New Model: Prestige X60

An innovative flybridge motor yacht which breaks the standard mold in many aspects this is the new Prestige X60, distinctive with its forward facing windshield, to its asymmetric layout with a side deck to port side and a full body to starboard.  Like the X70 the Prestige X60 is here to re-invent motor yachting for the search of space and comfort, with a unique twist to the overall package. The interior result is an interesting different living experience which enhances live-aboard situations especially on the main deck.  For the exterior Garroni created a mixed design, with the hull of the X60 looking your usual planning motor yacht, with the super structure giving the feel of a work professional boat.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.91 m (62ft)

Hull Length - 17 m

Beam - 4.87 m

Draft - 1.31 m

Displacement - 25130kg light, 30350 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2200 l

Water Capacity - 760 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSC 8.3 600hp

Propulsion - ZF Zeus aft looking dual propeller pod drives

Project - Garroni exterior, Valentina Militerno de Romedis interior, Prestige engineering

Certification - CE B12 / C14

www.prestige-yachts.com

Project: Marex 420

Marex present the 420 project, a new generation sport cruiser with contemporary design lines and new innovations, a result of the collaboration between the Norwegian builder in-house design team and Slovenian studio VOM Creations Yacht Design. Naval architecture was provided by Nikl design and Engineering by Alpha Creations.  At over thirteen meters in length the 420 is to be Marex largest boat to date, and is available with two important options; version one is called Gourmet Cruiser and features a U-shaped astern galley layout, the other is Scandinavia and has second dining in an enclosed salon with L-shaped galley to starboard. The galley is the focal point of the Marex 420 Gourmet with the U-shaped kitchen layout featuring an oven/microwave, double sink, induction cooker and a dishwasher. It also has an opening in the countertop for storage of drink cases of 24 boxes each. The solar panels provide enough capacity to keep the 220-litre refrigerator and 100-litre freezer running permanently without shore power.  Marex 420 will also feature two engine choice from Volvo; 440hp with stern drive, and 480hp with IPS pod drives and V-drive line shaft.  No performance data is yet provided for the Marex 420 set to launch in Dusseldorf 2023.

www.marex.no

Sundeck New Web Site

Sundeck Yachts presents its new World wide web showroom.  Founded in 2014 by Angelo Casartelli, Sundeck has in the space of no time grew into a success.  The first Sundeck model the 550 was launched in 2015, designed by Zuccheri who so far did all the models for the Italian builder, this model has evolved into the 580 and has sold in over twenty units in about five years.  Sundeck followed the 580 with the 430 Sport, a model which won the World Yacht Trophy as the Most Efficient Yacht in 2021.  Sundeck latest new model is a 620 currently sold to an American customer. Currently Sundeck offers five models from forty to seventy feet, with a new entry level 400 currently in advanced building stages, and going up to the 700 flagship model.  Sundeck did offer other projects in the past like the 38 metri, the 850, the 550 S, and the 450 which currently the builder does not show on its new website.  Sundeck new website takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Our Boats, About Us, Events and News, Press, and Contacts.

www.sundeckyachts.com

Production History;

550/580 2015/19- (20

700 2020- (1

430 Sport 2021-

620 2022-

Azimut Yacht Fire in Aventura Florida Leaves One Injured

A 21 meter Azimut motor yacht went ablaze and severely injured one person on 19:25 hours of Friday second September in 1520 Island Blvd, Aventura, Florida.  Miami-Dade fire rescue responded to the fire with twenty persons from both land and water.  One man which is reported the only person onboard the yacht was air-lifted to Ryder Trauma Center with severe burns.  The fire was extinguished at about 2200 hours of the night, with it not spreading into other yachts and the marina. 

The yacht in this fire is an Azimut 70 as designed by Stefano Righini and produced from 2008 till 2015.  The Azimut 70 was a replacement to the 68 Evolution and was replaced by the 72 in the fall of 2015.

Super Yacht Capsizes and Sinks in Kythnos

A 49 meter super yacht titled m/y 007 went aground and later capsized and partly sank in Kolones Bay, Kythnos island, part of the Cyclades archipelago of islands in South East Greece on the night of second September.  The super yacht reportedly ran aground breaching the hull in the process and causing a high influx of water and tilting to port side, with the yacht later capsizing about fifteen meters away from the beach.  It is said but not confirmed that the captain was trying to beach m/y 007 before it capsized.  The super yacht had five passengers at the time of the accident, which are all reported safe.  No pollution is reported.

M/y 007 is a 2006 Aegean Yachts build in Turkey to a design of Yavuz Mete and build of steel.  Launched as Amazon A in 2006 as a 32 meter, she was first extended to 42 meters, and then again to its current 49 meters size.  007 was refitted in 2012 and 2018, and last reported sold in 2012 and was not currently listed for sale.

Project: Amer 950

Amer present the project for a new entry level 950 super yacht.  Coming from a design of Ganto studio the Amer 950 also marks Permare first fifty years of activity and ten years of IPS system installation and collaboration with Volvo. A hull that deviates from the traditional lines of Amer to favor generous internal and external spaces, following the concept of adaptability and high comfort of the wide body main deck with a suspended flybridge as introduced with the 120 flagship launched in 2021, and here repeated on a smaller scale. The Amer 950 responds to a stylistic need that favors airy and generous spaces, side and bow balconies, connected to the master on the main deck, which allow continuous ventilation of the spaces on board and views from all angles. The width of the flybridge and its versatility are an interpretation of living navigation and anchoring in the bays from a privileged point and in total privacy, giving the feeling of walking on a stage overlooking the sea. On board the Amer 950 has an integration of systems that makes it extremely simple to use: from dynamic mooring to easy connection and the setup for easy mooring. The hull has a design that foresees onboard energy efficiency and the insertion of solar panels that take advantage of the flat surfaces. The flexibility of Cantiere Permare gives space to the creativity of demanding owners to design with four or five cabins layout available. The Amer 950 was created to be powered by twin Volvo 1000hp engines with IPS pod drives, good for 26 knots max and a 24 cruise with low fuel consumption and ample autonomy.  For those who want more performance a triple 1000hp engines version is also available. 

www.ameryachts.it

Sunseeker Yacht Destroyed by Fire in Saint Mandrier

M/y Black Diamond a 28 meter Sunseeker super sport yacht went ablaze while berthed at the IMS shipyard in Saint Mandrier, on the early morning of Friday second September.  Explosions where heard at 01:00 hours before the yacht went ablaze.  Forty fire fighters flighted the flames up till the early morning in order to avoid the fires from jumping onto other yachts and the yard facilities.  The yacht is now a wreck and mostly submerged, with only the hull remaining.  Black Diamond is reported as arriving at Saint Mandrier on the 28 August.  No one was reported injured in the accident.  

M/y Black Diamond is a 2010 Sunseeker Predator 92 Sport as designed by Don Shead and produced from 2008 till 2012 in ten units.  The Predator 92 Sport was Sunseeker first model to feature a mini sport bridge up top, a style which eventually the Poole based builder named the Sport Yacht range.  The Predator 92 Sport was a replacement to the Predator 95 and was replaced with the larger 101 Sport Yacht.

New Model: Azimut Grande 26M

Catch me if you can, Azimut's story for over three decades as it re-invents motor yachting in various forms and sizes and in design and engineering.  This new Grande 26M follows that script for the others to follow.  Replacing the nimble and sporty 25M as the baby Grande, opening the door to the big Azimut super yachts build in Viareggio, the Grande 26M comes with two important innovations; a selling one the Flex Deck, and a technical one thanks to the use of new ZF pod drives as propulsion.  The Flex Deck is the selling innovation expanding the aft deck area with the beach/garage area door going up and extending the floor, and creating a terrace on the water.  The second innovation, the technical one is the use of ZF pod drives.  Back in 2009 Azimut was heavily involved in testing the ZF pod drives with reported tests going on a 62S fitted with ZF4000 and twin 1200hp engines.  Somehow the 62S with ZF never materialized, and the 62S Italia ended up remaining on shafts and Azimut switching to triple IPS on later S models.  The results of those tests seem to have arrived, with the new Grande 26M fitted with new large ZF pod drives which look to be an exclusive to Azimut for the moment finally arriving on a production yacht.  Azimut is saying that thanks to its search for light weight materials and efficient propulsion the 26M Grande delivers 20% less consumption to similar sized yachts.

Technical Data:

LOA - 26.09 m (85.7ft)

Beam - 6.30 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Displacement - 87 t full load 

Fuel Capacity - 8500 l

Water Capacity - 1500 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, three crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1550hp, V12 1650hp

Propulsion - ZF 4600 dual propeller aft looking pod drives

Speed - 28 knots max 24 knots cruise

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, Achille Salvagni interior, Pieliugi Ausonio hull

Hull Shape - planning modified Vee with 20.4 degrees at midships and 13.8 degrees aft

Construction - fiberglass with carbon fiber used for super structure and stern area

Certification - CE A, NMMA, UNI ISO8666 for data 

www.azimutyachts.com

Lobster Cruiser Ends Aground in Skye Scotland

A fourteen meter traditional cruiser with three people onboard ended aground in the West of Skye, to the West of Scotland on 1230 hours of September the first.  The traditional cruiser was apparently speeding at sustained planning speeds entering into a channel, but ended up too far inshore, hitting the reefs in this navigational error.  Stornaway Coast Guard received a mixed call for assistance with the Burra Lifeboat having problems in finding the three crew, as the boat ran aground in a communication black spot. No one was injured in the accident with the boat taking a lot of damage to its central keel, chines, propellers, shafts, and hull side.  Surprisingly the P-brackets which hold the shafts resisted the collision and did not penetrate the hull, in part thanks to the protection the central keel provides. 

The fourteen meter traditional down East cruiser in this accident is a Rapsody 48 Offshore as produced from 2000 up to 2008.  Rapsody Yachts from Makkun, the Netherlands was founded in 1999 and builds boats and yachts from nine to sixteen meters.

New Labels Added to Out-News

Unfortunately it was a busy Summer with an accident of some sort happening on the water every day, in a a sad turn of events as the sea and cruising is a place to chill and relax.  Fire was the main protagonist but the most shocking accidents came from a couple of crazy collisions where some people lost there lives, and both happening in July, one off the coast of Tuscany and another in Sardinia.  

Seeing all this and that Out-News or Bad News travels much faster then Good News, here at PowerYacht we added six three new labels; Boat and Yacht Damage, Boat and Yacht Salvage, and Boat and Yacht Wreck. 

This labels represent the type of accident and outcome after the sinister.  Damage means there is a chance even a small one for it to be repaired. Salvage means that the boat may still be in a repair state, although this is very difficult and costly to achieve.  Wreck means that the boat or yacht are totalled and chances of repair are non existent.