New Launch: Feadship 42.50m Hull. 709

Feadship launches the 42.50 meter hull number 709 named Callisto. what the Dutch builder calls a textbook example of what is meant by the term ‘pure custom creation’. Built to a precise size to match her berth in the Mediterranean, Feadship #709 seamlessly balances the owners desire for a 42 meters 21-knot-fast superyacht with specific accommodation and outdoor entertainment wishes based on their rich experience at sea. The result is an exceptional one-off superyacht for repeat clients which sets a new precedent for bespoke luxury cruising below 500GT of volume.  The 42.50-metre Callisto was launched by the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands at the start of April 2022, sixteen years after the delivery of the first Callisto hull number 671. This 65.20-metre Feadship is still used by the owners as a world cruiser and has been kept in premium condition ever since, including two refits at Feadship in 2014 and 2021. She was the first superyacht fitted with an ultra-advanced rudder-roll system and the owners set out to be equally innovative with their second Feadship called Callisto.

Technical Data:

LOA - 42.50 m (139.5ft)

Beam - 9.20 m

Draft - 2.30 m

Displacement - 499 gross tonnage (volume)

Fuel Capacity - 40,800 l

Water Capacity - 10.420 l

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

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v2000 M96L 2636hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 21 knots max, twelve knots cruise, eleven knots long range

Range - 3000 nautical miles at eleven knots

Construction - aluminum hull and super structure

Project - De Voogt exterior and naval architect, Sinot interior

www.feadship.nl

Fairline Yacht Destroyed by Fire in Peninsula

A 23 meter Fairline Yacht titled m/y Pegasus went ablaze at around 0300 hours of Friday morning fifteenth July in Gig Harbor, Peninsula, Washington.  Gig Harbor fire fighters were called at Harborview Drive to find the yacht well engulfed in flames, with the fast assistance from the water of West Pierce Fire and Rescue boat Endeavor able to contain the fire only to two boats, with a second neighbouring yacht to the starboard side also receiving burn damage. The Fairline yacht in the fire eventually sank, with the news being that no injuries where reported with both yachts being unattended at the time of the fire.

*Update June 2023*

The accident report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board found that the Fairline yacht m/y Pegasus burned down due to oily rags containing raw linseed oil stowed in an aft compartment being the cause of the fire. 

The Fairline in this fire is a 2012 Squadron 78 Custom as designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 2007 till 2018 in 86 hulls.  The Squardron 78 Custom was an evolution of the Squadron 74 i arriving in 2007 with an extra large extended bathing platform aft, and launching the Yacht Division program involving all Fairline yachts upward of sixty foot.  Other improvements onward from 2012 was the change to square larger portholes, and the option of a hard-top.  A total of 115 Squadron 74 and 78 Custom in a fifteen year production run making it one of the most produced yachts in its size.  

The other damaged yacht in this fire is an Ocean Alexander 64 Pilothouse as designed by Ed Monk and produced from 2001 till 2011.  The Ocean Alexander 64 Pilothouse was an extended cockpit version of the smaller 58 introduced in the same year, and was replaced by the 65 Pilothouse in 2011.

Project: Alia 60 meter

Turkish super yacht builder Alia presents a 60 meter project, reuniting the build team responsible for the 54 meter Al Waab with Dutch studio Vripack for the design and naval architecture, and GCC-based SF Yachts that will serve as project manager and owner’s representative throughout the construction. The owner is an experienced yachtsmen who has owned several yachts of various sizes over the past decade. For this latest project he requested an Ice Class standard with which to travel around the world with his family.  The owner’s brief has focused on a high performance, go-anywhere yacht that can accommodate a large family for long periods at a time. With an interior volume of 810 gross tons and generous exterior spaces, the family members will be able to enjoy extended cruises without having to return to shore for provisioning or refueling. With the addition of an Ice Class hull, the yacht will be able to go anywhere, anytime. In addition, close attention is being paid to the technical and logistical requirements to ensure the super yacht is as easy to operate and maintain for the crew as possible. Unusually, for example, the spacious galley and crew salon-dinette is on the main deck forward, where there is also a technical room with access to the side-loading tender garage. A popular social area on board that benefits from the high volume is the sprawling beach club on the lower deck that has a massage room, dive store and steam shower in addition to a gym and chill-out zone. As on Alia 54 meter, semi-transparent side panels create a wind-protected area and further connection to the water. The lower guest accommodation comprises no fewer than six guest suites: two cabins with twin single beds and four VIPs with double beds. An elevator connects all levels from the lower deck to the sun deck. The master stateroom is on the upper deck forward to enjoy the best views high above the water. This suite includes a very large walk-in wardrobe and a dedicated owner lounge overlooking a private foredeck. The new Alia 60-metre project is scheduled for delivery to her owner in 2024.

www.aliayachts.com

New Model: VanDutch 56

Van Dutch presents the new 56 an update of the 55 model, and current flagship of this now Italian, Cantiere dell Pardo owned and build sport cruiser and yacht builder, although a 75 is apparently in initial construction and project stages.  Subtle and important changes differentiate the 56 from the 55, the most important being that the 56 is now powered by Volvo IPS pod drives, versus the line shaft of the 55.  She is indeed the first VanDutch to be powered by IPS, and considering the use of Pardo of the Volvo pod drives we might see more of this on future VD models.   Other changes are the large bathing platform now keeping the same beam of the hull, and also having a design detail which brings her out of the hull.  Outside this is what makes you differentiate the 55 from the 56. On the accommodation front the Van Dutch 56 is near identical, with the lower deck offering a two cabins Sleep version and an open plan Lounge Version.  In both versions if you convert the dinette forward and the lounge aft the sleeping accommodation is for four persons.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.90 m (55.4ft)

Beam - 4.52 m

Draft - 1.23 m

Displacement - 22.4 t

Fuel Capacity - 2350 l

Water Capacity - 390 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins or open plan layout

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 625hp, D11 725hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 36 knots

Project - Mulder design exterior interior and naval architect

Construction - resin infused Vinilester resin

Certification - CE B

www.vandutch.com

Project: MJM 42

MJM present the project for the 42, a uniquely styled Carolina DownEast inspired cruiser and currently its largest in size model on offer, although the American shipyard did offer the 50z launched in 2014 and the 53z the outboard variant till 2021.  The MJM 42 is designed around couples living aboard; with all-weather hard-top, and all-conditions hull capability.  The MJM 42 will offer a galley-up design for all around views while entertaining and socializing, even underway, which coupled to the indoor/outdoor pilothouse opens for the enjoyment of your surroundings or closes for a climate-controlled protection area.  The lower deck of the MJM 42 will offer a forward master cabin, a dinette, and a cabin with a French berth at midships.  The MJM 42 is to be powered by both outboards twin Mercury 600hp, or stern drives diesel inboards twin 400hp or 440hp engines.  Top speeds are estimated up to 45 knots with the twin 600hp outboards. 

www.mjmyachts.com

Sport Yacht Fire and Sinking in Bordighera

A sport yacht of seventeen meters titled Sounjarello with one captain onboard went ablaze on 1700 hours of twelve July, and about thirty minutes later sank in between Bordighera and Ospedaletti.  The yacht was only one mile into its journey leaving San Remo direction to the South of France, when a fire struck it.  Immediate the assistance of the San Remo Coast Guard, who took the fifty year old captain to safety and later to the San Remo hospital for fumes de-intoxication.  

Sounjarello is a Riviera 565 SUV model.  Released in 2013 and based on the 53 Flybridge hull, the 565 was the second in Riviera's SUV line up which debuted with the 445 in 2012 and today features seven models from 39 to 64 feet.  The Riviera 565 SUV offered a three double cabins interior including a full beam owners cabin and was powered by twin Volvo 700hp engines with IPS pod drives, giving her a thirty knots top speed.  Eleven 565 SUV have been build in a three year production run, with the model evolving into the 575 SUV in 2016.

New Model: Rivera 465 SUV

Riviera, has proudly World Premiered the new 465 SUV at the opening of the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Riviera's design team, in collaboration with 4D Designs, has excelled with the development of this new model which joins the exceptional SUV line-up including the 395, 445, 505, 545, 575 and 645. The 465 SUV offers a water-sports cockpit, covered alfresco deck that expands the saloon living space, three double staterooms, two generous bathrooms and multiple entertaining spaces in a sub-fifty-foot yacht. Luxuriously appointed with premium fabrics, designer lounges and plush carpet underfoot in the staterooms, she features high-gloss timber cabinetry throughout. Twin transom doors fold out parallel to the transom to allow the generous boarding platform to become part of the cockpit, creating one large water-sports or entertaining platform. In a dual-purpose water-sports and entertainer's cockpit, a wet bar is forward on the port side, including an electric barbecue, a sink with hot and cold water and storage. A joystick control is mounted on the port side coaming. A top-loading freezer and ice-maker is in a unit to starboard. Steps up from the cockpit lead to the alfresco deck, designed with lounges on either side. A folding timber dining table with drink holders is in front of the port lounge and an insulated icebox is underneath the seating. The starboard lounge can quickly and easily be converted to a day bed. A large awning window and central sliding glass door connect this space seamlessly with the galley in the saloon. One-way vision glass panels on either side provide valuable weather protection and privacy. The hardtop overhang includes a pair of electric sliding sunroofs. A hatch in the deck leads via a ladder to the engine room. With the awning window and saloon door opened, the alfresco deck provides approximately one third additional living space to the saloon. Adding breezeway or clears creates a large interior space for relaxation or entertaining. Walk-around decks on either side lead to the foredeck that welcomes with twin sun pads with adjustable headrests. Deck hatches provide light and air for the bathrooms and master stateroom below. An integrated bowsprit includes vertical anchor winch controlling a 27 kg Ultra anchor with 50 metres of 10mm chain. Stepping through the sliding glass door from the alfresco deck, a generous saloon provides guests with 360-degree views through wide opening side windows and a curved windscreen. The U-shape galley, aft on the starboard side, offers the discerning chef all of the appliances needed to create and serve sumptuous meals. It includes a dual element electric cooktop, combination microwave oven that includes a grill and a generous solid surface bench-top with a stainless-steel sink and mixer tap. Opposite is a dual-door 150-litre refrigerator and 50-litre freezer. Overhead cupboards are on either side. Forward on the port side, a large folding timber dining table is surrounded by a luxurious C-shape lounge that will seat up to six. Guests entertainment is offered via an electric-lift TV discreetly built into the dash forward on the port side. The helm, immediately forward of the galley includes twin leather sports seats facing a dash equipped with a tilt-adjustable sports wheel, comprehensive engines controls including a joystick, two 12-inch Garmin Glass Cockpit multi-function displays and a C-zone digital switching control panel. The 465 SUV includes three generous staterooms on the accommodation deck as well as a combination clothes washer and dryer cleverly placed under the stairwell and accessed from a starboard midships stateroom. The master forward offers a queen double bed. A full-height cedar-lined hanging locker is in the aft quarter to port. Additional storage is available under the bed. Hull windows on either side welcomes natural light and the deck hatch provides both light and fresh air when at anchor or a mooring. The en suite bathroom, aft on the starboard side, includes a separate shower stall, vanity and Vacuflush toilet. Natural light is introduced from a full-length window and light and fresh air come from a deck hatch. The two guest staterooms are amidships, each benefiting from large hull windows with opening portholes. The port side stateroom offers a queen double bed while the starboard stateroom provides twin side-by-side single beds. The second bathroom, on the port side between the master and guest staterooms, can be utilised as an en suite to the port stateroom. A door in the companionway allows access to the port bathroom for guests in the starboard cabin and for day guests. The 465 SUV is powered by twin Volvo 600hp with IPS pod propulsion. An 11kW generator is included to provide AC power with the option of a 13.5kW set. The Riviera 465 SUV features a GRP hull with independent compartments throughout, foam filled where appropriate for added strength and noise dampening. A watertight collision bulkhead is forward. The transverse fuel tank carrying up to 2,500 litres (660 US gallons) is set immediately aft of the midships staterooms and is coated in fire retardant resin. With a capacity for six adults sleeping on board, the designers have provided a generous 500-litre water tank and 151-litre holding tank. Siren Marine remote monitoring system is offered on all new Riviera yachts that provides peace of mind through real-time data monitoring and alerts so owners can enjoy their boating more knowing that their boat is safe and secure.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.90 m (52.2ft)

Hull Length - 14.3 m

Beam - 4.76 m

Draft - 1.33 m

Displacement - 19340 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 2500 l

Water Capacity - 500 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 600hp 

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS800 dual propeller pod drives

Project - 4D Designs Steve Ford

www.riviera.com.au

Project: Moonride Yachts 58 Ibiza

Following the success of the Moonride 58 Fly, first unit launched in the fall of 2021 with four units reported sold and under construction, the Italian builder presents the 58 Ibiza variant.  Based on the 58 Fly in everything and all but with an opening hard top replacing the flybridge.  The Moonride 58 Ibiza should offer little differences in technical details, from an interior with three double cabins, and Volvo 725hp with IPS pod drives powering the boat, up to a 37 knots of top speed.    

www.moonrideyachts.com

Sport Cruiser Saved from Sinking Near Savona

A nine meter sport cruiser with eleven persons onboard, eight adults and three children was saved from sinking on the late morning of Sunday tenth June, in the Baia dei Saraceni, to the South-West of Savona.  Immediate assistance came from the Italian coast guard, who after taking the persons to safety, starting procedure to safe the sport cruiser.  In the evening of Sunday, tenth June the sport cruiser was taken to safety at Finale Ligure marina facility.  The cause of the sinking are not reported.

The sport cruiser in this accident is an Airon Marine 325, as produced since 2002 so far in over two hundred units.  Airon Marino by Paolo Molinari is a semi custom builder from Lake Como founded in the mid seventies and  building about ten boats a year from twenty to fifty foot.

Motor Yacht Saved from Sinking in Malta

A 20 meter motor yacht with ten persons onboard was saved from sinking at around 0900 hours of Sunday tenth July in the limits of Munxar, near St. Thomas bay, Marsascala to the South East of the island of Malta.  The guests onboard went into panic as a passing by kayaker advised them  that the yacht looks getting low aft and is taking on water.  Immediate the assistance of the Malta Civil Protection and Sea-Patrol who took the guests to safety and with a high pressure water pump saved the yacht from taking further water and sink.  

The yacht in this saving is a 1990 Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 20 S as designed by Pier Luigi Spadolini and semi-custom build to order from 1990 till mid late nineties.  As Pisa models of that time the Akhir 20 S was offered in both fiberglass and or wood build option. The Akhir series from Cantieri di Pisa designed up until the early noughties by Spadolini was a trend setter in yacht design from the first 18 launched in 1972 to the S series which arrived with the 22 S in 1986.