Nordhavn Aground in Ocean Reef Florida Keys

A 24 meter Nordhavn super yacht titled m/y Jess Jonn ran aground in Ocean Reef on the Florida Keys to the Southern part of Miami on May eight.  The causes of the grounding are not confirmed, though in some forums and people knowledgeable of the area are suggesting then when tide is on the low side it is suggested you stay on your port side pushing to the red markers in that channel. Another unconfirmed rumour is that the owner was operating the yacht at the time of the accident.  Thankfully the grounding seems to have made little or no damage to M/y Jess Conn as she was reported back underway on the 14th May heading North. 

M/y Jess Conn is hull one of the Nordhavn 80 which launched in 2021.  A design of Vripack the Nordhavn 80 was presented as a project in 2017 filling the gap between the N76 and N86 models, with a three double cabins six berth guest accommodation and two or four crew berths layout, and is powered by twin Deere 375hp.  Nordhavn has so far sold five N80 units.

Project: Riviera 585 SUV

Riviera present the project for the 585 SUV model. Debuting in less to a month at the Sanctuary Cove boat show on 25 May, the 585 is a replacement to the 575 and second in size SUV range model, following the 645 which launched in 2021. The Riviera SUV line debuted in 2012 with the 445 and since then a total of ten models have been made from 39 to 64 feet in eleven years and including this upcoming 585.  Riviera SUV line is a mix style, merging the Sport Yacht features to those of a the Flybridge series.  The Riviera 585 SUV will offer a three double cabins with three heads layout.  There is an option to have a crew cabin or utility room located at midships in between the cabins and engine room.  Featuring an astern galley layout, a successful feature of the larger SUV line is the high rise fully protected aft deck area, which features a large L-shaped dinette and opposite settee.  While the lower aft deck is left as a free ambience.  The Riviera 585 SUV is to be powered by twin Volvo 900hp or optional 1000hp engines with IPS pod drives propulsion.  Performance data is not yet communicated.

www.riviera.com.au

New Model: Mig Marine 45HT

It is a big come back for Mig Marine which presents the first new model of its new course, the 45HT, a thirteen meter hard-top sport cruiser.  Designed by Federico Fiorentino the Mig 45HT, is a sport cruiser with classic modern contemporary lines, something which has always been part of the Italian from Rome sport cruiser and yacht builder.  Fully dedicated to exterior entertainment the Mig 45HT is a walk around sport cruiser, but also offering accommodation for four berths in two cabins, with a forward double berth, and twin berths at midships.  The exterior offers a central sun-pad with under lying garage, dinette with opposing settees in-front, and a wet-bar behind the helm station.  To fore-deck is a sun-pad and a forward looking settee.  The Mig 45HT is powered by twin Volvo 480hp and IPS pod propulsion, or as is the case for hull number one with FPT 570hp and reliable shaft drive propulsion.  

Technical Data:

LOA - 13.75 m (45.1ft)

Hull Length - 10.6 m

Beam - 3.90 m

Draft - 1.17 m

Displacement - 11000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 900 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 480hp. FPT N67 Evo 570hp

Propulsion - Volvo IPS pod drives, line shaft, or surface drives

Speed - forty knots max 34 cruise with Volvo 480hp and IPS pod propulsion

Hull Shape - deep Vee with twenty degrees deadrise aft

Project - Federico Fiorentino

Certification - CE B

www.mig-marine.com

Cantieri di Pisa New Web Site

Cantieri di Pisa presents its new World wide web showroom.  Founded by Gino Bini and Antonio Sostegni unofficially in 1945, and officially in 1956 Cantieri di Pisa started life in the commercial harbour of Pisa, and will move in 1959 on the limits of the Arno river, a place which as at today is still home.  The first yachts are wooden sailing yachts; the 20mt Tyrsa in 1945 and the 30mt Kerilos will follow in 1950.  In 1961 the 10 meters Jupiter is launched, starting the motor boat semi-series which interestingly are always named to celestial bodies, constellations, and planets from our solar system; Akhir, Kaitos, Kitapha, Pegasus, Polaris, and Saturno the names being used.  Pierluigi Spadolini will be the architect of all the Pisa motor boats up till the early noughties with Carlo Galeazzi taking design duties in 2008 with the Akhir 108 model. Cantieri di Pisa had various owners onwards from 2001 when German fund investor Dresdner Kleiwort Capital takes 51% of ownership, with Bini and Sostegni keeping the remaining.  In 2004 Camuzzi Group takes 91% of ownership and follows a year later with a total buyout.  Onward from 2010 Cantieri di Pisa enters in crisis with various owners being rumoured of buying out the company every season, eventually Alessandro Falcai buys the yard in 2015 and sells to Sea Finance in 2018.  Since 2021 Cantieri di Pisa is owned by current owner Enrico Gennasio from Alfagomma Group, a fittings firm from Lombardy in Italy who branches out in all industrial sectors.  Over its half a century plus of history Cantieri di Pisa has build over 600 yachts, in semi-custom or custom made to order builds, at first its construction was strictly in wood, but in the nineties the yacht builder made a switch to fiberglass, first as a choice and then totally switching to the material.  The Akhir series which launched with the wooden 16 motor yacht in 1972 proved a successful line which expanded over the years in always bigger sizes and updating styling with the S update to 22 model in 1986 proving a popular one.  Another timeless looking classic Cantieri di Pisa is the seventies introduced Kitaplha 15 which still gets admiring views whenever one gets to see a well conditioned unit.  Cantieri di Pisa largest ever build is the Carlo Galeazzi designed Akhir 153 which launched in 2012 and built in only one unit.  Currently Cantieri di Pisa offers five models in three lines, starting with the Tender 50 of the Chase Boat line, going to the 80 GT and 80 Veloce of the Fast Commuter, and the Akhir 110, 122, and 140 of the Flybridge series.  Cantieri di Pisa new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, The Fleet, Custom Division, Services, History, and Contact.  Cantieri di Pisa is also on social media with bottom page links taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin pages.         

www.cantieridipisa.it

Production History;

Jupiter 10 m 1961-65 *Pier Luigi Spadolini design

Polaris 13.20 m 1961-63

Super Polaris 13.20 m 1964-67

Kitalpha 14 1964-69 (6)

Super Saturno 17.50 m 1965-69

Kaitos 10 m 1966-68 (10)

Super Polaris S 14 m 1967-71 (10+)

Pegaso 20 m 1968-69

Pegasus 21 1969-70

Atlas 16.90 m 1970-74 (

Kitalpha 15 1970-74 (31)

Pegasus 22 1971-72

Pegasus 23 1971-75

Akhir 16.60 m 1972-78 (10+)

Pegasus 24 1974-77

Akhir 28 1978-84 (3)

Akhir 19 1979-83

Akhir 30 1976-88 (6)

Akhir 18 1980-86

Akhir 27 1980-91 (4)

Akhir 22 1982-86

Akhir 18 FB 1983-86

Akhir 20 1983-88

Akhir 26 1983 (1)

Akhir 40 1984 (1)

Akhir 34 1984-87 (4)

Akhir 40 1985 (1)

Akhir 31 1985-88 (5)

Akhir 32 1985-88 (4)

Akhir 22S 1986-94

Akhir 38S 1987 (1)

Akhir 22.5 1987-89

Akhir 30S 1989-92 (2)

Akhir 20S 1989-96

Akhir 32S 1989-96 (4)

Akhir 25S 1989-97 (14)

Akhir 35S 1990-94 (2)

Akhir 34S 1996-2001 (8)

Akhir 38 2001-07 (5)

Akhir 140 2002 (1)

Akhir 26S 2001-07 (7)

Kaitos 76 2003-04

Kaitos 64 2003-04

Akhir 31 2004-05 (5)

Akhir 105 2006-08 (4)

Akhir 145 2006 (1)

Akhir 110 2008 (1)

Akhir 108 2008-23 (3) *Carlo Galeazzi design

Akhir 135 2008-09 (2)

Akhir 118 2009-23 (2)

Akhir 90 2010-12 (3)

Akhir 153 2012 (1)

Tender 50 2023-

New Model: AB Yachts 120 Sportfly

In early March AB Yachts launched the first unit of the 120 Sportfly model, a super sport yacht of 36 meters, full of high tech and performance as is usually associated from this Italian yacht builder.  The 120 is also the current largest offer from AB Yachts, although the Viareggio jet yacht specialist has in the not so distant past launched larger 145 and 140 models, this last in five units build.  The new 120 features the latest AB design language as introduced with the 80 in 2020, and followed by the 100 in 2021.  These new models also feature a larger lower stern beach club area with opening side balconies, which expand the size of the bathing platform when at anchor.  The AB Yachts 120 features a standard interior layout of four double guest suites, with an owners staterooms at midships.  A five double cabins version is also available, with a fifth cabin taking space from the lower deck saloon cinema room located forward.  Crew space is located forward with three cabins for five crew.  The AB Yachts 120 is powered by triple MTU 2600hp engines with MJP jet propulsion and top speeds estimates up to 45 knots, although some reports are saying that in the first sea trials this first units reached 53 knots.  Hull one of the ABYachts 120 titled m/y Beach which was named 183 during construction, possibly this meaning the number of hulls AB yachts has build since 1992 is bound for USA.  AB Yachts is reported as the most active of the Next Group brands, which also includes Maiora and CBI Navi.

Technical Data:

LOA - 36.90 m (121.1ft)

Beam - 7.50 m

Draft - 1.35 m

Displacement - 135 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 15500 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - eight guests in four cabins, or ten guests in five cabins, five crew in three cabins

Engines - 3 x MTU 16V2000 M96L 2600hp

Propulsion - triple MJP water jets, two steerable one central booster

Speed - 45 knots max forty knots cruise

Range - 500 nm at cruise

Construction - sandwich composite

Project - AB Yachts, Acube

www.abyachts.com

Project: Columbus Atlantique 43 mt

Columbus Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, announces the sale to a European Client of the first 43-meter Atlantique unit that will be delivered in 2023. The first of a series, the Columbus Atlantique 43 mt fully reflects Hot Lab’s design philosophy, “Architecture for Voyagers“, a combination of stylistic, design and functional elements dedicated to traveling by sea, to fully enjoy every single moment on board. The hull silhouette is reminiscent of sailing yachts of bygone days and the stern area, with its large panoramic swimming pool, is just half a meterabove water. Atlantique 43 is indeed a super yacht designed to the exacting requirements of the owner and his family, characterized by large outdoor areas that seamlessly merge with the generous interior spaces. The indoor areas of the main and upper decks allow for total contact with the surrounding landscape. The interior layout which has been chosen accommodates ten people divided in four vip cabins in the lower deck and the full beam master cabin positioned on the main deck.  The Atlantique 43 mt is to powered by twin Cat engines with top speeds up to fifteen knots and a cruise of fourteen or twelve knots.  The 43 mt is the is second in size Atlantique a new range from Columbus designed by Hot Lab and feature three additional models, a smaller 37 mt and two larger 47 mt and 55 mt models. 

www.columbusyachts.it

New Model: Zeelander 5

Zeelander debuted its new 5 model duing the 2023 Palm Beach boat show held at the end of March at Palm Harbor Marina. The new Zeelander 5 is a natural evolution of the Z44, although this is not just redesign and hull extension as the 5 apart presenting a more contemporary look is also about a meter longer and thirty centimetres wider. The curvaceous Zeelander silhouette is still instantly recognisable, but compared to the Z44, the shearline is more voluptuous than ever, and now follows an elongated ‘S’ shape. The traditional yacht features bigger windows in the wheelhouse and in the hull. Zeelander has succeeded in eliminating mullions altogether around the helm, for true, unencumbered 360-degree vision. The beautifully sculpted wheelhouse can now be fully enclosed with a door and window, or opened up to a refreshing breeze, making her as suitable for cool climates as for warm. The Zeelander 5 offers effortless boarding through doors in the bulwarks, a new sun-pad on the foredeck, and a bathing platform that is almost twice as big compared to the Z44. The extra one meter of hull length has been put to striking effect in the generous master cabin, with its separate shower and head. Peerless interior styling of the yacht can be fully personalised or owners can choose from four carefully curated moodboards. The Zeelander 5 has a maximum speed of forty knots courtesy of three Volvo Penta 480hp with IPS drives propulsion and at the same time manages to be 2dBA quieter than its predecessor.

Technical Data:

LOA - 14.7 m (48.3ft)

Hull Length - 13.5 m

Beam - 4.3 m

Draft - 0.96 m

Displacement - 16.5 t dry

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 600 l

Accommodation - four guest in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp, or D6 480hp, or 3 x  D6 480hp 

Propulsion - twin or triple Volvo forward looking IPS500 or 650 dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 40 knots max 30 cruise with 3 Volvo 480hp, 34 max 30 cruise with twin 380hp

Project - Cor D. Rover exterior, Sea Level naval architect

Certification - CE B

www.zeelander.com

Project: Magazzu M16

Magazzu have leaked information of a new M16 currently in build.  Designed by Claudio Magazzu the M16 is to be the second largest Magazzu build to date, following the MX-18 Coupe which apparently has been so far delivered in only one unit.  The new M16 seems also to be a new M-range, which is a departure from the long standing MX range.  The M16 is a walk around design with a central console, and a hard-top which covers a third of the deck. A construction detail will be the rigid tubes and the cut-out in the bulk heads which give side views and an environmental contact.  A central helm station will feature a wet-bar behind, with a dinette aft, and a central sun-pad.  To foredeck is another sun-pad with two opposite settees further forward.  The interior is reported to offer a two cabins layout, both with en-suite shower head, and a saloon in between the cabins.  The Magazzu M16 will also offer a novelty in its power solution and is to be powered by twin Volvo 600hp with IPS pod drives.  

www.magazzu.com

New Model: Majesty 72

During the 2023 Dubai boat, Gulf crafts Majesty yachts flagship brand launched the new 72 model. Designed inhouse this new 21 meters flybridge motor yacht sits as second in size Majesty model, in between the current entry level 62 and 100 model which enters into the super yacht range.  Interesting to note that Gulf Craft seems to have trimmed Majesty Yachts line by not little in recent years, although in this size the Nomad explorer yachts does fill the gap with a high volume 75 and 95 models.  The Majesty 72 is a sporty design with an interior designed by Dutch firm Phathom yachts offering a main deck with central galley layout dedicated to the living area, and a lower deck with four double cabins and three heads. Two crew cabins are located aft and are accessible from the bathing platform and include direct access to the engine room. The Majesty 72 is standard powered by twin Man 1200hp, and or optional larger 1550hp with direct line propulsion.  Speed estimates are for thirty knots with the standard power.

Technical Data:

LOA - 21.99 m (72.2ft)

Beam - 5.91 m

Draft - 1.23 m 

Displacement - 45.3 t approx.

Fuel Capacity - 5678 l

Water Capacity - 1060 l

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

Engines - 2 x Man V8 1200hp, 1550hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - thirty knots with twin 1200hp Man *estimate

Project - Phathom Studios interior, Gulf Craft exterior

www.majesty-yachts.com

Designer Brand

In a press release received nineteen April, World famous from Venice Italy yacht designers Nuvolari Lenard have announced to enter super yacht building with there own brand.  Called the Nuvolari Lenard Yachts this new range is to be build in Turkey by Mengi-Yay and will feature four models from 47 to 65 meters. Two units of the smaller 47 meter S1 model are currently in build, with the second in size 52 meter 50 Plus model also starting construction.

Designer branding is not entirely new as in the past, in the late eighties to the nighties we have seen another Italian designer, Paolo Caliari do this, with his Caliari Yacht series launching an 80 model with a bigger thirty meter being in project which never materialized.  Caliari yacht was a company with Mochi as its main share holder, though all the four 80s made are reported to be made at Cantieri Navali Santa Margherita,

Both designers are among the most famous in the period they operated.  Paolo Caliari curriculum apart having a whose who list of yacht builders from the seventies and eighties, was a guaranteed success, and many of his designs for Mochi and Leopard are regarded timeless today and having shaped the yacht design of that present, and future.  The same can be said of Nuvolari Lenard, who burst in the scene in 1993 with the VZ 18, followed by the Sarnico 45 in 1995.  Nuvalari Lenard will then take design duties at Mochi the fall of 95, which will make them enter super yachting with the 25 Mega launched a year later and Palmer Johnson from 1998 onwards, which will make them design the 59 meter and the Sport series which debuted with the 105 in 2002.

But probably the most successful designer branding was Hunt Yachts, of credited deep Vee inventor Ray Hunt with the Bertram Moppie in 1960.  Founded in 1998 Hunt yachts was first a subsidiary of  C. Raymond Hunt design but in 2013 it was sold to Hinckley Group.  Another similar fate to Hunt was also made by Hargrave, another designer who is famous for his work for Bertram competitor Hatteras.  Hargrave was founded in 1997 but unlike Hunt has concentrated mostly in building super yachts above 24 meters in size.