Project: Airon Marine Amx 35

Airon presents the project for the new Amx 35 set to launch later on in this 2023 year.  The Amx 35 is redevelopment of the Amx 34 launched in 2017.  The new Amx 35 will feature a complete redesign to the exterior cockpit layout, now with an aft offset to port side sun-pad and an L or C-shaped dinette.  The windscreen passageway which was central located in the Amx 34 has also been moved to an off-central port side passage-way now.  Inside it seems the Airon Amx 35 will not feature important changes, with the layout of a three plus two berths, in a midships cabin with three berths, and a convertible U-shaped dinette to remain unchanged.  The Airon Amx 35 is powered by twin engines from Volvo 270hp up to 320hp diesels and or 350hp petrol gas choices.  All engines are with stern drive propulsion.

www.aironmarine.it

One Man Severely Injured in Riviera Boat Explosion

One man was seriously injured as a thirteen meter sports cruiser exploded during refueling at Akuna Bay Marina, General San Martin Drive, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia on 15:45 of Wednesday nineteen April 2023.  According to reports the boat exploded from fuel overflowing which made contact with the generator, and throwing the fuel operator into the water, and then started a fire onboard the sport cruiser.  The fuel operators assisted the man first, freed the boat from the fueling dock, and then called emergency services. Five NSW Ambulance crews responded to the scene, with a NSW Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter also coming just before 16:40 hours, along with NSW Rural Fire Service, bringing among other equipment  hazmat to contain hazardous material spills.  Meanwhile, medical crews were tending to the seriously injured worker, who had received burns to approximately 35 percent of his body, including face, arms, torso and legs who was first treated on the scene and then taken by air to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious but stable condition just before 17.30 hours.  Ultimately the boat will burn to the water line and was directed to shallow water in order to facilitate clean up operations later on.

The boat in this fire is a Riviera M430 Sport Cruiser as produced from the fall of 2000 till 2007 in 145 units.  The M430 came out as a replacement to the Diavolo 44, with Riviera going out of the open sport cruiser segment in 2007.  The Riviera M430 Sport Cruiser was also sold as the Wellcraft 45 Excalibur in the USA.

New Model: Galeon 440 Fly

During the Dusseldorf 2023 boat show Galeon unveiled its new 440 Fly model. Designed by since the noughties Galeon designer Tony Castro, the new second generation 440 Fly pushes the Polish builder design forward offering the latest details in space gaining design.  By the layout and details the new Galeon 440 Fly is a replacement to the 2016 launched 460 Fly.  As has been Galeon high selling point in recent years the 440 Fly offers Galeon expandable main deck option which extends entertainment space when at anchor by a couple meters. A new details in these drop down balconies is window inserts which when closed will give side views, and when open will give sea views.  The main deck offers a central galley layout, located to port side of the helm station, while the lower deck is offered in two or three double cabins option.  In the three double cabins layout, the third cabin with two bunk berths is located to port side, with this space taken by a large en-suite for the forward VIP cabin in the two cabin option.  The Galeon 440 Fly is to be powered by twin Volvo 440hp or 480hp engine in IPS pod drives or line shaft option.       

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.97 m (45.8ft)

Hull Length - 12.5 m

Beam - 4.2 m

Draft - 0.8 m excludes propellers and or drives

Displacement - 17700 kg light +3005 kg in load

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 850 l

Water Capacity - 225 l + 170 l

Max Persons - fourteen

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 440hp, D6 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward dual propeller IPS pod drives, or V-drive line shafts

Speed - thirty knots max

Project - Tony Castro

Certification - CE B

www.galeon.pl

Improve-it = Tornado 38

In the fall of 2022 Tornado launched its latest improved 38 model.  This latest Tornado 38 is powered by twin FPT 450hp with line shaft propulsion.  Other shown improvements to the 38 where the new glazed windows on the hull side which replaced the traditional port hole windows.  An iconic model the 38 was launched by Tornado in 1985, inspired not little from the Magnum 38 from the sixties and seventies and produced in over five hundred units over the years in four variants; Classic/Sport, Flush Deck, Sedan, and the Cruising version.  The popular first two versions signified a different cockpit layout, with the Sedan launched in mid nineties being the rare hardtop version, and the Cruising from 2010 offering a more spacious lower deck and a revised cockpit layout.  A T-Tender 38 project presented in 2018 never materialized.  Today the Tornado 38 is simply called by its size with the model being similar in layout and cockpit to the Flush Deck version.  A Tornado 38 with shafts is not completely new, as the Italian builder build a few of these on order back in the eighties and nineties.  Going into its fiftieth birthday in 2025, it will be interesting to see if Tornado will do something special to celebrate its forever classic 38.

www.tornadoyachts.it

Fast MTI Catamaran Crashes in Tickfaw River

A fourteen meter fast catamaran with five persons onboard crashed while navigating on Tickfaw River, in Livingston, Louisiana at 17:30 hours of Sunday sixteen April.  The fast power catamaran had five persons on board with two being hurt but not grievously injured in the collision.  Eye witnesses reported that the boat changed direction suddenly finishing aground and taking with her several trees for a distance of about thirty meters before stopping.  A good passing by Samaritan who saw the accident loaded the five occupants and took them to Livingston Parish for assistance where Wildlife and Fisheries agents and an ambulance where waiting.

The power catamaran in this accident is a MTI Powerboats 48 Pleasure as produced since 2016.   Founded in 1998 Marine Technologies Inc or as is known MTI Powerboats has taken the fast powerboat market by storm in the last decade first with its fast catamarans and in recent years also with its mono-hull stepped Vee center consoles which where introduced in 2014.  

New Model: Garlington 71 Flybridge

Garlington’s constant refinement since 1980, continues with the new 71 which is built on the success of the 61, but with larger spaces and increased capacities. The 71 is based on the hull form and almost identical proportions of house and bridge with a few subtle improvements to the smaller model.  The first 71, which is build title m/y Miss Behavin was ordered by a previous two Garlington a 58 and a 61 owner.  The Garlington 71 Flybridge offers a four stateroom three head layout, with an owners stateroom at midships to port side.  The first Garlington 71 is powered by twin Man 1900hp engines with top 41 knots speeds reached in its first sea trials.  The Garlington 71 Flybridge seems to have left a nice impression with two more units currently under construction. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 21.64 m (71ft)

Beam - 6.09 m

Draft - 1.67 m

Displacement - 42637 kg

Fuel Capacity - 8517 l

Water Capacity - 1135 l

Accommodation - nine berths in four cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1900hp

Propulsion - line shaft with tunnels and Veem five bladed propellers

Speed - 41 knots max 33 cruise, 29 knots economic fast

Construction - cored sandwich construction with Corecell core, Kevlar and carbon fibre

Project - Applied Concepts Unleashed

www.garlingtonyachts.com

Sirena New Web Site

Sirena Yachts present its new World wide web virtual showroom.  Founded in 2017 Sirena Yachts is the motor boat brand of Sirena Marine.  Sirena Marine was founded in 2006 by Kiraca Holdings, and over the years led to various expansions, and has over the years build over 250 motor boats and 100 sailing boats over the years, along with being commissioned by Azimut-Benetti Group to build the Magellano 43 model.  In 2017 Sirena founded its Yachts segment with a range of explorer yachts designed by Cor D. Rover, with its first presented model being the 64.  Today the Sirena range features nine models including the upcoming entry 48 model, and the three 35M, 42M, and 50M models.  Sirena latest model is the 78 which launched and was presented in the fall of 2022.  Sirena new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Our Philosophy, News and Events, Dealers, Press, Contact Us, and Our Yachts.  Sirena is also on social media with a link to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages located at the bottom of the page. 

www.sirenayachts.com

Production History:

64 2016-21 (37) German Frers design

56 / 58 2017-

88 2019- (20  *project 85

58 Coupe 2020-

68 2021-

78 2022- (5

48 2023- (20

Project: Princess S80

Princess announce the latest edition to their S Class sport-bridge range, with the new S80 project, set to launch in end 2023.  Designed by Pininfarina for exterior lines, Olesinski doing the naval engineering, and Princess design department joining all together the S80 is to be the new S-class range flagship replacing the 2018 launched S78. She is also the largest S model ever made, although Princess did make the V85-S from 2010 to 2012 sold in six units.  The S range launched in 2014 with the S72 and up until that time the sport bridge line was part of the V series with an S added at the end.  The Princess S80 will offer a four double cabin guest cabin accommodation layout with a crew cabin aft. Layout choices are available for the flybridge in dinette or with a low lounge table, on the main deck for an optional day head, and in the lower deck for the crew cabin offered with a small galley or a two cabin layout as option. The Princess S80 is to be powered by standard twin Man 1900hp, and or optional 2000hp with speeds going up to 34 knots with the large engine option.

www.princessyachts.com

Viking Yacht Catches Fire at Dry Dock in Fort Lauderdale

A 23 meter Viking sportfish yacht titled m/y Banjo went ablaze while dry docked in a yard to the North Southwest 20 Street and 18 Avenue, off the South Fork New River area in Fort Lauderdale on 07:00 hours on the morning of Friday fourteen April.  Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department responded to the fire with five vehicles and multiple crews.  It was not reported if the yacht had any people or workers onboard when the fire started with this taking about two hours to control and extinguish, and no one accounted as injured in the fire.  Investigations are ongoing as why the fire started.

M/y Banjo is a 2012 Viking 76 Convertible as produced from 2009 to 2019.  The Viking 76 Convertible came out as a replacement to the 74 Convertible, and was replaced by the 80 Convertible.

New Model: Ocean Alexander 37L

Ocean Alexander present its new 37L flagship model.  Designed by Evan K. Marshall the 37 is part of the Legend series, which features another smaller 32 meter model. The 37L is a triple deck super yacht with a five guest suite layout of which is an owners stateroom on the forward part of the main deck.  Crew accommodation is for six persons located aft.  The Ocean Alexander Legend 37L surprises for its al fresco entertainment spaces on the bridge and sky deck, along with the transformative beach club at the lower deck.  The Ocean Alexander 37L is standard powered by twin Man 1600hp with optional engines going up to the twin MTU 2600hp as fitted to the first hull launched in 2022.  Ocean Alexander 37L has reportedly sold thirteen hulls of its flagship and its largest build to date. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 35.9 m (117.9ft)

Waterline Length - 30.5 m

Beam - 7.47 m

Draft - 2.01 m

Displacement - 146,000 kg

Fuel Capacity - 20818 l

Water Capacity - 4012 l

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1600hp, V12 1900hp, V12 2000hp, MTU V16 2600hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - eighteen knots cruise, ten knots long range

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Project - Evan K. Marshall

www.oceanalexander.com