New Launch: Cantiere delle Marche One-Off 148.34

Cantiere delle Marche announces the launch of the custom explorer super yacht 148.34 titled as motor yacht Tremenda, and formerly known as Project T. After careful consideration, a very experienced Owner chose Cantiere delle Marche to bring his unique vision to life: Cantiere delle Marche 148.34 has been crafted precisely to his wishes and specifications and the beautifully designed and built explorer yacht touched the water in Ancona under the eyes of the owners and their family. Cantiere delle Marche 148.34 is designed by Giorgio M.Cassetta with naval architecture from Sergio Cutolo and his firm Hydro Tec. It's difficult to capture the full impact of of this 45 meter super yacht who brings a bold, striking design in a simplicity, with geometric lines that are both rigorous and refined. This balance of minimalism and elegance commands attention, leaving a lasting impression with her confident and sophisticated presence. Stepping aboard this 34th Cantiere delle Marche super yacht, you're immediately struck by its thoughtfully designed layout. Each space is carefully proportioned, with expansive, floor-to-ceiling windows that enhance the sense of openness and connection to the surroundings. The yacht's layout optimizes guest and crew circulation, ensuring seamless movement throughout. This design not only maximizes comfort for Owners and guests but also streamlines service, enabling the crew to operate with ease and efficiency. The yacht will host eight guests in four large suites located on the Lower deck. The Owners have reserved for themselves the forward section of the Main deck where a full beam apartment with his and her bathrooms, dressing and adjoining lounging area provide them with an area to relax in total privacy. Smart naval architecture and engineering solutions by Sergio Cutolo/Hydro Tec makes the most out of Tremenda's full displacement hull. Powered by twin Man 1400hp engines, giving a top speed up to fourteen knots, a range above four thousand nautical this fourth fully custom Cantiere delle Marche One-Off build asserts herself as a beautiful and highly efficient explorer yacht.

Technical Data:

LOA - 45 m (147.6ft)

Hull Length - 43.8 m

Beam - 8.60 m

Draft - 2.55 m full load

Displacement - 412 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 53,000 l

Water Capacity - 11,500 l

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1400hp

Propulsion - line shaft with ZF gearbox

Speed - fourteen knots max, eleven knots cruise, ten knots long range

Range - 4300 nautical miles at ten knots

Project - Giorgio M.Cassetta exterior and interior, Sergio Cutolo Hyrdo Tec naval architect

Certification - Class of Malta hull, Mach Y

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Project: GX Superyachts 34 RPH

GX Superyachts has unveiled the project for an upcoming GX34 at the Palm Beach International Boat Show 2025. With sleek, timeless design and fantastic exterior spaces, it is proof positive that responsible design need make no compromise on comfort or functionality. The announcement of the new model comes hot on the heels of news that building work has already begun on the brand’s GX42 flagship. There has been such a clamour of interest around the debut of this exciting new sustainable super yachting business, that it made sense to proceed quickly with a second model. Like its bigger sister, the heart of the GX34 project is the tantalising promise of the full superyacht lifestyle without the full CO2 emissions that usually accompany it. Under the banner of the Responsible Yachting movement, GX Superyachts is spearheading a revolution in the way that even large yachts can maximise electrical power and reduce their reliance on traditional diesel. The result for the GX34 is emissions that are 30% lower than the standard. Through sister company Greenline Yachts, GX Superyachts can draw on decades of experience in hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. The solution combines twin 200kW electric motors with up to 2132kW of diesel power, for the best of both worlds. There is silent and vibration-free electric propulsion over short distances with powerful, efficient internal combustion engines for greater speeds and distances. A vast lithium-ion battery bank of up to 800kWh permits optimum power management. With the option of up to 46 solar panels for. The GX34 RPH set into the superstructure and hard top, the GX34 can generate up to 30MWh of solar energy per year to spend long periods at anchor without the need to switch on the generators. Even with the air conditioning turned right up and the help of the very efficient battery, the yacht can run hotel systems in silent electric mode for up to 48 hours, ensuring guests get a comfortable night’s sleep. And with a greater reliance on natural ventilation, that silent period lengthens considerably. When battery levels fall too low, super-efficient generators start up automatically for rapid three-hour charging. And for longer, faster passages, the twin diesel engines take the strain. In this mode, the electric motors can serve as battery chargers as well, utilising energy ‘wasted’ by the engines. This ensures that the GX34 reaches its destination with full batteries. The GX34 delivers impressive performance, boasting an oceanic range of 10,000 nautical miles in hybrid mode at six knots. It cruises comfortably at twelve knots and can reach a top speed of sixteen knots, depending on the chosen performance package, which includes the option of twin 749kW engines. Larger engine configurations and "Hybrid Sport" packages are currently under study. To create an exceptional product takes exceptional design, so GX Superyachts has assembled a team of internationally prominent designers. Marco Casali is responsible for the exterior looks and the interior styling, while Francesco Rogantin of NAMES has tuned the naval architecture for maximum efficiency and stability. The yacht unveiled at Palm Beach is the raised pilot house RPH variant, with a low-profile flybridge crowning the superstructure. But like all GX Superyachts, there is a Fly and an even slicker Coupe version available, where the roof of the superstructure forms a single elegant convex curve. All models feature a generously shaded guest cockpit aft with dining space and comfortable lounge seating. A sensational entertaining and relaxing space is centred on the lower aft deck, which grows to more than 50 square metres of space when the two side wings are lowered.  There’s the option of a saltwater pool integrated into the aft platform, which has been designed to lift and store a tender up to four meters long. On the GX34 RPH version, the generous flybridge deck can be configured according to the owner’s wishes. Informal dining, epic lounging space and a bar are all part of the vision, and the designers have also studied the option for a Jacuzzi, positioned aft with an unbeatable view. Proportions for the interior are equally grandiose. There are five guest cabins, the jewel of which is naturally the owner’s stateroom, occupying pride of place forward on the main deck. From the owner’s king-size bed, there are sweeping 270-degree views of the horizon through deep glazing. Naturally enough at this scale, the owner is welcome to bring their own designer to the project, but Casali has imagined an interior that perfectly complements the clean, aerodynamic lines of the exterior. It’s all about natural woods, leathers and stones that create a comfortable, calming oasis. These are carefully selected for their sustainability, closing the circle on this yacht’s philosophy of Responsible Yachting.

www.gx-superyachts.com

New Model: Sanlorenzo SD132

In a private ceremony held in Monaco on the first week of April Sanlorenzo presented its new SD132. Coming from a design of Zuccon, the SD132 is the largest ever to come from Sanlorenzo SD line, replacing the SD126 as the flaghsip, but is also the Italian builder largest fiberglass build to date.  Debuting in 2007 with the Paszkowski designed SD92, the SD line was the first initiative of Massimo Perotti new ownership to branch Sanlorenzo in other areas of motor yachting, beyond the offer of modern conservative looking planning motor yachts the respected Viareggio builder was known for at the time.  The SD line proved a winner for Sanlorenzo which as at today has delivered over a hundred hulls, in a total of seven models from 27 to forty meters in size.  This first SD132 was titled m/y Andiamo, which translates in English to Lets Go and also featured interiors designed by the same Zuccon.  While featuring the same classic inspired design the SD132 is full of modern amenities like an expandable beach area with drop down bulk heads which is also connected to the aft deck, and features a bar area with TV, but also a side tender garage, and a second garage on the bow deck.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 unlike other SD models is also asymmetric with it being wide body to starboard of the main deck.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 is powered by twin Man 1650hp or Cat 1622hp for speeds up to seventeen knots, a cruise of thirteen, and maximum range up to 3200 nautical miles.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 has already gone off to a flying start with five other hulls already signed before this first unit was completed.

Technical Data:

LOA - 40.70 m (133.5ft)

Beam - 8.47 m

Draft - 2.58 m

Displacement - 420 gt*volume

Fuel Capacity - 42,000 l

Water Capacity - 8000 l

Accommodation - ten/twelve guests in five cabins, eight crew in four cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 650hp, Cats C32 1622hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - seventeen knots max, thirteen cruise

Range - up to 3200 nautical miles at best cruise

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Project - Zuccon exterior, and interior for hull one

www.sanlorenzoyacht.com

Project: Anvera 200s Racing

Arriving in 2016 with the 55 model Anvera has been one of the most growing brands of recent years and now its presents a new twenty meter flagship with the 200s project. Expanding its current largest offer by three meters the evolutionary new Anvera flagship is to be fully built in carbon fibre, in a statement of excellence and innovation, a hyper yacht which preserves the company's philosophy of sustainable performances.  At twenty meters in length with a six-meter beam, which becomes near to seven meters with the side terraces open and expanding the area to a space of forty square meters, the Anvera 200s offers an exceptional combination of speed, efficiency, and sustainability while maintaining great attention to guest comfort on board.  The Anvera 200s will be a semi-custom special series, with only a few units build each year, with each vessel fully customizable to meet the unique needs of the lucky owner.  Anvera as it does in its smaller models is committed even more with the 200s to delivering a tailored experience that ensures each units reflects its owner’s vision. With excellent interior space and liveability, it will be possible to configure a 200s with up to three cabins, thus tailoring each environment to the unique needs of each customer.  The Anvera 200s is to be standard powered by twin Man 1300hp with surface drives for top speeds up to fifty knots and a cruise of forty. Want more performance the 200s Racing version powered by twin Man 2200hp paired with Top System surface propellers will cruise at fifty knots, and give a maximum speed of over seventy knots.

www.anvera.it

One Woman Dead in Yacht Fire on Stella River Udine Italy

One German woman was killed, and a man was grievously injured as a yacht of seventeen meters in length went ablaze at Marina Stella, in Palazzolo della Stella, on the Stella River, province of Udine, to the North East of Italy on 03:00 early hours of Wednesday 23 April.  The fire was reported first by onlookers who launched the alarm, with the Vigili del Fuoco of Latisana and Lignano Sabiadoro taking the call.  The couple, the man explained in the late morning, were surprised in their sleep, after hearing some suspicious noises and had gotten up to check.  Then, however, he was no longer able to return below deck to help his wife, and in an attempt to reach her was seriously burned and inhaled smoke.  When the flames reached him, he jumped into the water.  The man was urgently transferred by helicopter to an emergency room at the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Udine for treatment.  The search for the body of the dead woman is still ongoing, as the Carabinieri of Latisana are investigating the fire.

The yacht in this fire is a Horizon Elegance 57 as produced from the late nineties till 2004. The Elegance 57 was replaced by the Horizon Elegance 54.  Elegance was a brand created by German Yacht brokerage firm Drettmann bringing the design input and Horizon in Taiwan building the yachts, with this collaboration lasting from 1993 till 2010.

New Model: Rio Le Mans 45

Rio continue to expand its Coupe Walkaround line and present the Le Mans 45, the second model in the series which follows the Le Mans 50.  The Le Mans line is for the most part based on the Daytona line models, from which it retains the main features, with the difference coming from the three part hard-top that envelops the cockpit and provides extra protection.  The Rio Le Mans 45 offers easy stern to bow movement thanks to its deep walk around decks, along with a spacious cockpit that allows for convivial moments with guests. The Le Mans 45 also features the spacious transformable cockpit being the fulcrum of life onboard.  The cockpit also includes two expandable bulkheads which drop down to become balconies that allow for expanded connection to the sea and surrounding nature. The movable seats enable the layout to be customized within minutes, creating a large sofa around the fixed table. The helm console, modern in design and highly technological, is complemented by an external galley to port side.  On the fore deck the Le Mans 45 provides double opposite-facing sofas at the bow, where there is also a large sunbed on the cabin coach roof.  The interiors, conceived by the renowned Sy Design studio, are bright and crafted to be both functional and intelligent, and offer two cabins sleeping four guests; master double forward and two twin at midship, and accompanied by a well-designed bathroom to starboard side, and a unit to port side. The Rio Le Mans 45 is powered by twin Yanmar 370hp or 550hp inboard engines with shafts, and or a triple outboard set up which sit invisible under the sun-pad.

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.70 m (44.9ft)

Hull Length - 11.9 m

Beam - 4.10 m

Draft - 0.60 m excludes drives and props

Displacement - 12,000 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 1200 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Yanmar 8LV 370hp or 6LF 550hp, 3 x Mercury Verado 400hp

Propulsion - line shaft inboards, or triple Mercury outboard set up

Speed - 38 knots max 32 cruise with Yanmar 550hp, 44 knots with triple 400hp Mercury

Project - Veronica Yien and Matteo Sassone SY design interior

Certification - CE B

www.rioyachts.net

40 Boats and Yachts Destroyed by Fire in Nautica Aqua Olbia Sardinia

Forty boats and yachts from ten to thirty meters in length were destroyed in a super fire at Nautica Aqua yacht yard shed in via Madagascar, Cala Saccaia, Cipnes industrial area, Olbia for a blaze which started just after 15:30 of Tuesday 22 April.  The Olbia, Arzachena and Tempio Vigili dell Fuoco, plus the specialized units of Costa Smeralda airport, coordinated by the Sassari fire station responded to this complicated extinguishing operation, which with a shed full of boats and yachts, made it become an oven fuelled by glass fibre and the fuel inside the vessels.  The fire fighting operation lasted till the following morning, and seventeen hours to turn off and extinguish.  In a miracle no one was injured in this fire with the exception of one yard worker which suffered little smoke inhalation and was treated on the spot.  The 118 Emergency helicopter was also involved, along with the local police and Carabinieri.  It is not confirmed how the fire started, if from a boat or yacht, or an electrical failure in the shed, with an investigation being opened to find out on what really happened.

Nautica Aqua was founded in 2012 by Raffaele Virdis a previous service manager with Ferretti Group, and Gruppo Gaias a property developer from the area.  With this synergy Nautica Aqua grew fast, operating two big sheds; Aqua and Aquarius adjacent to each other in Madagascar street.

It will be impossible to note all the boats and yachts in this fire, but information has come that a Cerri 86 Flying Sport, Magnum 53 Maltese, and an Otam 65 have been lost.  We will update this list if more information will come along.

Engine: Baudouin 6F21 1000hp

Baudouin present the 6F21, a six-cylinder, 12.5-liter engine producing up to 1000hp, enabling a best-in-class power density in a very compact and light original marine design. This level of performance was achieved not by a single development, but by evolution in multiple technologies. The 6F21 includes a strengthened engine structure to withstand high torque and a higher cylinder pressure well over 200 bar. A two-stage turbocharger system is also fitted on the engine, along with two intercoolers, and a high-end common rail system, operating at 2200 bar. To keep the overall weight down, light materials have been utilized. In the 6F21 every part that can be made of aluminium, is made of aluminium. Cast iron and steel are only used when stress and temperature demand it. Flywheel housing, the oil sump, covers, brackets, supports, and even heat exchanger bodies are all constructed from light alloys. The end result is a high power and lightweight engine, but one that still promises a long life, with the robustness that Baudouin are known for. Every 6F21 engine also has optimized maintenance for low total cost of ownership, and complies with IMO II and EPA III standards, with IMO III and EPA IV following soon. The 6F21 delivers a genuine marine design with marine components, such as individual cylinder heads that make maintenance easy, even in the smallest of engine rooms. The fuel filters are mounted in the front to allow an easy and quick maintenance, and there is no need to dismantle any part of the engine in order to reach a component. The latest safe technology is also included as standard, such as double wall HP pipes, a protected rail, fuel leak sensor, and marine-approved components and monitoring systems. Like all Baudouin units, these are not ‘marinized’ truck engines, but specialized products designed for the challenges of working life at sea. The 6F21 is available in the two other duty ratings with continuous compact power. This includes best-in-class for power output at intermittent duty 815hp, and light duty 900hp. Overall, the Baudouin 6F21 is one of the best engines in-class for power density throughout all three duty ratings.

www.baudouin.com

Project: Itama 54

Ferretti Group looks back to Itama, as it presents the totally new 54 project as designed by Tommaso de Luca.  A totally new Itama has long been coming since 2009 and the Fifty, the last totally new model from the Ferretti Group owned iconic blue and white open yacht, and as the new models which came from 2012, like the 45 and 62 and subsequent S and RS were all in reality evolutions of the Forty and FiftyFive from 2006 and 2007 respectively.  For this new Itama 54 project Ferretti Group bring new designer Tommaso de Luca, a previous Luca Bassani of Wally prodigy, who will have to bring a cautious evolution side, against the revolutionary one he was taught.  De Luca replaces Marco Casali, who marked the Ferretti's Group Itama since the they own the name by the year ending 2024, with his designs bringing success and a soft evolution respecting the name to the letter.  54 means also a second generation model, with the Mario Amati Itama 54 as produced from 1985 to 2001 being also the flagship till 1996.  For his first Itama De Luca brings traditional input in this new 54 like the windshield which is similar to the Mario Amati 1986 launched 45, which then evolved as 46 in 1995, and then the 50 in 2003, with new evolutions incoming; see angle outwards stern, and fore deck which is not flush and drops slightly down in the middle section, and will also integrate a sun-pad.  The 54 will also feature window glazing serving the cabin area on the hull side.  The accommodation on the cockpit is superb, and the Itama 54 will feature spaces nearly competing with those of the 62; a C-shaped lounger forward, a C-shaped dinette, the large sun-pad aft with storage underneath all lying to starboard, with helm station and wet-bar behind it to port side.  The Itama 54 lower deck will feature two cabins, two bathrooms, a galley and a dinette.  The spacious master cabin forward contains a central bed with two large storage drawers in the base and two wardrobes. The guest cabin located to midships and can be furnished with a queen-size bed or bunk beds. Next to the fully appointed galley is a dinette with a sofa and a table.  The Itama 54 will be powered by twin Man 730hp as standard or optional 850hp with line shaft propulsion, with top speeds of 33 knots and 37 knots respectively.  The first new Itama 54 should arrive in the half of this year.

www.itama-yacht.com

Marex New Web Site

Marex presents its new web site.  Marex was founded in 1973 by Eyvin Aalrud in Rykene, with the name coming from the Latin words Mare-Rex which means King of the Sea.  In its first year Marex debuted the 24 Sun Cab model, which was also offered in a 24 Sun Fun variant by the end of that year.  The first Marex 24 Sun Cab model will be produced for fourteen years selling 432 units, its second best sold model to date following the 21 Flexi from the eighties till 2001 which sold in 593 units.  In 1979 Marex suffers a set back as its Rykene factory is destroyed by a fire, with Eyvin relocating in Fevik, a previous Fjord Boats factory.  In 1996 Marex started a cooperation with Saulius Pajarskas and Raimondas Siugzdinis who had a small boat production facility in Kaunas, Lithuania.  This was started with the 270 Estremo model, but eventually all the production will be moved to the Baltic state.  Marex has always been a family holding and continues as at today with this philosophy with Eyvin sons, Espen and Thomas Aalrud taking over the company helm in 2009.  Marex has up till today build over 3500 boats in over thirty different models, and received twelve awards. Today Marex offers seven models from nine to twelve meters, starting with the 310 Sun Cruiser and go up to 440, with its latest model being the 440 Scandinavia arriving in early 2025. Marex new website takes you around with the following buttons; Our Boats, Discover Marex, Latest News, Marex Shop, Contact Us, Dealers Only, Press Area, Log In, and Register.  Marex is also on social media with bottom page buttons taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.marex.no

Production History;

24 Sun Cab 1973-87 (432)

24 Sun Fun 1973-87

32 Friendship 1974-99 (140)

23 DC 1976-85 (167)

27 Sun Cruiser 1979-90 (111)

21 Flexi 1980-2001 (593)

77 Holiday 1983-90 (356)

770 Dagger 1984-91 (60)

2100 Dixie 1985-90 (35)

2300 Gambler 1985-91 (99)

1700 Pepper 1987-90 (25)

8900 Sun Cruiser 1988-89

1900 Chili 1988- (35)

277 Consul 1988- (102)

277 Holiday 1988-90 

7100 Touring Sport 1989-2001 (89)

290 Sun Cruiser 1990-2005 (356)

280 Holiday 1991- (350)

27 Quintet 1994-97 (38)

270 Estremo 1996-2015 (306)

330 Millennium Scandinavia 2000-04

21 Duckie 2001-

330 Cabriolet Cruiser 2005-

300 Sun Cruiser 2006- (159)

350 Cabriolet Cruiser 2006-20

350 Scandinavia 2006-

370 Aft Cabin 2008-14

320 Aft Cabin Cruiser 2012-20 *320 Holiday Cruiser project

310 Sun Cruiser 2014-

373 ACC 2015-23

375 2016-

360 Cabrio Cruiser 2020=

330 Scandinavia 2021-

440 Gourmet Cruiser 2023- *420 project

440 Scandinavia 2025-

Marex first model, the 24 Sun Cab produced from 1973 to 87