New Model: Wider WiLder 60

Wider debuted its stunning new WiLder 60 in early February 2024, launching it at the Wider Vision Hub, the brand’s 2023 opened shipyard in Fano, Italy. Delivering superyacht levels of custom finish and supermodel looks in eighteen meters plus a thrill-a-minute high-performance package, the WiLder 60 is the apogee of brilliance, designed and realized to exceptional exterior spaces and exquisite interior styling and finishing, conceived to appeal to the wilder side in us all. With design coming from Wider Centro Stile, the in-house design team, the first WiLder 60 is a showcase in Wider’s commitment to excellence and the genius of its new WiLder brand. The first WiLder 60 has been built for a European owner and her custom layout and finish has been completed to the owner’s exacting specifications. Coupled to the performance hull, which was developed by the naval architecture team at Wider Engineering, is an interior that features two twin guest suites amidships plus a forward owner’s cabin with inviting centerline double and starboard-side ensuite. Between the two is a saloon equipped with designer galley cabinet and a relaxation area with sofa and television. Interior touches include luxurious leathers in contrasting shades of beige, marbles, brilliantly conceived lighting and beautiful gloss finishes that draw on Wider’s extensive experience building some of the world’s finest superyachts. The sumptuous and sensual textiles and textures hint at elegant debauchery, the very essence of the WiLder 60’s raison d’être. Up top, the WiLder’s appeal to the wild side is clear there’s a forward party deck, aft social deck with sun-pads and alfresco dining area, and a central helm. From here, the owner will be able to fully enjoy the sparkling performance of the WiLder 60, propelled by twin Man 1300hp engines, achieving a cruising speed of 35 knots and a maximum speed of forty knots. A 325-nautical-mile range ensures that no party is too far. While the first WiLder 60 was launched at the Fano Vision Hub, where the testing of new models takes place, the WiLder series will be built at Wider’s Superyacht Hub in Venice, where two more bespoke WiLder 60s, each set to stun on their respective launches are already in build. The much-anticipated arrival of the first WiLder 60 also marks Wider’s second significant milestone in this 2024, following the launch of the WiderCat92, the brand’s first multihull. Both these striking additions to the Wider fleet are not only symbolic of engineering and design talent that lies within the company, but also of its path of growth from groundbreaking superyachts into all areas of the bespoke yacht market.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.94 m (62.2ft)

Beam - 5.43 m

Draft - 1.05 m

Displacement - 33 t *full load

Fuel Capacity - 3000 l

Water Capacity - 950 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V8 1300hp

Propulsion - Top System TS80 surface drives

Speed - forty knots max 35 cruise

Range - 240 nautical miles at cruise

Construction - 5083 aluminium

Project - Centro Stile Wider, Wider Engineering Department

Certification - CE B

www.wider-yachts.com

Project: Sunreef 66 Ultima

The Sunreef 66 Ultima marks the fifth instalment of this upcoming new range from the Polish catamaran specialist.  Sunreef Ultima range continues the tradition of defying conventional categorization and establishing its unique identity within the maritime landscape, merging the best attributes of a mono-hull and multihull living spaces, coupled with a shallow draft that challenges traditional norms in luxury yachting. This 66 Ultima introduces a new paradigm in marine architecture, rewriting the rules of opulence with a sleek and sporty hull, with electric or diesel power. The Sunreef 66 Ultima pioneers a distinct category, outclassing competitors with its combination of speed, comfort, and sustainability; no fumes, no vibration, no trace.  The groundbreaking nature of this innovation stems from the vessel’s departure from conventional catamaran design. On initial inspection, its form deviates from the standard catamaran shape, opting for reduced width to achieve a beam-to-length ratio more reminiscent of a mono-hull. This strategic adjustment facilitates the creation of horizontal surfaces between the twin hulls, seamlessly connecting them to form a unified volume akin to a mono-hull. The outcome is a commodious interior which sleeps eight guests in four cabins and three crew in two cabins, highlighted by an exceptionally spacious full-beam owner’s stateroom.  The Sunreef 66 Ultima will also feature folding bulwark platforms aft, creating a private beach club lounge that enhances the vessel’s allure. The Sunreef 66 Ultima will be available in two versions; Eco and Classic.  The Eco version should be an all electric unit, no details yet advies, while the Classic will feature diesel internal combustion engines from twin 380 up 480hp engines.  No speed data for the Sunreef 66 Ultima is yet given,

www.sunreef-yachts.com

Princess Yacht Burns and Sinks in Nelson Bay

A twenty meter Princess motor yacht burned and then sank in Port Stephens Marina, Nelson Bay, New South Wales Australia on 21:30 hours of Monday 25 March.  A dozen fire fighters rushed to the scene, with the yacht later listing to its starboard side and then sinking, with no injuries to any persons happening as the yacht was unattended at the time of the fire.  As the fire was controlled a pollution protection boon was placed around the yacht.  No further damages to other boats and yachts was made, with the fire reported to have started in the engine room.  An investigation is under way to see how the fire started, with a clean and lift up operation being organized.  

The yacht in this fire is a Princess 20M as produced from 1996 to 2002 to a Bernard Olesinski design.  A replacement to the 66, the Princess 20M was replaced by the second generation 65 which came out in the fall of 1998, although the Plymouth boat builder did keep the two yachts in production together for a few years.

New Model: Jet Tern Artemis 39

Jet Tern has in November debuted its Artemis 39, presented at the twelfth Dongguan Taiwan Fair in Dongguan, China.  The Artemis 39 presents itself as Jet Tern's entry level model into its Artemis planning boat line which debuted as addition to its famous Selene explorer yacht line in 2009 with the 46 model.   Designed by Romanian designer Andrei Rochian, the Artemis 39 presents itself as a hard-top sport cruiser with an extended hard-top covering all the cockpit, and a lower deck offering two cabins sleeping four.  In between the cabins is a C-shaped dinette which converts to a double berth, galley opposite, and shower head to port side midships.  The Artemis 39 is powered by twin Mercury diesels 420hp with stern drive propulsion for a declared top speed up to 27 knots.

Technical Data: 

LOA - 11.98 m (39.3ft)

Beam - 3.69 m

Draft - 0.72 m ex drives and propellers

Displacement - 10.5 t

Fuel Capacity - 900 l

Water Capacity - 260 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, plus two berths

Engines - 2 x Mercury QSD 4.2 320hp

Propulsion - stern drives

Speed - 27 knots max 23 knots cruise

Project - Andrei Rochian

Certification - CE B

www.seleneoceanyachts.com

Sportfish Express Goes Down After Fire in Clear Lake

A ten meter express sportfish with three persons onboard sank after it developed a small fire in Clear Lake, Kemah, Texas, on the morning of Sunday 24th March.  The three boaters where assisted and taken to safety by League City Police Department, with the Police also putting the fire off.  Unfortunately after this the boat started taking on water, probably from a gap in the exhaust outlet and sank.  According to unconfirmed reports the boat went ablaze after the engine ran dry, setting its exhaust on fire, with this ultimately leading to it's sinking.  TowboatU.S Clear Lake is working on a salvage of the express sportfish cruiser.

The sportfish express in this sinking is a Luhrs 32 Open model as produced from 1994 to 2008, renamed as the 320 onwards from 2000.  The 32 Open shared hull with the 32 Convertible  produced from 1988 to 99, and was replaced by the 30 Open in 2004.  Luhrs was founded in 1949, becoming a successful name in medium size sportfish cruisers, with the company going bankrupt in 2012.  Since then a reborn has been promised, which so far has not materialized.

Nordic Tugs New Web Site

Nordic Tugs presents its new website. Nordic Tugs was founded by Jerry Husted in 1979, during the midst of the oil crises, debuting with the 26 model as designed by Lynn Senour with early twenty century tug boat looks and a semi displacement hull balancing speeds and fuel consumption. Presented at the Seattle boat show in 1980, the Nordic Tugs 26 sold thirty seven units in its first appearance, and a further seventeen for that whole month. After this success Nordic Tugs went on to expand the line with a 32 launched in 1985, the 37 in the mid nineties, 42 late nineties, and the 52 in 2002. The classic 26 was stopped in production in 1997, but Nordic Tugs returned it in production in 2009. Due to expansion Nordic Tugs also changed its establishment three times in its history but was always located in the home that is the Washington area, starting at Woodinville, moving in 1990 to Burlington, and in 1998 again in Burlington down the street from its previous facility. Nordic Tugs expanded the current facility in 2007, today having an area of 40,000 squared meters where it builds it current line offering six Explorer Cruiser and Yacht type models starting from the 26, up to the 54, with a new 50 model in project stages. Nordic Tugs new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, About, Models, Events and Adventures, Dealers, Social, Swag Shop, Careers, Contact, Links and Featured. Nordic Tugs is also on social media with top left buttons taking you to its Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok pages.

www.nordictugs.com

Production History;

26 1980-97

32 1985-2001

42/44 1996/2016-

37/39 1998/2013-2015

32+ 2002-07

52/54 2002/09-

34 2008-

49/50 2009/2024-

26 (ii) 2009-

40 2017-

Nordic Tugs 26 (first version) 1980-97

Project: Sanlorenzo SD132

Sanlorenzo present the project for a new SD132, as designed by Zuccon and set to launch in 2026.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 is the largest ever SD range model, the semi-displacement hull shape and traditional ship looking series which debuted in 2007 with the SD92, and signaled a new era for the famous Italian semi-custom super yacht specialist.  The SD132 comes as a replacement to the SD126 after an eight year production run and about twenty hulls delivered.  The SD132 also completes the circle of the SD line with all the models now designed by Zuccon, and the second of the series after the SD118 to offer a beach club with flip-over bulk-heads which doubles in size when at anchor.  For this reason the tender garage is to be located on the port side, with a ship-side entrance.  Interior accommodation is for five guest suites, including of which is a large owners stateroom at the forward part of the main deck, while crew accommodation is for eight located on the forward part of the lower deck, this area also including a lobby with galley and dinette.  The Sanlorenzo SD132 is to be powered by twin Man 1400hp or Cats 1622hp engines for top speeds up to seventeen knots.

www.sanlorenzoyacht.com

New Launch: Feadship 102.6m Hull.1011

Feadship has recently launched Hull.1011 from its facility in Makkum, with the 103 meter super yacht continuing fitting out and sea trials in the North Sea prior to delivery later on this year. Designed inside and out by Sinot with naval architecture by Azure, the clean-cut exterior lines and vertical bow lend Feadship fourth largest build to date a distinctive profile and purposeful personality. This Feadship super yacht will feature 1,100 square meters of exterior glass that includes twenty exterior sliding doors and twelve glass windbreaks. There are four outdoor hot tubs, a swimming pool covering the full height of the main deck and accessed from the pool deck; a helicopter hangar under the forward helipad and no fewer than eight hull doors, one of which is the largest tender garage door ever installed on a Feadship. Hull.1011 has been built for a highly experienced owner who was closely involved in every detail of the 103-metre project from the start. Project 1011 began with a challenging brief, with the owner stipulating similar amenities and living space as his previous yacht of 6,000GT but in a design of half the volume for easier access to anchorages and harbors. The result is a masterclass in space planning and rule exploration. On this size of yacht a two-tier engine room is virtually obligatory, but a key part of the design of hull 1011 is a single deck engine room in order to devote more interior volume to guest use. This idea seems to have caught up now with another project under construction in Makkum using the same solution.  Feadship Hull.1011 is to be titled m/y Ulysses, and is reportedly owned by a New Zealander.

Technical Data:

LOA - 102.60 m (336.7ft)

Beam - 14.40 m

Draft - 3.85 m

Displacement - 2999 gt*volume

Fuel Capacity - 

Accommodation - nineteen guests in ten cabins, 22 crew in eleven cabins

Engines - 2 x MTU

Speed - seventeen knots max, twelve knots cruise

Range - 5000 nm at twelve knots cruise

Construction - steel hull aluminum super structure

Project - Sinot exterior and interior, Azure naval architecture

www.feadship.nl

Project: Fjord 480

Fjord presents its new 480 project as designed by Marco Casali of Too design.  Sitting between the 44 and 53 models, the new Fjord 480 is the usual offer from the German owned and build boat building brand for a center console sport cruiser offering full length spaces outside from fore to aft.  In this new 480 Marco Casali created an important in size T-Top which not only covers the four center console helm station but part of the cockpit deck; galley, and the C-shaped dinette.  Down below the Fjord 480 is full of modular construction with the option to have an open plan sleeping four with a double berth forward and midships or enclosing both of the cabins with bulk heads.   The Fjord 480 can be powered by Volvo engines from 380 up to 550hp with IPS pod propulsion, with estimated top speeds going up to forty knots. 

www.fjordboats.com

New Model: Nordhavn 51

Announced in early 2021 it's been a bit of time coming for the Nordhavn 51, but finally the first unit has been launched in Turkey.  The Nordhavn 51 looks set to come as a replacement to the 52 although she is a bit smaller and leaner, with a shallower draft.  Like the 41 she is build in Turkey, the second Nordhavn model to be build outside of Taiwan.  Designed by Jeff Leishman the Nordhavn 51 gets a bit more modern take on its traditional looks, and here we see the addition of larger glazed windows for both the lower cabin deck, and the main deck saloon area.  The Nordhavn 51 offers a two cabins lower deck with an an owners stateroom at midships, and a guest suite forward.  For fifteen meters she has some interesting features like completely separate two cabins, and a third day head, which can be replaced as a cabinet.  The Nordhavn 51 is powered by twin John Deere 160hp for speeds up to ten knots, and cruise of eight for a long range over three thousand nautical miles.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.47 m (50.9ft)

Waterline Length - 4.7 m

Beam - 4.78 m

Draft - 1.45 m

Displacement - 32.5 t

Fuel Capacity - 5489 l

Water Capacity - 1325 l

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x John Deere 4045AFM85 160hp

Propulsion - ZF transmission with four blaze bronze propellers

Speed - ten knots max eight knots cruise

Range - 3000 nautical miles at seven knots

Construction - solid fiberglass bottom with core sides and upper structure, vinylester resins

Project - Jeff Leishman

Certification - CE A

www.nordhavn.com