November 25, 2023

Project: Cheoy Lee CLB80

After launching the CLB65, the entry-level model in the B-Series, Cheoy Lee CL Yachts has made a strategic move to fill the void between CLB72 and the B-Series CLB88 flagship with the introduction of the CLB80 project. An enclosed bridge pocket super yacht of just over 24 meters in length, and just under eighty tons of displacement the CLB80 is designed by Jozeph Forakis, who was entrusted with the mission of preserving the brand's distinctive DNA while also infusing the overall concept with a more streamlined and sporty aesthetic. Throughout this creative process, particular emphasis has been placed on enhancing onboard comfort rather than focusing solely on raw performance. The exterior of CLB80 showcases a refreshing and contemporary aesthetic, blending modern elements with the hallmark features that define the brand’s, and the B-series, identity. One distinctive aspect that sets this model apart is the evolution of the unique stepped side windows. These carefully crafted windows not only infuse a modern touch but also enhance visibility, allowing natural light to flood into the living spaces. The CLB80 is to be offered with an aft or forward galley, and single or double fly and main deck helm station choices. These choices compliment a four double cabins lower deck, which features a separate entry VIP suite forward. Two crew cabins are located aft.  CL yachts has not announced any speeds and engine options for the CLB80 but expect speeds in the mid-twenties.

November 24, 2023

New Launch: Feadship 67.40m Hull.823

Feadship has launched m/y Sibelle a new 67 meter super yacht, hull number 823 fully designed in-house for the exterior and interior by Feadship design arm studio De Voogt with hull engineering by Azure Naval Architects.  For Feadship's hull. 823 De Voogt shows a bold exterior profile with a muscular reverse sheer to the bow. Chiselled contours and dark horizontal strip windows lend the yacht a poise and grace. The interior design also by Studio De Voogt is simple yet sophisticated and based on natural tones, light wood veneers and organic forms for an ambience that is soberly tasteful but also informal and welcoming. Designed and built for an experienced owner, the interior layout was tailored to his family’s specific needs and provides ensuite accommodation for ten guests in three lower deck cabins, one VIP suite on the bridge deck, and a master stateroom on the main deck forward.  This 221 foot Feadship is powered by twin MTU 2000hp for top speeds up to fifteen knots and a cruise of twelve for a range of 5000 nautical miles.
Technical Data:
LOA - 67.40 m (221.2ft)
Beam - 11.40 m
Draft - 3.4 m
Displacement - 2220 gt *volume
Fuel Capacity - 145,000 l
Water Capacity - 30,000 l
Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, seven crew in 
Engines - 2 x MTU 12V4000 M65R 2000hp
Propulsion - line shaft
Speed - fifteen knots max, twelve cruise
Range - 5000 nm at cruise
Construction - steel hull, aluminium super structure
Project - De Voogt interior and exterior, Azure naval architect
Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 Eco Cross of Malta, LMC UMS 

November 23, 2023

Project: Whitehaven Harbour Classic 48

Whitehaven presents the Harbour Classic 48 project, a contemporary interpretation of a traditional down-east cruiser, blending elegant luxury with a spirit of liberation, and enjoyment. Drawing inspiration from retro down-East lobster boat of New England, the Harbour Classic 48 is full of modern features aimed to make life onboard comfortable as it can get in its fourteen meters of length. For this reason the Harbour Classic 48 is to be a fully enclosed hard-top design, with a spacious aft deck offering an L-shaped dinette.  The interior welcomes you onboard with a second enclosed cozy L-shaped dinette to starboard, with opposite galley.  Going below the Harbour Classic 48 is offered in two versions, the standard two cabins version, with with full beam owners stateroom, and the optional three cabins, with moves the owners suite forward, and will feature two guest cabins at midships.  The Whitehaven Harbour Classic 48 is to be powered by twin Volvo 600hp for top speeds up to 28 and a cruise of twenty knots.  

November 22, 2023

New Model: Hinckley Talaria 57

Hinckley present the new Talaria 57, a further development of the Talaria 55 which debuted in 2005, and then becoming the 55 Mk.II in 2011. The Hinckley Talaria 57 is nearly identical to the 55 Mk.II, un-recognizable to the untrained eye in a couple details, like the safety railing which runs a bit longer and is a bit higher, and the most notable one is a new step spoiler mould on the back part of the hard-top.  Hinckley has also added a new three cabins layout in the new Talaria 57, which previously did not feature in the model.  For the remaining the substance and the prowess of the Hinckley Talaria 57 keep those of the 55, including a 45 knots performance from twin Man 1400hp and low draft jet propulsion.  
Technical Data:
LOA - 18.26 m (59.9ft)
Hull Length - 17.4 m
Waterline Length - 16.1 m
Beam - 5.41 m
Draft - 0.88 m
Displacement - 31,751 kg loaded
Fuel Capacity - 4542 l
Water Capacity - 757 l
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or six berths in three cabins
Engines - 2 x Man 1400hp
Propulsion - Hamilton 403 jet propulsion
Speed - 45 knots max 35 cruise
Hull - modified Vee with sixteen degrees deadrise aft
Construction - Dualguard Scrimp infused composite resin with E-glass and Vinilester resin

November 21, 2023

Apreamare Ends Aground in Fiumicino

A sixteen meter Apreamare traditional yacht with two persons onboard ended aground at the entrance of Fiumara Grande, Fiumicino to the outskirts of Rome on the early afternoon hours of Tuesday 21 November.  The Fiumicino Harbour Master and Civil Protection was immediately on the scene, saving the two boaters, who had no injuries.  The Apreamare yacht was coming from Sardinia direction to Fiumicino, when at the end of its trip had trouble with one engine, making manoeuvring in the Fiumara entrance difficult and ultimately ended aground.  An operation to remove the yacht is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
The Apreamare in this grounding is the 16 model presented in the 2002 Genoa boat show. The 16 is a design of Tommaso Spadolini with naval architecture by Umberto Tagliavini featuring three lower deck layouts, in three or two double cabins, and was powered by twin Man 730 up to 800hp engines for speeds up to 32 knots.  The Apreamare 16 evolved into the 54 in 2005 with the standardized patio door, and a renewed stern bathing platform design and then produced till 2009.

Project: Austin Parker Cat 56

Following the entrance of fresh capital from Turkish investor Baris Nalcaci, Austin Parker pushes to new boundaries and presents the Cat 56 project.  The first power catamaran from Austin Parker comes designed with the joining of forces of since 2008 designer Fulvio de Simoni and Pininfarina, who presents a modern looking twin hulled yacht with a length of seventeen meters and a beam of seven, which offers a three double cabins layout, including of which is a large full beam owners stateroom located in between the hulls.  The main deck of the Austin Parker Cat 56 will feature an astern galley layout with opposite C-shaped dinette, and one step up pilot house featuring a central located helm station, with an L-shaped relaxing sofa to port side.  The Austin Parker Cat 56 is to be powered by twin Volvo 480hp for top speeds up to 25 knots and a cruise of twenty.    

November 20, 2023

New Model: Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi 440 Regina

Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi also known with the acronym of FIM has debuted in the fall of 2023 its new 440 Regina model.  A sport cruiser of over eleven meters in length the 440 Regina fills the gap in between the 340 Regina which debuted the brand in 2021 and the 2022 introduced 470 flagship model.  The FIM 440 Regina like the smaller 340 and bigger 470 models is a surprise in the market presenting itself as a hybrid between a walk around day and cabin sport cruiser.  For the 440 Regina Fabbrica Italiana Motoscafi changes design duties bringing in Alessandro Lottici, a young designer from Brescia which debuted in 2018 with his aLot studio.  For the 440 Regina, Lottici brings a soft curved exterior but keeping inline with the smaller and bigger FiM models family design language. The interior is also design furnished by LDI a company from Rome, which presents a two plus two layout, with a forward U-shaped saloon which converts to a double berth, galley, head, and a spacious full beam midships master stateroom. In the exterior the FiM 440 Regina shines its best qualities in an all walk walkaround fore to aft deck, giving relaxing and lounging space features in all areas, with a large central wet-bar behind the centre console served by a central dinette further aft.  The FIM 420 Regina is also available with opening bulwarks which increase the space in the sun-pad and bathing platform area by about 40%. The FIM 440 Regina is powered by Volvo 410hp as standard with optional 440hp and or triple 400hp Mercury outboard petrol gas options also available.   
Technical Data:
LOA - 13.60 m (44.6ft)
Hull Length - 11.80 m
Beam - 4 m
Draft - 
Displacement - 12,000 kg dry
Fuel Capacity - 2 x 600 l
Water Capacity - 350 l
Max Persons - fourteen
Accommodation - four berths in two cabins
Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 410hp, D6 440hp, 3 x Mercury V10ES 400hp *petrol gas
Propulsion - Volvo DPI duo prop sterndrive, Mercury outboards
Speed - 35 knots with Volvo D6 440hp
Project - Design aLot of Alessandro Lottici and FIM exterior, LDI design interior
Certification - CE B

November 19, 2023

Fairline Squadron Burns Down in Swansea Marina

A thirteen meter Fairline flybridge cruiser went ablaze while berthed at Swansea Marina, to the Southwest of Wales at 17:52 hours of Sunday nineteen November.  Five fire fighting crews from Swansea Central, Swansea West, Morriston, Gorseinon and Llanelli responded to the fire, taking about an hour to control and two hours to extinguish.  No one was injured in the fire, with the causes of the blaze reported as accidental, with the flybridge cruiser ending half sank, and her flybridge deck burned out.  A fire involving two small boats happened in the same Marina on the end of May of this year.
The Fairline in this fire is a 43 Squadron, a flybridge cruiser designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 1994 to 97.  Available in two or three cabins layout the 43 was the entry level Squadron, Fairline's flagship flybridge range which in that time arrived up to 65 foot.  The 43 Squadron came as a replacement of the 43 and was replaced by the Phantom 46 in 1999.

Ferretti Custom Line New Web Site

Ferretti Custom Line presents its new web site.  Custom Line was founded in 1996 by Carlo Moschini, Ottavio Caschino, with Norberto and Alessandro Ferretti joining some months later.  With the joining of Ferretti, Custom Line becomes the big 25 meters plus super yacht brand of Ferretti, and sets the first stage of the Ferretti Group creation.  In the beginning Ferretti Custom Line will build its first units at the Moschini shipyard in Fano, who at time was also building yachts and super yachts under its own Siar Moschini brand from 21 to 43 meters, but this ends prematurely in 1999 when Azimut-Benetti Group buys the shipyard.  In around 2000 Ferretti Custom Line will make a short production move at the Ferretti yard in Forli, and then sets up home at the Ancona Ferretti Group super yacht yard in 2002, where today it has five dedicated sheds in the 80,000 square-meters facility.  Ferretti Custom Line shows its first three projects, the 94, 106, and 112 in the end of 1996, with the smaller 94 launching in 1998, followed by the 112 in 2001, and the 106 remaining as a concept.  From 1998 up till today Ferretti Custom Line has build over three hundred super yachts from 26 to 42 meters, which makes it one of the most successful super yacht builders in this size segment.  From 1996 till 2018 all Custom Line have been designed by Giovanni Zuccon, Ferretti's main designer from 1990, with Francesco Paszkowski taking over the planning line with the 120 in 2017, and Filippo Salvetti the Navetta series from the second generation 30 in 2020. Today Custom Line offers eight models, three in the Planning and five from the Navetta line which start from the Navetta 30 and go up to the alloy build Navetta 50 project. The Custom Line latest model is the 140 which debuted in 2022, with the Navetta 38 project set to launch in 2024. Custom Line new website is available in English, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and German language and takes you around with the following buttons; The Fleet, The Custom Line Philosophy and Yard, News and Events, Services, Pre-Owned, Contacts, and Notice for Customers and Prospects.  Custom Line is also on social media with bottom links taking you to its Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Linkedin pages.
Production History;
94 1998-2005 (22)  Zuccon design
Navetta 27 2000-01 (2)
Navetta 30 2001-07 (37)
112 2001-07 (15)
97 2006-16 (22)
Navetta 26 2007-10 (11)
Navetta 33 2008-10 (6)
112 Next 2008-13 (12)
Navetta 26 Crescendo 2010-13 (8)
Navetta 33 Crescendo 2010-16 (8)
124 2010-14 (5)
100 2011-14 (12)
Navetta 28 2014-20 (15)
108 2015-18 (9)
Navetta 37 2016-23 (15)
Navetta 33 2017- (30
120 2017- (10  Francesco Paszkowski design
Navetta 42 2018- (11
106 2019- (20
Navetta 30 2020- (18  Filippo Salvetti design
140 2022- (4
Navetta 38 2024-

November 18, 2023

Project: Azimut Grande 30M

Finally we are presented with some details of the Grande 30M project which was announced during Azimut yearly Cannes Yachting Festival press conference.  A new super yacht designed by Alberto Mancini, the Grande 30M will sit in between the top selling 27M and 32M models, and brings style cues in an evolutionary way from the 2022 launched 26M and 36M as designed by the same designer.  For the new Grande 30M Alberto Mancini presents a sporty profiled raised pilot house design with a semi-wide body main deck, and a unique fully flush upper deck with a full walk-around fore to aft and for the full length of the yacht.  The Grande 30M will also feature latest designs from Azimut Grande line, from the Deck2Deck Terrace which expands the aft deck when raising the garage hatch, to the Infinity Skydeck, and the Glass House with fully disappearing full-height windows transforming into a veranda open on three sides, establishing a union between the large aft lounge and the Infinity Pool which overlooks the sea off the bow.  The Grande 30M will feature interiors as designed by M2atelier of Marco Bonelli and Marijana Radovic, who for the Azimut-Benetti Group will create fluid and informal spaces set in a sustainable minimalism. No details of the layout are presented as yet but seeing the rendering above, expect a huge forward fore-deck master stateroom, and a four guest cabin below. The Grande 30M is also part of Azimut Low Emission Yachts, which today includes over half of the brands models guaranteeing a twenty to thirty per cent reduction in consumption and Co2 emissions, thanks to the use of carbon fibre, dedicated hull design for this efficiency and the use of pod propulsion.