60 Metamarine Foresti&Suardi - Metamarine Corse ~ 12 + 16 = 28
3. 33 Furnibo - 2B1 Racing Team ~ 16 + 12 = 28
4. 66 Cranefields Wine - Searex Racing Team ~ 7 + 0 = 7
5. 55 Ukrainian Spirit - Ukrainian Spirit ~ 0 + 0 = 0
6. 47 Silverline Racing - Silverline ~ 0 + 0 = 0
7. 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian - Scandinavian Offshore Challenge ~ 0 + 0 = 0
8. 01 Carconnex - Carconnex ~ 0 + 0 = 0

SUPERSPORT:

Pos. Boat Name - Team Name ~ Round 1 + Round 2 = TOTAL
1. 38 Baia Attolini - Baia Attolini ~ 20 + 20 = 40
2. 17 Spirit of Belgium - Spirit of Belgium ~ 12 + 16 = 28
3. 22 Big Sergio - Al & Al Racing Team ~ 16 + 5 = 21
4. 06 Jolly Drive - Jolly Drive Racing Team ~ 6 + 7 = 13
5. 43 Seagull Chaudron - Ukrainian Spirit ~ 7 + 6 = 13
6. 81 Karelpiù - RG 87 Racing Team ~ 0 + 12 = 12
7. 26 Team 26 - Team 26 ~ 0 + 0 = 0

www.grandprixofthesea.com