Classic Trawler Burns Down Near San Juan Islands

A classic eleven meter trawler explorer cruiser with two persons onboard went ablaze near San Juan Islands, Washington on the morning of Saturday 24th June.  After making a distress call the two boaters where assisted and off boarded to safety by a nearby boater, with the trawler left to burn, that is until Cascade Pacific Sea Scouts heard the VHF call and turned on the scene with SSS Propeller to control the blaze on the boat.  The Cascade Pacific Sea Scouts controlled the blaze until a fire boat from Seattle arrived to the scene and continued fire fighting operations.  The SSS Propeller had just departed into a ten day trip Summer event, when they heard the VHF distress call, and turned on the scene 35 minutes later.

The explorer cruiser in this fire is a hard to decipher Grand Banks 36 similar unit.  The first call in this would be an Island Gypsy 36 but it has different straight shear line, and then a Monk 36 Classic, but here again we have a different railing and windows serving the aft cabin.

AB Yachts New Web Site

AB Yachts a super sport yacht builder which todays builds yachts from 24 up to 36 meters presents its new web site.  AB Yachts was founded in 1992 by Angelo Arnaboldi and his son Marco, both naval architect and engineer expert in jet propulsion hulls. Jet hulls has since AB Yachts debut characterized all its builds in thirty years plus in building sport yachts, from the smaller units to its largest build to date, the one off 44 meter 145.  AB Yachts first model was the 55 Montecarlo, which was followed by a smaller 50, the smallest model ever made by the Viareggio builder and then by the Montecarlo 72.  In 2001 AB Yachts will become part of the FIPA Group and in 2004 it launches its first above 24 meter super sport yacht with the AB Yachts 88.  AB Yachts will change its ownership in 2017 with the entrance of new share holding in Fipa and becoming the GP Group, and then again in 2021 to Next Yacht Group.  AB Yachts largest model to date is the 145 launched in 2015, with the second largest being the 140 build in five units from 2007 to 2013.  Currently AB Yachts offers four models; 787, AB 80 Sportfly, AB 100 Sportfly, and AB 120 Sportfly its largest offer launched in 2023.  AB Yachts new website is available in English and Italian language takes you around with the following buttons; Homepage, Philosophy, Range, Fleet, Services, Careers, and Contacts.  AB Yachts is also on social media pages with a bottom button links taking you to its; Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin pages.

www.abyachts.com

Production History;

AB 55 Montecarlo / 55 Follia, 1992-2002

AB 50 Follia, 1994-2000

AB 72 Montecarlo 1996-99

AB 75 Follia 99-2004

AB 68 2000-2012

AB 88 2004 (1)

AB 58 2005-10

AB 78 2005-2015

AB 92 2006-2015 (5)

AB 140 2007-2013 (5)

AB 116 2009-2013 (5)

AB 100 2014-2020 (5)

AB 145 2015 (1)

AB 787 2020- (1

AB 142 2021 (1)

AB 100 Sportfly 2021- (5

AB 80 Sportfly 2022- (5

AB 120 Sportfly 2023- (2

AB 110 2024-

Motor Yacht Burns and Sinks in Korcula Channel

A 21 meter yacht titled m/y La Belle with Croatian flag and four persons onboard, went on fire and then sank in the Korcula channel, North Dalmatia islands in Croatia on Saturday 24 June at around 13:00 hours.  The motor yacht was cruising in the Korcula channel between the islands of Korcula, Hvar, and Vis when it developed a fire.  Immediate the response of the Croatia safety agencies with a rescue boat departing the port of Lostovo first on the scene and saving the four crew members, and a fire brigade from Smokvica arriving a bit later to extinguish the yacht fire, with no success as it eventually burned down and sank in a depth of about seventy meters.  No injuries where sustained by the four crew, and the yacht left no pollution in the aftermath of the fire.  According to the crew testimony the yacht fire was developed from one of the engines.

M/y La Belle is a 1994 Yaretti 2110 reported refitted in 2015.  Yaretti was founded in 1987 by Austrian Walter Sigl with boats sub contracted and build by Horizon in Taiwan.  For example the Yaretti 2110 was based around the Horizon 58 Pantera launched in 1990, extended in length for the extra cabin and some styling differences.  Yaretti stopped production in around the end nineties to restart in 2003 and then stop again in the 2008 financial crisis.  In its second life Yaretti also sold two 2520, 25 meters super yachts.

Azimut Ends Aground off Dorset Coast

A thirteen meter Azimut flybridge cruiser ended aground in Ringstead Bay off the Dorset Coast on the late morning of Saturday 24 June.  Previous to ending aground the Azimut flybridge cruiser caught a lobster pot on its portside propeller, and with the tide outgoing at the time of the incident ended on top of a reef.  Visibility was also reported poor that morning going down to less to one hundred meters.  The tide was up back afternoon and the Azimut cruiser was reported free from the area.

The Azimut in this grounding is the popular AZ42 as designed by Stefano Righini for exterior and Galeazzi for exterior and produced from 1998 up to 2008 in a hot selling five hundred plus units.  The Azimut 42 received the Evolution cosmetic upgrade in the fall of 2004.  The AZ42 was a replacement to the AZ40 Quaranta and was replaced by the Azimut 43.

New Model: ISA Yachts GranTurismo 45

ISA Yachts, a Palumbo Superyachts brand, announces that the next model to be christened at the Ancona shipyard is the Granturismo 45 titled M/Y UV II. A superyacht with marked characteristics and stylistic features proper to the ISA DNA such as the side arches connecting the three decks, the round dining room on the upper deck and the great sophistication of the external lines. Palumbo Superyachts handled the naval engineering; Enrico Gobbi Team for Design designed the exterior lines, and Luca Dini the interior. Large windows that can be opened on all decks and a harmonious colour palette in shades of gold, sand and turquoise are the elements that characterize all the interior spaces. Below deck ISA GranTurismo 45 features four VIP suites, two with twin beds that can be joined together and two cabins with double beds, all with private bathrooms. The full-beam owner stateroom is located on the main deck forward and includes entrance hall with sofa and TV, bathroom with double sink, walk-in wardrobe and an exclusive balcony. A unique property of this area is the direct access to the forward outdoor lounge via a private staircase. Steel hull and aluminum superstructure, ISA GranTurismo 45 is powered by twin Cat 1318hp engines which give a top speed up to sixteen knots, a cruising of fourteen, and a long 3800 nautical miles at twelve knots.  ISA GranTurismo 45 also features a five meter tender garage with side-opening to starboard. ISA GranTurismo 45 will debut to the public in September  2023, first at the Cannes boat show and then later on in the month at the Monaco Yacht Show.

Technical Data:

LOA - 44.30 m (145.3ft)

Beam - 8.60 m

Draft - 2.05 m

Displacement - 425 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 53500 l

Water Capacity - 6000 l

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

Engines - 2 x Cats C32 Acert 1318hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - sixteen knots max, fourteen cruise, twelve knots long range

Range - 3800 nautical miles at twelve knots

Construction - high tensile steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Enrico Gobbi Team for Design exterior, Luca Dini interior, Palumbo engineering

Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht Cross of Malta standard MCA LY3

www.isayachts.com

Sea Ray Boat in Towing Knocks Down Three Utility Poles

A Sea Ray sport cruiser of about eleven meters length pulled down three utility poles while under towing in First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on the late morning of Friday 23 June.  The accident brought the street to a closure with JPCandL and Verizon crew responding overnight to repair the downed poles and wires.  The wires have been reported to being for telephone services.  This was a lucky accident with the Sea Ray sport cruiser receiving minimal damage and no pole hitting or falling on it .

The Sea Ray in this accident is a 390 Sundancer as produced from 2004 to 2009, and renamed as 40 Sundancer in its last three years of production.  The Sea Ray 390/40 Sundancer was replaced by the 38/390 Sundancer.

Super Yacht Goes Aground in Aegina Greece

A 28 meter classic super yacht titled m/y Raider ran aground on the island of Aegina, to the South of Aegina marina on the morning of 23rd June. The event was fully filmed by renowned vlogger Sailing Doodles, who showed the events of the grounding, dropping the anchors and chain to reduce weight up to the pull out by the tug boat.  Raider was seen navigating in Poros ten miles South a day later so the speculation at this stage is that the damage minor and superficial.

M/y Raider is a Schichau-Unterweser 28.99 meter build in 1966 and designed by Willem de Vries Lentsch Jr.  Schichau-Unterweser was founded in April 1945 with the company merging in 1972 and 88 and then becoming the Schichau-Seebeck and closing its doors in July 2009. Raider has an older 1964 build sister-ship.

Boat Ends Aground in Unije

An eight meter traditional cruiser ended aground on the islet of Skojlic, just before Unije harbour in the night and morning of 23th June.  The dynamics of the accident are not reported, but this is a well marked area, with a high green marker, showing the island  before touching low water itself.  Removal and salvage operations of the traditional cruiser where being organized on Saturday morning.  This is the second accident in the area in less to a year when a classic twenty meter Baglietto motor yacht sank on the tenth August 2023 after hitting bottom.

The traditional cruiser in this accident is a Piculjan Rab 830, ah Italian fishing boats with modern design elements inspired traditional cruiser.  Piculjan is located on the island of Rab in Croatia and has been building boats since 1936.

Project: Feadship 36.5 m Bahamas

Here at PowerYacht we love it when some of the famous names in yachting go out of there comfort zone, and present something different to what they usually are doing in recent times.  This new 36 meter Feadship project Bahamas is just about that, as today the Dutch builder is very rarely seen going in under the forty meter mark. Last build under forty meters was launched in 2017, and before that it was 2008.  Project Bahamas was presented by Feadship during the Palm Beach boat show in March 2023, with some rendering shared on its social media platforms.  She comes from a design of Dutch firm De Voogt and Italian FM Nautica who do the interior.  To be built of aluminium Feadship project Bahamas is one of the modern takes from the renowned Dutch super yacht builder with seamless main and lower decks, creating a clean and minimal yet sporty profile, thanks to the use of clean lines without curves.  Feadship project Bahamas will also feature an extendable beach club aft, with a splash pool and side lowering bulk heads.  Accommodation will be for four double guest cabins, including of which is an owners stateroom forward of the main deck.  Feadship project Bahamas is also a very ecological concept in terms of materials used for its construction, with a proposal to make the floor made with a stone-marble-resin matrix replacing teak.  

www.feaship.nl

New Model: Itama 62RS

During the fall of 2022, Itama released the third version of its 62 model, now called the 62RS.  The Itama 62RS follows the 62S version which was presented in 2020, with changes for the interior layout and exterior dashboard.  The 62S debuted the central opening windshield with passageway for the 62, and now with this new Itama 62RS we have the following five soft changes; the galley has a new layout in U-shape without the central peninsula, walnut interior wood, optional to have the two midships cabins with double berth instead of twins, redesign of helm station with twin multipurpose displays and carbon fibre finishing, and cockpit table in teak.  For the rest the Itama 62RS keeps the same timeless line as designed by Marco Casali, which debuted in the fall of 2011, which in itself was an evolution of the FiftyFive presented in 2007.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.03 m (62.5ft)

Hull Length - 17.2 m

Waterline Length - 15.4 m

Beam - 4.75 m

Draft - 1.70 m including propellers

Displacement - 25,900 kg unloaded, 31,500 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3250 l

Water Capacity - 700 l

Max Persons - fourteen

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1400hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - forty knots max, 37 cruise

Range - 255 nautical miles at cruise

Project - Marco Casali

www.itama-yacht.com