Web: Storm New Web Site

Storm Yacht from the Netherlands presents its new World wide showroom. Storm was founded in 2010 by Rob Van Kesteren and Corne Knippels. Both founders have long time yacht industry experience, with Knippels starting in 2001 and Knestern in 2005. Storm Yachts are designed by two renowned Dutch designers Frank Laupman from Omega Architects and Niels Moerke from Van Oossanen Naval Architects firm. Currently Storm have two innovate range of Yachts the X and the Y, which produce six models which start at 53 and end at 100 feet. Storm Yachts new web site take you around with the following buttons; Home, About Us, Contact, Stormletter, and tab for each of the models up top. Storm has also its social; Twitter and Facebook pages with a link on the bottom right of the entry page. 

www.stormyachts.com

New Model: Jaguar Catamaran JC48 Flybridge

These are exciting times over at Jaguar Catamarans, who after announcing its ambitious project in 2013, start the first quarter of 2014 by launching its first model the JC48 Flybridge. A first model launch from a new brand is always something special, and while the people behind Jaguar have long standing experience in the marine industry I am sure this had a unique significance to them. The standard layout of the Jaguar Catamarans JC48 Flybridge offers loads of spaces and three double cabins all with private en-suite shower heads layout. The owners stateroom is a medium level and full beam located to fore, which make best use of the six meters width available. Truth is you would need to go much larger to find the same space in an owners room. Jaguar is also offering a more charter friendly or big family four cabins version, but so far no layout are shown for this. The living always a strong point of catamarans for the spaces offered, in the JC48 is also very spacious, with a helm station located to starboard followed by a dinette, while opposite to port side on entrance we have an astern galley serving easily both saloon and aft deck, and a relaxing passenger sofa forward. Estimated performance figures are also interesting considering the not so large engines of the JC48, with top speeds estimates standing at 20 knots from the standard Yanmar 260hp, and going up an extra five nautical miles per hour with the optional 370hp units.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.47 m (47.4ft) inc pulpit

Hull Length - 14.4 m

Waterline Length - 13.7 m

Beam - 6.82 m

Displacement - 20 t half load and approximate

Fuel Capacity - 1500 l

Water Capacity - 500 l

Accommodation - 6 berths in 3 cabins, or 8 berths in 4 cabins

Engines - 2 x Yanmar 6BY 260hp, 8LV 370hp

Propulsion - line shafts, ZF pods optional with Yanmar 370hp

Speed - 20 knots max with 260hp, 25 knots max with 370hp estimates

Project - Dixon Yacht Design, Jo Munford interior

Construction - Infused GRP with cored hull and deck  

www.jaguarcatamarans.com

Project: Dyna 58

Dyna from Taiwan showcases the 58 project, an interesting flybridge motor yacht of European inspiration looks and layout. In this very competitive segment, mostly coming from European boat builders, the 58 is an interesting three double cabins motor yacht with a large full beam owners cabin amidships, and a master bed looking to port side. To fore we have a VIP suite, and a twin double berth third cabin is located to starboard. A single berth crew cabin with shower head is aft. Measuring over nineteen meters, the Dyna 58 gives more then its model identity suggests, and this gain of space seems to show in its main deck and flybridge. The interior main deck features a traditional two step split level layout with a middle located galley, and an entrance with a large C-shaped sofa. The flybridge looks also a spacious affair and features a G-shape dinette to aft, with the helm to starboard, and a passengers L-shaped settee opposite. For the Dyna 58 power would be a bit my concern with 600hp Cummins engines seeming on the small side for a 63 feet over all motor yacht, with a planning Vee shape hull, and a weight of 28 tons. So far Dyna seem also not to offer other power options.  

www.dynayachts.com

New Model: Palmer Johnson 210 Sportyacht

Designed to dismiss clichés, the Palmer Johnson 210 Sportyacht features all the spaces of a traditional tri-deck yacht but gallops to a 28 knot top speed, cloaked in the elegant flowing exterior lines of the much heralded Palmer Johnson SportYacht design created by Dan Lenard of Nuvolari-Lenard. The signature unbroken line from transom to bow remains to give side-on flow while the finessed overall proportions means that the beauty of the yacht is enjoyed from every angle. There is a heroic unswerving commitment to aesthetics in this design which is enhanced by top craftsmanship and performance, giving the perfect balance to the package. The 210 Sportyacht once again uses innovative design to influence the owner and guest experience on board. Focused on elegant yet relaxed lifestyle, this stunning 64m balances and blends airy indoor areas with generous outdoor deck spaces, creating an open environment that emphasizes panoramic sea views while ensuring privacy.

Technical Data:

LOA - 64 m (209.9ft)

Waterline Length - 61.1 m

Beam - 9.5 m

Draft - 2.4 m

Displacement - 214 t

Fuel Capacity - 74000 l

Water Capacity - 12000 l

Accommodation - 12 guests in 6 cabins, 15 crew 

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v 4000 M93L 4613hp

Speed - 28 knots max, 20 knots cruise, 13 knots economic

Range - 4500 nm at 13 knots

Hull Shape - semi displacement Vee

Construction - aluminium

Project - Nuvolari Lenard Italy 

Certification - Lloyds +100 A1 SSC Yacht Mono HSC G6 LMC MCA LY2

www.palmerjohnson.com

Project: Dariel D50 DarielUp

Dariel is a brand which has gained a reputation for building high quality tenders of various lengths. As it happens with most builders Dariel sizes had been getting larger in recent times and here comes an important yacht range, which so far has three models all at the moment in project stages. The D50 DarielUp is a design from Italian Mario Alfani, and his Centrostile firm. The D50 DarielUp presents itself as a luxurious day yacht with central type console followed by a large cockpit deck all dedicated to entertainment in the sun areas taking two thirds of the length. The below deck is a custom choice with Dariel offering three layouts; a tender version, two double cabins, and a VIP. Hull one is a tender version and features a lower deck with several refrigerators, galley, shower head, and a large four meter dinette. A separate crew cabin with full height shower and a head is featured in all models.  Power choices are four engines type choices; quadruple Volvo's 435hp, twin Volvo 900hp, or MAN 1200hp. Both the Volvo engines are IPS pods only, while the MAN engines come with a choice of Jets, or surface drives. Top speeds are an estimated 55 knots. 

www.darielboats.com

Improve-it = Hinckley T48 Talaria MY

For 2014 Hinckley is bringing a new power propulsion option to the T48 Talaria traditional down East looking boat. Traditional and standard the T48 Taralia is offered with a pair of Hamilton HJ 364s jet drive powered by twin Volvo 725hp engines. Now the T48 Taralia comes with the option of the Volvo IPS pod drives in this case and for this model being the 800 series. Impressive in all this is that while the T48 Taralia was designed as a jet boat with the IPS pod option its cruise is expected to be 33 with a top of 35 knots, same numbers as the jet drive boat but with two hundred less horsepower in total.  

www.hinckleyyachts.com

Paolo Caliari 1932 - 2014

Remembering Paolo Caliari also known as the father of Mediterranean yacht design who left for the better World on Sunday 13 April 2014.  Born in 1932 Paolo Caliari becomes a World renowned yacht designer who contributed not only to the birth of the so called Italian Mediterranean style of yachting, but is considered as one of the fathers of contemporary style.  He played a pioneer role in shaping yacht design as is known today, understood as a combination of knowledge, skills and processes, which are organized around technological research.  Paolo Caliari is the designer of many legandary boats mostly characterizing a combination of both aggressive forms and clear, elegant straight lines.  In his career Paolo has worked for a whose who list in the global yachting industry from the sixties till the nineties for such names as Alalunga, Arno, Baglietto, Denison, Donzi, Esterel, Intermarine, Mochi, Picchioti Proteksan, Roscioli, Sanlorenzo, Tecnomarine, Wellcraft, and Vosper.  One of his longest standing collaboration came with Cantieri Navali dell Arno and its Leopard range which started in the seventies and continued till near the end of his career.  Arno Leopard made a special hit with the mid eighties started important 20m model, at that time the largest open sport yacht which made school and over the years morphed in a series of models including the popular 27.  Paolo Caliari best selling design was the Tecnomarine C42 which started production in 1973 and lasted till 1986 and sold over one hundred units.  Caliari at some points in his career also had a brand of his own with the Caliari Yacht offshoot produced in collaboration with Mochi in the late eighties and early nineties. Worth to note that some of the famous Italian Yacht designers and naval architects who will make hit over the years also started as assistants in his studio; Aldo Cichero, Andrea Basicalupo, Anna and Franco Dellarolle, and last but not least his son Pier Luigi Caliari who with assistance from father Paolo and collaborators Carlo Donati and Carola Gentilini founded the Caliari Architects Yacht Design in 2010.

Project: Canados Oceanic 120 DiElec

It's been an important start for 2014 since Canadoes announced its new expedition Oceanic range, selling and currently building two of the six vessels available. The Oceanic 120 sits in the middle of the range and is a high tech composite construction. Powered by twin MTU 2600hp and twin Auxilia 120 kW electric engines, the DiElec short term for diesel electric can achieve a top speed of 23-knots. But that’s not her most impressive attribute, when cruising at 8-knots on her electric engine the 120 DiElec’s ridiculously low fuel consumption figures have to be seen to be believed. As with all models across the Oceanic range, the entire upper deck is devoted to the owner’s suite. On the lower deck four additional cabins accommodate guests in considerable comfort. Stowed in the Oceanic 120 DiElec’s central garage is a 6.5m tender and a jet ski, while the aft garage can store two additional jet skis. With flexibility typical of the Oceanic philosophy, the 120 DiElec can also be designed with on-deck tender stowage, providing the opportunity to utilize the garage space as an over-sized beach club.

www.canados.com

New Model: Sealine F380

Launched at Dusseldorf the new F380 is the first model to come from Sealine new German owners, the Hanse Group. Announced as the F37 project a few months before Sealine was declared bankrupt by its previous American owners, this model is based on the hull of the SC35 with a different super structure featuring a flybridge dual helm design. For those that do not know the SC35 featured a hull bottom shape design of deep Vee expert American Michael Peters. Apart this important note the Sealine F380 looks to be a spacious flybridge motor cruiser, a usual trait of the previous British now German owned and located brand and features a typical classic two cabins, two shower heads layout. The owners room is located to fore and features a spacious en-suite shower head to star-board.  A twin berth guest cabin is located to starboard, while on the other side of this is the galley. This means that the main deck of the F380 is fully dedicated for a relaxed environment being it dining or chilling. Power is twin Volvo engines starting from 260 and going up to 330hp. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.4 m (37.4ft)

Beam - 3.77 m

Draft - 0.95 m

Displacement - 9800 kg

Fuel Capacity - 910 l

Water Capacity - 315 l

Accommodation - 4 + 2 berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 260hp, D4 300hp, D6 330hp

Propulsion - Volvo dual propeller stern drives

Speed - 30 knots max with 260hp, 33 knots max with 330hp

Certification - CE B

www.sealine.com

Project: Azimut 50

From the end of last year Azimut already started to show signs that 2014 will be an important renewal time for its line up, announcing three new projects during the Genoa boat show. The 50 is one of the models upcoming by the World famous Italian builder, and shows Azimut re-challenge itself in a model which previously has always sold over the hundreds of units in a few years production run. This new 50 major selling point will be its full beam owners midships stateroom. Its interesting to note here that while Azimut pioneered the full beam amidships cabin in the smaller yacht sizes with the 55 in 2000, the Italian marque never actually did this in its fifty feet sizes or smaller. The smallest Azimut featuring a full beam owners cabin was the 53 recently updated to become the 54. This new 50 changes this and features a full beam owners cabin, plus two other guest cabins, these being a VIP forward, and a twin with bunk berths to starboard. Styled outside by long time Azimut designer Stefano Righini the 50 features similar single piece styled view windows reminiscing the 2012 launched 55S model. Interesting to note how these should work very good with the split level saloon which features a lounging entrance saloon and a dinette to forward port side. Another plus point in the new 50 will also be the settee in the fore deck, something also unusual to find in most modern motor yachts of similar sizes.

www.azimutyachts.com