New Model: Overmarine Mangusta 165 E

The latest Overmarine Mangusta 165 hull no. 9 is the very latest example of evolution and the perfect combination of comfort and speed.  There are a number of important technological innovations on this yacht as well as improvements in performance, including a new propulsion system with quadruple MTU 2600hp engines, 4 Rolls Royce Kamewa NP waterjets and 4 Seakeeper stabilisers. This driving system has an excellent weight/power ratio, as the engines are lighter than the previous ones and so there is less weight in movement when the yacht is at sea. These last generation engines are also more efficient and have a modular functionality. The waterjets are also stronger as the design has been renewed in order to offer a better performance at lower consumption. The result is that this yacht can reach similar speeds as in the past but consumes less: 35% less at 20 and 30 knots.The optimised layout in the engine room has provided the space to install 4 stabilizers for improving stabilization when the yacht is both at anchor and under way: 50% less rolling with half metre waves. Efficiency has also been improved meaning sailing is very comfortable at low speeds, too. Each and every owner can really decide whether to sail at high speeds or 20/30 knots with good drive efficiency and greater efficiency of consumption, without however, ever having to renounce to being comfortable on-board. This yacht is proof of the shipyard’s continuous evolution, but also of its ability to understand the market and anticipate client demand. Greater opportunities for this successful model, which can now also be proposed in the E evolution version with a number of external aesthetic features, most meaningful and recognizable being the window profile design of the deck house.

Technical Data:

LOA - 49.9 m (163.7ft)

Beam - 9.2 m

Draft - 2 m

Displacement - 300 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 40000 l

Water Capacity - 4000 l

Accommodation - 10 guest berths in 5 cabins, 6 crew cabins sleeping up to 12

Engines - 4 x MTU 16V 2000 M94 2600hp

Propulsion - 2 x KaMeWa 71S3NP + 2 x KaMeWa 63B3NP (booster)

Speed - 33 knots max

Range - 800 nautical miles at cruise

Project - Stefano Righini  

www.mangustayachts.com

Class One - Vee One - Mediterranean Grand Prix Race One

Thirteen boats lined up for the first race in over two decades with Class 1 catamarans and V1 mono-hulls running side-by-side, with Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir Bin Hendi carrying on from where they left off and last raced together in 2011, cruising to an easy victory in race 1 of the Mediterranean Grand Prix to win by a massive 49 second margin.

The Victory duo who earlier in the day shared the pole position spoils with LFF10, led from the start and were never challenged, going on to complete the 13 laps in 35:41.85s.

Despite matching the winners in qualifying Luca Fendi and Giovanni Carpitella could not match the sustained pace of the leader’s, but looked comfortable in second spot when they suddenly hit trouble on lap 9 and stopped.

From third place at the end of lap 1 Guido Cappellini and C1 rookie Mikhail Kitashev held off an initial challenge from Ugur Isik and Christian Zaborowski in Relekta-Zabo-Isiklar before opening out a comfortable advantage to move into and take second spot following the exit of LFF10.

The Relekta-Zabo-Isiklar crew in turn faced a race long challenge from Faleh Al Mansoori and Rashed Al Tayer in Team Abu Dhabi’s new MTI, who passed them on the final lap to take the chequered flag in third, only to be hit with a 25-second post-race penalty for destroying a turn buoy, handing the podium spot back to Isiklar and Zaborowski, the Abu Dhabi duo dropping to fifth behind LFF8-Polimersan.

The performance of the day came in V1 from the Tommy One crew of Maurizio Schepici and Stefano Bonanno who powered their way through the field from a long way back in fourth spot, first passing Bernico-New Star, then the early race leader’s Chaudron before setting their sights on and overhauling the pole sitters Antonio and Giuseppe Schiano in Karelpiu, to take the win in 36:33.39s.

www.class-1.com

Project: Ferretti Custom Line 28 Navetta

Ferretti presents the project for a new Custom Line 28 Navetta, a model which will replace the 26 as entry level of the semi displacement line. Designed as all Ferretti Custom Line by the usual Zuccon and the Group's Advanced Yacht Technology department cooperation the 28 Navetta will make its debut in the coming Cannes 2014 boat show.  For this model Giovanni Zuccon gave the 28 Navetta a more explorer yacht look, thanks to the higher bow, mid-ship reverse sheer line, a triple-deck design which makes fuller use of the upper floor, and the sun bridge up top.  The 28 Navetta also comes with two important innovations; patented dual mode transom, and the innovative RINA Italian registry certified 1.4 square meters view windows in the lower deck for the cabins produced with Amaregroup. The patented dual mode transom made in collaboration with Besenzoni makes the 28 Navetta stand out for two important items; largest bathing platform beach space of nine square meters in its size and tender garage for up to 4.45 meters.  Goes without saying that easy hauling is the word for the tender launch and recovery and there is no need for any davit in doing this operation thanks to the mechanism of the flood-able garage.  Accommodation wise the 28 Navetta will offer five guest cabins with an owners room on the main deck. Three similar sized VIP rooms; two at midships and one to port side characterize the standard layout. The 28 Navetta also has two options for the main deck; with the main difference of the plans being the astern bar to starboard in plan B. Engine wise the Ferretti Custom Line 28 Navetta will be powered by twin MAN 1200hp engines, which give a top speed of 16 knots, 13 of cruise and long range of 1250 nautical miles at an economic 10 knots.  The 28 Navetta is also a step ahead in the construction and will be fully infusion built, use special sun resistant materials for the final paint finish, and has a high attention for the sound proofing of the vessel to guarantee maximum silence during navigation.       

www.ferretti.com

New Model: Gamefisherman 42 Walk-Around Sportfisherman

A custom sportfish builder located in Stuart, Florida Gamefisherman is having a pursuit of success with this new 42 Walk-Around Sportfisherman model which launched earlier this year and has already delivered four hulls since then. The Gamefisherman 42 Walk-Around Sportfisherman features as the title says full use of its deck space. Two options exist outside, a more angler set up with tower as pictured above, or a hard top plus riggers choice. Below is a layout with a V-shaped double berth to fore, shower head to starboard, and galley opposite to port side.  Weighing at under eight tons in light mode the Gamefisherman 42 Walk-Around Sportfisherman reaches top speeds of forty knots with twin Cats 575hp engines.

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.8 m (42ft)

Beam - 4.01 m

Draft - 0.99 m

Displacement - 7711 kg

Fuel Capacity - 1514 l

Water Capacity - 189 l

Accommodation - 2 berths

Engines - 2 x Cummins 540hp, Cat C9 575hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Speed - 40 knots max, 33 knots cruise with Cat 575hp

Construction - cold molded Epoxy

www.gamefisherman.com

New Model: Viking 75 Motor Yacht

It was an important Summer in New Jersey at the Viking factory first for celebrating its first important half a century, second for presenting a new model line up for this fall which will feature four new models and include a new 92 feet flagship and the re-entry into the yacht segment. The most prolific of all the medium sized builders has finally decided to return to the yacht market since 1995, but in reality the new 75 is a completely new breed and unlike its previous nineteen year ancestors challenges European design to the max. The new 75 Motor Yacht features all latest coming from Europe; as the fore deck settee, up and down bathing platform, and one of the best layouts for a 23 meter motor yacht, both above and below deck. It is just a pity that hull one will feature a more US enclosed bridge, as I am sure an open flybridge version would have enticed a few European buyers in Fort Lauderdale coming this fall. The Viking 75 Motor Yacht surprises for space, layout, and technical sides, on paper it looks to have a lot going for it. The main deck has abundance of space; saloon, dining table, standard open plan galley, passenger dinette forward and a day head. Below will be four double guest cabins, with an owners stateroom located amidships. Aft is space for two crew cabins which sleep four and share a head. On the technical side Viking points out that the new 75 Motor Yacht will feature a totally new hull shape which will be performing and in line with the very high standards sport fish yachts usually require. Hull one pictured above will be powered by the largest of the options of twin 1925hp Cat engines which Viking estimates will give top speeds in the medium thirties.    

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.92 m (78.6ft)

Beam - 6.01 m

Draft - 1.65 m

Displacement - 56,789 kg

Fuel Capacity - 5299 l

Water Capacity - 1143 l

Accommodation - 8 guest berths in 4 cabins, 4 crew beds in 2 cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 CRM 1550hp, V12 1800hp, Cat C32A 1825hp, C32A 1925hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 35 knots max, 30 knots cruise estimated with Cat 1925hp

Hull Shape - warped planning Vee-shape with deep entrance and low dead rise aft

www.vikingyachts.com 

PowerYachtBlog Best of the Year 2014

Class One - Vee One - 2014 Season Preview

The Spanish Island of Ibiza is all set to host the heavyweights of world powerboat racing when they take to the waters off Playa D’en Bossa for the Mediterranean Grand Prix on 5-7 September.

For the first time in over two decades catamarans and monohulls will race alongside each other in the UIM Class 1 and V1 World Powerboat Championships, with an anticipated 14-boats lining up as the revised new-look Championships format debuts in Ibiza and Class 1 returns to Spanish waters for the first time since 2006.

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Defending and six-time Class 1 World Champion Arif Al Zaffain reignites his formidable partnership with Nadir Bin Hendi as the Victory duo start their title campaign and go in search of the Dubai-based teams 14th crown and look to extend its seven-year Championship winning streak.

Back together in Class 1 for the first time in two years, Al Zaffain and Bin Hendi will be intent on a winning start and adding to their impressive strike-rate, winning 20 times from 28 outings to clinch three World and Middle East titles and a European and Pole Position Championship in three years.

Looking to unseat them will be last year’s Championship runners-up Ugur Isik and Christian Zaborowski in Relekta-Zabo-Isiklar. After considerable modifications to the boat and further work on the Mercury engines the team is confident that it can challenge for the title as the Turkish-Norwegian pairing goes in search of that elusive first win together that they so narrowly missed out on in Italy last year, to complement their multiple podium finishes.

Also looking for their first win together is the all Italian pairing of Luca Formilli Fendi and Giovanni Carpitella in Fendi Racing’s number one boat LFF10. Throttleman Carpitella strongly believes that with the problems they faced last year now fully resolved they too can challenge unhindered as front runners and improve on last season’s five podiums.

A revised line up in the second Fendi outfit LFF8-Polimersan sees defending European Champion Miles Jennings switching seats to take the throttles with Tarik Oktem coming in to drive, both Fendi boats running SCAM V12s.

Team Abu Dhabi retains the same line up that ended last year with a double podium at their home Grand Prix, with Faleh Al Mansoori and three time race-winner Rashed Al Tayer launching their challenge in a new Randy Scism designed and built MTI and switching from V12 to Mercury V8 power-plants.

Making a welcome return to frontline racing after opting not to compete in 2013 but to manage his team from the side lines is ten-time F1H2O World Champion Guido Cappellini, whose collaboration with entrepreneur Andrey Kitashev marks the debut of Russia into the Championship, with Mikhail Kitashev stepping up and in to take the throttles beside Cappellini in the DAC 40 Mercury powered Newstar-Poliform.

FA.RO. ACCIAI is expected to complete the Class 1 line-up but the team is yet to reveal who will race.

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The news of the combined Championships drew an immediate and positive response with seven teams from across Europe signing up to race in V1.

Two entries from Italy sees Evolution and Super Sport Champions Maurizio Schepici and Marco Pennesi teaming-up in the Metamarine, Seatek-powered Tommy One, with father-son pairing of Antonio and Giuseppe Schiano, who lifted the Super Sport European and Italian Championships in 2010, returning to racing after a three year absence in the Mercury-powered Fountain 42, Karelpiu RG-87, which will carry the colours and flag of the Circolo Canottieri Napoli (Naples Rowing Club) which this year celebrates its centenary.

Team owner-driver Siegfried Greve who finished second and third overall in the Endurance Championship in 2011 and 2010 heads up German outfit Searex Racing’s challenge alongside countryman Udo Gross in the Searex built, Searex-engined Hercules Sagemann.

Aaron Ciantar will again put the Chaudron powerboat brand firmly in the international spotlight when he lines up alongside 2011 French Champion Dominique Martini in the 13-metre Chaudron Canopy 41.

Ciantar, 34 from Malta, will be targeting a fourth world title to add to the two he won in Super Sport in 2008 and 2009, and the title he won in the Key West Championship in America in 2011 in the same boat he will race in Ibiza.

The UK challenge is led by Bullet Racing’s hugely experienced Drew Langdon racing with fellow-brit Ian Blacker in the Fountain 42, Express Marine powered Silverline. A former European and British Endurance Champion, Langdon kicks off his campaign and will be aiming to break his World title near misses, finishing second in the Endurance Championship in 2009 and second in Super Sport in 2007, 2005 and 2004.

Two entries from Belgium sees Aquasport’s Nico Huybens teaming-up with Briton Daniel Cramphorn and Bernico-Newstar yet to finalise who will race alongside Nico Bertels.

The teams take to the water for first practice on Friday [5 September] morning followed by official qualifying at 14.45hrs [local]. Saturday morning practice is followed by race 1 at 15.30hrs, with a final morning practice session and qualifying for race 2 at 15.30hrs on Sunday.

www.class-1.com

New Model: Hinckley T43

It is a totally new Hinckley, the T43 represents the way forward for the down East Rhode Island located highly estimated boat builder. The designers at Hinckley with the new T43 where thinking to increase space and designed a wider boat compared to the three inches longer T44, thanks to an extra foot of beam. She is a two cabin, one en-suite one guest shower head below traditional cruiser, with the focus being on the entertainment area of the main deck. The galley on the T43 is located on the forward port side of the main deck, adjacent to the helm station opposite. An important detail of the T43 will be the touch of a button disappearing enclosure which splits the outside from the inside when closed, and unites them when open. In the new T43 we see Hinckley continue its support to water jet propulsion, but also its recent added choice of Volvo IPS pods.  Engine is a standard 550hp Cummins with Hamilton water jet, and optional Volvo 435hp with IPS pod drives. Speed estimates are for a max of 34 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.33 (43.9ft)

Beam - 4.41 m

Draft - 0.71 m (no drives)

Displacement - 12,700 kg light

Fuel Capacity - 1892 l

Water Capacity - 378 l

Accommodation - 4 berths in 2 cabins

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSB 6.7 550hp, Volvo D6 435hp

Propulsion - Hamilton HJ364 waterjet, Volvo IPS600 forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 34 knots max, 28 knots cruise

Construction - Hinckley dual guard, Scrimp Infusion composite moulding with Aramid fiber E-glass outer skin, Corecell foam core, carbon-fiber inner skin, Vinilester resin

www.hinckleyyachts.com   

Project: Hatteras 45 Express

This project announcement from Hatteras came as a big surprise to me and brand fans alike. Hatteras has not gone sub fifty feet for quite some time, and its last model produced shorter to this size was the 43 Convertible Series II which ended production in March 1998. The Hatteras 45 Express will change this, and sees the legendary Carolina brand return sub fifty after sixteen years, with an express which outside seems to be based a lot on the Cabo 44 to what regards the looks.  The interior has a different layout and will be available with two options; single or two cabin layouts. The single cabin version features a large double size C-shaped settee.  Outside Hatteras is also offering two options; fully tournament sportfish rigged with tower, as will be hull one, or a more cruiser friendly version.  Hatteras also announced that they are already working on a 52 Express. The Hatteras 45 Express will launch and be presented in end October during the Fort Lauderdale boat show.

www.hatterasyachts.com    

New Model: Frauscher 747 Mirage

Following an exclusive premiere hosted by Feltrinelli the Italian Frauscher importer in June 2014 on Lake Garda, the new stylish day cruiser from the Austrian Shipyard is now ready for her official launch at the international market. Given the great success encountered last year with the 858 Fantom, Frauscher Shipyard decided to reconfirm the same designers, willing to bet once more on this award winning team. For the 747 Mirage as well, Harry Miesbauer was in charge of the hydrodynamics, while the whole design project has been followed by the renowned Austrian studio Kiska, who gave the 747 Mirage a unique and unforgettable style, managing to perfectly balance elements from Frauscher’s traditional design with new super-car inspired features. Thanks to a deep Vee hull, and long water line the 747 Mirage‘s performance perfectly matches her looks, putting its top speed at 56 knots with the large Mercury 430hp petrol gas engine.

Technical Data:

LOA - 7.47 m (24.5ft)

Beam - 2.5 m

Draft - 0.85 m

Displacement - 1800 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 240 l

Max Persons - 6

Accommodation - 2 berths 

Engines - 1 x Mercury Mercruiser 8.2L 430hp (petrol gas), Volvo D4 260hp (diesel)

Propulsion - Merury or Volvo dual propeller stern drive

Top Speed - 56 knots max with Merury 430hp

Project - Thomas Gerzer exterior and development, Harry Misbauer construction, Kiska design

Certification - CE C

www.frauscherboats.com 

Coming Back

Before the recession and some states going crazy on yachts with controls and extra taxes there was a few quality brands around which got a lot of recognition for building nice cruisers and yachts, with some of these unfortunately closing the doors.  With things improving slowly in the last year we are seeing some of these brands return. Some are coming with a new ownership, others are re-opening with the old management or part of back in the helm.

It was a boom period up until 2008 and suddenly the market deflated in some months. To add fuel to fire, some primary yacht states; Italy and Spain at the fore front started running after money from yachts. You can understand at the time how in the best of times it all turned sour to the medium and small sized companies. Especially those who where investing to become bigger, better, and a more global brand. I am sure very few would not have done the way up, considering the order books of some builders in between 2005 and 2008.

Some of the returning brands are saying that the current market is a shy improving one, with the most of the clientele asking for a quality medium sized craft sub fifteen meter. The yacht size between fifty and eighty fee is still in nowhere land, that is unless one is a global brand and is very strong in the North American market.