Propulsion: Volvo IPS 40

Volvo Penta IPS range introduces a new, larger marine drive, the IPS 40. The new Volvo Penta IPS 40 drive is designed with a pioneering dual power input concept, which manages the power to the water in the most efficient way, but also acts an important enabler to utilize different combinations of energy sources. Starting series production in 2025, the new Volvo Penta IPS 40 drive will be powered by two Volvo Penta D13 1000hp engines, paired with a compact after treatment system to comply with the latest IMO Tier III standards. But, the platform is already prepared for a mix of power sources; from combustion engines running on renewable fuels to fully electric or hybrid solutions. The dual power input design offers flexibility and modularity on the journey towards increased sustainability. The new Volvo Penta IPS 40, as usual to the IPS platform can be installed as twin, triple or quad, meaning each vessel will have from 4 to 8 power sources. The complete package from helm to propeller is designed, verified and serviced by one integrator Volvo Penta. Volvo IPS 40 can be fitted on vessel from from 25 to 55 meters, dual up to twin 1000hp engines per driveline, twin, triple or quad drivelines and up to 8000hp per vessel, new counter-rotating propeller series in bronze, possibility to install to displacement, semi-planning and planning vessels and speeds from twelve to forty knots, steering angle up to forty degrees with dual electrical steering motors, Gear ratio 2.91, and integrated package with compact SCR system

www.volvo.com

Ten Boats Burned in Marseille Marina Fire

A fire in Estaque Marina in Marseille on Tuesday 27 June at about 1430 hours burned ten small boats from five to about eight meters in length.  Fifty fire fighters, sixteen fire engines, and two fire fighting boats from Marseille rushed to the scene to control the flames which they managed to extinguish at 18:00 hours.  Of the ten boats, six are totally burned, with the other four having fire damage.  Three boons where deployed around the fire area and damaged boats in order to contain pollution.

Estaque Marina is located to North West of Marseille, about four nautical miles by sea and ten kilometres of road distance from the sea side city.

Project: Rio 45 Daytona

Rio presents the Daytona 45 project, set to debut in the fall of 2023. This new 45 follows on the footsteps on the ten meter S model which debuted the Daytona range in 2020, and fourteen meter L model from 2021.  Again a project of Marino Alfani the Rio 45 Daytona is a sport cruiser with walk around features.  Two large side bulkheads one to each side which are about 25% of the boat length and will flip downward and extend the aft deck floor space and create a massive beach club.  These bulkheads are among the largest per length of boat, and when down and open the floor space in the area is increased by about 50% compared to when it is closed.  The Rio Daytona 45 will offer a lower deck interior sleeping four and a galley.  The standard accommodation area presents itself with a forward island double, and a midships cabin with twin berths.  A tender garage is also located aft, but probably if one would take the outboard options, this is lost, as the Daytona 45 has the feature of having the outboard engines hidden under the aft sun-pad. The Rio Daytona 45 is to be powered by twin Yanmar 370hp diesel engines with stern drive propulsion, which will give speed up to 38 knots.  Petrol gas outboard option is also available from twin Mercury 400hp with top speeds up to 44 knots. 

www.rioyachts.net

Sport Cruiser Goes Ablaze at Luken Marina, Ontario

A nine meter sport cruiser went ablaze as it was berthed in Luken Marina, Lighthouse Cove, Ontario, Canada, just off the Thames River at the mouth of Lake St. Clair at 12:40 of Sunday 25 June 2023.  The sport cruiser was reported not attended at the time of the fire, and was then wrecked by the fire.   An investigation at the cause of the fire is ongoing.

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Cruisers 2860 Rogue as produced from 1987 to 1988.  The 2860 Rogue was a replacement to the 266 Vee Sport, with the model evolving with minor changes into the Cruisers 3000 Rogue and produced for another year.

New Model: Absolute 56 Fly

Launched in the second half of 2022 and replacing the 58 Fly after a five year production run Absolute second generation 56 Fly brings the latest ultra modern lines of the Italian brand, where everything revolves around huge windows.  It is probably one, if not the most modern flybridge motor yacht in its size, but it is a modernity with benefits being the only one in seventeen meters offering three heads as standard, largest forward VIP suite, and two flat berths in the crew cabin aft.  The Absolute 56 Fly also offers green technology benefits with solar panels integrated in the hard-top being able to sustain basic energy needs when at anchor without the use of a generator.  The 56 Fly is powered by twin Volvo 600hp and is, please don't say again another Absolute IPS powered boat.  Speed is for 28 knots max with a cruise of 22 allowing for a range of about 250 nautical miles.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.64 m (57.9ft)

Beam - 4.79 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Fuel Capacity - 2600 l

Water Capacity - 650 l

Max Persons - fourteen

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

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 600hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 28 knots max 22 knots cruise

Range - 250 nm at 22 knots

Project - Absolute Research Lab

Certification - CE B

www.absoluteyachts.com

Classic Trawler Burns Down Near San Juan Islands

A classic eleven meter trawler explorer cruiser with two persons onboard went ablaze near San Juan Islands, Washington on the morning of Saturday 24th June.  After making a distress call the two boaters where assisted and off boarded to safety by a nearby boater, with the trawler left to burn, that is until Cascade Pacific Sea Scouts heard the VHF call and turned on the scene with SSS Propeller to control the blaze on the boat.  The Cascade Pacific Sea Scouts controlled the blaze until a fire boat from Seattle arrived to the scene and continued fire fighting operations.  The SSS Propeller had just departed into a ten day trip Summer event, when they heard the VHF distress call, and turned on the scene 35 minutes later.

The explorer cruiser in this fire is a hard to decipher Grand Banks 36 similar unit.  The first call in this would be an Island Gypsy 36 but it has different straight shear line, and then a Monk 36 Classic, but here again we have a different railing and windows serving the aft cabin.

Motor Yacht Burns and Sinks in Korcula Channel

A 21 meter yacht titled m/y La Belle with Croatian flag and four persons onboard, went on fire and then sank in the Korcula channel, North Dalmatia islands in Croatia on Saturday 24 June at around 13:00 hours.  The motor yacht was cruising in the Korcula channel between the islands of Korcula, Hvar, and Vis when it developed a fire.  Immediate the response of the Croatia safety agencies with a rescue boat departing the port of Lostovo first on the scene and saving the four crew members, and a fire brigade from Smokvica arriving a bit later to extinguish the yacht fire, with no success as it eventually burned down and sank in a depth of about seventy meters.  No injuries where sustained by the four crew, and the yacht left no pollution in the aftermath of the fire.  According to the crew testimony the yacht fire was developed from one of the engines.

M/y La Belle is a 1994 Yaretti 2110 reported refitted in 2015.  Yaretti was founded in 1987 by Austrian Walter Sigl with boats sub contracted and build by Horizon in Taiwan.  For example the Yaretti 2110 was based around the Horizon 58 Pantera launched in 1990, extended in length for the extra cabin and some styling differences.  Yaretti stopped production in around the end nineties to restart in 2003 and then stop again in the 2008 financial crisis.  In its second life Yaretti also sold two 2520, 25 meters super yachts.

Azimut Ends Aground off Dorset Coast

A thirteen meter Azimut flybridge cruiser ended aground in Ringstead Bay off the Dorset Coast on the late morning of Saturday 24 June.  Previous to ending aground the Azimut flybridge cruiser caught a lobster pot on its portside propeller, and with the tide outgoing at the time of the incident ended on top of a reef.  Visibility was also reported poor that morning going down to less to one hundred meters.  The tide was up back afternoon and the Azimut cruiser was reported free from the area.

The Azimut in this grounding is the popular AZ42 as designed by Stefano Righini for exterior and Galeazzi for exterior and produced from 1998 up to 2008 in a hot selling five hundred plus units.  The Azimut 42 received the Evolution cosmetic upgrade in the fall of 2004.  The AZ42 was a replacement to the AZ40 Quaranta and was replaced by the Azimut 43.

New Model: ISA Yachts GranTurismo 45

ISA Yachts, a Palumbo Superyachts brand, announces that the next model to be christened at the Ancona shipyard is the Granturismo 45 titled M/Y UV II. A superyacht with marked characteristics and stylistic features proper to the ISA DNA such as the side arches connecting the three decks, the round dining room on the upper deck and the great sophistication of the external lines. Palumbo Superyachts handled the naval engineering; Enrico Gobbi Team for Design designed the exterior lines, and Luca Dini the interior. Large windows that can be opened on all decks and a harmonious colour palette in shades of gold, sand and turquoise are the elements that characterize all the interior spaces. Below deck ISA GranTurismo 45 features four VIP suites, two with twin beds that can be joined together and two cabins with double beds, all with private bathrooms. The full-beam owner stateroom is located on the main deck forward and includes entrance hall with sofa and TV, bathroom with double sink, walk-in wardrobe and an exclusive balcony. A unique property of this area is the direct access to the forward outdoor lounge via a private staircase. Steel hull and aluminum superstructure, ISA GranTurismo 45 is powered by twin Cat 1318hp engines which give a top speed up to sixteen knots, a cruising of fourteen, and a long 3800 nautical miles at twelve knots.  ISA GranTurismo 45 also features a five meter tender garage with side-opening to starboard. ISA GranTurismo 45 will debut to the public in September  2023, first at the Cannes boat show and then later on in the month at the Monaco Yacht Show.

Technical Data:

LOA - 44.30 m (145.3ft)

Beam - 8.60 m

Draft - 2.05 m

Displacement - 425 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 53500 l

Water Capacity - 6000 l

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

Engines - 2 x Cats C32 Acert 1318hp

Propulsion - line shaft

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

Range - 3800 nautical miles at twelve knots

Construction - high tensile steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Enrico Gobbi Team for Design exterior, Luca Dini interior, Palumbo engineering

Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht Cross of Malta standard MCA LY3

www.isayachts.com

Sea Ray Boat in Towing Knocks Down Three Utility Poles

A Sea Ray sport cruiser of about eleven meters length pulled down three utility poles while under towing in First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on the late morning of Friday 23 June.  The accident brought the street to a closure with JPCandL and Verizon crew responding overnight to repair the downed poles and wires.  The wires have been reported to being for telephone services.  This was a lucky accident with the Sea Ray sport cruiser receiving minimal damage and no pole hitting or falling on it .

The Sea Ray in this accident is a 390 Sundancer as produced from 2004 to 2009, and renamed as 40 Sundancer in its last three years of production.  The Sea Ray 390/40 Sundancer was replaced by the 38/390 Sundancer.

Super Yacht Goes Aground in Aegina Greece

A 28 meter classic super yacht titled m/y Raider ran aground on the island of Aegina, to the South of Aegina marina on the morning of 23rd June. The event was fully filmed by renowned vlogger Sailing Doodles, who showed the events of the grounding, dropping the anchors and chain to reduce weight up to the pull out by the tug boat.  Raider was seen navigating in Poros ten miles South a day later so the speculation at this stage is that the damage minor and superficial.

M/y Raider is a Schichau-Unterweser 28.99 meter build in 1966 and designed by Willem de Vries Lentsch Jr.  Schichau-Unterweser was founded in April 1945 with the company merging in 1972 and 88 and then becoming the Schichau-Seebeck and closing its doors in July 2009. Raider has an older 1964 build sister-ship.

Boat Ends Aground in Unije

An eight meter traditional cruiser ended aground on the islet of Skojlic, just before Unije harbour in the night and morning of 23th June.  The dynamics of the accident are not reported, but this is a well marked area, with a high green marker, showing the island  before touching low water itself.  Removal and salvage operations of the traditional cruiser where being organized on Saturday morning.  This is the second accident in the area in less to a year when a classic twenty meter Baglietto motor yacht sank on the tenth August 2023 after hitting bottom.

The traditional cruiser in this accident is a Piculjan Rab 830, ah Italian fishing boats with modern design elements inspired traditional cruiser.  Piculjan is located on the island of Rab in Croatia and has been building boats since 1936.

Project: Feadship 36.5 m Bahamas

Here at PowerYacht we love it when some of the famous names in yachting go out of there comfort zone, and present something different to what they usually are doing in recent times.  This new 36 meter Feadship project Bahamas is just about that, as today the Dutch builder is very rarely seen going in under the forty meter mark. Last build under forty meters was launched in 2017, and before that it was 2008.  Project Bahamas was presented by Feadship during the Palm Beach boat show in March 2023, with some rendering shared on its social media platforms.  She comes from a design of Dutch firm De Voogt and Italian FM Nautica who do the interior.  To be built of aluminium Feadship project Bahamas is one of the modern takes from the renowned Dutch super yacht builder with seamless main and lower decks, creating a clean and minimal yet sporty profile, thanks to the use of clean lines without curves.  Feadship project Bahamas will also feature an extendable beach club aft, with a splash pool and side lowering bulk heads.  Accommodation will be for four double guest cabins, including of which is an owners stateroom forward of the main deck.  Feadship project Bahamas is also a very ecological concept in terms of materials used for its construction, with a proposal to make the floor made with a stone-marble-resin matrix replacing teak.  

www.feaship.nl

New Model: Itama 62RS

During the fall of 2022, Itama released the third version of its 62 model, now called the 62RS.  The Itama 62RS follows the 62S version which was presented in 2020, with changes for the interior layout and exterior dashboard.  The 62S debuted the central opening windshield with passageway for the 62, and now with this new Itama 62RS we have the following five soft changes; the galley has a new layout in U-shape without the central peninsula, walnut interior wood, optional to have the two midships cabins with double berth instead of twins, redesign of helm station with twin multipurpose displays and carbon fibre finishing, and cockpit table in teak.  For the rest the Itama 62RS keeps the same timeless line as designed by Marco Casali, which debuted in the fall of 2011, which in itself was an evolution of the FiftyFive presented in 2007.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.03 m (62.5ft)

Hull Length - 17.2 m

Waterline Length - 15.4 m

Beam - 4.75 m

Draft - 1.70 m including propellers

Displacement - 25,900 kg unloaded, 31,500 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3250 l

Water Capacity - 700 l

Max Persons - fourteen

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1400hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - forty knots max, 37 cruise

Range - 255 nautical miles at cruise

Project - Marco Casali

www.itama-yacht.com

Project: Summit 62 Motoryacht

Kadey-Krogen new planning yachts brand continues to expand and after the 54 model, presents the project for an upcoming 62 Motoryacht model.  The Summit 62 Motoryacht just like its smaller sister comes again from a design of Michael Peters, who presented a practical conservative looking flybridge yacht with a three double cabins three heads layout. Like the 54 before it, and unusual from Michael Peters, the Summit 62 will have a planning Vee with central keel, which closes to a flat angle aft.  A very large owners stateroom will be located at midships with a walk-in wardrobe and a shower head to port side.  The living on the main deck is to be offered with an astern galley layout, with a dinette opposite the galley, and a relaxing couch on the raised part of the split level main deck.  The Summit 62 Motoryacht is to be standard powered by twin Volvo 1000hp on shafts, with options coming for the same engines with IPS pod drives propulsion, and or Cats 1000hp.  Estimated top speeds are for up to 32 knots. 

www.summitmotoryachts.com

New Model: Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition

Presented in the fall of 2022, the Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition comes as a replacement to the 4800 after five years in production.  Even though called the 4600 she is in reality a bit longer and wider to the outgoing model.  The new 4600 Sport Yacht comes straight out with the luxurious refinement of the Platinum Edition, a feature Rivera introduced in 2019 for the Sport Yacht range which today features three models.  The 4600 Sport Yacht welcomes you aboard the generous hydraulic swim platform, which is followed by a garage, designed to store a range of water sports equipment under the cockpit and can be accessed through an electrically operated door.  A new entertainer's cockpit has been created with a wrap-around lounge across the transom and port side with a timber dining table, and a wet-bar with barbecue located to starboard.  The airy saloon flows to the cockpit through a sliding glass door and awning window. A fully equipped U-shape galley is located on the port side of the saloon space, immediately aft of the helm. A servery and bar unit are opposite. The plush dining space is forward on the starboard side, featuring a large timber table surrounded by a luxurious U-shape lounge that will seat up to six people.  The Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht provides three staterooms and two bathrooms on the light-filled accommodation deck including a full-beam master amidships featuring full head height, a central king size bed and large hull windows that fill the space with natural light.  A two cabin version is also available, replacing the bunk third cabins with a L-shaped lounging sofa.  The Rivera 4600 Sport Yacht is powered by twin Volvo 600hp, with IPS pod drives.  At launch she was offered with the smaller 480hp Volvos and IPS combo but Riviera has since then removed these engines as standard, and with the dry weight of nineteen tons this was a correct call.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.31 m (50.3ft)

Hull Length - 13.1 m

Beam - 4.70 m

Draft - 1.30 m includes propellers

Displacement - 19200 kg dry, 24 t approx. running weight

Fuel Capacity - 2100 l

Water Capacity - 620 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, or four berths in two cabins

Engines -  2 x Volvo D8 600hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 32 knots max, 24 knots cruise

Project - 4D Designs

Certification - ISO8666 for data 

www.rivieraaustralia.com

Super Yacht Vandalized in Ancora Marina Germany

A 32 meter super yacht titled m/y Lady M III was spray painted as a protest by green activists on the nineteen June in Ancora Marina, Neustadt, located in the North of Germany on the Baltic sea to the East of Hamburg.  The activists Letze Generation which translates to Last Generation filmed the activity on social media platforms and wrote a post for policy change against excess in consumption by the super rich.  

While everyone has a right to protest in liberal democracies, this is a total wrong way of passing a message.  Probably the emissions generated by all yachts all around the World is less to point zero one per cent, and this is just a stupid way to make a show out of nothing.  

M/y Lady M III is a 1994 Moonen 105 designed by Mulder.   While she is the only Moonen 105 build, she had a similar design to the smaller Moonen 83 which sold in five units, and the 80 and 89 one off units.

Sportfish Cruiser Ends Aground in Cape Hatteras

An eight meter express sportfish cruiser titled m/y Carol-Ina with four persons onboard ended aground in Outer Banks Beach, North Carolina's Cape Hatteras, right outside Hatteras Village on the early evening of Sunday eighteen June.  The Carol-Ina apparently lost power just 150 meters outside the breakers of the area, with the captain trying to hold her offshore on anchor, but with the wind and sea state failed, and unfortunately for the express sportfish ending beached in the Outer Banks.  The owner of Carol-Ina is currently working with the US Coast Guard in order to salvage and remove Carol-Ina from Outer Banks beach.

The Carol-Ina is a fully custom made Virginia Homemade boat with hull number starting with VAZ and build in 1979.

Project: Austin Parker Palma 66

Austin Parker presents the project for the Palma 66, a flybridge motor yacht based on the hull lines of the previous 64 Fly and new Mahon 64 which is currently under construction.  Designed as all Austin Parkers since 2009 by Fulvio de Simoni, the Palma 64 is a flybridge motor yacht full of contemporary styling in its exterior with hints of retro futurism to Italian yachts of the nineties. The interior of the Palma 66 will offer a three double cabins interior with a full beam ownership,  A crew cabin is located to midships starboard side in between the engine room and owners cabin.  All the living is on the main deck with a split level saloon and a central located galley.  The Austin Parker Palma 66 is to be powered by twin Man 1300hp engines with line shaft propulsion.

www.austinparker.com

Jeanneau Cruiser Saved from Sinking in Costa Brava Spain

An eight meter Jeanneau sport cruiser with three persons and two dogs onboard was saved from sinking near Costa Brava to the West of Spain at 14:35 of Sunday eighteen June.  The boaters called Salvamentos Maritimos for assistance, who then asked for the fast help of SeaHelp, which has started to operate a rib in the area.  In the meantime the boaters were assisted by a nearby boater who took two of the boaters and the dogs, with the SeaHelp rib then towing the sport cruiser to a safe harbour.  The boaters were then later assisted by the Mossos D'Esquarda Policia and then Salvamento Maritimos who arrived at the scene. 

The boat in this accident is a Jeanneau Leader 805 as designed by Garroni and produced from 1999 to 2009 in 1300 units.  The Leader 805 was a replacement to the Leader 800 and was replaced by the Jeanneau Leader 8.

Motorboat and Sailing Boat Collision in Croatia

A collision between a thirteen meter Prestige flybridge motor cruiser and a sailing boat occurred in Croatia on Sunday eighteen June. The dynamics are not reported with the motor boat receiving the most extensive damage to its port side, fiberglass and hull windows damaged, and the sailing boat having damage on its bow.  

The flybridge motor cruiser in this collision is a Prestige 460 Flybridge as designed by Garroni and produced since 2017.  The 460 Flybridge was a replacement to the 450, and was also available as the S hard-top version.

Princess Aground in Rorvig Denmark

A fifteen meter Princess flybridge motor yacht with three persons onboard ran aground on the Eastern break water of Rorvig Lystbadehavn marina, Sjaelland area to the North of Denmark on Sunday eighteen June.  The Princess yacht was on a delivery trip to its home port.  The cause of the grounding are not reported though an error during navigation seems to be the most likely cause, as weather condition where reported good and there was no tide to speak off according to reports.  Damage from the photos which show the forward bow sections seemed repairable, though the IPS pod drives and propellers sheared off on the impact with the break water.

The Princess yacht in this grounding is the F50 as designed by Pininfarina and Bernard Olesinski, and produced since 2019, coming out as a replacement to the 49 model. In 2022 the Princess F50 was updated with the addition of larger glazing on the hull sides.

Classic Alfamarine Bronte Sinks in Ravenna Beach

A twelve meter Alfamarine sport cruiser with five persons onboard semi-sank in the early hours of Sunday eighteen June in Lido di Dante, Ravenna.  The sport cruiser is reported to have hit one of the artificial man made reefs created for protecting the beach and sand from rough seas and storms.  The five passengers onboard the sport cruiser used the life raft to drop off the sport cruiser and go on the beach for safety. On Sunday morning the fire fighting diving squad inspected the sport cruiser for fuel or any pollution leaks, with none being reported.  An operation to remove and salvage the Sport Cruiser was being organized.

The Alfamarine in this sinking is the 40 Bronte S model designed by Franco Harrauer and Renato Sonny Levi and produced from 1976 to 1988 in a total of 146 units.  The 40 Bronte was Alfamarine first model and was also offered in two other versions; Motoryacht with flybridge, and Fisherman with a lowered stern, and two propulsion choices of Levi surface drives and line shafts.  The Alfamarine 40 Bronte also had a shorter hulled 35 offshot released in 1985.  The Alfamarine 40 Bronte S was replaced by the Buzzi hull designed 43.

New Model: Cantiere delle Marche RJ 130

Cantiere delle Marche has launched the RJ 130, its eighteen hull and first avant-garde looking RJ line explorer yacht to touch the water. Designed by Francesco Paszkowski with  naval architecture by Hydro Tec, the 130 was the first design which launched at the time the MG range then renamed as the RJ. The first Cantiere delle Marche RJ 130 is the latest addition to a Northern European owner who had precise ideas about how his new super yacht should look and do. RJ is a luxury explorer yacht featuring a great wealth of exterior spaces with a real go-anywhere, do-anything expedition pedigree. Her elegantly austere silhouette brings the unmistakable signature of Francesco Paszkowski, who alongside her noteworthy geometry, introduced countless well-conceived features in terms of logistics, liveability and functionality. With this yacht Paszkowski succeeded in treading a line between innovative lines and timelessness. Cantiere delle Marche RJ 130 hosts up to twelve guests in five suites and seven crew members in four cabins, and is powered by twin heavy duty MTU 1206hp engines, allowing a top speed up to fourteen knots, with a long range capability of 5500 nautical miles at nine knots. Cantiere delle Marche RJ 130 has a tender is stored on the Upper deck astern and is launched and hauled with a crane perfectly concealed into the yacht’s structure. Once the tender is deployed the deck’s vast flooring is available for lounging, dining or sunbathing.  The RJ line was presented in the fall of 2019, with three units sold in November and December 2020, two 115s, and this 130, and two more selling in the last two years, including of which is a 155 which is to be Cantiere delle Marche new flagship, and a third hull for the 115.

Technical Data:

LOA - 39.42 m (129.3ft)

Hull Length - 35.2 m

Beam - 8 m

Draft - 2.30 m

Displacement - 320 t 

Fuel Capacity - 58000 l

Water Capacity - 6000 l

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

Engines - 2 x MTU 10v2000M72 1206hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - fourteen knots max, nine knots long range

Range - 5500 nm at nine knots

Construction - steel hull, aluminium super structure

Project - Francesco Paszkowksi ext, Margherita Casprini int, Hydro Tec naval architect

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Projects: Van Der Valk 34m Project 111.11, Van Der Valk 35m Project Samba

Van der Valk has started construction on two new 34 and 35 meter projects both based on Van der Valk's 34.00m Explorer hull WV0127 platform, also known as Lady Lene.  The first if these project take a modern approach idea from knowledgeable owners who’ve enjoyed decades on the water, and for project 111.1 join forces with the creative talents of exterior designer Guido de Groot and interior designer Carla Guilhem from a full custom super yacht which takes the proven hull Van der Valk 34 meter Explorer platform.  The powerful Project 111.11, will be a full-displacement 34-metre superyacht with twin Volvo Penta 750hp continuous duty engines and a top speed up to fourteen knots. Each of the four decks on Van der Valk 111.11 has been designed to meet specific needs on a yacht with a fold-out platform aft and a lazarette for jet-skis that will be a superb relaxation area in its own right. In fact, everything about Project 111.11 revolves around entertaining large groups of people in style on a compact boat with lots of volume.

The second project by Van der Valk titled Samba is also based on the 34m Explorer hull, although she will be that one meter longer in length, thanks to its extended bathing platform.  Van der Valk 35m Project Samba is again a build for experienced hands-on owners, with again Guido de Groot taking design duties, with everything from the waterline up on this delightful all-aluminium tri-deck superyacht being custom guided. A rich focus on outdoor leisure spaces, including a large swimming platform, is incorporated within an elegant explorer-like look. Safety is at a premium in this multi-generation family yacht with high bulwarks on the side decks, and smart colour separations instead of open railings. The rhythmic lines, complex surfaces and sculptural elements will be as relaxing to the eye as the lifestyle onboard.  Van der Valk project Samba will have naval architecture by Diana and Jinto and is to be powered by Man 1450hp engines with an estimated top speeds up to seventeen knots.

www.vandervalkshipyard.com

New Model: Overmarine Mangusta Oceano 39

The first unit of the entry level in the Mangusta Oceano displacement line, the 39 was launched on 31 May in the presence of her Owner, the Overmarine Mangusta team, and all the workers that contributed to her construction. Developed and engineered by the shipyard's Engineering Department together with designer Alberto Mancini and design firm Studio Verme for the engineering part, the Mangusta Oceano 39 is a three-decker which harmoniously combines design and technology, endowing her entire category with a very strong identity. The Mangusta Oceano 39 can be described as a modern villa on the sea, featuring amazingly wide glass surfaces and much larger volumes than those normally found in her class. The saloons on the main and upper decks have floor-to-ceiling windows that can be partly opened to blend indoor and outdoor areas and create an exquisite open plan living space. The aft area and the foldable terraces provide access to the beach house, becoming a natural extension by the sea where guests can enjoy total relaxation in the utmost privacy. The Oceano 39 features a classic Mangusta design feature with the infinity pool located forward on the upper deck with a partially glass bottom that lets natural light filter through into the master stateroom, creating mesmerising water reflections. The first unit layout includes four spacious guest cabins on the lower deck and a master suite on the main deck, fitted with a fully-automated balcony that can be easily operated by the Owner. The interiors, fully customisable as is always the case on Mangusta yachts, have been pencilled by Overmarine's technical department architects working in concert with the Owner, coordinated by Sales Manager Nicolò Strocco, who oversaw the sale. The Mangusta Oceano 39 is powered by twin MTU 1700hp engines that deliver a cruising speed of twelve knots, and a maximum speed of sixteen with a range of up to 2,600 nautical miles, always ensuring Mangusta's traditional noiselessness and, therefore, unmatched comfort.  Also available is a more powerful twin MTU 2600hp which allow the Mangusta Oceano 39 to reach a cruising speed of eighteen knots and a maximum twenty. Overmarine is already into three hulls of the Mangusta 39 Oceano, with the third hull build as speculation and available for a new owner and an expected delivery in around the end of 2024.

Technical Data:

LOA - 39.20 m (128ft)

Beam - 8.50 m

Draft - 2.25 m

Displacement - 215 t half load, 225 t full load, 320 gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 32000 l

Water Capacity - 4000 l

Accommodation - ten or twelve guests in five cabins, seven crew in four cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 12v 2000m86 1700hp, optional 16v2000m96L 2600hp

Propulsion - line shaft with fixed pitch propellers

Speed - 16 knots max 12 cruise with 1700hpm 20 knots max 18 cruise with 2600hp

Range - 2600 nm at ten knots with MTU 1700hp

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior and interior, Studio Verme hull shape

Construction - single skin composite for hull, super structure in carbon fibre 

www.mangustayachts.com

Unattended Flybridge Cruiser Sinks in Grado

An attended eleven meter flybridge cruiser partly sank in Grado, in the Northern part of the Adriatic sea on the morning of fifteen June.  The flybridge cruiser was reported to uncared and near abandoned status for some time, with marina users reporting the danger of a sinking to the management.  Grado is a sea-side town village located just in the middle between Venice and Trieste, and in the region of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia.  The sea-side town boasts four busy marinas because of the not far away distance from the Croatian and its hundred of islands coast.

The boat in this sinking looks to be a Dellapasqua Carnevali 11 from the seventies.  These boats where usually build with a fiberglass hull and wood super structure, and powered by Ford or GM diesel engines with line shaft propulsion.

Project: C-Tender 53

Custom Yacht is the new brand of Mauro Corvisieri, who in the first decade of the noughties entered into the scene with the C.Boat range of super and explorer yachts from eighteen to 27 meters.  With Custom Yachts that project should continue but is joined by this new C-Tender series, which debuted with the outboard powered C-Tender 40, and is now followed by this C-Tender 53 which is in final stages of construction. The Custom Yacht C-Tender 53 comes from a design of Valentino E. Gabriele and Francesco Rogantin, and is a walk around sport yacht of sixteen meters in length.  The C-Tender 53 will offer three lower deck interior choice layouts; three double cabins, two cabins plus crew with a three berths second guest cabin, and large open plan double at midships.  The C-Tender 53 is to be standard powered by Volvo 440hp, optional  600hp both these with IPS pod propulsion, and or triple Mercury 450hp outboards with gas petrol.

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Sea Ray Boat Crashes Into Irondequoit Pier

An eight meter Sea Ray sport cruiser with one person onboard crashed into the pier of Irondequoit Bay, New York on 22:20 hours of Friday thirtieth June.  Monroe County Sheriff Office, US Coast Guard, Sea Breeze ambulance, and New York State Police responded to the call about the collision, with the sole person onboard taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for minor facial injuries. After receiving treatment the person onboard the vessel was arrested and charged for operating the boat intoxicated and without a boaters safety certificate.  The boat was removed the following morning by TowBoatU.S.

The Sea Ray sport cruiser in this collision is a fourth generation 270 Sundancer as produced from 1998 to 2001.  The fourth generation 270 Sundancer was a replacement to the third generation 270 Sundancer, and was replaced by the second generation Sea Ray 280 Sundancer.

New Model: Delta 48 Coupe

Swedish Delta Powerboats has been an interesting boat builder to watch, standing out from the crowd with a practical but yet innovative product offer.  Celebrating twenty years in business in 2023, Delta being founded in 2003, there is no better way to celebrate with a new model, and here comes this 48 Coupe.  This new 48 Coupe is probably the most complete of all the Delta's that came before her, not that they were missing something, but this one has something suiting more the masses in its appearance, interior layout, and fuel consumption.  The Delta 48 Coupe is a sport cruiser with a performance attitude and while her 42 knots top speed number is not super high with the standard twin 440hp Volvo diesel on stern drives, its stepped deep Vee hull with 22 degrees deadrise say another story, which also translates in efficiency and an impressive 500 nautical mile range. The surprises from the Delta 48 Coupe do not stop here, and once you are onboard it delivers again impressive creature comforts below, with a three double cabins layout, and a living dining galley area located on the main deck.     

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.03 m (49.7ft)

Hull Length - 13.6 m

Beam - 3.99 m

Draft - 1 m ex. drives

Displacement - 8000 kg dry, 12000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 400 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 440hp, Mercury Verado V12 600hp *outboards

Propulsion - Volvo DIP dual propeller stern drives, Mercury outboard

Speed - 42 knots max 32 cruise with Volvo diesel

Range - 500 nm at thirty knots cruise

Hull Shape - deep vee with twin step and  22 degrees deadrise

Construction - Diab Divinycell core with resin infusion and carbon fibre

Project - Lars Mannerfelt

Certification - CE B

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