Projects: Sunseeker 92 Predator Sport, Sunseeker 30 Metre Yacht, Sunseeker 130 Predator

The project for this big 92 Predator Sport model, follows the new turnaround of putting a small sport coupe style helm on top of the hardtop. As usual for Sunseeker the new Predator Sport will have a vast choice of drive systems, like conventional shafts, surface drives and more exhilarating jets. Standard interior accommodation is a four guest stateroom all en-suite cabins, and crew quarters for four members. The new 30 Metre Yacht model project, replaces a huge success for Sunseeker that was the 105 Yacht model. Accommodation for this new model is for up to eight guests, and crew quarters are for four members. The 30 Metre Yacht model will stand in the middle of the Yachts range of big flybridge yachts from the renowned British builder, entering into important super yacht territory. When this project will be launched it will be Sunseekers bigger launch to date at a length of over 38 metres, beating the current 37 Metre Trideck Yacht by just 1 metre. Its good to see that the British builder still puts fast sports orientated models as it did in the past. Sunseeker is promising great performance for the new flagship of all the marquee and the performance yachts range. Standard accommodation is for ten people, with crew quarters for eight members.

www.sunseeker.com

New Model: Beneteau 32 Monte Carlo Hard Top

Beneteau continues to upgrade its Monte Carlo range of fast modern sports cruisers and in this case enriching the model to a more alternative customer base. The new Hard Top version of the 32 Monte Carlo, aims at growing a wider audience and making this craft an all weather fast sports cruiser, being sun or rain. All the other features of the 32 Monte Carlo are still there, so if the hard top was the only item missing for the purchase, Beneteau and designer Andreani made sure to put it so as to convince you. As for the technical features of the Monte Carlo range are all here of which is the most important efficient Beneteau patented air step technology.

Technical Data:

LOA - 10.05 m (32.9ft)

Length Hull - 9.31 m

Beam - 3.30 m

Draft - 1.10 m

Displacement - 5380 kg light

Fuel Capacity - 490 l

Water Capacity - 160 l

Engines - 2 x Volvo GI 270hp Petrol, D4 190hp Diesel

Propulsion - Stern Drive

Designer - P.Andreani, Beneteau

Certification - EC B8 C8

www.beneteau.com

Powerboat P1 - Tunisia Gran Prix, GFN Gibellato Conam Yachts Win

It was another difficult weekend for the P1 teams, what was called a tough and fit only challenge from the crews, with the med sea showing for another time this year his dark side. Tunisia proved a big challenge for all teams, with issues like high temperature, big swell seas and attrition all playing a big part in the difficulties for the boats and there crews. The Sunday Evolution team race with only 3 boats finishing the race was just testimony to all the problems the boats faced. Now it will be a longish 2 month break for the championship with a teaser in between for the classic Cowes Torquay Cowes race, which the P1 Management is promoting.

Evolution

The 60 GFN Gibellato crew continued their impressive 2008 form in this weekend’s Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea Evolution Endurance race. The Italian crew pipped the 88 Kiton Outerlimits and 99 Fountain Worldwide 1st4boats.com entries in a dramatic race of incidents and attrition that proved a real test for the stamina of both boats and crews. With 40C temperatures on the shore, and probably 50C+ temperatures in the closed canopy Evolution cockpits, the battle for the lead in the early stages of the event was a fierce four-way duel between the 10 Fantastic 1 Cigarette boat, the 69 Honeyparty.com boat, and the 77 Lucas Oil team. Closing fast on this mix were the reigning champion and current class-leading 99 Fountain Worldwide 1st4boats.com team, but just as the British-based squad seemed like they were about to do their usual job of emerging ahead of the pack, they yo-yoed from fourth to first, and back to fourth again after a dramatic first corner spin. Things weren’t any easier for the leading pack as one-by-one the 10 Fantastic 1 Cigarette boat, the 69 Honeyparty.com boat and the 77 Lucas Oil team dropped by the wayside with mechanic problems, many of which were related to the intense heat. Going into the closing laps, the 60 GFN Gibellato team emerged from the gaggle leading the 88 Kiton Outerlimits boat, the 99 Fountain Worldwide boat and the sole remaining survivor, the 53 Pignolo 53 entry. If such tough conditions and unpredictable results continue for the Sprint race, we could well have some significant changes at the top of the Evolution class points standings.

The Evolution Sprint race round of the Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea proved as much of a test of stamina of man and machine as Saturday’s Endurance race, with the 10 Fantastic 1 Cigarette Racing Team Europe squad, the 76 Italcraft boat and the 88 Kiton Outerlimits emerging the top-three survivors from an attrition-marked race. The first few laps provided some of the closest racing of the season so far as the 10 Fantastic 1, the 60 GFN Gibellato, the 88 Kiton Outerlimits and the 99 Fountain Worldwide 1st4boats.com crews battled fiercely for position. By the end of the first lap, though the 99 Fountain Worldwide crew were slowing with broken steering, and the 60 GFN Gibellato boat was surging ahead into a dominant lead. As the 88 Kiton Outerlimits boat slowed with an engine problem, the four-way battle turned into a two-way scrap that in the closing laps soon became a solo performance as the 60 GFN Gibellato boat followed the lead of the midfield runners and crawled to a halt. That put the 10 Fantastic 1 boat back ahead, with the US-backed Italian-run team scoring their first Powerboat P1 victory on a weekend when regular throttleman Lino Di Biase was replaced with Class 1 racer Matteo Nicolini. The only joy for the 60 GFN Gibellato team was that the high rate of attrition meant they were able to score third place, and secure the overall Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea honours from the 10 Fantastic 1 boat and Max Ferrari’s 53 Pignolo53 entry.

Supersport

The reigning champion 44 Conam Yachts team took their sixth win of the 2008 Powerboat P1 season in Saturday’s Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea Endurance race, but the Italian-based outfit was nearly beaten on the track for the first time this year. The 07 VoomVoom.com boat took the initial lead on the run through the first corner, they were passed on the back straight by the 59 Saho Offshore Ranas boat. The twin-canopy boat then powered into a comfortable lead that they held for the first half of the race. On lap seven, though, the 59 Saho boat fell off plane on the far side of the course, and despite a concerted effort to restart the race, they were forced to pull into the harbour. That gave the lead back to the 44 Conam Yachts crew, who had quickly worked their way past the 07 VoomVoom.com boat and chased 59 Saho as they opened up a clear gap over 07 VoomVoom.com and the rest of the field. Ultimately, the 07 VoomVoom.com crew took second, but it was a close run thing. The 38 Baia High Performance mechanics had worked all through the night to make their Donzi hull seaworthy after it was inadvertently dropped on the dock while being craned out of the wet pits on Friday afternoon. After just making the start of the race, they powered their way through the field to a well-deserved podium finish. The 05 Team Tullio Abbate Wild Card entry, the 22 Big Sergio Al & Al boat and the 11 Team Sunseeker crew rounded out the top six finishers. There was disappointment for the 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet crew as they were forced to miss the race after suffering a seized engine in final practice, while the 08 Phoenix TV and the 46 Spirit of Portomaso boats retired.

The SuperSport title-leading 44 Conam Yachts crew took their seventh win of the year in the Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea Sprint race, securing overall Grand Prix of the Sea honours at the same time. The double win allied to their 50-point bonus for completing the first half of the year without an engine change gives them a 190 point advantage in the championship points table. The 07 VoomVoom.com squad currently 44 Conam Yachts closest challenges were the only team to stay within touching distance of the Italian reigning champions at the start of the race, but Tedeschi and Ciantar once again quickly pulled out a comfortable lead that proved impossible to beat. A second second place of the weekend for the 07 VoomVoom.com squad gave them runner-up spoils in the Grand Prix of the Sea trophy chase. 08 Phoenix TV took the final podium spoils of the Sprint race, while fourth place was a superb result for the returning 11 Team Sunseeker. After a two-race sabbatical following the sinking of their boat in Marseilles, France, this was a fantastic comeback weekend by the British squad. The 05 Team Tullio Abbate Wild Card entry edged the 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet boat and the 22 Big Sergio crew in the final race finishers to take the final Grand Prix of the Sea podium spot. It was double jeopardy for the Donzi crews, though, as the 38 Baia High Performance OSG team failed to complete the first lap and the 59 Saho boat failed to start with a transmission problem.

Evolution Class Sprint Results

1 10 The Fantastic 1 46m38.77s

2 76 Italcraft 48m59.84s

3 60 GFN Gibellato 57m16.46s

4 66 Cranefields Wine 49m38.35s - 2 laps

5 53 Pignolo 53 1h00m32.32s - 2 laps

6 88 Kiton Outerlimits 52m25.54s - 3 laps

7 99 Fountain Worldwide 1st4boats.com RET

8 57 Centaurian Yachts RET

9 77 Lucas Oil RET

10 69 honeyparty.com DNS

Evolution Class Endurance Results

1 60 GFN Gibellato

2 88 Kiton Outerlimits

3 99 Fountain Worldwide 1st4boats.com

4 53 Pignolo 53 - 1 lap

5 77 Lucas Oil RET

6 69 honeyparty.com RET

7 10 The Fantastic 1 RET

8 66 Cranefields Wine RET

9 76 Italcraft RET

10 57 Centaurian Yachts RET

SuperSport Class Sprint Results

1 44 Conam Yachts 45m36.53s

2 07 VoomVoom.com 47m10.20s

3 08 Phoenix TV 48m24.84

4 11 Sunseeker Challenger 48m25.05s

5 05 Special Team Guido Abbate 49m52.34s

6 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet 51m05.99s

7 22 The Big Sergio 48m15.15s - 1 lap

8 38 Baia High Performance RET

9 46 The Spirit of Portomaso DNS

10 59 Saho DNS

SuperSport Class Endurance Results
1 44 Conam Yachts 1h13m43.57s
2 07 VoomVoom.com 1h15m14.96s
3 38 Baia High Performance 1h15m16.28s
4 05 Special Team Guido Abbate 1h18m31.20s
5 11 Sunseeker Challenger 1h17m22.23s - 1 lap
6 22 The Big Sergio 1h117m47.80s - 1 lap + 4 min penalty
7 59 Saho RET
8 08 Phoenix TV RET
9 46 The Spirit of Portomaso RET
10 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet DNS

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New Model: Itama Seventy Five

The new white-and-blue flagship is here! A craft that is the most advanced combination of comfort, technology and prestige that the shipyard has ever produced. The Itama SeventyFive is the epitomy of innovation, right from its original design featuring high bows, a spectacular curved profile and a distinctively sleek structure created by a slim central roof. Here, innovation is taken to its foremost frontier with a record-breaking carbon fibre and glass windshield and avantop that are the largest in the sector. The use of carbon fibre signifies a saving of no less than 60% over the weight of steel, a factor that boosts performance incredibly in terms of speed and fuel consumption. The cockpit is truly extraordinary too. Measuring almost 60 square metres, it has been divided into four distinct areas to enhance efficiency. The prestige LED and optic fibre light fittings are of particular note here, as well as the large sliding sofas that can be joined to form a vast horseshoe seating 12 people. The standard layout includes 3 cabins and 3 bathrooms, as well as a twin crew cabin with its own bathroom. The splendid interiors include a spacious, full beam Master Cabin in the centre of the boat with low furniture, two “open view” windows on both walls, a comfortable chaise lounge and modern, elegant materials for the tops and fittings, including natural teak with steel or lacquered white trims for the furniture, wengè parquet and woollen carpets for the floors, linen or white lacquered wall panelling and ash and Biscazza mosaic tiling for the bathrooms. With its twin 1823hp MTU engines combined with Arneson surface drives, the Itama flagship boasts peak speeds of up to 43 knots. And a limited VHP (Very High Performance) series reaches even an incredible 60 knots. The new SeventyFive, therefore, promises even the most demanding of open yacht aficionados an experience that has never been so rich and intense.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.54 m (77ft)

Length - 21.53 m

Beam - 5.92 m

Draft - 1.44 m

Weight - 44.50 t empty and dry, 52.20 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 5500 l

Water Capacity - 1000 l

Max Persons - 16

Accommodation - 3 cabins, 3 heads standard, 4 cabins 4 heads optional, 1 crew cabin for 2

Engines - 2 x MTU 1823hp

Propulsion - Arneson ASD14 surface drives

Speed - 43 knots max light 1/3 load

Certification - CE A

www.itama-yacht.com

Project: Di Donna 38 Serapo

Family Di Donna continues to upgrade it's range of fast planning traditional style Gozzo cruisers, presenting the project of the new 38 Serapo, standing between 33 and 42 model. To be available in both Open and Cabin version, the upcoming Gozzo build in South of Rome, Italy proves itself a versatile cruiser, giving strong run for the money not only to other similar traditional builds but also to same sized sports cruisers, thanks to the space provided in the 2 well sized cabins. The numbers for the 38 Serapo are also very encouraging, with the builder estimating 33 knots of top speed with 2 x 370 hp engines, and a high capacity fuel tank of 1200 litres offering a range of 10 hours before refuelling. It will be curious to see if the 38 Serapo will stay with conventional shafts or as the 42 Serapo flagship will also be available with the more efficient IPS drives. Cantieri di Donna founded in 1960 constructs the new Serapo to CE B rating, and follows the successful cross over formula offering a Gozzo with the traditional lines expected from this type of boat but added with modern hull design, and clever layout planning above and below decks.

www.cantierinavalididonna.it

New Model: Airon Marine 4300 Sport

Based on the lines of the successful 4300 T-Top Model, the new 4300 Sport is the full open version with the same hull lines, great interior space and unbeatable outside accommodation for a boat measuring just over thirteen metres in length. The interior layout follows the concept also of the T-Top offering a three double cabins or two cabin versions, with six or five berth options. The three cabins six berth option is something rare to see nowadays in this size, as most builders today focus for a more couples orientated two suites layout.  This is not the case for Airon Marine it seems with the 4300 having more a family orientated layout plan in the lower deck accommodation. As for the engines powering the new 4300 Sport it is offered with five optionss and three different propulsions; stern drives from Volvo and Mercruiser up to 370hp, Volvo IPS in 370 and 435hp, and traditional inboard shafts with Volvo and or Yanmar 480hp. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.50 m (44.3ft)

Length - 12.98 m

Beam - 3.80 m

Weight - 11.000 kg

Fuel Capacity - 880 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons Onboard - twelve

Berths - six berths in three cabins, plus one berth in convertible dinette

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 330hp, D6 370hp, D6 435hp, Mercruiser 4.2 ES 320hp, Yanmar 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPH or Mercruiser Bravo three sterndrives, Volvo forward looking IPS pod drives, and or line shaft integrated U-drive

Certification - CE B

www.aironmarine.it

Powerboat P1 - Hammamet, Tunisia Preview

Powerboat P1 swaps Morocco for the majestic waters of Tunisia this year. Hosting the Tunisian Grand Prix of the Sea for the second time, Africa’s northernmost nation will provide a unique stop in the 2008 calendar, with the race weekend being held in the coastal resort of Hammamet. The 4th round in the North African continent will prove a vital stop before an official 2 month break for the season.

The Tunisian Grand Prix is finally here and after a hectic start of the season for the boats, this was a much wanted longer 5 weeks break from the shore crew of all teams, so it will be interesting to see if any of the teams will have upped there game to be in more challenging form to the firsts of the class. Apart all the usual P1 action, Tunisia will also add the extreme heat which is expected to hit the North African Med race course with temperatures of 4o plus degrees Celsius. Time table has also been revised for a late afternoon, early evening race. In Evolution it will be curious to see if the dominating form shown by 88 Kiton Outerlimits in Malta, was a luck of many factors or if this is the boat to beat for the 2008 season. My gut tell me it's the later one, tough more friendly waters could prove a bonus to the smaller Evolution boats like the Fountain and the Skater V-399. SuperSport Class 44 Conam Yachts seem so far unstoppable, but teams like 38 Baia High Performance say that if weather conditions prove smoother they can be a match for the Italian Maltese pairing.

The Tunisian Grand Prix will also mark the return of 11 Sunseeker Challenger in Supersport Class, after the accident in Marseilles in pre-race testing. Meanwhile 76 Italcraft Inrizzardi Evolution Class team will still be using the old Metamarine as in Malta, with the shore crew continue on updating and preparing the new alloy hulled Diesel Seatek powered Binautica, which should go for a record challenge to the Venezia Montecarlo race in the coming weeks, before racing in the next official round scheduled for Vigo in Spain.

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New Model: Riviera 70 Enclosed Flybridge

The renowned Australian builder Riviera, has adopted world-leading technologies to assist it's builders, engineers, cabinet-makers and electricians to develop a range of boats that are accepted and acclaimed worldwide. Now, every element of it's focus, experience, passion and achievements has come together in the Riviera 70 Enclosed Flybridge, the largest boat ever built by the company. This majestic new flagship of the proud Riviera fleet can only be described as the ultimate Riviera, a boat that will be enjoyed by a select few. The new Riviera 70 is the culmination of 27 years of dedication to the goal of building the best luxury boats in the world, equally at home in challenging seas as it is in a quiet cove or harbour. The brief was to develop a mid-range model with a definite point of difference from its competitors. Riviera also re-invents the meaning of flybridge stairs with the new starboard side internal staircase. The new flagship also includes a machinery room that deliberately separates tanks, engineering, mechanical systems and engines into distinctively separate areas of the boat, and re-defines luxury below decks. The Riviera 70 Flybridge is a superb long-range cruising boat and, unequivocally, the next step in the evolution of this concept of hull. Riviera, launched its new flagship 70 Enclosed Flybridge on the last weekend of June, preparing for its first sea trials on Queensland’s Gold Coast Broadwater. The giant boat, the largest production pleasure cruiser ever built in Australia, was trailered through the Riviera factory in Coomera before first light on Saturday and launched in front of Riviera’s new Aftermarket facility. Already Riviera has taken orders for five of the $4.75 million boats. With four cabins and four bathrooms, a massive saloon and flybridge, the Riviera 70 Enclosed Flybridge can comfortable sleep 10 people on an extended cruise.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.37 m (76.7ft)

Length - 22.07 m

Beam - 6.32 m

Draft - 1.7 m

Weight - 41,920 kg (dry and depends engines and options)

Fuel Capacity - 8.000 l

Water Capacity - 1.000 l

Sleeping Capacity - 10 - 14

Engines - 2 x Caterpillar C32 1572 hp

Design - Frank Mulder, Riviera

www.riviera.com.au

Class 1 - Victory 1 Shines In Moscow

Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir bin Hendi produced the perfect performance to win a dramatic and incident filled Russian Grand Prix, held on Moscow’s Khimki Reservoir and in appalling conditions, maintaining the team’s perfect start to the season and defence of their World and European titles, making it three wins out of three for Victory 1.

After a red flag and an aborted first start, Victory 1’s scratch-pairing and Championship leaders’ showed their superiority and dominated the race to lead from start-to-finish and win by over a minute, to give Mohammed Al Marri – replacing the injured Arif Al Zafeen - his 11th career win and Nadir bin Hendi his third win in a row.

For Qatar 96’s Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis, second place was a result they desperately needed after the disappointment in Montenegro, but not the one they wanted, which now leaves them 29 points adrift of the leaders’ in fourth place. However, the outcome may well have been different if not for the coming together with Victory 7 after the restart, which left them trailing in fifth place at the end of the first lap.

Qatar 95 made it a double podium-celebration for the team, their second consecutive third place to stay ahead of the their team-mates in the title race.

For Victory 7, finishing in fourth place, there was frustration and anger, after a broken a propeller on lap seven robbed them and the team of a probable second consecutive one-two finish.

Giampaolo Montavoci and Kolbjorn Selmer maintained their reliable form to secure more points by taking their third consecutive fifth place finish. This keeps them in fifth place overall in the Championship after finishing ahead of Jotun’s unlucky Jorn Tandberg and Inge Brigt Aarbakke, who, after starting from second place on the front row, broke a propeller on lap five when running strongly in third place, which ended any hopes of a podium finish.

RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX - results

1. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) – 00.59.35,15

2. Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) + 01.49,41

3. Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) + 1 lap

4. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE / JM Sanchez (France) + 3 laps

5. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) + 3 laps

6. Jotun 90 - IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) + 5 laps

7. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – dnf

8. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) – dnf

9. Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy) – dnf

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS - after round 3 of 8

1. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) – 64pts

2. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / JM Sanchez (France) – 40pts

3. Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) – 37pts

4. Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) – 35pts

5. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) – 25pts

6. Jotun 90 – IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) – 18pts

7. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) – 8pts

8. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – 5pts

9. Negotiator 50 - B Eker (Norway) / C Parsonage (England) – 4pts

10. Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy)

(championship points include bonus points allocated to teams for running engines for two consecutive races - one point, per engine, per race)

www.class-1.com

Projects: Viking 82 Convertible, Viking 82 Enclosed Bridge, Viking 57 Convertible

The terrific success of the Viking 74 was a premonition of greater things to come. So it should come as no surprise that an even larger Viking Convertible is in the works and its time is near. The Viking 82 Convertible represents another ground breaking design that only Viking can produce thanks to there in-house design team. Add this invaluable expertise to the thousands of hours racked up by the tournaments winning demo program, which helps dial in the features and performance required to make this yacht a winner. And finally, factor in the skills of more than 1,400 yacht builders that constantly seek ways to build a better boat every day and ladies and gentlemen you have one simply incredible sportfishing yacht. The profile of the Viking 82 is as recognizable at the dock of a yacht club banquet as it is on the 1,000 fathom line. The aggressively raked stem, the gorgeous sheer and the symphony of soft, seamless curves are a true feast for the eyes. But the subtleties are abundant and equally exquisite. The foredeck, for example, is flush with a gentle crown, which quietly hints at the substantial headroom below in each of the four staterooms. Freeboard forward is nearly nine feet, yet a modest three feet in the cockpit, which makes it safe and effortless for the crew to release billfish unharmed. With a maximum beam of more than 21 feet, a lesser design would look chunky and clunky, but the Viking 82 wears its measurements like a runway model. This is one stunningly beautiful yacht. The substantial beam allows a salon of epic proportions with hand-finished teak joinery throughout. Entered through an electric sliding door, theL-shaped sofa with stowage below provides an excellent vantage to relax and enjoy the entertainment on the screen of the 52-inch plasma television, which rises from cabinetry on the starboard side. A dinette to port and bar stools at the granite topped galley counter to starboard create a relaxing and practical environment for formal dining, as well as grabbing snacks between marlin strikes. The galley is motoryacht class with gourmet appliances and stowage capabilities to cruise for weeks on end. A companionway to port leads to four staterooms, plus private crew quarters for two, which also includes a head with shower and access to the engineroom and cockpit. In the master suite located amidships for maximum comfort and privacy, there is a king-size bed with stowage below, a settee, a dressing table, an entertainment system, a chest of drawers and an oversized fiberglass shower stall in the head. An offset companionway leads to three additional staterooms, each with a private head and shower. Due to the generously sized staterooms, there is flexibility in the sleeping accommodations with both queen and double berth arrangements. With more than enough tournament trophies to stock a hardware store, the Viking 74 proved beyond any doubt that it could out dance a billfish with pomp and circumstance to spare. And you will fine these same elements in the cockpit of the 82 Convertible. Boasting 235 square feet of working space, the cockpit features Viking signature mezzanine deck beneath the flying bridge overhang for protection against sun and spray. Misters are available to counter tropical heat naturally. It also features built-in under-mount freezers, tackle and gear stowage, along with engineroom access. Insulated fiberglass bait wells, fish wells, and stowage wells, all with stainless-steel gas strut supports, are deep and spacious and a transom well can be set up as another live well or handy fish baling box. A walk-through transom door, port and starboard Glendinning Cablemasters, fresh and raw-water washdown systems, flush rod holders, stainless-steel hardware, side stowage lockers and a salon step box cooler briefly touch on the extensive list of standard equipment. The open flying bridge features a center helm console with power assisted hydraulic steering and electronic engine controls with trolling valves. Electronics stow neatly beneath clear acrylic panels for all-weather use and dual radio boxes provide additional room. Port and starboard bench seats conceal rod stowage below and built-in freezer and refrigeration space is standard ahead of the helm station. Three Murray Products helm seats with teak ladder backs and stainless-steel hardware and pedestals provide comfort and superb visibility. With its Palm Beach Towers custom tuna tower and magnificent Atlantic Marine Electronics package, the new Viking 82 Convertible will be fully outfitted for tournament fishing and long range cruising. The Viking 82 Convertible will be powered with MTU Series 2000 diesels affording a cruise speed of 30 knots and a top end in the mid-30 knot range depending upon engine selection, load and sea conditions. The new Viking 82 Enclosed Bridge is the more comfortable version for the 82 Convertible model, adding the extra comforts of an extra third pilot house deck. The air conditioned enclosed bridge will feature a center helm seat forward flanked by twin leather upholstered companion seats, a raised settee and teak table, wet bar with refrigerator and entertainment system. Access to the bridge is via the cockpit ladder or a spiral staircase from the salon. A control station on the aft deck eases maneuverability backing into a slip or working a fish near the boat. The new 57 Convertible will feature a robust hull with a beautiful sheer, a curvy, creamy smooth deckhouse with Viking’s new teardrop window lines and black mask windshield, a low profile wraparound flying bridge and 157 square-feet in the cockpit, including a spacious observation mezzanine. Ideally suited for tournament fishing, as well as long distance cruising, the new 57 Convertible will feature a three-stateroom, two-head layout for plenty of comfort and privacy thanks to the offset companionway, which utilizes space to its maximum efficiency. Equally inviting, the salon is plush and finely appointed with a 37-inch flat screen television and surround sound entertainment system. The starboard side galley merges practicality and fine living with Corian counter tops, abundant stowage, under counter Sub-Zero refrigeration, a microwave convection oven, and a three-burner electric cooktop. The 57 Convertible standard power is MAN V12 1360 CRM diesels. A higher performance package with twin V12 1550 CRM MANs also is available.

www.vikingyachts.com