New Model: Prestige 60 S

Based very much on the standard Prestige 60 which inaugurated the Yacht Line for the french builder is the S version.  Still a flybridge motor yacht in all regard minus the fact that the top deck looses half its size, with the rest dedicated for an opening sunroof serving the main saloon and lower helm.  The flybridge is also a more sports layout having three central helm and co-pilot seats, with an aft sunbed, which features a small mid table.  Inside the 60 S keeps the clever layout of its fore bearer with much attention being made in the aft deck to the astern galley which creates a bridge of entertainment for the chef and guests in the cockpit.  Below is the clever layout which sleeps six guests in three spacious cabins all served by a personal head.  Obviously the impressive feature is the full beam owners stateroom with the queen sized bed looking to aft.  Crew cabin or fourth guest cabin with en-suite shower head, and two in line berths is located to aft.  Power is twin Volvo 700hp with IPS pods which give a top speed of 30 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.5 m (63.9ft)

Hull Length - 17.3 m

Beam - 5.12 m

Draft - 1.32 m

Displacement - 22500kg

Fuel Capacity - 2800 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

Accommodation - 6 guest berths in 3 cabins, 2 crew in 1 cabin

Max Persons - 14

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 700hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS900 pods

Speed - 30 knots max, 25 cruise

Range - 325 nm at cruise

Construction - infused polyester resin hull, with balsa sandwich

Project - Garroni exterior, Peters hull shape, JP Concepts Engineering

Certification - CE B-14, C-18

www.prestige-yachts.com

Project: Grandezza 33 OC

Grandezza is a very interesting young brand from Finland with its parent company Finn Marin founded in 1990, and here it shows a new 33 OC project set to launch in mid this Summer.  Grandezza has also recently launched some new boats of which is also its new flagship which will show you here in a later stage.  Designed by Idis design from Finland the 33 OC will be a hard top sport cruiser of modern looks, which can give a challenge to similar boats basing it on looks alone.  Accommodation wise the Grandezza 33 OC seems to bring some new light with a two separate cabins lower deck, a separate shower head, and galley in between.  That means no saloon in between the cabins, leaving dining to be done on the main deck.  The 33 OC will feature a deep Vee hull shape with a 21 degrees dead rise, and engine choices from Volvo; single 330 or 370hp or twin 200 and 220hp all in stern drive propulsion.  Max speed is 35 knots with a cruise of 22 and 28 knots depending on engine chosen.    

www.grandezza.fi

New Model: Vivante 55 Hard Top

While Dutch have for a couple of decades been known for their super yacht building capabilities, recently there seems to be a  new Spring to what concerns smaller builds under eighty feet but even less to fifty.  If one wants a steel yacht in more normal pocket dimensions, Vivante is one offering an interesting line from 42 to 55 feet, with a 65 currently in project stages.  The Vivante 55 Hard Top Cruiser offers what recently is coming from the Dutch, a modern superstructure matched with exquisite lines which call tradition.  The Vivante 55 Hard Top is remarkable for its sloop stern, its close or fully open main deck, and the large view windows serving the midships cabin.  Inside the 55 is also offered in two versions, two cabins with a large owners room to midships, or three cabins moving the master stateroom to fore.  Some Dutch counterparts are to offer a big engined version but so far the Vivante 55 Hard Top is offered with 170hp Vetus.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.0 m (55.7ft)

Beam - 4.9 m

Draft - 1.4 m

Displacement - 35 t

Fuel Capacity - 1800 l

Water Capacity - 1000 l

Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins, 4 berths in 2 cabins

Engines - 2 x Vetus DT66 170hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Hull Type - round bilge with flared bow

Construction - steel material all around with 5 mm thick hull, 4 mm superstructure, and 8 mm frames

Certification - CE A

www.vivante-yachts.nl

Project: Aquador 35 Cabin

Aquador pursues its feat of expanding its line in size with the project for an upcoming 35 Cabin model.  The 35 Cabin expands the Brunswick owned Aquador by two feet.  In its 35 feet the Aquador packs a many big boat features from the fully enclosed main deck, and full walk around side deck. Lower deck accommodation will be an open plan layout sleeping four, with a separate shower head to starboard side.  The galley is conveniently located on the main deck, having in front of it the helm, and to opposite a C-shaped dinette.  Power choices are a single Volvo 400hp or twin 220 diesel engines with stern drive propulsion. 

www.aquadorboats.fi

Project: Hatteras 100 Raised Pilothouse

Hatteras updates the project for its new flagship now becoming the 100 Raised Pilothouse from 95.  Designed by Italian Angelo Gobbi and his T4 Design team, this extension came after the first full scale mock up was made of the 95, and with the input coming from the Hatteras dealers and selected clients a five foot extension at stern now giving a larger aft deck, and more spacious crew quarters was made.  As was the case for 95, the 100 keeps its strong points from a choice of owners room on the main or lower deck to midships, this giving five or four double guest cabins layouts.  The 100 Raised Pilothouse is also offered in three different flybridge choices; with one of the options offering a tender stowage up top, with the other being fully dedicated to entertainment areas.  Engine choices are unchanged for the new Hatteras 100 Raised Pilothouse flagship with standard twin 1900hp Cats giving 25 knots, and optional 2600hp MTU adding four digits to wide open throttle speeds.

www.hatterasyachts.com

New Model: Princess V57

A further evolution to the V53 later becoming the V56, now only remaining in the hull lines and Princess's new V57 is totally a novelty above the waterline.  Patio door main deck, full beam owners cabin, and a larger tender garage are the main novelty features, always in demand in small sizes, but also necessitate by the V52 introduced in 2010. Interesting is the lower accommodation deck layout which apart the much wanted full beam owners stateroom with large view windows to midships, is that the standard layout offers three en suite heads, with the choice of replacing the third head with an L-shaped dinette. A well sized L-shaped galley is also located below decks in the middle of the cabin area.  A single berth crew cabin is located to aft.  The main deck offers a sun pad to aft of which underneath it is a 3.20 meters tender garage, and a C-shaped settee outside. Going inside another C-shaped dinette serves guests, to starboard is a unit behind the two seat helm station.  Extra tender space is also to be found on the up and down bathing platform.  Power is from twin Volvo 800 or optional 900hp with line shafts which give max speeds up to 36 knots.     

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.88 m (58.8ft)

Beam - 4.65 m

Draft - 1.27 m

Displacement - 22,900 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2200 l

Water Capacity - 482 l

Accommodation - 6 guest berths in 4 cabins, 1 crew berth cabin

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 800hp, D13 900hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Speed - 36 knots max with with Volvo 900hp

Certification - CE  

www.princessyachts.com

Project: Galeon 430 Skydeck

Galeon show another project involving the 420, 430 series this time with the Skydeck version.  A flybridge motor cruiser in all senses, accept for the fact that its aft deck and flybridge of the new 430 Skydeck all have a young generation call to them.  First of all the aft deck features the modular modifiable layout as the 430 HTC, while the flybridge will feature three forward facing seats one central for the helm, and two sun pads.  Inside the layout of the 430 Skydeck features the clever three cabins  two heads lower deck, and a living main with a galley to port side opposite the helm.  Interesting and also very clever how Galeon and designer Tony Castro made all the three models; 420 Fly, 430 HTC, and this latest 430 Slydeck with distinctive window patterns, that is all being different. 

www.galeon.pl

New Model: Riva 63 Virtus

Riva celebrates its 170th birthday with the launch of its largest fully open model to date, the 63 Virtus.  Based on the lines of the Vertigo, and following the concept of the smaller 52 Rivale, Riva and Officina Italiana design push further the open concept, which is represented in its history annals with unique models from the open wooden Aquarama's, and others less known respected legends as the 60 Black Corsair.  The fully open 63 Virtus will feature a comfortable main deck with a central located sunpad which underneath is a tender garage, three settees facing each other with the largest being the L-shaped to port side, and a central helm with a wet bar to starboard. Interior accommodation offers three cabins, with the owners full beam midships located stateroom and VIP room both en-suite served, and extra day head serving the third cabin.  Between the cabins is a saloon and galley.  For its racy lines the Riva 63 features impressive accommodation. Power is from twin MAN 1360hp engines which give a 40 knots max speed, and 35 cruise.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.57 m (64.2ft)

Hull Length - 19.03 m

Waterline Length - 15.62 m

Beam - 4.80 m

Draft - 1.60 m including props

Displacement - 27.7 t unloaded, 32.3 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3200 l

Water Capacity - 660 l

Accommodation - 6 guest berths in 3 cabins, 1 crew berth cabin

Max Persons - 12

Engines - 2 x MAN V12 1360hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 40 knots max, 35 knots cruise

Range - 255 nautical miles at 35 knots cruise

Hull Type - warped medium Vee with spray rails, 17 degrees deadrise aft

Project - Officina Italiana, Ferretti AYT

Certification - CE 2003/44 A, modules B + F + Aa (sound emission) RINA spa

www.riva-yacht.com  

Project: Bavaria 420 Virtess

PowerYacht was among the first to show this new Bavaria project back in the late fall of 2011, at the time announced as 40 Flybridge.  Now Bavaria submits more solid information for its first flybridge motor cruiser, the much awaited three cabin 420 Virtess.  Designed by Marco Casali from Too Design in Rome, who I remind has done a super job with all the Itama by Ferretti Group line, the 420 Virtess presents a modern line with a sleek flybridge design.  The Rome designers not only Casali has always been practical people, and this is confirmed by the clever single level interior main deck which incorporates an L-shaped galley in the forward area, and an entertainment unit opposite the C-shaped settee.  The 420 Virtess will also have important distinctive options with a grey or white color hull choice, and all around Iroko deck.  Weighing at eleven and half tons the first official Bavaria flybridge now known as 420 Virtess will be powered by Volvo 370, up to 435hp engines choices in stern drive or IPS pod propulsion choice.     

www.bavaria-yachtbau.com

New Model: Rivera 4400 Sport Yacht Series II

Since the introduction of the Sport Yacht series by Rivera in 2005, I have always considered this line a close to perfect boat, in terms of layout, looks, and practicality.  The key in the Riviera Sport Yacht line, is that it never over does in all departments.  The looks are conservative with a homage to sportfish, accommodation is superb but most of all practical and very socializing, and performance together with consumptions are always in line.  The 4400 Sport Yacht Series II improves on the original version introduced in 2007 since then delivered in seventy plus units, most notably are modern enhancement with influences coming from the line flagship the 5800, see coach roof design,  new large lean lower deck window from fore to midships servicing all cabins and heads.  The interior is little changed in the new Series II with a lower deck having two cabins served by two heads with a midships room now increased in headroom sleeping three.  The main deck is all about living with the open all pivoting door and window join the interior C-shaped saloon and L-shaped galley with the aft cockpit.  The aft deck has also a choice to have a mezzanine settee to port side. Another choice available for the Series II is also the option of having a settee on the bathing platform to aft.  Power for the 4400 Sport Yacht Series II is the same as the original version with twin Volvo 370 or 435hp with hull specifically designed for the IPS pod units.  Speed with the large engine option is a 32 knots max speed, three knots less to what the first generation of this model actually did of which I can fully confirm having actually tested one in the Med with quite high sea and land temperatures, which is always means a decrease for top speed numbers.     

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.12 m (49.7ft)

Hull Length - 13.91 m

Beam - 4.58 m

Draft - 1.2 m

Displacement - 12,500 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 1500 l

Water Capacity - 460 l

Accommodation - 5 berths in 2 cabins

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

Propulsion - Volvo IPS forward looking dual pod drives

Speed - 32 knots max, 29 knots fast cruise

Range - 288 nm at 29 knots cruise

Certification - CE, ISO8666 

www.riviera.com.au