New Model: Sabre 43 Saloon Express

Born from a totally new design the Sabre 43 Saloon Express replaces the 42 model, produced from 2003 up to 2021, with subsequent three variants made.  The 43 Saloon Express follows some of the technology Sabre introduced with the 58 model in 2020 most importantly the full network control, which controls the yacht functions from an iPad and or the helm multi function displays.  The Sabre 43 Saloon Express is offered in a standard single cabin layout, with a lower dinette to starboard.  Alternatively the dinette can be replaced with a second cabin, or as a private office space for the owner.  The Sabre 43 Saloon Express is standard powered by twin Volvo 380hp with IPS pod propulsion.  The first hull launched in early Summer was powered by twin 440hp, with hull #two having the Volvo 480hp reaching 35 knots of top speeds.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.38 m (47.2ft)

Hull Length - 12.9 m

Beam - 4.32 m

Draft - 1.04 m

Displacement - 13,970 kg half load

Fuel Capacity - 1635 l

Water Capacity - 568 l

Accommodation - two berths in one cabin, or four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp, D6 440hp, D6 480hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS pod drives

Speed - 35 knots max 31 cruise with Volvo 480hp, 32 knots max 27 cruise with 440hp

Range - 301 nm at 31 knots cruise

Hull Shape - modified Vee with 21 midships deadrise, fifteen degrees aft

Construction - resin infused sandwich with E-glass and Corecell, Vinilester resin

Project - Sabre Kevin Burns

Certification - CE B, NMMA, ANYC, USCG

www.sabreyachts.com

Project: Cranchi SessantaSette Corsa

Cranchi and its lead designer Christian Grande are working on the project for the SessantaSette Corsa.  A hard-top sport yacht version of the SessantaSette, so far Cranchi is being tight on information for the Corsa project.  Translated to Race, Corsa is set to be a more sporty version with more streamlined upper structure and a mini flybridge up top with low profile furniture versus that of the 67.  For the interior I would not be surprised for it to have the exact same layout, which is offered in three or four cabins in the SessantaSette.  One information Cranchi reported is that the SessantaSette Corsa is to be powered by Volvo 1000hp with IPS propulsion as the standard 67, with this reaching speeds up to 29 knots and a cruise of 24.

www.cranchi.com

Flybridge Cruiser Ends Beached in Livorno Harbour

A nine meter flybridge cruiser ended up beached in Livorno on the morning of Sunday sixth November.  The flybridge cruiser reportedly lost power to both its engines with the wind pushing it on the beach.  The coast guard gave immediate assistance to the passengers onboard the flybridge cruiser taking them to safety.  Later in the day a rib tried to tow away the flybridge cruiser with no success. 

This beached flybridge cruiser is a Piantoni Ondazzurra 9.50 mt produced from 1985 to 1990, it was a project made in house by the Bergamo builder which had success in the eighties, and shared hull with the sports Onda Blu.  The Piantoni Ondazzurra offered a two cabins layout with single head and living and galley on the main deck, and was powered by twin Volvo 175hp with stern drives in the first year, and later units getting the 200hp, reaching speeds up to thirty knots.  Piantoni sold over one hundred units of the Ondazzurra and Onda Blu, which today is still a wanted used boat, due to the generous accommodation, sea worthy hull, and strong construction.

New Model: Amels 60 Limited Edition

The first Amels 60 titled m/y Come Together was launched the past Summer ahead of a busy charter season. The departure of this next generation Amels 60-metre Limited Edition comes for an exterior design by Espen Øino, featuring distinctive lines and geometric shaping with her timeless yet modern looks. Hull one of the 60 Limited Edition was launched with a unique custom colour metallic pebble grey hull with Matterhorn white and super jet black superstructure, representing her sophisticated and natural individuality, while the interior come from a design of Winch who present a style natural themed.  In line with her modern styling, Amer 60 Limited Edition is a superyacht built for the future with hybrid power and propulsion technology and the overall design focuses on the onboard user experience with an emphasis on space.  The Amels Limited Edition semi custom series designed by Espen Oino is proving to be successful beyond expectations, with 60 hull #six slated for a 2024 delivery sold this September, and the new 80 meter presented in Spring 2022 getting its second order.

Technical Data:

LOA - 60 m (197ft)

Waterline Length - 58.3 m

Beam - 10.40 m

Draft - 3.40 m

Displacement - 830gt* volume

Fuel Capacity - 122,000 l

Water Capacity - 24,998 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, thirteen crew in seven cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 12v2000m92 1448hp

Speed - fifteen knots max, thirteen cruise

Range - 4500 nm at thirteen knots cruise

Hull Shape - full displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Espen Oino exterior, Indigo interior first hull by Winch

Certification - Lloyds

www.amelsyachting.com

Project: Jarrett Bay 90 Sportfisherman Hull #68

Jarrett Bay Boatworks is excited to announce the commission of hull #68 by repeat owners for an impressive upgrade to a high-tech 27 meter super sportfish yacht with a full tower and open bridge.  Hull #68 will share Jarrett Bay's flagship spot with the 90 hull #62 launched in 2017, although technically looking at details this hull #68 is a bit larger and wider.  This custom ninety feet Jarrett Bay will be added to the builder’s long list of extraordinary projects with cutting-edge infusion and advanced lamination techniques, both to the superstructure and the decks, to save weight. The cold-molded hull will be traditionally crafted to ensure Jarrett Bay’s signature legendary ride, while a massive cockpit and bridge will provide the space needed to fish and relax comfortably. The range is expanded with her ability to carry more than 15,000 litres of fuel, allowing for extended travel.  There are few compliments greater than a returning customer, and Jarrett Bay boasts many owner families who have entrusted their craftspeople to build their dream sportfishing boat or yacht more than once. Final details are currently under review, including power options and the interior arrangement. Construction is set to begin in the early part of 2023. 

www.jarrettbay.com

New Model: Overmarine Mangusta Oceano 44

Overmarine has launched the first unit of the Mangusta Oceano 44, a replacement to the Oceano 42/43 which launched in 2016 as 42 and was delivered in six units total, two 42 and four 43 from 2019 onwards. This first unit was just finished in early September, making a surprise visit to the fall 2022 boats shows of Cannes, Monaco and Genova. Sitting in the middle of the Oceano explorer yacht range, the 44 comes from a design of Alberta Mancini, who presents one of his cleanest minimal exterior looks, with floor to sealing glazing in the living areas, and owners stateroom in the forward part of the main deck. Hull number one also featured an interior by Mancini with accommodation for twelve guests in five cabins, and seven crew in four cabins.  The standard layout offers ten guests in five cabins, with possibility to expand crew accommodation to nine persons.  The Mangusta Oceano 44 is powered by twin MTU 1700hp which give a top speed up to the sixteen knots and a cruise of eleven.  Overmarine is building three more units of the Oceano 44, with hull #4 having a 2024 delivery date. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 44.47 m (145.9ft)

Beam - 8.70 m

Draft - 2.40 m

Displacement - 467gt* volume

Fuel Capacity - 71,600 l

Water Capacity - 13,800 l

Accommodation - ten or twelve guests in five cabins, nine crew in ten cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 12v 2000m86 1700hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - sixteen knots max. eleven cruise

Range - 4500 nm at cruise

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Alberto Mancini. Pierluigi Ausonio naval architect

Certification - class standard

www.mangustayachts.com

Project: Bronson Vector 23,75m

Steeler's new more avant-garde sporty brand Bronson is currently building this innovative and different Vector. An order from a client the 23 meter Vector is based on the hull of the Bronson 75 project and is a mix of an explorer and sport yacht of sorts.  Bronson Vector welcomes you aboard with a sport yacht entrance aft deck, two side entrances and a central sun-pad with a dinette in-front. From this area is a split level which takes guests five steps down  to the lower deck, or five steps up to the living main deck.  The main deck comes in a raised position and goes uninterrupted to the fore-deck which features a terrace with C-shaped dinette which converts to a sun-pad.  To aft is another raised terrace, with lounge and dinning area.  The lower deck is offered in two options with four cabins sleeping seven one of which for crew, or three with the the midships area turned into a living room with galley and saloon. With this choice the main deck changes in a relaxing lounge area with opposite L-shaped sofas, and a central stair case which connects you the dining-living area below and cabins forward.  The Bronson Vector is to be powered by twin Volvo 800hp with IPS pod drives, no speed estimates are yet provided.

www.bronson-marine.com

New Model: Patrone P100

For its one hundred anniversary Patrone celebrates it in no better way by presenting its new 100 model, a eleven meter overall traditional Ligurian Gozzo cruiser with modern centre console features designed by Tommaso Spadolini.  A way forward and into the future for Patrone, the standout feature for the 100 is the T-Top which covers the helm station and takes nothing away from the traditional lines of the Ligurian Gozzo cruiser roots of the 100.  The Patrone 100 is available in two interior layouts for a single cabin with large saloon called Deluxe, or the two cabins version with twin bunk berth cabin to starboard.  The Patrone 100 has also two power and propulsion choices, twin inboard diesels with line shaft and or outboard petrol gas units.  Hull number zero which is what Patrone called the first hull and prototype of the 100, featured twin diesel power with line shafts and the Deluxe single cabin interior choice.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11 m (36ft)

Hull Length - 9.90 m

Beam - 3.30 m

Draft - 0.85 m

Displacement - 8.73 t

Fuel Capacity - 500 l

Water Capacity - 200 l

Max Persons - eight

Accommodation - two plus two in one cabin, or four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x 246hp

Propulsion - line shaft, or outboards

Speed - 31 knots max 24 knots cruise

Project - Tommaso Spadolini

Certification - CE B

www.patroneboat.com

Flybridge Cruiser Ends on Reef in Procida

A twelve meter flybridge cruiser ended on a reef in the Island of Procida on the afternoon of first November.  The flybridge cruiser ended beached to the West of Procida near Punta Serra and Pozzo Vecchio.  In late afternoon a Coast Guard rib boat was trying to pull tow away the cruiser with no success.

The flybridge cruiser in this accident is Hudson Ricci 40 produced from 1989 to 1992 in 36 units in two versions.  This Hudson Ricci 40 is the second version called poppa lunga, long stern produced from 1990 to 92 in seventeen units.  The Hudson Ricci 40 was designed by Fred Hudson, hull shape by Jim Wynn and Walt Walters, and interiors by Macchi and Roseo. The Hudson Ricci 40 offered a two cabin interior with a rare to find three cabins option with galley up and a third single berth cabin to starboard.  Power came from twin Cat 380hp with the last three hulls powered by the 420hp.  

Hudson and Ricci was Cantieri dell Pardo famous its Grand Soleil sailing cruisers and yachts motor boat brand born in 1988 and continued till 1997 producing two models in that time, the 40 and the 54 from 1993.  Pardo will return to motorboat production again in 2017 starting with the 43 sport cruiser walkaround and today expanded to six models from eleven to 23 meters.

Sixty Years of Aquarama

In 2022 the Riva Aquarama celebrated sixty years from its inception.  Considered by most as the iconic boat, the Riva Aquarama entered production in 1962 and was produced till 1996 in 769 units and five versions, two of which are the very limited Lungo only seven units, and the one-off Lamborghini hull #278 build for Ferruccio himself.  An evolution of the 1954 launched Tritone, and coming from a design of Giorgio Barilani the Aquarama saw three different Riva ownerships in its production life; Carlo Riva, Whittaker from 1969, and Vickers 1989 to the last seven years. 

When Ferretti Group took over Riva in May 2000 it was no surprise that the first step was launching a heir to the Aquarama with the AquaRiva.  Designed by since 1991 Riva designer Mauro Micheli, this new at the time model followed the iconic Aquarama in style and substance but is build in fiberglass with mahogany covered deck, and still in production today.  An icon from the start the AquaRiva has also seen six versions so far in twenty years production with the latest one the Anniversario launched for 2022 and limited to only eighteen units. 

What makes a machine like the Aquarama special is that in a sector which is dominated by size, the most iconic boat is an eight meter runabout with a cuddy cabin forward and build of wood.  Surely there is iconic super yachts out there, but go in a bay full of large super yachts and put a Riva Aquarama in it and see it getting the admiration of both the trained and untrained eye.  

If you want to car compare, the Riva Aquarama is like a Ferrari 250 GTO of the water, something special and unique which with its beauty has a special place in its natural environment, or as a monument to motor boating in an art gallery.