New Model: Mazu 38 Soft Top

All-new Mazu 38 Soft Top has been delivered to his owner in Saint Tropez this July 2017.  Designed by Halit Yukay, the yacht has been sold to a European client. The owner for the Mazu 38 Soft Top  desired to achieve a real military look able to combine latest luxury amenities and trendy elegance, and is also an Armani style enthusiast. The turkish yard Mazu so decided to use as many different textures of leathers and fabrics as possible, all from Foglizzo and a number of mirrors to give the maximum depth interiors perception, like in a loft condo.  Halit Yukay also designed a fantastic indoors lighting mood from the Italian supplier Cantalupi to enhance Mazu 38 dramatic feeling. New Mazu 38 Soft Top is so equipped with two Volvo Penta IPS 400 engines and the boat claim to reach a top speed of 34 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.9 m (39ft)

Waterline Length - 10.4 m

Beam - 3.7 m

Draft - 0.60 m without props and drives

Displacement - 9 t

Fuel Capacity - 800 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Accommodation - two or four berths layout

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp, D6 370hp, D6 435hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - 34 knots max 30 knots cruise with Volvo 300hp engines, 45 knots max with 435hp

Construction - cold molded epoxy, wood and fiberglass with carbon reinforcement 

Project - Halit Yukay

Certification - Rina CE A/B

www.mazuyachts.com

Engine: FPT N67 Evo 570hp

The new FPT N67 Evo 570hp is the latest product within the renowned NEF family and ensures top performance, low fuel consumption and reduced environmental impact. These advancements are due to FPT Industrial innovation, bringing together second generation Electronic Common Rail and Wastegate water-cooled turbocharging. Furthermore, it has 4 valves per cylinder, a ladder frame cylinder block and a rear gear train timing system. One of the great perks of this new engine is its lightness: it has the best power to weight ratio in its category, ensuring best boat performance for fast planing and top speed, with best-in-class power density and top torque density among competitors. Moreover, the innovative design and compact lay-out ensures easier installation with simpler engine servicing, assuring greater space available on board. As for the environment, the N67 Evo, with second generation Electronic Common Rail, guarantees greater efficiency, while reducing emissions, and is compliant with US-EPA Tier 3 and EU European Recreational Directive, the two current and most stringent certifications for marine pleasure engines. Moreover, it is compliant also with the IMO MARPOL II. This engine features high navigation comfort as noise and vibrations are reduced to minimum levels.

www.fptindustrial.com

New Model: Prestige 520 Flybridge

Prestige new 520 Flybridge is a direct inheritor of its predecessor, and the model it replaces the 500 and thanks to a vast offer of multiple choices to the customer will seem as a big headache to most of the competition with one important Achilles-heel.  From a hard-top option covering the flybridge, to a choice of stern sun-pad layout or L-shaped settee in the aft deck, and a tender garage or crew cabin choice, choices is the word of the new Prestige 520 Flybridge.  A three cabin motor yacht, the Prestige 520 also offers one of the most impressive full beam owners stateroom in this size which also features it own independent entrance.  The living of the Prestige 520 all located on the main deck presents itself with an astern galley layout, and dinette converting saloon forward.  The Achilles-heel of the Prestige 520?  It is probably its speed of only 26 knots delivered from the only twin Volvo 435hp engines with IPS pod propulsion set up available.    

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.1 m (52.9ft)

Hull Length - 14.5 m

Beam - 4.5 m

Draft - 1.05 m

Displacement - 14100 kg unloaded, 19862 kg fully loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 650 l

Water Capacity - 640 l

Max Persons - 12

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, optional one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 435hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS pod drives

Speed - 26 knots max 22 knots cruise

Range - 212 nm at fast cruise

Project - Garroni design exterior, JP concepts naval engineering

Certification - CE B12

www.prestige-yacht.com

Project: Viking 68 Convertible

Viking continues its dominance of the sportfishing yacht industry with the introduction of the Viking 68 Convertible, a four-stateroom blue-water convertible with unmatched performance, bulletproof construction, luxury interior accommodations, advanced propulsion, and boat-control technologies.  The 68 Convertible is designed and engineered to function equally as well as a tournament-ready offshore runner and a cruising yacht with all the conveniences and technology that you’ve come to expect from Viking.  The optional Seakeeper gyro stabilizer heightens the level of comfort during both fishing and cruising activities. Anglers do battle in a 12 square meters cockpit, while guests can watch from an air-conditioned observation mezzanine.  Running on Viking’s proven hull shape with a 12.1-degree transom dead-rise, this beautiful battle wagon delivers a soft ride in rough seas, with a 35-knot cruising speed and a top end approaching 40 knots. An aggressively raked stem, gently sloping sheer, swept-back black-masked windshield and flying bridge brow present a powerful yet elegant picture.  Official launching date and presentation for the 68 Convertible is for early 2018 for the Miami boat show.

www.vikingyachts.com

New Model: Scanner SuperOcean 58

Here is a new Rib Yacht which raised a few looks during its presentation for the European fall boat show season of 2017, the SuperOcean 58.  A new brand with important stable names behind it, that of Scanner ribs from Italy who are also responsible for the construction of this new different looking machine.  Designed by Donato Montemitro and Benoit Marcilhacy this new seventeen meter rib yacht surprises for its utilitarian do it all looks the designers provided.  For a seventeen meter Rib Yacht the SuperOcean 58 also surprises for its super spacious interior and exterior, a balance which makes it compete with Sport Yachts of similar size also thanks to an important plus five meter of beam.  Still the SuperOcean 58 offers a choice of two interior lower deck layouts with two or three cabins and three heads.  What is interesting in all this is that the three cabin layout does not steal space from the dinette or the galley but takes space from the second VIP room and its en-suite head, this becoming smaller in the three cabin layout.  In both layout choices there is a guest day head to port side on the arrival of the cabin lower deck.  A single berth crew cabin located to starboard at midships is provided in both layouts. The SuperOcean 58 is powered by standard twin Man 800hp, and or optional 1000hp or 1200hp units with Jolly drive surface drive propulsion set up.  Speed numbers are not yet announced.

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.60 m (58ft)

Beam - 5.20 m

Draft - 1.10 m

Displacement - 26 t

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 1200 l

Water Capacity - 500 l

Max Persons - 30

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, or four berths in two cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Man 800hp, 1000hp, V8 1000hp

Propulsion - Jolly Drive surface drives

Construction - inflatable rib with solid fiberglass hull

Project - Donato Montemitro and Benoit Marcilhacy exterior, Alfroid and Weiss studio interior

Certification - CE B

www.scanner-marine.com

Dominator New Web Site

Dominator Yachts launches its new virtual Internet showroom. Dominator was founded in 1999 by Giandonato Sigismondi, and in 2001 it launched its first model the 65 which later was renamed as 680 and produced till 2012. Sigismondi boat building career goes much previously to Dominator with him producing his first boat in 1981 the sailing craft Mizar 31, and later joining Mochi Craft, here seeing a great successful period for this marque who in the eighties thanks to the Paolo Caliari designed yachts became a symbol of the Italian yachting design renaissance.  Dominator was indeed a Mochi Craft model designation produced in ten different variants from eight to twelve meters in size and types in the seventies and eighties. Since the first half of 2010 Dominator has been taken over by an Austrian Investment Group. Dominator has so far delivered over one hundred yachts and super yachts from the 62 up to the 40M model. A great success considering the big competition today in motor and super yachts between the nineteen and forty meter size. Today Dominator is to concentrate on the Alberto Mancini designed Ilumen range which launched in Summer 2017 with the 28M.  Four other Ilumen Dominators are to follow; 24M, 32M, 36M, and the 38M Tri Deck currently under construction.  Alberto Mancini is Domintor third designer, following the first models designed by Nuovlari Lenard, and second generation series designed by Team for Design of Enrico Gobbi.  Dominator new website takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Bespoke, Inside Dominator, News, Service, Press, and Contact.  Dominator is also present on social media with link buttons taking you to its Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube pages.

www.dominatoryachts.com

65 2001-03  Nuvolari Lenard design

Nuvari 63 2001-04

68 2004-09

64 Nuvari Editon 2005-12

860 2005-09 (7)

62 2006-12

29M 2008-10 (3) *project 92  Enrico Gobbi Team 4 design

780 2008-12 (3) *project 75

40M 2009 (1) *project 115

720 2011-17

640 2013-17  Alberto Mancini design

800 2014-15 (2)

Ilumen 28M 2017- (3 *project 26M Ilumen

Midi Ilumen M35 2023-

Improve-it = Astondoa 80 Flybridge

For the Cannes boat show of 2017 Astondoa presented itself with an updated 80 Flybridge model. This new 80 Flybridge hull number five confirms the lines of the model launched in 2016, and adapts the successful unit to the shipyard’s updated designs, with inspiration from the modern shapes of the latest 110 and 100 Century and 66 Flybridge models. The success of this range now extends with new elements such as the side windows that offer extra light, the newly designed stern and the refined interior finishes.  Launched in 2016 the Astondoa 80 Flybridge has been a successful four cabin super yacht which opens the door to the large builds of over 24 meters of the Spanish boat builder.  The Astondoa 80 Flybridge is powered by twin Man 1550hp engines which give max speed up to 33 knots. 

www.astondoa.com

Project: Riva 90

During the 2017 Fort Lauderdale boat show Riva showed a preview for a 90 project.  The 90 foot super yacht is the latest addition to the new-generation Riva flybridge range and complements the successful 100 Corsaro launched at the end of 2016, and the soon to launch 110 Dolce Vita, which is set to be launched in early 2018.  The 90 is the result of the since 1991 Riva designers Officina Italiana Design of Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta, and the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Committee, and the Group’s Engineering Department who own the Riva brand since 2000. The new Riva 90 is a pocket size super yacht combining and reinforcing the unique selling points of its predecessors, with particular emphasis on the exterior styling distinguished by sleek and dynamic profile and the generous use of glass for the hull-mounted windows, from the stern to the wide-body owner's suite on the main deck and on the raised pilothouse.  For the 90 designer Micheli and Berretta bring design intuitions as shown in the bigger 100 Corsaro and 110 Dolce Vita for a a semi wide body raised pilot house design, but importantly bring Riva to compete in the 28-29 meter sector of this class which has become very competitive thanks to a registered length under 24 meters and the option to have an owners stateroom on the forward part of the main deck.  The stern area features the innovative Ferretti Group’s patented concealed stairway system, already installed on the new 56 Rivale. The garage can accommodate a Williams 395 tender and a personal watercraft, which can be launched independently.  A choice of three engine configurations is available for the Riva 90, with the standard being twin MTU 1948hp which should should deliver cruising speeds of 22 knots and a maximum of 26 knots. Alternatively owners can choose twin MTU 2218hp which increase speeds by two knots, or MTU 2435hp which manage to add speeds by four knots and allow for a maximum of thirty knots.  The Riva 90 will be equipped with underway and zero-speed stabilizing fins as standard, and upon request, can also include Seakeeper gyro stabilizers.

www.riva-yacht.com

New Model: Rio 40 Spider

2017 has been a very productive year for Rio, launching a new flagship and two fresh models.  The Rio 40 Spider is the second of the new models, and is based on the hull of the 38 Parana uniting traditional open boat looks with modern amenities. Accommodation layout for the 40 Spider offers a spacious forward owners cabin, a guest two berth midships cabin, and a saloon and galley in between.  Exterior space is an open single level deck offering a large L-shaped settee which transforms in others formats as a large sunbathing area. Power for the Rio 40 Spider comes from twin Volvo 300hp able to reach a top speed of 38 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.05 m (42.8ft)

Beam - 3.70 m

Draft - 0.64 m exl props and drives

Displacement - 7500 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 780 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons - 12

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, plus two berths in convertible dinette

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 300hp

Propulsion - Volvo dual propeller stern drives

Speed - 38 knots max 26 knots cruise

Project - Angelo Alfani

Certification - CE B

www.rioyachts.net

Project: Absolute 48 Navetta

Expansion never stops at Absolute a brand which has understood the market possibly better then everyone else in the past five years and since 2012 had a unique double digit growth.  Now Absolute coming from an important 2017 which saw the expansion of its production plant and the launch of a new 73 Navetta flagship, is looking at the year ahead with the presentation of the 48 Navetta project set to launch in 2018.  The new baby Navetta 48 will also be the fourth model of the explorer yacht range, and presents itself as a modern explorer cruiser similar to the successful bigger sisters both outside and inside.  Accommodation layout will offer a three double cabins layout with a spacious located to the side owners cabins forward, a VIP to port side, and guest twin berth cabin to starboard.  A single berth crew cabin is also available aft. Living will be located on the main deck with an astern galley serving easily and equally both inside and outside areas.  Other areas of note for the Absolute 48 Navetta will be the spacious flybridge, which the Italian maker saying will be the largest in the fourteen meter size.  

www.absoluteyachts.com