Project: Horizon RP122

After purchasing an RP100 in May 2021, an owner has decided to define his own Horizon and recently signed a contract for a customized RP122. At 122 feet in length, this yacht will be the largest of the J.C. Espinosa-designed RP Series. The exact layout of the five-stateroom yacht is still being determined, but Horizon is already working on incorporating several of the owner’s requests to accommodate frequent reef fishing, including a custom-designed pilothouse and Captain’s quarters, as well as a beach club designed to house fishing and diving gear and fitted with an ice chipper for freshly caught fish. Construction began in early 2022 with launch set to for December 2022.

www.horizonyacht.com

Super Yacht Shot and Force Collided in Turkey Drug Bust

A 27 meter super yacht named m/y Belgor with US flag was shot and later rammed by the Turkish coast guard in an anti-drug smuggling operation on the early morning of Thursday 28 July, in the coast of Yalikavak, to the North West of Bodrum, in Western Turkey.  The yacht suffered significant damage in this drug bust operation which featured four Coast Guard boats, a helicopter and an airplane. The yacht with four persons onboard was reported trying to escape into Greek waters after having collected drugs from the commercial ship Ocean Blue.  After calls for the yacht to stop, the coast guard was forced to open fire and later subdue the yacht and arrest the four persons onboard, who where found in possession of 81 kilograms of cocaine drugs, with sixty kilograms thrown into the sea during the chase, and twenty kilograms found onboard.  It is not clear if the four persons onboard the yacht are injured or not as there is mixed reports about this.

M/y Belgor is a Cantieri Navali di Lavagna Admiral 27 as designed by Paolo Caliari and build in the late eighties to the early nineties in eleven units.  The Admiral 27 was also offered in wood construction in its first production years, with one hull reported being build in the traditional way.  The Admiral 27 was replaced by the 28.

New Model: Lyman-Morse Hood 35

Lyman-Morse celebrated the launch of Shadow, Hull 1 of the new Hood 35 series. The Hood 35 follows the recent successful collaboration between Lyman-Morse and C.W. Hood Design on the praised 57 model. Similar to the 57, this stunning cold-molded pocket-cruiser defines a niche all its own, encompassing advanced construction technology, world-renowned craftsmanship, and superior performance. Hull No. 1 Shadow is designed as a hardtop express and equipped with some of the most advanced marine technology available today. Shadow’s tech-savvy owner sought to outfit the vessel with the latest marine technology. She is one of the first dayboat-sized vessels to utilize Raymarine’s new Digital Switching System, YachtSense. The Raymarine vessel control system offers digital switching, which replaces traditional mechanical switches and circuit breakers with digitally controlled power distribution modules, significantly reducing the size and length of cabling required to distribute power throughout the boat. Hull No. 1 features twin 440hp Yanmar 6LY coupled to a pair of Hamilton Waterjet HJX29s. This is the first pleasure vessel in the USA to be equipped with these brand new jets. More efficient, more powerful, and with military grade controls, Shadow reaches speeds of forty plus knots. Shadow is also the first pleasure vessel to be equipped for autonomous running with the state-of-the-art Sea Machines system. Lyman-Morse is working closely with the owner and Sea Machines to have this boat confidently guiding herself and her passengers in the near future.

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.61 m (34.9ft)

Waterline Length - 9.1 m

Beam - 3.50 m

Draft - 0.63 m (excluding props or drives)

Displacement - 8618 kg estimate

Fuel Capacity - 1324 l

Water Capacity - 227 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x Yanmar 6LY 440hp

Propulsion - Hamilton HKX29 waterjets

Speed - forty knots max, thirty knots cruise

Construction - cold molded, Douglas fir Western red cheddar frame with fiberglass skin

Project - C.W. Hood

www.lymanmorse.com

Sport Cruiser Saved from Fire in Coomera Australia

An unattended fourteen meter Riviera sport cruiser went on fire, on the late morning of 27 July at the Boat Works marina, in Coomera, Gold Coast, Australia.  Thanks to quick thinking of Boatworks Marina crew and a firefighting squad the fire was immediately controlled and extinguished saving the boat on fire from total destruction, and avoiding the flames to move into other nearby yachts.  No one was injured in the fire, with the sport cruiser being lifted out of the water a day later.  

The Riviera in this accident is a M430 Sport Cruiser as produced from 2001 till 2008 in 145 units.  The Riviera M430 was sold in North America as the Wellcraft Excalibur 45. 

Project: Vanquish VQ55 Sports Line

Following success with the VQ40 in composite, Vanquish follows it with a larger seventeen meter VQ55 Sports Line project set to launch in the fall of 2022.  The Vanquish Sports Line is the composite build series made for those who want to wait less for a Vanquish with building time being about six months, with still possibility for some customizations available.  The VQ55 Sports Line is a full walk around fore to aft exterior layout with two dinettes; forward and under the hard-top, an aft sun-pad, and a central console helm with four row seats.  Lower deck accommodation is for four in an open layout with a double berth forward, and twin singles at midships.  The Vanquish VQ55 Sports Line will be powered by twin 1200hp inboards with jet propulsion reaching speeds up to 55 knots, or five Mercury 600hp outboards which give a whooping 72 knots.    

www.vanquish-yachts.com

Super Yacht Saved from Sinking in Mykonos

A 33 meters super yacht titled m/y Ion Fedra hit a reef and was saved from sinking in the gulf of Ornos, to the South of the island of Mykonos on the afternoon of Tuesday 26 July.  The super yacht had water intrusion after it hit low bottom and damaged part of its bow area, allowing for water intrusion. With quick intervention by the Greek coast guard and fire fighting squad the super yacht was saved from taking more and eventual sinking, and on 20:30 hours of Wednesday was reported safely moored in a berth.

M/y Ion Fedra is a 1999 Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 110 build of fiberglass to a project of Pierluigi Spadolini and delivered in seven units. The Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 110 was also available in wood construction.  The Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 110 was replaced by the Christian Gatto designed 108.

New Model: Anvera 58

Anvera continues its ride of success and has in the Spring launched its new 58 flagship model.  Replacing the 55, the 58 is a natural evolution of the first Anvera model launched in 2016 and flagship for six years .  The 58 has different lines to the super structure, while another new details is the second row three companion way seats, behind the helm station.  As all Anvera the 58 features the opening bulkheads which extend beam by 68 centimeters aft and bring the space up to 24 square meters in the exterior deck.  Inside the Anvera 58 offers a similar layout to that of the 55 sleeping four in an open layout with a forward double berth, twin berths at midships, sofas, and a separate shower head to port side.  The Anvera 58 is powered by twin Cats 650hp, and while speed numbers have not been announced, I would expect similar forty knots plus performance and efficiency of under five liters per nautical miles at thirty knots plus cruise.

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.50 m (57.4ft)

Waterline Length - 15.5 m

Beam - 5.12 m

Draft - 1.1 m loaded

Displacement - 14.2 t loaded, 11.5 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1600 l

Water Capacity - 400 l

Max Persons - sixteen

Accommodation - four berths

Engines - 2 x Cats C8.7 650hp

Propulsion - Top System TS50 surface drives

Project - Aldo Drudi, Brunello Acampora Victory design hull

Certification - CE B

www.anvera.it

Dick Mulder 1962 - 2022

Mulder Shipyard is mourning the loss of Dirk Robert 'Dick' Mulder, who passed away on 24 July 2022 at the age of 60 surrounded by his family.  Born on 26 February 1962, Dick Mulder served in the army before taking over his father’s Dirk Mulder Senior shipyard in Voorschoten, the Netherlands, which only had one employee at the time in 1984. From the beginning, Dick built up the business to be focused on quality above all, paying attention to every single detail of the yachts that the shipyard delivered. Since then, Mulder Shipyard has delivered over 134 iconic yachts and has also been awarded three Superyacht Awards.  Dick was distinguished by his resilience, perseverance and bravery, as evident from his bold decision to build a brand new shipyard during the financial crisis. Always looking ahead, his son, Nick Mulder, joined the business twelve years ago as the next generation and represents a safe pair of hands for the business going forward. Words cannot adequately express the sadness at Dick’s passing for the whole Mulder community, and their gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. The Mulder team will honour Dick Mulder’s memory by continuing the work he loved so much and he will be deeply missed.

Four Boats Destroyed by Fire in Marsala

At around 1200 hours of Monday 25 July a big black cloud of smoke went up from Marsala harbor, on the further West coast of Sicily signaling a fire was raging in the pleasure boat area.  A fire started on a ten meter sport cruiser to the right of the photo which immediately jumped on the three other boats to the starboard side.  Immediate the reaction of the fire fighting squad which went on the scene, and at some point totaled eighteen fire fighting personnel; three units which later expanded to other four squads totaling seven, with a fire fighting boat coming from the nearby Trapani harbor.  The fire was extinguished after over two hours of fighting.  Some reports are stating that the ten meter cruiser which started the fire had two persons onboard doing some maintenance work.  No injuries to persons are reported.

The boats in this fire from right to left are a Bayliner 3255 Avanti Sunbridge, a Salpa 325 Laver third boat in the photo, while the last boat is a refitted Cranchi 31 Endurance modified to twin outboard power.

Project: Maritimo S75

Maritimo continues momentum of its model development strategy from 2021, with the next instalment emphasizing on the large motor yacht sector, and following the M75 project presents the sedan version on the same platform with this S75.  Taking the mantle as the S-series Sedan flagship the S75 will offer a four double cabins lower deck, with full beam owners midship stateroom.  The Maritimo also features a crew cabin aft, while tender storage is flexible to owners request with the choice to do it on the hard-top, and or in a garage lazarette under the spacious and original adventure deck aft.  The living on the Maritimo M75 is located on the on the main deck which features an astern galley layout,  which makes for an incredible connection with the raised aft sunshade covered aft deck.  The Maritimo M75 is to be standard powered by twin Scania 1150hp engines, with optional MTU 1380hp or 1625hp available.  As usual to Maritimo the S75 is also built to go further then your usual planning yacht, thanks to a 10000 liter fuel capacity.

www.maritimo.com.au