January 7, 2009

Project: Tiara 4800 Convertible

The 4800 Convertible continues the powerful evidence of Tiara's commitment to a formidable line of high-quality cruisers and yachts, whether it is a Sport Cruiser or a Sport Fisherman. The 4800 is fishing-capable and cruiser-viable from its proud bow and sheerline to its roomy and well-equipped cockpit. The wide-open design of the cockpit features aft-facing mezzanine seating, that is pure luxury and rare on a boat this size. Tiara engineered the 4800 Convertible as a seaworthy, dry and stealthy-quiet ride to wherever the fish are. The 4800 Convertible continues this USA impeccable workmanship, being it glasswork as is the luxurious wood joinery and surfaces throughout the interior. The layout is a 3 cabin 2 head layout offering a 7 berth interior. The upper welcoming saloon and galley is also very spacious considering the 48 foot of the new Tiara 4800 Convertible, which from the renderings feel much bigger then it actually is.

New Model: Queens Yachts 45 Limited Edition

On the success of the Queens 45, this Italian builder proposes an updated version of its entry level boat, the 45 Limited Edition. For the small 45 naval Architect Alessandro Inno emphasized the key points of Queens Yachts: natural light, all weather comfort and top accommodation, with this newly updated Limited Edition version offering more luxury and refined fittings. The luxury shows up immediately on the 45 Limited Edition thanks to the unique colour of the hulls metallic paint. Inside the small Queens Yachts welcomes you in the saloon on the main deck, offering space in a natural environment a theme which continues throughout in this 2 stateroom Sport Cruiser, which the builders custom fits with a 3 different wood tonality option, giving luxury and personalisation to the future owners. New 45 Limited Edition version gains also the option of a separate crew cabin aft, with a single berth and head, instead of the tender garage as for the standard 45. Noticeable exterior differences for this new 45 Limited Edition are extended bathing platform with up down hydraulic movement for easy tender launching, and the six larger vertical shaped extended windows four for the full beam owners cabin, two for the lower saloon.
Technical Data:
LOA - 15.41 m (50.5ft)
Length - 13.81 m
Beam - 4.25 m
Draft - 1.30 m
Displacement - 15 t
Fuel Capacity - 2000 l
Water Capacity - 500 l
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, one single crew cabin aft
Engines - 2 x MAN D0836 LE410 450hp
Project - Alessandro Inno

January 6, 2009

London Boat Show Preview

The London International Boat Show starts from the 9th and goes on till the 18th of January. The show returns to its fairly new ExCeL venue, and celebrates 55 years of bringing boating to the nation's capital. England's second international boat show will show hundreds of fascinating boats on display, from historic replica vessels to the latest in marine technology. With over 500 exhibitors showcasing power and sail boats, dinghies, deck equipment, charter holidays, sailing courses and more. Announced premiere novelties are Sunseeker 30 Metre Yacht and 74 Predator, Princess third version of the V42, Fairline new 70 Squadron, and the latest Beneteau 47 Montecarlo which makes its second presentation here in London after its first showing in December during the Paris boat show.
This 2009 edition was the last one PowerYacht previewed, as the show became more of a National thing with Southampton boat show becoming the major International British boat show in the noughties as the size of the major British boat and yacht builders expanded beyond eighty foot in that decade.
The London Boat Show was held from 1955 to 2018, in three different location over the years; Olympia, Earls Court from 1959 to 2003, and from 2004 at Excel. The London boat show expanded quickly in its second edition doubling in size and a 39 foot as the biggest yacht on show.  In 1959 the show moves about one mile to South East at Earls Court, a move which will prove to be a lucky one for 45 years.  For nearly half a century Earls Court was the home of the British production builders, bringing so much success to the show and themselves from the eighties onward.  British boat builders starting building bigger yachts and at the beginning of the noughties started asking for bigger spaces.  Enters the third move for the London boat show in 2004 moving ten miles to the east and by the Royal Victoria Dock to accommodate large eighty foot plus super yachts.  The London Boat Show will mark its last edition in 2018, with the show starting a downhill spiral from the 2009 Great Recession which it never recovered from.
London Boat Show 1955

January 4, 2009

New Model: Lazzara LSX 92

Lazzara confirms again it begins every new product as if it’s the first, and though there is no doubt that the new LSX Ninety Two is the big sibling of the Seventy Five, she is without reservation, a totally different yacht. One that explores and achieve new dimensions of functionality, comfort and performance. There is not a design and engineering group in the world that creates with a more empowered initiative to seek perfection and become the innovation stylists of our time. The new LSX Ninety Two with the bigger IPS II Quad installation is in absolute innovation terms a cutting edge modern yacht. Lazzara did not just push the envelope they literally threw it away. Many builders claim to building your dream yacht, Lazzara on the other hand are actually changing what dreams are about. Lazzara LSX 92 is a Sport Yacht completely integrated with luxury, convenience and quality, yet expresses at the same time an aggressive attitude of styling more spartan then the competition and at the same time offering a custom yacht finish to personalize it to your taste.
Technical Data:
LOA - 27.42 m (91.7ft)
Waterline Length - 21.95 m
Beam - 6.4 m
Draft - 1.47 m
Displacement - 61.690 kg half load
Fuel Capacity - 6435 l
Water Capacity - 1438 l
Accommodation - 4 cabins + 2 crew
Engines - 4 x Volvo IPS800 600hp, IPS900 700hp
Speed - 31 knots max, 28 knots cruising
Hull Shape - vee shape 12 degrees deadrise aft

January 2, 2009

Projects: Opera 70, Opera 53

Opera is a South Italian builder producing large Rib yachts from 16 to 23 metres. Its first model the Opera 60 launched in 2007 and presented officially in 2008 has been a huge success to the company and after this it is preparing the presentation of two other models the 53 and 70. Shown up here is the Opera 70, the new flagship of the Opera range, which the company taking note from the automotive industry calls also S.U.V. Sport Utility Vessel. The 70 will measure a staggering 23 metre, overall length and will also have a 3 cabin 2 head interior plus 1 crew cabin. Surprising for the new Opera model is the power options which can go from the small engine choice of twin 600hp up to a high performance twin 2200hp. The new Opera 53 will be the entry level model for this Italian builder. At 16 metres, the 53 looks similar to the successful 60 model, offering similar spaces too albeit in a smaller size. Inside the Opera 53 will offer an overnight stay accommodation, with a 4 berth single head open space loft style cabin. Power options goes from smaller twin 200hp up t0 480hp. Surprising numbers are the maximum 35 people certification, the CE A rating category, and the classification which gives all weather capability and unsinkable rating.

January 1, 2009

Best of 2008

2008 has been a great year for new innovative boats, most coming from Italy, which saw a lot of growth in the last five to eight years, thanks to easy to buy schemes like the Nautical leasing. But saying all this, I would have made a top twenty for 2008 with other ten boat and yachts deserving merit. We have seen new boats thinking outside the usual, so here is PowerYacht's favourite new 2008 boats and yachts.  Ferretti Group which has eight different and distinctive brands dominates the best of 2008 list with four entries showing the innovative thinking of the most diverse Yacht holding in existence today.   

The Best of 2008 is the Mochi 23 Long Range. Ferretti Group first explorer yacht made the engineers at Ferretti Engineering think outside the box, from its Fer.Way displacement hull, to its hybrid or all clean energy electric power propulsion system.  The 23 Long Range apart being Ferretti Group and Mochi first explorer type yacht, is also the first of the genre for Giovanni Zuccon, which shows the never ending talent of the master yacht designer, who has redefined yachting quite a few times in his long career. 

The others.

Atlantis 50x4. Atlantis first IPS yachts is this fifteen meter hard top sport yacht which as the x4 suggests is offered in four different versions.  With patio door or without, and two or three cabins lower deck layout. 

Baia One Hundred. Designed as Baia of the past two decades by Galeazzi this new thirty meter flagship brings a record staggering all glass hard top, and thanks to expansive use of strong light weight materials a best consumption to nautical mile in its size.  

CNM 50 Continental. CNM is a new name and brings attention with its innovative first to the market opening side bulkheads which increase cockpit space of this traditional inspired yet modern open sport yacht.  It's interior also has a modular system converting from a single cabin to three cabins. 

Fiart 4 Seven Genius. The Neapolitan sport cruiser and yacht builder, presents its second hard-top model.  A new hard-top language which is light to the lines and full of open features. 

Grand Banks 41 Heritage EU. The explorer cruiser became very popular thanks to Grand Banks and its revolution onwards from the sixties.  This year Grand Banks embraces latest tech as never before into its new Heritage line entry model using ZF tunnel fitted aft looking pod drives.   

Itama SeventyFive. Marco Casali manages to strike the right balance in Itama's new 23 meters open sport yacht SeventyFive flagship.  Carbon fibre possibly the material of the future is used in the windscreen frame to the hard-top. 

Pershing 64. The new Pershing 64 will set the trend for years to come, thanks to its disappearing into the floor patio door, which brings outside inside.  In 2003 Baia did it first with the 78 patio door disappearing upward, Pershing does it the other way round with its patio door going into the floor. 

Viking 82 Convertible. The New Jersey name dominion in production sportfish yachts above fifty feet grows stronger with this new 25 meter flagship, which apart expanding length by six feet, is also the largest and currently only production super sportfish over 24 meters.    

Full merit. Ferretti 840 Altura. The aft cabin is for the most part a thing of cruisers and yachts build in the Northern part of Europe.  So when when in 2005 Ferretti and designer Zuccon brought the 690 Altura and its aft master stateroom in an Italian-Mediterranean design language they showed a lot courage.  To bring it on 25 meters takes even more merits, with a great believe in the value of the design. 

PowerYacht wishes to all its followers, friends, readers, and visitors a Healthy and Prosperous 2009 year. 

December 31, 2008

Monthly News - December 2008

-pic of the month- Nordhavn New Factory

Baglietto Group Marketing and Commercial Director Resigns

Gruppo Baglietto informs that Fabio Ermetto, Marketing and Commercial Director has resigned from his duties. Gruppo Baglietto would like to thank Fabio Ermetto for his commitment to date.


CNL Admiral Holds Yachtmaster Meeting

On 3 December, Admiral and the yacht Commanders met in Genoa for the annual Admiral Yachtmaster Meeting, which, this year, is now in its fifth edition. The backdrop to the meeting was Villa Lo Zerbino, a historic patrician house in the heart of Genoa with a wealth of seventeenth century frescos to which were added, in the Nineteenth century, elegant neo-classical decorations and with wonderful Italian gardens with grottos, fishponds and marble sculptures. The session of works was opened with a greeting from the CNL management to the more than 50 Commanders present. This was followed by two technical interventions of considerable interest and pertinence: water-jet propulsion and electrical stabilisation. Andrea Cerutti, from Rolls Royce Italia, presented by Daniele Succio, Technical and Commercial Manager of CNL, together with the Commanders, tackled the subject of water-jet propulsion on large sized yachts and, in particular, explained their functioning and the advantages of the model which CNL has included on its 44 metre new, planning flagship, the Admiral 44 WJ in construction at Lavagna. These advantages are those such as its great maneuverability, the absence of vibrations, the reduced immersion and the excellent performance with regard to speed. Alessandro Cappiello, of CMC Marine, and Francesco Rogantin, CNL Technical Director, on the other hand, updated the Commanders on the brand new stabilising fins with electrical functioning, a revolutionary novelty in the field of the stabilising of large yachts. This solution guarantees advantages with regard to performance: simplicity of installation, silence, no significant loss of power, a more rapid response within a range of wider frequency and the greater rotation speed which enormously improves the stabilization of the anchor. A confirmation of CNL Admiral innovation for the purpose to guarantee excellent performance in style. An intensive, professional, constructive and involving day, both for the Commanders who participated actively and with enthusiasm and for the organizers who were able to meet face to face with those who have a real experience the sea. A fixed date, then, for next year but always with consistent attention paid to both professionalism and quality.


Ferretti Group CEO Resigns

Ferretti group, a world leader within the sphere of designing, building and marketing luxury motoryachts, which encompasses nine of the most exclusive and prestigious brands in the nautical world (Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Bertram, Riva, Apreamare, Mochi Craft, CRN and Custom Line), announces that Vincenzo Cannatelli has relinquished his powers as Chief Executive Officer of Ferretti S.p.A. and has resigned from the position of director of the subsidiaries effective immediately, while continuing to serve as member of the Board of Directors of Ferretti S.p.A. until the General Shareholders’ Meeting that will approve the financial statements for the year ending 31 August 2008. This decision, taken in full agreement with the Board of Directors of Ferretti S.p.A., takes account of the extension of the timetable for a potential IPO, given the financial market crisis and, consequently, the need to allow the Company to lay out an organizational structure that is more consistent with the current market conditions. Norberto Ferretti continues to serve as the Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ferruccio Rossi has been confirmed as the Group’s General Manager, and Mauro Moretti, the Group’s CFO, will receive broader operating powers.


Ferretti Wins Ceasar Best Yacht Award

Ferretti Yachts confirms its position as an ambassador for Made in Italy excellence in the Romanian market, too. This was the verdict given by the third edition of the 'Caesar Awards', the exclusive event presented by CAESAR magazine, which has recognised the best international luxury products for the 2009 season. In the presence of 200 selected guests, including Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, Ion Tiriac, Ilie Nastase and Nadia Comaneci, the prizegiving "Awards Gala" ceremony rewarded excellence in international luxury, divided into product categories. In the "nautical luxury" sector, Ferretti Altura 840 won the title of "CAESAR BEST YACHT", an accolade given to the yacht built by the Forlì-based yard. The Altura 840 presented in world preview at the Cannes Boat Show 2008 marks an evolution and renewal for the yard, extending the historic series born in the mid-1970s with Altura 42 followed in the 1980s by the Altura 46 and Altura 49, "pioneer" models that opened up an age of motoryachting with cutting edge innovation. Altura 840 now stands alongside Altura 690, which provided the inspiration behind the design project, as an extremely comfortable yacht with generous, welcoming spaces and high navigation performances. At the ceremony, held at Crown Plaza in Bucharest, the Ferretti Yachts management celebrated winning this prestigious award with Francos Marina, the dealer for Romania.


Formula Wins Arabian Yachting Award

Fomula Boats Inc from USA has won the best boat in the 40' and under category with the 400 SS model in the Arabian Yachting Awards for 2008. The awards were divided into 18 categories and are a reflection of all boats sold in the Middle East, with a primary focus on the UAE.


Inrizzardi President Gianfranco Rizzardi gets Top 100 Managers Listing

Gianfranco Rizzardi, President and Owner of Inrizzardi Group was listed as one of Italy’s top 100 managers, in the annual Atlas named Top Management Italiano 2008, edited by Communicazione Italiana.


Nordhavn PAE Launches New Factory

PAE is very excited to announce the opening of a state-of-the-art factory in Xiamen, China, which will become the new production center for nine of the Nordhavn models. After almost two years of blasting, digging, welding, pouring, wiring, plumbing and fine finishing, the new factory built by Chinese South Coast Marine finished September 1 and immediately commenced with full production. The new factory which replaces the original factory built in 2002, is a magnificent facility and ranks as one of the top yacht building factories in the world. Erected on 20 acres of land and with nearly 400,000 square feet of floor space, the plant, known as “Xiamen II,” boasts many high-tech features including a climate controlled lamination room for ABS class certification, computerized materials handling, a 150 X 40 foot test tank, an on site metal fabrication facility, an on site lumber mill, an on site hotel for PAE staff, Nordhavn buyers and their captains and crew and dormitory facilities for the factory workers. As a really cool touch, the word Nordhavn has been written in 30-foot high letters on one of the massive production bays clearly visible from outer space. Seriously! Just wait until Google Earth updates the area around the factory and you’ll be able to see for yourselves. The Xiamen II plant currently has a workforce of 600 people and builds the following Nordhavn models: N40, N43, N47, N52, N55, N60, EYF75, N86 and the N120. The workforce will expand to over 1000 people within the next 24 months. PAE has invested a considerable amount of time, effort and money in recent years to develop and introduce new models and find itself perfectly positioned with a fresh product line and the eminent arrival of two exciting new models, the MS56 and the EYF75.


Nord West Boat of the Year Nomination

Nord West receives notice for nominees for both 420 and new 370 to win the Motor Boat of the Year 2009! The winner will be announced during the London Boat show in January 2009. The Swedish builder is not new to this price having won it twice in a row with the 420 Flybridge model.


Riva New Home Couture

Since Christmas 2008 the sophisticated style of the prestigious nautical brand Made in Italy expanded also on fittings thanks to a collection of exclusive products born to decorate not only the interior of the Riva yachts. Pure and noble materials like cachemire, silk, leather and linen were the protagonists of the very first Riva Home Couture collection presented to the public and press from December 12th to 22nd in the showroom at 15/a, via D. Manin in Milan. Products thought to satisfy the most refined tastes through a careful research of fabrics and design. Like the Scia (Wake) model, plaid and cushions on which an embroidered draws the ideal wake of a Riva yacht; or like the reading set made in pure cachemire, with a special plaid studied to make reading a true luxury moment. The elegant collection achieved immediately a huge success, thanks to the high quality materials used and to the originality of the products proposed and it will be sold by appointment only at the showroom in Milan.


Riviera Steady Growth

Australian leading luxury boat builder, Riviera, today announced it had completed a strategic and operational review addressing the impact of slowing demand in the current economic climate and providing a more stable platform for growth. The company announced a number of changes to the executive team, including the appointment of Ms Ly-Eng Ea as Chief Financial Officer and Mr Les Galbraith as Managing Director of the company’s Australasian retail organisation, R Marine. Mr Galbraith takes over from founding Managing Director Mr Tim Sayer who has been promoted to the new position of Director of Global Sales and Marketing. Mr Michael Burke has been promoted to Director of Operations. Ms Ea joins Riviera from Siemens in Singapore where she has held a similar role since 1994 while Mr Galbraith was previously with the Stella Group. The review also included strengthening of the company’s banking facilities and an injection of new equity from its institutional investors which include Ironbridge and Gresham Private Equity. John Anderson, CEO of Riviera said the financing arrangements, which included a new three-year debt facility, provided the management team with greater flexibility as it responded to the challenges in global markets.

Riviera Owner Circum Navigates Australia

With a graceful turn to starboard, Ian Reynolds fulfilled a dream to circumnavigate Australia. At the age of 80 years young, he and his Riviera 56, Investigator IV, entered the Gold Coast Seaway after a year exploring the sometimes exotic, sometimes fierce and always awesome coast in a 9,000 nautical mile adventure. Ian’s voyage ended as had begun, under a giant Riviera flag hovering over the fleet. The flag, measuring 12 metres by 12 metres, was used to salute his departure from the Gold Coast Seaway on November 1, 2007. Now – 380 days later - it welcomed him home. A fleet of boats of all sizes waited as helicopters hovered overhead. Then the boat appeared from behind the headland and the fleet surged forward to greet him, sounding their horns. Crowds on the breakwater applauded. Ian Reynolds and Investigator IV made their way through the gathered boats that quickly formed a line astern, heading north on the calm Gold Coast Broadwater toward McLaren’s Landing for a celebration party, a time to talk of the voyage and finally to relax. During the party, Riviera presented Ian with a large framed chart, a copy of the one first published by Matthew Flinders in 1804, a year after he circumnavigated Australia. With the chart, the continent’s true shape was shown for the first time. Reynolds’ Investigator IV is a standard Riviera 56 Enclosed Flybridge, fitted for the voyage only with the addition of an extra 713-litre fuel tank, a watermaker, extra anchor chain and sophisticated electronic navigation aids. The adventure included a brief diversion to take the helm of the 70-metre long square-rigged sailing vessel James Craig, diving with great white sharks off Port Lincoln in South Australia and losing his starboard propeller in the aptly-named Whirlpool Pass in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Throughout the voyage, Ian Reynolds sought locations to remember Matthew Flinders, the first person to circumnavigate Australia and, in doing so, to give this continent its name. Ian has owned five Rivieras over the past 12 years – all except the first called Investigator after Flinders’ ship. A true blue-water sailor, he began his voyaging aboard a Riviera 35, venturing from Melbourne across Bass Strait to the entire northern Tasmanian coast and return. He navigated Investigator II, a Riviera 48, from Port Douglas to Hobart, inspiring him to plan his first circumnavigation – around Tasmania. That task was completed in 2006 aboard Investigator III and plans began immediately for the continental voyage.

Riviera Honors Star Performers

Luxury boat builder Riviera is ending 2008 on a high note with a ceremony to honour high achieving staff over the year. The company yesterday announced its Star Performers for 2008 in three categories: Star Performer, Apprentice and Safety. Each was rewarded with a trip to New Zealand to visit the Auckland International Boat Show in March next year. Riviera Star Performer for 2008 is Matthew Febey and Apprentice of the Year is Craig Folker while the company’s vital Safety award went to Shane Hollindale. Matthew Febey said he was proud to receive recognition for his work. The annual Star Performers lunch at the company’s R Restaurant Bar brought together all nominated outstanding staff for the final quarter of the year as well as the best from previous quarters. More than 80 staff gathered to applaud the achievers. Riviera CEO John Anderson used the occasion to tell staff the company continues to out-perform its major competitors around the globe at international boat shows. He said the performance of staff across the company continued to improve and the quality of boats being delivered was the best the Dealers have ever seen.

Sunseeker Charitable Thrust

On 9th January 2009 The Sunseeker Charitable Trust will once again be supporting The Outward Bound Trust Ball. The Outward Bound Trust is a deserving charity with HRH Duke of York at its helm which helps young people, and in the last year more than 30,000 young people attended an Outward Bound Course, half of whom were supported financially thanks to generous supporters. The 9th January 2009 will see a line up of internationally acclaimed artists giving their services free of charge and performing Bee Gees' greatest hits, Robin Gibb CBE, the legendary Bill Wyman and "The Rhythm Kings" (as the resident house band) Lulu, Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, soul diva Beverley Knight, Georgie Fame, Mark King from Level 42, Kenney Jones from The Who and the Small Faces, Paulo Nutini, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and Russia's number one selling artist Valeriya will all be on stage to entertain you. The black tie ball is once again being held on the first Friday of the boat show (9th January 2009) at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London. Last year many of you supported this event and we would be delighted if you could do so again. Tickets are available at £250, £500 and £1,000 per person. This is an exclusive event, tickets are limited and this will be the only time these artists appear together on stage so please come and lend your support and help us make this a night to remember.

December 30, 2008

Sunseeker Hits Reef Then Partly Sinks

When Volvo introduced its revolutionary forward looking IPS pod drive a couple of years ago its marketing machine concentrated on three important factors: easy handling thanks to the joystick, better performance consumption with less horsepower, and that it was safer then anything due to a water tight system in case the unexpected happened. These pictures shown on the Thailandboating website above show an IPS pod set up failure which nearly sank a fairly new fourteen meter Sunseeker sport cruiser with only ten hours on its engine clocks in December 2008 in Thailand.   This failure happened due to the rubber gasket which is supposed to block water from coming in, and go in operation if the drives are sheared off. In this case the drives did not shear off and the gasket did not work, and only the water tight bulkhead prevented this boat from totally sinking.  Still the consequences are that all the electronics and generator set will need changing, and the engines thanks to some lucky and fast yard repairs can be rebuilt.
The Sunseeker in this IPS pod failure is a Portofino 47 model.  Introduced in 2007, the Portofino 47 is a hard top sport cruiser with two-ensuite double cabins and was offered with shaft drive or IPS pod propulsion option.  The Portofino 47 came as a replacement to the 2003 introduced Portofino 46, with softer lines and the addition of a hard-top, although an open version was also produced.

Propulsion: Seatorque Boss Enclosed Shaft System STM3 Series

The Seatorque Boss Enclosed Shaft System was introduced in 2006, but having been contacted by UK representative H4 Marine, it was decided to review this innovative propulsion system representing power development efficiency. The Boss Enclosed Shaft System has been designed in house by Seatorque’s engineering department, and the system offers ease of installation, effortless mechanical alignment, reductions in labour cost, and a 2 year or 250 hour limited warranty. With boat builders continually looking for time saving solutions during production Seatorque believes that the Boss Enclosed Shaft System can offer considerable savings and benefits. The boat owner gets a quieter boat with less service and maintenance. In short the advantages to the manufacturer and boat owner are multiple including: noise vibration reduction, routine maintenance minimised, no dripping stuffing box with bilges kept dry, increased axial stiffness greatly reducing the level of damage or risk of bending a shaft during a grounding, engine and transmission service life increased, overall propulsion efficiency improved by approximately 8% allowing for greater fuel economy at cruising speeds with increased operational range, improved hull harmonics due to reduced vibrations helps attract fish for the sportsman, construction costs slashed by 2/3Rd's, elimination of any intermediate strut cutlass bearings, no installation alignment difficulties, no post delivery engine re-alignment issues, total drive train supplier consolidation for the builder and is suitable for power and sail boats. The Seatorque Boss Enclosed Shaft System STM3 is available in 8 sizes from 100 up to the 400 model. So far its has been used by some renowned builders included Donzi Roscioli Yachts, Egg Harbor, Ocean Yachts and Fleming.

December 28, 2008

New Model: Fairline 70 Squadron

The new Fairline 70 Squadron makes her World debut at the coming London Boat Show. Central to the concept of this new model is the British company desire to improve upon the success of the 68 Squadron, a Motorboat of the Year class winner, of which the 70 Squadron evolves from taking her design, creating greater flexibility and enhance the large yacht feel that is a hallmark of the Squadron range success. The introduction of an extended hydraulic hi-lo bathing platform, from which the increase in model designation derives its name, is one of the more evident external developments. This not only allows easy access, handling and storage for the Jet RIB tender, but also provides a spacious and well-equipped facility for swimming, diving and water sports. The flybridge too has been subject to intense evaluation by Fairline's design team and the result is a choice of two layouts; an extended sunbathing area aft with beautifully contoured day beds for a more relaxing onboard experience, or alternatively, a tender stowage area and crane for those seeking a more adventurous lifestyle. Add to this a choice of aft layouts below decks, allowing the owner to dedicate this area to guests or alternatively a crew cabin and utility facilities, and you get a great amount of flexibility in this luxury 22 metre motor yacht.
Technical Data:
LOA - 22.18 m (72.9ft)
Length - 20.4 m
Beam - 5.4 m
Draft - 1.44 m unloaded
Displacement - 36.17 t dry
Fuel Capacity - 4044 l
Water Capacity - 1084 l
Berths - 9-10
Engines - 2 x Caterpillar C18 1015hp, C32 1572hp, MAN CRM 1360hp
Speed - 35 knots max with Cat C32