New Model: Riva 76 Bahamas Super

Launched in 2016 the Riva 76 Bahamas was an immediate success, based on the 76 Perseo hull and following the principle of the invisible C-hard-top as Riva presented a year before on the 88 Florida.  For the fall 2022 and model year 2023 onwards Riva refreshes the model to the 76 Bahamas Super.  The most visible and recognizable change is the larger hull side windows, while another one is the separate bulwark which is now also fatter.  Inside the Riva 76 Bahamas Super has also minor changes all revolving around the three guest bathrooms which have a changed layout. The Riva 76 Bahamas Super is powered by twin Man 1550hp or Man 1800hp engines, with the later option giving a top 37 knots speed.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.32 m (76.5ft)

Hull Length - 22.4 m

Waterline Length - 19.5 m

Beam - 5.68 m

Draft - 1.95 m

Displacement - 49,500 kg unloaded, 57,700 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 5600 l

Water Capacity - 840 l

Max Persons - sixteen

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

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

Propulsion - line shafts with V-drive

Speed - 32 knots max 28 cruise with Man 1550hp, 37 knots max 32 cruise wit Man 1800hp

Range - 320 nautical miles at cruise

Project - Mauro Micheli Sergio Beretta Officina Italiana, Ferretti Group Engineering naval architecture

Certification - CE A

www.riva-yacht.com

New Orleans Yard Fire Burns Five Boats

A fire broke out at Seabrook Harbour and Marine in New Orleans, USA at around 0545 hours of the morning of Sunday thirteen November.  According to reports the fire started in the office before it moved to a dry docked yacht stored near the building.  The fire is reported to have destroyed a total of five boats, three in dry dock, and two docked in the water.  Due to the strong winds of the day the fire took over two hours to extinguish, with 21 units and fifty five fire fighters controlling and extinguishing it on 0815 local time. No injuries have been reported.  

Of the boats damaged and wrecked one is the 23 meter m/y Bougie build in 1929 as a custom commuter vessel and refitted in 2013.  Bougie actually was at Seabrook for a make up job.  An other totalled yacht is a Hatteras 65 Convertible Series I, a model the famous Carolina brand build from 1986 up to 98.  A further sportfish as in the above photo is a 1989 to 1997 Bertram 72 Convertible in enclosed bridge version which looks to have sustained some burning damage.

New Model: Princess Y95

Princess are doing the final touches for its new Y95, largest Y for yacht range and sharing flagship spot with the X95 model launched in 2020.  The Princess Y95 replaces the 30M launched in 2015 and delivered in fifteen units, and although a meter smaller, and six GT of volume less, the new Y range flagship does fit in under 24 m load-line-length rules making it possible to be helmed by a standard yacht master licence.  Designed by Pininfarina with naval architecture by Olesinski the Y95 features a planning hull with wave piercer, a characteristic it shares with the X95 but Princess so far not using in any of its smaller models.  The Y95 also breaks Princess record for the largest amount of glazing ever used in a Yacht build in Plymouth.  The standard layout of the Y95 offers five guest cabins, including an owners stateroom on the forward main full body part of the main deck.  Hull one of the Princess Y95 is powered by twin Man 2000hp giving a top speed up to 24 knots.  Currently Princess has three more Y95 inbuilds.

Technical Data:

LOA - 29.10 m (95.6ft)

Hull Length - 28.5 m

Beam - 6.77 m

Draft - 1.97 m

Displacement - 102 t unloaded, 111 t medium load, 120 t loaded, 155 GT volume

Fuel Capacity - 13,818 l

Water Capacity - 1,865 l

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

Engines - 2 x Man V12 2000hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 24 knots max

Hull Shape - planning with wave piercer

Project - Pininfarina exterior, Olesinski naval architecture

www.princessyachts.com

Project: AB Yachts 120 Sportfly

AB Yachts presents the project for a new 120 Sportfly, which is currently under construction after being commissioned in February 2022 for a 2024 delivery. The first AB Yachts 120 also code named Beach will feature an extendable bathing platform aft with opening side bulwarks which open to and extend the footprint of the area by about 25%.  The AB Yachts 120 Sportfly features a four double guest cabin interior.  Galley and crew quarters are located forward and feature three cabins, a lobby and the interconnecting main galley which serves all the yacht.  There will also be a more social type galley on the main deck behind the helm station.  The AB Yachts 120 is to be powered by triple MTU 2600hp with MJP jet propulsion which will give a top speed up to 45 knots and a cruise of forty.

www.abyachts.com

New Model: Viking 54 Open

The largest express-style yacht Viking has ever built, the 54 Open series consists of three models; the 54 Open, 54 Sport Coupe and 54 Sport Tower. The Open Series made its world premiere at last year’s 2021 Fort Lauderdale boat show with the Sport Coupe version featuring a custom radar mast atop a three-sided fiberglass deckhouse. A few months later, Viking showcased the 54 Sport Tower for the first time with the gorgeous FarNiente at the Miami boat show.  At the Fort Lauderdale 2022 in end October Viking completed the circle presenting the 54 Open which featured a custom Palm Beach tuna tower, and unlike the Sport Tower and Sport Coupe, this model has a three-sided wraparound windshield with space between it at the hardtop, allowing a more open-air environment on the command deck. The 54 O can also be delivered without a tuna tower as a sleek express yacht.  The 54 Open’s fiberglass windshield frame is designed and fabricated in-house at Viking adhering to strict tolerances, what is a single-piece fiberglass part perfect windshield.  Above is a shot of the show-bound first 54 Open in its final stages of construction, with a tower designed and fabricated at PBT in Riviera Beach, Florida. Atlantic Marine Electronics, another Viking subsidiary, has pre-installed the wiring for the tower electronics. The first Viking 54 Open also received a teak cockpit sole.  Back in New Jersey, the next 54 Open which will also be fitted with a PBT tower, is in the mechanical department ready for its powerplant of twin Man 1550hp and gyroscopic stabilizer Seakeeper 16 installations.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.61 m (54.6ft)

Beam - 5.38 m

Draft - 1.47 m

Displacement - 31856 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 5625 l

Water Capacity - 750 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 crm 1400hp, v12 crm 1550hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 42 knots max 36 cruise with Man 1550hp

Hull Shape - modified Vee with twelve degrees deadrise aft 

www.vikingyachts.com

Project: Sunreef 55 Ultima

During the 2022 Fort Lauderdale boat show held in end of October, Sunreef unveiled the project for the Power 55 Open version.  Sunreef call the 55 Open a semi-hybrid yacht, due to it offering speed, stability and luxury.   The Sunreef Power 55 Open will offer a large semi-open saloon, and if space is not enough this power catamaran also offers opening side bulkheads to aft main deck.  Down below the accommodation layout of the Sunreef Power will offer three layouts of two, three or four double cabins.  A crew cabin will be located aft on the starboard hull, while a storage room is featured to port side aft.  Sunreef have not given any performance numbers for the 55 Open which should follows the smaller 40 Open sister with a planning hull shape and performances.

www.sunreef-yachts.com

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