Comitti New Web Site

Comitti presents its new World wide web virtual showroom.  Founded in Como on 1956, by Mario Comitti it has since its inception and up till today kept true to its roots of building runabout and fast cruisers in wood and fiberglass.  Following Mario Comitti the helm of the shipyard was taken over by his son Elio, and in 2003 sold to the current ownership of Raimondo Reiner.  Today Comitti builds ten models in three lines; Venezia, Breva, and Izola, with the entry level being the Venezia 22 and the flagship the Breva 35.  Comitti also offers its Custom range with five models being shown in the website including two modified 25 and 28 Venezia models, and three Limo models.  Comitti new website is available in Italian, English, and German language and takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Heritage, Lifestyle, Boats, Downloads, Second-Hand, Events, and Contacts.  Comitti is also on social media with left button links taking you to its YouTube, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter pages.  

www.comittigroup.com

Boat Collision in Argentario Leaves One Dead

A collision between a thirteen meter sport cruiser and a sailing boat of fourteen meters in length between Giglio island and Argentario, at about 1725 of 23 July, left one man dead, one lost woman, and four injured.  Immediate the assistance of the Coast Guard who departed Porto Santo Stefano with three boats, a team of scuba divers, and a helicopter from the Fire Fighting squad for a search and rescue operation.  The dead person is reported to have an age of 59 years named Andrea Giorgio Coen from Rome, with the four injured persons and lost sixty year old woman all being onboard the sailing boat being of Italian nationality.  One of the injured was in grievous conditions taken to the hospital of Grosseto.  The four young Danish man of 25 years old on the sport cruiser, are reported to be uninjured.  At one point the sailing yacht was sinking with some news reported it sank, but the yacht was saved and seized moored with the sport cruiser by the Coast Guard for inspection.  According to initial investigation the Fairline Sport Cruiser involved in the collision was running on autopilot at around thirty knots.

The sport cruiser in this collision is a Fairline Targa 43, designed by Bernard Olesinski this successful model was produced from 1997 till 2005 in about 300 units.  The Targa 43 offered an interior with two cabins sleeping four plus a convertible dinette, and was powered by twin Volvo 370hp as standard, optional 430hp, and or 480hp in line shafts. With the large engine option it reached speeds up to 35 knots.  The Targa 43 had only one modification in its production with 2003 onwards having a larger tender garage able to fit a small Williams Jet tender.  Fairline replaced the 43 with the 44 in 2007, its first not so successful entry into IPS powered boats. 

The sailing yacht in the collision is a Beneteau First 45F5 named Vahine.

New Model: Canados Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck

On June 29, 2022 Canados launched its largest build to date with the innovative and versatile Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck. Introduced in 2013 the Oceanic line has seen the stakes in Canados order book increase, ever since the first 90 model appeared in 2014.  Presented as the Oceanic 140 project in 2014, the hull and main deck of this unit was actually completed in 2018, only for it to continue finishing works in 2020.  The Canados Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck features an interior with five double guests cabins, including an owners floor with two deck terraces.  Crew accommodation is for eight persons in four cabins including a captains cabin.  Innovation is a key aspect to the Oceanic 143 in all areas, from the Displanning hull shape with bulb and two steps, to the three engine set up with the ability to turn the central unit off and running only with the side engines consuming only forty liters per hour.  The Canados Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck is powered by triple 2400hp Cat engines which allow her to reach a top speed up to 24 knots, a fast cruise of 19, and long range ability from sixteen to eighteen knots, and 950 to six thousand nautical miles respectively.  The Canados Oceanic 143 Tri-Deck will have its World debut in September 2022 at the Cannes boat show.

Technical Data:

LOA - 43.45 m (142.7ft)

Waterline Length - 36.9 m

Beam - 8.22 m

Draft - 2.10 m at propellers

Displacement - 225 t unloaded, 270 t loaded, 385 gt volume

Fuel Capacity - 32,000 l

Water Capacity - 4,500 l

Accommodation - ten/ twelve guests in five cabins, eight crew in four cabins

Engines - 3 x Cats C32-B 2400hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Speed - 24 knots max, 19 knots fast cruise, 16 economic, 8 knots long range

Range - 950 nm at sixteen knots, 2250 at twelve knots, 4000 at ten knots, 6000 at eight knots

Hull Shape - Displanning with bulb and twin-step to reduce friction

Construction - Vinilester resin with E-glass, super structure in Kevlar and Aramat

Project - Arrabito hull, Giovanni Senatore - Canados naval architect lines, Michela Reverberi interiot

www.canados.com

Pershing Super Sport Yacht Fire in Amalfi

A 27 meter Pershing super sport yacht titled Cinque with eight persons onboard went on fire on the morning of 22 July, near the Li Galli islets off the coast of Amalfi.  Some swimmers alerted the coast guard off the fire who came with a rib to safe the eight persons onboard; a British family with four children and two Italian crew, to safety.  The coast guard later dispatched a helicopter to turn off the fire, which succeeded in the operation temporally, and avoided the yacht from total sinking immediately, with it sinking later in the day.  Cinque was reported on charted duty at the time of the fire.  No persons where injured in the fire beside the shock of the accident.

Cinque is a Pershing 88 from 2000. Designed by Fulvio de Simoni the 88 was Pershing flagship at launch and changed how sport yachts above and below 24 meters look, creating a new standard copied over the years by the competition. Reaching speeds up to forty knots from twin MTU 2000hp engines with Arneson surface drives propulsion, and offering an interior with four double guest cabins, and two crew cabins, the Pershing 88 was produced from 2000 till 2005 in seventeen units and was replaced by the 90.

Sport Cruiser Fire in Sorrento

A sport cruiser went on fire in Piano di Sorrento while moored in its berth at around 0830 hours of Friday 22 July.  Upon seeing fire coming from the sport cruiser the marina personnel towed it out from its mooring, while the ferry ships Freecia D'Argento and Blitz helped in extinguishing the fire immediately.  No injuries are reported as no one was onboard at the time of the fire, which is suspected to have originated from a short circuit.

Some minutes later to this fire on the same morning, a super sport yacht of 27 meters also went on fire about three nautical miles away from this incident, making the news confusing. 

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Chaparral Signature 24 produced from 1993 till 1997.  As many US sport cruiser of the time the Chaparral Signature 24 was single 240 to 270hp Mercruiser engine powered and offered an open interior layout sleeping four in a two plus two layout.  The 24 was replaced by the more spacious and higher freeboard 240 Signature in 1998.

Project: Otam 90 GTS

Otam present the project for a 90 GTS set to launch in 2024.  Designed by Giuseppe Bagnardi, the 90 GTS is another version of the 80 Record hull as designed by Fabio Buzzi, which has been the successful story of the 80/90 Otam series which keeps on re-writing the manual what a custom boat really is, even though the basic foundations are those of the 80 Record boat, which smashed the Round Italy Venice to Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo to London, and Round Britain records in 2001.  The 90 GTS, if we include the 85 GTS should be the eight hull based on the 80 Record, though rightly so since upwards from the waterline this a total different yacht Otam is calling the 90 hull number one.  The first 90 GTS will mostly serve as a day and chase boat to the owners larger vessels, but Otam is already proposing various variations on the theme above from a soft top version, full or half-height windows, and single or double hull windows for the master stateroom at midships. The first Otam 90 GTS is to be powered by twin MTU 2600hp engines with surface drives propulsion with an estimated over forty knots top speeds estimated. 

www.otam.it

New Model: Ranger Tugs R-43 Command Bridge

Ranger Tugs from the USA present the new R-43 Command Bridge.  Based on the lines of the S-version, the new Command Bridge distinct itself for having a second helm flybridge up top.  The flybridge is accessed via molded steps to starboard, and features a helm station also to starboard, with a wet-bar with grill behind, and wrap around settee to port side.  Tender storage is also on the flybridge in the extended part aft.  Accommodation wise the Range Tugs R-43 offers a living main deck with an astern galley located to port side, with a dinette forward, and a J-shaped lounge with two relaxing sofas to starboard behind the helm station.  Down below the R-43 offers two cabins; owners room forward, and guest cabin at midships.  Further aft behind the second cabin with entrance from under the dinette, the R-43 also features an utility room; with a second large fridge freezer and laundry with washer drier.  Powered by twin Volvo 340hp with IPS pods the Ranger Tugs R-43 Command Bridge reaches speeds up to 29 knots and cruises at 23 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.25 m (46.9ft)

Beam - 4.27 m

Draft - 1.07 m

Displacement - 14514 kg

Fuel Capacity - 1135 l

Water Capacity - 454 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 340hp

Propulsion - Volvo IPS450 dual propeller forward looking pod drives

Speed - 29 knots max. 25 knots cruise. long range seven knots

Range - 1000 nm at seven knots

Hull Shape - semi displacement

Construction - Vinilester resin with foam filled structural system

Certification - NMMA

www.rangertugs.com

Project: Galeon 450 HTC

In the last two decades Galeon has been one of the most forward thinking boat builders, and after presenting the project for the 440 Fly, the Polish builder as it is usual present the HTC for hard-top-coupe variant. Designed as most Galeon's of the last two decades by Tony Castro, the 450 HTC replaces the flybridge with a glass filled sunroof forward of the coach roof, while an extension aft makes sure to cover the extended deck from too much sun or rain.  Below the Galeon 450 HTC will offer the three possible layouts of two or three double cabins, and master stateroom to midships or forward.  The 450 HTC like the 440 features the Galeon tricks; opening side bulwarks aft, and for moving the beam as forward possible with the tri-hexagon shaped bow.  The Galeon 450 HTC is powered by twin Volvo 480hp possibly in both line shafts or IPS pod drives. 

www.galeon.pl

Sportfish Cuiser With Six Persons Sinks in Cabo San Lucas

A sportfish cruiser of about ten meters in size called Protocol with six persons onboard sank while sportfishing off Cabo San Lucas in the Pacific Ocean, on 1500 hours of eighteen July.  The sportfish cruiser had some technical problem, according to the Captain report coming after a 45 minutes Blue Marlin battle, and the boat taking too much water.  After all this Captain Alex Rogers and the five crew had to abandon the sinking boat and jump in the life-raft.  After this a storm arrived in the area with Cabo San Lucas closing its harbor and making person recovery more difficult. Hearing this Cabo San Lucas Sporfishing Community started a rescue operation, and Captain Pancho Bojorquez with a 24 meter super sportfish yacht eventually saved the six persons in the life raft.  

Protocol is a Rampage 33 Express, a model produced from 2005 till 2008 by the US builder.  The Rampage 33 Express had a huge following due to its four meters plus of beam in a length just over ten meters, and offered accommodation for four or six persons thanks to its convertible sofas and bunk berths coming into play.  Powered by twin Cats 460hp the 33 Express reached speeds up to 33 knots.

The super sportfish yacht which saved the crew is reported to be m/y Hooray a Viking 80 Enclosed Bridge with Skybridge from 2020.

New Model: Austin Parker 54 Mahon

Austin Parker continue to make its magic, and with the help of Fulvio de Simoni present the new 54 Mahon. If the perfect balance exists in mixing traditional and modern yacht looks along with interior and exterior comfort, the 54 Mahon gets pretty close to it.  The 54 Mahon offers a three double cabins lower deck, with an owners stateroom located forward to starboard which has nothing less to a full beam cabin in size and comfort.  All living, dining and galley is located on the main deck in the enclosed area, while exterior spaces offer two chaise lounging looking back with a central dinette located aft.  Tender storage is on the bathing platform in traditional style.  The Austin Parker 54 Mahon is powered by twin Cummins 715hp in line shafts or Volvo 725hp with IPS pod propulsion.  No speed data is yet communicated.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.50 m (54ft)

Beam - 5.10 m

Displacement - 22 t unloaded, 25 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

Max Persons - twelve

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

Engines - 2 x Cummins QSM11 715hp, Volvo D11 725hp

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

Project - Fulvio de Simoni

Certification - CE A

www.austinparker.com