Projest: Heesen 70m YN 17470

Heesen Yachts is proud to announce that they have signed a contract to build a fully custom 70m Fast Displacement all aluminium motor yacht of 1200 Gross Tonnage. The keel of this project, YN 17470, was laid in October 2013 and the yacht is due for delivery in Spring 2016.  The Owner has chosen Espen Oeino International to design the exterior lines and Sinot Design for the interiors. Twelve guests will be accommodated in six staterooms. The large Owner’s suite, traditionally located forward on the main deck, will measure some 85 square metres and includes a generous dressing room, a spacious bathroom and a study. Four guest cabins will be located on the lower deck and a VIP cabin on the wheelhouse deck will boast stunning views.  Some notable features include: a gigantic infinity pool on the main deck aft; a beach club with a large swimming platform aft and a port-side platform; and a luxury elevator in steel and glass that connects the three decks. The tender garage with gull-wing doors is positioned forward below the foredeck and a touch-and-go helipad will be located forward of the bridge.  The sundeck offers flexible sunbathing and shaded areas – it will be partially covered and well protected with sliding doors forward and lateral retractable glass panels will offer shelter from the elements.  The propulsion package provides for three main engines driving two wing propellers and a central booster water-jet giving a trial speed expected to be over 30 knots.  YN 17470 will be fully LY3 compliant. Her crew of 16 will be accommodated in 8 cabins all with private shower rooms.

www.heesenyachts.com

New Model: Aquador 35 ST

It's an interesting new model from Aquador and the flagship of its five model hard top range this is the 35 ST. Rich of interesting features the 35 ST surprises for its half a foot deep bulwarks, hard top which covers all the aft cockpit deck and a not so usual internal layout for a sport cruiser this size.  The 35 ST lower deck plan offers a U-shaped dinette to fore, galley, two double cabins amidships, and shower head to starboard. The 35 ST shares hull with the also 2013 launched eight centimeters longer 35 Cabin, and is powered by twin engines from 330 up to 600hp in total.       

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.6 m (34.7ft)

Beam - 3.45 m

Draft - 1.05 m

Displacement - 5500 kg

Fuel Capacity - 500 l

Water Capacity - 160 l

Accommodation - 4 + 2 berths

Max Persons - 10

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp

Propulsion - twin dual propeller stern drives

Certification - CE B

www.aquadorboats.fi

Project: Sunseeker 75 Yacht

Sunseeker presents the 75 Yacht project will make its world debut at the London Boat Show this January 2014.  The striking new yacht will be unveiled to the world at the 60th anniversary of the internationally renowned Boat Show. As the latest addition and new entry model to the Sunseeker Yacht range, the 75 is the embodiment of style that the Poole British brand is famous for.  The spacious nature of the yacht is continued in the interior thanks to its three double suites and twin bed guest arrangement. Accommodating up to eight guests, the 75 Yacht is ideal for entertaining and with each cabin featuring its own en-suite, guests have privacy guaranteed.  In addition, the main galley and dining area have been designed to maximize the spacious feel of the yacht. The main saloon area offers a sophisticated yet comfortable environment in which to relax and the careful design of the sofa encourages sociability among guests. However, the most notable feature in this area of the 75 Yacht is its Z shaped panoramic glazing and hull windows. This not only offers breathtaking views of the open waters, but also floods the main saloon with natural light and enhances the overall feeling of space. What’s more the main galley and dining area has been redesigned to provide additional space.  The interior design of the 75 Yacht has been completed to the highest standard to reflect the exclusive nature of the yacht. The attention to detail throughout features intricate details in the leather wrapped cabinetry. The outdoor entertaining areas of the 75 Yacht are just as impressive as those on the inside, as guests can take advantage of the impressive flybridge. Ideal for those who enjoy the thrill of the open air, this expansive outdoor area sports a new style wet bar area in addition to an inviting large seating area. Having increased engine room space made it possible for the 75 Yacht to feature larger Cat engines which makes it possible to to reaches top end speeds of 34 knots.

www.sunseeker.com

New Model: Rhea 47 Trawler

Boasting excellent autonomy and a comfortable passenger compartment, the new Rhéa 47 Trawler is an authentic long-range explorer cruiser. With outstanding performance in terms of consumption and autonomy, the 47 Trawler designed by Bertrand Danglade offers traditional looks with some nice design solution as the Portuguese bridge and the split level shear line which is an important part of the philosophy of this model. As regards the internal layout, the standard plan offers a fore owners cabins with en-suite shower head, and two guest cabins amidships which share a second shower head. The saloon is spacious with large windows that offer stunning views of the sea and features an adjoining functional galley.  An alternative layout is offered for both the lower and main deck.  The lower deck option can prove interesting for people planning long time aboard since this replaces the third cabin to port side with an utility room.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.8 m (48.5ft)

Length - 13 m

Beam - 4.80 m

Displacement - 14000 kg light 18000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3000 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins or 2 cabins

Engines - 2 x 350hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Project - Bertrand Danglade

Certification - CE B

www.rhea-marine.fr

Guy Couach 1926 - 2014

Guy Couach, who founded the Couach shipyard in France in 1962 to manufacture boats in composite materials, died January 6, 2014. He was 88.  Couach was the grandson of Albert Couach, who founded Couach marine engines in 1897. Guy Couach joined the family business as a young man and was among the first people to consider the mass production of motorboats, with work he began in 1946. In 1962 he founded Guy Couach shipyard, which built boats in composite. One of his earliest developments was the Aramat, a yacht built in 1970 from a Kevlar-based material.  Several hundred high-performance yachts have followed in the decades since. Nepteam, a regional investment group, bought the Couach yard in 2011. The facility continues to turn out composite boats from 65 to 164 feet LOA, including patrol and rescue boats for navy and coast guard operations.

Improve-it = Galeon 550 Fly

It comes to no surprise from Galeon to finish the yachts as customers desire.  It does so with its smaller entry brand models as the 325, so on the 550 Fly this surely come out as standard procedure. In the 2013 fall Galeon delivered a 550 Fly finished in high gloss polisander, giving the owner a unique interior especially compared to recent trends.  This is the third wood finish choice for the three double cabin flybridge motor yacht 550 Fly model, the other two being dark walnut, and wenge wood.  The polisander wood finish of this 550 Fly gives a more classic and luxurious interior feel compared to the currently more popular and modern wenge and dark walnut choices.

www.galeon.pl

New Model: Marlow 62E Explorer

Introduced in February 2013, the Marlow 62E Explore continues the new series line from this US brand Asian build yachts.  The 62 E replaces the 61 introduced in 2004 with an innovation and more space being the key in the change of this new model. One short example of larger is that the 62E features one foot more beam then the 61 increasing space in every area of the yacht, both interior and exterior. The 62 Explorer also features additional fuel storage which equals more range, and less draft thanks to a reduced shaft angle which also improves speed and fuel economy.  Marlow says these shaft angle changes coupled with the less weight of patented Full Stack Infusion build, reduce fuel burn at cruise by 10% plus an extra 5% of top speed. Interior wise the Marlow 62E Explorer offers a layout with three double cabins with a full beam amidships owners stateroom with shower heads looking to aft.  A VIP cabin is to fore and this can be made to include two additional bunk berths.  A third guest cabin is located to starboard.  This cabin can be made as an office or a washing room. The main deck is a split level style with a large welcoming saloon.  The raised part features a galley, an L-shaped dinette to port, and a central helm station.  A crew cabin is located to aft which sleep three persons, and features a compact shower head.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 21.38 m (70.2ft)

Hull Length - 19.1 m

Beam - 5.89 m

Draft - 1.47 m incl props

Displacement - 35380 kg

Fuel Capacity - 8555 l

Water Capacity - 1892 l

Accommodation - 6 or 8 guest berths in 3 cabins, 3 crew berths in 1 cabins 

Propulsion - Velocijet Strut Keels

Construction - Full Stack Infusion

Certification - CE Ocean Class issued by Bureau Veritas

www.marlowyachts.com

Project: Camper and Nicholsons 80 Gelyce

Seems the Italian ownership of this brand Leonardo Ferragamo is presenting some interesting projects with a full line of down East inspired sports cruisers and yachts, and now also an important super yacht offered in design.  The 80 Gelyce presented here is the largest of the down east line and stands at the entrance to be called a super yacht. The names Gelyce here respects the philosophy of a power-boat, since these where in actual fact fast commuters who served the J-class competing in the Americas Cup in the nineteen thirties. The 80 Gelyce is mostly a project looking towards outside spaces, with also an interesting concept for the flash fore deck featuring a nice louging area which does not disturb the lines.  Below is space for three double cabins, including a full beam owners stateroom.  To fore is the galley, a large C-shaped dinette, and two double crew cabins.  Power is a standard more long range package of twin MAN 1000hp which gives a 22 knots cruise.  A fast option of twin 1622hp Cat engines raises max speed to 33 knots.

www.cnyachting.com  

New Model: Canados 108

Launched in the middle of summer, with a World debut happening at Cannes show, is the new Canados 108.  An important new model from the nineteen fifties founded Italian Rome boat builder which fills a gap between the last 2012 year launched 120 flagship and the 86 of the flybridge line.  For the exterior line of the new 108, the Canados design team presented a two and half deck super yacht with natural evolution looks from the 2004 launched 110 which eventually became a 116 and a 120.  The new Canados 108 seems to emphasize view windows and access from the main deck to the exterior being easy. Two doors per side offer direct access to the side decks. Another interesting feature is also the bulbs which increase space on the fore deck.   Hull one of the 108 had an interior designed by Christian Gatto, who presented a plan with the owners stateroom on the main deck, and four double cabins below.  Gatto used oak, teak, bamboo woods, with a leather material match up.      

Technical Data:

LOA - 32.7 m (107.2ft)

Beam - 7.26 m

Draft - 2.10 m full load

Displacement - 140 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 15000 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - 10 berths in 5 cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16V2000 M94 2600hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Speed - 28 knots max, 24 knots cruise

Range - 480 nm at 24 knots cruise

Project - Canados, Christian Gatto for hull one

www.canados.com

Best of 2013

2013 was not a bad year for the boating industry, especially compared to the not so hard to improve on 2012. Some countries started turning around from the previous couple years showing a more favourable legislation to boating.  The positive results for 2013 was surely the growth shown in super yacht sizes over 24 meters which looks not so far off from its best 2008 year, with some of the famous brands and popular models having orders going into 2015. Governments of Italy and Spain in 2013 also changed direction; Italy has removed its boating tax for boats till fourteen meters from twelve and divided by half that till twenty meters, with Spain trying to fix the mess it did with it's charter legislation from 2009 till 2013.  For 2014 we have Greece who seems to have come with a tax on yachts which includes even tourists on transit, while France introduces a new berth tax.  The neighbouring countries will be the ones rejoicing at these new taxes, with the bitter remaining on boaters.

PowerYacht 2013 best is the Prestige 750 which challenges conventional yacht design in this size, with two unique details. First is the floating owners stateroom forward, located in between the lower and main deck. The second is an astern galley on a yacht of 22 meters. Well done to Garroni, Prestige and Beneteau Group for challenging convention.

The others.

Astondoa 63 Top Deck. Spain's largest yacht builder go an unedited direction with this nineteen meter sport yacht, using its main deck from fore to aft to make it the ultimate party yacht.  The main deck offers a bar, a jacuzzi pool aft, and side bulkheads which drop down and add space.  

Baglietto MV13. Completely custom and build of alloy, this small thirteen meter Baglietto designed by Paszkowski is inspired to its historical important past from World War One and Two, and the Mas Torpedo boat. It is a pity it is just a one-off. 

Bavaria 420 Virtess. The German mass boat producer has set up nicely in the past decade for its sport cruisers in between eight to twelve meters size. Now it presents its first flybridge cruiser, with three double cabins and the usual competitive price synonymous with Bavaria. 

Carver C34. Its a new design direction for the 1954 founded USA boat builder in this ten meter flybridge cruiser with modern European inspired looks outside and use of space, but also traditional in its shaft propulsion set up.  

Cranchi 53 Eco Trawler LD. The market takes Cranchi into a new direction presenting its first explorer trawler yacht.  Its a spacious offer with green elements as solar panels fitted in the coach roof, and five options for the third cabin space.   

Ferretti 960. Space is reinvented, see aft deck and bathing platform layout but also a new record is set at over 29 meters and a load line of just under 24 meters. Competition of pocket super yachts with an LOA between ninety to one-hundred feet and a load line at 23.9 meters begins.  

MonteCarlo MCY86. Three years after the debut of the first Monte Carlo Yacht, the 76, Beneteau Group shows it means business, by presenting its first super yacht above 24 meters. 

Tiara 50 Coupe. The USA builder from Michigan always makes its own style in the genre, and here it does it again with this sixteen meter sport yacht full of classic contemporary design, including a feeling element of a down East lobster boat without being one.     

British hatrick. Fairline Targa 48 Open. Three new offers appeared in 2013 from the main British builders in this category of hard top fourteen meter sport-cruisers with IPS pod drives, and full beam owners cabin.  Of the three the Fairline's Targa 48 Open is the preferred for its weight conscious central positioned engines, and more spacious main deck layout.  Fairline will use the same hull for the similar patio door enclosed Targa 48 GT, and the flybridge Squadron 48.

PowerYacht wishes to all its followers, friends, readers, and visitors a Healthy and Prosperous 2014 year.