New Model: Windy 40 Maestro

Windy presents its latest new model the 40 Maestro set to fill a void left between the recently introduced 44 Chinook, and the long standing 37 Grand Mistral. Born as a 39 Sport Cruiser project in end of 2009, the 40 Maestro is a high performance machine with an interior offering two double cabins, a single shower head, saloon, and galley. An owners cabin is to fore, while a guest twin is to mid ship. interior finishing follows recent trends of Matt lacquered oak wood, with a variety of choice for the upholstery. The exterior is less spacious and extravagant to recent similar boats, though it still remains comfortable offering a C-shaped settee to starboard, small wet bar opposite, two person co-pilots seat, and helm station. As expected the 40 Maestro continues the transition of Windy to lighter and environment friendly vacuum resin infusion method of construction this delivering a light displacement of just 7.5 tons. Power will be two engine and propulsion choices, starting from a standard twin 300hp with stern drives up to an optional of 370hp. You also can get an optional more manoeuvring friendly IPS400 twin Volvo 300hp choice. With the big twin 370hp engine choice the 40 Maestro reaches a fast 44 knots top speed, and a 34 knots cruise.
Technical Data:
LOA - 11.99 m (39.3ft)
Beam - 3.70 m
Displacement - 7.5 t
Fuel Capacity - 800 l
Water Capacity - 215 l
Accommodation - 4 + 2 berths
Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp, D6 370hp
Propulsion - Volvo DP stern drive, IPS forward looking dual propeller pods
Speed - 44 knots max, 34 knots cruise
Range - 450 nautical miles cruise
Construction - vacuum injection resin
Project - Windy Design Team
www.windy.no

Project: Princess 42

Princess presents the second series of its 42 what has become a very high selling model for the British builder in this size. The 42 in its first series generation has had a very rare for today's standards long run of seven years production. The major changes for the Princess 42 mark two are outside with the British design team adopting a lean and dynamic profile with wrap around windscreen and larger, sleeker windows and port lights. Think of the looks of the Princess 50, 54 or 62 here and you have it very similar in a smaller package. On the comfort side the changes are more subtle with Princess adding minimal space here and there to the two cabin two head plan. A visible change will be the teak table on the flybridge dinette, and what also looks a lightly larger second guest shower head below. Princess seem also to have introduced an option for a blue colored hull for the 42, which till I know and saw was not available on the now being replaced version. Power for the Princess 42 second generation is standard Volvo 370hp good for 29 knots max, and optional 435hp delivering an extra three knots of top end speed. www.princessyachts.com

New Model: Jeanneau NC11

A bit late in presenting this but after announcing project details in January pictures for the NC11 from Jeanneau where hard to come by. Launched by surprise in Dusseldorf the NC11 is a very inspirational model from Jeanneau aimed in a very competitive size challenging Scandinavian and Northern Europe builders, but due to its sport looks should also get attention down South in the Mediterranean waters. Designed by the usual Garroni who now takes care for nearly all Jeanneau power line, with concept by Premorel the NC11 is an enclosed sport cruiser but can transform and become very open thanks to the sunroof, side doors and fully opening four part patio door aft. Intelligent or shall we call them simple swiveling seats on the main deck also make the NC11 change its areas from dining to chilling in seconds, bring the inside to join with the aft deck. The NC11 also surprises for having big boat comforts built in like the glassed door by the helm station which leads to the side deck. Down below is a two cabin plan with owners double berth to fore, and a twin cabin for guest to starboard. It also has a very large head with separate shower. Power is from what I think are small twin 200hp Volvo, and so far after nine months from the release no bigger engine options seemed to be mentioned.
Technical Data:
LOA - 10.85 m (35.7ft)
Hull Length - 10.55 m
Beam - 3.73 m
Draft - 0.90 m
Displacement - 5300 kg
Fuel Capacity - 700 l
Water Capacity - 250 l
Max Persons - 10
Accommodation - 6 berths
Engines - 2 x Volvo D3 200hp
Propulsion - stern drive
Project - Garroni, JF De Premorel concept
Certification - CE B8, C10
www.jeanneau.com

Project: Ferretti 720

Ferretti Yachts seem to have made 2010 as one of abundant changes in its range of flybridge cruisers and yachts, and here the renowned Italian brand presents its latest fourth project of the year with the 720. Designed by Zuccon for its super structure with hull by Ferretti Advanced Yacht Technology the 720 is expected to launch in Spring 2011 and is a project of 22 metres in length and six of beam motor yacht. According to Ferretti brand manager Alessandro Tirelli it captures a lot of the looks and concept from this Spring launched 800 model. While Zuccon seems to have taken some ideas of the 800 like the lines of the coach roof I still see the 720 as a more aggressive machine and in this rendering it also shows the return to the Adriatic Sea based builder to low profiled upper structures as seen on past models. A design novelty seems also a stepped shear line which integrates with the main deck window at midships. I still remember when speaking to Italian yacht enthusiasts in the eighties, early nineties would tell me that any yacht that is not a convertible and has a reverse shear line is old or ugly. Whatever they said Zuccon being the master that he is in this department manages to make it look trendy and may be a new school will be returned here, although to be fair he already experimented with this on the little bit British looking 690 and 840 Altura models. The interior of the 720 continues Ferretti move with light colored woods as grey oak, joined with a brown-grey lacquer for all the details. A spit level saloon forms the living part separating the welcoming relaxing area with the dining, enclosed galley and helm to fore. The lower deck is a four owners and guest cabins affair. Owners stateroom is located to mid ship, VIP suite to bow, and two twin guest cabins in between. The crew lobby will be located aft with two cabins, laundry room, and a direct access to the engine room. Power will be from twin MTU 1381hp engines.
www.ferretti-yachts.com

INBUILD ~ Galeon 385 HT Part 7 of 7

We end this seven part Inbuild series by showing you the stern with the logo of the nearly completed Galeon 385 HT. On front of this is a C-shaped settee and underneath it is a tender garage. This model now completed is heading down to Cannes for its World Preview, and the premises for this being a huge success are all there. Apart the good looks, which the 385 HT has loads of, this new twelve metre Galeon follows recent trends in this size and type by offering a two cabin two head interior, a unique exterior flash single level deck with tender garage, and a hard top. But that's not the most important thing, the 385 HTS which just received a name modification prior to launching of hull one now meaning Hard Top Sports has also solid bases with Tony Castro not only designing one of his best lookers up top but also doing as is his usual for all the recent Galeon fleet the Vee shape hull, or how the Italians call it the living part of this Sport Cruiser, that which is always guiding and gliding on the water.

www.galeon.pl

Powerboat GPS - Bacoli Endurance Race

Going into the weekend very few would have imagined that the title would have been decided two rounds and a Grand Prix in advance. That is what happened in today's Round eight when both the no limit Evolution, and the open cockpit Supersport class titles where taken out for grabs. To my knowledge this is the first time it happens for Evolution, and the second in Supersport when in 2008 the 41 feet Chaudron powered by Mercury engines 43 Conam Yachts dominated the championship from start to finish winning all races of the series.

Evolution

A second place was enough for Pennesi and Montavoci and the 60 Metamarine Foresti & Sguardi to secure the 2010 World Championship two rounds, and a Grand Prix in advance. It's been a long one coming for Pennesi to take the Evolution title since in 2004 he took the Supersport top spot on an Offcourse Fabio Buzzi 41 feet designed diesel powered boat, and after that from 2005 competing in the bigger class. This triumph is also unique for having Diesel power the only boat in this class today, home built Variante drive, a hull also made in house, and last for the reliability and good results. With the 60 Metamarine always finishing a round, taking three wins, and the worst position being a podium of third. In Bacoli the 60 Metamarine second place with a deficit of less to seven seconds was also characterized by the fastest lap of the day of 3:00,83. A rewarding first place for the home Neapolitan team 88 SNAV-Kiton which made the local fans surely happy, and showed the challenging never give up skills of the 2009 champions. Another third, following a similar result in Poltu Quatu for 55 Ukrainian Spirit who seeing the lap times are still about ten seconds late against the top tier challengers. A retirement on the seventh lap for the USA Northern Europe boat with the longest title 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Challenge aka LOCOS. After showing good composure and an improvement in each Grand Prix the 66 Cranefields had to retire at the start lap. Did no start for the fast 33 Furnibo, cause of a broken crash box on the Saturday race.

Supersport

Two second places where enough for the Neapolitan 38 Baia Attolini and the 38 feet Donzi to secure the 2010 Supersport Class title two rounds and a Grand Prix in advance. It was three seasons of hard work and considering how this team was overcame by 44 Conam Yachts in 2008, just lost by a couple points to 43 Seagull Chaudron in 2009, it was nice to see them on the top of the class in a hard fought season with many close challengers. Again reliability was a very important factor for the Mercury racing, Arneson surface drives 38 feet Donzi hull, which I remind was also a 2006 Evolution champion with OSG when the speed limit was at 90 mph as today is in the Supersport class. A first place the second of the season for the open cockpit Fountain of 81 Karelpiu which make the Bacoli citizens very proud being the RG87 Team from the area. 81 Karelpiu did also the fastest lap of the day for the class with a 3:28,06. Another third, after the same result on Saturday for the Yanmar diesel powered forty feet Albatro powered 06 Jolly Drive. The Bacoli weekend was a good one for the only diesel powered boat in Supersport. A retirement for 43 Seagull Chaudron which follows its first win of the season with a disappointing stop on the first lap, and with it the chances of challenging for the 2010 World title in the last two rounds. The 22 Big Sergio did not start today race, after developing some problems on Saturday which the Team of Al&Al did not manage to fix.

EVOLUTION CLASS
1. 88 SNAV-Kiton = 14 laps 41:48,92
2. 60 Metamarine Foresti&Sguardi = 41:55,25
3. 55 Ukrainian Spirit = 43,40,70
4. 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge = RET 7 laps
5. 66 Cranefields Wine - Carconnex = RET 0 laps
6. 33 Furnibo = DNS
SUPERSPORT CLASS
1. 81 Karelpiu = 13 laps 44:37,00
2. 38 Baia Attolini = 44:43,40
3. 06 Jolly Drive = 45:37,32
43. Seagull Chaudron = RET 1 lap
22. Big Sergio = DNS
EVOLUTION:
Pos. Boat Name - Team Name ~ Round 7 + Round 8 = TOTAL (incl engine bonus 5 pts)
1. 60 Metamarine Foresti&Suardi - Metamarine Corse ~ 20 + 16 = 151
2. 88 SNAV-Kiton - OSG Racing Team ~ 5 + 12 = 86 (1 bonus)
3. 33 Furnibo - 2B1 Racing Team ~ 6 + 0 = 79
4. 77 Lucas Oil - Scandiavian Offshore Challenge ~ 12 + 0 = 57
5. 66 Cranefields Wine - Searex Racing Team ~ 16 + 0 = 56
6. 55 Ukrainian Spirit - Ukrainian Spirit ~ 7 + 12 = 48 (1 bonus)
7. 47 Silverline Racing - Silverline ~ 0 + 0 = 6
8. 01 Carconnex - Carconnex ~ 0 + 0 = 0
SUPERSPORT:
Pos. Boat Name - Team Name ~ Round 7 + Round 8 = TOTAL
1. 38 Baia Attolini - Baia Attolini ~ 16 + 16 = 146 (1 bonus)
2. 43 Seagull Chaudron - Ukrainian Spirit ~ 20 + 0 = 95
3. 91 Karelpiu - RG87 Racing Team ~ 0 + 20 = 81
4. 22 Big Sergio - Al &Al Racing Team ~ 0 + 0 = 80
5. 17 Spirit of Belgium - Spirit of Belgium ~ 0 + 0 = 49
6. 06 Jolly Drive - Jolly Drive Racing Team ~ 12 + 12 = 48
7. 26 Team 26 - Team 26 ~ 0 + 0 = 21
8. 08 Asia 2011-15 - Ocean Dragon Racing Team ~ 0 + 0 = 5
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Cobalt New Web Site

A new Internet showroom for US builder Cobalt Boats which follows just by a year and a half its recent update. Founded over four decades ago in 1968 by current owner Pack St.Clair, this Kansas builder has branded itself as a quality manufacturer. Cobalt apart from the quality is also renowned in its good after sales service, winning various Customer Satisfaction prizes in recent years. The new web site for Cobalt joins all the models from the small 21 feet sport boat up to a 37 feet in the Cuddies and Cruisers. Cobalt has also built a 46 footer in recent times but this has this year been stopped in production. Presenting itself with an always changing screen showing the recent models from Cobalt, the new site offers four picture tabs for: Design Your Dream, Setting it Straight, Good Run, and Cobalt Lines. The other site buttons which are featured on top are; Home, Why Cobalt, Our Company, Our Boats, Support, Your Dealer, Brochure, Cobalt Wine, Sportswear, and further down you have the Up Coming Events & Shows.

www.cobaltboats.com

Powerboat GPS - Bacoli Sprint Race

After cloudy misty skies on the first day of the Bacoli Grand Prix, the skies opened up for Saturday and brought along some confused moving seas. It was a day of challenge in the race course, cheered by the total of four home Neapolitan teams, and the only sad part was that unlike Poltu Quatu we had four missing teams, plus another three from the Italian series.

Evolution

60 Metamarine Foresti&Sguardi put a good insurance on the title winning the seventh round and its third race of the season. Again Metamarine won it with similar fashion to Poltu Quatu following the 33 Furnibo and eventually overtaking the closed cockpit fast Fountain due to problems on the ninth lap. A good second place for 66 Cranefields Wine, which shows how this German outfit has improved a lot since the start of the 2010 season. A third for the Vortex of Nigel Hook and his 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge. Fourth place for the 43 feet Chaudron 55 Ukrainian Spirit, which in reality finished third but got a three minute penalty for missing a buoy. A consolation fifth place for 33 Furnibo which is not so bad considering a destroyed crash box on lap nine halted the at the moment leading Fountain powerboat. Worth to note that Furnibo also managed a very fast lap time of 2:56,14 on lap eight, which is seven seconds better to 60 Metamarine best of the day. 88 SNAV-Kiton got a sixth last place finish, but still five points collecting just after the 43SV Outerlimits developed problems on lap eight.

Supersport

The 2009 Champion boat 43 Seagull Chaudron showed its title ambitions to 38 Baia Attolini by taking its first win of the 2010 season, in the seventh round Sprint race of Bacoli. Seagull Chaurdon started second but after the seventh lap eventually led the pack following the retirement of 22 Big Sergio. A second place keeps title ambitions in control for the Mercury engined Donzi 38 Baia Attolini. A best of the season so far with a third place for the diesel powered Albatro boat of 06 Jolly Drive. Retirement on lap seven and a title which escapes in the distance for 22 Big Sergio. Sad considering the Outerlimits SV40 was leading the pack in great fashion up to lap six. The consolation price and hope for the future is surely the fastest lap of the class with a 3:24,33, which is over two seconds better to 43 Seagull Chaudron best. Also a retirement on lap two for the other Bacoli boat of team RG87 and the open cockpit 38 feet Fountain 81 Karelpiu. The fast Donzi 26 Team 26, and the new Pantera 41 feet which debuted at Poltu Quatu 08 Asia 2011-05 missed the Bacoli race. Sad for both these important teams missing in the circuit considering what Team 26 is capable off, and the new Pantera 08 also placed a second in the UIM Marathon Cup held in Cowes, South of England at the end of August.

EVOLUTION CLASS

1. 60 Metamarine Foresti&Sguardi = 12 laps 35:36,55

2. 66 Cranefields Wine = 37:18,29

3. 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge = 37:35,00

4. 55 Ukrainian Spirit = 36:59,27 +3:00 mins buoy missing penalty

5. 33 Furnibo = 51:52,91 -1lap

6. 88 SNAV-Kiton = 36:34,53 - 3laps

SUPERSPORT CLASS

1. 43 Seagull Chaudron = 11 laps 37:26,42

2. 38 Baia Attolini = 38:03,48

3. 06 Jolly Drive = 38:49,64

4. 22 Big Sergio = RET 7 laps

5. 81 Karelpiu = RET 2 laps

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New Model: Codecasa 45.mt construction F.72

Family owned super yacht builder Codecasa launches the anticipated 45 metre construction number F.72 of its sleek sport looking series designed by Andrea Bacigalupo. F.72 titled M/Y Framura 2 is the biggest Super Sport Yacht so far build by the Viareggio Codecasa, and follows the lines of the previous 41, and the 35 metre both delivered for two units each in the same range. For this new custom construction the owners decided for an interior designed by Anna Maria and Franco Della Role, and Margherita Gozzi who presented a five double guest cabins plan located on the lower deck, with the living concentrated on the main. F.72 also features an invisible sport flybridge or sundeck with a second helm. Crew quarters is for six plus a captains cabin. Power is for a triple MTU 2400hp engines couple to a KA.ME.WA jet propulsion set up. Speed is a light 32 knots max, and a 28 knots cruise which should give a range of about 450 nautical miles before needing to refill something like thirty thousand litres of diesel fuel.
Technical Data:
LOA - 45 m (147.6ft)
Waterline Length - 37.60 m
Beam - 8.50 m
Draft - 1.50 m
Displacement - 175 t light, 190 t loaded
Fuel Capacity - 30000 l
Water Capacity - 3000 l
Accommodation - 10 guest berths in 5 cabins, 7 crew berths
Engines - 3 x MTU 16v2000 M93 2400hp
Propulsion - 2 x KA.ME.WA 71SIII, 1 x KA.ME.WA. 56BIII
Speed - 32 knots max, 28 knots cruise
Range - 450 NM at 28 knots cruise
Construction - aluminium S083 H 321
Project - Andrea Bacigalupo, interior Anna Maria and Franco della Role, Margherita Gozzi
Certification - ABS + A1 Commercial Yachting Service AMS, Short Range Yacht Malta Administration Code
www.codecasayachts.com

Powerboat GPS - Bacoli Powerpole

Powerboats top class category which is the Evolution and Super Sport classes is back to Naples, South of Italy, in the sea town of Bacoli. The last time this offshore class participated in Naples was three years ago in 2007. Do you remember that Saturday race when Cangiano sank his Donzi in Saturday's race, and still managed to fix it in time to compete on Sunday. I hope to see Naples more in future calendars of the class, as here a lot of Power Boating history has been written in the past by the likes of legendary Don Aronow, and the Neapolitan Gagliotta. Naples is home to four teams competing in this years championship, and Bacoli in general is also the town of Sergio Carpentieri which sadly left us in the 2007 racing accident during the German Grand Prix. I am sure all racers who knew Sergio will make the fourth Grand Prix a dedication to him, most especially the Team Al&Al which he founded.

EVOLUTION

88 SNAV-Kiton and the OSG Racing Team show there never giving up skills by taking the Powerpole of the Bacoli Grand Prix held today at 1700 hours. Second place for the championship leaders diesel powered 60 Metamarine Foresti Sguardi with two seconds away. A whisk one hundred of a seconds awy from 66 Cranfields Wine which show there improving performance taking a respective third. Worst pole of the year for what is considered the fastest boat in the circuit that is the Mercury powered Fountain 33 Furnibo taking fourth by four seconds away. Fifth place for the 43 feet Chaudron Ukrainian Spirit with a deficit of six seconds. 77 Lucas Oil who started the run, had to give up after ten seconds because of a fuse problem. The other Fountain of Silverline which so far had a season full of mechanical problems and only concluded one race will sadly miss the Bacoli Grand Prix

SUPERSPORT

Team Al&AL 22 Big Sergio take the first power pole of the season which Alfredo Amato boss of the team and the Postiglione shipyard dedicating it to his friend and mentor Sergio Carpentieri. 22 Big Sergio result was also good news for US boat builder Outerlimits which takes Powerpole in both the GPS classes. Second place with a delay of just short of two seconds for the other Neapolitan team championship leading Donzi of 38 Baia Attolini. Third for the 2009 title winning Chaudron boat 43 Seagull Chaudron. After trouble shooting which started in Malta and continued in Poltu Quato a good fourth for the FPT diesel powered Albatro boat 06 Jolly Drive. A retirement during the run for the open cockpit Fountain of 81 Karelpiu of the Rookie for 2010 Neapolitan Bacoli team RG87 known here as Nautica Schiano. Sadly the fast Donzi of Team 26, miss also Bacoli after missing Poltu Quatu back in July, as do Spirit of Belgium who totalled there Nor-Tech in Poltu Quatu. Considering we had ten competitors in Poltu Quatu in Super Sport which reminded us of the great 2008 year, it is a bit sad to see just five competitors for Bacoli. But be reminded that four of these five have won a race in recent times so its all very close.

Evolution Results:

1. 88 SNAV-Kiton = 3:04,51

2. 60 Metamarine Foresti Sguardi = 3:05,88

3. 66 Cranfields Wine = 3:05,89

4. 33 Furnibo = 3:07,53

5. 55 Ukrainian Spirit = 3:10,93

6. 77 Lucas Oil Scandinavian Offshore Challenge = DNS

Super Sport Results:

1. 22 Big Sergio = 3:26,87

2. 38 Baia Attolini = 3:28,54

3. 43 Seagull Chaudron = 3:33,19

4. 06 Jolly Drive = 3:45,62

5. 81 Karelpiu = RET

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