New Model: Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2

Rhea presents the updated second V2 version of its traditional small fisherman inspired looking Helmsman 730 Timoner.  An updated design but based on the same Joubert-Nivelt naval architecture with exterior design by Bertrand Danglade the Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 has a completely updated pilot house looks with the integrated windows now offering 30% more visibility.  But the changes for the Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 do not stop to the design of the pilothouse with a complete new mould made for for the helm station, with the addition of a fifty centimetres wide side-door and a more amenities inside, which now feature a small dinette for two persons to port side, with a small unit to starboard behind the helm chair.  The lower deck accommodation with a  V-berth sleeping two persons has not been changed.  The Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 is standard powered by a single Nanni 205hp or optional 230hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 7.30 m (23.9ft)

Beam - 3 m

Draft - 0.75 m

Displacement - 2700kg

Fuel Capacity - 300 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engine - 1 x Nanni 205hp, Nanni 230hp

Propulsion - line shaft with protection skeg

Project - Bertrand Danglade design, Joubert-Nivelt naval architecture

Certification - C-8

www.rhea-marine.fr

Rich Lazzara 1973 - 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rich Lazzara, who passed away the fourteen January at the age of 51.  Born May eighteen 1973 Rich Lazzara was a third generation boat builder, who spent more over twenty years in the boat building industry. He grew up working in his grandfather’s Gulfstar, learning first hand knowledge of yacht engineering, processes, and construction. Ultimately the Lazzara family will sell its stakes in Gulfstar in 1989 and create Lazzara in 1990, as Rich will be given the responsibility for developing the sales team and international dealer network that eventually grew his family’s Lazzara Yacht business to a one hundred million US$ yacht building company in 2008. His knowledge about the most modern sales tools, such as social networking, websites, direct mail, email, and mobile, has allowed him to utilize them effectively and precisely to meet the needs of clients around the world. Ultimately Rich ended his yachting career as yacht broker with HMY Yacht which he joined in August 2015, were his yacht-building pedigree, combined with leading-edge marketing technology, have afforded him a high level of sales success. From lamination to listings, there isn’t a facet of the yachting industry Rich was not involved and understood.  Rich is survived by his parents, Richard and Debbie Lazzara, his stepmother Tracey Lazzara, his wife Melissa Lazzara, his children Haley, Avery, Zariah, Santana, Damarcus, Trey, Quinn Lazzara, Lorin and Logan Hutchinson and his brothers, Joey, Tony Lazzara and Billy McKnight.

Project: Delta Powerboats 72

Delta Powerboats has in the fall of the year unveiled the project of the 72, a project for an upcoming hard-top sport yacht.  Designed by Delta Powerboats owner Mannerfelt the 72 follows similar lines and looks to the 48, the latest addition to the Swedish yacht builder which arrived in the first half of 2023.  Extreme lightness is the word of the Delta 72 which is to be constructed in full carbon fibre, which will make it among the lightest yacht in its 21 meters size and sport yacht type, if the declared 27 tons loaded weight is to be confirmed.  The Delta Powerboats 72 is to offer a four cabins sleeping eight lower deck layout, plus a crew cabin for two.  All living area galley plus saloon will be located under the hard-top covered main deck area.  Power options will come from twin Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod drives for a top speed up to 41 knots, and or Quadruple Mercury 600hp outboards petrol gas engines for 52 knots speeds.

www.deltapowerboats.se

New Model: Aquila 50 Yacht

Aquila Power Catamarans has during the 2024 Fort Lauderdale boat show debuted its new 50 Yacht. A fifteen meter power catamaran the Aquila 50 Yacht comes as a replacement to the 48 and sits in between the 44 and 54 models.  The 50 Yacht also introduces an explorer yacht aesthetic, featuring a commanding high freeboard and an S-shear line that goes up and sets it apart from the other Aquila models. The Aquila 50 Yacht features a three cabins three head standard layout, with a luxurious single-level seven meter full-beam master stateroom located forward. The Aquila 50 Yacht is also offered in a more charter friendly four cabins version this located forward of the starboard hull, and takes away space from the master stateroom. A single berth crew cabin is also offered as an option, this located on the port hull at midships. All the living saloon area on the Aquila 50 Yacht is located on the main deck and is of with an astern galley layout. The Aquila 50 Yacht is standard powered by twin Volvo 380hp, with optional 480hp and or Yanmar 550hp being available. Performance is 22 knots max eighteen cruise with Volvo 380hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.99 m (52.6ft)

Beam - 7.76 m

Draft - 1.26 m with sacrificial protective keel

Displacement - 23013 kg light, 32281 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1964 l

Water Capacity - 880 l

Max Persons - thirty inland, twelve offshore

Accommodation - six berths in 3 cabins, or 8 berths in 4 cabins, optional 1 berth crew cabin

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp, D6 480hp, Yanmar 550hp

Propulsion - direct shaft drive

Speed - 22 knots max eighteen cruise with Volvo 380hp

Hull Shape - bulbous bow catamaran

Construction - resin infused vinylester resins with core sandwich

Certification - CE A12/B12/C20/D30

www.aquilaboats.com

Dusseldorf 2025 Boat Show Preview

Its that important time of January when the Dusseldorf's boat show, what is the largest fully enclosed and internal featured exhibition sets the stage.  The 2025 edition of Dusseldorf starts on Saturday eighteen and will end on Sunday 26 January what is nine days of boating paradise for an international community.  Debuting new models to be presented in Dusseldorf 2025 for the first time are the following; Aquador 400 Hard Top, Galeon 435 GTi, Fjord F490 Open, Marex 440 Scandinavia, Prestige F4.3, Princess F58, Riva Iseo Super, Santa Severa 52, and a second generation Sunseeker 68 Manhattan. 

www.boot.com

The Boot which is the short name the Dusseldorf boat show made it's signature over the years debuted in November 1969 in Fisherstrabe, Dusseldorf.  An idea of Kurt Schoop the first Boot edition was called NOWEA acronym for Nordwestdeutsche Ausstellungsgesellschaft which translates to North-West-German Exhibiting Company had 34,000 visitors, with 116 exhibitors from seven nations showing boats and yachts and related products.  For it's second edition the following year, the Boot name starts to be used with exhibitors expanding to 183 from 25 nations.  In 1972 the Boot moved to its current location to the North of Dusseldorf and in close proximity to the airport, in an area with 50,000 square metres of space and also changed to its current January dates. This move will put the Boot in the World Boat show map and in the following year sets a new record of 307 exhibitors from 41 countries which will welcome a total of 85,751 visitors.  The visitors record will keep going up with 207,000 in 1977, and then 247,000 in 2016 its current record.  Another area of expansion has been that of the always expanding size of the Boot with the largest ever featured yacht coming in 2006 from the German build Kaiserwerft 40.5 Baron forty meter of length super yacht.  Dusseldorf only cancellation came in the 2021 and 22 Covid pandemic years, with a risk cancellation coming in 2003 and the Rhine floods of that Winter.

Project: Fleming 60

Fleming present the project for a new 60 model.  The 60 is based on the 58 which debuting in 2013 has so far sold in 45 units.  The Fleming 60 extends the 58 length by fifty centimetres aft.  This gives the Fleming 60 a more spacious California seating with a walkaround deck behind the cockpit settee and also extra space for a larger crew cabin or storage utility room.  Inside and in the rest of the yacht the Fleming 60 should not be much different to the 58 with a choice for three lower deck choices, two of which with full beam master stateroom, and a bunk third cabin.  You also have a choice what Fleming calls the Accommodation Option A for a forward master stateroom, and an L-shaped bunk third cabin to midships, which is bigger to the offer of options B and C with third cabin located to port side.  The Fleming 60 like the 58 is to be powered by twin Man 800hp which are good for 21 knots top speeds, and a range at best cruise of six knots just a little bit over 2,500 nautical miles. 

www.flemingyachts.com

Flybridge Boat Partly Sinks in Chesapeake Fishing Creek

A flybridge cruiser of ten meters in length party sank in Fishing Creek marina, by the Chesapeake Beach, in the Chesapeake Bay on the afternoon of Saturday eleven January.  The cause of the part-sinking are not reported, though it looks to be a failed through hull.  These through hulls in this instance usually fail because the boat has not been correctly Winterized for the cold weather and water Winter temperatures.  This Winter is particularly cold in the Chesapeake Bay with current water temperatures down to four degrees celsius, what is less then five degrees to the usual nine degrees average.

The boat in this part sinking is a second generation Silverton 37 Convertible as produced from 1990 to 2000.  The second generation 37 Convertible was a replacement to the first generation 37C with the model replaced by the more sportfish looking 38 Convertible.

Mangusta Super Yacht Fire Scare in Fort Lauderdale

The Mangusta 54 meter m/y She's a 10 Too had a fire scare when she was berthed at Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Saturday eleven January.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue attended the blaze, with conflicting reports saying the fire was in the engine room and or the garage.  The fire was extinguished in just twenty minutes and contained in the area.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the fire scare with its two fire boats, and was also assisted by the county’s fire boat.  The cause of the fire is not reported and under investigation, with the yacht just returning from St. Martin in the Caribbean some hours before the accident.  

M/y She is a 10 Too is a 2024 Overmarine Mangusta GranSport 54 as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced from 2018 so far in three units.  The GranSport 54 is Mangusta's current flagship, which also debuted the GranSport line in 2018, which was followed by smaller 45 and 33 models in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

Yachting Developments New Web Site

Yachting Developments from New Zealand presents its new World wide web showroom.  Yachting Developments has a story that goes beyond and previous to building yachts which started when founder and managing director Ian Cook founds the company in 1990 to help Spain enter into the Americas cup.  In 2002 Yachting Developments launches its first yacht a 22.6m cruiser racer sailing machine.  Move the clock fifteen years later and Yachting Developments has launched 21 custom yachts from eleven to 39 meters, most of which sailing yachts, excluding the four sportfish yachts delivered from 2012 which started with the 27.4m YD65, to the largest build in 2017 the 39.5m hull number 1015, and two other 33 and 34.9M builds, all of which made with high tech composite. Yachting Developments new website takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Projects, Media, Careers, and Contact.  Yachting Developments is also on social media with links at the bottom of page taking you it's Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages.

www.yachtingdevelopments.co.nz

Yachting Developments 27.4M YD65 the first motor yacht

Project: Riva 112 Dolcevita Super

Riva present the project for the 112 Dolcevita Super.  Designed by since the nineties Riva designer Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta of Officina Italiana Design the 112 Dolcevita Super is an evolution of the 110 Dolcevita which debuted in 2018 and has sold 32 units.  The main difference from the upcoming 112 to the 110 is the aft extension which now also comes with opening side bulkheads which extends and nearly double the size of the bathing beach platform.  With this extension the aft deck layout has also been changed with the 112 Dolcevita Super now having an aft sun-pad similar to what Riva presented with the 82 Diva a year ago.  The 112 Dolcevita Super also features more subtle changes like the extended glazing which serves the fore main deck master cabin and also the lower deck, with the hard-top also extended in length forward.  For the interior there should be other subtle changes but the 112 Dolcevita Super will offer a near identical layout with a master stateroom forward of the main deck, and four guest suites on the lower deck.  Crew accommodation if for five in three cabins, for an area which also includes a galley and an L-shaped dinette.  The Riva 112 Dolcevita Super is powered by twin MTU 2683hp for top speeds up to 25 knots and a cruise of 23.

www.riva-yacht.com