Project: Princess X95

It's been a long wait and Princess enters the always growing 28 to 29 meter with a less to 24 meter hull size raised pilot house super yacht class with the X95.  A project which creates new design ingenuity for the British boat builder helm'd by the long standing Bernard Olesinski design team and new entry Pininfarina, the Princess X95 brings the novelty in its semi wide body voluminous main deck, wave piecing planning hull shape, an unedited looking raised pilot house, and a fly deck which makes use of all the available length.  These fresh design solutions will give the Princess X95 40% more indoor volume, and ten per cent extra exterior space.  The X95 is offered with a standard four cabins, or optional five cabin arrangement. With the five cabin version the owners stateroom goes up on the forward part of the main deck, something much desirable today in both owner private used or charter commercial yachts of this size.  The Princess X95 is to be powered by twin Man 1900hp engines which will allow for a top speed up to 26 knots in light weight mode. 

www.princessyachts.com

Web: Jet Tern Selene New Web Site

Jet Tern Selene presents its new World wide web showroom.  Jet Tern was founded by Howard Chen in 1998, and its first Selene trawler was completed and delivered to the US in 1999.  Initially Jet Tern started operating from Taiwan with a shipyard in Dongguan, China.  The Dongguan located made a lot of sense to Selene since there is a lot of furniture makers in the area.  Jet Tern Chinese Dongguan shipyard continued to expand, and in 2008 it was added with the Zhuhai shipyard.  The Zhuhai shipyard features four cranes which can lift one hundred tons and can accommodate up to 36 molds or boats in build simultaneously.  Today Jet Tern offers five lines of boats; Selene Classic Explorer, Selene Voyager, Selene Ocean Explorer, Selene Ocean Clipper, and Artemis.  The current Jet Tern entry level model is the Selene 38 Voyager Aft Cabin with the largest being the still on plan 128 Ocean Explorer.  Jet Tern Selene Yachts new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Yachts, Company, News, Lifestyle, Adventures, Dealers, and Contact Us.   Jet Tern Selene is also on social media with links at the bottom of the page taking you to the Facebook, and Youtube pages. 

www.seleneoceanyachts.com 

New Model: Cayman F920

Cayman Yachts continues its comeback and after the presentation of the S450 in the fall of 2017, it pushes harder for 2018 and presents a new flagship which enters the builder in super yacht territory, the new F920. A reminder here is that previous to this the largest Cayman ever build was the 75 HT launched in 2009.  Presented as a project in the fall of 2017 its been a non stop journey to go from concept to completion and the F920 making it in the water in August 2018.  Cayman and designer Ferragni unlike most offers in this 27 to 28 meter size presented what is a sporty looking flybridge super yacht with a raised pilot house that integrates very nice into the design.  Vertical minimal elements integrate into a straight shear-line which emphasizes an aggressive yet modern and in the same time light appearing upper structure.  In some aspects the F920 exterior profile reminds me of mid eighties Paolo Caliari, a nimble looking flybridge super yacht, that does not look to heavy up top.  Inside the Cayman F920 offers an interior with four cabins and an owners stateroom located at midships, very spacious VIP suite forward, and two guest cabins in between.  Cayman F920 will also be offered in a five cabin version, but currently the builder is not showing any plans for this. A crew lobby with two cabins is located at midships in between the engine room and the owners midships room.  The interior main deck is centered around a welcoming saloon, central dinette, day head to starboard, and a galley in the forward end part.  The pilot house is located three steps up centrally, and with this same stair case one can also access the spacious fly deck, which offers for the most part a free area on plan with helm and galley located to starboard, and a central dining table.  In the finishing the Cayman F920 has gone a long way to offer details from Studio Art for leather, lamps by Porta Romana, BandB and Minotti for sofas, and fabrics by Rubelli and Armani. The Cayman F920 hull one is powered by the large engine option of twin MTU 2600hp, but standard engine option is for Man twin 1900hp, and another optional being that of quadruple Volvo 1000hp units with IPS pod propulsion.     

Technical Data:

LOA - 27 m (88.5ft)

Hull Length - 23.9 m

Beam - 6.60 m

Draft - 2.08 m

Displacement - 85000 kg

Fuel Capacity - 10000 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - eight berths in four cabins, or ten berths in five cabins, three crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1900hp, MTU 16v 2000 M96L 2600hp, 4 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - line shaft, or quadruple IPS pods installation

Construction - hand laid multi axial fiberglass with hull in Vinilester resin, ship sides in balsa core, PVC core in top sides and Isoftalic resin

Project - Ferragni

Certification - CE B

www.caymanyachts.it

Improve-it = Sessa C68

Sessa continues its renovation, and after restyling the C38 and C44 in 2017, for 2018 its the turn for the C68.  Launched in 2009 as the new Sessa flagship to high acclaim and success with design by Christian Grande the C68 is beating the test of time admirably.  Still as today the flagship of Sessa and of the Yacht line the C68 gets improvement treatment by designer Davide Cipriani of Centrostiledesign who added new large hull side windows to the exterior.  Adding to the exterior stylistic improvements the C68 gets two aft deck choices from a classic arrangement of sun-pad with underneath tender garage, or having a second exterior dinette which can convert to a sun-pad.  The choices for the interior of the Sessa C68 has also increased with eighteen different choices of wood, leather, and fabric for the cabins.  In addition to this Sessa is also offered in five hull color choices two in gelcoat and three in paint.  Pictured above is in-fact the new silver metal paint option. The Sessa C68 is standard powered by twin Volvo 900hp engines with IPS pod drives who deliver top speeds up to 36 knots.  Additional engine options is the 2017 presented Volvo 1000hp again matched to Volvo IPS pod drives.

www.sessamarine.com

New Model: Austin Parker 44 Sedan

Austin Parker continues to present new fresh models and the 44 Sedan, represents the latest addition and a replacement of the successful AP40.  The Austin Parker 40 signaled the start of the new management and a hybrid lobster Italian style mix designed by Fulvio de Simoni in 2009.  The new Austin Parker 44 Sedan builds on those features and adds more comfort inside.  The interior of the Austin Parker 44 Sedan offers two spacious cabins below deck; owners cabin forward with an en-suite shower head to starboard, a guest twin cabin to port side at midships, and a guest shower head.  The fully enclosed cabin area of the main deck offers interesting comfort solutions as well, with the helm station to starboard making way for a C-shaped dinette to port side, a sofa couch opposite, and an astern galley serving both inside and outside thanks to a patio door and titling window which opens all to the aft deck.  The Austin Parker 44 Sedan is powered standard by twin Cummins 480hp with line shaft propulsion which give a top speed of 29 knots, and an optional of a Volvo 435hp with IPS pod drives which should increase top speed by eight knots.     

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.46 m (44.1ft)

Hull Length - 12.4 m

Beam - 4.2 m

Displacement - 13.7 t dry, 16.5 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1600 l

Water Capacity - 500 l

Max Persons - 12

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Cummins 480hp, Volvo D6 435hp

Propulsion - line shaft, or Volvo forward looking IPS pod drives

Speed - 37 knots max 28 knots cruise with Volvo 435hp and IPS pod drives, 29 knots max 24 knots cruise with Cummins 480hp

Project - Fulvio de Simoni

Certification - CE A

www.austinparker.com

Project: Cabo 41

It was strange times in the fall of 2013 when the new Hatteras owners Versa Capital decided to drop the Cabo brand.  For some it was a shock to others it was an expected turn of events coming from the increased success and size of the outboard powered center console, which made traditional inboard offshore sportfish cruisers sub twelve meters mostly obsolete.  The truth might have been somewhere in between with Hatteras Cabo press e-mail for this project saying that the new owners back then in 2013 decided to concentrate first investment efforts on the relaunch of Hatteras.  Fast forward to 2018 and Hatteras announce that Cabo is back and present the project for the new 41 model.  The 41 is based for the most part on the 2003 launched 40 designed by Micheal Peters, one of Cabo's best selling models over the years and also referred by many as the King in the express twelve meter sportfish cruiser category.  The new Cabo 41 will feature a lower deck with an owners cabin forward, a living with an L-shaped settee dinette to starboard which converts to additional double berth, an L-shape galley to port side, and a shower head upon entrance to port side.  Power for the Cabo 41 will come from standard Volvo 626hp with optional 670hp and 725hp engines.  Popular available options for the Cabo 41 will be Seakeeper gyro stabilization, and full custom tower with outriggers.  Hull one of the Cabo 41 is nearly completed and sold and should make its World debut in the upcoming 2018 Fort Lauderdale boat show in early November.

www.caboyachts.com

New Model: Neptunus 650 Express

Neptunus from Canada but of Dutch origins was a builder hitting the news in Europe at around the early 2000's with a 56 Express and 41 taking a good number of sales happening in the old continent with these two models.  This escalation of these Euro inspired Neptunus models for a reason or another stopped and we hardly heard anything about the boat builder for a time.  Fast forward to 2017 and Neptunus launch this new 650 Express who is getting the news out of Canada in 2018.  The new Neptunus 650 Express is a twenty meter sport yacht designed by Gregory Marshall for exterior, Lex Parker for interior, and hull form by British Tony Castro. The trio presented a three double cabins sport yacht, with an owners stateroom at midships, and living, dining and galley located in the enclosed part of the main deck.  Browsing at technical details the Neptunus 650 looks rather light weight displacing at only 34 tons dry and powered by not so big Cats 1000hp engines which give a 31 knots top speed.  A bigger Cats 1138hp Cat option is available increasing both top and cruise speed by about one knot.

Technical Data:

LOA - 20.21 m (66.4ft)

Beam - 5.05 m

Draft - 1.42 m

Displacement - 34926 kg

Fuel Capacity - 4163 l

Water Capacity - 1135 l

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

Engines - 2 x Cats C18 Acert 1000hp, 1138hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 31 knots max 26 knots cruise

Hull Shape - medium Vee with 19.5 degrees deadrise aft

Project - Gregory C. Marshall exterior, Lex Parker interior, Tony Castro hull shape

Certificaion - CE A. ABYC, NMMA

www.neptunusyachts.com

Project: Ocean King 88 Ducale

With two important launches in 2018 Ocean King continues to raise its stakes in the super yacht sector and presents the project for an 88 Ducale project designed by Paolo Dose of VYD studio from Venice.  The 88 Ducale will be the entry level of a range which so far features two other 108 and 118 project models, with designers Paolo Dose offering an interesting mix of a modern minimal working boat into those of a luxury yacht.  To be build of steel with an aluminium super structure 88 Ducale is a full displacement hull super yacht, and will offer a five double cabin interior including a main deck owners stateroom.  Power will be from twin Man 591hp engines which will give a top speed of eleven knots and a cruise of ten.

www.oceanking.it

New Model: Horizon V81

During the 2018 Sydney boat show Horizon presented the newly designed V81, which comes from the well-known V series and features design changes to the V80 first launched in 2014, which in itself was also an extended V72 model. The V81 main differences is that the aft is a single deck unlike the V80 which featured an extended lower cockpit design, with the flybirdge now also further extended covering the extra length of the aft deck.  The V81 offers spacious interior volume and expansive exterior entertaining areas, highlighted with the flush galley-to-saloon transition, floor to ceiling windows on the main deck, and streamlined lower deck windows that maximize natural light as well as enhance exterior styling.  Below deck the Horizon V81 provides comfortable accommodations for up to six guests in three en-suite staterooms, which includes a master stateroom, Queen VIP stateroom, and a twin guest stateroom. Crew quarters and a work space can be found aft of the engines. Moreover, the pilothouse features a protected space to pilot the vessel as well as a day head and dinette for guests; there is also a full bar on the boat deck, with plenty of room to store a tender. Powered by twin Cats 1150hp, the V81 offers 

Technical Data:

LOA - 24.72 m (81.1ft)

Waterline Length - 20.9 m

Beam - 6.28 m

Draft - 1.75 m

Displacement - 64.8 t

Fuel Capacity - 7570 l

Water Capacity - 1136 l

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

Max Persons - 12

Engines - 2 x Cats C18A 1150hp

Propulsion - line shaft

www.horizonyacht.com

Project: Palm Beach GT50 Open

Palm Beach new GT project is taking shape and after the Express version the down under boat builder presents the project for a GT50 Open, which changes the dynamic and offers a more direct seasonal Summer use of the sport yacht.  Sleek and dedicated to sun lovers the GT 50 Open will also alter parts of the exterior main deck, more dedicated to day use and having the two L-shaped settees aft replaced by two sun-pads. For the remaining the GT 50 Open is near identical to the Express with a raised by two steps piloting and living area, offering an L-shape dinette to port side, settee to starboard, and a helm station with dual seating to starboard.  Down below the layout of the GT50 Open offers just the Express version two cabins; owners forward and guests at midships, a galley to starboard, and a spacious shower head to starboard.  Palm Beach technical detailing in the GT50 is all for performance and good sea keeping and even though she is IPS powered we see the twin 600hp Volvo positioned centrally.  The Palm Beach GT50 Open is estimated to top speeds of 42 knots and a cruise of 35 knots.        

www.palmbeachmotoryachts.com