New Model: Viking 82 Convertible

Announced on Viking’s sixtieth anniversary on first April the new 82 Convertible represents the Gretna New Jersey production sportfish specialist unyielding commitment to building a better boat every day.  Hull No. 1 of the Viking 82 Convertible is just completed and has been fitted with her custom Palm Beach Towers, hardtop and tuna tower installed and her freshly applied faux teak adorning the transom, salon bulkhead, mezzanine and raised toe rail.  The first hull of the Viking 82 Convertible is powered by twin 2635hp MTU engines and features the Advanced Viking Propulsion System, which utilizes struts and rudders with modified or “twisted” shapes that minimize hydrodynamic resistance, improving performance.  The first 82 Convertible is to debut in Viking's sea trial event, and after that will serve as a test yacht in the Demo program.

Technical Data:

LOA - 25.27 m (82.9ft)

Beam - 6.53 m

Draft - 1.75 m

Displacement - 70,147 kg

Fuel Capacity - 10,111 l

Water Capacity - 1609 l

Accommodation - ten berths in five cabins

Engines - 2 x Cat C32A 1925hp, C32B 2025hp, C32B 2433hp, MTU 12V2000 M96X 2002hp, 16V2000 M96L 2635hp

Propulsion - line shaft Advanced Viking Propulsion System with twisted struts and rudders

Speed - 42 knots max 36 cruise with MTU 2635hp

Construction - fiberglass, carbon fiber/e-glass hybrid, resin infusion with light Transfer Molding and variety of core materials

www.vikingyachts.com

Super Yacht Australia Runs Aground Again

The 56 meter Benetti super yacht Australia ran aground for the second time in less to eight months, ending on a sand bank in Wave Break Island, Gold Coast Broadwater, Australia at about 18:00 hours of sixth June.  Australia was assisted by a tug boat and freed at about 2000 hours of the same evening returning to the Southport Yacht Club marina from where it departed.  According to undisclosed reports Australia ran aground when it's captain was doing a channel route exercise in order to be able to do the same route pilot free.  After the grounding Australia is reported to have damaged one of its fin stabilizers.  M/y Australia ran aground just over seven months ago in Sentosa, Singapore on the afternoon of sixteen October 2023.

Australia is the last of four semi-custom Stefano Natucci designed Benetti 56M, delivered in 2012.  The current owner is Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer who has owned her since 2021.

Project: Patrone 45

The best is about to get better as Patrone present the project for the 45, as designed by Tommaso Spadolini, the same designer who designed the really nice 100 which debuted in 2022. The Patrone 45 follows on the same footsteps of the 100 combining the sporting soul of the open with cabin comfort, in a unique traditional Ligurian Gozzo look. A mix created according to the excellent artisan quality that has defined Patrone for more than a century. Patrone new 45 is a fourteen-meter flagship, traditional in looks open cruiser designed for those who want to spend the whole day outdoors without sacrificing absolute comfort in the interiors. When designing the project of the 45, Patrone and Spadolini started from the concept of conviviality on board to re-interpret the classic charm of the Ligurian gozzo in modern key. The result is traditional cruiser  that is not affected by the short-lived trends of fashion and that can offer an absolute sense of space, inside and out, with a wide range of customization options. Three cockpit solutions and five interior layouts confirms Patrone tradition of “tailoring” each boat to the needs of its owner. At the same time, great attention was also paid to ensure it is seaworthy: the hull is an evolution form and is to be powered by twin Yanmar 440hp engines in a V-drive transmission.

www.patroneboat.com

Aft Cabin Cruiser Saved from Sinking in Black River, Michigan

Two persons were saved as a twelve meter aft cabin cruiser titled m/y Djs Enterprise was taking on water at Black River, Michigan on the afternoon of Tuesday fourth June.  The boat's skipper called 911 and reported the cruiser was taking on water and in danger of sinking, as United States Coast Guard sector Northern Great Lakes arrived to assist the two boaters, with this followed by Alcona Sheriff, who took the two boaters to safety and then transported them to Harrisville Harbour.

The boat in this accident is a Marine Trader Tradewinds 43 as produced from 1987 to 1991.  The Tradewinds 43 was a replacement to the more trawler looking Marine Trader 44 Tri Cabin, and was replaced by the 46 Double Cabin.

New Model: Nimbus 495 Flybridge

Nimbus has launched its largest build to date with the new 495 Flybridge model.  Announced as a 465 Coupe project in 2022, the Nimbus 495 Flybridge is a flybridge cruiser with a modern explorer look to it, and some interesting unique innovative features which makes liveaboard easier and confortable.  The stand out feature of the 495 Flybridge is definitely the large side door to starboard located behind the helm station, which opens for over a meter in size.  This door coupled with the stern entry door fully open, and sunroof give a unique open feel to a flybridge boat of just over fourteen meters in length.  The Nimbus 495 Flybridge is also an asymmetric design with the starboard side deck being a bit wider to the starboard, beside offering the difference from the large side door.  The 495 Flybridge also features a drop down window serving and closing the aft deck from cold or wind, and coupled with side cover will fully enclose the area in cold climates.  Accommodation in the Nimbus 495 Flybridge offers three double cabins, including of which is a full beam owners stateroom, a guest cabin forward, and third cabin with two bunk berths to starboard.  This third cabin can be replaced by an office, or a single berth utility room option.  The Nimbus 495 Flybridge is powered by twin Volvo 480hp with IPS pod drives for top speeds up to 27 knots and a cruise of 24.  Nimbus says the 495 Flybridge is also hybrid ready for the upcoming new Volvo option to come in the future, with options for both a Parallel and same propulsion set up with similar speeds, and or a slower long range Serial option this giving displacement up to fourteen knots max.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 15 m (49.7ft)

Hull Length - 13.7 m

Beam - 4.60 m

Draft - 1.20 m

Displacement - 14,600 kg light, 17,600 kg medium, 20,260 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1700 l

Water Capacity - 520 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - six guests in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 27 knots max 24 cruise

Project - Joacim Gustavsson Nimbus Group

Certification - CE B10/C12

www.nimbus.se

Project: Sessa F6X

Sessa is expected to present a new F6X project for the 2024 Cannes boat show.  The Sessa F6X comes from a design of Davide Cipriani Centro Stile and fills the gap or most probably replaces the Fly 54 model which debuted in 2009.  Sessa has in 2019 announced an FX5 project, and this new F6X seems a soft evolution of that design with a name change and more hull glazing.  At seventeen meters the Sessa F6X will offer a three double cabins lower deck with three heads layout, with a main deck offering an astern galley layout, with the central area offering a hybrid dinette saloon settee.   The Sessa F6X is to be powered by twin Volvo 725hp with IPS pod drives for an estimated top speed up to 32 knots.  The Sessa F6X enters into the very competitive seventeen meter flybridge yacht segment of the market. 

www.sessamarine.com

Sanlorenzo Yacht Ends Aground in Pinedo Beach Valencia

A 25 meter Sanlorenzo yacht titled m/y Nordic Lily under British flag and with three crew onboard ended aground in Pinedo Beach, just less to one nautical outside Valencia yacht marina on 12:00 hours of Monday third June.  The cause of the grounding are unknown though the captain had to be airlifted to Valencia LaFe Hospital feeling unwell.  The two other crew are still onboard with a recovery operation to tow the Sanlorenzo yacht to a boat yard currently ongoing with the yacht needing some spot repairs before this can be done as the hull is reportedly punctured and allowing some water ingress.

The Sanlorenzo yacht in this grounding is an SL86 model as designed by Mauro Micheli and produced since 2015, so far in fifty units.  The SL86 came out as a replacement to the long standing Sanlorenzo SL82.

Yacht with Eight Onboard Saved from Fire on Lake Michigan

A seventeen meter flybridge yacht titled m/y Misfortune with eight people onboard, had an onboard fire as it was cruising on Lake Michigan on the afternoon of Sunday second June.  The yacht is reported to first having a mechanical issue, with this leading to a small onboard fire which was eventually controlled and extinguished.  Chicago Police Marine Unit responded to the yachts emergency, and then towed the yacht to Burnham harbour.  No injuries were reported from the incident.

The yacht in this saving is a Carver 560 Voyager as produced from 2004 to 2009.  The 560 Voyager was an evolution and replacement to the Carver 570 Voyager.  The differences between the 560 and 570 are the side window shapes and the option for a hard-top on the flybridge.

New Model: Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht

For the 2024 Sanctuary Cove boat show Riviera debuted its new 6800 Sport Yacht model.  The 6800 is the largest Sport Yacht model to date for a range which debuted in 2005 with the 3600, and has nineteen years later and after eleven models arrived to this 22 meter length over-all size.  The 6800 Sport Yacht is designed by Spanish designer Luca Vallebona in collaboration with Riviera's design department, and also forms part of the Platinum Edition of models with superior appointments and amenity; greater refinement and luxury, gleaming color palettes and aesthetics guaranteed to stand out from the crowd.  The 6800 Sport Yacht comes with a choice of three or four staterooms and three bathrooms layouts, with a crew cabin or utility laundry, a full-height walk-through engine room and an impressive tender garage devoted to water sports.  Riviera’s 6800 Sport Yacht has two separate exterior entertaining areas to aft and bow, with another area in the main deck saloon inside.  Enjoy the sunshine on the forward deck, or entertain on the all-weather aft deck with a sunroof to invite the sunshine or stars. Relax on one of three lounges in the saloon, also with the luxury of a sunroof.  Slide open the saloon door. Then lower the electric galley window with the push of a button. Now the aft deck flows into the saloon creating one grand living and entertaining space with two designer dining areas.  The Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht is powered by twin Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod drives propulsion for top speeds up to thirty knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 22.18 m (72.9ft)

Hull Length - 19.7 m

Beam - 5.56 m

Draft - 1.65 m including propellers

Displacement - 35,000 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 4500 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

Accommodation - eight guests in 4 cabins, or 6 berths in 3 cabins, optional 1 berth crew cabin
Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo IPS1350 forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - thirty knots max

Project - Luca Vallebona

Certification - ISO8666 for dimensions

www.rivieraaustralia.com

3 Boaters Saved from Sportfish Boat Fire on Lake Michigan

Three boaters were saved as an eleven meter sportfish cruiser titled m/y The Marnado had an onboard fire near 4700 S of Lake Michigan at about 09:30 morning time of Sunday second June.  Chicago Police Marine Unit responded to the fire, removing the three boaters first, and then managing with success to extinguish the blaze.  The cause of the fire was not reported with the boat then being towed to a nearby harbour for inspection and repairs.

The boat in this fire is a 1977 Egg Harbor 33 Sedan as produced from 1971 to 1981.  The 33 Sedan was Egg Harbor first fiberglass hulled boat, build with a mahogany deck and super structure till 1978.  The 33 Sedan was replaced by a second generation Egg Harbor 33 Sedan.