Project: Overmarine Mangusta Sport 104

Building on the legendary Maxi Open series, Overmarine today unveiled the Mangusta Sport 104, the first yacht designed by designer Igor Lobanov for the Viareggio Italian yacht builder, who takes over from Righini who till what I know always designed the models of the brand, from its founding in mid eighties as up till today with the exception of the Oceano and Gransport range.  This new Lobanov course in the Sport 104 embodies every important innovation from Mangusta’s thirty years of excellence in developing fast and comfortable Maxi Open yachts, which have become some of the most iconic models on the market. Most of which have sold beyond what anyone thought it was possible.  The Mangusta Sport 104 epitomizes the speed, comfort, and elegant aesthetics of the iconic Maxi Opens, keeping intact their family feeling. Yet the Mangusta Sport 104 is also a totally new boat that reinterprets key performance and lifestyle characteristics.  The most striking styling change comes in the bulwark design, where wide windows, smartly connected by the designer, let plenty of natural light come into the master and guest cabins. The frame design is truly a feat of engineering, as it ensures outstanding visibility through the large windows, while also allowing the yacht to be built to BV Class and to MCA code for commercial registration.  The boat’s rear can boast a brand-new design of the garage door, which emphasizes the yacht’s aggressive profile and allows it to fit a tender up to five meters in length and a three-seat jet ski. The other highlight of the rear section is the integrated sundeck, which wraps around the radar arch, giving this area a clean yet aggressive look.  Interiors have also been thoughtfully designed for long, comfortable, Med-crossing cruising and with features that flood all areas with natural light. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the main salon create a sophisticated yet livable environment that can be arranged in many different layouts according to the owner’s desire.  Owners will love the uninterrupted dialogue between interiors and outdoors. The Mangusta Sport 104 offers an advanced infotainment system, ambient lighting, and an electro-chromic glass roof, all easily controlled by individual remote controllers.  The brand-new design of the dashboards, sundeck and main helm in main deck features a latest-generation navigation, monitoring and operating Interface.  The Mangusta Sport 104 is to be twin MTU 2600hp powered with Kamewa water jets propulsion, with speeds up to 35 knots being estimated.  The Sport 104 will also feature a new hull design, which sum the experiences gained of over three hundred units built with this set up by Overmarine.  

www.mangustayachts.com

New Model: Cantiere Delle Marche Accaio 123

On a rainy September morning, a very private yet cheerful ceremony celebrated the launching of the Acciaio 123. This is the second unit in the Acciaio series built by CdM, the first being the Acciaio 105 launched in 2018. Both yachts bring the signature of Sergio Cutolo from Hydro Tec who was entrusted also for the naval architecture and engineering. Impeccably contemporary in her exterior line that elegantly clothes a robust explorer vessel body, the Acciaio 123 blinks an eye to the past with high-end, timeless and sophisticated interiors developed by Cantiere delle Marche in-house design department in conjunction with the owners.  Leveraging on CdM's experience in the construction of explorer yachts renowned for their sea-keeping and long range, the Acciaio 123 boast generous and extremely comfortable interior spaces spread on three decks plus a large sun deck to host to the highest standards, up to twelve guests in five cabins and seven crew members. For all its characteristics, the Acciaio 123 is an explorer vessel for owners to enjoy the best of ocean exploring in full safety and comfort.  The Main deck layout, with a wide-body configuration, grants extra space to all environments from amidship to forward. This means that both the galley, located to port side, and the Owners stateroom which occupies the forward section of the deck, are extremely large with the latter enjoying an extremely high level of comfort and livability for a yacht of her size.  In an age where eco-friendly attitude is becoming more important also in the yachting industry, at 37.35 metres, with a beam of 7.80m and a displacement of 320t, the Acciaio 123 has two Caterpillar engines of just 533kW each which allow for a top speed of 13 knots and a range, at 10 knots, of 5,500 nautical miles. These remarkable figures are obtained thanks to Hydro Tec full-displacement hull design featuring a smooth distribution of the lines which provides significant reduction of resistance and excellent seaworthiness.  A proper explorer, the Acciaio 123 has large storage to navigate for thousands of miles without the need for any stop for provisioning. The technical spaces are as usual CdM’s feather in the cap for the machinery and equipment, piping and cabling, and their outstanding levels of spaciousness, brightness and meticulously designed layout that allows easy handling and maintenance. Top-end machinery and redundancy in equipment are not there to make Captain and engineer’s life easier, they are testament to the yard’s core mission to make navigation of its explorers in far and remote areas of the globe as safe as possible.

Technical Data:

LOA - 37.35 m (122.5ft)

Beam - 7.80 m

Displacement - 320 t

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, seven crew in four cabins

Engines - 2 x Cat 751hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 13 knots max ten knots cruise

Range - 5500 nautical miles at ten knots

Hull Shape - full displacement

Project - Sergio Cutolo Hydro Tec, exterior design and naval engineering

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Project: Pearl 62

Pearl Yachts is excited to share that the first hull in the new 62 project is currently under construction. Officially unveiled during the Cannes 2019 boat show, this new project features exterior design by English yacht designers Bill Dixon, and interior design by multi-award winning designer Kelly Hoppen MBE.  Both designers are responsible for all new recent Pearl yachts.  The Pearl 62 is on schedule for an official launch in the upcoming 2020 Dusseldorf boat show.  The sleek modern motor yacht will measure just above eighteen meters and will offer a four double guest cabins layout including a full-beam master suite with its own dedicated entrance.  Designed around maximizing owners experience, highlights on-board include spacious flybridge, complete with a fully-equipped bar and BBQ area for memorable Al-fresco dining experiences with friends and family.  Equipped with a choice of twin Volvo engines with IPS pod drives, the Pearl 62 offers top speeds of up to 33 knots and a cruising range of 300 miles. A long-time collaborator with the Pearl Yachts team, Kelly Hoppen has created a chic new design interior theme for the 62.  Modern interior centers around sleek detailing created by contrasting materials and structured bespoke built-in furniture items.  Hoppen's trademark detailing can be found throughout the Pearl 62, from the ribbed walls to the luxurious suede bands on the cushions. All materials and furniture items blend to create a luxurious and modern interior. The 62 was designed to have the four cabins and privacy of her successful predecessor and most popular Pearl to date, the 60 model, but this time with Volvo IPS engines positioned right aft.

www.pearlyachts.com

Sparkes Marina Fire

On ninth October in the early morning a fire broke out at Sparkes Marina in Hayling Island in the British South coast, close to Portsmouth.  The fire which broke at 06:15 morning sank two boats and left two damaged.  Fire fighters where called immediately on the spot and spent two hours extinguishing the flames.  No person where injured during the incident.  The two sinking boats where a motor cruiser of over nine meters which I was told was an a Aquastar 30, and a sailing boat of six meters.  

Sparkes Marina is located in Hayling Island, Hampshire at the Southern tip of the famous Solent cruising grounds and very close to the Isle of Wight.  The Marina offers berthing capaicity for 160 boats.

New Model: Solaris Power Open 48

Solaris continue its entry into the Power sector with the launch of its second model, the Open 48, presented in less to a year.  The Open 48 is the wild card in the range, as while the other models and projects are all inspired to a Traditional down East lobster boat, this entry level Solaris Power is a sport cruiser slash many other things.  The Open 48 can be whatever an owner wants; a day-boat, chase-boat, runabout, tender, this is a multi purpose sport cruiser.  Technically speaking the Open 48 can be used for all the above, but the whole usage for the main deck from bow to stern sets its primary function for outside entertainment.  But do not be mistaken as the Solaris Power Open 48 has still interesting lower deck accommodation offering a two cabins two bathrooms sleeping four plan, with a crew cabin.  An alternative plan B exists where the second cabin is replaced by an L-shaped dinette.  In both layouts there is no lower deck galley, with this being located in the middle of the outside area in behind the helm station and under the T-top.  The Solaris Power Open 48 is powered by twin Volvo 435hp or optional 480hp with IPS pod drives.   

Technical Data:

LOA -  14.35 m (47ft)

Hull Length - 14 m

Waterline Length - 13.40 m

Beam - 4.87 m

Draft - 0.75 m exluding drives and props

Displacement - 14000 kg dry 16700 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1500 l

Water Capacity - 430 l

Max Persons -  twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or two berths in one cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 435hp, D6 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 35 knots 26 knots cruise Volvo 480hp, 30 knots max 23 cruise with Volvo 435hp

Project - Brunello Acampora Victory design hull and exterior, Norberto Ferretti

Certification - CE A

www.solarispower.com

Project: Princess S62

Princess present the project for a new S62 with a sleek exterior styling merged to a dynamic, agile stance. With an optimized hull form spearheading her efficiency, the Princess S62 will be powered by twin MAN 1200hp engines which let her reach speeds up to 38 knots. When at anchor her electro-hydraulic bathing platform creates a convenient launch system for the tender, a jet ski, or simply a secluded swimming platform. Her sociable galley aft arrangement features an open-plan dining area with sliding doors and a fully opening window leading out to the cockpit. Below deck, six guests are comfortably accommodated across an en suite full-beam owner’s stateroom and two further guest cabins with the option of an additional crew cabin aft.

www.princessyachts.com

New Westport Super Yacht Crashes Into Dock

A brand new Westport 38 meter super yacht made the headline news in Port Angeles Boat Haven, on Monday October seven as the 161 ton yacht kept on going into a fuel dock, and a floating pontoon, damaging other six boats in the process.  No persons where injured in the accident.  The Westport 125 super yacht was doing final preparations for the Fort Lauderdale 2019 boat show being held at the end of this month, with a delivery occurring after the show.  This Westport 125 was being fully managed by the builders staff including the captain, and while no official news of the causes have been advised the video show the boat continue engaging forward, which would imply a defect to the electronic throttle system.

The Westport 125 is the latest model to come from the USA British Columbia, Port Angeles boat builder, launching in 2016 and so far delivered in eight units.

New Model: Anvera 48

Anvera is a company founded in 2015 by Luca Ferrari, Giancarlo Galeone, and Gilberto Galassi and enters the maxi rib yacht in 2016 with the 55 model.  Fast forward to 2018 and Anvera present its second 48 model.  The Anvera 48 model is a high end rib cruiser with a two cabin interior, available in two propulsion set ups; standard stern drive power, and an S surface drive version.  The stern drive version is powered by twin 370hp engines, while the S surface drives has twin 550hp engines.  The Anvera 48 since its launch in 2018 has had an incredible success with ten units being reported sold in its first boat show appearance.

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.50 m (47.6ft)

Hull Length - 12.9 m

Waterline Length - 11.85 m

Beam - 4.91 m  

Draft - 1.1 m standard stern drive version, 0.87 m S surface drives version

Displacement - dry 8 t and 9 t S version, loaded 10 t and 11 t S version

Fuel Capacity - 1400 l

Water Capacity - 400 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four persons in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Cummins 370hp, 550hp

Propulsion - dual propeller stern drive, S version with Top System TS 45 surface drives

Project - Aldo Drudi exterior, Andrea Frabetti hull

Certification - CE B

www.anvera.it

Project: Azimut Grande 38 m Trideck

During the 2019 Cannes boat show Azimut was in high spirits showing its new course by architect Alberto Mancini in three new models, and with this presenting the way forward for the World famous Italian name following the successes of seventeen years of the now retired Stefano Righini.  The next way for Mancini is that for an Azimut Grande Trideck to measure 38 meters in length.  This will be the largest Azimut ever build superseding the 120 SL as produced from 2012 till 2016.  Though to be fair the company did in the past had projects for a 125 and 140 models which eventually evolved into the Benetti Fast Line.  The Azimut Grande Trideck will feature three decks offering a five double guest cabins accommodation layout, with owners cabin on the forward part of the main deck.  Crew space will be for seven crew in four cabins, including a captain cabin in the top deck behind the pilothouse.  The Azimut Grande Trideck is offered with twin MTU 2400hp or 2600hp engines which with the larger engines deliver top speeds up to 24 knots.

www.azimutyachts.com

New Model: Absolute 62 Fly

Absolute present the new 62 Fly model, it's latest evolution in its flybridge motor yacht series which has brought so much success to the North Italian builder in the last decade.  The Absolute 62 Fly is a three double cabins three bathroom motor yacht, with a two berth guest or crew cabin aft.  The Absolute in its size scores a couple of points against the competition and this is the forward VIP cabin which looks to starboard and give the space similar to some midships cabin, and the aft crew cabin.  The main deck of the Absolute 62 Fly features an astern galley layout which looks forward into the saloon, and features a dinette opposite.  Absolute 62 Fly is powered by twin Volvo 725hp with IPS pod drives.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.65 m (61.2ft)

Beam - 5.07 m

Draft - 1.48 m including props

Displacement - 33.95 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2600 l

Water Capacity - 680 l

Max Persons - sixteen

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, two berths in one cabin

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp

Propulsion - Volvo IPS950 dual propeller forward looking IPS pod drives

Speed - 33 knots max 25 knots cruise

Certification - CE B

www.absoluteyachts.com