New Model: Austin Parker Ibiza 85

Austin Parker has launched its largest build to date with the new Ibiza 85 going into the water in the first quarter of 2022.  Previous to the Ibiza 85 the largest Austin Parker to date was the 72 Fly launched in 2010. Designed as all Austin Parker onwards from 2009 by Fulvio de Simoni the Ibiza 85 is a hard top super sport yacht of 27 meters in length of pure sporty lines, with its lengthy fore deck striking a balanced look.  She is sporty as you can get but also offering all the comfort one wants thanks to its fully enclosed hard top.  The Ibiza 85 is also comfortable, safe, and secure thanks to its full walk around deck.  The Austin Parker 85 is also unusual for offering five double guest cabins below, a rare thing even for flybridge yachts of this size, even more so in sporty yachts, this being possible thanks to its seven meters beam, and the use of surface drive propulsion which put the engines further aft.  Hull one of Austin Parker Ibiza 85 is powered by twin Man 2000hp engines with surface drives propulsion giving top speeds up to forty knots.  An option for speed loving owners is also available with triple Man 2000hp which will give top speeds of 48 knots.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 27 m (85ft)

Waterline Length - 23.9 m

Beam - 7 m

Draft - 1.9 m

Displacement - 58 t full load (estimate)

Fuel Capacity - 6000 l

Water Capacity - 1500 l

Max Persons - sixteen

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, four crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Man 2000hp, optional 3 x Man 2000hp

Propulsion -  Arneson surface drives

Speed - forty knots max with twin Man 2000hp, 48 knots max with triple Man 2000hp

Project - Fulvio de Simoni

Certification - CE A

www.austinparker.com

Princess Runs Aground in Oslofjord Norway

A Princess 20 meter sport yacht with two persons onboard ran aground in Oslofjord, to the South West of Norway on the morning of 21 April.  The sport yacht sustained some important damage with all the forward part of the hull being open in the collision with the rocky surface.  The two persons onboard where reported mildly injured.  No idea how all this happened but the speculation in these kind of accidents is an autopilot running unattended. 

The Princess in this accident is a V65 Mk.II designed by since 1981 designer Bernard Olesinski.  The V65 Mk.II was based on the same first generation V65 mark one hull, with exterior and interior design changes, from a patio door closing the main deck, and a full beam owners cabin.  It also had no lower saloon on the main deck.  The Princess V65 Mk.II was powered by twin Man 1100hp standard, and or optional MTU 1200hp or Man 1360hp.  The model was replaced by the V62 in the fall of 2008.

Project: Van Den Hoven Voyager 50

 

Van den Hoven presents the Voyager 50 project which sees the Dutch boat builder enter a new market a segment.  The configuration and sporty looks of this 50-footer will appeal to owners, with or without guests, looking for a single-level living layout. Although the exterior of the fifteen meter coupé yacht follows the concept of previous Voyagers, her compact and stretched lines make for a faster look. With a typically Mediterranean feel, the design by René van der Velden features a spacious open cockpit that will host lots of outdoor fun, with plenty of space to move around safely, while the large yet cozy aft deck is perfect for al fresco lounging and dining with loved ones or guests.  The Voyager 50 features an impressive amount of storage space for bicycles and the like with a electric hatch in the stern. An optional hydraulic swim platform can accommodate a tender of up to 3.85 meters.  The vertical windscreen gives the saloon a remarkable amount of indoor space compared to similarly sized yachts, comfortably seating eight people. The interior also includes a well-equipped galley, while below is a three cabins with six beds and two bathrooms.  Owners room is located forward and features separate shower and toilet rooms.  Because the Voyager 50 is built entirely in aluminum, it is fully adaptable to your wishes. This includes the interior, materials and equipment too. The Voyager 50 performance is as you would expect from a Van den Hoven: a perfect combination of comfort, speed and maneuverability. The Van Den Hoven Voyager 50 is to be powered by twin Volvo 480hp engine which gives a top speed up to 22 knots.

www.bvandenhovenjachtbouw.nl

New Model: Jeanneau DB/43 IB

Jeanneau present the new DB/43 a cabined center console designed for those seeking a sport cruiser with solid, seaworthy qualities and an assertive personality, yet open and inviting. The DB/43 welcomes guest onboard, comfort is prioritized, and careful attention to fit and finish attest to Jeanneau's savoir-faire in the construction of premium models. The design of the DB/43 was entrusted to Italian designer, Camillo Garroni, who conceived its soft curves and extended lines, with hull lines trusted to famed deep Vee specialist Michael Peters. These decisions give the DB/43 a distinguished, sporty look from every vantage point, designed to facilitate shared moments from bow to stern for up to twelve people on board. The Jeanneau DB/43 also offers two opening side terraces with the airy deck plan giving the feeling of spaciousness. The opening terraces enable one to create a true Beach Club atmosphere, with direct access to the water for swimming from three points.  Inside the Jeanneau DB/43 offers accommodation for four or five guest with a midships cabin available with a third berth or lounge sofa.  The Jeanneau DB/43 IB for inboard is powered by twin Volvo 380hp with stern drive propulsion.  An outboard version also exists with triple 350hp gas engines and fuel capacity upgraded to triple 430 liter capacity.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.03 m (42.9ft)

Hull Length - 11.1 m

Beam - 3.82 m

Draft - 0.94 m

Fuel Capacity - 2 x 400 l

Water Capacity - 250 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four or five berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPI dual propeller stern drive

Project - Camillo Garroni exterior interior, Michael Peters naval architect hull design

www.jeanneau.com

Yacht Destroyed by Fire in Saint-Mandrier, One Person Lost

A 23 meter motor yacht titled Lady Amethyst with Austrian flag and four persons onboard went ablaze on 0200 hours of 17 April in Port Pin Roland, Saint-Mandrier, near Toulon.  Immediate the reaction of the fire fighting squad which committed the resources of 55 fire fighters, four fire engines, two ambulances, and one SNSM ship.  After saving three of the four Austrian crew, the second course of action was to isolate the yacht in order to not ignite nearby yachts.  The operation to extinguish the flames took about ten hours, with the yacht a total wreck after the fire.  The saved three crew members needed to be hospitalised for de-intoxication with a fourth crew member being reported lost as at 18 April.  No pollution was reported with a plan to remove the wreck on 20 April.  M/y Lady Amethyst arrived in Port Pin Roland on the evening of 15 April, which was also the day the yacht completed its sale from a French to the new Austrian owner.

Motor yacht Lady Amethyst is a Conam 75 Wide Body.  Produced from 2003 up to 2010 the 75 Wide Body was Conam largest ever build, and followed the use of a full wide body design Giuseppe Cimino owner and founder of the Naples boat builder pioneered to his flybridge boats with the 48 Chorum in 1990.  Thanks to the wide body the Conam 75 offers spaces usually found on yachts three to five meters larger.  About ten 75 Wide Body have been build up to 2010.

Conam was founded in 1980 by engineer Giuseppe Cimino with help from cousin Luigi in Naples, Italy.  In 2002 Cimino sells Conam to ship builder Gruppo Rodriguez, who closes the yacht company in 2010.  In 2015 Cimino founded Solaria with the launch of a 40 model and a 54 in project stages.

Web: F&S New Web Site

Delaware's custom Sportfish Yacht builder F&S presents a new virtual Internet showroom. Jim Floyd founded F&S around the late eighties, building hull number one a 58 foot Sportfish Yacht which today is called Triple-Net. But the founding pillars of F&S start in reality earlier to this, when Jim entered the woodwork trade in his early twenties, and later on founded his own construction company practicing as master carpenter and cabinet maker. United with an outdoor passion, Jim hunts and fishes most of the East Coast on his 23 foot Seacraft, which leads him to Carolina in the late seventies where the first custom builders shops start refining and pioneering the works for custom cold molded construction sportfish boats. At first Jim Floyd works and collaborates with Ricky Scarborough of North Carolina.  This collaboration and the studying of the Carolina builders, with the addition of experimenting with resins and hull shapes leads Jim to launch his first boat, hull number one a 58 feet launched in 1996 and built in the unlikely location of Middletown chicken house. The first F&S featured what have become trademark touches of the models coming from Delaware; having Carolina lines with bow flair and shear line included, and a variable deadrise hull. F&S are built in cold moulded glass fibre with resin over wood in jig method, and feature a unique variable deadrise, longitudinal stepped Vee hull. This gives benefits as stability at roll, track ability in following waters, and soft head sea entry. F&S has so far delivered delivered just under thirty boats from 1996 till today, although there was a twelve year break period till the second built went in the water. The smallest of the constructions has been a 36 feet Express with outboards hull 21 delivered in 2012, and the largest to date is the 2019 delivered hull 27 at 78 feet. Today F&S is managed by Jim Floyd, wife Maria, children Tim and Christina all in the business, with Joe Bonvetti and a select group of craftsman building each Sportfish Yacht to owner specifications. Currently F&S has three constructions in progress all in a new large 82 feet hull size. F&S new website takes you around with the following buttons: About FandS, Why FandS, Fleet, Careers, and Gear.  F&S is also on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with links at the bottom of the page. 

www.fsyachts.com

New Launch: CRN 62m hull. 138

CRN has launched a new bespoke steel and aluminium yacht, hull number 138, named m/y Rio. CRN 138 is designed and built by CRN in close collaboration with design and architecture studio Omega Architects, who created the exterior concept, and designers Pulina Exclusive Interiors for the styling inside. At 62 meters long and just over eleven in beam, this four deck superyacht can comfortably accommodate up to twelve guests in an Owner’s stateroom and the five guest cabins. These are comprised of two full-beam VIPs one on the main deck forward, the other on the lower deck, and three suites on the lower deck; two doubles and a twin. All cabins are served by an elevator to all decks. Codecasa 138 is an entirely bespoke with a strong artisanal stamp, an elegant yet supremely sporty vessel with flowing hull lines and a near-vertical bow. Numerous aspects have been carefully conceived to offer the owner family a cruising experience together like no other, in a world of freedom and privacy: the discerning distribution and quality of the spaces, with generous indoor and outdoor living areas; a superb wellness lounge and fitness area in the beach club; and the exclusive Owner’s deck, a great oasis of intimacy that can also be enjoyed as a social zone. Like all CRN pleasure yachts, the new 62-metre hull 138 core values include a deep commitment to sustainability, geared to reducing the environmental impact of the production processes. Important examples of this approach in action are the trigeneration and solar-power systems which have helped to cut the yard’s heat and power consumption, by 32% and 79% respectively. CRN 138 is an expression of in-depth expertise and its design and build quality, another unique work of art by the Ancona yard that reflects and celebrates her owner’s personality and vision to the full.

Technical Data:

LOA - 62 m (203ft)

Beam - 11.2 m

Draft - 3.10 m

Displacement - 850 t

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, fifteen crew in eight cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats 3512C Acert 1649hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - fifteen knots max, fourteen cruise, twelve knots long range

Range - 4500 nm at twelve knots

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull, aluminium super structure

Project - Omega architects exterior. Pulina interior

Certification - Lloyds 100 A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 LMC UMS LY3

www.crn-yacht.com

Unattended 26m Super Yacht Saved from Fire

A 26 meter Aicon super yacht caught fire while moored in its berth in Miami River on the late morning of Wednesday thirteen April.  The 26 meter super yacht was unattended at the time of the fire located along Northwest Fourteen avenue and North River Drive.  Fire fighting crew reacted and where quickly on the scene saving the super yacht from total destruction, though important fire damage could be seen on the forward port side of the main deck after all was finished.

The 26 meter super yacht in this fire is an Aicon 85, produced from 2006 to 2015 in seven units, including a unit which was called the 90 and having a larger extended bathing platform.  Designed by Marco Mannino for exterior and interior the Aicon 85 offered four double guest cabins, and two crew rooms, and powered by twin Cats 1825hp engines reached speeds up to thirty knots.  Funded in 2000 Aicon was the Sicilian success in the first decade of the second millennium, with its first 56 model selling in over one hundred units, and third 64 model being its second top seller.

Project: Grand Banks Eastbay 60

Grand Banks present the project for a new Eastbay 60 set to launch in late 2022.  The 60 is the largest Eastbay to date, a range which started in 1994 and till today has featured a total of nineteen models, with the previous largest model being the 58 FB produced from 2002 till 07.  The Eastbay 60 will feature a three cabins layout, with a master stateroom located at midships to portside, a forward VIP suite, and two berth L-shaped third cabin to starboard.  The main deck is all about the living area and the Eastbay 60 will come with an astern galley layout.  The Grand Banks Eastbay 60 is to be standard powered by twin Volvo 900hp engines with an impressive seven thousand liters fuel capacity set to offer above average range for this size.

www.grandbanks.com

Improve-it = Viking 46 Billfish

Viking has launched the first 46 Billfish finished with a tower. Colored in snow white this 46 Billfish was called by its owner Irish Beaut.  Fully outfitted by a Palm Beach Towers tuna tower to support the boat’s West Coast Florida fishing program. The team at PBT constructed the custom anodized aluminum structure to not only be efficient and functional but to also turn heads at the dock.  The Viking 46 Billfish offers a four berth accommodation in a double berth forward and two bunks berths to port side on the lower deck.  The 46 Billfish is standard powered by twin Cummins 700hp and optional Man 800 or 850hp.

www.vikingyachts.com