Project: Van Der Valk 25 m Meteor

Van der Valk is delighted to unveil an exciting conceptual design concept that defies convention and sets a new benchmark in the fast super sport yacht market. The 25-metre Meteor platform has its origins in a custom design created to combine inland water adventures with the ability to also head offshore. The Meteor project came together with the experts at Vripack which after many months of intelligent thinking came with this modern design. An exceptional top speed of above 40 knots is available thanks to triple MTU engines with water jet propulsion. Weight is a critical parameter to achieve such a rapid pace and every aspect of efficiency has been meticulously calculated and engineered. At the same time, the Meteor is far more than a super-safe speed machine. Breaking boldly with the norm, the stern is inspired by the sports car world and largely dispenses with the traditional aft deck. The transom itself serves as a swim platform when opened and combines with the interior space to create a large beach club winter garden. Two three-metre sliding roofs offer the option for sun or shade both here and in the bridge area of the foredeck lounge, all part of a radically different deployment of space that is enhanced by liberal use of glass in the superstructure. This fresh approach continues within the interior thanks to an ergonomic layout that embraces flow of movement and is very pleasing to the eye. The main salon includes a dining area and bar, while the lower deck features two full-beam double suites with bathrooms. Each bed is angled to provide superb views out to sea. Vripack has designed a stunning textual mix of satin and gloss finishes with gunmetal black diamond stitched leathers and blue velvet surfaces. The window frames feature an eggshell-white textile and all materials will be sustainably and Dutch sourced.

www.vandervalkshipyard.com

New Model: Med Yacht 42

Med Yacht is pleased to present the 42 model, a center sport cruiser livable outside from fore to aft, and inside thanks to its two cabins interior. Designed by Enrico Gobbi, designer of various custom high end super yacht makers from Dreamline, ISA, and Rossinavi to name a few names, the Med 42 presents itselft with minimal clean lines. The interior of this high-end sport cruiser offers full height headroom, and offers a forward double island berth, a large shower head bathroom to starboard, bench style sofa, and a second double berth at midships. Outside the Med Yacht 42 offers full enjoyment from fore to aft, with full walk around deck. The layout offers a dinette for six which transforms to an aft sun-pad under which is also a tender garage, a galley under the T-top and behind the center console, a fore deck sun-pad on top of the coach roof, and two opposite settees further forward.  The Med Yacht 42 can be powered with three propulsion choices; stern drives, twin or triple outboards, and Volvo IPS pod drives, with the standard engine power being twin Mercruiser 350hp petrol gas engines with stern drives.

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.90 m (42.3ft)

Hull Length - 11.8 m

Beam - 4.06 m

Draft - 1 m with IPS pod drives

Displacement - 9 t light, 12 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1200 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths

Engines - 2 x Mercruiser 350hp petrol gas, Volvo D6 380hp, 480hp, Mercury OB 450hp 3 x 350hp, 450hp

Propulsion - Mercury Bravo sterndrive, Volvo dual propeller IPS pod drives, Mercury outboards

Project - Gilles Vaton hull, Enrico Gobbi exterior interior, Rivoyre Sophia Antipolis structure engineering

Certification - CE B-12 

www.medyacht-group.com

Project: Uniesse Exuma HTC6

When Uniesse present the project of the Exuma 6 excitement is huge cause this project is an evolution of the 57 a favorite sport yacht here at PowerYacht presented in the fall of 1997 in open version, then in 2004 with the hard-top and produced till 2014. The Exuma HTC6 is a hard-top-coupe sport yacht of eighteen meters in length, and like the Exuma 5 is a further development of the successful 48, the Exuma 6 is an evolution of the 1997 presented 57 model which was the other success of the North Italian boat builder in the first decade of the 21st century.  Apart the subtle design changes outside like the window glazing serving all the cabin area, and renewed evolved hard-top look, there is other practical differences; the main deck is fully enclosed with a patio door, aft cockpit layout now features two L-shaped settees and a central entrance versus the aft bench settee and starboard passageway, and the bathing platform is now an up and down easy tender drop and lift.  The Uniesse Exuma 6 will offer a three cabins six berths lower deck layout, and while the layout is similar to that of the 57, the forward master cabin has been extended in length and features a large ensuite bathroom to starboard.  The new layout in the Exuma 6 eliminates the lower saloon, with the galley moving to port side from starboard, and also the single berth crew cabin located forward.  The Uniesse Exuma HTC6 is standard powered by twin Man 800hp with line shaft propulsion.  A buyer will have the choice of five other optional engines up to twin Man 1300hp with shafts, and Volvo 900 or 1000hp with IPS pod drives.  Top speeds are estimated at 35 knots with the standard engines and up to 43 knots with the large engine option.   

www.uniesse.com

New Launch: Benetti 48m FB601

Benetti launched from Livorno MY “Hawa” construction number FB601, a 48-meter full custom super yacht designed in collaboration with the famous English studio RWD, who penned the exterior and interior design. Built with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, FB601 stands out for her original layout, the incredible brightness of the rooms and the refined interiors, furnished with matte painted eucalyptus woods and refined dark walnut details. Characterized by elegant external lines, FB601 stands out for the elegant “desert sand” hull color, chosen by the experienced Benetti loyal owner, and the original layout which prioritizes continuous contact with the environment. The use of refined furnishing elements and materials is striking, in particular the matte painted eucalyptus with dark walnut details and inlays of various leathers and marbles. The Main Deck enjoys incredible brightness, thanks to a lounge with five openings to the outside that allow continuous views of the sea. On the same deck, toward the bow, instead of the traditional galley, the owner asked to have a pantry and a large VIP cabin with shower with sauna that precedes the large master cabin, full beam and with drop down side windows. Here the space was designed with a private study for the owner, bed, two wardrobes on the port side and a lounge area with bathroom to the starboard. The Lower Deck houses three double cabins for guests, as well as the galley, equipped with a dumbwaiter that allows the crew to serve all decks, including the Sun Deck. The beach area has two side openings that deploy into platforms, overlooking the sea and adding to the considerable beach area. The interiors of the beach club are designed to maximize the enjoyment of relaxing moments, featuring a comfortable L-shaped sofa, a bathroom with shower and sauna, and an area dedicated to equipment for fishing and diving, two great passions of the owner. The aft part of the Upper Deck is designed for convivial moments in the open air, with areas for relaxation, conversation and sunbathing. Inside the bright sky lounge with two large opening side windows, there is a pantry, a complete gym, also with opening side windows, and the wheelhouse with full-height windows covering 180°. For the classic wheelhouse, the owner preferred a futuristic “light bridge console” developed by Benetti. The advanced level of software integration, derived from military technology, and the choice to have ceiling screens and an ergonomic Besenzoni commander’s chair, made it possible to have all the controls in two small “peninsulas”, oriented like extended armrests of the “Captain Chair”. Racks and navigational devices are housed within two compartments located by the entrance to the area. The Sun Deck is designed to make the most of every time of day. The stern and bow spaces are separated by a windproof structure with sliding doors that increases the feeling of privacy for the owner and guests. The stern area features a dining table for 12 people. The large sofa that frames a cinema area is accessible from the external staircase, while the bow area is equipped with bar counter, table for four and forward-facing sundeck sofa. The space can be accessed by the crew from a separate staircase. The hull, designed by the P.L.A.N.A. studio in collaboration with the Azimut Benetti Research and Development department, ensures high performance and excellent seaworthiness for safe and comfortable navigation. The engine room houses a pair of MTUs of 1,700hp each, which guarantee the yacht a maximum speed of fifteen knots and a range of 4,000 nautical miles at the ten knot cruising speed.

Technical Data:

LOA - 48 m (157.4ft)

Beam - 9.20 m

Draft - 2.4 m

Displacement - 465 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 60,000 l

Water Capacity - 12,000 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, nine crew in five cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 1700hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - fifteen knots max, ten knots cruise

Range - 4,000 nautical miles at ten knots

Construction - steel hull aluminum upper structure

Project - RWD exterior and interior, PLANA Pierluigi Ausunio naval architect

Certification - RINA

www.benettiyachts.it

Classic Aft Cabin Cruiser Partly Sinks in Marsascala Malta

An unattended classic aft cabin cruiser of ten meters in length started sinking in Marsascala, to the South East of the Island of Malta at around 21:00 of Friday twentieth May.  The classic aft cabin cruiser was moored to a swing mooring, in the bay of Marsascala.  By about 23:00 local time about eight persons are seen on the spot trying to save the cruiser from sinking, with a pump also being used.  Ultimately the boat was seen partly sank and secured to numerous ropes.  According to local news outlet Lovin Malta which covered the sinking, the incident was not Police reported.  

The aft cabin cruiser in this sinking is a first generation Moonraker 36 with the flybridge option.  The Moonraker 36 was replaced by the 350 in the end seventies.  Moonraker was founded by Colin Chapman a British car designer famous for founding sports car maker Lotus in 1952, and then involved in Formula One from 1958 to 1994.

7 People 1 Dog Saved from Classic Hatteras Boat Fire off Gulfport

Seven people and one dog were saved as a classic thirteen meter Hatteras sportfish cruiser went on fire near Gulfport, Missisippi on 09:30 morning time of 21 May.  Ship Island Excursions motor vessel Capt. Pete arrived to the scene first after hearing the Mayday call on channel sixteen, finding the boaters and dog in the water as the tourist ship was near the ablaze classic boat.  At the same time, the US Coast Guard arrived to pluck the victims out of a life raft dropped from a C130 aircraft circling above the burning vessel.  All seven people were reported in stable condition with the cause of the fire not being reported.

The Hatteras in this fire is a 45 Convertible Series II as designed by Jack Hargrave and produced from 1984 to 1992.  The 45 Convertible Series II came out as a replacement to the 46 Convertible Series II and was replaced by the 46 Convertible Series III.

Project: Princess F65

The last fall might have been a quiet one to the usual standards from Princess, but for Spring 2022 the new model announcements by the British builder seems to be making up for it, with three still secretive projects plus an evolution of a current model being announced.  The most secretive of these three new project is the new F65, which is the next evolution of Princess bread and butter F for flybridge range.  So far little information if any is known of this nineteen meter motor yacht, which is to replace the F62 and fill the void left by the F70 which was replaced by the Y72 in 2021.  Design is trusted to Pininfarina for exterior looks with naval architecture to the since the eighties standing Olesinski.  The above rendering shows the Italian design firm using similar looks and curves as seen in the F45 and the Y72.  Lower deck layout is said to be a four double cabins, with a forward VIP, owners room at midships, and two twin berth cabins in between. 

www.princessyachts.com

New Model: Pardo GT52

Presented in a special preview in St.Tropez on the 22 April, the Pardo GT52 is the third act of this Italian builder rise to a prominent name in sport cruiser and yachts, and explorer yachts.  A rise which started in 2017 with the 43 and since then has been unstoppable, and in the last two years is going beyond the range of the center console models, first with the Endurance 60 flagship presented in mid 2021, and now with this new GT52.  Coming from a design by Nauta the GT52 has the same hull as the P50 but coming looking as a completely different model with its innovative and unusual forward looking hard-top which strikes the difference to the open model, but also make her a comfortable cruising machine.  With this the Pardo GT52 goes beyond its beautiful clean minimal design and offers substance, with a three cabin lower deck layout; master cabin forward and third single berth cabin, with a choice to have a galley up or down, which in both options is replaced by a settee sofa.  The Pardo GT52 is propelled by IPS pod and standard powered by the smallish for 25 tons Volvo 480hp, with optional 550hp and or 600hp and more important the 7.7 liter D8 block for the Swedish engine maker.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.58 m (54.3ft)

Waterline Length - 14.9 m

Beam - 4.96 m

Displacement - 25 t

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

Accommodation - five or six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 480hp, D8 550hp, D8 600hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Project - Nauta exterior, Zuccheri naval architect

Certification - CE B

www.pardoyachts.com

Two People Escape Boat Fire Near Moreton Island

A fourteen meter Riviera flybridge cruiser with two persons onboard went ablaze ten miles to the South of Moreton Island, off Brisbane on 0700 hours the morning of seventeen May.  The flybridge cruiser was under way and ten nautical miles from Moreton island when it took fire, with the two crew; a 62 year-old man and 57 year-old woman forced to jump into the sea.  The two crew where dispatched by another craft, which had been called by a cargo ship alerted by the fire.  The crew where first taken to the Brisbane Water Police, and later to Mater Hospital for smoke treatment.

The Riviera in this fire is a 45 Open Flybridge as produced from 2007 till 2021 in 77 units.  The Riviera 45 Open Flybridge was a replacement to the 43 Open Flybridge and was replaced by the 46 Sports Motor Yacht.

Project: Ferretti 580

Ferretti present the project for a new 580 model.  A flybridge motor yacht with fluid lines designed by Filippo Salvetti, who with this latest addition is on his sixth Ferretti flybridge motor yacht design. With the 580 Salvetti brings similar lines to those shown in the 500 model launched in the fall of 2020, and in the same time presents an evolution of the 2015 presented Zuccon designed 550, which has been a success for Ferretti.  The Ferretti 580 will be offered in two lower deck layout choices, for a three cabins two heads, this offering the midships master stateroom with vanity, and or an optional three bathroom layout. In the optional three bathroom layout the vanity in the master is replaced by a third en-suite.  The main deck of the Ferretti 580 will offer a standard layout of an astern galley, while the flybridge motor yacht will offer two finishing choices called Classic offering warmer finishes, and Contemporary which offers a more modern minimalist style.  The Ferretti 580 is to be powered by twin Volvo 900hp or optional 1000hp engines.  The first unit is set to launch in the fall of 2022 with World wide launch scheduled for the Dusseldorf boat show 2023.

www.ferretti-yachts.com