New Model: Sealine S390

Sealine present the new S390, the sport version of the 390 series which debuted with the C390 in 2019.  The Sealine S390 is a hard-top sport cruiser made for cruising with the family.  One of the rare to find features but found in the Sealine S390 is a fully extended hard-top which covers all the cockpit to aft.  Sealine was pioneer with this back in the noughties with the SC29, and its good to see some of the past virtues of the brand going into the new models. The Sealine S390 comes with a lot of choices from three or two single berths in the midships cabin, to a BBQ set up on the bathing platform, and soft or hard-top.  The Sealine S390 is powered by twin Volvo 320hp as standard with optional 380hp engines being available.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.50 m (41ft) *with extended bathing platform

LOA - 11.99 m

Hull Length - 11 m

Beam - 3.85 m

Draft - 1.19 m

Displacement - 10.52 t

Fuel Capacity - 900 l

Water Capacity - 220 l

Max Persons - ten

Accommodation - five or four berths in two cabins plus two in convertible saloon

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 320hp, D6 380hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPI dual propeller stern drive

Speed - 27 knots from 320hp, 34 knots from 380hp

Construction - first layer in Vinylester resin and Sandwich with PVC core 

Project - Bill Dixon

Certification - CE B10/C14, ISO8666 for data

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Classic Yacht Saved from Sinking in Camerota

A 24 meter classic Cantieri di Pisa super yacht titled m/y Dea Tuda with ten persons onboard nearly sank near Marina di Camerota, to the South of Salerno at around 12:30 hours of fourteen August.  The classic yacht was cruising about one nautical mile away from the coast, near Marina di Camerota when a hull breach materialized, and the yacht started to be flooded with its engine room semi-flooding in some minutes.  Immediate the response of the Italian Guardia Costiera which assisted the guests and crew, taking them to safety, and then with the help of the harbour assistants of Marina di Camerota towed the yacht to the marina jetty, and with water pumps saved it from sinking.  

M/y Dea Tuda is a Cantieri di Pisa Pegasus 24 as designed by Pier Luigi Spadolini and produced from 1974 to 1981.  When released the Pegasus 24 was Cantieri di Pisa flagship for three years replacing the Pegasus 23 as the yard largest offer, and was replaced by the modern looking Akhir 26.

Lake Winnipesaukee Hit and Run

On Saturday twelfth August at around 23:00 hours a fifteen meter Sea Ray sport yacht was involved in a hit and run, as it crashed with a docked classic wooden speedboat of eight meters in size, in Lake Winnipesaukee, in Wolfeboro.  Police received a call about the crash with both New Hampshire State and Wolfeboro Police Department going at the scene to found a grounded and abandoned Sea Ray sport yacht on the rocks in Winter Harbor.  Initial investigation have found that the male operator and passengers of the Sea Ray left the scene, witnesses reported being helped by a Wellcraft boat of blue colour and about ten meters in length.  Luckily no one was onboard the docked wooden boat at the time of the collision, with no injuries reported to any persons.  Investigations about this hit and run are still ongoing.

The runaway Sea Ray in this hit and run is a second generation Sea Ray 500 Sundancer as produced from 2003 to 2006.  The 500 Sundancer was evolved and replaced by the Sea Ray 52 Sundancer, recognizable with different port-holes in the fall of 2006.

The classic wooden runabout which took the hit in this runaway collision is reported to be the Millie B, a triple cockpit mahogany build replica of a 1928 Hacker Craft, replicated to the tiniest of detail even in the seat colours, and owned by the New Hampshire Boat Museum.

Sunseeker Yacht Burns Down During Poker Run

A seventeen meter Sunseeker sport yacht burned down during a Poker run event in Cap Juluca, in the South West of Anguilla island, the Lesser Antilles on the afternoon of Saturday twelfth August. Owned by Calypso Anguilla Charters, and the larger of its five boat fleet, the Sunseeker yacht was under commercial duty when it went ablaze. The fire is being said to have started from the galley area of the main deck, though this is not officially confirmed.  No one was injured during the fire with guests later thanking the quick thinking and action of the captain and crew for getting everyone off board safely.  The  Anguila Poker Run 2023 was in its eight edition held on Saturday twelfth August.

The Sunseeker in this fire is the Predator 56 as produced from 1999 till 2003.  The Predator 56 offered a different layout and was Sunseeker first boat with an up and down bathing platform.  The Predator 56 was a replacement to the Predator 54 mk.1 and was replaced by the Portofino 53.  The hull of the Predator 56 was also used in the flybridge Sunseeker Manhattan 56.

Boat Adrift in Capraia Island

A sport cruiser of about twelve meters in length was found going adrift, in Porto Vecchio, to the North East of Capraia Island on the night of Saturday twelfth August.  It was a busy night for the Livorno Guardia Costiera in Capraia, as first they found a fifteen meter sailing yacht going adrift, with not enough anchor to hold it in place, and later they received a report that a sport cruiser was missing.  After the boat missing report from the two boaters, the Italian Coast Guard switched its radar and quickly found the sport cruiser going adrift for the owners, who after being returned with there sport cruiser decided to berth in Porto Vecchio yacht marina.  Both boats where ticketed a five hundred Euro fine for not anchoring properly and thus creating a navigational hazard.

The sport cruiser in this anchor drifting accident is a Tullio Abbate 42 Exception as produced from 1988 till the end nighties.  The 42 Exception was a replacement to the Tullio Abbate 42 Offshore S, and was replaced by the 42 Soleil.

Project: Lynx Adventure 24

Lynx Yachts team has been busy building the Adventure 24, the latest and smallest model of the Adventure series which features larger 30 and 32 projects still in design stages. Designed by Bernd Weel with interior by Julian Moore and naval architecture by Francesco Ruiz the Lynx Adventure 24 started production in the first half of 2023, and is currently build under speculation waiting for its owner, with a scheduled delivery for mid 2024.  The Lynx Adventure 24 is a pocket super yacht with an explorer stance that can take you anywhere, including some of the most remote traveling destinations, thanks to a solid robust hull and the quality of its systems. The Lynx Adventure 24 has an amazing capacity to load up to a rib up to six meters and two jet skis, something no other yacht of 24 meters size can claim.  The Lynx Adventure 24 has also been to be easily manned with minimum crew and to enter restricted anchor zone for yachts above 24 meters.  Build of steel the Lynx Adventure 24 is a fully customisable build, with standard design drafts offering protected entertainment and lounging space on the main aft deck and on the upper flybridge.  The superstructure can be extended aft for those who wish to enjoy indoor formal dining, while still maintain a conventional seating arrangement on the main aft deck.  The Lynx Adventure 24 offers an interior with four double cabins, and two crew cabins.  There is an option for a three cabins layout with a larger owners full beam stateroom.  The Adventure 24 is to be powered by twin Cummins 425hp with speeds up to eleven knots and a cruise of ten.

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Formula Boat Fire In Massachusetts Injures Five

A nine meter Formula Sport Cruiser fire with ten persons onboard including of which was a baby and three other children, went ablaze at the fueling station of the Metropolitan Yacht Club, Braintree, Massachusetts on the morning of Saturday twelfth August.  The Formula sport cruiser went ablaze as it was getting set to fill up gas, fire officials reported. Another boater, who is a retired Policeman saved the day from further damage, as he towed the sport cruiser away from the dock.  Five boaters onboard the Formula boat were transported to area hospitals with minor burns, smoke inhalation and cuts.  The boat fire was eventually extinguished by Braintree Police and Braintree Fire Marine Units, although the Formula sport cruiser was a total wreck.

The boat in this fire is a Formula 29 PC as produced between 1988 to 1992.  Designed by John Adams, Formula's designer since 1971 the PC came out as a replacement to the 28 PC, and was replaced by the 31 PC.

Sixteen People Injured in Millstone Marina Boat Explosion

A ten meter sport cruiser injured sixteen persons while finishing refuelling at the Millstone Marine in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri on 16:30 of Friday eleven August.  Three of the persons onboard where ejected with the explosion.  Eleven of the injured persons including a six year old child had mild injuries, and were treated on the scene and released, with the other five taken to the hospital for treatment to moderate injuries.  The boat exploded when the operator of the sport cruiser went to ignite the engine.  Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted the accident and from the initial investigation are saying the boat exploded with gas build up in its engine room.

The sport cruiser in this explosion is a Trojan 360 as designed by Fulvio de Simoni and produced from 1999 to 2001.  The Trojan 360 came out as a replacement to the 350 with a renewed cockpit design and bit larger bathing platform. Trojan stopped producing boats in 2002.

Super Yacht Irmao Burns Down in Formentera

Motor yacht Irmao, a 27 meter super yacht with seventeen people onboard, five crew and twelve guests who was anchored off Formentera burned down and eventually was totalled and sank as a wreck, on 18:00 hours of Saturday twelfth August.  Irmao had a fire develop in the engine room, before it engulfed all the yacht, with it sinking at 21:00 hours near Punta de Sa Pedrera, in the North East of the Island.  The guests and crew where reportedly saved by nearby boats and yachts, with one of the crew members suffering minor burn and requiring hospital treatment.  The yacht was towed by the motor vessel Acrux, which came from Mallorca before it sank at Punta Sa Pedrera under tow.  

Reported as owned by professional poker player Diego Gomez Gonzalez, m/y Irmao was offered for charter at 53,000 euros in this time of the year.  The yacht was reported last refitted in 2020.  Irmao burned just one year and one day in a near by spot of the 45 meter Aria SF.

M/y Irmao previously named B3 is a 1995 Astondoa 90 GLX, as designed by Nuvolari Lenard for both exterior and interior, and produced from 1995 to 1997 in two units.  The Astondoa 90 GLX evolved into the 95GLX this selling in ten units.  The 90 GLX was the first of Nuvolari Lenard Astondoa ten years collaboration, as the Venice duo designed the whole fleet of the Spanish yacht builder.

Hawaii Firestorm

On the eight August the Hawaii Firestorm reached the Lahaina Small boat harbour, devastating most of the 99 boats in the marina with only thirteen boats and there fortunate pier escaping the fire.  The Hawaii Firestorm formed in early August, predominantly reaching Maui, and doing extensive damage to the North West coast and the coastal town of Lahaina, killing 98 persons with 31 people still missing.  The Hawaii Firestorm was contained on the eleventh August, destroying about 2200 buildings in Lahaina alone, and causing over six billion US dollars in three days.  The Hawaii Firestorm was formed by dry gusty conditions created by a strong high pressure to the North of Hawaii and Hurricane Dora to the South.

Lahiana small boat harbour is located to the North-West of the Island of Maui, to the North of Hawaii and second in size of the Hawaii Island archipelago; which features eight major volcanic islands and thirteen minor islets on the North Pacific Ocean spread in 1,200 nautical miles.  Previously called Sandwich Islands. the Hawaii Islands are a state of the United States of America with a distance of just over 1,700 nautical miles from the closest harbour in California.