New Model: Lazzara UHV 87

Lazzara presents its new UHV 87 triple deck super yacht, smallest and first model of the the UHV range from the USA builder.  UHV means Ultra High Volume, and the Lazzara UHV 87 does not disappoint, having as reported by the builder the most gross tonnage volume in its 26 meter size.  Triple deck and a semi wide body, the Lazzara UHV 87 offers four suites; three guests on the lower deck, and a forward owners stateroom using most of the forward wide body part of the main deck.  The Lazzara UHV 87 offers two lounges, one on the main deck and a second on the upper deck.  The Lazzara UHV 87 is powered by Volvo 720hp or optional 1000hp engines.  Hull one is powered by the larger engines, reaching top speeds of sixteen knots and a cruise of twelve which gives a range up to 2000 nautical miles.

Technical Data:

LOA - 26.50 m (87ft)

Waterline Length - 23.6 m

Beam - 7.20 m

Draft - 1.75 m

Displacement - 125 t half load, 200 GT *volume

Fuel Capacity - 11,500 l

Water Capacity - 2,000 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, three/four crew in two cabins

Engines - 2 x D11 720hp, D13 1000hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - sixteen knots max, twelve knots cruise with Volvo 1000hp engines

Range - 2000 nm at twelve knots

Hull Shape - displacement

Project - inhouse by Lazzara *exterior and interior 

www.lazzarayachts.com

Classic Hatteras Yachts Hits Reef in Alcatraz

A classic sixteen meters Hatteras yacht hit the reef off Alcatraz island in San Francisco bay on the morning of Saturday 26 November at about 0955 hours.  The Hatteras had two people and three dogs onboard who where assisted and rescued by the the San Francisco Fire Department and US Coast Guard.  The impact left the yacht hard on the reefs with the owner working with the coast guard for recovery.  No one was injured in the accident. Once the most famous federal prison in the World, today Alcatraz island is a tourist attraction managed by the National Park Service.  

The Hatteras yacht in this accident is a 53 Yacht Fisherman series I produced from 1977 to 1981.  Based on the 53 Motor Yacht released in 1969, the Hatteras 53 Yacht Fisherman series I designed by Jack Hargrave offered an interior with two cabins, and or optional three double cabins, with an aft master cabin. The Hatteras 53 Yacht Fisherman series I was powered by twin Detroit's 450hp as standard with a top speed of about twenty knots. Due to demand Hatteras re-released a near identical 53 Yacht Fisherman series II in 1987 produced till 1990. 

Project: Wider Moonflower 72

Nauta Design and Wider are very pleased to announce the start of the construction of the Moonflower 72 project, an innovative superyacht equipped with latest generation of the Wider hybrid propulsion system, a trademark of the Italian yacht builder. In early 2021 Mario Pedol, co-founder of Nauta Design in Milan, and Marcello Maggi, who heads up W-Fin Sarl, the holding Company that owns 100% of Wider equity, met up and reciprocally updated their respective projects, constructions and outcoming plans for the future. Nauta was looking for a builder for a superyacht project in the 70 meter length range and attention turned to Wider as the proposed builder. The two veterans of the superyacht industry immediately saw eye to eye, and soon after the preliminary design package was shared with Wider. That led to an agreement between the client, Wider and Nauta which consisted in signing a Letter of Intent in early September 2021 and a contract in January 2022. The exterior styling reflects Nauta’s trademark preference for clean, uncluttered design without fussy or superfluous detailing. Visual lightness, seamless outdoor/indoor connections, predominantly horizontal lines and the extensive use of glass, highlight the balanced proportions, while the chamfered sheer line amidships adds a dynamic aspect to the displacement hull. An exterior highlight is ‘The Island’ feature patented by Nauta Design, an expandable aft deck/beach club with folding bulwark terraces that provides a single walkaround space allowing guests to move freely from one side of the yacht to the other, either from inside beach club or from the open aft deck. The Moonflower 72 will be equipped with the Wider hybrid propulsion system comprising two variable-speed generators of 1,860kW each and a sodium nickel battery bank of approximately 1MW. As usual for Wider, the use of the latest innovations and technologies to be in harmony with the sea and the environment played an important role in this project too. Considerable attention has been paid to the recovery of energy dispersed in the form of heat from the electrical propulsion system, as well as optimising the operation of the onboard amenities to increase efficiency and reduce consumption by using AI to automatically learn the habits of owner, guests and crew.

www.wider-yachts.com

Vanquish Sinks in Miami River

A sixteen meter Vanquish sport yacht titled m/y Falcon with a captain and crew onboard sank in the Miami river just before 1400 hours of 25 November.  The causes of the incident are not reported.  Being on the Miami river which is one the most Vlogged areas in the World for boating we have Boat Zone giving a bit of previous history before the sinking, as Falcon is seen dropping six passengers near a construction locality in the area.  At this stage it is not understood if Falcon's captain is aware of some problems as this is just twenty minutes before the yacht sinks.  The incident is later reported and assisted by Miami Police Department and Miami Fire Rescue, possibly also because in the filmed videos the Vanquish yacht is still a semi-floating-sank wreck hazard moving around with the current in the Miami River.

The Vanquish in this accident is a VQ54.  Debuting in 2017 the Vanquish VQ54 is build in aluminium and comes from a Guido de Groot design, offered in one, two, or three cabin interiors, powered with Volvo 610 or 725hp with IPS pod drives, and or Man 800hp with surface drives.  The Vanquish VQ54 was replaced by the VQ58 in 2021.

Trawler Takes Out Dingle Marina

A French Trawler titled m/v The Bikain collided with a Dingle Marina pontoon in Farrannakilla South West Ireland, while going astern on the afternoon of Friday 25 November.  The Bikain apparently got stuck in reverse hitting the Dingle Marina pontoon and damaging half a dozen boats in the process including of which is a thirteen meter Botnia Targa.  This Botnia Targa traditional cruiser was totalled with the collision; partly sank, stern cut off, and capsized on its starboard side.  She is now unfortunately a salvage for parts.

The Botnia Targa in this accident is a 42 model, which the Finish boat builder produced from 2004 to 2008.  Botnia's flagship at launch the Targa 42 offers accommodation for four in two separate areas and was powered by twin Volvo 370hp with stern drives for top speeds up to 34 knots.  The Targa 42 evolved in the 44 model in 2007, with a renewed stern which gave a larger engine room and IPS propulsion option.

New Model: ISA Yachts Extra X99 Fast

Extra the different brand of ISA Yachts, has launched in Ancona the first unit of the new X99 Fast. The exterior styling of X99 Fast features decisive lines and dynamic solutions coming from the creative flair of Italian designer Francesco Guida. The Extra X99 Fast naval architecture is by Palumbo Superyachts. The cockpit layout is true to the DNA of Extra, with large convivial spaces integrated with the aft galley concealed behind a privacy glass partition operated by up/down mechanism. The 75 square metre outdoor area sloping down towards the sea is provided with collapsible balconies, lounge zone, sun loungers and an extendable table to comfortably accommodate twelve people. A dynamic and modern layout for an owner who loves conviviality and direct contact with nature. Extra X99 Fast can accommodate up to ten guests in four large cabins. ISA Yachts Extra X99 Fast has a planing hull with spray rail build of carbon fibre composite and is powered by two 2600hp MTU engines, each coupled to waterjets, that during the first sea trials pushed X99 Fast to a top speed of 37 knots. Even at maximum speed, X99 Fast ensures great stability and manoeuvrability alongside a soundless and extremely comfortable ambience below deck.

Technical Data:

LOA - 30.2 m (99ft)

Beam - 7.30 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Displacement - 100 t full load, 238 GT volume

Fuel Capacity - 10,500 l

Water Capacity - 2200 l

Accommodation - eight or ten guests in four cabins, four crew win two cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16v M96L 2600hp, 3 x MTU 2600hp

Propulsion - water jet drives

Speed - 37 knots max 28 knots cruise, 43 knots estimated with 3 x MTU 2600hp

Hull Shape - planning with spray rail

Construction - fiberglass with carbon fiber

Project - Francesco Guida exterior, Luca Dini interior, Arnaboldi naval architect, Palumbo

Certification - RINA

www.extrayachts.com

Project: Van Den Hoven Voyager 71

Van Den Hoven present the project of the Voyager 71.  This project started from a clients requests, who wanted a 22 meter four cabins medium range explorer yacht, but after the final designs where finished decided to commission a bigger Voyager 80.  The Van Den Hoven Voyager 71 is made for an owner who wants a large yet compact yacht with limited crew as it offers the luxury and comfort of a superyacht but in a much easier to handle and versatile thanks to its 22 meter size. The Van Den Hoven Voyager 71 is to be entirely build in aluminium and will offer four double cabins lower deck, and an owners cabin located forward.  The main deck of the layout offered is an astern galley layout.  Crew accommodation is for two aft.  Obviously all this can change being the Voyager 71 build of aluminium and fully custom. Van Den Hoven did not specify any power set ups for the Voyager 71, but expect speeds just over the twenty knots mark as the smaller 61 model.

www.bvandenhovenjachtbouw.nl

New Model: Zeelander 6

Zeelander present its new 6 model, an evolution and replacement of the 55 which was released in 2015 to a design of Van Oossanen. The Zeelander 6 most noticeable difference is the single part windshield  uncluttered by mullions, and the less usage of wood for example on the two rail.  Hull one of the Zeelander Six featured also a unique hull colour similar to the owners Ferrari Superfast 812.  Another difference from the 55 is that the Zeelander 6 is can be powered by twin Volvo up to 1000hp which give a top speed up to forty knots.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.95 m (55.7ft)

Beam - 4.95 m

Draft - 1.00 m exl drives

Displacement - 24 t dry

Fuel Capacity - 3300 l

Water Capacity - 750 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D11 725hp, D13 900hp, 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller IPS pod drives

Speed - forty knots max with Volvo 1000hp

Range - up to 500 nm at optimum cruise 

Project - Van Oossanen

Certification - CE B

www.zeelander.com

Project: Absolute 52 Fly

Absolute present the project for a new 52 Fly, which follows the basis of design as launched by the 47 Fly model in 2019, followed by the 60 Fly in 2021, and the 56 Fly in 2022. The 2023 Absolute 52 Fly is the second generation 52 following a same launched model in 2013, with this new project being based on a completely new hull which is some twenty centimetres wider, and about sixty centimetres longer to the mark one. The Absolute 52 Fly follows all the latest concepts of the Italian builder, from a glass cockpit aft deck, to fore-deck lounge dinette, and the shear line drop which creates uninterrupted views from the interior of the main deck.  The interior of the second generation Absolute 52 Fly sees an astern galley main deck layout, with a lower deck offering three double cabins of which is a largest in the category owners stateroom forward, and a guest VIP suite at midships.  All of this comes without sacrificing a third guest cabin as even this comes with standard two in line berths.  The 52 Fly is to be powered by twin Volvo 600hp with IPS pod drives, Absolute propulsion of choice since 2007.  

www.absoluteyachts.com

New Model: Palmer Johnson PJ63 Sport

Palmer Johnson has launched its new very clean looking PJ63 Sport.  An inhouse design the PJ63 Sport marks a turn around for Palmer Johnson who has onwards from the nineties built mostly super yachts above 24 meters in size, with the change in that decade which is marked a switch from traditional looking yachts to avantgarde looking super sport yachts designed in most cases by the Italian Nuvolari-Lenard firm. The PJ 63 Sport offers an interior with two large guest cabins, with an owners stateroom at midships, a VIP suite forward, and a saloon galley in between. A crew cabin with one berth is located at midships in between the engine room and guest area. Palmer Johnson PJ63 features also an innovative mono-hull shape which has the added side sponsons aft.  Power comes from triple Volvo 440hp with IPS pod propulsion.  The first Palmer Johnson PJ63 Sport was delivered in July 2022 for what is a strictly build to order machine, with a build time of around eight months and cost of four million Euros.   

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.4 m (63.8ft)

Beam - 6.30 m

Draft - 1.25 m

Displacement - 13 t unloaded

Fuel Capacity - 2200 l

Water Capacity - 670 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, one crew cabin berth

Engines - 3 x Volvo D6 440hp 

Propulsion - triple Volvo IPS600 forward looking dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 34 knots max, 22 knots cruise

Hull Shape - modified Vee with side sponsons

Construction - composite fiberglass with fully carbon fibre super structure

Project - Palmer Johnson inhouse

Certification - CE B

www.palmerjohnson.com