New Model: Vicem Classic 55 Flybridge

Vicem has launched its latest Classic 55 Flybridge, a traditional looking motor yacht designed inhouse by the Turkish yacht builder.  Unlike other Vicem's the 55 Flybridge is to be fully build in fiberglass, a method the Tuzla located Turkish yacht builder seems to be embracing in its smaller sizes.  Still the Classic 55 Flybridge is a bespoke build, with some important options which suits to the buyer, for two or three double cabin options, to shaft drive or Volvo IPS pod propulsion.  Hull one as pictured above featured a two cabins lower deck, with a galley down and VIP suite to  midships, and was powered by twin Volvo 550hp with IPS pod drives.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.85 m (55.3ft)

Beam - 4.41 m

Draft - 1.12 m

Displacement - 22,000 kg

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 757 l

Max Persons - eight

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

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 550hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS pod drives

Speed - 26 knots max twenty cruise

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Construction - vinylester resin, sandwich with PVC core

Project - Vicem Yachts

Certification - CE B

www.vicemyachts.com

Project: Hunt Yachts 56

Hunt Yachts present the project for a new 56, a model which replaces and evolves from the 55 Mk.II as presented in 2019.  As its says in the name, designed by the father of the deep-Vee hull, Raymond Hunt and Associates, who founded his boat building firm in 1998.  The Hunt Yachts 56 is offered in two layouts for both main and lower deck with a galley up option for three double cabins, or a galley down with two suites.  The master stateroom in both versions is located at midships, with a third cabin with twin bunks berths located to starboard replacing an L-shaped saloon, with a galley located opposite to port side in the galley down version.  The Hunt Yachts 56 is to be powered by twin Volvo 725hp for top speeds up to 32 knots. 

www.huntyachts.com

Herbert Dahm 1929 - 2024

Herbert Dahm left for the better World on Sunday eighteen February, just a few weeks shy of his 95th birthday in his home-town of Dusseldorf. Herbert Dahm began his storied yachting career by accident. Following World War II Herbert Dahm started by selling electronics, including radios, and later developed financial software. Sailing was a passion during his free time, however, and by the sixties, he yearned to cruise the world, and set out to find a suitable sail-yacht in 1967, choosing the Dutch shipyard Jongert. Although he didn’t end up sailing the globe, Dahm found something else, spending the next three decades as the builder’s marketing and sales representative. It simultaneously led to him building five Jongerts for his own use. The most famous of his Jongert's was s/y Inspiration from 1985, which then became Jongert's successful 2200s semi-series, and which he ultimately owned till 2020.  Designed by Ron Holland the first 2200s had a few revolutions from a transom garage with a hydraulically lowering hatch that became a swim platform, and a custom bilge tunnel stowing her racing sails, preserving the interior while permitting quick access to them when wanted. Arguably, Inspiration was the first cruiser-racer in her size range, a novel concept at the time. Even as a sailor, though, Dahm loved motoryachts, too, taking delivery of Benetti's Classic 115 My Way in 2000. The international yachting community became accustomed to seeing Dahm attend yacht shows with his Benetti and her unusual tender, True Love. True Love was a Jongert, stowing on the sundeck. Dahm further had a four-decade run as the owner of Dahm International. Under his leadership, the company expanded beyond Germany into Monaco and Spain. Additionally, it added services such as yacht management and refit management to its roster. Although he sold the business in the late 1990s, he stepped back into it in 2006 to better serve clients, selling it again in 2014, at age 85, staying on as honorary president. He finally retired for good just last year, making the announcement during the Düsseldorf boat show in 2023, a show he co-founded in 1969.  In his last parts of his life Herbart Dahm primarily took care of the “Momentum Spa”, a wellness facility in Golzheim, Dusseldorf.

New Model: Maori Yachts 46

Maori has in 2023 launched its new 46 model, a sporty modern looking centre console day cruiser with over night accommodation for two or four.  Designed by Mario Ciampa, the designer of all Maori Yachts the 46 follows the style and feeling of its sisters, with a very close resemblance to the 54 model.  The first Maori 46 units was launched with a single cabin interior, but the model is also available in a two cabins version. Hull one of the Maori 46 is powered by twin Cummins 550hp with surface drive propulsion, reaching top speeds up to 46 knots and can cruise at 35.  An optional larger Cats 650hp engines is also available, as is an outboard version with specifics on this not yet advised. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 14 m (46ft)

Beam - 4.60 m

Draft - 1 m

Displacement - 12 t

Fuel Capacity - 1600 l

Water Capacity - 250 l

Accommodation - two berths, or four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSB 6.7 550hp, Cats 650hp

Propulsion - surface drives

Speed - 46 knots max 35 cruise

Project - Mario Ciampa

Certification - CE B

www.maoriyacht.com

Italyure Yachts New Web Site

Italyure Yachts presents its new World wide web showroom.  Founded in 2018, Italyure original story starts in 2008 when Maurizio Marzocca is the chief designer of the Canelli brand. In 2018 a fortunate meeting between Marzocca, and business partners Raffaele Vitiello and Raffaele Donnarumma who run a boat refit and servicing business founded in 1995 near Salerno, lays the basis for Italyure.  In the first years and up till the fall of 2022, Italyure was actually called Allure Yachts.  The first project between the three Italian partners is a ten meter sub-contracted sport cruiser for a South Italian customer.  After that the basis for the first 38 model are made, with the first unit launching in April 2021, and available in three versions; Classic with line shafts, Comfort with stern drives, and Sport with outboards.   The Italyure 38 is immediately a success, with the company following 45 and 35 projects, with the 35 launched in Summer 2023, and the 45 evolving to a 50 model and scheduled to arrive in 2024.  The new Italyure web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Yacht, and Press.  Italyure is also on social media with right bottom links taking you to its Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube pages.     

www.italyure.com

Production History;

38 2021- (20

35 2023- (5

50 2024- (2 *45 project

New Model: Arcadia A96

Arcadia debuted its new A96 model at the Cannes boat show in September 2023, a pocket super yacht of 29 metres in length-over-all and just short of eight metres in beam. The A96 is the next evolution from Arcadia which adds the unique features of its two product lines, huge stern terraces and easy manoeuvrable IPS propulsion system with twenty knots plus top speed typical of the Sherpa range, as well as embracing the immense volumes and sumptuously high level of services of the A line. As is always the case with Arcadia the focus on contact with nature runs deep: the yacht’s spaces merge into the surrounding panorama, while concept, external lines and onboard technology are all meticulously designed to offer total wellbeing, charting a new course for the brand. From the swim platform to the bow, the spaces flow seamlessly into one another, allowing the owner to choose between the conviviality of the main deck, a more discrete setting on the upper deck, and total privacy in the bow area. Sliding doors make for highly versatile living areas on the Main and Upper Decks, where the side and aft walls can be opened to transform these settings into open air spaces. High service standards are ensured by the separation of guest and crew flows, including a dedicated crew stairway, by the fully appointed pantry, and optionally by a second day toilet on the Upper Deck. There are five cabins: the owner’s full-beam, light-filled cabin is in the forward section of the Main Deck, while the four guest cabins are on the Lower Deck. For the interiors, the shipyard asked Igor Lobanov to privilege natural and, where possible, eco-friendly materials in a design characterized by soft lines and furnishings that have a pleasing hand feel, resulting in sleek curves and dark lacquered surfaces inspired by Art Deco. The colour palette is neutral and pale, with dark or metallic accents for contrast. A96 hull number one has three unique plus points in terms of volume, top speed up to 23 knots and sheer surface area, offering over four hundred square metres of liveable space. A lot of work went into optimizing weights, increasing structural comfort and boosting the efficiency of all the wiring and piping systems and the thermo-acoustic insulation of the engine room. The four Volvo Penta 1000hp engines with IPS pod propulsion in this unit offers easy manoeuvrability, thanks to joystick control and stability when pitching thanks to the interceptors and the satellite dynamic positioning system. The shallow draught and compact engine size mean that A96 can cruise in practically any waters. Thanks to collaboration with Volvo Penta and Garmin, hull one is also equipped with the most advanced port manoeuvring systems. Volvo based in Sweden supplied the Assisted Docking system that facilitates mooring operations, ensuring maximum safety in even the most demanding conditions. Finally Arcadia A96 can be fitted with the optional Silent Mode system rated over 100kWh and powered in part by solar panels, which guarantees up to nine hours of onboard life in silent mode, while the air-conditioning in the cabins is very quiet and ensures a uniform temperature in the various areas. Waveless Stab fins from CMC Marine round out the range for optimum comfort both under way and at anchor.

Technical Data:

LOA - 29.07 m (95ft)

Hull Length - 23.95 m

Waterline Length - 25.18 m

Beam - 7.92 m

Draft - 1.77 m includes drives

Displacement - 130 t full load, 230 gt* volume

Fuel Capacity - 12,700 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

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

Engines - 4 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - quadruple Volvo IPS forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 23 knots max, nineteen knots cruise, twelve knots long range

Range - 1000 nautical miles at twelve knots

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Project - Igor Lebanov interior hull#01

Certification - CE A

www.arcadiayachts.com

Project: Baglietto X50

During a press conference in Milan on eight February, which also celebrated Baglietto 170th anniversary, the today super yacht specialist announced two new projects, with one of these being the X50, an explorer looking super yacht as designed by the Italian builder long standing designer Francesco Paszowski.  The Baglietto X50 is full of stand out features with an open stern which takes a third of the yachts length, and able to carry two ten meter tenders.  The X50 also debuts Baglietto new XO line of tug inspired looks explorer super yachts.  Baglietto has flirted with explorer looking yachts in the present and in the past like the two units of the 42 Exp it launched in 2009, or the recent custom build hull nos#10235, although none of these where tug yacht looking as the X50.  A unique design feature of the X50 will be the disruptive pilot station which features the helm station below and a guest passenger lounge above.  This lounge is designed to be a multi purpose retreat for the owner and his guests, with six screens able to do an array of duties from navigation data to normal TV or computing operation, and can be also fitted out as a private owners office.  The X50 is to be build in ice-class with part of the hull evolving from the T-52 model, but re-engineered to be more sea-worthy with a redesigned bulb shape.  The Baglietto X50 is set to be powered by twin Cat engines for speeds up to sixteen knots.

www.baglietto.com

Project: Domina RS 13.30 m

Domina Yachts from Rome Italy, present the RS project, a thirteen meter fast sport cruiser as designed by Marco Seri, and a tribute from the yard owners to the passion they have for fast boats and yachts.  While for many Domina Yachts is a new name, this is actually the brand as used by Cantieri Navali del Tevere also known with the abbreviated CNT, who was founded in 1964, and entered boat building in 2005 with Mustang Marine and a fast 38 model.  In 2022 the Tiber River boat yard rebranded its new boat building brand as Domina Yachts debuting with the 42 Walkaround.  The RS is the second Domina model and offers a mix of an American muscle power boat and the typical Italian open fast yacht of the Tyrrhenian sea.  For this the Domina RS a has a full sun-pad aft and takes the whole beam with no passageway to the sides or in the middle, with a forward facing settee forward, and two bolster seats to port for helm-station, and starboard for co-pilot.  Down below the Domina RS offers sleeping accommodation for four, with an open plan dinette V-berth forward, a separate cabin with double berth to starboard midships, and a shower head to port-side.  The Domina RS can be powered by twin diesel engines with surface drives, and or quadruple Mercury 450 or 500hp petrol gas outboards.  Performance numbers are not communicated but the Domina Yachts should have a sixty knots top speed, considering that she weighs under nine tons unloaded and without engines.

www.dominayachts.com

New Launch: Van Der Valk 23.56m Hull no WV0138

Van der Valk has recently launched the 23.56-metre hull number. WV0138 titled motor yacht Felis.  Altough a custom build this this latest Van der Valk is part of the Explorer line, which debuted in 2015 and has far seen four other custom units from 25 to 36 meters.  This latest Van der Valk Explorer shows the benefits of clients who truly know how to enjoy life on the water all year round. Guido de Groot designed a charming yacht inspired to the other Explorer Van der Valk units which he designed, with naval architecture for this 23 meter coming from Dutch firm Diana. Both designers designed this Van der Valk 23.56m Explorer around the specific length required by its owner, offering a spacious interior volume for a relatively compact sub 24 meters size, with navigational comfort assured by a round-bilged steel hull with bulbous bow and the low centre of gravity that comes with an aluminium superstructure.  The interior of Felis offers a four double guest accommodation plan, on a standard owners midships stateroom, forward VIP, and two cabins with twin berths. The living is all on the main deck, with a welcoming saloon on entry to port side, open galley with opposite dinette, and wheelhouse with L-shaped dinette starboard.  Located aft is the crew accommodation for two in two cabins aft and sharing a private bathroom, accessed via the lazarette with direct access to the engine room.  Van der Valk 23.56m hull number WV0138 is powered by twin Man 500hp for speeds up to thirteen knots and a cruise of twelve.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.56 m (77.2ft)

Waterline Length - 22.3 m

Beam - 6.30 m

Draft - 1.60 m

Displacement - 99 t

Fuel Capacity - 12,900 l

Water Capacity - 2700 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, two crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Man D2676LE474 500hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - thirteen knots max, twelve knots cruise

Hull Shape - round bilge full displacement

Construction - steel Grade A hull, aluminium Almg4.5mn H321 superstructure

Project - Guide de Groot exterior and interior, Diana naval architect

Certification - CE class A

www.vandervalkshipyard.com

Improve-It = Summit 54 Motoryacht

Summit Motoryachts, the high-performance cruising yacht range designed by Michael Peters and built by Kadey-Krogen Yachts, announces that it now offers the 54 Motoryacht model with optional Volvo Penta IPS propulsion. The first IPS version is currently under construction. An IPS-powered Summit 54 Motoryacht represents the completion of one of the company’s long-held goals. The Summit 54 optional power package will be twin 600hp Volvo with IPS800 forward looking pod drives, giving the vessel a company-estimated top speed in the upper twenty knots range. Standard power continues to be twin Cummins 542hp. Both power packages offer joystick control options and the ability for an additional station in the cockpit for close quarter manoeuvring. In addition to the increase in speed and performance, the IPS-powered Summit 54 will also feature a Volvo Glass Cockpit with Garmin electronics, allowing seamless integration with engine, drivetrain, and navigational system data, in addition to the Volvo interceptor trim-tab system. Tankage and engine room layout will remain the same regardless of propulsion package. In order to keep the weight distributed amidships, the company will employ jackshafts running from the D6 engines aft to the pod drives. Summit Motoryachts will also offer the IPS package on its 54 Coupe model scheduled to launch in 2025.

www.summitmotoryachts.com

New Model: Fiart Seawalker 43 Panorama

During the fall of 2023 Fiart has presented the new Panorama model version, for its Seawalker 43.  The 43 Panorama main difference between the standard Seawalker is that it integrates the T-top with the windshield giving better protection to the triple settee helm-station, and the cockpit behind especially when under way.  For the remaining the Panorama adds to the brilliant features which characterize the Seawalker 43 which debuted in 2020, and has been a success for Fiart.  This is a sport cruiser walk-around with a usable fore to aft exterior main deck which offers forward and back sun-pads, dinette with opposite facing settees, wet-bar-galley behind the helm-station, and a forward facing settee forward.  The Fiart Seawalker 43 Panorama also offers comfortable interior with two spacious cabins sleeping four, with the forward cabin which can specified as an open-plan layout.  The Fiart Sewalker 43 Panorama is powered by four engine choices from 380 to 480hp, in IPS or stern drive pods with top speeds up to 39 knots with the large power option.  At this stage it will be interesting to see if we see the Panorama's from Fiart on the smaller Sewalker 39 and 35 models.

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.84 m (45.5ft)

Beam - 3.99 m

Draft - 1.04 m

Displacement - 11t half load

Fuel Capacity - 1150 l

Water Capacity - 620 l

Max Persons - fourteen

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp, D6 400hp, D6 440hp, D6 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPI stern drives or IPS forward pod drives 

Speed - 39 knots with Volvo 480hp IPS pod combination

Certification - CE B

www.fiart.com

Three Yachts One Boat Destroyed by Fire in San Felice Circeo

Three yachts; two motor yachts of twenty and nineteen meters, a sport yacht of 23 meters, and a classic sport cruiser of seven meters burned down in San Felice Circeo, to the North of Latina, Italy, with the fire starting at about 20:00 hours of Saturday tenth February.  The fire started on the twenty meter flybridge yacht, which then jumped to the yacht of nineteen meters to its starboard side.  After this and with the wind blowing at over twenty knots from the West the first burning yacht freed itself and ended on the Eastern breakwater berths, taking its fire to a 23 meter sport yacht, and a classic sport cruiser of seven meters in length.  Vigili dell'Fuoco fire fighters, Guardia Costiera, and Carabinieri rushed to the scene, with the fire being controlled at 22:30 hours, and the securing cleaning up of the area taking up till the morning of Sunday eleventh February.  The causes of the fire are under investigation, with the report saying that it could be a short circuit or an ignited one. 

The yachts and boats in this fire are a Posillipo Technema 65 as produced from 2002 to 2012 the yacht which started the fire.  The second is a Cantieri Liguri Ghibli 19, the second yacht which started burning located to starboard of the first yacht.  The third yacht is a Arno Leopard 23 Sport as produced from 1997 to 2003.  While the small sport cruiser boat is a wooden build Italcraft Sarima 7 m as produced from 1965 to 1977.

Bayliner New Web Site

Bayliner presents its new World wide web showroom.  Bayliner was founded in 1957 by J.Orin Edson, who came from a boat racing hobby experience and two years of running his Advanced Marine Outboard shop.  The first Bayliners where plywood boats, but in 1966 the fiberglass move is made. In 1968 Bayliner has one hundred dealers in the US and Canada and moves its production locality to a previous World War Two hangar outside Washington.  In 1974 feeling the rising gas prices Bayliner debuts a sailing boat line with three models named Bucaneer. 1982 Bayliner presents it first Capri model the 1600 which also comes with the Total Value Package including an 85hp outboard and a road trailer in the retail price.  1986 proves to be a super year for Bayliner first by selling a record 43,000 boats, and second for joining the Brunswick Corporation which features more then fifty dealers outside of the USA. Bayliner largest build to date was the seventeen meter 5788 Motor Yacht, as produced from 1997 up to 2002. Today Bayliner features six series; M, DX, Trophy, VR, Cuddy, and Ciera for a total of 21 models which start from M15 and go up to the Ciera 8.  Bayliner new website takes you around with the following buttons; Cruising Boats, Fishing Boats, Watersports Boats,  All Boats, Resources, Buyers Guide, Customer Service, and Dealer Locator.  Bayliner is also on social media with side buttons taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.bayliner.com

Production and Ownership History;

2550 Saratoga Offshore 1973-

2550 Saratoga Offshore Command Bridge 1974-

4050 Bodega 1977-82

3550 Bristol 1977-81

3150 Conquest 1978-80

3270 Explorer 1981-84 (3000+-) *includes 3288 Explorer/Motor Yacht

3250 Conquest 1981-87

1950 Capri Bowrider 1982-

2070 Explorer 1982-

2850 Contessa Sunbridge 1983-87

2450 Ciera Sunbridge 1983-89

2850 Contessa Command Bridge/2858 Ciera Command Bridge 1983-88/89

3870/3888 Motor Yacht 1983/90-94 (1000+-)

4550/4588 Pilothouse 1984/89-93

2550 Ciera Sunbridge 1985-87

1986 Brunswick Corporation ownership

3288 Explorer/Motor Yacht 1988/89-95 (3000) *includes 3270 Explorer 

3485 Avanti Sunbridge 1987-89 *3450 project

2650 Ciera Sunbridge 1987-90

2855 Ciera Sunbridge 1988-89

3255 Avanti Sunbridge 1988-89 *3250 project

2955 Avanti Sunbridge 1988-90

2958 Command Bridge 1988-90 *2950 project

2755 Ciera Sunbridge 1989-93

3785 Avanti Sunbridge 1990

2651 Ciera Sunbridge 1991-93

4387 Aft Cabin MY 1990-93

3555 Avanti Sunbridge/Sunbridge 1990/93-94

2855 Ciera Sunbridge 1991-93

3055 Ciera Sunbridge 1991-94 *Avanti Sunbridge project

4388 Motor Yacht 1991-94

3688 Motor Yacht 1992-94

2859 Super Classic/Ciera Express 1993/96-2002

4587 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1994-95

2855 Ciera Sunbridge (ii) 1994-99

4788 Pilothouse 1994-2002

3255 Avanti Sunbridge 1995-99

3587 Motor Yacht 1995-99

3258 Command Bridge 1995-2000

3988 Motor Yacht 1995-2002

3488 Avanti Command Bridge 1996-99

3788 Motor Yacht 1996-99

3388 Motor Yacht 1996-2001

4087 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1996-2002

2858 Ciera Command Bridge/288 Classic Cruiser 1996/2003-05

4085 Avanti Sunbridge 1997-99

5788 Motor Yacht 1997-2002

3685 Avanti Sunbridge 1998-99

5288 Pilothouse 1999-2002

3055 Ciera Sunbridge/305 SB Cruiser 1999/2003-07

3788 Motor Yacht (ii) 2000-02

2855 Ciera Sunbridge/285 SB Cruiser 2000/03-12

3488 Command Bridge 2001-02

275 SB Cruiser 2005-09

325/340 SB Cruiser 2005/08-09

315 SB Cruiser 2008-12 *300 SB Cruiser project

320/335 SB Cruiser 2008/10-12

Fire Destroys Four Yachts in Antalya Yacht Yard

A big fire which started just after 1900 hours of Saturday tenth February in the Antalya free zone has burned down two yachts, and destroyed two other currently under construction.  Antalya fire fighting squads responded to the fire with fifteen vehicles, with cooling efforts still ongoing up till 21:00 local time.  The fire started in-front of U4 Marine and Interiors, which according to Google-Maps would mean that this is the Gree-Naval Yachts and or the Naval Yachts to it's right.  No one was injured in the fire, with a thirty meter super yacht which was stored in the shed during the fire reported a total loss.

As of this time we have no information what the yachts involved in this fire are, including the two under-construction which burned down.  If someone has any information what the yachts are feel free to get in touch with PowerYacht.

New Model: Vanquish VQ115 Veloce

Vanquish Yachts proudly presents the launch of the very first VQ115 at the shipyard in the Netherlands, the largest member of the VQ family as yet.  The VQ115 is one of the world’s fastest aluminium super sport yacht with conventional engines. To achieve the desired power output, Vanquish Yachts has installed three MTU 2650hp engines backed up by surface drives and a design that was taken as the starting point for this speed machine.  The narrow hull has been developed to optimize comfort and performance levels and increase efficiency at top speeds. Twin Seakeeper stabilizers will safeguard comfort at all speeds on this smart synthesis of a sport boat and luxury yacht. Outdoor entertainment options abound on the VQ115 Veloce with an expansive foredeck, large aft deck and flybridge sunbathing area.   A large tender bay will house a VQ16, lifted by a hydraulic loading platform, while a second VQ11 tender is  located in a second garage to starboard, also home to a live bait tank, paddleboards, sea bobs and other toys.  The flybridge has been superbly integrated within a distinctive exterior profile, part of a pure design with clean lines and the elegant, instantly recognizable Vanquish look.  The main deck saloon of the first VQ115 is fully tailored to the owner’s wishes with movable furniture to allow flexibility of occasion and time of day.  Office space is included for when work calls, there is a neat pantry with its own cocktail bar, plus a day head to keep the lower deck private. Stairs rise to the sport flybridge above while the aft door opens fully to create a unified space with the aft deck: matching floors will ensure continuity between the outdoor and indoor spaces. The lower deck features a more extensive galley and a U-shaped seating area in a country kitchen style. Accommodations include a full-beam master suite, a VIP and a guest cabin, all with their own bathrooms. A dedicated media room includes a large television, a high-end sound system plus two Pullmans that bring the potential sleeping capacity to eight. There are also a cabin for four crew members located at midships.

Technical Data:

LOA - 35 m (114.8ft)

Beam - 6.70 m

Draft - 1.35 m

Displacement - 100 t

Fuel Capacity - 10,700 l

Water  Capacity - 

Max Persons - 32

Accommodation - six guests in three cabins, or eight guests in four cabins, 4 crew in 2 cabins

Engines - 3 x MTU V16 2650hp

Propulsion - surface drives. line shafts

Speed - fifty knots max with triple engines and MTU 2650hp, fifteen knots long tange

Range - 500 nautical miles at fifteen knots

Hull Shape - Petestep

Construction - aluminium

Project - Guide de Groot design, Studio Delta for hull shape

www.vanquish-yachts.com

Project: ISA Yachts Gran Turismo 80M

ISA Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, is delighted to announce that the new project Future, ISA Gran Turismo 80 metres, under construction at the Palumbo Superyachts shipyard in Ancona, is taking shape with the steel hull nearing completion. The vessel was sold in July this year and will be delivered in 2027. Team for Design – Enrico Gobbi, who penned the exterior lines, will also be responsible for the interior design. The naval architecture will be completed by Palumbo Superyachts’ in-house team. ISA GT 80 is a sporty coupé with sinuous lines that breaks down the boundaries between indoors and out to create a unique and sophisticated fil rouge. The studied contrast between the hull colour, in steel grey with charcoal details, and the minimal windows confers an even slender appearance to the project and emphasizes its horizontal element. The sky-lounge housing the wheelhouse looks like set back so as not to break the slender line and to emphasize the distinctive ISA arch, here even more dynamic, which connects all the decks. Forward on the main deck, we find the infinity pool connected to the owner cabin via a lit up path with great scenic impact. The owner cabin is a true glasshouse, where the most unobtrusive uprights give centre stage to the opening floor-to-ceiling windows enhancing the sense of continuity between indoors and out. The outdoor furnishing is organic, characterized by round shapes and very modern curves combined with warm wood for a glamorous yet high-quality elegance. The equipped gym is located on the starboard side of the upper deck, which is the bridge where also the wheelhouse and the captain cabin are set. On the main deck, ISA GT 80 features 5 double cabins, including a VIP with lounge. The owner cabin located on the upper deck forward comprises two bathrooms, one with tub and shower, a vanity area, two wardrobes and an office. A sixth VIP cabin with twin beds has been provided on the lower deck. The crew area on the lower deck consists of ten cabins that can accommodate up to eighteen people.

www.isayachts.com

New Model: Jeanneau DB/37

Jeanneau continues to expand its DB line, by launching its second DB/37 model, which follows that of the DB/43 from 2022.  The new Jeanneau DB/37 is everything the bigger sister is in a two meters smaller package.  Camillo Garroni for the new Jeanneau DB/37 presents a sports cruiser full of day party features able to use all the eleven meters of deck space length for entertainment activities.  Like the bigger sister the DB/37 is full of modular features adding space outside when desired, from two port and starboard side drop down bulkheads which fold down to expand deck and bathing space, to transformative settees on the aft deck changing from a dinette, to a sun-pad, and to aft or forward looking settees while underway.  Down below the Jeanneau DB/37 is also an interesting proposition with a lower deck fully dedicated for two guest cabins; forward master cabin with with island double berth and midships guest cabin with twin single berths at midships, plus a well sized bathroom with separate shower.  The Jeanneau DB/37 is powered by twin Volvo 320hp diesel engines with stern drives, for speeds up to 34 knots.  An OB outboard version is also available, powered by twin Yamaha 450hp.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.84 m (38.9ft)

Hull Length - 9.97 m

Beam - 3.56 m

Draft - 1.17 m with drives down, 0.81 m without drives and propellers

Displacement - 7555 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 357 l, 480l * outboard version 

Water Capacity - 250 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 320hp, Yamaha XTO 450hp*

Propulsion - Volvo dual-propellers DPI stern drives, Yamaha outboard

Speed - 34 knots max 25 cruising with Volvo 320hp diesel stern drives

Hull Shape - deep Vee with 20 degrees deadrise aft

Project - Camillo Garroni design, Michael Peters hull and naval architecture

Certification - CE B

www.jeanneau.com

Project: Pardo GT65

Pardo Yachts expand it's GT fleet and present the GT65 project, the third model in this unique looking range. Designed by Nauta with naval architecture by Zuccheri this new GT65 project, preserves the iconicity and elegance that made Pardo Yachts a success from it's debut and beyond that of any forecast, while delivering an unparalleled onboard living experience. Positioned strategically between the GT52, presented in 2022, and the upcoming GT75 flagship set to launch this year, the GT65 serves as the latest addition to Pardo Yachts's versatile series of crossover runabouts. This third model in the GT range perfectly balances spacious interiors and exteriors, flexible layouts and performance, providing an exhilarating yet comfortable cruising experience.  Flexibility comes with two main deck and or lower deck choices, which all revolve if one chooses a galley up or down layout.  In both choices you always get a three double cabins layout, with the standard galley up option give a master stateroom forward with the bed to port side.  In the lower deck galley option the forward cabin becomes smaller and is located to centre, with a C-shaped galley located to starboard in between the three cabins.  The Pardo GT65 is to be powered by twin Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod drives.  

www.pardoyachts.com

New Model: Bavaria SR33

With the Bavaria SR33, the German production boat builder introduces another model to its successful sport cruiser SR line.  Following on the family feeling of the SR41 and the SR36 models, this new SR33 is also designed by Marco Casali, which now sees Bavaria complete its offer of ten to twelve meters sport cruisers.  This new entry level SR focus is for space to both outside and inside.  The exterior cockpit of the Bavaria SR33 takes about half the length, and is focused around a C-shaped dinette to port side, which features an opposite wet-bar, and aft sun-pad which extends in size with its movable backrest.  To forward of the dinette is a forward looking L-shaped lounger, with a single seat helm station opposite to starboard.  Down below the cabin area offers a galley with adjacent dinette for two/three persons, opposite shower head, forward double berth, and a separate double cabin at midships.  The Bavaria SR33 is powered by twin Volvo 300hp with stern drive propulsion.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.40 m (37.4ft)

Hull Length - 10.8 m

Waterline Length - 9.71 m

Beam - 3.46 m

Draft - 0.86 m with drives and propellers, 0.70m without drives props

Displacement - 5887 kg  open, 6064 kg unloaded

Fuel Capacity - 500 l

Water Capacity - 250 l

Accommodation - four berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPI duo-prop stern drive

Speed - 32 knots max 

Project - Marco Casali Too Design. Micad naval architecture

Certification - CE B8 / C10

www.bavariayachts.com

Project: Whitehaven Harbour Classic 52

Whitehaven introduces the Harbour Classic 52 project, a timeless down East lobster boat inspired looking classic yacht design. The 52 is to be the largest of the three boat Whitehaven lobster boat looking Harbour Classic line, which start from forty foot showing contemporary luxury, graceful flowing lines, accentuated by subtle wood detailing, and an accommodating interior. Being the largest of the line with an overall length of seventeen meters plus the Harbour Classic 52 is vintage charm meets modern luxury, epitomising sophistication with its sweeping contours and spacious entertaining areas on the main deck, and three double cabins below. The lower deck will offer a master stateroom located to starboard midships, a VIP forward, and third cabin with bunk berths to port side. The main deck prioritises both relaxation and social connection, making it perfect for any escape, with an aft galley to port side, and an L-shaped dinette opposite behind the helm station. Whitehaven Harbour Classic 52 is to be powered by twin Cummins 715hp with line shaft propulsion in semi-tunnels.

www.whitehavenmotoryachts.com

Donovan Shead 1936 - 2024

Donovan 'Don' Shead left for the better World on Saturday third February, peacefully passing away at the age of 87, surrounded by his family.  Don Shead was born May six 1936, in Birmingham, Britain's most far away city to the sea.  His father Henry Shead, a mechanical engineer with passion for boats both sail and power, will pass his passions to Don at a young age, taking him to sail dinghy racing first on the lake and then at twelve years of age to Cowes, what will become his adoptive town into the years.  Both places will play an important role to Don Shead; Birmingham the UK motor city will give the passion for engines, while Cowes expands the love for the water.  Don raced his first powerboat race in 1961 with a loaned boat, and a year later purchases his own race boat.  In 1967 coming from his racing experience, and a natural design and engineering talent, Don architects his first boat, a six meter speed boat which with him on the helm will come second in the Paris six hours race.  This boat will be produced as the Avenger 21, and is followed by the Avenger 34 which will win the Round Britain race of the same year. With this Don Shead launches his career as naval architect and fast hull specialist, receiving two request for two Class Three hulls, and a Camper and Nicholson 27 meter super yacht on his first year in business.  The year of change for Don Shead comes in 1968 when his designed 25 foot single engine wood build Telstar with Tony Sopwith on the helm wins the Cowes race in rough sea conditions.  A year later in 1969 Don will present himself to Cowes with the first Miss Enfield, built of alumimium and just completed before the race starts.  Unfortunately for Miss Enfield after seventy nautical miles in first place she will retire due to engine problems.  A year later the one meter longer Miss Enfield II will win the Cowes race with Tony Sopwith again on the helm.  With Tony retiring from racing, Don will return to race helming Miss Enfield II himself, winning Cowes again, and then the Naples and Viareggio races, while a sister-boat driven by Franco Castoldi also takes line honors in Santa Margherita in 1974.  Don Shead will retire from racing in 1974 when an accident during a race will injure his back, making a one surprise come back in 1981 at Viareggio, where he places second.  Don's Italian race success in the early seventies get's the admiration of Italians Attilio Petroni and Francesco Cosentino, who will commission him a full racing boat.  This will be the 38 foot mono-hull to be build in alumimium by CUV; Cantieri Uniti Viareggio, an alloy subcontractor, and finished by long standing yacht building family Picchiotti. Fifteen of the CUV Picchiotti's are reported build, six 41's, and nine 38.  With the CUV 38 Consentino will win the Class One World Championship held in Argentina in 1978, a feat the CUV Shead hull will do two other times in 1982 and 84.  The Don Shead designed Italian build CUV was the first to break the US hulls dominion of the Class One World Championship after fourteen years from the debut of the racing formula in 1964. Unknown to many is that Don Shead also designed some sail yachts, and a windsurf which set a speed record in the mid eighties.  Miss Enfield II was also revolutionary for its signature wrap around windscreen which gave crew better safety and protection, a design feature Don Shead introduced on the Halmatic DS110 which launched in 1968 and was produced till 72 in 28 hulls.  In 1978 Don Shead will join Sunseeker debuting with the 28 Offshore model, and from their on doing all the designs from five up to 37 meters and till 2007 when he will sell his business to the Poole builder bosses Robert and John Braithwaite, remaining as a consultant until stepping down due to ill health.  Out of tens of models for Sunseeker's a note is deserved on the 34 XPS Portofino which debuted in 1983, and the Tomahawk 37 from 1987, both of these being based on the legendary CUV 38 hull, with the former winning the Round Britain 1984 in the CX Class, and placing fifth overall.  Apart Sunseeker and the mentioned Avenger's, CUV, and Halmatic, Don Shead designed boats and yachts for Australian Motor Yachts, Broooke, Cammenga, Camper and Nicholson, Devonport, Feadship, Lavagna Admiral, Mefasa, Palmer Johnson, Picchiotti, Souter, Tecnomarine, and Viudes.

Sport Cruiser Saved from Fire in Isla Mujeres

An eleven meter sport cruiser titled m/y Alma under US Delaware flag which arrived from Cancun, at Isla Mujeres was saved from onboard fire on the afternoon of Saturday third February.  The fire was reported to started in the engine and was controlled by a fire extinguisher.  Crew from the Ultramar ferry assisted the sport cruiser first, with the Port Captaincy coming later, as the guests moved forward of the boat.  The sport cruiser was reported to be traveling from Cancun, taking guests for a launch on the island of Isla Mujeres.  

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Cruisers 3672 as produced from 2000 to 2003.  The Cruisers 3672 came out as a replacement to the 3570 Esprit, and evolved into the 370 Express with a thicker radar arch and revised interior.

American Tug New Web Site

American Tug presents its new World wide web showroom.  American Tug was the brand of Tomco Marine Group, as founded by Tom Nelson in 1999.  American Tug debuted with the 34 model in 2001, as designed by renowned West coast designer Lynn Senour, who will go and design all American Tug models.  Since then and up to 2023 American Tug has delivered just over 250 explorer cruisers.  In May 2023 Kadey-Krogen Group purchased American Tug, with production to stay in La Conner, and current CEO and cofounder Kurt Dilworth remaining to manage the company.  Located since its founding in La Conner, Washington on the North West of the Pacific coast currently American Tugs range offers four models from the 362, to the 435. American Tugs new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Models, About, Dealers, Pre-Owned, Blog, Upcoming Events, Contact, and Ship's Store.  American Tugs is also on social media with button links taking you to its Instagram and Facebook pages.

www.americantugs.com

Production History;

34/365 2001/10- (140/19

41/435 2005/11- (/19

49 Limited Edition/525 2008-14 (1/1)

485 2014-21  

395 2010- (23

362 2020- (11

Project: Tecnomar Evo 155

Tecnomar Evo 155 project was born from the need to give continuity to the successful Evo-line, which debuted in 2016 with the 55 model, and was followed in 2018 with the 120 model, of which six units have been build so far.  The Tecnomar Evo 155 will feature exterior with a strong sporty curvy futuristic character, all this in a length of 46 meters and without exceeding a volume of 499 gross tonnage.  A feature in the Evo 155 will be an innovative beach area, with a large stern window, and two foldable doors that allow direct access to the sea and a connection with the external area, allowing 360° liveability between interior and exterior.  The spacious sun deck is equipped with a large bar and a sunbathing area with a swimming pool. A second swimming pool is also found in the extreme bow area on the upper deck connected to a large sunbathing area, convertible into a pleasant dining area with a 180° view of the sea.  The Tecnomar Evo 155 will have interiors characterized by two large lounge areas on the full-beam main deck, with accommodation for ten guests in five suites; two guests on the lower deck, two VIP cabins on the main deck and the Owner’s cabin on the same deck.  

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New Model: Ferretti 1000 Skydeck

For the year 2023 Ferretti Yachts presented the new 1000 Skydeck. An enclosed bridge version of the Ferretti 1000 which debuted in 2021, the 1000 Skydeck is mostly designed for the North American market.  The enclosed bridge in the Ferretti 1000 Skydeck takes about half of the available space in the top deck, and offers a large L-shaped settee to starboard with opposite entertainment area. To starboard is also a twin seat helm station with access to the side decks.  Opening the patio door of the Skydeck leads to a free aft area fitted with an L-shaped bar and three stools to starboard.  For the remaining the Filippo Salvetti designed 1000 Skydeck, keeps the same features of the Ferretti Yachts flagship, a raised pilot house design which offers four guest suites on the lower deck, and a master stateroom on the forward part of the main deck.  The Ferretti 1000 Skydeck also offers three cabins for five crew with this area also including a lobby with a small L-shaped lounger, all located on the forward part of the main deck.  The Ferretti 1000 Skydeck is powered by twin MTU 2186hp or 2400hp for top speeds up to 28 knots with the bigger engine option.

Technical Data:

LOA - 30.13 m (98.9ft)

Hull Length - 23.9 m

Beam - 6.81 m

Draft - 2.29 m

Displacement - 98000 kg unloaded, 111,000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 9000 l

Water Capacity - 1320 l

Max Persons - twenty

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

Engines - 2 x MTU 16V2000M86 2186hp, 16V2000M96L 2400hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 24 knots 20 cruise with 2186hp, 28 knots max 24 cruise with MTU 2450hp

Project - Filippo Salvetti exterior, IdeaeItalia interior, Ferretti Group naval architecture

Certification - CE A, modules B+F+A1 sound emissions RINA 

www.ferrettiyachts.com

Three Boats Destroyed by Fire in Piombino

Three boats where destroyed by fire at the Marina Archipelago Toscano in Piombino, to the South of Livorno, with the blaze starting at 0830 on the morning of first February. The fire is reported to have started in the middle motorboat and then jumped to a flybridge cruiser on its starboard side, and a sailing yacht on its port side. Fire fighters and the local coast guard office rushed to the scene, controlling the blaze first, so it does not jump to other boats, and then turning it off. No one was injured as the boats where all reported unattended, although all three boats are fully burned and a wreck.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The boats in this fire are a Zuccon designed 1993 to 1997 produced Ferretti 120 Fly to left of the photo, with the sailing yacht to right being a Feeling.  So far I cannot picture the boat in the middle, which looks to be Italian made and from the eighties.

Classic Boat Crashes Into Rockingham Jetty

A classic eleven meter flybridge cruiser crashed, and then partly sank into Rockingham Yacht Club Jetty, in Rockingham, Western Australia on the late night of 31 January.  The cause of the accident are not reported but chats on social media are saying the captain collided with the jetty for a couple times, before eventually hitting bottom, and then partly sinking grounding the cruiser in the spot.  The classic flybridge cruiser was still in the same spot, partly sank and tied up to Rockingham Jetty as at ninth February.

The classic boat in this sinking looks to be a Mariner 38 Mk.I as build in the seventies.  Mariner Boats in Australia was founded by Bill Barry-Cotter in 1969 who he will sell in 1978, to then found Riviera in 1980 and then sell again in 2002, to then establish his third boat building brand Maritimo, which today he manages with his sons.

Need for Speed Is Back

In the eighties a challenge started out between a few yacht builders to make big and ultra fast yachts in the market.  Italcraft launched it's challenge with the M78, a 21 meters flybridge motor yacht presented in 1985 which reached 58 knots.  Alfamarine responded some years later with the two meters smaller one-off made 65 flybridge model from 1991, which with triple 1000hp engines and surface drives reached a top speed of 64 knots during a light test run, four knots more over it's declared top speed of sixty knots.  

Interestingly while both these yachts received a lot off attention at the time, the success was not big, with Italcraft selling only two units of the M78, and then revising the platform for the slower and similar looking C70 and then reused for the 70 Drago in the noughties. While Alfamarine made only one unit of the 65, with the hull of that one coming from the 55 as designed by Franco Harrauer, and then used also for the 58 and 60 models.  For a time the speed in sport yachts settled and even the fast offerings from successful sport yacht builders like AB Yachts, Baia, Magnum, Otam, or Pershing stopped in around the fifty knots mark.    

Thirty years later the need for speed is back with new arrival Bolide Yachts and its first 80 model, setting new high unimaginable numbers for a 24 meter super sport yacht.  The Bolide 80 not only goes beyond sixty knots, but reaches a top speed of 73 knots, equivalent to 84 mph.  These are speeds a super fast thirteen meter centre console weighing in at about ten tons with six Mercury racing outboards reaches. Incredible speeds for this project by Brunello Acampora, and even more outstanding when you think that the closest production yacht above 24 meters, the AB Yachts 100 with the Superfast option is thirteen knots behind.  

Is the need for speed back?  Are we heading into a new super sport yacht speed race?  Just as much as I would like it, this is difficult to happen, and like those Italcraft and Alfamarine models from the eighties found out, the hyper fast is and will remain a niche. It is a small niche which has its crowd, and many admire it, but when it comes to signing the dotted line it remains something for the few.  For now, well done to Brunello Acampora, it will be interesting to see if Bolide Yachts will have a challenger worth of note in the future.

Two Yachts Destroyed by Fire in Ancorhage Marina, Baltimore

Two yachts were destroyed by fire at Anchorage Marina, to the South East of Baltimore at around nine o'clock morning time of Wednesday 31 January.  Baltimore City Fire Department rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire.  The fire is reported to have started on the flybridge of the smaller thirteen meter boat located on the B-dock which with the fire burned its mooring ropes and left its berth, and then touched a sixteen meter motor yacht located opposite it's berth.  The smaller boat eventually sank, while the bigger yacht was mostly burned with the fire and a total loss, but still floating.  No one was injured in the accident, although the smaller boat was a liveaboard for one person and his dog, who managed to get off board.

The boat above which started the fire is a nineties Taiwan build Lien Hwa 42 Aft Cabin, while the other yacht which burned down is a Garroni designed Prestige 550 Flybridge, produced from 2012 to 2017 in 170 units.

Three Men Rescued from Capsized Sea Ray Near Albany

Three men where rescued when there seven meter Sea Ray sport cruiser capsized and then partly sank in rough seas off the Albany Coast, South West Australia on 09:40 morning time of Wednesday 31 January.  Police received the EPIRB call and with assistance coming by the Albany Sea Rescue who retrieved the men and then transported them to Emu Point boat ramp before 13:00 hours with St. John WA and police doing the assistance.  The man were reportedly fishing over night when they entered into a difficult situation in rough four meter waves seas, with the Sea Ray sport cruiser capsizing and then partly sinking.  One of the man a forty year old was taken to Albany Health Campus for observation, but all three men came off with minor injuries.  The capsized Sea Ray eventually washed out in Peaceful Bay about forty nautical miles from the location the three men where rescued, with the boat found holding suspicious packaging and the Police opening a new investigation on the case. 

The Sea Ray in this sinking is a 240 Sundancer model as produced from 2011 to 2014.  The 240 Sundancer came as a replacement to the Sea Ray 230 Sundancer, with the model replaced by the 265 Sundancer in 2014.