New Model: Bavaria SR36

Bavaria present the new SR36 a modern sport cruiser with an unusually large amount of space on the main deck, and a generous volume below deck. This is made possible by the dynamic hull with its striking lines and a length of over eleven meters. The two large cabins below deck offer maximum comfort for owners and guests, with the light-flooded salon and a bathroom with separate shower round off the well thought-out space concept.  The dimensions also benefit the intelligent deck and cockpit layout, with a galley wet-bar in the cockpit, a large lounge and ample space for sunbathing on the fore and aft decks making life a relaxing experience in both versions. The Bavaria SR 36 is powered by twin 300hp diesel engines, and or petrol gasoline engines by 350hp.  The Bavaria SR36 is available in the Hardtop version as pictured above or the Opentop with a lowered windscreen and more open hard-top. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.28 m (40.2ft)*with extended bathing platform

LOA - 11.44 m (37.5ft) standard bathing platform

Hull Length - 10.87 m

Beam - 3.85 m

Draft - 0.71 m hull, 0.97 m drives down

Displacement - 8600 kg

Fuel Capacity - 500 l

Water Capacity - 250 l

Max Persons - 10

Accommodation - five berths in two cabins plus convertible saloon

Engine - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp, Mercruiser 6.2l edc 350hp petrol gas

Propulsion - Volvo DPI dual propeller stern drive

Speed - 35 knots max 25 knots cruiser

Project - Marco Casali Too Design

Certification - CE B8 / C10

www.bavariayachts.com

Project: Princess S72

Princess present the S72 project becoming the latest addition to the Plymouth boat builder renowned S Class sport bridge yachts family. Designed by the Princess Design Studio in collaboration with naval architects Olesinski and Italian design house Pininfarina for exterior styling, the S72's sweeping profile features sleek lines and beautiful full-length hull windows. Equipped with twin Man 1650 standard or optional 1800 horsepower the S72 is estimated to have speeds up to 36 knots with the optional engine configuration.  The S72 will have a main deck with astern galley, while the lower deck is a four double cabins layout featuring a separate entrance midships owners stateroom.  A crew cabin sleeping two persons is located aft to starboard.  The Princess Y72 seems also to up the options in the wood finishing choice to the customer, with four wood options; three types of oak and walnut being available.

www.princessyachts.com

New Model: Fabbrica Italiana Motorscafi 340 Regina

Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi also known as FIM appears on the scene with its first model the 340 Regina.  Designed by Ferragni for all inside, outide and naval architecture, the 340 Regina presents itself as a modern sport cruiser with plenty of external spaces and and a lower deck accommodation sleeping four, in a two plus two configuration; twin berths at midships and a convertible double U-shaped berth forward.  An interesting design aspect for the FIM 340 Regina is the modular cockpit and its center console helm station.  The Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi 340 Regina is available in both outboard or inboard sterndrive power propulsion combination. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.4 m (34.1ft)

Hull Length - 9.98 m

Beam - 2.99 m

Draf - 0.57 m ex drives 

Displacement - 5450 kg empty

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 275 l

Water Capacity - 130 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - 2 plus 2 berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo V6 250hp, V8 300hp, 350hp, diesel D3 220hp, outboard Yamaha Sbw 250hp, 300hp

Propulsion - Volvo dual propeller DPS stern drive, or Yamaha outboards

Project - Ferragni exterior and interior and naval architecture

Certification - CE B 

www.fimotorscafi.com

Two People Saved from Boat Fire in Portsmouth Harbor

Two people where rescued after an eleven meter traditional cruiser burst into flames near Portsmouth Harbor on 15:22 hours of Sunday nineteen June.  Gosport Lifeboat arrived six minutes later on the scene finding the two crew with life jacket's on, standing on the boats edge.  After rescuing the crew, the lifeboat towed the boat, with the duty fire tug SD Independent also arriving on the scene, with the boat sinking before arriving to its planned destination of shallow water.  Following the sinking a clean up to retrieve about 1800 liters of fuel and debris from the boat was started.

The boat in this fire is an Aquastar Oceanranger 38 Aft Cabin.  The Aquastar Oceanranger 38 Aft Cabin was introduced in 1984, following customers requests for more accommodation to the 38 Aft Cockpit which debuted in 1978, the model subsequently evolved into the Ocean Star 118 in 1995, with a soft super structure re-design.

Two Injured as Wellcraft Hits Tecumseh Breakwater

A ten meters Wellcraft sport cruiser with eight persons onboard ended colliding and aground on the Tecumseh break wall, 1400 Block, Riverside Drive, Ontario, Canada at about 23:45 of Saturday eighteen June.  Officers from  EMS and Tecumseh fire where dispatched to the scene as two people had minor injuries and had to be assisted and taken to a hospital.  The helmsman a 51 year man from Detroit, Michigan was taken into custody and charged with helming under the influence after being found with high alcohol count.  The helmsman was later released and scheduled to appear in a Windsor court at a later date, while the people on board the Wellcraft were then turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency.   According to the locals it was quite a feat for the sport cruiser to end so much inside the break wall as there is a few meters of shallow water to make before ending in this position.  The Wellcraft sport cruiser was removed and refloated on the night of Wednesday 22 June with an investigation on the case of this collision and grounding is ongoing.

The Wellcraft in this break wall collision is a 3200 St. Tropez model as produced from 1985 to 93 in 1700 units, making it the best selling sport cruiser ever of the 1955 founded company.  The 3200 St.Tropez replaced the 3100 Express Cruiser and was replaced by the 3200 Martinique.

Explorer Motor Yacht Burns Down in Maine

A 21 meter explorer yacht named m/y Elusive went on fire and eventually sank on 1600 hours of Saturday 18 June, near Kittery in Maine.  Elusive had three passengers and two dogs onboard, who as soon as they saw the fire jumped in the water for safety and where picked unharmed by nearby boats.  Meanwhile New Hampshire state police called the coast guard, four fire department, and Kittery's harbor master for assistance, to no success as the yacht burned to the waterline, and two hours later sank.  The three persons onboard lost all there belongings as Elusive was a live aboard yacht. 

M/y Elusive is a 2007 Marlow Explorer 70E as produced from 2002, part of the 65-70 series and different from the smaller 65 in the sloop stern.  The Marlow Explorer 70E evolved into the 70E Mk.II in 2018.

Project: Cantiere delle Marche Acciaio 130

With an order book entering into 2026, Cantiere delle Marche success does not want to stop with a new explorer super yacht an Acciaio 130 being sold. Acciaio 130 is the third unit and the largest of the Metal series, translation from Acciaio semi-custom series with the previous two being the 105 Gatto and 123 Astrum, and comes from a design and naval architecture by Sergio Cutolo/Hydro Tec. Cantiere delle Marche Acciaio 130 features an imposing and flared bow to intercept high seas with the sheer line that smoothly flows down creating a sophisticated yachting style. This flowing feature is replicated in the fashion plates that effortlessly glide to the main, upper and sun deck from above framing signature strip windows. The yacht will often sail at high latitudes for both exploration and fishing expeditions. To enjoy fully long and challenging fishing trips, the Owner asked to have the yacht designed with a fishing cockpit, a stern platform enclosed within high bulwark, and all fishing equipment will be stored in a large lazarette. The layout has been designed to meet the Owner way of living on board: there will be two Owner staterooms, one on the Main deck forward and a second full beam suite on the Lower deck amidships. Two guest cabins will be available on the Lower deck. Among the Acciaio 130’s layout peculiarities worth mentioning is a thirty square meters gym on the Upper deck and a sky-lounge on the Sun deck to enjoy the view while comfortable sitting inside. At just over 39 meters, with a beam of eight meters and a displacement of around 388 tons Acciaio 130 has an extremely efficient hull with bulbous bow to keep fuel consumption to the lowest levels while granting an extraordinary range. Two Caterpillar 715hp engine will give a top speed of thirteen knots, and a range at ten knots, of above 5000nm.

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Classic Trojan Runs Aground in Hampton Bays

A nine meter flybridge cruiser with one person onboard ran aground to the West of Shinnecock inlet in Hampton Bays, on the morning of Saturday eighteen June.  The cruiser had a mechanical failure while on the route from Freeport to Hampton Bays, and while the captain was assessing the issue without dropping anchor the boat ended beached. The captain unharmed abandoned the boat when it beached, which later on that day was salvaged by a crew from Suffolk County Parks Department.  Southampton Town Bay Constables and New York State Department of Environmental Conversation found no sign of fuel spill.

The flybridge cruiser in this accident is a Trojan F32 Sedan, a successful top selling model from the US builder sold in over 2700 units from 1973 till 1992.  The Trojan F32 also featured an Express open deck version, which accounted for 20% of sales, and the different upper structure Sports Fisherman which sold in just three dozen units.

Riva Classic Burns in Bay of Palma

A Riva classic sport yacht of about fifteen meters in length, burned and sank on the afternoon of Saturday eighteen June in the Bay of Palma, off Portals to the South West of Mallorca.  The yacht had two persons onboard and eventually it sank.  The two persons onboard jumped off the yacht when the fire broke, and where reportedly saved by the Maritime Safety Agency.  Sinking in deep water the yacht is not a navigational hazard, while the cause of the fire are being investigated.

The Riva in this fire is a 50 Diable as designed by Giorgio Barilani and produced from 1983 to 1989 in 31 units.  The 50 Diable was Riva's entry into sporty yachts over fifteen meters and was replaced by the Turborosso 51.

Sunseeker Burns Down in Hope Town Harbour Abaco

A twenty meter Sunseeker flybridge yacht went ablaze while on anchor in the early afternoon of seventeen June in Hope Town harbor in Abaco.  Hope Town Volunteer and Fire rescue was on the scene to assist the yacht and its occupants and extinguish the flames.  No one was injured in the fire, but the twenty meter Sunseeker motor yacht was totalled and is now a wreck.

The Sunseeker yacht in this fire was a 2019 Manhattan 66 as produced from the fall of 2016 till 2019.  The Sunseeker Manhattan 66 was a replacement to the Manhattan 65, and was replaced by Manhattan 68.