Nordic Tugs New Web Site

Nordic Tugs presents its new website. Nordic Tugs was founded by Jerry Husted in 1979, during the midst of the oil crises, debuting with the 26 model as designed by Lynn Senour with early twenty century tug boat looks and a semi displacement hull balancing speeds and fuel consumption. Presented at the Seattle boat show in 1980, the Nordic Tugs 26 sold thirty seven units in its first appearance, and a further seventeen for that whole month. After this success Nordic Tugs went on to expand the line with a 32 launched in 1985, the 37 in the mid nineties, 42 late nineties, and the 52 in 2002. The classic 26 was stopped in production in 1997, but Nordic Tugs returned it in production in 2009. Due to expansion Nordic Tugs also changed its establishment three times in its history but was always located in the home that is the Washington area, starting at Woodinville, moving in 1990 to Burlington, and in 1998 again in Burlington down the street from its previous facility. Nordic Tugs expanded the current facility in 2007, today having an area of 40,000 squared meters where it builds it current line offering six Explorer Cruiser and Yacht type models starting from the 26, up to the 54, with a new 50 model in project stages. Nordic Tugs new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Models, Events and Adventures, Dealers, Social, Swag Shop, Careers, Contact, Links and Featured. Nordic Tugs is also on social media with top left buttons taking you to its Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok pages.

www.nordictugs.com

Production History;

26 1980-97

32 1985-2001

42/44 1996/2016-

37/39 1998/2013-2015

32+ 2002-07

52/54 2002/09-

34 2008-

49/50 2009/2024-

26 (ii) 2009-

40 2017-

Nordic Tugs 26 (first version) 1980-97

Project: Sanlorenzo SD132

Sanlorenzo present the project for a new SD132, as designed by Zuccon and set to launch in 2026.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 is the largest ever SD range model, the semi-displacement hull shape and traditional ship looking series which debuted in 2007 with the SD92, and signaled a new era for the famous Italian semi-custom super yacht specialist.  The SD132 comes as a replacement to the SD126 after an eight year production run and about twenty hulls delivered.  The SD132 also completes the circle of the SD line with all the models now designed by Zuccon, and the second of the series after the SD118 to offer a beach club with flip-over bulk-heads which doubles in size when at anchor.  For this reason the tender garage is to be located on the port side, with a ship-side entrance.  Interior accommodation is for five guest suites, including of which is a large owners stateroom at the forward part of the main deck, while crew accommodation is for eight located on the forward part of the lower deck, this area also including a lobby with galley and dinette.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 is to be powered by twin Man 1400hp or Cats 1622hp engines for top speeds up to seventeen knots.

www.sanlorenzoyacht.com

New Launch: Feadship 102.6m Hull.1011

Feadship has recently launched Hull.1011 from its facility in Makkum, with the 103 meter super yacht continuing fitting out and sea trials in the North Sea prior to delivery later on this year. Designed inside and out by Sinot with naval architecture by Azure, the clean-cut exterior lines and vertical bow lend Feadship fourth largest build to date a distinctive profile and purposeful personality. This Feadship super yacht will feature 1,100 square meters of exterior glass that includes twenty exterior sliding doors and twelve glass windbreaks. There are four outdoor hot tubs, a swimming pool covering the full height of the main deck and accessed from the pool deck; a helicopter hangar under the forward helipad and no fewer than eight hull doors, one of which is the largest tender garage door ever installed on a Feadship. Hull.1011 has been built for a highly experienced owner who was closely involved in every detail of the 103-metre project from the start. Project 1011 began with a challenging brief, with the owner stipulating similar amenities and living space as his previous yacht of 6,000GT but in a design of half the volume for easier access to anchorages and harbors. The result is a masterclass in space planning and rule exploration. On this size of yacht a two-tier engine room is virtually obligatory, but a key part of the design of hull 1011 is a single deck engine room in order to devote more interior volume to guest use. This idea seems to have caught up now with another project under construction in Makkum using the same solution.  Feadship Hull.1011 is to be titled m/y Ulysses, and is reportedly owned by a New Zealander.

Technical Data:

LOA - 102.60 m (336.7ft)

Beam - 14.40 m

Draft - 3.85 m

Displacement - 2999 gt*volume

Fuel Capacity - 

Accommodation - nineteen guests in ten cabins, 22 crew in eleven cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU

Speed - seventeen knots max, twelve knots cruise

Range - 5000 nm at twelve knots cruise

Construction - steel hull aluminum super structure

Project - Sinot exterior and interior, Azure naval architecture

www.feadship.nl

Project: Fjord 480

Fjord presents its new 480 project as designed by Marco Casali of Too design.  Sitting between the 44 and 53 models, the new Fjord 480 is the usual offer from the German owned and build boat building brand for a center console sport cruiser offering full length spaces outside from fore to aft.  In this new 480 Marco Casali created an important in size T-Top which not only covers the four center console helm station but part of the cockpit deck; galley, and the C-shaped dinette.  Down below the Fjord 480 is full of modular construction with the option to have an open plan sleeping four with a double berth forward and midships or enclosing both of the cabins with bulk heads.   The Fjord 480 can be powered by Volvo engines from 380 up to 550hp with IPS pod propulsion, with estimated top speeds going up to forty knots. 

www.fjordboats.com

New Model: Nordhavn 51

Announced in early 2021 it's been a bit of time coming for the Nordhavn 51, but finally the first unit has been launched in Turkey.  The Nordhavn 51 looks set to come as a replacement to the 52 although she is a bit smaller and leaner, with a shallower draft.  Like the 41 she is build in Turkey, the second Nordhavn model to be build outside of Taiwan.  Designed by Jeff Leishman the Nordhavn 51 gets a bit more modern take on its traditional looks, and here we see the addition of larger glazed windows for both the lower cabin deck, and the main deck saloon area.  The Nordhavn 51 offers a two cabins lower deck with an an owners stateroom at midships, and a guest suite forward.  For fifteen meters she has some interesting features like completely separate two cabins, and a third day head, which can be replaced as a cabinet.  The Nordhavn 51 is powered by twin John Deere 160hp for speeds up to ten knots, and cruise of eight for a long range over three thousand nautical miles.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.47 m (50.9ft)

Waterline Length - 4.7 m

Beam - 4.78 m

Draft - 1.45 m

Displacement - 32.5 t

Fuel Capacity - 5489 l

Water Capacity - 1325 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x John Deere 4045AFM85 160hp

Propulsion - ZF transmission with four blaze bronze propellers

Speed - ten knots max eight knots cruise

Range - 3000 nautical miles at seven knots

Construction - solid fiberglass bottom with core sides and upper structure, vinylester resins

Project - Jeff Leishman

Certification - CE A

www.nordhavn.com

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