New Model: Tiara 39 LE

Tiara presents the 39 LE new entry level to its Luxury Express line which now features three models from eleven to fourteen meters. Sharing hull with the fall 2025 debuting 39 LS the 39 LE brings innovation and versatility while remaining committed to the heritage of Tiara timeless design.  Featuring a salon social zone with versatile seating, the helm seat rotates inward while the companion seat adjusts to form a comfortable L-shaped lounge, ideal for entertaining. The aft cockpit offers a customizable experience, featuring the choice of a Buffet Lounge or the Adventure module.  The aft facing cockpit seat with storage complements either modules. The galley is thoughtfully positioned below to enhance the social space above deck, and is outfitted with sink, microwave, cooktop, and premium amenities. Two well-appointed sleeping quarters offer comfort on longer cruises and a three-zone head complete the lower accommodation deck.  The Tiara 39 LE is powered by twin Mercury 600hp for top speeds up to 46 knots and a cruise of 34.

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.04 m (39.6ft)

Beam - 3.81 m

Draft - 1.12 m

Displacement - 10,365 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 1893 l, plus 114 l diesel

Water Capacity - 189 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Mercury Verado V12 600hp

Propulsion - duo prop outboards

Speed - 46 knots max 34 cruise

Range - 271 nautical miles at cruise

Hull Shape - planning deep Vee with 21 degrees deadrise aft

Construction - resin infused with painted hull, sandwich foam core for all hull

Certification - NMMA, ABYC, USCG

www.tiarayachts.com

competition = Boston Whaler 405 Conquest

Four Boats Wrecked by Fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth

Four boats of about ten meters length were wrecked in a fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour, to the North of Perth, West of Australia on 22:35 of Saturday fourteen February.  Department of Fire and Emergency Services from Duncraig Fire Station with thirty fire fighters responded to the blaze which took till 02:00 morning time to control.  A boater who sounded the alarm also tended to the fire before the fire fighters arrived but to no avail.  The fire was reported starting on a boat, and then spread to the other three boats.  Department of Transportation has now been advised for the clean up of the area and pollution response to the sunk boats.  No one was injured in the fire as the boats had no one onboard.

This is the second blaze at Hillarys Boat Harbour in just over four months when a twenty meter Fairline sport yacht was wrecked by fire on the morning of 27 September.

Project: Bering 110

Bering has in the fall of 2025 started construction of the first unit of the 110 model. Designed by Red Yacht Design of Cana Gökhan and Fatih Sürekli the Bering 110 is an explorer style super yacht with full displacement hull, and is to be build with a steel hull and aluminium super structure.  Featuring  three decks plus a top deck, the Bering 110 will offer a ten guests accommodation in five cabins, with five crew in three cabins.  The Bering 110 is to be powered by twin MAN 900hp for speeds up to thirteen knots a cruise of ten, which will give a range over four thousand nautical miles.

www.beringyachts.com

Flybridge Cruiser Beached in Macleay Island, Queensland

A twelve meter flybridge cruiser ended washed on the beach close to the boat ramp in Macleay Island, Moreton Bay, West Queensland, Australia on the morning of Saturday fourteen February.  The boat was not attended at the time of the beaching, and is reported to have broken its swing mooring following the passing of a cyclone on Friday night.  The ownership was advised of the accident as the coast guard was reported to be on the scene inspecting the incident.  The story was shared on the Macleay Island Community group on Facebook.

The flybridge cruiser in this accident is Silverton 42 Convertible as produced from 2000 to 2012.  The 42 Convertible was a replacement to the Silverton 41 Convertible.

New Model: Silent Yachts SY80

Silent Yachts new flagship the SY80 was launched in mid Summer 2025, at its shipyard in Fano, Italy, with the first unit debuting at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival were it was awarded Best Electric Catamaran. Spacious and social by nature, the SY80 is designed for owners who love cruising with company. With exceptional volume, outstanding layout flexibility, and elevated onboard comfort, it brings the Silent Yachts vision to full scale. Like all Silent catamarans the SY80 is solar-powered and fully electric, promising a silent, near-zero-emission cruising experience. This first SY80 is a 2-Deck version with four guest cabins, including master and VIP suites. It offers ample space and features a dedicated helm station for steering the yacht while enjoying a 360-degree view. The upper deck includes generous sunbeds, while the main deck features additional social spaces, including a panoramic saloon (the most spacious in its class), lounge areas, and a bar. The SY80 reached top speeds of twelve knots and a comfortable cruising pace of eight knots. The SY80 is equipped with an impressive battery capacity of 522 kWh or 696 kWh, and a peak solar array of 22.4 kWp. The Silent Yachts SY80 can accommodates up to twelve guests and includes expansive lounge areas, generous storage for water toys, and signature Made in Italy craftsmanship.

Technical Data:

LOA - 24.39 m (79.9ft)

Waterline Length - 24.2 m

Beam - 10.93 m

Draft - 1.6 m

Displacement - 80 t

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 1500 l diesel for generators

Batter Capacity - 354 kwh standard, optional 708 kwh, plus 22.4 kwp solar power 

Water Capacity - 1000 l

Accommodation - 8 guests in 4 cabins plus 4 crew in 2 cabins, or 

Power - 2 x 200kw electric motors

Speed - twelve knots max, eight knots cruise

Construction - vacuum bagged resin infusion with foam composite and Vinylesther resin

Project - Marco Casali

Certification - CE Ocean Class A12, USCG and MCA on request

www.silent-yachts.com

competition = Sunreef 80 Power Next

Kristine Porter 1931 - 2026

Kristine Porter, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 94 years old surrounded by family following a brief illness on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Kristine was born June 29, 1931, in Geneva, Indiana, to the late Carl Mathias and Agnes Margaret Striker. On June 1, 1950, she married Victor Butler Porter, her husband for 71 years, and he preceded her in death on October 24, 2021. Both graduated from Decatur High School, class of 1949. Kris was a member of Grace First Community Church in Decatur, where she served on various committees, including United Methodist Women, Youth Fellowship Leader, Children’s Choir Director, Bible School Coordinator/Teacher and Lay Witness Mission Team. Kris was an Honorary Retired member of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Psi Iota Xi Sorority, a Cub Scout Den Mother for many years, Brownie and Girl Scout Leader, PTO member, Decatur Community Fund Coordinator, member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and also active in the Adams County Republican Party. Kris helped her husband Vic through the founding of Vic’s Frozen Food Center and Center Ice Cream, as well as two boat companies, Duo, Inc. in 1958, and Signa Corp. with five business associates in 1970, and in purchasing Thunderbird Products/Formula in 1976, which has been owned and managed by the Porter family for fifty years. Kris was active in the business with marketing projects and employee insurance for many years. Vic and Kris founded the Porter Family Foundation, providing philanthropic funding to charities and organizations, including funding for the formation of Adams Woodcrest and donating land and funding for Adams Memorial Hospital. Vic and Kris also established the Victor and Kristine Porter Community Enrichment Fund with the Adams County Community Foundation. They were also Callithumpian Parade Grand Marshals. Kris enjoyed boating, music, reading, watching cardinals, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, playing bridge, and was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She also loved her team of dedicated caregivers. Kris and Vic enjoyed summers at Lake Wawasee and winters in Naples, Florida. Kristine is survived by five sons'; John, Scott, Grant , Wayne , Ted, daughter Jean Brune, and seventeen grandchildren.

Project: Schaefer 26M

Schaefer Yachts from Brazil presents the project for a new flagship, as it unveils details for this new 26M.  The Schaefer 26M comes out as an innovative product, fitted with drop down balconies which serve, along the full opening side doors the saloon dinning area, creating an open area on the sea.  The main deck also offers an optional layout with day head located to port side of the patio door.  Other details for the Schaefer 26M will be the option to fit a jacuzzi pool on top of the flybridge.  The Schaefer 26M will offer a four double cabins all located on the lower deck, plus a crew cabin to midships located in between the engine room and master stateroom.  The galley and a secondary dinette will be located on the lower deck before the entrance to the forward VIP suite cabin.  The Schaefer 26M is to be powered by triple Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod drives.

www.schaeferyachts.com.br

New Model: Sunseeker Manhattan 56

Sunseeker present the Manhattan 56, a new model it debuted at the 2026 Boot Dusseldorf.  The Manhattan 56 is for the most part an improvement to the replacing Manhattan 55, which was also based on the Manhattan 52 which arrived in 2016.  The Manhattan 56 versus the outgoing Manhattan 55, shows differences in the hard-top, main deck glazing, and aft cockpit deck.  The hard-top has been redesigned, now similar to the second generation Manhattan 68 which was presented last year.  The hull window glazing has been increased in the main deck by removing the lower decorating transverse pillar.  The aft cockpit might be the most important change now fitted with a modular seating which transforms the area from dining, lounging, and sun-pad, offering exceptional flexibility for entertaining or relaxation.  Fair to say this modular seating takes away some cockpit legroom versus the outgoing Manhattan 55.  For the interior but also the flybridge and fore-deck the Manhattan 56 is unchanged versus the 55, with living dining astern galley layout main deck, and a three double cabins lower deck.  Lost occasion?  When the Manhattan 52 arrived in 2016 it was one of the best flybridge yacht in its size, today the Manhattan 56 even with these improvements is down the packing order.

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.21 m (56.6ft)

Beam - 4.87 m

Draft - 1.37 m

Displacement - 27,000 kg

Fuel Capacity - 2200 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

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

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 800hp

Propulsion - line shaft or IPS pod drives

Speed - 32 knots max 25 cruise with 800hp on shafts

Range -  230 nautical miles at 21 knots

Project - Design Unlimited interior

www.sunseeker.com

competition = Azimut Fly 53

Four Saved as Ferretti Yacht Ends Wrecked in Peloponnese, Greece

Four Greek mariners were saved as a thirty meter Ferretti super yacht named H and Co and under French flag ended aground and then wrecked off the cape of Agia Marina, to the South of Peloponnese, South Greece on the afternoon of Wednesday eleventh February.  Following a may day call the four mariners; three man and a woman were rescued by three local fishermen first, as the Greek Hellenic coast guard dispatched three patrol boats and an Air Force Super Puma helicopter to assist the mariners.  According to reports the yacht which was being delivered from the South of France last departed Tunisia direction to Piraeus, encountered difficulties off the island of Elafonisos as it ran into a thunder storm with heavy rain, and south-west Beaufort force eight gale winds with forty knots winds.  The yacht then ended without power and ultimately aground, and following this was then wrecked as it kept on being smashed on the rocks by waves of seven meters in height.  The four sailors are reported not injured but were taken to Molaoi hospital for a medical check.  No pollution is reported from the wreckage even though the yacht is reported to be carrying about six thousand litres of diesel fuel.  

The yacht in this accident is a 2022 Ferretti 1000 as designed by Filippo Salvetti for exterior and Ideaeitalia for interiors and produced since 2021 to date in 26 units.  The 1000 was a replacement to the Ferretti 960.

Project: Itama 70

Following the return of the totally new Itama 54 debuting in 2025 as designed by Tommaso de Luca, Itama follows it fast with the project of a 70 set to launch later on this year.  Unlike the 54 the Itama 70 is designed by Andrea Vallicelli, who is on his seventh project for the Ferretti Group; Pershing GTX70 and GTX80 exteriors, interiors of the three WallyWhy's, and the exterior of the custom CRN 72 meter Hull.139.  For his debut in Itama Andrea Vallicelli brought influences of the Casali Itama's, the 70 looks that bit a larger and stretched 62, with the Rome based designer showing his sail yacht designer roots in the clean lines which defy time in past, present and future with its sweeping down shear line, and the sloop stern.  New thought-out solutions are also part of the Itama 70 from a never disturbed always available central fore deck access which is usable all time, this thanks to a cabin door located to starboard, and the integrated sun-pad forward as presented on the Itama 54.  Ideaeitalia, known for the interiors of the Ferretti Yacht models have been given duties for the interior of the Itama 70, and present a three double cabins lower deck layout, with an owner stateroom at midships to port side, and an L-shaped dinette with L-shaped galley opposite located in between the cabins.  A single berth crew cabin is located aft.  The cockpit is typical Itama with an aft sun-pad, C-shaped dinette with wet-bar opposite, and dual seat helm station to port side.  The Itama 70 is to be powered by twin MAN 1400hp as standard and or 1550hp optional engines, giving 37 and 39 knots top speeds respectively. 

www.itama-yacht.com