Three Saved from Sinking Flybridge Boat Off Key West

A twelve meter flybridge cruiser with three persons onboard sank while cruising nine miles North off Fleming Key, an island off the North West corner of Key West, Florida on the early morning of Saturday eighteen February 2023. US Coast Guard responded to the sinking call, saving the three persons, with one of the persons reporting a head laceration injury and transferred to medical services when on land.  The cause of incident is under investigation, and it is not reported if the flybridge cruiser was salvaged or not.

The boat in this sinking is a Sessa Fly 40 as designed by Christian Grande and released in 2012.  Sessa was a brand in expansion in the end of the noughties decade, launching its first flybridge yacht the Fly 54 in 2009, which was followed by smaller 45 and then this 40 model.  The Fly 40 evolved into Fly 42 model in 2019.

New Launch: Van Der Valk 33.00m Hull no. WV0133

Van der Valk delivered the Raised Pilothouse 33-metre Blue Jeans to her owners at the end of 2022, its second in size model and flagship of the RP range as introduced in 2014 and so far launched in six units. After handover at the Van der Valk shipyard in the Netherlands, this custom build Raised Pilothouse 33 meters superyacht has cruised through Belgium, France and the UK to London. Designed by Guido de Groot the exterior style is closely aligned with the request for high ceilings in the interior, which rise to almost 2.5 metres in the lounge. The yacht’s sleek profile features lots of exterior glass, including for the bulwarks. Her blue hull paint was developed with Alexseal while de Groot used colours, surfaces and lights to remove any hint of white. Al fresco highlights include balconies both sides of the main deck and a retractable dive board on the flybridge. The anchor windlasses are hidden within the raised bow to free up room on the foredeck for a recessed chill-out zone with pop-up table. This cool feature typifies the detailed design and engineering which went into this project. The interior features an intricate fusion of Northern European and Asian styles, some remarkable lighting displays and a wide variety of materials. These include liquid metal walls, copper accents and reconstituted teak in small wooden trims on the walls and ceilings. The master stateroom features rare Lapis Lazuli Blue marble while other fine stones include Nero Marquina and Fior di Bosco in the dining area and White Carrara in the saloon. The overall layout entirely reflects the owner’s preferences for everyday use within a multifunctional, multigenerational concept. Blue Jeans is ideal for large groups on day trips and the kind of extended stays onboard involved in her maiden voyage. Blue Jeans carries a fully-custom bare aluminium tender placed sideways in her own large garage. This set-up generated space for a large engine room with twin MTU 2600hp which give a top speed up to 28 knots.

Technical Data:

LOA - 33.74 m (110.6ft)

Waterline Length - 27.5 m

Beam - 7.05 m

Draft - 2 m

Displacement - 133 t

Fuel Capacity - 16400 l

Water Capacity - 2600 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU 16V2000 M96L 2600hp

Propulsion - line shaft with ZF gearbox and five bladed propellers

Speed - 28 knots max 22 knots cruises

Hull Shape - planning hard chine with medium Vee 

Construction - aluminium 4.5mn H321 for hull  and H111 for super structure 

Project - Guide  de Groot exterior and interior, Diana Yacht naval architect

Certification - RINA cross of Malta, Mach Y class

www.vandervalkshipyard.com

Project: Leopard 28m

Things are getting in motion at the revived Leopard Yachts, with this 28m project starting construction in 2022.  Leopard returned back to life in 2021 acquired by Seven Stars after Paolo Picchiotti blessed the acquisition of the legendary name, which was a sub name of Cantieri Navali Arno introduced in 1973 to the avant garde Poalo Caliari designs introduced in that year, which eventually became permanent.  The Leopard 28m comes from a design of Andrea Ramasco, known for his work for Amer yachts, and naval architecture courtesy of Optima from La Spezia.  Permare is helping in the construction of this first Leopard 28m, with the new ownership having high hopes in following the success of the Paolo Caliari 27m Sport model sold in 48 units in a sixteen year production run from 1995 to 2011 which this model replaces.  The Leopard 28m will feature a sport bridge design, and a sleek profile full of windows.  Leopard is not giving any details for the interior of the 28m, although sport yachts in this size usually have a four double cabins layout with full beam owners stateroom, and two crew cabins for three or four persons.  The Leopard 28m is to be powered by triple Volvo 1000hp and IPS pod drives propulsion who should give an estimated top speed up to 32 knots and a cruise of 28.  The first unit is expected to go in the water this 2023 year. 

www.leopardyachts.it

New Model: Ferretti 580

At the first appointment of 2023 in Dusseldorf Germany Ferretti was full guns blazing, launching its awaited 580 model, announcing the new InFYnito range, and also showing project details for the sister CustomLine brand.  The Ferretti 580 continues the design transition as started by Filippo Salvetti in 2018 with the 670, and replaces the seven years successful 550 model. Like the 550, the 580 is Ferretti in its preferred size, where its design really excels to give something different and unique, thanks to the sporty low profiled flybridge which gives a distinctive line. The Ferretti 580 is a totally new yacht to the 550; longer in length, beamier, and will also feature bigger engines and fuel capacity.  With the 580 Ferretti also return to the disappearing patio door window, a distinct feature of the brand since the eighties up until the 2015 launched 550.  The Ferretti 580 offers an astern galley layout main deck, with a three double cabins lower deck, including of which is a large owners stateroom at midships.  The 580 features a few options, from an aft single berth crew cabin, to a hardtop on the flybridge, and third head layout choice. Power from the Ferretti 580 comes from twin standard Volvo 900hp and or optional 1000hp, which give top speeds of 28 and 32 knots respectively.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.24 m (59.9ft)

Hull Length - 16.9 m

Beam - 5 m

Draft - 1.5 m

Displacement - 35,500 kg loaded, 29,500 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 3250 l

Water Capacity - 700 l

Max Persons - fourteen

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

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

Propulsion - V-drive line shaft

Speed - 28 knots max 24 cruise 900hp, 32 knots max 26 cruise Volvo 1000hp

Project - Filippo Salvetti, Ferretti Group engineering

Certification - RINA CE A modules B+F+A1 

www.ferretti-yachts.com

Improve-It = Sacs Rebel 47

For the first appointment of 2023 at the Dusseldorf boat Sacs presents an improved version for its Rebel 47 model launched in the fall of 2016. Redesigned by Christian Grande, the Rebel 47 is the natural evolution of the iconic model which met with an exceptional market response has sold more than sixty units delivered in the last five years. This new version is a luxury cruiser with a modern design and specially tapered foam profile that renders the external layout sinuous and elegant. The hard top in carbon fibre is fully remodelled to lighten the entire structure and further lower the centre of gravity to increase stability. Among the innovations of the Rebel 47 is the new windshield with large, rounded shapes to guarantee maximum visibility from the helm station, a reduced beam to fall within the 4-metre width, which offers a considerable advantage when docking in port, and a new range of metallic paints.

www.sacsmarine.it

Mangusta Lost to Fire in Hungary

A 25 meter Overmarine Mangusta super sport yacht titled m/y Le St. James went ablaze while in her berth at the Viking Yacht Club, by the Arpad Bridge, in Budapest, Hungary on fourteen February at around 1230 hours.  The yacht was unattended, with the fire being reported to have started on the main deck in the cockpit.  The fire was extinguished at 1400 hours with four fire engines, twenty fire fighters, and the Szent Florian fire boat.  No one was injured and material damage was limited to the 25 meter Mangusta which looked a total semi-sunk wreck when all was finished.

M/y Le St.James is an Overmarine Mangusta 80 from 2004, a semi custom super sport yacht designed by Stefano Righini and produced from 1992 to 2011.  Produced in 73 units the Mangusta 80 is Overmarine best success to date, with the model spawning four different versions over the years, forward radar arch till 1995, aft looking radar arch 1996 to 2005, and two hard-top version introduced in 2005 and fully enclosed from 2007.

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