New Model: Monterey 320SY Sport Yacht

Monterey Boats unveiled the third of the company’s 2009 new models all announced during the annual dealer meeting in August, and the cream of the crop was the 2009 320SY Sport Yacht. The 320SY Sport Yacht with a length of over ten metres and a spacious beam, was the larger of Monterey’s new line up and completes the range of eight cruisers ranging from 26 to 41 feet. Featuring European styling and a forward extended arch, this new model raises the bar in style, and is packed with amenities above and below deck, defining luxury and performance. For example dual extra wide seats are situated at the helm for the driver and passenger, and a large fiberglass sliding door with extra sized integrated steps leads to the foredeck easy. If you want more luxury you can also include the optional 16,000 BTU cockpit air, cockpit television, and the Flexiteek inlay for the swim platform. The 320SY Sport Yacht can also be equipped with the industry’s most revolutionary advanced propulsion and navigation systems, including Volvo’s new gas EVC or MerCruiser’s exciting Axius. Edgy, contemporary interior lines and a full fiberglass headliner highlight the style down below. The cabin is rich with luxury and elegance, with Sapele African mahogany wood trim, wood mini blinds, an enclosed fiberglass head and fully appointed galley with sink, designer faucet, dual burner electric stove, coffee maker, microwave and cabinets. The full size vee berth has a quilted mattress cover, privacy curtain and storage underneath, as does the comfortable island berth with luxurious UltraLeather, perfect for overnights or just quick naps between destinations. Completing the vast array of entertainment amenities is a 22 inch flat screen TV.
Technical Data:
LOA - 10.3 m (33.9ft)
Beam - 3.3 m
Draft - 1.02 m
Fuel Capacity - 681 l
Water Capacity - 150 l
Engines - 2 x 320hp Gas Petrol max power
Hull - moderate vee with 17 degrees dead rise aft

www.montereyboats.com

Project: American Custom Yachts ACY90 Freedom

American Custom Yachts construction for its ever biggest built the 90 Freedom is coming closer to completion every day. The 90 Freedom is a fast ninety foot Super Sportfish which will literally fly across the water. Construction status is now that the deck house has been removed in preparation for engine installation. Interior accommodations, consisting of six staterooms and five heads, are nearing completion. The bridge, console and cockpit cabinetry have been constructed in modular fashion on the floor. The exhaust system has been engineered and dry fitted and the engine room has been primed and fitted with custom reinforced motor mounts to accommodate the massive MTU 4000 Series power package boasting a whopping total 9,200 hp.

www.americancustomyachts.com

Class 1 - Two Race Format in Arendal

The Class 1 World Powerboat Championship will introduce a two-race Grand Prix format for the first time at the Norwegian Grand Prix in Arendal, 17-19 July. The proposal, put forward by IOTA President, He Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani, was evaluated by the WPPA, receiving their full agreement, and has been unanimously welcomed by the teams. The new format, which has also been warmly welcomed by all of Class 1's Grand Prix Organisers, will see first official practice taking place as usual on the Friday, with an extended one-and-a-half hour session on Saturday morning for practice and qualifying in the Edox Pole Position, with no limit to the number of timed laps, followed by Race 1 in the afternoon, made up of approximately 12 laps including one long lap, with a maximum time limit of 35 minutes. A third practice session on Sunday morning will be followed by Race 2 in the afternoon - with the starting line-up determined by the results of Race 1 - of approximately 15 laps, including one long lap and a maximum time limit of 45 minutes - with both races counting for full championship points.

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New Model: Canados 76

Italian motor and super yacht builder Canados presents its latest new model the 76. A waited debut from the naval builders of Ostia, which is the sea side resort to Italian capital city Rome. This new 76 replaces models 72 and 80. Spaciousness, and a bigger ship like built feeling has always been the order of the day since the founding of this builder in the nineteen fifties. Distinctive feature for the 76 is surely the elegant single big side window on the main deck, which fills the split level saloon with natural light and giving an elegant traditional classic modern look. The 76 offers a standard traditional four cabin lower deck layout, with central located owners cabin, VIP cabin to fore, two double cabins in between. Crew berths for three in two cabins with a single head, and direct engine room access is located aft. Performance is a top speed of 31 knots with twin MAN or Cat engine choices of the same 1550hp. Cruising is 27 knots giving a range of 380 nautical miles.
Technical Data:
LOA - 23.5 m (77ft)
Beam - 5.85 m
Draft - 1.95 m
Displacement - 59 t loaded
Fuel Capacity - 5600 l
Water Capacity - 1300 l
Accommodation - 4 cabins 8 berths, 2 crew cabins
Engines - 2 x MAN v12 1550hp, Cat C12 1550hp
Propulsion - direct shaft line
Speed - 31 knots max, 27 knots cruising
Range - 380 nautical miles with cruising speed

www.canados.com

Project: Absolute 64

Absolute Yachts announce there latest project model the new and innovative 64. The new 64 epitomises what Absolute have become famous for, stunning modern looks, innovative design, exceptional performance and interior design that maximises usable space. Not only have Absolute created a stunning yacht but they have followed up on the ground breaking electronic control centre of the recently launched 70, and further enhanced it as a fully integrated yacht management system. The helm station is furnished with no less than three large LCD touch screens which operate every system on the yacht. Everything from navigation to Audio Visual systems, engine management, lighting control, tanks, CCTV, climate control and safety systems. There are literally no switches at the helm station, all commands are through the various touch screen and each system can be controlled from any of the three screens at any one time. There is of course plenty of manual redundancy built in should any screen or software program fail. The advantage to owner operator of the new system is that is extremely intuitive, easy to understand and much quicker to operate the various functions that the yacht offers. It is much safer too as each screen is a large viewing platform for all the systems on board rather than a battery of dials, switches and small screens. Absolute with the new 64 continue there following to the Volvo pod drives, powering this new model by four IPS600 engines giving a maximum speed of 34 knots and a very economical 25 knots cruise. As its known IPS offers many benefits along with greater internal volume, in this case used for a bigger master full beam stateroom which Absolute say is the equivalent in size to that of a 70 feet plus yacht. The 64 also has provision for a 320 jet rib in a tender garage under the cockpit and a further facility for another jet bike or RIB on the swim platform. There is also a fully retractable glass roof over the saloon with a second retractable sunroof over the cockpit allowing a fully shaded area, or for the sun worshiper can been retracted to give a fully open area to the sun. Forward of the saloon on the outer deck there is a forward lounging area with seating and a forward table with fold out parasol giving a second outside leisure area away from the stern of the yacht. The saloon and aft cockpit have been designed as a one living entertaining space if required, with the floor here being all on one level throughout and the patio folding doors retracting fully either side of the cockpit allowing free movement between one area and the other. There is also a full size crew cabin aft which is accessed through the cockpit. Absolute have also given great thought to increasing the deck stowage on board with more lockers and stowage bins forward as well in the cockpit. Special thanks to Ocean Nautic boss Mr. Trevor White, Absolute United Kingdom dealer for this Exclusive preview.

www.absoluteyachts.com

New Model: Astondoa 55 Open Cruiser

Astondoa presents the 55 Open Cruiser, a new model based on the development of the 53 Open. The noticeable difference for the new 55 Open Cruiser from the 53 Open are the patio door aft separating inside from outside, and the aft deck, now featuring a settee versus the sunbed. The 55 Open Cruiser also features an expendable hardtop sun shield to protect the aft deck, and the saloon view windows are now made of an integrated glue window with one vertical port hole to open up for the air. Opening the three piece patio door one also finds the most major difference with the upper saloon now fitted in more luxury with oak and wenge wood, and a leather saloon. Inside the three double cabins layout is kept with the owners cabin to fore, spacious VIP cabin to starboard, and a third bunk cabin to port. Performance with the standard twin MAN R6 800hp each is a 35 knots max and a 26 knots cruising which give an estimated range of 400 nautical miles.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.8 m (55.1ft)

Length Hull - 16.4 m

Beam - 4.60 m

Draft - 1.20 m

Fuel Capacity - 3000 l

Water Capacity - 390 l

Accommodation - 6 berths

Engines - 2 x MAN R6 800hp

Propulsion - direct shaft line

Speed - 35 knots max, 26 knots cruising

Range - 400 nautical miles at cruising speed

Certification - CE B

www.astondoa.es

Project: Galeon 700 Raptor Sky Deck

Galeon present a new version for the new flagship the 700 Raptor, presenting the project for the 700 Raptor Sky Deck. The 700 Raptor Sky Deck is based fully on the hard top sport yacht of the original model, but adding to it a flybridge on top for extra driving enjoyment with sun and wind on your face. The Sky Deck flybridge will feature a central single seated helm station, and two l-shaped settees on the sides. This extra space up top does not disturb the clean lines of the original version and is hardly noticeable from the outside with the only difference to the naked eye being a more pronounced radar arch. Inside the Raptor Sky Deck also follows the theme of the original version with huge windows for unedited views, natural light, and the aft patio door which fully retracts to join the aft deck with the interior saloon. Performance for the 700 Raptor Sky Deck should also be similar to the standard version with Galeon estimating a top 36 knots speed on the Tony Castro designed hull with twin MAN V12 1500hp.
www.galeon.pl

New Launch: F&S Boatworks 72 Hull 12

Custom Delaware Sportfish Yacht builder F&S Boatworks delivered its biggest built to date, the 72 hull 12 which goes two feet further to the previous bigger model. While many would think this is an extension to the seventy footer hull eleven, technical indications as the wider beam of three inches, and a shallower draft of seven inches say this is a completely new hull studied on purpose. The new Jim Floyd creation is also about massive speeds with prediction for a 44 knots max, although the first sea trial with near to full load did do a whisker above 42, but also gave an economic 30 knots cruise. Along the variable-Vee stepped hull shape the new 72 flagship also gives another novelty with the use of Sea Torque shaft system, which also adds about 10% of more performance along with added safety. FandS where so much impressed by the innovative shaft system by Sea Torque fully enclosed oil bathed with the big universal joint that Floyd said he will never built a boat without them after this. Hull number twelve was eighteen months in the making and a sister 72 hull fourteen, to what similar a fully custom built may be is already in the making and predicted for launching in 2010.
Technical Data:
LOA - 21.94 m (72ft)
Beam - 6.01 m

Draft - 1.65 m

Displacement - 42184 kg

Fuel Capacity - 10523 l

Water Capacity - 1514 l

Accommodation - ten berths

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v2000 2000hp

Speed - 44 knots max, 35 knots cruising

www.fsyachts.com

Powerboat P1 - Turkey GP Cigarette Smash Poker & All Ladies Iko Casa Take Honours

10 Cigarette Smash Poker and 43 Ikocasa have been declared as the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea winners in the SuperSport and Evolution classes respectively. The all-female crew of Shelley Jory and Audrien Ciantar in the Chaudron hull followed Saturday success in the Sprint race by claiming the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea title in SuperSport. Cigarette Smash Poker's victory in Sunday's Endurance race helped the Italian team of Luca Formilli Fendi and Matteo Nicolini take the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea in the Evolution class by one point from rivals 33 Furnibo.
Power Pole
77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits and 26 Team SW1 Capital took pole position, in the Evolution and SuperSport classes respectively, for the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea in Istanbul. Charging head-on into the ferocious Bosphorus current, Lucas Oil Outerlimits pipped the Cigarette Smash Poker hull by less than a second, powering their Chief engine up to speeds of 110mph to guarantee prime positioning for Saturday’s Sprint Race. Clocking a total time of 2:07,77 for their two laps, Lucas Oil Outerlimits pilot Nigel Hook was understandably delighted with the boats performance, erasing the disappointments of the Maltese Grand Prix of the Sea, where the American team’s boat was filling up with water towards the end of the Endurance Race. Equally as satisfied with their efforts after displeasing late drama in Valletta, Team SW1 Capital duo, Kim Collins and Dan Cramphorn, who snuck home in 2:41,01, were very pleased with their start to the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea. Finishing a mere 0.18 seconds ahead of Baia Attolini (2;41.19) in second and with only two seconds separating the top five teams in a closely fought SuperSport class Power Pole.
Evolution Race 3
77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits emerged victorious at the Sprint race at the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea. Driver Joe Sgro and throttleman Mike Fiore were forced to draw upon their countless years of powerboating experience to see off the brave challenge of the Belgian 33 Furnibo, who had threatened a major shock midway through the 10-lap race. A broken sensor prevented the 53 Metamarine Pignolo 53 from starting the race while previous championship leaders 88 SNAV OSG were forced to retire during the first lap when the belt powering the superchargers snapped. It was at the front where excitement levels peaked as the Furnibo hull, comprising of Pierre Colpin and Frank Hemelaer came within a boat length of Lucas Oil Outerlimits. The assault on Messrs Fiore and Sgro ignited the Americans into action, eventually pulling away from the 2009 debutants. Upon taking the chequered flag, Lucas Oil Outerlimits secured the maximum 100 points on offer, moving them to the top of the world championship standings in the Evolution class.
Evolution Race 4
10 Cigarette Smash Poker re-ignited their Evolution championship ambitions after a comprehensive win in Sunday's Endurance race in Istanbul. The Italian duo of Luca Formilli Fendi and Matteo Nicolini led the 16-lap, 73-nautical mile race from start to finish to move them into second place in the overall championship standings above Lucas Oil Outerlimits. Pre-weekend leaders 88 SNAV OSG again failed to register a point as the boat remained in the wet pits after their mechanics were unable to repair the damage caused in Saturday's Sprint race. To cap a miserable day for the Outerlimits boats, 77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits dropped off the pace when well-placed in second with an engine problem. Agonisingly for the American team of Joe Sgro and Nigel Hook, the boat was 100 yards from taking crucial championship points. The 33 Furnibo hull once again impressed with a second runners-up place, just under two minutes ahead of the 53 Metamarine Pignolo 53. Indeed, it was the first time Max Ferrari and Marco Pennesi completed a lap this year. Silverline's fourth position was enough to see the Buzzi boat take over as the fourth different leader in four rounds in the Evolution class standings.
Supersport Race 3
Shelley Jory and Audrien Ciantar became the first all-female winners in Powerboat P1 history after stealing victory in Saturday’s SuperSport Sprint Race at the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea in Istanbul. Racing the Chaudron-manufactured 44 Iko Casa hull, Powerboat P1’s first-ever ladies team triumphed at the expense of SuperSport World Champions, Angelo Tedeschi and Aaron Ciantar, following the 43 Seagull Chaudron team’s agonising last-lap overspeeding penalty, which saw them drop from first to fourth in the race standings. Championship rivals 38 Baia Attolini were promoted to runners-up with Belgian boat 17 Masforce celebrating their first podium of the season. However, Friday’s PowerPole pacesetters, 26 Team SW1 Capital, suffered a third-lap retirement after a drive shaft snapped.
Supersport Race 4
Team SW1 Capital wrote their own fairytale story in Istanbul on Sunday with victory in the SuperSport Class Endurance Race at the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea. Having crawled back to the dry pits after snapping a shaft during Saturday’s Sprint Race, Team SW1 Capital staged a miraculous 24-hour turnaround with driver Dan Cramphorn’s brother, Jamie, flying out the necessary spare part from London via Taunton, Somerset to Istanbul in time for emergency overnight repairs. A far happier throttleman, Kim Collins said the Team SW1 Capital duo must be either braver or more stupid than their rivals after romping home by a margin of 44 seconds.
Results
EVOLUTION CLASS SPRINT 
1 77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits 00:33:17.97
2 33 Furnibo 00:33:41.16
3 10 Cigarette Smash Poker 00:34:03.77
4 47 Silverline 00:34:05.57 -1lap
5 66 Cranefields Wine 00:34:42.07 -1lap
6 53 Metamarine Pignolo 53 DID NOT START
7 88 SNAV OSG RETIRED
EVOLUTION CLASS ENDURANCE 
1 10 Cigarette Smash Poker 00:54:47.75
2 33 Furnibo 00:55:49.19
3 53 Metamarine Pignolo 53 00:57:40.25
4 47 Silverline 00:55:49.85 -1 lap
5 77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits 00:55:53.70 -5 laps
6 66 Cranefields Wine RETIRED
7 88 SNAV OSG DID NOT START
SUPERSPORT CLASS SPRINT 
1 44 Iko Casa 00:36:35.25
2 38 Baia Attolini 00:37:15.52
3 17 MasForce 00:37:20.66
4 43 Seagull Chaudron 00:37:30.29 +1:00 Penalty Included
5 28 Blue Shaft 00:39:34.91
6 22 Big Sergio 00:37:52.34 DISQUALIFIED
7 26 Team SW1 Capital RETIRED
SUPERSPORT CLASS ENDURANCE 
1 26 Team SW1 Capital 01:00:17.59
2 43 Seagull Chaudron 01:01:01.98
3 38 Baia Attolini 01:02:01.98
4 44 Iko Casa 01:01:07.41 +1:00 Penalty Included
5 17 MasForce 01:02:45.39
6 22 Big Sergio 01:03:31.25
7 28 Blue Shaft 01:02:33.47 - 1lap

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New Model: Cerri 102 Flyingsport

Cantieri Navali Cerri presents the much waited 102 Flyingsport, new flagship for the Tuscany Massa located builder. Natural design evolution on the looks department of the previous bigger model the successful 86 Flying Sport, the new flagship has been three years in the making and continues Cerri shipyard aim in building larger Super Sport Yachts. The 102 Flyingsport also follows Cerri's two important visions of innovation and personalization, both of which play an important element since the first model of a 28 feet sport cruiser was introduced in 1997, and taken to higher extremes when in 2004 the first 86 Flying Sport was delivered, proving a great success with the so far delivered eleven models. The new 102 flagship follows the concept of the previous bigger model, and as is the case for Cerri's smaller boats it is a tailor made built, with the only thing similar to the sister ships being the outside, and even here it is possible for some modifications as the buyer desires. The interior for the 102 Flyingsport shows it also to be among the most spacious yachts in its size and type, with five double guest cabins, all of impressive spaces and adding to this also a lower deck saloon. Other important notes are the performance with twin MTU 2400hp engines and Arneson Surface Drives ASD16L propulsion giving a max speed of 40 knots, and a continuous cruising of 36 knots. The innovative features which gave the 86 Flying Sport it success, are also repeated here like the second sporty do not disturb the line please flybridge helm, the forward deck entertaining area, and the upper saloon divided between dining and relaxing areas all in luxurious comfort. Yes these features have been copied by the competition but the customization of Cerri is something unique, and if you want prove just contact the shipyard and they will show you all the 86 Flying Sport models delivered which have all been different to the other.
Technical Data:
LOA - 31.1 m (101.8ft)
Beam - 7.20 m Draft - 1.40 m
Displacement - 80 t
Fuel Capacity - 10000 l
Water Capacity - 1800 l
Accommodation - 5 guest cabins 10 berths
Engines - 2 x MTU M93 16v 2400hp
Propulsion - Arneson ASD16L
Speed - 40 knots max, 36 knots cruising estimated
www.cerricantierinavali.it