New Launch: Bayliss 67 B28

Bayliss Boatworks has launched the 67 hull number B28.  Titled as Overtime, Bayliss B28 was build as a sportfishing weapon of choice for an assortment of Cabo San Lucas blue water fisheries. Its elaborate livewell system supports transom and on-deck livewells, as well as tuna tubes. Inside the twenty meter B28 features a three cabins two heads layout, plus a day head all finished throughout in walnut.  The Bayliss 67 B28 is powered by twin Cats 2025hp engines for a top speed of 44 knots, and a cruise range from 35 knots to 29 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 20.57 m (67.6ft)

Beam - 6.04 m

Draft - 1.70 m

Displacement - 50802 kg

Fuel Capacity - 7760 l

Water Capacity - 1514 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats C32B 2025hp

Propulsion - direct line shafts

Speed - 44 knots max 35 fast cruise 29 cruise

Construction - cold moulded in jig method, wood covered with epoxy resin inside and outside  

www.baylissboatworks.com

Project: Solaris Power 52 Open

Solaris continue to upgrade its Power line, with the presentation of this new 52 Open.  Designed as all the Power line by Brunello Acampora, the 52 Open will sit in between the 48 Open and current 60 Open flagship.  As the other Open models the 52 is full fore to stem usable walk around deck space, which expands its size aft thanks to two fold down bulkheads.  Solaris Open also offers three deck design choices, which go from the standard opposite looking bench style settee dinette layout, to a an aft looking C-shaped settee, and or forward looking C-shaped settee.  In all three layouts the central console does not change position, though in one of the layouts the three pilot and co-pilot settees are in one row.  The Solaris Power 52 Open also offers versatility below with two cabin A and B versions available; A being a two cabin layout with an owners midships suite, and B being a three cabins which move the master cabin forward.  The Solaris Power 52 Open is to be powered by twin Volvo 480hp as standard, and or optional 600hp with IPS pod propulsion.  Estimated speeds are thirty knots with the standard engine and give an extra five knots with the optional larger block.

www.solarispower.com

New Launch: Damen SeaXplorer 58

A milestone moment in Antalya, when Damen's new SeaXplorer 58 yacht emerged from the shed and was lowered into the water. The yacht will now undergo her final build phase in preparation for delivery to her Owner in the coming months. A custom yacht, the SeaXplorer 58 has been developed with considerable input from her Owner, making her perfectly prepared to offer the combination of indoor-outdoor living in which he can enjoy adventures with friends and family around the world. Together with Design Unlimited, the Owner has created a personal and alluring interior in keeping with the SeaXplorer’s spirit of exploring the corners of the globe. The SeaXplorer 58 features accommodation for a crew of fifteen as well as two expedition staff. Six luxury suites provide accommodation for up to twelve guests. To facilitate exploration, the yacht features a wide range of toys, such as two multi-role tenders, motorcycles, vehicles for both road and off-road use and a custom 11.4 metre sailboat. When not exploring unchartered territories, guests can unwind in the cabana-style bar and lounge, featuring an infinity-edged pool, located beneath the SeaXplorer’s certified helideck. On the Bridge Deck, in addition to the Jacuzzi, the sky lounge and dining area provide the perfect connection to the world outside. The yacht also features the SeaXplorer signature bow point observation lounge, giving unrivalled views of some of the most beautiful and unspoiled locations on earth. With her ice class hull and 30 days’ ocean-going autonomy, the yacht can safely sail to the most extreme and sensitive environments on the planet. The SeaXplorer 58 is a future-facing yacht and features a number of sustainable options, including a premium synthetic teak deck and wastewater tanks, ensuring suitability for operations in zero-discharge zones of outstanding natural beauty.

Technical Data:

LOA - 58 m (190.3ft)

Beam - 11 m

Draft - 3.60 m

Displacement - 1090 gt*volume

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, seventeen crew in nine cabins

Propulsion - shaft drive

Speed - fourteen knots max, eleven knots cruise

Range - 5300 nm at eleven knots

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel hull aluminium super structure

Project - Azure exterior, Design Unlimited interior, Damen naval architecture

Certification - Lloyds Ice Class

www.damenyachting.com

Project: Ocea Commuter 33

Ocea present the project for the Commuter 33, which at 33 metres is the smallest of the Commuter family of yachts, which features two other larger 40 and 50 meter models.  Designing a transoceanic super yacht based on commuter boats designed for short trips on a river was no easy feat! The New York commuters in use at the beginning of the 20th century only crossed the East River, not the Pacific Ocean. However, one of the very first Ocea Commuters, Abely Wheeler, a 32.50-metre boat completed in 2004, has travelled around the world.  The Ocea Commuter 33 is designed in house and will offer a four double cabins arrangement below decks, while crew accommodation is for four persons. The Ocea Commuter is estimated to reach speeds up to eighteen knots, with a fast cruise of fourteen, and a long range of four thousand nautical miles possible at ten knots.

www.ocea-yachts.com

New Model: Azimut Grande 36M

Just a year later to the launch of the largest ever Azimut, the 38 meter Trideck flagship which has so far sold in eighteen units and deliveries going into 2026 the famous Italian name launch a two meter smaller Grande 36M, which is also a replacement to the 2017 launched Grande 35M produced till 2021 in nineteen hulls.  With only two meters smaller to the big Trideck the Grande 36M is a different second in size model, with designer Alberto Mancini giving sleeker lines, also because unlike the flagship she is a two deck with raised pilot house design.  It is interesting how the Grande 36M though looks sleek and sporty, thanks to the clever deck integration by Alberto Mancini, doing all this without losing space.  This is also happening also for the extensive use of carbon fibre for the super structure, which is part of a triumvirate high technology features going into the Grande 36M. The other two being its low emissions D2P displacent2planning hull shape by Pierluigi Ausonio and Azimut research and design which reduces fuel consumption by up to 30%, and an innovative air exchange treatment system that continually refreshes and treats the interior environments.  The Azimut Grande 36M offers two interior layouts, with this being about a private dining area on the top deck behind the pilot station or in the lower deck.  The cabin  arrangement is identical in both versions with a five double cabins layout including which is a master stateroom on the forward wide body part of the main deck.  The Azimut Grande 36M is powered by twin MTU 2200hp as standard or optional 2400hp engines with these giving top speeds up to 24 knots.  Azimut has so far sold eight hulls of the Grande 36M with deliveries going into 2025, with the yacht making its first appearance at the Cannes and Genoa fall 2022 boat shows.

Technical Data:

LOA - 35.29 m (115.9ft) incl. pulpit

Beam - 7.50 m

Draft - 1.98 m full load

Displacement - 180t full load

Fuel Capacity - 19000 l

Water Capacity - 3600 l

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

Engines - 2 x MTU 2200hp, or 2400hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 24 knots max eighteen knots cruise

Hull Shape - D2P displacement 2 planning

Construction - fiberglass with carbon fibre for upper parts

Project - Alberto Mancini exterior, Achille Salvagni interior, PL Ausonio naval architect

Certification - RINA pleasure class, UNI8666 for data

www.azimutyachts.com

New Model: Invictus TT420

Invictus starts the 2023 year by presenting its second in size new TT420 model at the Dusseldorf boat show.  An announced model at the fall of 2022, the TT420 comes from Christian Grande, the designer who has thus far designed all Invictus, and is all about offering the TT460 qualities in a smaller package.  It is in reality a big competitor to the current Invictus flagship in exterior spaces, offering a similar layout, with the difference being felt much more inside in the accommodation area below decks.  Like the TT460 the TT420 is all about exterior living which spans the whole twelve meters length of this sport cruiser, and is easy to navigate thanks to the walk around deck, split only by one step forward, and the option of two port and starboard drop down balconies which extend the space. The main deck welcomes you aft with a central sun-pad which also features a garage for a tender over two meters in size underneath, further forward  is a dinette with  opposite looking settees and space for six to eight persons, followed by a huge galley wet-bar, and then the triple settee helm station. To fore-deck is a V-shaped sun-pad.  Down below the Invictus offers four berths accommodation, in two single berths at midships and a V-shaped dinette which scissor closes and becomes a double berth.  In between the cabins is a spacious head to starboard, with a separate shower box looking aft.  The Invictus TT420 is powered by Volvo 320hp up 440hp in stern drive propulsion. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 12.3 m (40.5ft)

Beam - 4.15 m

Draft - 1.10 m

Displacement - 10500 kg

Fuel Capacity - 1220 l

Water Capacity - 216 l

Max Persons - fourteen

Accommodation - four berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D4 320hp, D6 440hp

Propulsion - Volvo dual propeller DPI stern drives

Project - Christian Grande

Certification - CE B

www.invictusyacht.com

Project: Sirena 48

Sirena present the project for a new 48 entry level model. The new small Sirena takes the luxury of its larger sisters in an explorer cruiser just measuring fourteen meters in length. The design offers deck space and creative use of its hull volume to offer comfort for a large group of guests for a day cruise, while the interior accommodations can readily welcome family and friends for an extended cruise. The lower deck offer three large double cabins, which include a full beam owner stateroom and two heads one of which en-suite for the main cabin. An optional single berth crew cabin is available aft. The main deck layout offers the today standard of an astern galley. There is also an option for the aft deck which replaces the usual forward looking bench settee with an L-shaped lounger looking aft. The Sirena 48 is to be standard powered with Cummins 480hp or optional Volvo 550hp with top speeds up to 26 knots.

www.sirenayachts.com

New Model: Cayman F580

Cayman has launched its F580 flybridge motor yacht model.  Designed by Ferragni the Cayman F580 is a modern flybridge motor yacht with all the latest amenities; astern galley layout on the main deck, hi/lo bathing platform, and fore deck dinette. The Cayman F580 is a bit rare cause it is one of the few flybridge motor yachts in the seventeen meters segment which offers three cabins and three bathrooms.  As quoted on the website the Cayman F580 is powered by twin Man 800hp with line shafts, but hull one was powered with twin Volvo 600hp engines and IPS propulsion which gave an interesting 32 knots performance. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 17.60 m (57.7ft)

Hull Length - 16.2 m

Beam - 4.74 m

Draft - 1.40 m

Displacement - 24000 kg 

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

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

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 600hp, D11 725hp, Man I6 800hp

Propulsion - line shaft, or IPS pod propulsion

Speed - 32 knots max 23 cruise with Volvo 600hp and IPS pod drives

Project - Ferragni

Certification - CE B

www.caymanyachts.it

Project: Pearl 82

Pearl present the project for a new 82 model, a replacement for the 80 which launched in 2017 and marked the brands entry into 24 meters plus super yachts and sold over ten units in five year production run.  The Pearl 82 is a completely new design which also features a wider hull and a raised pilot house.  Designed by the usual Pearl team of Bill Dixon for exterior and Kelly Hoppen for the décor, the 82 thanks to the raised pilot house will feature a forward full body main deck which fits an owners stateroom.  Thanks to this the lower deck features four cabins giving the Pearl 82 a five cabins at just 25 meters of length.  The Pearl 82 may be outfitted with either of two aft deck arrangements; Riviera or Veranda to match different owners’ lifestyles right on the sea. The Riviera layout places aft facing sun pads behind the table and sofa setup, out under the sun, while the Veranda layout offers versatility with the possibility to pivot the seating between picnic and private patio orientations, always keeping the sea in sight.  Regardless of the owner’s choice, the bulwarks can fold down like wings, expanding and opening the cockpit to the environment. A cleverly hidden garage offers a space for a 3.5 meter jet rib or similar a jet ski size and plenty of water toys.  The Pearl 82 is powered by standard Man 1650hp engines and or optional 1900 or 2000hp engines.  Top speed with the standard engines is 29 knots with the largest 2000hp give a 33 max.

www.pearlyachts.com

Stolen Boat Capsizes in Columbia Oregon

A fourteen meter flybridge cruiser titled m/y Sand Piper which was stolen from West Mooring Basin in Astoria, capsized and was rolled over by eight meters waves while in distress in the Columbia River mouth, Oregon on Friday third February at around 1300 hours.  On the first May-Day call the US Coast Guard dispatched the life motor boat Cape Flounder which found that a boat rescue was too dangerous.  Seeing this the coast guard called for helicopter assistance who sent a coast guard swimmer in the water, saving the thief just seconds before the flybridge cruiser capsized. The 35 year old man was later in the evening arrested for theft and three other charges. 

The stolen and capsized flybridge cruiser in this accident is an Ocean Alexander 440 Motor Yacht, produced from 1990 till 1999 and based on the 420/440 Sundeck's with a sleeker super structure.  The Ocean Alexander 440 Motoryacht offers a two cabins layout and was standard powered by GM or Cummins 250hp with options to twin Cats 375hp for top speeds up to the low twenties. The 440 Motoryacht was replaced by the 450 Classico Sedan in 1999.