Yacht Fire in Papagayo Costa Rica

A motor yacht of about 22 meters in length caught fire while at anchor in Playa Panama, Guanacaste, Costa Rica on the afternoon of ninth July.  The fire was reported as starting in the engine room with the yacht fully flame engulfed in about five minutes.  The yacht was fully destroyed by the fire and later on sank.  The guests on the yacht are reported to having sustained no injuries and being safe.

The yacht in this fire is an Astondoa 72 GLX as designed by Nuvolari Lenard and produced from 1998 to 2007 in about forty units.  The Astondoa 72 GLX was replaced by the Christian Gatto designed 76 GLX in 2008, with a second generation 72 GLX released in 2014.

New Model: Maiora 30 Convertible

Maiora present the new 30 Convertible.  Based on hull lines of the successful 30 Walkaround, the 30 Convertible is the enclosed sky-lounge top deck, which includes the pilot house and an entertainment lounge area up top.  Fully wide body the sky-lounge offers fifty square meters of space featuring a dinette for ten persons, and relaxing sofa lounge.  The sleeping accommodation in the 30 Convertible offers five guest cabins with an owners suite on the forward part of the main deck.  Three crew cabins sleeping five or six persons are located forward of the lower deck.  The Maiora 30 Convertible is powered by twin MTU 2600hp engines which give her a top speed up to 28 knots, and a cruise of 22.

Technical Data:

LOA - 30.60 m (100.5ft)

Waterline Length - 23.9 m

Beam - 7.50 m

Draft - 2 m

Displacement - 115,000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 13150 l

Water Capacity - 3200 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, 5/6 crew in three cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v2000 M96L 2600hp

Propulsion - V-drive line shaft with ZF gearbox

Speed - 28 knots max 22 knots cruise 12 knots economic long range

Range - 800 nm at 12 knots

Hull Shape - planning modified Vee

Construction - fiberglass with Kevlar and carbon fiber reinforcements

Project - Quartostile and Maiora design team, Fossati interior

Certification - CE A, RINA Mach Y unrestricted pleasure

www.maiora.it

Performance Cruiser Ends On Reef in Garda Lake

A ten meter sport cruiser with two persons onboard ended on top of the Altare reef, near the Garda Island to the South-West of Lake Garda, on the night of seventh July just after 2300 hours.  Immediate the assistance of the Lake Garda Coast Guard which deployed two craft, the new Rescuerunner designed for shallow waters operation and GC A58 boats for help.  The rescue operation was difficult on the night due to the bad weather conditions, with winds up to 25 knots which generated waves over one meters in height, and consistent rain making visibility tricky.  With a synergetic operation of the two boats, Rescuerunner retrieved the two persons from the ten meter sport cruiser who then later put them on GC A58.  After a medical check up both crew appeared in good health and where released. 

The sport cruiser in this accident is a Performance 1001 as produced since 2020.  The Performance 1001 replaced the since nineties produced 907, of which it is an evolution, extended aft with the bathing platform and a modified cockpit layout.  Performance as the name says are high performing sport-cruiser powerboat mix which offer with the large engine option always speed above fifty knots.

Italcraft Beached and Destroyed in Rome Beach

A eleven meter Italcraft classic motor cruiser named Masianello with two persons on board was beached on the sandy beach of Passoscuro, some nautical miles to the North of Fiumicino on the morning of Thursday seven July.  The boat left Fiumicino Fiumara river before her engines gave up and the boat ended up beached.  The classic flybridge cruiser was two days later on the morning of Saturday ninth June demolished, some say unfairly while other saying there was nothing much to do because part the wooden construction was weakened in a storm the previous night.  The Masianello was reportedly purchased in May by the current owner.

This  Italcraft was a 1972 X-33 as  build of lamellar construction, glued plywood sheets with longitude and transverse reinforcements from 1969 till 1973 in 42 units.  The Italcraft X-33 had two years of prototype testing before entering production, what was a scaled down version of the X-44.   A sport open X-33 Diplomat version was also made selling in twenty units.  The Italcraft X-33 was replaced by the innovative and fiberglass built 36 Aermar in 1976.

Italcraft was a pioneer in fast hull shapes, called the factory of dreams, building the first Deep-Vee boat in Europe, and being the first with the help of Renato Sonny Levi to introduce the Variable deep-Vee shape, propeller tunnels, and fixed surface drives in the seventies.  Other firsts by Italcraft include the first production boat built with Carbon and Kevlar fibres.

Motor Yacht Sinks and Destroyed in North Corsica

An Italian flagged nineteen meter Sanlorenzo motor yacht with three persons onboard sank when hitting various reefs in the Desert Agriates, in North Corsica on the morning of seventh July.  Immediate assistance to the crew onboard the yacht came from the French coast guard Agriates 2 rib, with a ship which was in the area also helping in the operation to take the three persons to safety.  Following this the coast guard with assistance from SNSM diving crew tried to remove the vessel from the reefs with no luck, which with the strong winds and rough seas of the night and following day and the yacht stuck into between reefs destroying it into various parts.  According to initial investigation no pollution was generated from the accident.

The yacht in this accident is a Sanlorenzo 62, designed by Franco Dellarolle and produced from 1994 to 1999.  The 62 was the first Sanlorenzo with a sloop stern, followed by an improved 70 on the same year, had a soft evolution in 1997 with the central mast replaced by the integrated radar arch.  Over twenty units of the 62 where made with Sanlorenzo building only to order and about ten boats per year.  The Sanlorenzo 62 was a replacement to the 57, with the model reintroduced and redesigned as the SL62 with different stern in 2005.

New Model: Mimi Libeccio 8.5 Walkaround

Helped by yacht designer Valerio Rivellini Mimi shipyard reinvents the Libeccio 8.5 Walkaround model, and compared to the previous WA now offers a more livable space. The new Mimi Libeccio 8.5 Walkaround, has also been added with a separate bathroom in the lower deck, which with the double berth make the interior suitable for overnight stays for two persons. The external spaces revolve around the walkaround and feature two fore and aft sunbathing areas, and the possibility of outside dining thanks to a large extendable U-shaped dinette which doubles in size with the flip over table. The Mimi Libeccio 8.5 Walkaround is powered by a single 250hp engine giving her a top speed up to thirty knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 8.5 m (27.8ft)

Hull Length - 7.6 m

Beam - 2.5 m

Displacement - 2500 kg

Fuel Capacity - 200 l

Water Capacity - 100 l

Max Persons - eight

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 1 x Yanmar 195hp, 250hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - thirty knots max with Yanmar 250hp

Project - Valerio Rivellini

Certification - CE B

www.gozzimimi.it

Project: Sundeck 400 Inboard

Following the success of the 430, Sundeck present the project for a new entry level 400 model, what the Italian builder calls an all-weather, seaworthy sport cruiser that fills the needs of both the cruiser and fisherman alike, and to be available in both inboard stern drive or twin or triple outboard power. The Sundeck 400 can be a great day boat too, suitable as a getaway weekender, thanks to the two staterooms and head below deck. As with all Sundeck, the configuration and design of the space and furnishings can be custom built to complement an owners boating lifestyle. For example the aft large cockpit can be made in an open uncluttered layout for the blue water fishing enthusiast, fitted with rod holders, outriggers, with the walk-around deck adding to the capabilities of landing fish. The central helm station and cockpit lounge are protected by the fiberglass hardtop, offering shade and protecting both the passengers and equipment from the elements. The 400 features also a first for Sundeck, offering a twin step performance hull which powered by the large triple Mercury 400hp outboards on the Outboard version can reach top speeds up to fifty knots.  For the Sundeck 400 Inboard, standard power is twin Volvo 380hp, and or optional 440hp couple duo-prop stern drives, with this last option giving max speed up to forty knots.

www.sundeckyachts.com

New Launch: Bayliss 75 B27

Bayliss have launched the full custom 75 hull number B27 titled Wave Paver.  As the second build for her owner, Wave Paver will be joining a long-standing and successful fishing program on the tournament circuit, with the original Wave Paver Bayliss 77 hull no. B21 launched in 2017. This is the first Bayliss to feature walnut veneer, and and is the result of a 28 month build process. The combination of the details, the wood species, the granite, and the interior soft goods all combined to make this build a stunning project to date.  Bayliss 75 is powered with twin MTU 2600hp engines which gave her a top speed of 44 knots on sea trial day.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.01 m (75.6ft)

Beam - 6.35 m

Draft - 2.05 m

Displacement - 68038 kg

Fuel Capacity - 9463 l

Water Capacity - 1514 l

Accommodation - eight berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v2000 2600hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 44 knots max

www.baylissboatworks.com

Riva Yacht Saved from Fire in Novigrad

A 21 meter Riva motor yacht was saved from a fire in Novigrad on the early evening of 4 July, in Novigrad Croatia.  The Riva motor yacht was berthed in its berth in Novigrad, a sea side town located on the Northern part of Croatia just a couple nautical miles away from Slovenia, when a fire broke out in the galley located on the main deck.  With the fire reported the Riva was towed immediately away from the harbor, and after the fire was controlled and turned off the yacht was berthed back in its place later on that night.  This same Riva was apparently involved in a reef accident in Cervar some two years ago, damaging its P-brackets, rudders and parts of the bottom aft hull in the process.

The Riva is this accident is a 21 Dolcevita as designed by Mauro Micheli and produced from 1997 till 2004 in 21 units.  The Rivas 21 Dolce Vita was replaced by the larger and more yacht 75 Venere.

Project: Canados Gladiator 571 Blade

Canados continue to expand the Gladiator Sport Cruiser and Yacht line, and here it presents the project for the 571 Blade designed by Francesco Viola of Satura architects from Rome.  The 571 Blade follows the lines and concept of the smaller 431 Walk-Around and 493 in offering a seventeen meter sport yacht full dedicated to exterior activity with its walk-around deck making it easy to use from from forward to back; with aft and fore-deck sun-pads, and the central console taking full attention.  The Gladiator 571 Blade also incorporated new details from the reverse sofa on the bathing platform, and built in fore-deck reverse arm-chairs. Another feature of the Gladiator 571 Blade is to be its versatility, with Canados showing its custom orientation also in this seventeen meter sport yacht offering three lower deck layouts; two cabins two heads plus a crew cabin, three cabins two heads and lower saloon, or three cabins two heads and a crew cabin.  The Canados Gladiator 571 Blade is also very versatile in power options being able to be powered in line shaft, Volvo 725hp or Man 750hp, propulsion drive with Man 850hp Volvo 1000hp or Scania 1150hp, and or triple or quadruple Mercury 600hp outboards.  Canados has already sold four units of the Gladiator 571 Blade on plan.

www.canados.com