Sport Cruiser on Fire in Agropoli

M/y Barone Zaza was the name of a twelve meter sport cruiser which went ablaze on the night of seventeen July around 2300 hours at Agropoli, to the South of Salerno.  At the time of the fire the sport cruiser was found strangely out of its mooring and with the owner who with a tender went to retrieve it finding a fire onboard.  At this time the owner towed the sport cruiser to the old wharf of the harbor of Agropoli, and called the Agropoli Coast Guard for assistance who with a fire fighting crew switched off the flames.  Suspect of a malicious fire is being raised in this accident since the owner has declared after the incident, that before he left she was safely moored and all battery switches where turned off, which from the initial investigations does not seem the case.  

M/y Barone Zaza is a Gari Freeway 43 from 1986 with a lot of modifications going it over the years from the addition of a radar arch, to a hard-top and a recent addition of a railing.  Designed by Enzo Ferro, the Gari Freeway 43 was a sportier version of the more cabin spacious Super Shaitang 43, with a standard interior of one cabin sleeping two plus two.  Gari or Gariplast or Cantieri dell Garigliano was a boat builder from Latina, to the South of Rome founded in late seventies, which had a commercial success in the eighties but went slowly declining in the nineties and closed its doors in around the noughties.

Carver Boat Destroyed by Fire in Dana Point Harbour

A nine meter Carver cabin cruiser went ablaze in the Island side of Dana Point Harbour, Orange County, California on the afternoon of Sunday seventh July.  The first respondents to this fire were nearby boaters and two marina staff who controlled the blaze with the Harbour hoses, up until the Orange County Fire Authority arrived on the scene.  The Carver cruiser was with the owner and his dog onboard when the fire started, reportedly from an engine carburettor, with the blaze spreading in the engine room.  When the one owner saw the fire he grabbed the dog and ran out of the boat, with him sustaining minor injuries on the way off the boat. The causes of the fire are under investigation from the Orange County Sheriff office.

The boat in this fire is a Carver 2807 Riviera, a successful but unusual cabin cruiser in its day as today for having an aft cabin layout under ten meters in length. Another unusual feature was the sporty open cockpit design.  Produced from 1983 to 89, the 2807 Riviera was replaced by the flybridge 28 Aft Cabin model in 1991.

Project: Bronson 60

Steeler sport cruiser and yacht brand Bronson present the 60 project, a three cabin sport yacht of eighteen meters in length.  To be build on order and in alloy the Bronson 60 will feature a lower deck with three double cabins and two or three heads, with a saloon and L-shaped galley in between the cabins.  The Bronson 60 is offered in a hardtop, T-top, and a Flex-top versions, this last being a registered trade mark from Steeler. The exterior will be full walk-around with deep bulwarks, making easy use fore to aft of all deck, while a central sun-pad aft will hide a tender garage.  The Bronson 60 is to be powered by twin Volvo IPS pod drives or a choice for outboard propulsion.

www.bronson-marine.com

Viking Sportfish Hits Reef and Partly Sinks in Baja Mexico

A Viking sportfish cruiser of about fourteen meters in length hit a reef and then ended up beached in Baja of Mexico on the morning of seventeen July.  In order to prevent it from total sinking the sportfish cruiser was beached.  Operation to lift off the sportfish cruiser where underway on the same morning.  News on this accident are few, apart four photo shots which appeared on Facebook.

The sportfish cruiser in this accident is a Viking 46 Convertible, which was introduced in 2010 and produced till 2019.  The Viking 46 offered a twin stateroom layout, and replaced the 45, and was replaced by the 48 in 2020. The 46 Convertible featured Viking's signature warp-V shape hull closing at a medium twelve degrees deadrise, and powered by twin Man 1100hp reaches speeds up to 34 knots.

Patrone New Web Site

Patrone Moreno updates presents its new website. Starting in Ceriale, Savona, by Giuseppe Patrone who taking the title of specialized carpenter opens shop in 1922 and starts building Italian Ligurian style Fishing boats i.e. Gozzo with the traditional entry bow. Patrone's work captures the attention of many, which starts a chain of orders for Gozzo, Pilot-boat, and Yachts all build in wood until the sixties. In the seventies Patrone makes the move to fiberglass with glued wood finishes to keep the rich textures of his classic builds, a method still used as at today by the Ligurian company. Patrone has also in its history competed, winning for twenty six times the Italian national title sailing 12 Dinghy class in 1949. In 1984 Pier Michele and Ornella Moreno acquire the Patrone shipyard.  In 1990 Patrone launches the 25 its most successful model to date, which produced till 2008 will sell in over one hundred units.  Heir to the 1970 6.60 meter Nautilus the 25 will be replaced by the 27 Special in 2008.  In 2000 Patrone creates a new hit with the 42 Open model.  In 2013 Patrone buys other Ligurian Gozzo builder Scialino. Today Patrone Moreno produces fifteen different models, from three to thirteen meters, with the entry level being the 26 title winner Dinghy at 3.66 meters, to the 42 which is offered in three versions; Fly, Convertible, and Open.  Patrone Moreno latest new model is the 100 available in two Inboard or Outboard versions and celebrates the in the name the first century of activity of the Italian builder.  Patrone Moreno new web showroom is available in Italian and English and takes you around with the following buttons: About, Boats, Pre-Owned, Services, News, and Contacts.  Patrone Moreno is also on social media with link buttons at the left corner of the page taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.patroneboat.com

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