Project: Lancia Aprea 42

Lancia Aprea the new brand of Fratelli Aprea which debuted with the 52 model in 2023, presents its second act of five, with the arrival of the 42 project set to arrive in the second half of 2025.  The Lancia Aprea 42 is again a design of Brunello Acampora, with similar lines to the bigger 52 but in a more compact twelve meter platform.  So far details for the 42 are this rendering, which is shared on the boat builder social media pages.  Most probably like the bigger sister the Lancia Aprea 42 will be offered with three propulsion choices of IPS, outboards, and shafts, and expect two or three lower cabin choices.  The Lancia Aprea 52 has been as successful as it can be, with the builder so far delivering five units as of end 2025.  Due to the hand making and customization of the Lancia Aprea 52 they can build about three to four 52's a year with each unit taking about five months to build.   

www.lanciaaprea.com

New Model: Kadey-Krogen 60 Open

Kadey-Krogen present the new 60 Open, the second Open series model following the 50 Open for a project which was presented two years ago in 2023.  The folks at Kadey-Krogen are always thinking, designing, and perfecting everything they do, since there journey began in 1976.  The new Kadey-Krogen 60 Open is a blue water, all-oceans yacht that redefines today’s passage making yacht, thanks to its asymmetric design with a full body area to port side and a side passage to starboard.  Beyond performance, efficiency and reliability, the interior volume of the 60 Open really sets her apart, reflecting each owners personal preferences with an interior offering a three double cabins accommodation plan, with a full beam midships located owners stateroom, a VIP suite forward, and a third guest cabin to port side, with a third shower head serving guests.  A single berth crew cabin is also located at midships.  Living, dining, and lounging area is all located on the main deck, with a welcome saloon on entrance, a galley, and an L-shaped dinette to forward behind the cabin helm station.  A day head is also located on the main deck, probably the smallest yacht I know to have a day head on the main deck.  The 60 Open like all Kadey-Krogen also benefits from a fully integrated, in-house design and support team. The Krogen 60 Open reflects the creativity and expertise of interior designer Katie Astras, so if a customer want to change some details of the interior they can do it.  The 60 Open is powered by twin 200hp John Deere diesels are standard, with protected propellers and skegs and an island-friendly draft that will open-up adventures.

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.23 m (63.1ft)

Hull Length - 18.3 m

Waterline Length - 16.5 m

Beam - 5.77 m

Draft - 1.73 m

Displacement - 54,400 kg half load

Fuel Capacity - 6814 l

Water Capacity - 1700 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x John Deere 4045 AFM45 M3 200hp

Propulsion - line shaft four bladed propellers with protection skeg

Speed - nine knots cruise, six knots long range

Range - 1760 nautical miles at nine knots, 5376 nautical miles at six knots

Hull Shape - pure full displacement

Construction - hand laid Cook gelcoat and Kyntex fiberglass, Corecell core above waterline and super structure

Project - Kadey-Krogen, Katie Astras interior

www.kadeykrogen.com

Out of Control Hatteras Yacht Collides Into Pershing in Miami River

A 24 meter Hatteras yacht titled m/y Top Shelf was filmed as it collided with a fifteen meter Pershing yacht and then a sailing yacht of about thirteen meters at the Miami River, on the afternoon of Monday 24 March.  The cause of the collision was not reported though in the short clip shared on social media outlet Facebook by Lacey Meade, it seems the yacht is only running on the port engine, but still pushing to port.  The yacht collided with a Tiki Company cocktail boat first, then colliding scrubbed its port side with the Pershing yacht port side, and to the smaller sailing yacht.  The incident was reported to the police, who came to the scene and took photos of the cocktail boat and damaged yachts, and is doing an investigation on the incident.

M/y Top Shelf is a 2007 Hatteras 80 Motor Yacht as produced from 2004 up to 2015 in twenty units.  The involved Pershing is a 50.1 model as designed by Fulvio de Simoni and produced from 2010 to 2015 in about forty units.

Project: C-Tender 60

C-Tender part of the Custom Yacht continues to expand with the 60 project, as designed by Paolo Tamburini from Domus Yacht Design.  Mr. Tamburini has designed the C-Tender 60 in two versions Open and Fly.  The C-Tender 60 will feature modern lines and layout, with the feature of a lower deck saloon serving the large and low cockpit deck. This area can also be changed to the be the owners stateroom with direct access to the water. The C-Tender 60 will feature a standard layout of three double cabins with three heads, with a two berth crew cabin forward. But the C-Tender 60 is a customizable yacht. The C-Tender is powered by twin Volvo 800hp with IPS pod drives as standard, this giving a top speed of 27 knots and a cruise of 24.

www.ctenderboats.com

New Model: Bluefix Boatworks NorthCape 51

Bluefix Boatsworks from down under New Zealand has just launched its largest build to date with the NorthCape 51 it launched at end of 2024.  The NorthCape Custom 51 has been designed to deliver exceptional fishing performance coupled with a luxury interior.  The 51 has a hull designed to enable anglers to chase down fish fast, while keeping the cockpit as dry as possible.  The Bluefix NorthCape 51 is build with epoxy foam core construction with full resin infusion of all components and flat panels. The hull and superstructure has been hand laid and vacuum consolidated.  The full gloss teak interior will be both functional and luxurious. The North Cape 51 features an aft drop-down window will create a very social space which unites with the aft cockpit.  The lower deck features a three cabin, two bathroom layout.  The Bluefix NorthCape 51 is standard powered by twin Scania 750hp for top speeds up to thirty knots and a cruise of 22, but the first featured 875hp units.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.6 m (51.1ft)

Beam - 5.2 m

Draft - 

Displacement - 

Fuel Capacity - 5200 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Scania DI 13 750hp, or 875hp
Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - thirty knots max, 22 cruise with 750hp

Construction - resin infused with epoxy resin and PVC foam core

www.bluefixboatworks.co.nz

Performance Marine New Web Site

Performance Marine presents its new web site. Performance Marine was founded in 1984 by Cleto Cranchi debuting with the Performance 707 in that same year as designed by Albino Pozzi.  The 707 will be followed by the 607 a couple years later and eventually larger models, like the 907 in 1992.  In 2016 Performance Marine is sold to T Eckhard Spoerr and Alium Technology AG who move the offices in Germany.  Performance has in 2021 transferred itself to Hamburg, Germany, with the operation side of the business transferred, and boat building at the new premises starting from this 2025 year.  Currently Performance has three new models all in project design stages being on offer; 90X, 120X, and 150X.  The 90X is the first model of the new era to arrive; planned to launch in the first half of 2025.  Performance Marine new website is available in German and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; About Us, The New 90X, Blog, and Contact. 

www.performance-marine.de

Production History:

707 1984-

607 1986-2004

907/1001 1992/2021-2023

1107/1201 1994/2015-2024

807/901 /2015-2024

1407/1501 -2015/2024

607 (ii)/701 2005/2015-19

1307 2008-2015

The first Performance Marine the 707 by Cleto Cranchi

Project: Admiral 100m Project Titanium

 

Sitting at 100 meters Project Titanium is to be the largest Admiral Yacht build to date, expanding its current largest build by 26 meters.  Project Titanium is designed by Winch, a secretive project which started to take shape in 2021 and is supposed to launch later this year, what is currently the largest super yacht currently build in Italy.  For a country which has a global market share over 50% for super yachts above 24 meters in build that is no small feat.  Admiral Project Titanium will feature Azipods type propulsion, and is to be powered by Diesel Electric.  Since becoming part of the Italian Sea Group in 2011, Admiral has changed its building demographic not little, from being specialized in fast planning alloy super yachts under fifty meters till 2010, and a competitor to Baglietto, it has become proficient in building always larger super yachts above fifty meter, in both semi-custom platforms and fully custom builds.    

www.admiral-yachts.com

Eddie Jordan OBE 1948 - 2025

Serial yacht owner, previous Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76, in Cape Town South Africa, on Thursday twentieth March at his home in Cape Town.  Eddie Jordan was born on thirtieth March 1948 in Dublin, Ireland.  The past December 2024, Eddie Jordan announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year.  Before starting his motorsports career at the age of 22, Eddie worked at the Bank of Ireland.  At the age of 23 Eddie won the Irish Kart Championship in 1971. Three years later, he would move to Formula Ford to make his mark, winning the Irish Formula Atlantic Championship in 1978, racing in the British Formula Three and Formula Two and even doing a small amount of testing for McLaren.  Jordan founded his first team, Eddie Jordan Racing, in 1979, competing in the British Formula Three, and Formula 3000 winning  the former championship in 1987  with Johnny Herbert.  In 1991 Eddie entered Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix, the team which debuted Michael Schumacher into Formula One in what was the team's debut season in that year.  Jordan Grand Prix lasted till January 2005 having its best race result in 1998 when drivers Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher finished first and second at the Belgian Grand Prix, and in 1999 when Heinz-Harald Frentzen secured two wins for the team throughout the season, eventually finishing third overall in the drivers' championship.  Jordan Grand Prix was sold in early 2005 bought by the Midland Group, financed by Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider.  Jordan's wealth of experience and keen racing acumen resulted in a stint as chief analyst for Formula One coverage on the BBC, and later Channel Four from 2009 up till his death in 2025. Jordan passion for sports would continue far beyond his motor racing days, with Jordan becoming a shareholder in the Celtic Football Club and the co-owner of the historic London Irish Rugby Club, the later owned today by his son Kyle.  Eddie Jordan was a boating lover, born by the sea on the east coast of Ireland not far from Dublin, boats have always been in his blood, spending the early part of his formative teenage years competing on board the International 420 Class Dinghy.  Following his entry into motor racing, yachting will be side lined, only for him to return as a multiple boat and yacht owner over the years.  He started as a repeat Sunseeker owner, having owned ten builds from the boat builder of Poole and often ordering the biggest yacht from 1986 to 2017.  He was eventually given the title as Sunseeker ambassador, and from 2018 to 2021 also served on Oyster yachts board of directors and again as brand ambassador.  Some of Eddie Jordan boats and yachts over the years include the following; Sunseeker Portofino 21 XPS 1986, Sunseeker 121 Yacht 2007 to 2012, Elan 450 2008 to 2010, Oyster 655 2011 to 2012, Oyster 885GT from 2012 to 2014, Sunseeker 155 Yacht 2014 to 2017, Oyster 495 2022 to 2023.  Eddie Jordan's latest yacht from 2018 up till the past December 2024 was a 2007 hull two of four of the Perini Navi 45M semi-custom build to order series.  Eddie Jordan is survived by his wife Marie McCarthy, and his four children; Zoe, Miki, Zak and Kyle.

New Model: Columbus Atlantique 47M

Columbus Yachts announces the launch of the first unit of the Atlantique 47 metres. The vessel has been named m/y Acqua Chiara. Unmistakable exteriors with taut yet fluid lines, which widen at the centre of the boat and then taper at the stern and bow. Unquestionably an innovative design that focuses on liveability on board and unobstructed contact with the sea. The Columbus Atlantique 47M is build in a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, and was specifically designed to reach a volume of 499 Gross Tonnage. Boasting an exterior and interior design by Hot Lab studio, Atlantique 47 represents a significant new stage in the development of the Columbus design.  The stern lines, as with the entire Atlantique range, are certainly the focal element of this superyacht, which makes sailing inspiration its real identity. At the stern, the outdoor spaces spread over three close levels: from bow to stern we find a first covered dining area, a living area with a scenic pool and opening balconies, and finally a platform with transformer, just above the water. A second large pool is located at the bow of the main deck and is served by a sunbathing area, a circular sofa and side tables.  The interiors are modern, at times almost urban with combinations of materials in visual and sensorial contrast: leather and white and dark marble, glass and mosaic, all by Sicis, in different shades and patterns.  The Master cabin is located forward on the main deck while, below deck, there are two king-size guest suites and two cabins with twin beds, all with private bathrooms in marble and mosaic.  The crew is made up of eight people accommodated in four comfortable cabins forward on the lower deck, whereas the Captain cabin is adjacent to the wheelhouse.  The garage on the starboard side houses a five-metre tender, while at the bow on the port side we find the second garage for the rescue tender and two jet skis.  Twin Cat engines of 1350 horsepower give a maximum speed of fifteen knots, cruising at fourteen and 3400 nautical miles at twelve knots long range capability. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 47 m (154ft)

Beam - 9.11 m

Draft - 2.4 m

Displacement - 496 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 53,500 l

Water Capacity - 6000 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, nine crew in five cabins

Engine - 2 x Cats C32 Acert 1350hp

Propulsion - line shaft

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

Range - 3400 nautical miles at twelve knots

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Hot Lab Studio

Certification - RINA

www.columbusyachts.it

Project: Cayman N580

Cayman Yachts from Italy present the project for the N580, as designed by Satura. The Cayman N580 is part of the Navetta range, an explorer inspired cross over yacht. The Cayman Yachts N580 will offer three exterior dining lounging areas; aft deck, fore deck, and flybridge, while its living dining areas are all to be on the main deck, which will feature an astern galley layout located to starboard. The lower deck of the N580 will feature three double en-suited shower heads, with the master stateroom located to midships. The master stateroom will also feature a beauty deck to port side, and a relaxing sofa the other side to starboard. The Cayman N580 is to be powered by twin Volvo 725hp with IPS pod drives.

www.caymanyachts.it