Marina Fire at Pra, Genoa Burns Nine Boats

A fire in Pra, to the West side of Genoa, Italy just after 03:00 hours on the morning of Tuesday nineteen March burned and destroyed nine boats and damaged a further four of seven to eleven meters in size.  Guardia Costiera and Vigili del Fuoco responded to the fire with one person also being assisted by the 118 emergency medical team, being stuck on one of the boats in the raging fire, and reported as escaping with minor injuries.  Nine boats sank in this fire, while a remaining four are still floating, with the marina pontoon also receiving damage.  The Genoa Port Master advised the boat owners and marina owner to recover the boats and salvage the area, with a pollution boon being placed and cleaning operations starting on the early hours of the morning.  At this stage it is not understood how and where the fire started.

Most of the boats in this fire seems to be small runabout outboard powered center consoles of about seven meters in length, although in one of the photos there is a sport cruiser of about nine meters in length, looking to be a Bayliner 320/335 SB as produced from 2008 to 2012.

Pra is located on the further West side of Genoa's large harbour which spans seven and a half nautical miles and ends to the East, at the Marina Fiera di Genova, where the World famous Genova Boat Show is held every fall since 1962.   There is 25 pontoons in Pra, with eight small boat yards, mostly serving small to medium sized boats from five to about fifteen meters.

Project: C-Tender 44

Custom Yacht C-Tender line continues to grow with the project for a 44 model, which takes inspiration from the larger C-Tender 53 sister. Unique and sinuous lines make this C Tender 44 a unique boat in its segment and is designed from the collaboration of Master Studio Design of Valentino E. Gabriele and Names of Francesco Rogantin.  C-Tender 44 is a full custom walk-around center-console sport cruiser with accommodation for four below deck, in a cabin to starboard, and a double berth, with the two cabins sharing a shower head.  C-Tender 44 is to be powered by twin Volvo engines from 370 up to 480hp with IPS pod drives.  Estimated top speeds start from 33 and go up to 39 knots with the larger engine option.  

www.ctenderboats.com

New Model: Azimut Fly 72

The circle keeps on coming complete for Azimut with the new Fly 72 being the latest to take the Alberto Mancini design treatment outside.  The Azimut Fly 72 replaces the Righini designed 72 Flybridge which launched in 2015 after nearly eight years of production, and is also a new shaft propulsion yacht in its Fly line since 2018, which was the 55 Flybridge which debuted at Dusseldorf of that year.  As is usual to  Alberto Mancini for the Azimut Fly 72 he continues to show a sporty element in his designs, leaner and horizontal characterized clean lines, which further emphasize the sculptural tension that characterizes the Fly Series. Fabio Fantolino responsible for the interior on the other hand, renders the Fly 72 according to his distinctive style aimed at seeking perfect harmony between elegance, design and technique. The interiors are designed with a transversal stylistic approach, also evident in the choice of materials and shapes: wood combined with precious materials such as bronze and glossy lacquers, and shapes balanced between linearity and softness.  The Azimut Fly 72 also comes with a few options form the choice to make a 42 inch Lift TV on the flybridge, to the most important one of an Enclosed or Open galley on the main deck.  Down below the Azimut Fly 72 has a traditional four double cabins layout, with a master stateroom at midships, VIP suite forward, and two double cabins.  A crew cabin with two berths is located aft.  The Azimut Fly 72 is powered by two 1400hp Man engines with line shaft propulsion which give a cruise of 26 knots and reach a top speed up to 31 knots.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 22.57 m (74.1ft) with pulpit

Beam - 5.62 m

Draft - 1.82 m with props and full load

Displacement - 53.5 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 5200 l

Water Capacity - 1100 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, two crew in one cabin

Engines - 2 x Man CR V12 1400hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 31 knots max 26 cruise

Hull Shape - modified Vee with fifteen degrees deadrise aft

Construction - fiberglass with carbon fiber

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, Fabio Fantolino interior, Pier Luigi Ausonio naval architect

Certification - CE A, NMMA

www.azimutyachts.com

Solemar New Web Site

Solemar presents its new World wide web site.  Solemar was founded in the eighties, with the company having an important growth in the noughties which will get it to being bought out by Arimar Group in 2007.  Arimar was founded in 1989 and was also a name with an important growth in the nineties and noughties, debuting with the production of life rafts and small tenders, to then enter rib production up to ten meters size, and to become the sole distributor of Furuno marine electronics for Italy by the early noughties.  Solemar on the other hand will go to focus on large medium sized ribs with important cabin accommodation inside, going on to launch the fourteen meter 44 Oceanic flagship in 2006, with a production which in that time was focused on ribs from six to fourteen meters, becoming a leader for cabin rib cruisers above eight meters in size.  In 2019 Lalizas Group buys Arimar Group including Solemar, who will sell to a group of Italian investors from Bergamo.  Since then Solemar new ownership has set an important plan in motion, moving production to Nembro in Bergamo, with the first new models debuting in 2023.  Currently Solemar offers two SE and SX lines, and offers five models which start from the SX27 and go up to the SE39 which is still in project stages.  Solemar new website is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; About Us, The Range, Events, Dealers, Contacts, and News and Press.  

www.solemaritalia.it

New Model: Ferretti Custom Line Navetta 38

The first Custom Line Navetta 38 superyacht touched the water for the first time on Wednesday January 31, at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona, during a ceremony attended by the owner family and the shipyard’s employees, who witnessed the launch of the first hull super yacht with great pride and satisfaction. Multiple features ensure that the owner and his family will have a unique cruising experience on board this superyacht, with sophisticated combinations of elegance and live-ability, timelessly classic style, immersive continuity between interiors and exteriors, and direct contact with the sea, not least thanks to the generous and versatile beach club. Replacing the Navetta 37 after seven years of production and fifteen hulls the Custom Line Navetta 38 was designed, engineered and built at the Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard in Ancona and is the result of a joint design effort by the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Department and its Engineering Department as directed by Piero Ferrari. Ferretti's Custom Line Navetta 38 is a semi-custom yacht measuring over 38 meters in length with a displacement hull and a total volume of 299 gross tonnage characterized by innovative exterior and interior design and outstanding seagoing performance. The exterior styling is by Filippo Salvetti, while the interior design is by ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel. Custom Line Atelier provided vital interior design consulting, working in close contact with the owner to transform the yacht into a faithful portrait of his style preferences. A hymn to the values of quality, volume and comfort extending across four decks, the new Custom Line Navetta 38 has in fact been designed to maximize use of all the spaces available on its four decks. In more detail, it has a large master suite of over forty square meters on the main deck, with completely separated crew and guest flows to ensure maximum privacy. In addition to the master suite, Custom Line Navetta 38 has four guest cabins on the lower deck, accommodating a total of ten people on board and seven crew members, including the captain. The exterior design of Custom Line Navetta 38 is classic, timeless and clean, featuring essential and elegant sculptural lines enhanced by generous glazed surfaces and forming a harmonious blend of maritime tradition and stylish innovation. The yacht’s interiors are designed for maximum use of space, with optimum control of all volumes and functional exploitation of the entire available surface area to ensure flexibility. Natural light is amplified by huge floor-to-ceiling windows, creating stylish continuity between external and internal spaces and a feeling of perfect harmony with the marine environment.  Custom Line 38 is powered by twin Man 1400hp for a top speed up to fifteen knots, a cruise of twelve, and long range of 2800 nautical miles at ten knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 38.76 m (127.2ft)

Hull Length - 38.6 m

Waterline Length - 33.8 m

Beam - 7.9 m

Draft - 2.27 m

Displacement - 200t unloaded, 241 t loaded, 299 gt*volume

Fuel Capacity - 34,000 l

Water Capacity - 4000 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, seven crew in four cabins

Max Persons - twenty

Engines - 2 x Man V12CR 1400hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - fifteen knots max, twelve knots cruise, ten knots long range

Range - 2800 nautical miles at ten knots

Hull Shape - displacement

Project - Filippo Salvetti exterior, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel interior, Ferretti Group engineering

www.customline-yacht.com

Project: AB Yachts 110 Sportfly

AB Yachts present the project for a new 110 Sportfly model, a 33 meter super sport yacht with sport bridge.  AB Yachts calls its new 110 as Tradition Revisited, a true claim for this model which will sit in between the 100 and 120 models, and offer a couple of novelties; the first of which is the forward raked wind-screen, and the second that of designer Marco Casamonti of Studio Archea from Florence first work for the Viareggio jet powered super sport yacht builder specialist.  The AB Yachts 110 will feature a four double cabins lower deck, with crew quarters forward, while on the main deck will be a very sociable open plan galley, dinning relax area.  The 110 will also feature AB Yachts latest stern design with a big sun-lounger looking aft, complimented by a spacious bathing platform, and as common with latest generation sport  yachts will also feature a sport bridge with aft and forward sun-pads, lounges, and wet bar.  The AB Yachts 110 Sportfly is to be powered by triple 2000hp Man engines with MJP jet drives for top speeds up to 45 knots.

www.abyachts.com

New Model: Tornado 50SR

Tornado has during the 2023 Genoa boat show presented the new 50SR.  The new SR is the third and high performance version of the Tornado 50 which debuted in 2010, and was updated in 2018 with the S variant.  Unlike the 50S, the Tornado 50SR is powered by twin FPT 650hp engines with surface drives propulsion for top speeds up to 43 knots.  For the remaining the Tornado 50SR keeps the livability of the other Tornado Yachts 50 models offering a traditional Mediterranean layout cockpit deck with aft sun-pad, dinette and wet bar.  The lower deck in the 50SR is also unchanged with three double cabins; forward master, twin double cabins and L-shaped sofa in between the cabins.  The Tornado 50SR also did a test run in serious conditions by competing in the prologue of the Venezia-Montecarlo shortened race up to Rodi Garganico the past July, taking fifth place overall, but also placing first of the production boats competing.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.20 m (53.1ft)

Beam - 4.36 m

Draft - 0.90 m ex props

Displacement - 14,500 kg dry, 19,000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1500 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, plus two 

Engines - 2 x FPT 650hp

Propulsion - Jolly surface drives

Speed - 43 knots max 32 cruise

Project - Francesco Guida

www.tornadoyachts.com

Project: Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge

Whitehaven present the project for a new 7500 Flybridge model.  Elegant, and engineered to impress the Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge is every inch a covetable new-era motor yacht that takes the flybridge concept to the next level. Equally at home in open blue-water as a calm sunset anchorage, the 7500 Flybridge offers the perfect balance of engineering for performance and master craftsmanship for luxury aboard, with her striking external styling and hull glazing complimenting the spacious European-inspired décor and world-class finishes inside.  The Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge also comes with a European inspired cockpit design that delivers tender storage beneath in a garage, an abundance of entertaining space above and a seamless flow to the interior. This alfresco area comes complete with barbeque, sink, fridge/freezer as well as generous lounge/dining space.  The brilliantly designed saloon boasts a freestanding dining table for eight, lounge area, TV and large panoramic windows throughout. The exceptionally appointed aft galley, with full-size appliances, flows out to the spacious entertainer’s cockpit. Beautifully hewn timber stairs lead to the enclosed flybridge, a plush and high-tech skipper’s station, designed as an additional living and socializing space, complete with lounge and a pleasant aft deck with seating, table, sink and storage.  Below decks accommodation is equally impressive, with a four double cabins layout offering a full beam midships master stateroom.  The fourth cabin can be replaced with an additional storage or butler’s pantry, created specifically for the 7500 Flybridge and perfect for provisions and gear for long-range cruising.  The Whitehaven 7500 Flybridge is to be powered by twin Man 1650hp.

www.whitehavenmotoryachts.com.au

New Model: Majesty Yachts 62 M

For the Dubai 2024 boat show Majesty Yachts launched its new 62 M.  Building on the success of her predecessor, the Majesty 62, the 62 M is designed with the Maldivian market in mind, arriving on the scene as a Tropical Weekender: a compact yet spacious yacht dedicated for the requests of this growing market.  For this purpose the Majesty 62 M features a two large cabins below deck, and a main deck without lower helm, but all designed around chilling and lounging spaces.  The Majesty 62 M is powered by twin 1150hp Cat engines for top speeds up to thirty knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.78 m (61.7ft)

Beam - 4.98 m

Draft - 1.20 m

Displacement - 35 t half load

Fuel Capacity - 3796 l

Water Capacity - 568 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, one berth crew cabin

Engines - 2 x Cat C18 1150hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - thirty knots max, twenty cruise, ten knots long range

Range - 802 nautical miles at ten knots

Construction - hand lay-up fiberglass with Isophtalic gelcoat, vinylester and polyester resins

Certification - CE B

www.majesty-yachts.com

Project: Solaris Power 60 Coupe

Solaris Power present the project for a new 60 Coupe, as designed by Brunello Acampora of the famous Victory design studio from Naples, Italy, the designer of all its models.  The 60 Coupe will use same hull as the 60 Open version set to debut at the end of this year, of which it will also share the spot as flagship and largest model to date of the Solaris Power range, although the Italian yacht builder did at some point have a project for a bigger 78 model.  Choice will be an important part of the Solaris Power 60 Coupe with the model being offered with three lower deck choices, of three or two double cabins.  The standard layout will offer a master suite forward, with two guest rooms amidships and a relaxing sofa in between the cabins with the guest shower head opposite.  A-cabin version is a different to the standard layout three cabin three head version, with the master stateroom moving at midships, and the third cabin moving to port side, with B-cabin version offering the same layout but with the third cabin replaced by an L-shape relaxing sofa in between the en-suite cabins.  The living on the Solaris Power 60 Coupe is all on the main deck, with an astern galley layout, L-shaped sofa further forward, and helm station to starboard.  Tender storage is in a garage underneath the sun-pad aft.  The Solaris Power 60 Coupe is to be powered by twin Volvo 600hp as standard, and optional 725hp or 1000hp engines with IPS pod propulsion.  Top speeds are estimated up to 27 knots with the standard engines, and go up to 36 knots from the large twin 1000hp option. 

www.solarispower.com