March 10, 2022

Project: Absolute Navetta 75

Absolute present the project for a new Navetta 75 project, what represents the largest build to date by the Italian boat builder and a replacement to the current Navetta 73 flagship.  Absolute is calling this new project the Absolute Sphere a design set to expand the Navetta range. Absolute chose the sphere, a symbol of perfection and harmony, to describe an explorer yacht that embodies all the essential values and distinctive features that a new project should have.  The Navetta 75 incorporates the shipyard’s most unique features and style, the strengths that set it apart from competitors: in line with the new Fly range concept, the Navetta 75 project brings on board a terrace cockpit and the owner’s cabin at the bow. The new flagship includes also large windows, high ceilings and spaces designed on a single level, both on the main deck and on the lower deck. Navetta 75 comes with two other Absolute style highlights: easy movement on board and ultimate privacy for the owners, their guests and crew. Indeed, from the main deck you can easily access the flybridge both from the aft and from the bow, thanks to two separate stairs. A dedicated crew area can be easily accessed from the cockpit, without interrupting the owners and their guests.  With Navetta 75, Absolute proves once again that research can be used to elevate design and meet needs onboard, from sliding doors to generous storage compartments. Absolute provides impressive solutions once again by offering beautifully designed external and internal areas for good times with friends and family and for absolute versatility in the flybridge and cockpit areas, with modular furnishings with no fixed structural elements.  No power details are announced but imagine a pair of Absolute 1000hp with IPS pod propulsion as the Navetta 73 the 75 replaces.

March 9, 2022

New Model: Austin Parker Ibiza 52

Austin Parker has in the fall of 2021 launched its new Ibiza 52 model, a versatile sport yacht centre console of sixteen meters in length designed by Fulvio de Simoni.  The Ibiza 52 is an interesting different offer in its size offering a full sixteen meters of exterior spaces, with a two aft and fore-deck sun-pads, a central dinette, an exterior hard-top covered galley, and a central three seat centre console.  Down below the Austin Parker Ibiza 52 offers again interesting spaces with three double cabins, and a choice of two or three heads layout.  The master room in the Ibiza 52 is located forward with the double berth looking to port side to give the space of a full beam midships cabin.  The Austin Parker Ibiza 52 is powered by twin Volvo 725hp or Cummins 715hp engines, with choice of line shaft or IPS dual propeller pod drives with the Volvo option.
Technical Data:
LOA - 16.05 m (52ft)
Beam - 4.90 m
Displacement - 18 t
Fuel Capacity - 2000 l
Water Capacity - 600 l
Max Persons - eighteen
Accommodation - six berths in three cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp, Cummins QSM11 715hp
Propulsion - line shaft, or Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives
Speed - 36 knots max thirty knots cruise wiht Volvo 725hp IPS propilsion
Project - Fulvio de Simoni
Certification - CE A

March 8, 2022

Project: Baumarine Lobster 40

Baumarine present the project for a new Lobster 40, a fully enclosed hard top lobster boat inspired traditional cruiser.  Measuring over twelve meters in length the Baumarine Lobster 40 looks to be much bigger then it actually is.  She comes from a design of Marino Alfani who really mixed interesting design solutions, and four lower deck choices.  The standard is a two cabins one head layout, while options include an open space. two cabins two heads, or three cabins and two heads versions.  The Baumarine Lobster 40 is to be powered by twin Volvo 320 or 380hp engines in stern drives or shaft drives, and FPT 400hp in line shaft only.

March 7, 2022

New Model: Cranchi Sessantasette 67

Cranchi has launched its second in size model with the Sessantasette 67 flybridge motor yacht. Designed as the new 2021 launched 78 flagship by Christian Grande the Sessantasette is a flybridge motor yacht that according to Cranchi gives more than its length suggests. Offering Made in Italy design and style, technical solutions and a modern line, the 67 follows the family feeling Cranchi launched with the Settantotto flagship model. The lines are emblematic and complement each other, they refer to the different elements of the profile. For example, between the curve of the stern hatch and the projecting part of the fly or between the cut of the windows and the break in the center of the wall. With the knowledge of the Cranchi Settantotto, the new Sessantasette also derives its extraordinary technological equipment with the adoption of hi-tech materials as well as a construction technique that has no equal in the world. The yacht will thus offer the highest safety standards and the best solutions for stabilisation, containment of consumption and emissions, noise reduction and home automation and entertainment systems.  The Cranchi Sessantasette offers two lower deck layout choices for a three or four cabins versions.  While a crew cabin with two berths is located aft to port side.  The main deck will offer a galley forward layout, with a central helm station and direct side door access. The Cranchi Sessantasette 67 is powered by twin Volvo 1000hp engines with IPS pod drive propulsion.
Technical Data:
LOA - 20.80 m (68.2ft)
Hull Length - 18.7 m
Beam - 5.45 m
Displacement - 36000 kg dry
Fuel Capacity - 4000 l
Water Capacity - 900 l
Max Persons - eighteen
Accommodation - six berths in three cabins, or eight berths in four cabins, one crew cabin two berths
Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 1000hp
Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS1350 dual propeller pod drives
Project - Christian Grande, Aldo Cranchi hull form, Centro Studi Cranchi
Certification - CE B

March 6, 2022

Project: Sanlorenzo SL106 Asymmetric

Sanlorenzo present the project for the SL106 Asymmetric, coming from a design of Zuccon and concept by Chris Bangle.  The 106 A replaces the first 102 Asymmetric model which launched the semi-wide body line in 2018 and today represents all the traditional SL models from 90 to 120 feet.  In the 106 Asymmetric the semi wide-body to port side will give extra ten square meters inside.  The Sanlorenzo SL106 Asymmetric will offer an interior with five guest cabins, including an owners stateroom located forward on the main deck. Crew accommodation is to forward with a lobby and three cabins sleeping five or six beds.  The Sanlorenzo SL106 Asymmetric is to be powered by twin Cats 2400hp or MTU 2434hp giving top speeds up to 28 knots. 

March 5, 2022

New Launch: Cantiere delle Marche 43m Custom

Cantiere Delle Marche is delighted to announce that the full custom 43-metre explorer yacht, named m/y Acala has been successfully launched. A pure cus­tom yacht this 43m shows CDM ex­pe­ri­ence and its ap­proach to ex­plorer yacht build­ing. 43m Custom has been com­mis­sioned by an ex­pe­ri­enced yachts­man who, over the years, owned yachts built by ship­yards such as Fead­ship, Lürssen, Blohm and Voss. He is a re­peat client for CDM, a yard which gained his full con­fi­dence hav­ing en­joyed the feel of comfort and safety of his pre­vi­ous Cantiere delle Marche Dar­win 102, cruis­ing in the Med but also sail­ing the ex­panses of the Pa­cific Ocean, the At­lantic and reach­ing the wild beauty of re­mote des­ti­na­tions and the best div­ing spots in the world. Cantiere delle Marche 43m Custom also in­au­gu­rates a new col­lab­o­ra­tion with Ho­ra­cio Bozzo De­sign who de­signed her con­spic­u­ous and eye- catch­ing lines. Her se­vere pro­file with a raked bow and com­pact su­per­struc­ture cap­tures the very soul of an ex­plorer ves­sel combin­ing it with the el­e­gance of a lux­ury yacht that will stand the test of time. Large win­dows on the main deck whose mul­lions seem not to join the su­per­struc­ture are un­doubt­edly a pro­file’s sig­na­ture features. All shapes, vol­umes and lines com­pose a har­mo­nious geom­e­try while her roomy body en­com­passes lux­ury so­cial ar­eas and very large and com­fort­able crew quar­ters, as re­quested by the owner whose plans in­clude long term cruis­ing to reach the far­thest cor­ners of the world. Guest ar­eas are spread over three decks plus a sun deck. Cantiere delle Marche 43m fea­tures a nicely or­ga­nized in­te­rior lay­out that sleeps twelve guests in six suites. A large lobby sits in be­tween the main sa­lon and guest night quar­ters. The full beam main deck, from amidships for­ward is ded­i­cated to guests and own­ers. Three large Vip and ex­tremely com­fort­able owner suite to star­board side are flooded by nat­ural light from large win­dows. Two twin cab­ins are lo­cated on the lower deck. An in­ti­mate sa­lon on the main deck and a large panoramic sky lounge on the up­per deck with din­ing area have been de­signed and dec­o­rated for in­door re­lax­ation and en­ter­tain­ment. A par­tic­u­larly large cock­pit fea­tures din­ing and loung­ing ar­eas, a swim­ming pool and lots of space to re­lax. A large and par­tially shaded sun deck per­fectly in­te­grated into the pro­file pro­vides the so­cial hub for the guests with an al fresco din­ing, bar, vast sun­bathing area along­side a sec­ond swim­ming pool. A dumb­waiter con­nects the gal­ley lo­cated on the lower deck to all deck, sun deck in­cluded, to con­vey food and drinks and ease the work of crew. Cantiere delle Marche 43m Custom in­te­rior de­sign by Mex­i­can ar­chi­tect Si­mon Hamui is lux­u­ri­ous and re­laxed at the same time. It means that it of­fers the pos­si­bil­ity to feel at ease with both beach cloth­ing or for­mally dressed for a din­ner. 43m Custom has a full dis­place­ment naval ar­chi­tec­ture by Ser­gio Cu­tolo Hy­dro Tec of­fer­ing large vol­umes in a 440GT and the smoothest of travel even in rough seas en­sur­ing ex­cel­lent com­fort and to­tal safety. En­gi­neer­ing has been de­vel­oped by the yard tech­ni­cal de­part­ment in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Hy­dro Tec. Need­less to add that she, like all ex­plorer yachts built by Cantiere delle Marche, fea­tures a thick and ro­bust steel hull and light alu­minium su­per­struc­ture. With a to­tal length of 43 me­tres and thanks to a hull geom­e­try her twin Cater­pil­lar 1014hp en­gines will give a range of above five thousand nautical at ten knots and a top speed of forteen knots. The yacht’s en­gine room,, as all en­gine rooms built by CDM, is a show­piece that stands out for its clean­li­ness and func­tion­al­ity with all the yacht’s sys­tems and ma­chiner­ies set up to ac­com­mo­date easy main­te­nance. CDM is a pure breed ex­plorer there­fore she needs a high level of in­de­pen­dence. The en­gine room is one of the sources of that in­de­pen­dence as its re­dun­dant equip­ment al­low to sail far and wide and to reach re­mote ar­eas of the globe where it is im­pos­si­ble to ac­cess any sort of as­sis­tance. An ex­pan­sive lazarette pro­vides a very large stor­age area needed for many cruis­ing ne­ces­si­ties, wa­ter toys, div­ing equip­ment, etc. The main ten­der is stored on the up­per deck for­ward. Crew quar­ters and ser­vice ar­eas are func­tional and well-ap­pointed, as re­quested by the owner. Five cab­ins are on the lower deck along­side a roomy crew mess op­po­site a pro­fes­sional gal­ley and the cap­tain has his own cabin on the Up­per deck next to the wheel­house.
Technical Data:
LOA - 43,10 m (141.4ft)
Waterline Length - 40.35 m
Beam - 8.60 m
Draft - 2.50 m
Displacement - 410 t, 499 GT volume
Fuel Capacity - 62400 l
Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, six crew in three cabins
Engines - 2 x Cat C32 1014hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - fourteen knots max, ten knots long range
Range - 5000 nm at ten knots
Hull Shape - full displacement
Construction - steel hull, aluminium super structure
Project - Sergio Cutolo HydroTec naval architect, Horacio Bozzo exterior, Simon Hamui interior

March 4, 2022

Project: Pershing GTX116

During the Miami 2022 boat show Pershing announced the project for the new GTX116 with the first unit currently being under construction.  First announced as the TO project in 2020, Pershing has been very mysterious on this new range saying that it will have models from 24 to forty meters in size, and that it will redefine the super sport yacht segment.  The first TO announced was a 25 meter and then in early 2021 Pershing showed the mould for a 35 meter being prepared. Pershing never showed any complete renders or plans of the TO, with some hype design details as the bow, engine air intakes, and window profiles being displayed and if today you make the puzzle it comes out to be the finally showed GTX116. When the TO was announced I actually thought that with this range Ferretti Group's Pershing might take a challenge to the Sanlorenzo SX series which has proved to be successful for the Italian builder. I was half correct as the Pershing GTX will feature its attention in a redefinition of exterior spaces and a beach deck located in a floating position between the lower and main decks.  The Pershing GTX116 will also have a sport bridge design, with its lower deck accommodation offering five double guest cabins, with an owners stateroom at midships.  Three crew cabin sleeping five or six crew are located forward.  The Pershing GTX116 will be powered by twin Man 1800hp or 2000hp engines with jet propulsion and speeds going up to 35 knots with the large option.  While Pershing is known and famous for surface drives, its good to remember that 1991 launched 70 flagship featured jet propulsion in the first units, and the 115 the flagship from 2004 till 2012 also had a triple jet propulsion. 

March 3, 2022

New Model: Van Den Hoven Voyager 61

Van Den Hoven present the first Voyager 61, a fast aluminium motor yacht with explorer attributes and superyacht aspiration designed by Rene van der Helden.  In its sea-trials the Voyager 61 performed exceptionally well in all with its twin Volvo 725hp making her reach speeds up to 23 knots, with a cruise of eight knots only consume three litres per nautical mile. The latest member of the Van den Hoven fleet is the result of years of research and design and consultation with clients, synthesising the wealth of experience built up by the yard over the past twenty years.  The Van Den Hoven Voyager 61 offers an interior with three double cabins in a standard layout for yachts of this size, with an owners stateroom at midships, VIP suite forward, and a third guest cabin with twin berths.
Technical Data:
LOA - 18.38 m (60.3ft)
Beam - 5.55 m
Draft - 1.35 m
Displacement - 43 t
Fuel Capacity - 5000 l
Water Capacity - 1550 l
Accommodation - six berths in three cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp
Propulsion - line shaft with propeller tunnels
Speed - 23 knots, eight knots economic cruise
Hull Shape - fast displacement
Project - Rene van der Helden exterior, Kitty van der Kamp interior
Construction - aluminium 

March 2, 2022

Project: Maritimo S60

Maritimo present the project for the new S60, flagship for its S for Sedan sport yacht range which now features three models from 51 to sixty feet. The Maritimo S60 is based on the S55 with an extended aft hull which extends the aft deck and adds beach club space.  Thanks to this space the Maritimo S60 is unique in the market today uniting a sport yacht experience with an enmity that of an aft beach more usually found in explorer style yachts and or yacht of bigger dimensions.  Inside the Mairtimo S60 features an astern galley layout, located to starboard, with an L-shaped dinette located forward of the galley on the main deck.  Lower deck layout offers three double cabins, with a central midships stateroom, forward VIP suite, and third twin berth guest cabin located to starboard.  The Maritimo M60 is standard powered by twin Volvo 800hp.  

March 1, 2022

Returning the Flame

When a brand goes down and closes it is always difficult to return back up top and competitive, especially when most of your models are out of cycle, and looking dated and your main competitor does not leave any stone unturned in order to take away any shares in your market. 

This is in short what happened to Fairline in 2015 when it collapsed and closed its doors.  In 2016 with Russian ownership Fairline opened it's doors again, and restarted with the restarting of the 48 and 53 Targa and Squadron models. Princess on the other hand was re-inventing itself non stop since 2010 and updating its line with new models each year.  It was difficult to compete for Fairline with its main antagonist Princess, not to mention other competition from Azimut, Ferretti, and Sunseeker.   

In mid 2021 Fairline changed ownership with Hanover investments taking over the company and since then the company seems to be doing good things to return relevant in the current yacht market, especially in the size twelve to twenty meters.  

Since then Fairline has returned Derrick Carter as its CEO, and has also presented two important new models, a Phantom 65 and a new third generation Squadron 58 currently in the works.  Derrick was Fairline chairman for fifteen years from 1996 up to 2011, taking over from founding owner Sam Newington and guiding the brand in the new millennium with good resolve and guidance.  Under his watch some iconic Fairline models where made, some of which have taken the test of time very well.   

As for the new models the Phantom 65 is a no brainer to make since it is a sport bridge version of the Targa 63/65 launched in 2018, Fairline's  first new model for the Russian ownership and Mancini on design duties.  Beside the sport bridge there is other improvements as the possibility to put bigger engines, which was something of a limit for some to the Targa 63/65. The Squadron 58 has been missing in Fairline catalogue since some time and returns a successful model in its line up.  The first generation Squadron 58 produced from 2002 till 2009 was a huge success for Fairline selling over two hundred units.  Its replacement the Squadron 55 launched in 2008 was not the success Fairline imagined it to be, with that model becoming the second generation 58 in 2011, and then the 60 in 2012.  

A few bits and pieces are still missing for Fairline, I still think a small Targa of around twelve meters in length should be made, as is a flybridge of around thirteen meters.  For the Targa is no need to re-invent the wheel, and I think a couple of improvements on the old Targa 38 might do the trick.  But lets say the Fairline brand is finally looking to be heading in the right spot.