Project: Carver 44 Sojourn 2011

Carver starts its new course by updating its most recent model the 2008 presented 44 Sojourn to a new 2011 version. This new Carver 44 Sojourn is set to launch early next year and is based itself on the same hull, but now has a sleeker exterior with the addition of new larger side windows, and more agreesive graphics. A wide variety of hull color choices also characterize the new 44 Sojourn. Inside the same two cabins plan, both with personal heads, and a spacious living main deck is to be found. Power is twin Volvo IPS with petrol gas 385hp, or diesel 370 or 435hp choices.

www.carveryachts.com

New Model: Benetti 47 meter Imagination FB501

Benetti inaugurated a new semi-displacement line, entirely made of aluminum with the new 47m Imagination hull FB501. The first model FB 501 for this new series has been delivered to her owner in mid July 2010. Imagination should be considered the evolution of the Golden Bay line designed by Stefano Natucci, who also signed the new 47-meter yacht. The interiors, completely customized according to the owner’s needs, have been designed by Francois Zuretti, and feature a six double cabins plan. Surely innovative is the owners room having a private terrace with jacuzzi on the fore peak deck. The yacht has exterior lines that are original both in their conception and in form. Her hull is innovative below the waterline too and can reach speeds up to 24 knots, cruise at 22, and run 3500 nautical miles at an economic 12 knots with twin MTU 3650hp engines.
Technical Data:
LOA - 47 m (154.2ft)
Beam - 8.80 m
Draft - 2.70 m
Displacement - 492 t
Fuel Capacity - 60500 l
Water Capacity - 15000 l
Accommodation - 12 guests in 6 cabins, 9 crew
Engines - 2 x MTU 16v4000 M90 3650hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - 24 knots max, 22 knots cruise, 12 knots economic
Range - 3400 nm at 12 knots
Construction - aluminum
Project - Stefano Natucci exterior, Zuretti interior, Benetti technical
Certification - ABS Class, MCA Coded
www.benettiyachts.it

Class 1 - Dubai Grand Prix

Race 1

Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi today underlined why they are triple World Champions with a faultless flag-to-finish win in race 1 of the Emirates/Dubai Duty Free Dubai Grand Prix. The Fazza pairing, who secured the 2010 Class 1 World title two weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, produced an effortless performance dominating the race from the start, completing the 12 lap, 50.42Nm race in 34mins 39.78secs at an average speed of 160.53kmh. Today's twentieth career win for Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi, already Victory Team's most successful partnership, makes them the third most successful partnership in the sport behind Steve Curtis and Bjorn Gjelsten. With the Champions out front and heading off into the distance, the race for the podium was fought out between Team Abu Dhabi and GSG Ceramic Design. The battle was eventually won by Team Abu Dhabi's Rashed Al Tayer and John Tomlinson, producing yet another impressive outing, improving on their third place in qualifying to take second place, their second podium in five race starts. After a disastrous morning practice session which saw GSG Ceramic design sidelined after a blown engine, a podium finish for Guido Cappellini and throttleman Giampaolo Montavoci, on his 51st birthday, was more than they had expected.

But their podium celebrations were short lived after GSG Ceramic Design failed post race scrutineering for a technical infringement relating to the restrictor, blow off valve and air box size specifications, and was subsequently disqualified. The post-race ruling elevates Welmax's Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg, who earlier in the day clinched the 2010 Edox Pole Position Championship to third spot, ahead of Negotiator in fourth, with Relekta and Skydive 2010 completing the top six. There was disappointment for MITI/GiorgiOffshore who stopped after three laps.
EMIRATES/DUBAI DUTY FREE DUBAI GRAND PRIX, RACE 1 - results
1. Fazza - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) 00.34.39,78

2. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / J Tomlinson (USA) + 00.14,25

3. GSG Ceramic Design - G Cappellini (ITA) / G Montavoci (ITA) + 00.22,79*

4. Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) + 00.46,90

5. Negotiator - L Formilli Fendi (ITA) / G Carpitella (ITA) + 02.27,59

6. Relekta - P Gaiser (BRA) / C Zaborowski (NOR) + 1 lap

7. Skydive 2010 - G Manuzzi (SMR) / A Al Marri (UAE) + 1 lap

8. GiorgiOffshore - T Polli (ITA) / N Giorgi (ITA) dnf * GSG Ceramic Design disqualified after post race engine inspection
Race 2

Arif Al Zafeen and Nader Bin Hendi brought down the curtain on the 2010 UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship with their ninth win of the season on a day of mixed emotions at the Emirates/Dubai Duty Free Dubai Grand Prix. On the first anniversary of the tragic loss of powerboat champions Mohammad Al Mehairi and Jean-Marc Sanchez, the Dubai Victory Team's Fazza crew wanted to mark the occasion with a win dedicated to their team-mates. And on a day when Class 1 produced the race of the season, they delivered a fitting tribute to Al Mehairi and Sanchez winning from the front despite a titanic effort by Edox Pole Position Champions Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg in Welmax. The Norwegians pushed the UAE stars all the way losing out by just 3.81s after 67.74Nm of intense competition. Fazza wrapped up the 21st Class 1 win of his career with Al Zafeen at an average speed of 178.38kmph. Win number nine in 2010 also secured the Middle East Class 1 Championship for Fazza to add to the World and European crowns they had in the bag prior to the race. But the victory was never a forgone conclusion with the Welmax crew piling on the pressure throughout the race as they claimed second by just over fifteen seconds from Italians Guido Cappellini and Giampaolo Montavoci in GSG Ceramic Design in third. Behind the two leaders GSG Ceramic Design's Guido Cappellini and Giampaolo Montavoci produced their second impressive performance of the weekend to make it two podiums from six outings together this season. It was a stunning finale to a Class 1 season that has seen Bin Hendi and Al Zafeen win 75% of the races they have started and take the world title by a record 96 points over their nearest rivals. While Fazza and Welmax were having their own private battle at the front of the field, there were other bragging rights being fought over elsewhere. With their closest rivals Talib Al Sayed and Abdullah Al Mehairbi sitting out the final two races of the season after crashing in Abu Dhabi, Italians Giovanni Carpitella and Luca Fendi needed just four points to claim second spot in the World Championship and they grabbed the overall silver medal by claiming fifth in the race in British boat Negotiator. It meant Al Sayed and Al Mehairbi claimed third in the world in SkyDive Dubai. In the Middle East Championship, Team Abu Dhabi's Rashed Al Tayer and John Tomlinson claimed overall second place behind Fazza thanks to a hard-earned sixth place despite starting well behind the field thanks to a propeller problem on the first lap. Third place in the Middle East series goes to Selmer and Tandberg. Fourth place for Skydive 2010 was a marked improvement on yesterday's performance, but there was frustration for MITI/GiorgiOfshore completing just four laps before an engine problem ended their race, with Relekta stopping six laps later with a gearbox problem.
EMIRATES/DUBAI DUTY FREE DUBAI GRAND PRIX, RACE 2 - results
1. Fazza - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) 00.41.34,50

2. Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) + 00.03,81

3. GSG Ceramic Design - G Cappellini (ITA) / G Montavoci (ITA) + 00.15,29

4. Skydive 2010 - G Manuzzi (SMR) / A Al Marri (UAE) + 1 lap

5. Negotiator - L Formilli Fendi (ITA) / G Carpitella (ITA) + 1 lap

6. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / J Tomlinson (USA) + 5 laps

7. Relekta - P Gaiser (BRA) / C Zaborowski (NOR) dnf

8. GiorgiOffshore - T Polli (ITA) / N Giorgi (ITA) dnf
UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP - after race 12 of 12
1. Fazza - 212pts

2. Negotiator - 116pts

3. Skydive Dubai - 110pts

4. GSG Ceramic Design - 95pts

5. Welmax - 91pts

6. Team Abu Dhabi - 62pts

7. Relekta - 54pts

8. GiorgiOffshore - 42pts

9. Skydive 2010 - 28pts

10. Foresti & Suardi - SCAM - 11pts

11. Welmax Alianza - 10pts
MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIP - after race 4 of 4
1. Fazza - 65pts

2. Team Abu Dhabi - 49pts

3. Welmax - 42pts

4= Negotiator - 28pts

4= Skydive 2010 - 28pts

6. Relekta - 26pts

7. GSG Ceramic Design - 19pts

8. GiorgiOffshore - 14pts

9. Skydive Dubai - 0pts

www.class-1.com

New Model: Gianetti 33 Motor Yacht

Italian family owned company Gianetti continues to expand with the launching of its biggest ever built model, the 33 Motor Yacht. Presented as the 105 project about two years ago, the 33 Motor Yacht is designed by CLM architects which also comes as the builder from the famous yacht city of Viareggio. Construction for the Gianetti two and a half deck flagship is a steel hull, and an alloy super structure. For the 33 Motor Yacht, CLM presented lines which are a good cross over of classic and modern style. You can see hints of the past with flared bow, and modern features as the sloop stern, and radar arch with hard top design. Accommodation is a five double guest cabins plan, with the owners master stateroom located on the fore part of the main deck. Crew cabins are three double located on the fore peak. Power is twin 1000hp Cat engines, and a tank of 35000 liters of fuel gives also a transatlantic range.
Technical Data:
LOA - 32.5 m (106.6ft)
Beam - 7.20 m
Draft - 2.10 m
Displacement - 175 t
Fuel Capacity - 35000 l
Water Capacity - 10000 l
Accommodation - 5 double guest cabins, 3 double crew cabins
Engines - 2 x Cats 3412E 1000hp
Propulsion - line shaft Hull Shape - semi displacement
Construction - steel hull, light alloy super structure
Project - CLM Viareggio
Certification - RINA 100A1 Cross of Malta
www.gianettiyacht.com

Linssen Yachts New Web Site

Netherlands's Linssen Yachts presents its new world web virtual showroom. Founded in 1949 by Jac Linssen in Maasbracht who at the time was flourishing with over two hundred war damaged vessels awaiting for repairs. Linssen Senior at the time just finished his training as a shipwright specialized in wood machining which started his first works doing prefabricated teak made wheelhouses, doors, and later to wheels. But as ship business increased, the company required a metal working department, and this line in the business which started as repair facility was the launch of the first Linssen Vletten boats being built; rowing, work, and small flat bottomed all built of steel, a material which will characterized Linssen future onwards from there. The first yacht for Linssen was based on the Vlet, added with a handsome super structure and luxurious fit out. In the seventies Jos Linssen started the second generation of the company, and this marked the registration of Linssen Yachts BV, which was followed very shortly with the launch of the St.Jozef Vletten. the model which inspired today Sturdy models. The eighties also saw the development of other models the SL, SE, and SX series, and in 1995 the first Sturdy designed with Dick Lefeber was launched. Today Linssen has two ranges the Grand Sturdy, and Range Cruiser series which total sixteen models starting from the 25.9 Grand Sturdy, and go to the current 500 Grand Sturdy Variotop Mark II flagship. Linssen new virtual showroom is available in English, Dutch, German, and French languages, and takes you around with the following buttons: Home, Company, New Boats, Used Boats, Sales Representative, and Contacts.

www.linssenyachts.com

New Model: Chaparral 330 Signature

Spurred by the last year's 310 Signature success, Chaparral took an award winning design and simply made everything bigger and better with the launch of its new 330 Signature. The new 330 Signature combines the comfort of a sport cruiser with the DNA of the world's leading sport boat manufacturer. The end result is a new generation cruiser that showcases Chaparral's passion for innovation, quality and comfort. Space abounds outside with the 330s cockpit having an adjustable captain's bucket and double-wide passenger seat, which complete the cockpit with a U-shaped aft lounge, a high class wet bar and a Power Slide transom seat. A custom hard top is standard and incorporates a central clever walk-thru hatch for easy deck access. Below decks, the 330 sleeps six in total comfort and features a gourmet quality galley and fiberglass inner liner and headliner construction for immaculate fit and finish. Power is six engine choices from Mercruiser and Volvo, with the smallest choice being a twin 200hp diesel, and the largest a double 320hp petrol gas.
Technical Data:
LOA - 10.21 (33.6ft)
Beam - 3.20 m
Draft - 1.04 m
Displacement - 5851 kg dry
Fuel Capacity - 662 l
Water Capacity - 189 l
Accommodation - 4 + 2
Engines - 2 x Mercruiser 5.0L MPI DTS 260hp, 5.7L 350Mag 300hp, Volvo 5.0L GXi 270hp, 5.7L Gi EVC 300hp, 5.7 GXi Ocean X EVC 320hp Petrol, Volvo 2.4L D3 200hp Diesel
Propulsion - Mercruiser Bravo 3, Volvo DP dual propeller stern drive
Hull - vee shape 18 degrees deadrise
www.chaparralboats.com

Boat Review: Nord West 420 Flybridge

Presentation

A total different flybridge cruiser under the waterline, this is how Nord West set to build its 420 Flybridge model launched in the fall of 2005. The start for the launch of this model could not have been better being awarded Boat of the Show at Stockholm, Scandinavia in 2005, and two years later to this taking Motorboat of the Year Flybridge under 50ft for twice in a row in 2007, and 2008. So far no other boat has managed to take the IPC Awards from Motor Boat and Yachting and Motor Boats Monthly twice since they started them in 2000. The revolution of the 420 Flybridge is its accommodation, handling, economy to run, and very good top speed thanks to efficient Volvo stern drive or IPS pods propulsion. Many will tell you that stern drive are not good for flybridge but thanks to its length, good hull efficiencies, and new technologies Nord West managed to over come this obstacle and create a unique model in this size. This uniqueness in the 420's hull which was also the first flybridge boat to be equipped with IPS pods, and thanks to this also created a three cabin interior with all the berths being non bunk. Something still hard to find today and impossible in 2005 for a boat measuring thirteen meters.

Accommodation

Interior comfort is a big selling point to any motor cruiser, and thanks to its propulsion use Nord West creates unique spaces in the lower deck of the 420 Flybridge. But cosiness is predominant in all areas here, is also part of the Nordic nature of the 420 Flybridge. Welcoming you with a huge bathing platform aft where is possible to stow a large tender, two steps up lead you to a very cosy cockpit where an L-shaped settee is to be found to port side. To starboard is an integrated stairway which leads to the extended flybridge which has a central helm station with two co-pilot seats at both sides, and a spacious again cosy U-shaped settee aft. Worth of note is the luxurious unusual wood fitting out found in the exterior with the thick teak railing and toe rails aft being a feature of the Nord West 420 Flybridge.

Going inside into the main deck living area you find the saloon which is entered via a two part stainless steel patio door. Here natural light is abundant thanks to the all around windscreen windows which makes well for interior driving as well to create a nice atmosphere with the rich selected and varnished mahogany wood finishing. A C-shaped dinette to port, galley opposite with hidden wash basin and hob, entertainment area with flat TV on top, and the lower interior fully equipped helm station to starboard makes for the inside plan of the main deck.

A central corridor with three steps leads from the main to the lower deck, this having the three double cabins, and two heads. Forward is the owners suite; which features a central island double berth and personal shower head. Looking to aft and located to mid ship are two identical double cabins; which impress for the size, headroom and comfort. A guest second shower head with cubicle shower which is identical in size to the owners en-suite completes the spacious cabin sleeping area.

Performance

A big selling point for the Nord West 420 Flybridge is its performance which is to say the least, efficient, fast, and handles like a dream. This is so thanks to a different propulsion choice for what concerns a flybridge motor cruiser, and a lightly narrower to the usual beam. Two engines, and two propulsion choices characterize the 420 Flybridge. You can have it with Volvo D6 370hp in stern drive or IPS pod drives, or D6 435hp in IPS600 version only. Being a flybridge I would prefer the IPS version versus the stern drive especially for what concerns close quarters marina manoeuvring. Although latest generation modern stern drive which feature joysticks giving independent movement, and a powerful bow thruster will surely make things easier with this configuration, and some gains at the pump. The fastest and most efficient choice is the stern drive twin 370hp which gives a top speed of 36 knots, and a best cruise of 26 knots giving 345 nautical miles of range. My preferred 435hp IPS600 choice with 65hp more horses per engine gives a one digit less 35 knots top speed and a best economy cruise of 24 knots giving a 301 nautical miles range. The IPS500 370hp top speed is still fast giving a 32 knots, and a very efficient best cruise at 26 knots giving 298 nautical miles. Handling of the Nord West 420 Flybridge is impeccable and if you want a sports boat steering on a flybridge its very hard to do better then this.

Positive

Performance and Handling

Three cabins interior

Cozy well protected exterior areas like aft deck and flybridge

Fitting out

Negative

nil

Competition

Surely if I did the review for the Nord West 420 Flybridge in 2006 the list below will be a lot less and will only feature shaft driven cruisers with a third bunk cabin. But in the last two years some builders are following Nord West putting IPS on flybridge models, and this is creating some interesting competition. Criteria here is for a flybridge motor cruiser measuring over all thirteen meters and with three cabins.

Absolute 43 Fly - new in 2010, Med modern minimal looks, fixed hard top on fly

Astondoa 44 Fly - shafts or IPS, spacious main deck, Med looks

Carnevali 130 - shafts, more a two cabin boat, third cabin option is bunk

Dellapasqua DC12 SL - three or two cabin, classic deep Vee hull, feels big

Galeon 440 Fly - shafts or IPS, Tony Castro hull and design, fit out options inside

Intermare 43 - 3 or 2 cabins choice, third cabin bunk, spacious aft deck

Majesty 44 - Middle East offer, bunk third cabin, shafts

Prestige 440 - shafts, two or three cabins, third bunk cabin, Peters hull

Rodman 44 Muse - IPS pods, modern looks by Fulvio De Simoni

Starfisher ST45 Cruiser - flagship from this Portugal builder, IPS

Storebro 435 Commander - 2 or 3 cabin, spacious living, internal stair case, shafts

WILD CARD: Viking 42 Convertible - sportfish, ZF pods, 2 or 3 cabins

Conclusion

When Nord West set the project for the 420 Flybridge a lot of input and research was carried out by the Swedish builder in order to present a top of the class flybridge motor boat. The results are for all to see and the Nord West 420 Flybridge apart scoring points for its handling and accommodation layout with the dedicated press and taking three prizes in this feat, also took great care to offer an economic to run flybridge motor cruiser. Considering its performance which translates in less fuel at the pump and the comforts it offers at less length the 420 Flybridge real winner here is the customer who chooses this very clever Benny Martinsson project.

Technical Data

LOA. 13.5 metres (44.2ft)

Hull Length. 12.8 metres Waterline length. 10.5 metres

Beam. 3.90 metres

Draft. 1.20 metres

Displacement. 13 t

Fuel Capacity. 2 x 600 litres

Water Capacity. 500 litres

Max Persons. 15

Accommodation. 6 berths in 3 cabins

Engines. 2 x Volvo D6 370hp, D6 435hp

Propulsion. Volvo DP dual propeller stern drive, IPS 500, and IPS 600 forward looking pods

Speed. 35 knots max, 31 knots cruise with IPS600, 36 knots max with 370hp stern drive

Range. 301 nm at 24 knots with IPS600, 345 nm at 26 knots with 370hp stern drive

Hull Shape. planning Vee shape

Project. Benny Martinsson

Construction. fiberglass sandwich construction with Divinycell core

Certification. CE B

www.nordwest.se

Picture Copyright Nord West. Data Nord West.

Class 1 - Dubai Preview

With the 2010 UIM Class 1 World title already decided, teams now turn their attentions on the Edox Pole Position and Middle East Championships in the final qualifying session and two races of the season at this weekend's Emirates/Dubai Duty Free Dubai Grand Prix. Welmax's Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg will be looking to end their season on a high as they bid to become the first ever all-Norwegian pairing to win the Pole Position Championship and the first Norwegians to win a major trophy since Tandberg's European title success in 2008. They go into the final qualifying session of the year in an almost unassailable position with a 15-point lead over World Champions Fazza, knowing sixth place will give them the title. But 'playing it safe' is not written in the Selmer-Tandberg racing manual, with the Norwegians likely to maintain their flamboyant, marauding style as they go after a fifth consecutive win in qualifying and their first 'recorded' race win of the year. Having already secured the 2010 UIM Class 1 World and European Championships, Fazza's Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi now focus their attentions on trying to successfully defend their Middle East title. But to do so they will have to come from behind and overhaul rivals and neighbours Team Abu Dhabi who, after two of four races, lead the Middle East title race by a slender four points. The Fazza pairing has dominated this season, their seven race wins moving them onto 19 career wins a piece, to climb above multiple World Champions Saeed Al Tayer, Ali Nasser and Khalfan Harib to become the most successful partnership in the history of the Victory Team. With the news from Victory Team that they have very sportingly thrown their resources behind helping to repair Negotiator - their main rival in the fight for the runners-up slot in the World Championship - and by doing so confirm that Skydive Dubai, the boat that collided with Negotiator, will not race - the battle for the remaining podium place in the overall World Championship standings looks to be a two-way fight between four Italians. Negotiator's Luca Fendi and Giovanni Carpitella grabbed third place on their debut outing together in race 1 in Abu Dhabi and currently hold third spot, 16 points adrift of Skydive Dubai. Assuming their boat is repaired and ready to race, they should be able to defend their 26-point advantage over Guido Cappellini and Giampaolo Montavoci in GSG Ceramic Design, and look the most likely of the two outfits to finish in the top three, and possibly steal second place from Skydive Dubai. Cappellini and Montavoci, podium finishers in the season-opener in Brazil, will be looking to erase the memory of a torrid and frustrating last Grand Prix beset by technical issues and will be looking to get back on track in Dubai. Whilst a top three finish in the World standings, to add to his second place in the Europeans, would be a remarkable achievement by Carpitella in a season that has seen him team-up with four drivers in two different boats. Zabo Racing go into the last Grand Prix of the season full of confidence and looking to build on their last performance after it all came good for the team in Abu Dhabi. A solid qualifying session and fourth place in race 1 was eclipsed by a simply brilliant drive in race 2 by Paul Gaiser and Christian Zaborowski in Relekta, which gave the Norwegian outfit their first podium of the year, putting them third overall in the Middle East standings. Fresh from their famous first win together in race 1 of the their home Grand Prix, Team Abu Dhabi's Rashed Al Tayer and American race-ace John Tomlinson will be determined to end their season with a flourish and a title. Since teaming-up in Italy they have developed a formidable partnership and will look to cut out the costly errors that lost them podium places in Italy and Abu Dhabi, as they defend their slender lead in the Middle East Championship. After a promising first outing for GiorgiOffshore's Nicola Giorgio with Sandro Sardelli, picking up valuable points in both races in Abu Dhabi, a last minute change of driver sees Tomaso Polli return to partner Giorgi for the second time this season. Mohammed Al Marri and Giorgio Manuzzi enjoyed an eventful first race weekend together in the new Victory design, Victory 2010, grabbing a podium in race 1 and then spectacularly crashing out at the start of race 2 in Abu Dhabi. With the boat fully repaired the Italian-Emirati duo are likely to be up at the front challenging for podium places, but will now run in the colours of the sidelined Skydive Dubai. The action starts with first practice on Thursday afternoon, a second practice on Friday morning is immediately followed by qualifying in the Edox Pole Position and Race 1 - 51.07Nm, 12 laps including one long lap.Ā A final practice on Saturday morning is followed by Race 2 - 68.56Nm, 16 laps, including two long laps.
UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 5 of 6, 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 round 1 of 2, 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
EDOX POLE POSITION CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 5 of 6
1. Welmax - 95pts

2. Fazza - 80pts

3. Skydive Dubai - 42pts

4. Negotiator - 35pts

5. Team Abu Dhabi - 24pts

6. Relekta - 23pts

7. GSG Ceramic Design - 19pts

8. GiorgiOffshore - 15pts

9. Victory 2010 - 9pts

10. Welmax Alianza - 7pts

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

Project: Island Pilot 335

Island Pilot presents the 335 project what will be the entry level for this range. The 335 will be Islands Pilot third model adding to the upcoming 535 flagship launching in 2011, and the successful 435 model. For this new project Island Pilot is promising less is more features with the same high end build quality and outfitting shown with the 435. Accommodation for the 335 will be an owners stateroom to fore, C-shaped galley, separate shower head room, and a convertible saloon. Power will be from twin Volvo pods IPS350 as standard, or 400 as optional. www.islandpilot.com

New Model: Cabo 44 Hardtop Express

Cabo presented an innovative take on a new model with the 44 Hardtop Express in the Fort Lauderdale show. Replacing the 45 Express, the new Cabo 44 Hardtop Express takes a better look to the pleasure market, and splits a good division between the often separated two boating worlds. Cabo is not the first here as the Australian Riviera has since 2007 already presented two models with a similar concept. But with all the attention going for the all weather three part covered hardtop, the 44 Hardtop Express still challenges the fisherman's with what the builder says is the largest aft deck of the category. If this is bigger as Cabo says to the 45 Express it replaces, then it is surely one of largest as the American builder is known to have among the largest cockpits in size category. The 44 also improves interior offering below, with more space and berths to the old 45, with a two stateroom plan. Hull design continues Cabo partnership with renowned underwater specialist Michael Peters, who presents a medium Vee sixteen degrees aft shape. Power is four choices from a standard Cummins 715hp up to twin Cats 1150hp engines.
Technical Data:
LOA - 14.5 m (47.7ft)
Hull Length - 13.5 m
Beam - 5.02 m
Draft - 1.09 m
Displacement - 19595 kg
Fuel Capacity - 3028 l
Water Capacity - 378 l
Accommodation - 4 + 2 berths
Engines - 2 x Cummins QSM11 715hp, MAN R6 800hp, Cats C18 1015hp, Cats C18 1150hp
Propulsion - line shafts in semi tunnels
Hull - 16 degrees dead rise aft
Construction - fiberglass, vinylester resin with solid bottom, core vacuum backed chine to sheer
Project - Cabo Yachts, Michael Peters hull
www.caboyachts.com

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