New Model: Benetti Class 105 Tradition

The second chapter in Benetti's new Class range is the 105 Tradition, which is a re make up to the 30 M Tradition model. For this new Super Yacht the Benetti designers and architect Stefano Righini redesigned all the window profiles now also added with a new darker color, which give the 105 Tradition a more sporty modern look. New large view windows have also been added in the lower deck to all the guest cabin area. The interior of the new 105 Tradition builds on its predecessor with an owners suite on the fore part of the main deck, and four double guest cabins two of which are VIPs located to mid ship. Crew quarters offers five cabins and a lobby with sofa and galley on the forward main part. Power is from twin 1001hp Cats which give a max of 15 knots, cruise at 14, and an economic 12 knots delivering a range just short of 2000 nautical miles.
Technical Data:
LOA - 31.75 m (104.2ft)
Beam - 7.15 m
Draft - 1.91 m
Displacement - 160 t
Fuel Capacity - 21000 l
Water Capacity - 3780 l
Accommodation - 10 guest in 5 cabins, 5 crew
Engines - 2 x Cat C18 Acert 1001hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - 15 knots max, 14 knots cruise, 12 knots economic cruise
Range - 1950 nm at 12 knots cruise
Construction - fiberglass gross reinforce plastic
Project - Stefano Righini exterior, Francois Zuretti interior
Certification - RINA C Hull Mach Y MCA Compliance
www.benettiyachts.it

Class 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race 1

Team Abu Dhabi's Rashed Al Tayer and John Tomlinson are celebrating a famous victory after winning race 1 of their home Grand Prix, ahead of Victory 2010's Mohammed Al Marri and Giorgio Manuzzi, with Giovanni Carpitella and Class 1 debutant Luca Fendi completing the podium in Negotiator. But there was disappointment for World Champions Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi in Fazza, who, having led from the first corner saw their race lead disappear on lap 10 after pulling off the course with an electrical problem. For Al Tayer and Tomlinson their first win together was rich reward for pushing the World Champions hard from the start, narrowly failing to overhaul them to lead at the end of lap one. After taking all their long-laps early and trading places with Skydive Dubai and Victory 2010 they moved back into second place on lap seven, taking the lead on lap 10 and going on to take the victory, completing the 12 lap, 53.29Nm course in 31mins 44.59secs at an average speed of 179.19kmh.

Second place for Mohammed Al Marri and Giorgio Manuzzi in their first race together and in the new Victory designed boat on its first competitive outing, was some consolation for the team, after seeing Skydive Dubai's Abdullah Al Mehairbi and Talib Al Sayed retire on lap 7 with engine problems and a race win disappear three laps later. There was also an impressive performance by Class 1 newcomer Luca Fendi, racing alongside fellow-Italian Giovanni Carpitella, making-up four places from their start position to bring Negotiator home in third place.

Relekta's Paul Gaiser and Christian Zaborowski produced their best result of the season, improving on their sixth position in qualifying, to take fourth place to finish ahead of Nicola Giorgi and another Class 1 newcomer, Sandro Sardelli, in GiorgiOffshore. Fazza and Skydive Dubai were classified in seventh and eighth places, with GSG Ceramic Design failing to make the start of the race due to engine problems. Any hopes of a possible pole and race win double for pole-sitters Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg, who briefly led the race from the start flag, ended early on lap 2, retiring with oil pressure problems after all but turning Welmax over on the run to the first corner.
ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX, RACE 1 - results
1. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / J Tomlinson (USA) 00.31.44,59

2. Victory 2010 - G Manuzzi (SMR) / A Al Marri (UAE) + 00.37,94

3. Negotiator - L Formilli Fendi (ITA) / G Carpitella (ITA) + 01.07,41

4. Relekta - P Gaiser (BRA) / C Zaborowski (NOR) + 01.57,48

5. GiorgiOffshore - S Sardelli (ITA) / N Giorgi (ITA) + 1 lap

6. Fazza - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) + 2 laps

7. Skydive Dubai - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / T Al Sayed (UAE) + 5 laps

8. Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) dnf

9. GSG Ceramic Design - G Cappellini (ITA) / G Montavoci (ITA) dns

Race 2

Defending World Champions Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi produced a Championship winning drive to clinch a tenth World title for Dubai's Victory Team, winning a dramatic and incident filled race 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with two separate incidents involving Victory 2010 and a collision between Skydive Dubai and Negotiator, forcing race officials to immediately red flag the race and call for a restart. Second place went to Welmax's Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg after a titanic battle for podium honours with their Norwegian rivals Relekta, with Paul Gaiser and Christian Zaborowski producing an outstanding performance to take their first podium of the year. The drama unfolded at the first corner when race leader's Mohammed Al Marri and Giorgio Manuzzi spun-out and then rolled Victory 2010, with both pilots emerging unscathed from the upturned hull.

The high-impact coming together between Abdullah Al Meharibi and Talib Al Sayed in Skydive Dubai and Italians Luca Fendi and Giovanii Carpitella in Negotiator, that sidelined both boats, happened almost immediately. From the restart the World Champions were in a class of their own, emerging from the outside start-leg with Fazza out front and comfortably clear of the chasing pack, with Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi going on to take their 19th career wins, completing the shortened 12-lap race in 30mins 26.42secs.

Behind the race leader's a titanic three-way race-long fight for the remaining two podium places was played out with just seconds separating Relekta, Team Abu Dhabi and Welmax, with Welmax coming through to take second place from Relekta on the penultimate-lap. Relekta's first podium of the season was the result of an outstanding drive by Paul Gaiser and Christian Zaborowski who heroically held off their challengers for ten laps before finally conceding second spot. For race 1 winner's, Team Abu Dhabi, it was a case of the podium that got away from them after Rahed Al Tayer and John Tomlinson were given a penalty long-lap for missing a turn buoy at the end of lap six, dropping them to fourth place, with GiorgiOffshore's Sandro Sardelli and Nicola Giorgi completing a solid points scoring weekend finishing fifth, whilst an already frustrating weekend for Guido Cappellini and Giampaolo Montavoci in GSG Ceramic Design ended with them stopping just minutes after the restart. With their third World titles already secured Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi will now turn their attentions to trying to overhaul Team Abu Dhabi in the battle for the Middle East Championship in the final Grand Prix of the season in Dubai, 9-11 December.
ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX, RACE 2 - results
1. Fazza - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) 00.30.26,42

2. Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) + 00.24,62

3. Relekta - P Gaiser (BRA) / C Zaborowski (NOR) + 00.43,72

4. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / J Tomlinson (USA) + 00.54,48

5. GiorgiOffshore - S Sardelli (ITA) / N Giorgi (ITA) + 01.47,45

6. GSG Ceramic Design - G Cappellini (ITA) / G Montavoci (ITA) dnf

Skydive Dubai - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / T Al Sayed (UAE) dns

Victory 2010 - G Manuzzi (SMR) / A Al Marri (UAE) dns

Negotiator - L Formilli Fendi (ITA) / G Carpitella (ITA) dns
UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP - after race 10 of 12
1. Fazza - 172pts

2. Skydive Dubai - 114pts

3. Negotiator - 98pts

4. GSG Ceramic Design - 72pts

5. Welmax - 56pts

6. Relekta - 43pts

7. Team Abu Dhabi - 42pts

8. GiorgiOffshore - 38pts

9. Victory 2010 - 15pts

10. Foresti & Suardi - SCAM - 11pts

11. Welmax Alianza - 10pts
MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - after race 2 of 4
1. Team Abu Dhabi - 29pts

2. Fazza - 25pts

3. Relekta - 21pts

4= Victory 2010 - 15pts

4= Welmax - 15pts

6. GiorgiOffshore - 14pts

7. Negotiator - 12pts

8. Skydive Dubai - 4pts

9. GSG Ceramic Design - 0pts

www.class-1.com

Improve-it = Itama Forty

Itama chose the most important boat show in Italy, and one of the greatest global platforms to unveil a limited edition of its great classic, the Forty. This version is born to celebrate the one hundred delivery of this unique timeless sport cruiser, with the intention to go over the brand history. The Itama Forty was the first of the new Ferretti Group models entrusted to Rome designer Marco Casali. Today the range has five models starting from the Forty up till the 2008 launched Seventy Five flagship. Restyling of Itama Forty no. 100 proposes style features typical of the earlier eighties and nineties Amati models: lacquered interiors, an even cleaner and clearer design, with white as prevalent colour, and the typical nautical style. Moreover, interiors include stylish furnishing items for the bathroom and kitchen from the prestigious JVstore di Jannelli&Volpi, not to mention the important partnership with Brionvega which, together with yacht designer Marco Casali, designed a Cubo Itama Edition radio, produced in a limited number of models that will embellish the new yacht. The rest stays the same for the successful Itama Forty from the very sea worthy deep Vee 22 degrees dead rise hull, a two interior plan choice for a single or twin cabin, 35 knots performance with twin 450hp engines, and the choice for an aft sun lounger or U-shaped settee.
www.itama-yacht.com

Project: Horizon 46 SC

Horizon presents the project of the 46 SunCat. A very interesting proposal for the fact that this is a one hundred per cent clean energy moving craft, which follows what Horizon showcased in the small 23SC about a year ago. But being fair to Horizon here the Sun Cat project is much complicated for the larger size, and more weight which totals 21 tons. The 46 SC is also supported with efficient batteries which totals 48 kWh these being used for propulsion, mooring, and other boating activities. Accommodation is also interesting having a very spacious main deck layout with a saloon having two sofas, an L-shaped galley, and a central helm station. Down below is space for the owners spacious room located in the middle and two shower heads. One of which is for the guests and has a separate entrance.
www.horizonyacht.com

New Model: Luhrs 30 Open

Luhrs presents the new Thirty Open an entry level Sportfish Cruiser, able to offer good performance and comfortable accommodations for its size. Fishing amenities are shown in the wide beam offering stability, the Carolina flare which keeps water away, and a raised bridge deck with sunshade giving optimal visibility. Luhrs also present the 30 Open with a long list of standards, that in this size are usually optional, of which surely the most surprising item is the custom welded aluminum tower with hardtop. Smart design coming from bigger boats also make the 30 Open stand out, like a good deck moving capability, and easy access to all service points, this including the engine room. Below is also a modern interior combining comfort, versatility and durability into one very livable package. You'll appreciate the common sense layout V-shaped settee to fore, galley and shower head on entrance. Finishing is vertical grain for the cabinetry and Grey Corian counter tops. The V-shaped saloon dual settee converts easily into four individual berths to provide plenty of sleep space. Inside is also a six large rods and reels store. Power is from twin Yanmar 260hp engines.
Technical Data:
LOA - 9.70 m (31.9ft)
Length Less Pulpit - 9.09 m
Beam - 3.51 m
Draft - 0.81 m
Displacement - 4540 kg dry
Fuel Capacity - 1136 l
Water Capacity - 208 l
Accommodation - 4 berths
Engines - 2 x Yamnar 6BY2 260hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Hull Shape - Vee with nineteen degrees dead rise
Construction - Vinilester skin coat resin, with solid fiber glass bottom and cored hull sides
www.luhrs.com

Project: Sunreef 70 Power Sport Fish

Sunreef Yachts presents a new innovative project which is based on the 70 Power platform, the 70 Power Sport Fish. This new 70 Power Sport Fish project is designed to combine performance, great stability, safety and fish ability with style and comfort. The modifications here will include a new stern layout with extended aft deck where to put two fighting chairs, and a tower on top of the enclosed bridge with outriggers. This new model will be another bonus to the 70 Power already available in various formats; Enclosed or open bridge, and six interior layout plans. The 70 is also available in Expedition hull format with two underwater bulbs, and long range capability which can make it a unique global fish finder for an owner and his guests.

www.sunreef-yachts.com

Improve-it = Haines 35 Offshore

One of the popular Haines models, the 35 Offshore gets added with new choices which shows versatility from this family run company. During the past September in the Southampton show Haines presented a new walnut interior fit out, which now sits as an alternative to the standard cherry wood finishing to the 35 Offshore. This new choice adds to the popularity of the 35 Offshore, who has received various consensus from customers and media alike for its layout plan having an owners suite shower located below, comfortable living area on the main deck saloon, and twin diesel power which give speeds up to 18 knots to the semi displacement hull.

www.hainesmarine.co.uk

New Model: Cranchi Fifty 6 Soft Top

Cranchi present its second new model for the 2010 season with the Fifty 6 Soft Top launched in Genoa. This new model is third in Cranchi's 2009 launched upper size Yacht Class range, but also number three for using Volvo IPS drive in the family of this Italian builder. Cranchi's Fifty 6 Soft Top, follows recent sport yacht trends for a hard top with a very open feel on the main living cockpit deck. This means a fully opening soft top, and sides opened up to allow fresh air. Measuring an overall length of sixty feet this new Cranchi makes the exterior a very spacious one with the usual layout, C-shaped settee, sunpad aft and an unusal central helm station with two bucket seats. Down below is space for two large cabins, mid ship for the owner, to fore for the VIP guests, and a medium sized third L-shaped bunk for guests, which are joined here by a C-shaped saloon, and galley. Power is from twin Volvo 600 or 700hp engines propelled to the forward looking IPS pods, with both choices giving over 30 knots wide open throttle speeds.
Technical Data:
LOA - 18.52 m (60.8ft)
Hull Length - 16.59 m
Beam - 4.85 m
Draft - 1.35 m
Displacement - 22.5 t loaded, 19 t empty
Fuel Capacity - 2000 l
Water Capacity - 540 l
Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins, 1 crew cabin berth
Max Persons - 12
Engines - 2 x Volvo EVC 600hp, EVC 700hp
Propulsion - Volvo IPS800 or 900 forward looking dual propeller pod drives
Speed - 33 knots max, 27 knots cruise with Volvo 700hp engines
Range - 320 nm at cruise speed
Certification - CE B
www.cranchi.it

Class 1 - Abu Dhabi Preview

Nine boats will line up for this week's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and a repeat of last year's race win-double by World Champions Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi will seal the Emirati duo their third World titles.

The Fazza pairing already has one trophy under their belts after clinching the 2010 European Championship at the Italian Grand Prix in Stresa in October, taking six wins from a possible eight this season, and head into the penultimate Grand Prix of the season carrying a 33-point advantage over their teammates in Spirit of Dubai. And, barring any kind of technical meltdown are on course to give Victory Team a tenth World crown.

For the Spirit of Dubai crew the title may be beyond their reach but they know they can cover off the 2010 Champions elect from an unlikely but still mathematically possible title challenge from either Negotiator or GSG Ceramic Design, and will be looking to defend their second place in the points standings by adding to their tally of four podium finishes since teaming-up in Sweden.

Three teams field new pairings this week; Italian outfit GiorgiOffshore bring in Italian motor racing driver Sandro Sardelli to take the driver's seat in the Lamborghini-SCAM powered GiorgiOffshore to make his Class 1 debut alongside experienced throttleman Nicola Giorgi.

Giorgi makes his 73rd Grand Prix start in Abu Dhabi and will be looking to try to repeat his podium success in the Edox Pole Position last year, and to consolidate on this season's performances, which saw him start strongly to finish fifth and fourth in Brazil, grab a podium in race 1 in Sweden and finish sixth in race 2 in the Italian Grand Prix.

UK based Chris Parsonage Racing field an all-Italian driver line up, with Giovanni Carpitella who raced with team owner Parsonage last time out in Italy joined in the Lamborghini V12-powered Negotiator by Class 1 debutant, Luca Formilli Fendi, who has competed in XCAT and Class 3 and for the last three years in P1, lifting the European Championship in 2008.

Carpitella, who made his Class 1 debut in 2002, will not be fazed by a seventh driver change in 30 race starts. In 2009 he guided Al Hameli to a podium on his Class 1 race debut in Abu Dhabi and this season powered two of his drivers to podium successes and race wins, Manuzzi in Norway and Al Tayer in Sweden, on his way to finishing second overall in this season's European Championship.

Looking to build on an already impressive debut season in Class 1 with four podium finishes and currently lying in fourth place in the overall points table GSG Ceramic Design's Guido Cappellini reforms his partnership with fellow Italian Giampaolo Montavoci, who earlier this year won the GPS (P1) World title.

The pair raced together at the season-opener in Brazil, finishing fourth and third, with Montavoci, who last year achieved his best-ever finish in the overall World Championship standings in his twelve years of racing, finishing fourth, looking to continue his extraordinary run of consecutive points-finishes, which began back in Arendal in 2007, and now extends to 22 Grands Prix and 26 races.

Denied their first race win together in race 1 in Italy after being handed a post-race penalty-lap, Welmax's all-Norwegian partnership of Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg has, on occasion this season, looked the crew most likely to upset Fazza's dominance and although out of the running in the race for the World title, a run of three consecutive wins in qualifying puts them at the top of the Edox Pole Position Championship standings, ten points clear of their arch rivals. A fourth win this weekend would all but secure the title barring any major mishaps.

Relekta's relatively new Norwegian-Brazilian pairing, who came together at the Norwegian Grand, will be aiming to up the pace this weekend and to build on their fifth place finish last time out, as more time on the water gives Christian Zaborowski and Paul Gaiser the opportunity to fine tune and develop their partnership.

Team Abu Dhabi will line up for the first time in their home Grand Prix and in front of a partisan crowd, double race winner, Rashed Al Tayer, and American John Tomlinson will be confident that they have the credentials to target a podium finish after narrowly missing out on their debut outing together in Italy.

After taking podiums in Brazil and Norway, then stepping back from race duties in Sweden, Victory Team's double World Champion Mohammed Al Marri returns to the cockpit to make his 70th Grand Prix appearance in the team's third boat, Victory 2010, teaming up with Italian Giorgio Manuzzi, also returning to racing after double podium success in Norway.

The action starts with first practice on tommorow Wednesday afternoon, a second practice on Thursday morning followed by qualifying in the Edox Pole Position and Race 1 - 53.29Nm, 12 laps including three long laps. A final practice on Friday morning is followed by Race 2 - 71.39Nm, 16 laps, including five long laps.

UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 4 of 6, race 8 of 12

1. Fazza - 143pts

2. Skydive Dubai - 110pts

3. Negotiator - 82pts

4. GSG Ceramic Design - 72pts

5. Welmax - 41pts

6. GiorgiOffshore - 24pts

7. Relekta 20pts

8. Foresti & Suardi - SCAM - 11pts

9. Welmax Alianza - 10pts

10. Team Abu Dhabi - 9pts

EDOX POLE POSITION CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 4 of 6

1. Welmax - 75pts

2. Fazza - 65pts

3. Skydive Dubai - 35pts

4. Negotiator - 31pts

5. GSC Ceramic Design - 19pts

6. Relekta - 18pts

7= Team Abu Dhabi - 12pts

7= GiorgiOffshore - 12pts

9. Welmax Alianza - 7pts

10. Foresti & Suardi SCAM - 5pts
www.class-1.com

New Model: Pershing 50.1

The new Pershing 50.1 builds on the success of the 2003 launched 50 updating this top sold model to suite more to current market conditions. Pershing and designer Fulvio de Simoni, with the help of Ferretti AYT updated the design of the hard top, and added side windows to the hull. The hard top of the 50.1 now features a single peace curved window with a curious design, and a longer extension. The hull has also been added with six, three per side large view horizontal shaped windows all positioned in different areas of this sport yacht. Two in the owners room to fore, two in saloon, and one for each of the two guest cabins at mid ship. While in the modifications Pershing also presented new interior choices; oak wood finishing for the furniture, carpet and chrome choices inside, and exterior colors of white and pearl. Having the same hull as the 50, the 50.1 offers also the same propulsion engines standard twin MAN 800hp with shaft propulsion, and optional MAN 900hp faster surface drives set up giving 45 knots speeds.
Technical Data:
LOA - 15.83 m (51.9ft)
Hull Length - 15.23 m
Beam - 4.28 m
Draft - 1.20 m
Displacement - 23700 kg loaded, 19100 kg unloaded
Fuel Capacity - 2400 l
Water Capacity - 500 l
Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins, 1 crew cabin berth
Max Persons - 12
Engines - 2 x MAN R6 CR 800hp, V8 CR 900hp
Propulsion - line shaft, Top System 75 surface Drives
Speed - 45 knots max surface drive 900hp, 36 max 32 knots cruise w/ 800hp shafts
Construction - vinylester resin single skin bottom, balsa cored sides, vacuum infusion
Project - Fulvio De Simoni, Ferretti AYT hull
Certification - CE A
www.pershing-yacht.com