Project: North Pacific 59 Pilothouse

North Pacific is pleased to introduce the 59 Pilothouse, a project for a new flagship which extends its size by ten feet from its current 49 feet largest model. An explorer yacht of eighteen meters in length, the North Pacific 59 Pilothouse presents itself with a blend of modern and classic lines. Designed on the same proven principles as other North Pacific models, the 59 Pilothouse will offers large interior volumes to what its eighteen meter size will make you believe. The North Pacific 59 Pilothouse layout offers three double cabins, with two en-suite heads serving midships stateroom, and forward Vip room. An usual but great feature on yacht of eighteen meter will be for a day head located on the main deck. A crew cabin berth will be located aft. North Pacific says that flexible custom options will allow each owner to build a yacht that truly reflects their personality from traditional to ultra contemporary fittings.  The North Pacific 59 Custom is to be powered by twin Cummins 715hp engines with top speeds up to seventeen knots, and an economic long range cruise of ten.

www.northpacificyachts.com

Yacht Ends Aground in Ocracoke Island

A sixteen meter motor yacht titled Vivens Aqua under Maryland USA registry with a couple onboard, ended aground and beached on the South end of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina on the early morning 01:00 hours time of Tuesday 25 January 2022.  The yacht was just purchased from Palm Coast, Florida, and was on its delivery trip to Maryland, when it ended rudder less and then beached in the sand. No one was injured in the beaching, with the yacht proving to be a big headache to remove from the beaching.

The yacht was eventually freed from the grounding on Wednesday ninth February, after three days of work to free her from the sand, and then towed to Ocracoke Silver Lake Harbor, Morehead City boatyard for repairs. 

Vivens Aqua is a Taiwan build Novatec 55 Cockpit Motor Yacht as produced from 2000 to 06.  The Novatec 55 CMY offers a three or two double cabins with office layout, with an aft master stateroom.  The Novatec 55 Cockpit Motoryacht was replaced by the 55 Islander in 2007.

New Model: Riviera 78 Motor Yacht Enclosed Bridge

Riviera are doing the finishing touches for its new 78 Motor Yacht Enclosed Bridge flagship model set to be fully completed in the first half of 2022. Designed in collaboration with Luca Vellabona the 78 Motor Yacht is the largest Riviera ever made, going a bit longer to the previous 2015 presented 77 Enclosed Bridge model which was based on the 70 platform launched in 2008, and became a 75 in 2011. 24 meters of length overall will offer a four cabins layout with three heads including a full beam master stateroom. Crew accommodation will be for two persons located at midships in between engine room and owners cabin. The new Riviera flagship will also have a beach room located astern. The Riviera 78 Motor Yacht is standard powered by twin Man 1550hp, with larger optional engines of 1800hp and 2000hp engines being available. Riviera have announced that five 78's are already under order, while a sportier Open Bridge Deck version is also available.

Technical Data:

LOA - 24.82 m (81.5ft)

Hull Length - 22.1 m

Beam - 6 m

Draft - 1.90 m

Fuel Capacity - 10,200 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1550hp, 1800hp, 2000hp

Propulsion - direct shaft drive with Twin Disc gearbox

Project - Luca Vallebona

www.riviera.com.au

Project: Fairline Phantom 65

Fairline present the Phantom 65 project, a sport bridge yacht of nineteen meters in length based on the platform of the Targa 65 and Squadron 68 flagship models.  Most interesting is that this project returns the Phantom model series name, albeit in a different dress to what it was in the past. A brief history of the Phantom model series which first appeared in 1974 with the raised bridge 32, and then returning in 1990 with the 41 which at the time was the third largest model in the range, and then becoming from 1994 till 2009 the entry level flybridge motor cruiser range.  The Phantom was a successful range, going up in size to a 50 model produced from 2002 to 2009, with its prettiest being the 46 which sold around two hundred units in a production run which lasted eight years. In 2009 Fairline scraped the Phantom model name marking all new flybridge boats from there onward as Squadron, something which stays as at today. Enters the sport bridge type of Sport Yachts, and Fairline clean off the Phantom name for this 65, what will be its second largest model in the current line up.  The Fairline Phantom 65 will have a main deck layout with astern galley, while four lower deck layouts are available; with the standard being a three ensuited cabins plus a day head layout. Two other options differ on the three cabin layouts, both of which lose the fourth day head; one of which offers a larger VIP suite forward, and an other option offering an utility room. The last fourth option is for a four cabins layout. A single berth crew cabin is located aft to starboard.  The Fairline Phantom 65 will be standard powered by Cats 1150hp good for 31 knots top speed, and or optional 1622hp engines which makes top end go up to 35 knots. 

www.fairline.com

Web: Astondoa New Web Site

Spanish Astondoa presents its new World wide web showroom. Astondoa was founded in 1916 by brothers Jesus and Jose Astondoa Marinez. In 1944 second generation Jesus Astondoa Santamaria joins the business and soon after that takes over the shipyard. But the real growth path for Astondoa starts in the 1980s when the Spanish builder starts to build in fiberglass, and after that in the nineties introduces the GLX range. This step will eventually lead to bigger yachts being build and Astondoa going into super yacht sizes over 24 meters. Astondoa has up till today build over 3000 boats and currently produces thirteen models from 37 to 197 feet in five different ranges; Coupe, Flybridge, AS, Century, and Steel. Astondoa current entry level model is the 377 Coupe, and the flagship is the 197 Steel project, and its latest model is the 2021 launched seventeen meter long flybridge motor yacht AS5. Astondoa new website is available in Spanish and English languages and takes you around with the following buttons; Menu, Home, Company, Dealers, Select, News, Contact, My Astondoa, Dealers Area, and Models. Astondoa new website also features links to its social media pages; Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Linkedin located at the bottom of the entry page.

www.astondoa.es

Flybridge Cruiser Burns in Lavagna

A Ferretti flybridge cruiser of twelve meters in length went ablaze while in its mooring in Lavagna marina, to the South East of Genova in Italy at around 1430 hours of 22 January.  A fast call and immediate moving to the Ferretti cruiser from its berth to the under wing of the Eastern Lavagna marina break water caused no damage to any other boats.  With four fire fighting squads, including additional teams from nearby Chiavari and Santa Margherita saved the Ferretti cruiser from going total ablaze and becoming a total loss, with pump assistance saving it from sinking.  The cause of the fire is not reported.

This Ferretti model is the 39 Altura launched in 1989 and produced till 1993 to a design by Antocio Pusceddu, Ferretti first generation designer.  Replacing the 40 Altura which launched in 1986, the Ferretti 39 Altura came on the hull lines of the 40 Roadster an innovative fully enclosed hard-top cruiser which launched a year before in 1988, and was replaced by the 120 Fly in 1993.  The Ferretti 39 Fly featured a standard two cabin interior layout, with an optional three cabin version moving the galley on the main deck, and was powered by twin Cats 380hp, with 1992 or later versions being possible to option with the larger 420hp engines.  A total of 71 hulls are reported to have sold of the Ferretti 39 Fly and 40 Roadster units in a five year production run.  

Project: Filippetti F100

Filippetti announces the construction of a new flagship in their F for flybridge series, designed by Fulvio De Simoni. Construction of the new 100-foot Flybridge F100 is underway at the Filippetti shipyard in Mondolfo Italy. From the time, Filippetti Yacht finalized the project and received the new renderings from the office of De Simoni there has been great interest in this new concept. The Filippetti F100 is fresh with innovation in terms of style, design and layout with amazing open areas and deck space from the flybridge to the beach club. Accommodation layouts for the F100 can go from five to six double cabins layouts, with three crew cabins sleeping five or six crew members. Filippetti F100 is to be powered by twin Man 2000hp with estimated top speeds up to 26 knots.  The first F100 is planned to launch at the end of summer 2022.

www.filippettiyacht.com

New Model: Cantiere Delle Marche Darwin 106

Cantiere delle Marche has launched its first Darwin 106 model, named m/y Uptight she has been designed to fulfil her owner desire to have a reliable and comfortable explorer super yacht to enjoy months long fishing expeditions in remote and uncontaminated seas. The owners family owns a few fisherman yachts and they wanted to add a slow, displacement explorer vessel to enjoy long expeditions from the moment the yacht leaves the quay to the final destination. Fast trip to fishing spots and adrenaline fishing activities will be held by using the yacht’s large ‘tender’, which is an American Fisherman that will be towed during long trips. The new Darwin 106 is based on the naval platform of the 102, designed, engineered and modified by Sergio Cutolo of Hydro Tec to match her owner requests. For its layout and technical characteristics Darwin 106 meets American standards, according to her Owner’s wishes the yacht features a specifically designed layout with a country kitchen which opens onto the main salon giving the whole environment an informal atmosphere and, instead of a sky-lounge, the Upper Deck hosts a panoramic Owner Stateroom. The most peculiar feature of Darwin 106 is the aft cockpit fitted as that to a sportfisherman. The stern platform has been transformed into an enclosed cockpit with a bulwark. A ‘battle station’ has been centrally placed in the cockpit, and fishing will be carried in ‘stand up’ position allowing multiple strikes to be managed at the same time, giving more fun to the ‘fishing family’. Screw-less rod holders, have been placed on the large teak cap-rail around the cockpit, all equipped with drainages and an easy access for periodic maintenance. Many lockers holding tackle boxes are encompassed into the fishing cockpit bulwarks while flush floor tanks with water recirculation and pump for live fish bait are located on the transom and below the cockpit floor. The adjoining lazarette is arranged cohesively with the fishing activities and include a small yet fully equipped workshop. A double Eskimo ice maker with both salt and fresh water is in the main cockpit alongside a few freezers located beneath the sofa. In order to increase the range also in terms of food loading capacity, the storage space has been improved and optimized for long term food conservation. An outstanding interior layout makes the most out of the 255GT of the Darwin 106. The interior, decorated by Francesco Guida, features a large and welcoming main salon with lounging and dining areas in direct connection with the galley located to port side. Three crew cabins are located on the main deck forward alongside a crew mess. Five guest cabins; two double, a large Vip and two twins are on the lower deck. The Owner stateroom open onto the upper deck stern terrace. On the same deck there is a roomy and well-appointed wheelhouse. A large Sun deck, equipped with all amenities to spend hours enplein air, tops the yacht’s nicely shaped superstructure. Darwin 106 displacement hull is fitted with twin Cats 670hp engines which deliver a top speed of thirteen knots, and a remarkable range of above 4700 nautical miles at nine knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 32 m (104.9ft)

Waterline Length - 28 m

Beam - 7.43 m

Draft - 2.97 m

Displacement - 250t full load, 255 GT volume

Fuel Capacity - 40,000 l

Water Capacity -6,000 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabin, six crew in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats C18 Acert 670hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - thirteen knots max, eleven knots cruise, nine knots long range

Range - 4700 nm at nine knots

Project - Sergio Cutolo Hydro Tec naval architect and exterior, Fancesco Guida interior 

www.cantieredellemarche.it

Project: Giupex 40X Infinity

Giupex present the project for the new 40X Infinity.  Based on the lines of the previous Mano 38.50 but redesigned with softer and curvier lines and a new radar arch and hard-top look, the Giupex 40X Infinity strong points will be its spacious cockpit deck and three double cabins layout below. Accommodation in the 40X Infinity will be for three double cabins, an old Italian favourite in this size offering a master cabin forward, and two guest cabins with twin in-line berths at midships. Extra two berths will be available in the convertible dinette.  The Giupex 40X Infinity is powered by standard Mercury diesel 370hp, or optional Volvo 380hp both engines with stern drive propulsion.  No preliminary speed data is available as yet. 

www.giupex.com

New Launch: F&S 61 Hardtop Express Hull #30

FandS present the 61 hardtop express, hull number 30 and called Soul Candy by its owner.  FandS hull thirty was designed as a family-friendly express sportfish yacht with space for entertaining, with a host of custom options that allow the owner-operator to communicate and interact with the crew on fishing trips to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. One of the primary challenges with FandS hull #30 was to add a tall owner, and superior interior headroom. Keeping the sweeping lines FandS is known for, while accommodating someone of height, would require some out-of-the-gate thinking. The design team created a two meters plus character named Fred within the CAD program, who would be moved around the virtual boat to be sure proper clearance of areas such as the companionway, staterooms and showers. Cad-Fred was also integral to helm line-of-sight, both while running and to the angler in the fighting chair, and because the interior space is directly connected to all the exterior dimensions, it was necessary to consider every detail. FandS 61 Hardtop Express features an eleven squared meters cockpit deck which easily fits the large fighting chair with an offset pedestal and on-deck tuna tubes, essential when you plan on fighting some of the monsters living near the rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. The classic straight lines of the teak cockpit boards tame the curvy, signature FandS radial mezzanine and transom live-well. A giant lazarette is accessible by way of a Freeman Marine deck hatch located under the chair’s footrest and ensures safe, dry storage below for the multitude of systems located there. The bright interior of the helm deck is striking. The hardtop express design allows for a view of the world around her, and FandS takes the view to new levels by incorporating one giant piece of custom curved glass on each side. By doing so, there is little to break that uninterrupted sightline, providing a true, 360-degree perspective. FandS 61 Hardtop Express runs smooth and quiet at all speeds, thanks to the twin MTU 1600hp engines giving a solid cruising speed of 35 knots and a top end of 42 knots. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.59 m (60.9ft)

Beam - 5.48 m

Draft - 1.47 m

Displacement - 27215 kg

Fuel Capacity - 5488 l

Water Capacity - 794 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 10v M96L 1600hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - 35 knots cruise 42 knots max

Construction - cold moulded in jig, Okume plywood with biaxial fiberglass, Awlcraft 2000 paint job

Certification - NMEA, ABYC

www.fsyachts.com