Ivor Jones 1939 - 2025

Delta Marine co-founder Ivor Jones has passed away aged 86 on Monday 28 July.  Ivor Jones was born on 23 April 1939 in Seattle.  Ivor and his brother Jack entered boating by racing flat bottom boats on nearby Lake Sammamish, becoming a figure of the sport, hitting 100 mph in 1969 the Starfire boat titled Irritation, and 104 mph in 1972 Screaming Yellow Zinker, another Starfire.  In 1967 Ivor and his brother Jack  will start the basis of Delta Marine as the found a small boatyard along the Duwamish River in Seattle to construct fiberglass fishing vessels, starting by building a series of 38 foot fishing vessel.  A year later the premises is expanding and building fifty foot fishing vessels.  In the seventies with the fishing crisis Delta Marine starts a plan entering yacht building, delivering its first yacht in 1973, which was based on the Series 46 platform.  In 1989 Delta Marine will launch its first super yacht with the first of two of the 120 series.   This is followed by over thirty super yachts over the 24 meters size, with the largest being a one off 236 foot launched in 2006.  Still family managed Ivor Jones legacy at Delta Marine is followed by his daughter Michelle who is vice-president, and his son Chris who oversees project management at the shipyard.

Classic Bertram 31 Saved from Sinking Near Porto Cervo

A classic Bertram 31 titled m/y Guga with four persons onboard was saved from sinking as it collided into a submerged reef at Piccolo Pevero, near Porto Cervo, in the Emerald Coast of Sardinia at about 11:30 of Tuesday 29 July.  The Vigili del Fuoco assisted the boaters first, and were also helped by the Guardia Costiera.  All boaters were reported uninjured and following this an operation to save the classic Bertram was started, as water was coming from its rudders.  The classic Bertram was saved and towed to a boat yard in Porto Cervo for repairs.

The Bertram in this sinking is the Ray Hunt designed 31 in the Sedan version.  Produced from 1961 to 1983 in six other versions the Bertram 31 was born from the wooden Moppie prototype race boat which won the Miami Nassau race in 1960.  A timeless sought classic today the 31 started the Bertram brand, and kick started the deep-Vee hull shape form.

Two Injured as Maxi Rib Collides With Catamaran In Cala D'Hort, Ibiza

A man and a woman were injured as a maxi rib of 22 meters collided with a sailing catamaran of twelve meters in length off the beach at Cala d’Hort, near Sant Josep de sa Talaia, to the South West of Ibiza after 19:30 of Monday 28 July.  Palma Maritime Rescue Center and Ibiza Maritime Captaincy responded to the collision, as they took the two injured persons; the catamaran captain and a 53 year old injured Spanish woman to Can Misses Hospital, with the woman reported to be in a serious condition.   The remaining  people on the catamaran were rescued with minor injuries and also taken to Can Misses Hospital for an initial assessment.  The catamaran boat eventually sank and has been flagged as a danger to navigators, with the maxi rib towed to Ibiza harbour by the L/S Hydra.  

The maxi rib in this collision is a Novamarine Black Shiver 220 as produced from 2013 up to 2020.  The Black Shiver 220 is the largest rib ever produced by Novamarine and was replaced by the slight smaller Black Shiver 200 which arrived in 2024.

New Model: Windy SR40

Windy present the new SR40 as designed by Espen Oino for exterior and Design Unlimited for interior.  The all new SR40 will be the third model in Windy's SR Sports Boat Line and represents the sixth novelty introduced in the past three years by the famous Norwegian boat builder.  The SR40 is a center console walk-around, but thanks to the enclosed or transform open of the central lounging area, offers a rare to find all weather protection and usage in the genre which is hard to find.  I can only think of the slightly bigger Bluegame BG42 with inboard engines and a similar enclosed protected central helm dinette area outside, and if you go outboards you can also add the Axopar, XO and similar boats.  The Windy SR40 thought has a feature which the competition does not have, and that is disappearing sliding doors, which open and change it an enclosed to a more open area.  The Windy SR40 can also be specified with drop down bulk-heads which extend the area around the sun-pad and bathing platform, doubling the beach club area.  The interior of the SR40 is that of a weekender and features a V-shaped lounge which can transform to a double, and a shower head to starboard.  The outboard version also features a never seen cool option were by the aft sun-pad lifts up and offers a second double berth protected with Eisen glass canopies, in what would be the engine room of the inboard version.  The Windy SR40 is powered by twin Volvo 440hp with stern drive propulsion for top speeds up to 42 knots, with the outboard version offered with twin Mercury 600hp or triple 400hp for speeds up to fifty and 52 knots respectively.

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.20 m (40ft), 13 m outboard

Beam - 4 m

Displacement - 10 t *inboard

Fuel Capacity - 1130 l

Water Capacity - 200 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 440hp *diesel inboard, 2 x Mercury V12 600hp, 3 x Mercury V10 400hp *petrol gas outboards

Propulsion - Volvo DIP duo prop stern drive, twin or triple Merury outboards

Speed - 42 max with Volvo 440hp, 50 knots max twin Mercury 600hp, 52 triple Mercury 400hp

Project - Espen Oino exterior and naval architecture, Design Unlimited interior

Certification - CE B

www.windy.no

Project: Riva 58 Capri

Riva present the project of the 58 Capri.  Based on mostly everything on the 56 Rivale, the 58 Capri differs for having an integrated hard-top.  For the rest the 58 Capri and 56 Rivale are mostly identical, same cockpit layout; with central sun-pad, L-shaped dinette to port with wet-bar opposite, J-shaped passenger lounge to port, helm station to starboard, and sun-pad forward.  Down below the theme continues with the 58 Capri following the theme of a two plus crew cabin or three cabins layout.  In both layouts the owners room is at midships, VIP suite forward, with saloon and galley in between the cabins.  The Riva 58 Capri is powered by twin Man 1000hp or optional 1200hp, for speeds up to 33 knots with standard engines and up to 37 with the optional units.

www.riva-yacht.com

Eleven Injured as Sport Cruiser Explodes In Prescott, Mississippi River

Eleven boaters were injured as a classic sport cruiser of ten meters in length exploded at Miss-Croix Yacht Harbor, Prescott, Wisconsin, Mississippi river on the afternoon of Saturday 26 July.  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources responded to the blaze, as the boat burnt its mooring lines and also did some fire damage to another boat, with a big merit going to the owner of nearby Leo Landing marina owner who used his flat boat to move the sport cruiser away from nearby boats.  Eight of the people were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of light injuries. The cause of the fire is reported to be a gas build up, as the skipper of the sport cruiser reported the boat exploding at the third try of ignition.    

The sport cruiser in this explosion is a Wellcraft 3200 St. Tropez as produced from 1985 to 1993 in 1700 units.  The 3200 St. Tropez was a replacement to the 3100 Express and was replaced by the 3200 Martinique.  While the other boat which was involved in the fire was a Carver 36 Aft Cabin.

Yacht Collides Into Sea Wall at Marina del Rey, California

A 23 meter motor yacht collided into a sea wall near to the El Torito Restaurant, at Marina del Rey, California just before 15:00 of Saturday 26 July.  Los Angeles County Fire fighters responded to the collision, with no injuries reported apart the damage to the yacht's bow and sea wall.  The yacht is reported to have had a mechanical failure, probably a throttle malfunction as it headed making way into the sea wall.   Following the incident the yacht was towed away.

The yacht in this collision is a Lazzara 76, as produced from 1992 to 2002 in 48 units.  The Lazzara 76 was available with two important layout options; wide-body deck house and enclosed sky-lounge flybridge.  Lazzara made thirty in each of these versions.  The Lazzara 76 was replaced by the 80 in 2003.

Dalla Pieta New Web Site

Dalla Pieta from Venice, Italy presents its new World wide web showroom.  Dalla Pieta was started in 1949 when Bepi Dalla Pieta builds his first boat, but it will be ten years later to this when the first establishment is opened on the Giudecca island in Venice.  The first builds of Bepi Dalla Pieta are outboard sport boats from four to seven meters named; Rio, Laguna, and Ionio and these are soon followed by other inboard models; Adriatico, Tirreno, and Pacifico.  Thanks to its Hunt inspired deep Vee hulls various Dalla Pieta models have success in many competitions and soon the name is associated with good sea keeping, so the company launches the revolutionary Manta a boat fully dedicated to racing.  In the seventies Dalla Pieta due to more clients demand moves its premises to Marghera where it can build larger craft up to fourteen meters.  In the eighties comes the transfer of ownership to the sons of Bepi; Gianni and Giorgio who expand to a new production facility in Fusina-Malcontenta in 1987, switching all production to fiberglass, following the debut of the DP6 in 1986, which is followed with the the 28 and 37 Altair sport cruisers.  This is followed by the 43, the 52 Asterion flybridge motor yacht, and the very revolutionary for the early nineties 43 and 55 Al Na'Ir fully enclosed hard top models.  Both the Al Na'Ir featured a patio door and an opening canopy capsule style hard top which was ahead of its time.  In 2000 Andrea Mevorach buys Dalla Pieta, and brings important organizational changes with Michele Cazzanti head of the company sided along Giorgio, and engineer Fausto Colombi coming from Riva and Sarnico yards taking responsibility of building. This new energy gives huge growth to Dalla Pieta in the period 2002 to 2007, stopped only as the 2008 Big Recession hits the World and the yachting sector at the fall of that year.  In 2010 following a period under administration Dalla Pieta is purchased by Jian Yong Zhu and Millennium Marine company who gives the helm to Franco Nocera and Giovan Battista Penzo, both part of the Venice brand recent history, with this experience lasting about five years, as the Chinese ownership seems confused.  In 2022 Giorgio Dalla Pieta along with other investors from the Veneto region buys back the Dalla Pieta name in 2022.  Today Dalla Pieta offers three sport yacht models, all in project stages from fifteen to 26 meters; and start with the DP 50 HT Re-Evoluzione and go to the DP 86 HT Re-Evoluzione.  Dalla Pieta new web site is available in Italian and English language and takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Mission, Yachts, Refitting, and About. 

www.dallapieta-yachts.it

Production History;

6 mt Pacific 196?-79

7

10 Open 1973-80

13 mt Andromeda 1974- 

10 Fly 1978-80

12 Fly 1980-

11 Fast Commuter 1985

DP6 Week-End 1986-88 

28 Altair 1987-93 

37 Altair 1988-

28 Aquarius 1988-90

52 Asterion 1989-

43 Asterion 1991-97

43 Al'Nair 1992-97

55 Al'Nair 1994-97

55 Asterion 1996-2001

48 Al'Nair 1997-

56 Asterion 2001-05

58 HT 2003-10

80 2004-08 (4)

59 2005-

72 2006-

50 HT 2007-14 (4)

70 Fly 2012-14 (2)

The 6 Week-End, Dalla Pieta first fiberglass boat.

Project: Sanlorenzo SX120

Sanlorenzo presents the SX120 project, the largest-ever yacht in the Italian SX crossover range, as designed by Zuccon with interiors by Piero Lissoni.  Sanlorenzo's SX crossover explorer line has been a huge success for the World famous Italian brand, a range which debuted with the SX88 as designed by Mauro Micheli in 2017, with this followed by the smaller SX76 and to date has sold in over 160 hulls for four different models from 23 to 33 meters.  This new big SX120 is to be a replacement of the SX112 which in a five years production has sold in sixteen hulls, and is to add some unedited features which appear for the first time in the range.  The big news is that it will use the new Volvo professional set up, of two engines per pod drive, by what is understood is that she is the first yacht to be commercialized with this propulsion which was announced by the Swedish engine maker at the Dusseldorf boat show of 2024.  The real unique traits of the SX120 though and helped by its 35 meters of length, will be a master stateroom on the forward deck, and a top fourth deck with free moving furniture, what Sanlorenzo calls the Sun Deck.  For the rest the SX120 builds on the features of the previous smaller SX's, from drop down bulk-heads which extend the size of the largest aft deck probably in the category with Sanlorenzo debuting these in 2023 with the SX100, to the lounge which serves the aft cockpit this presented on the SX112 and was then followed again on the SX100.  The first SX120 is I believe nearly completed with the first unit set to debut at the Cannes yachting festival.

www.sanlorenzoyacht.com

Sea Ray Cruiser Ends Aground in Livingston Channel, Michigan

A Sea Ray sport cruiser of ten meters in length ended beached near Grosse Ile, Michigan on the Livingston Channel on the evening of Thursday 24 July.  A navigational error caused the incident for a story shared by Instagram user Havensgeoff and then re-shared by the TheQualifiedCaptain.  The amount of people on the Sea Ray cruiser and who assisted in the aftermath is not reported.  The Sea Ray cruiser had its name covered, with the damage looking to be not so big, also because the Sea Ray beached itself of what looks to be soft ground.

The Sea Ray in this beaching is a second generation 330 Sundancer as produced from 1995 to 1999.  The 330 Sundancer was a replacement to the first generation 330 Sundancer, and was replaced by the second generation Sea Ray 340 Sundancer.