Project: Nerea NY40 Walkaround

Nerea continue to expand its NY40 sport cruiser platform, and present the NY40 Walkaround.  The Walkaround version of the NY40 provides wide, safe passageways from fore to aft, allowing easier movement to the fore deck.  Two steps up lead to the fore, but continue the walk around feature of the side deck, with the sundeck located on the usual NY40 deck level.  The Nerea NY40 offers a lower deck accommodation sleeping four, with a V-shaped dinette or double berth forward, and a twin berth at midships, with a shower head to starboard.  With this new Walkaround version the Nerea NY40 now features seven versions; this including the three propulsion choices; stern drive inboard, outboards, shaft drive, Open or T-Top option, and the Cosmo Platform option for the bathing platform.

www.nereayacht.com

New Model: Majesty 100 Terrace

Presented during the 2025 Dubai boat the past March is the Majesty new 100 Terrace as designed by the Dutch Phantom studio.  A replacement to the 100 model after seven years of production, the Majesty 100 Terrace is adeptly named as such for its expanding fold down terraces, which expand the aft deck, but also open the view while lounging.  The Majesty 100 Terrace also features a private terrace to fore peak, serving the owners stateroom located on the main deck, along with 270 degrees views.  Dutch designers Phantom presented the 100 Terrace presenting a sleek silhouette and bold presence, while still delivering an important 199 Gross Tonnage of volume. With this increase in space the 100 Terrace offers a 20% increase in entertainment space, with every deck designed for social gatherings, while the interiors balance form and function for comfort.  Bathed in natural light through expansive glass skylights, the yacht’s wide, open spaces create a seamless indoor-outdoor connection, enhancing its airy, open feel. The Majesty 100 Terrace boasts expansive entertainment and dining areas framed by floor-to-ceiling patio doors, creating a perfect space for social gatherings.  The upper deck features a luxurious sky lounge and wheelhouse, while the lower deck houses four spacious suite cabins for eight guests. For added indulgence, the sundeck includes skylights, jacuzzi sunbeds and dining spaces, catering to those who crave an extra touch of luxury. The Majesty 100 Terrace is powered by twin MTU 1920hp which give a twenty knots top speed.

Technical Data:

LOA - 32.25 m (105.8ft)

Beam - 7.2 m

Draft - 1.87 m

Displacement - 145 t

Fuel Capacity - 15,152 l

Water Capacity - 3028 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, five/six crew in three cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 12v2000M96L 1920hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - twenty knots max, fourteen cruise

Project - Phantom exterior and interior, Profjord naval architecture

www.majesty-yachts.com

Project: Beneteau Grand Trawler 63

Beneteau present the project for the Grand Trawler 63.  The Grand Trawler 63 is very much based on the 2022 to 2024 produced Grand Trawler 62 as designed by Massimo Gino from Nauta and naval architecture by Angelo Micado of Micad and produced in 27 units.  The noticeable difference of the Swift Trawler range flagship are the new larger hull glazing serving the cabins on the lower deck. But other comfort and technical updates have been made for this new Grand Trawler; from a redesigned helm station, improved sound proofing in the crew cabin, and a transition from hydraulic to the Xenta electronic system.  For the remaining the Grand Trawler 63 keeps the 62 features from a choice of three or four double cabins, and a full displacement hull which has a range up to 900 nautical miles at nine knots.

www.beneteau.com

Sunseeker Yacht Collides Into Sail Yacht in Villefranche

A 22 meter Sunseeker sport yacht under British flag has collided into the twenty meter sailing yacht Nababbo in the bay of Villefranche sur Mer, at about 21:45 hours of Tuesday fifth August.  This news is reported on the social media Facebook and Instagram pages of Nabbabbo Yacht Charter, by Giulia the hostess and chef of the charter operation, which operates seven yachts from nine to 28 meters.  Giulia says that the Sunseeker yacht entered the five knots speed limited bay of Villefranche at planning speeds, without navigation lights and then collided into the port side of Nababbo, piercing its upper part of the hull but also hitting and damaging its mast, as the above picture shows.  According to Giulia it is a miracle that no one got hurt, as the Sunseeker yacht also had people on the foredeck.  The Sunseeker yacht sustained to what looks mostly cosmetic damage, and departed Villefranche later on Thursday seventh.

The Sunseeker yacht in this collision is a Predator 74 as produced from 2018 to 2022.  The Predator 74 was a replacement to the Predator 80, with the model replaced by the soft evolving Predator 75.

S/y Nababbo is 1992 build Vallicelli 65 as designed by Andrea Vallicelli.  Nababbo has won important offshore sailing regattas; Roma per due in 1991, Colombiadi in 1992, and the Antigua Sailing Week in 1998.

Mazu Yachts Founder Lost Following Collision Near Marmara Island

Post to be updated if news about the searches for Halit Yukay arrive.

Searches are ongoing for Mazu yachts founder Halit Yukay, as his eleven meter Mazu sport cruiser titled m/y Graywolf was founded severely damaged and partly submerged near the Island of Marmara on fifth August.  Later it was found out that the Mazu cruiser collided with m/v Arel 7 a dry cargo vessel which operates in the area, with the captain reporting to feel an impact at around 17:00 of Monday fourth August, and after observing two pieces of wood floating in the water, stopped the vessel and here also spotting a life buoy.  The captain of the cargo vessel said he informed the ships company but not the coast guard, and was later detained on suspicion of manslaughter through negligence and has since been released under judicial supervision, including a travel ban, as the Turkish Coast Guard reportedly discovered scrape marks on the bow of the cargo ship which indicate a collision with the sport cruiser.  Yukay departed on 15:10 of the fourth August with Graywolf from Yakova, for a stop in Athens to collect his wife and child, with Mykonos reported to be a next destination. 

The Mazu in this collision is the Fortytwo model as designed by the same Halit Yukay and produced since 2017.  The Mazu 42 is mostly based on the 38, with the difference that it is a walk around sport cruiser with integrated T-top.

New Model: Maritimo S60 Sedan Motoryacht

Maritimo presented the first S60 Sedan Motor Yacht at the 2025 Sanctuary Cove boat show held at the end of May. A sister to the M60, with the extended hard-top replacing the enclosed fly bridge, but also based on the F55 and S55 hull form with this extended in length. The Maritimo S60 has been a long time coming with the project presented with the M60 flybridge variant in early 2022.   The S60 features Maritimo recent unique traits from the huge spaces of the aft deck, and also the largest beach club bathing platform in its category, which also features an incredible wet-bar at waters edge.  Inside the Maritimo S60 has an aft galley layout, this located to starboard, with an L-shaped dinette forward, a helm station, and an L-shaped lounger the opposite side to port.  The lower deck offers three double cabins, served with two heads, with an owners full beam master stateroom at midships.  Other features you find only on Maritimo is the big stowage area under the floor of the aft deck, which can also be fitted as a tender garage, able to take a tender up to 2.85 meters, but also the option to use the hard-top deck space as an utility area with a crane davit to assist.  The Maritimo S60 is powered by twin engines from 800 to 1150hp from Scania and Volvo, and all these give a 25 knots cruise speed.  The first Maritimo S60 Sedan Motor Yacht was powered by twin Scania 900hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.89 m (61.9ft)

Hull Length - 18.3 m

Beam - 5.23 m

Draft - 1.52 m 

Displacement - 31850 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 4550 l

Water Capacity - 700 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 800hp, D13, 1000hp, Scania D13 900hp, Di16 1150hp 

Propulsion - line shaft with eight degrees angle and ZF gearbox

Speed - 25 knots cruise

Range - 350 nautical miles at 25 knots

Project - Tom Barry-Cotter Maritimo

www.maritimo.com.au

Sudden Storm Beaches a Dozen Yachts in Komiza, Island of Vis, Croatia

Over a dozen yachts were in difficulty and some ended beached as a sudden storm which peaked fifty knots of wind and dropped air temperature from thirty to 21 degrees, hit the Komiza bay, to the West of the Dalmatian Island of Vis, Split, Croatia on Sunday third August at around 19:00 hours.  All the yachts grounded seemed to be sail yachts and catamarans from ten to fifteen meters, with the exception of the above Aquila sixteen meter power catamaran which seemed to have ended in a difficult situation, as two sail yachts ended on his bow.  Two videos on social media, one from a super yacht anchored outside the bay on what looked a safer spot, and the other from the Aquila power catamaran showed the dramatical situation as it unfolded.  One sailing yacht was reported sank from the storm, but no reports of grievous injuries were reported.

The Aquila in this situation is a 54 model as designed by the Jacep and Jernei Jakopin brothers and produced since 2021.  The 54 has been a huge success for Aquila, with one hundred units being build thus far.

Projects: Dynamiq Global 450, Dynamiq Global 550

In a private event in Monaco at Maison Moghadam on third July Dynamiq presented its road map moving forward, with the showcasing of five projects.  Two of the projects presented were the Global 450 and Global 550, as pictured above and below respectively.  Both of these super yachts are designed by Dobroserdov for exterior, with naval architecture by Vripack, with interiors by British designer Mark Berryman.  Berryman has also been given duties to re-invent the interior of the GTT135.  Both of these 45 and 55 meters super yachts will offer similar basic specification; ten guests accommodation in five suites, and a top speed of fifteen knots, with a cruise of ten knots offering a 4500 nautical mile range for the Global 450, and five thousand nautical miles for the Global 550.  

Dynamiq has always been about ultra modern cutting edge looking super yachts since the debut of the GTT130 in 2016, but this new Global 550 definitely brings something fresh and unusual to super yachting.  With its aircraft carrier looking profile the 550 is so different not only to other Dynamiq's, but also to the smaller sister's of the Global Series.  This Global 550 was first presented with an interior by Zrobim, and has now been presented with a new interior by Mark Berryman.  Dynamiq did not say if any of these yachts are under construction, but noted that if a future owner wants to present a different designer for the interior, they are happy to do so.   

www.bedynamiq.com

Rizzardi Yacht Ends Beached at Gigaro Beach Near St. Tropez

A sixteen meter Rizzardi sport yacht ended beached at Gigaro Beach, in Le Croix Valmer, to the South of St. Tropez on the afternoon of Saturday second August.  The video story was shared by Instagram user Maxence.Irt and via the Facebook page This Is StTropez.  According to unconfirmed reports the Rizzardi yacht ended beached after it dragged its anchor due to strong winds, after it anchored offshore the beach to drop some guests.  In the video though the anchor is stowed in its place, as two men are seen in the cockpit of the yacht.  The extent of the damage to the Rizzardi yacht from the beaching is not reported. 

The yacht in this beaching is a Rizzardi 50 Top Line as produced from 2000 to 2010 in sixty plus units.  The 50 Top Line is to date Rizzardi's most produced yacht and was a replacement to the CR50 Day, and then replaced by the 50 Incredible.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is considered the big thing of this decade, and for some of this century, a new technology designed to make our lives better.  The impact of what is referred in short as AI, is not understood, but many say Artificial Intelligence is big as when the internet arrived in the nineties, television in the thirties, and telephone in the second half of the nineteen century.

But as humans go, we tend to make the good of inventions into bad ones, and the problems of AI are starting to show.  From looking real but fake videos, to false wrong information, which many will say it cannot be not correct because it came from Artificial Intelligence.  

As yachting goes it is very annoying to see looking very real fake videos on social media, of yacht accidents, but also other false interpretations.  Browsing on Facebook some week ago, someone was marketing a flybridge yacht, using false AI photos which had nothing to do with the yacht in question.  Imagine if you contacted this seller, and then you go see the yacht for real only to see a total different vessel.  Data information, which many say an area AI cannot make mistakes, is also not so accurate.  Again a couple of yacht designers said in a post on Facebook, that half of the information AI said about them was wrong.

For new boats the AI bug has not infected the marketing rooms as yet, though I can imagine its good use to show a rendering of a new project.  Renderings as I said in the past had already reached a very accurate detail.  But it is important that AI does not replace the real thing.  A genuine raw walk around video made with a mobile phone without the professional theatrics, is still better then a fake Artificial Intelligence walk through.  

Real is Real, and no Artificial Intelligence or accurate three dimension can replace it.