December 14, 2007

Project: Marquis 500 SC

This new project the Marquis 500 SC follows the success of the just launched 420 SC model. Italians Nuvolari Lenard follow the design style especially for the exterior they showed for the smaller Marquis member. The interior for the new Sports Coupe will be a spacious double 3 cabin 2 head layout with the en-suite master cabin located forward. The USA company gave little information regarding the type of propulsion the 500 SC will feature but accept to see the Volvo innovative IPS drive units for the best in manoeuvrability, performance and consumption.

December 13, 2007

New Model: Ferretti 592

The new Ferretti 592 is an 18-metre flybridge yacht intended to replace the 591. It introduces a series of significant modifications that will revolutionise the quality of on board life. First of all, the window area has been expanded to form an almost continuous coverage. The 360 degree visibility allows passengers to enjoy interior spaces bathed in natural light. The location of the aft galley is another radical intervention that enhances not only the optimisation of the layout but also comfort and functionality. The tilt window makes it possible to create a single sweep of open space where cockpit, galley and living area blend in a friendly, hospitable design unity. The sleeping area has also been completely remodelled, with the creation of a full beam owner’s suite with two open view windows and chaise longue, comparable to the accommodation on a much larger yacht, with the addition of a forward VIP cabin and guest cabin with twin beds, all with private bathroom.
Technical Data:
LOA - 18.33 m (60.2ft)
Hull Length - 17.86 m
Waterline Length - 15.62 m
Beam - 5.25 m
Draft - 1.58 m
Displacement - 28.3 t empty, 33.8 t loaded
Fuel Capacity - 3.700 l
Water Capacity - 660 l
Max Persons - 18
Cabins - 3 + 1 crew
Engines - 2 x MAN V8CR 800hp, V10CR 1100hp
Speed - 33.5 knots maximum, 30 knots cruising with MAN 1100hp
Hull - Warped Hull with 13 degrees deadrise and spray rails
Project - Ferretti Engineering, Zuccon International Project exterior and lines
Category - CE A

December 12, 2007

Projects: Sunseeker 86 Yacht, Sunseeker 34M Yacht

The new Sunseeker 86 Yacht has a broad beam and superb accommodation for up to eight people. Forward of the large saloon is a dining area, fully equipped galley and stairs leading to the lower deck and guest accommodation. The main deck also features the main helm position and access to the forward VIP stateroom with en suite and walk-in wardrobe. Alternative layout options allow for a total of up to three full beam staterooms or a third smaller stateroom and additional fourth pullman cabin. The crew quarters are situated at the stern and include a crew mess, shower/WC, captain’s double berth cabin and a twin pullman crew cabin. With an optional GRP hard-top bimini, the flybridge provides ample seating and sunbathing space with a fully equipped wetbar and teak dining table and the area can also be customised to include a hot tub, crane and jet ski. With a choice of powerful twin diesel engine options, this new yacht is capable of speeds in excess of 32 knots. Inside, this new Sunseeker model excels with the imaginative use of space, particularly the inspired layout that allows the crew to move freely between the fully equipped enclosed galley and their self-contained quarters without disturbing guests. The much awaited new Sunseeker 34 Metre Yacht boasts a broad beam and one of the most spacious and sophisticated interiors to date. Providing luxurious accommodation for up to ten people plus crew, the open plan living areas include a large saloon and dining area adjacent to a fully equipped galley and servery including crew mess which form a natural divide from the forward master stateroom, raised wheelhouse and crew quarters. The lower deck includes two generous double VIP cabins and two twin cabins, all offering en-suite facilities and individual entertainment systems. The spacious main deck master stateroom is a duplex design which gives 180-degree visibility with a walk-in wardrobe on the main deck. Stairs then lead forward to a private toilet room and then down to an open plan en-suite with twin wash basins, bath and separate shower cubicle. The flybridge affords plenty of seating and sunbathing space with a fully equipped wetbar and the option of a large spa tub, and depending on the owner’s requirement, the stern garage offers enough space for a tender. To achieve optimum performance, the 34 Metre Yacht is based on Sunseeker’s deep ‘V’ hull design. A choice of powerful twin diesel engines provides up to 4800hp, enabling this yacht to achieve speeds in excess of 25 knots. Performance is complemented by leading-edge technology throughout, such as computerised engine management systems and the very latest navigation and communication equipment, making island hopping or extended cruising equally effortless. There is also the option of fitting TRAC-STAR, a system that provides optimum stabilisation while at rest and when underway. The 34 Metre Yacht will be built to meet the requirements of regulating authorities including the Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) dependent on owners’ specifications.

December 11, 2007

New Model: Riviera 47 Enclosed Flybridge Series II

First there was the Riviera 47 Open Flybridge, now the largest of the Australian Builders have expanded on that ideal with an Enclosed Flybridge model. The 47’s huge international appeal reflects a host of exceptional features, outstanding craftsmanship and unparalleled value. Confidence in the seaworthiness of your vessel is the basis of Riviera's boating pleasure, therefore today’s model accounts for fatigue, corrosion and ease of access for inspection and maintenance. The sixteen metres plus or 53ft overall Riviera 47 Enclosed Flybridge model caters not only to those with a penchant for comfort and relaxed entertaining, but also to the serious long-range cruiser. With everything from the bow thruster, Bose audio system, to luxuries such as the soft leather upholstery, fine American Cherrywood timberwork and quality hardware and fittings, this is undoubtedly one of the best equipped Sport Fisherman Crusier vessels. With sensible engine options ranging from standard twin 660hp diesels up to 825hp diesels, the ride can also be as exhilarating as you like. The standard fuel capacity of 2,700 litres provides an unparalleled cruising range.
Technical Data:
LOA - 16.17 m (53.1ft)
Length - 15.19 m Beam - 4.89 m
Draft - 1.35 m
Weight - 19600 kg dry, approx depending engines and options
Fuel Capacity - 2.700 l
Water Capacity - 820 l
Accommodation - 6 + 2
Engines - 2 x Cummins 660hp

December 10, 2007

Project: Bavaria 30 SportHT

Bavaria is pleased to introduce the new motorboat of the sport series, the Bavaria 30 SportHT. The new hardtop model will be available as of January 2008 and comes with the extensive Bavaria standards, such as a bow thruster, an anchor winch with anchor and chain, radio/CD – player, refrigerator, 2-flame cooker, warm water boiler and shower in the head, holding tank, AC shore power, battery charger and stainless steel clamps. The new and expanded cockpit layout offers a large settee, a comfortable sun pad, as well as a functional wetbar and an improved helm position. The smoothly integrated hardtop fits into the sporty and elegant design, featuring a standing height of approx. 1,85 m. The redesigned layout with interiors in light mahogany and a modern furniture design provides a pleasant and comfortable feeling, creating a spacious salon that is unusual for this size of boat. The functional galley as well as the u-shaped settee, that can be converted into a bed and plenty of storage space testifies the high standard and the good quality interior of the Bavaria 30 SportHT. The separate and generous aft cabin with a double berth, lockers and bench and a good dimensioned head with shower, round up the positive overall picture of the interior.

December 9, 2007

New Model: Codecasa 41.mt construction F.69

The new Codecasa 41 metre Hull F.69 continues the evolution of the 34 mt Codecasa open hard top super yacht, it presented in the 2004 season and of which 2 models where constructed. This Viareggio custom yacht builder which builds an average of 2 yachts a year, of important dimensions from about 30 to 60 metres in length and strictly of custom construction, both outside and inside. This new Hull F.69 follows the exterior design of the 34.50 metre, but with bigger important dimensions and with the same alloy construction, to have a light weight but strong hull and still giving an important top speed of 34 knots.
Technical Data:
LOA - 41 m (134.5ft)
Length Waterline - 34.50 m
Beam - 8.00 m
Draft - 1.40 m
Displacement - 160 tons light, 175 tons full
Fuel Capacity - 20.000 l
Water Capacity - 3.000 l
Accommodation - 4 guest cabins, 3 crew cabins
Engines - 3 x MTU 16V2000 M93 2400hp
Speed - 34 knots maximum, 30 knots cruising (light displacement)
Construction Material - Aluminium 5083 H 321
Certification - ABS Maltese Cross A1 Yachting Service AMS

December 8, 2007

Class 1 - Spirit of Norway Wins Dubai Grand Prix and Middle East Championship

Spirit of Norway’s Bjorn Gjelsten and Steve Curtis completed the Dubai-double to take their fourth win of the season in today’s Dubai Grand Prix, the final race of the 2007 WPPA Class 1 World Powerboat Championship to clinch the WPPA Class 1 Middle East Championship. The newly crowned WPPA Class 1 World Powerboat Champions, Victory 77’s Arif Saif Al Zafeen and Jean-Marc Sanchez finished second, with Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani and Matteo Nicolini coming home in third place in Qatar 96.With the first race start aborted and red-flagged by officials, it was Spirit of Norway who seized the immediate advantage at the restart to lead after the first lap from Victory 77 and Qatar 96. Victory 7 made up ground on lap one, moving into fourth place ahead of Qatar 95 and Negotiator, who dropped from fourth at the start to seventh.Spirit of Norway held the lead until they took their long laps, dropping them to second on lap 8 behind Victory 77, but ahead of Qatar 96. The lead trio held station until Victory 77 was forced to take their long laps, with Spirit moving back into the lead on lap 15, and going on to win the 21-lap, 94.18Nm, Dubai Grand Prix by 31 seconds.Victory 7 finished fourth ahead of Qatar 95, with Foresti & Suardi completing the list of finishers in sixth. Spirit of Norway 20 hit trouble and retired on the opening lap, with Jotun’s miserable season of bad luck continuing when they stopped on lap 3 along with Fainplast. Negotiator went five laps later followed by SeveneleveN, out on lap 11.
DUBAI GRAND PRIX – round 8
1. Spirit of Norway 10 – B Gjelsten (NOR)/S Curtis (GB)
2. Victory 77 – A Al Zafeen(UAE)/JM Sanchez (FR) + 00.31,62
3. Qatar 96 – H Al Thani (QAT)/M Nicolini (ITA) + 01.16,79
4. Victory 7 – T Al Sayed (UAE)/N Hendi (UAE) + 01.50,51
5. Qatar 95 – A Al Sulaiti (QAT)/L Nicolini (ITA) + 02.13,15
6. Foresti & Suardi 8 – M Pennesi (ITA)/G Montavoci (ITA) + 2 laps
SeveneleveN 18 – Giorgio Manuzzi (ITA)/N Giorgi (ITA) – dnf
Negotiator 50 – B Eker (NOR)/C Parsonage (GB) - dnf
Jotun 90 – C Zaborowski (NOR)/J Tandberg (NOR) - dnf
Fainplast 2 – K Selmer (NOR)/M Esperto (ITA) – dnf
Spirit of Norway 20 – T Barry-Cotter (AUS)/P Nilsen (NOR) – dnf
WPPA CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP – after round 8 of 8
1. Victory 77 – A Al Zafeen(UAE)/JM Sanchez (FR) – 144pts
2. Spirit of Norway 10 – B Gjelsten (NOR)/S Curtis (GB) – 118pts
3. Qatar 96 – H Al Thani (QAT)/M Nicolini (ITA) – 112pts
4. Qatar 95 – A Al Sulaiti (QAT)/L Nicolini (ITA) – 75pts
5. Victory 7 – T Al Sayed (UAE)/N Hendi (UAE) – 71pts
6. Negotiator 50 – B Eker (NOR)/C Parsonage (GB) – 51pts
7. Foresti & Suardi 8 – M Pennesi (ITA)/G Montavoci (ITA) – 48pts
8. Spirit of Norway 20 – T Barry-Cotter (AUS)/P Nilsen (NOR) – 38pts
9. SeveneleveN 18 – T Polli (ITA)/N Giorgi (ITA) – 19pts
10. Jotun 90 – C Zaborowski (NOR)/J Tandberg (NOR) 14pts
11. Fainplast 2 – K Selmer (NOR)/M Esperto (ITA) – 12pts
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December 7, 2007

New Model: Fashion 68

The new Fashion Yachts 68 continues the design trend shown by the first 55 feet model. This young builder, Fashion Yachts offers a new model with more important, larger dimensions in length but also in height in order to make a pleasant exterior sportive line. Fashion Yachts builds its yacht by using the latest core lamination technologies in order to create a stronger light weight structure. The extended hardtop of the new 68 is also a superior product, finished in temporized crystal glass and following the evolution of the whole boat with the innovative curved shape profile, it is constructed in high technology used as it is produced by computer and cut with laser machines for a perfect fit and finish. Other important features of the Fashion 68 is the wide side decks, which are among the widest for an open of this size but also the cleats which can be made invisible, leaving the deck clean and uncluttered. The new Fashion 68 is powered by twin 1500hp MTU's which give a top speed of 38 knots and a cruising speed of 33 knots. The interior is a 3 double cabin 3 head interior with the most important full beam mid-ship owners cabin, dual galley a day up top and a full galley located down and a single berth crew cabin forward.
Technical Data:
LOA - 21.80 m (71.5ft)
Hull Length - 19.10 m
Beam - 5.45 m
Displacement - 32 t (full load)
Fuel Capacity - 3000 l
Water Capacity - 1100 l
Engines - 2 x MTU 1500hp, MAN 1500hp
Speed - max 38 knots, 33 knots cruising
Propulsion - Arneson Drive, Direct Shaft Drive

December 6, 2007

Class 1 - Dubai Grand Prix Preview

With the outcome of the 2007 WPPA Class 1 World Powerboat Championship already decided and the title back in Dubai after a five-year absence, Victory 77 and Spirit of Norway now go head-to-head in this weekend’s Dubai Grand Prix, the final race of the season, in a winner take all clash to decide the outcome of the WPPA Class 1 Middle East Championship, with the outgoing World and European Champions, Bjorn Gjelsten and Steve Curtis looking to deprive the new champions, Jean-Marc Sanchez and Arif Al Zafeen of a win on home waters, and from adding the Middle East title to the 2007 World and European titles already in their possession. Spirit of Norway go into the final race on 43 points and lead the Middle East Championship by two points from Victory 77, but Negotiator’s Chris Parsonage and Bard Eker - ten points off the lead - and Qatar 96, lying in fourth, are both in with a shot at the title should either of the two front runners hit trouble. Spirit of Norway and Qatar 96 will also be vying for the runners-up slot in the overall world championship standings and are currently tied on 96 points. Outside of the top three in the world standings, Abdullah Al–Sulaiti and Luca Nicolini in Qatar 95 will be looking to repeat their second place in the last race, to end the season as the strongest of the outfits running V8s and the best of the chasing pack, ahead of Victory 7 and Negotiator.

December 5, 2007

New Model: Amer 92

The new Amer 92 is the natural evolution of the Amer 86 design, inheriting and developing those features that made Amer 86 such a success. The boat’s performance, its handling qualities and its sea worthiness are an essential part of the hull’s performance. It should also be noted that the boat is fully equipped, underlying the shipyard’s flexibility in making boats that are highly personalized and custom based, paying attention to the smallest detail. The styling of Amer 92 is in harmony with the design of its popular sister yacht. This establishes a feeling of stylistic continuity, but does not prevent its features being improved, in particular by prolonging and harmonizing its surfaces. The boat’s outline has benefited from the increased length, resulting in a more attractive and streamlined design. The yacht’s larger size has favoured its standard layout – if one can speak of standards about a shipyard that has made of the custom-based approach its key to success. There have been major improvements in each area, from the boat’s stern to the bow. Changes have not only been made to the crew cabin, the VIP and the twin berth guest cabins, but above all to the master cabin. All the accommodation area space has been revised, extended and optimized. The new window design also guarantees better lighting of the day area. The main deck layout has also been redesigned to enhance its functionality: the dining area is independent from the saloon and a single staircase leads to the lower deck. Rather than enlarging the already functional galley and wheelhouse, the cockpit has been transformed into a vital living area. In defining the project’s objectives the possible options afforded by the boat’s increased dimensions have been taken into consideration, as well as the new demands of a constantly changing market. The size and dimensions of the Amer 92 have enabled the construction of an aft garage for the tender’s storage and further optimization of the space allow the shipyard to offer the customer a 5 cabin option. The space previously employed for the tender on the Amer 86 has been replaced by a wider flybridge, where a Jacuzzi and a large sun bed can now be found. The most recent market trends and new customer demands show a growing awareness of environmental factors. In terms of the boat design this has meant focusing on ever-increased efficiency. The demand for an eco-friendly product will be as important in the future as the search for increased power once was. Customers will no longer be satisfied with a more powerful horse-power, but will insist on assessing the yacht’s true efficiency. The Amer team has made of these concepts their guiding principles, deciding to concentrate on two essential features: energy conservation and respect for the environment. The boat has been made lighter and more resistant by using new materials and by adjusting the weight distribution. These arrangements together with the excellent hull qualities and an optimization of the propulsion system ensure that Amer 92 has the best consumption rates in its category. Tests on the Amer 86 have shown that in displacement navigation, using one single engine, during long voyages, the consumption rate can be compared to that of a small displaced ship. These arrangements are the basis of the new project and will enable the boat to face long voyages with very low consumption rates. The interior plan of the yacht has also been modified with a view to conserving energy: from the lighting to the electrical system to the air conditioning system and the internal insulation. The result is a boat that can, just to give one example, under the same external environmental conditions, in terms of temperature and humidity, stay at anchor employing only a part of the power needed by the generators if compared to other boats of similar classification. These modifications have reduced sound levels, thus achieving greater comfort on board. The employment of a system treating all sewage on board enable the yacht to moor in port or stay at anchor without being subject to rules which are going to be made more restrictive in the future.
Technical Data:
LOA - 28.00 m (91.8ft)
Waterline Length - 23.96 m
Beam - 6.30 m
Draft - 2.00 m
Fuel Capacity - 8000 l
Water Capacity - 2200 l
Accommodation - 8 berths in 4 cabins
Engines - 2 x Cats 1825hp
Speed - 30 knots top, 28 knots cruising
Range - 500 miles
Styling - Massimo Verme, Verme Yacht Projects
Building Material - fiberglass
Category - CE A