Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2019 i Yachting

01. OTAM 85 GTS This 45-knot speedster should debut later this year. She has a hardtop that Otam built starting with a 1-to-1 mockup in wood, to get the proportions right. 02. JOHNSON 80 This semicustom Bill Dixon design can be built with a sky lounge, an open flybridge, an aft galley and more. The standard layout has four staterooms. 03. MANGUSTA OCEANO NAMASTÉ Built in steel and aluminum, this yacht has a range of more than 4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots, giving her the ability to cross oceans.…

PRE-DAWN RAIN FADED as the sun split the horizon in Cannes, France. The late summer’s bright light reflected off the Riva 66’ Ribelle’s sapphire-blue hull, illuminating the deep hue at quayside. It was an ocean blue, the kind of color I only see when I’m cruising off shore, where the fathom depths have commas. It was opulent. And it set the stage for all that followed on this sporty cruiser built in Sarnico, Italy. ¶ The 66’s lines, inspired by the builder’s 76’ Perseo, have movement. The yacht seems to run while sitting still. This visual accomplishment is in part thanks to an aggressive bow design. Her entry is like a fillet knife: fine and honed to teach the sea a lesson when it acts up. Gleaming stainless-steel rails wrap…

THE FERRETTI YACHTS 670 is an important model. Not only is it the last of the Italian builder’s range renewals, but it’s also the first to be designed by Filippo Salvetti. ¶ We’re not talking revolution at this stage, he says. The yacht is more of an evolution. Cues to Ferretti’s past and future are evident. ¶ Externally, the hull sides and windows have cleaner, sharper edges than we’re used to seeing on Ferretti builds. Internally, the spaces are more generous, and there is an even richer feeling than usual, moving Ferretti ever deeper into the luxury zone. ¶ As for performance, she is pure Ferretti. I got aboard Hull No. 1 straight out of the box for her first sea trial at the Cannes Yachting Festival. She’s offered with twin…

THE SAILING BOOSTER System (SBS) is the latest technological advancement to promise steadier performance on the water. The system employs two outward-facing, L-shaped hydrofoils — one port, one starboard — that increase vessel speed, safety and comfort using an electronic control box (the system’s brains), hydraulic cylinders and helm-mounted control panels. ¶ “The calculations, prototype, sea trials, tank tests and design took a lot of time and effort,” says Manoel Chaves, SBS’s inventor and the owner of MCP Yachts, which is building Flying Ahead Time, a 79-foot aluminum performance-cruising yacht with SBS foils. “The difficult [part] is always finding a client to invest in the idea.” ¶ Unlike the foils aboard recent America’s Cup yachts, SBS won’t lift Flying Ahead Time out of the brine, but instead is designed to…

01. THE BASE PLATE It’s made of gold-leaf carbon fiber and sized to display. The dimensions are 15 inches by 16½ inches. The machine’s height is just over 13 inches. 02. LIQUOR DISPENSER Need an extra boost with that shot of caffeine? The silver-colored “grappa tank” is topped with an amethyst that’s surrounded by diamonds. 03. BEJEWELED CUPS As if a morning cup of espresso weren’t precious enough, note the gold handles on the cups. The detailing is amethyst and diamonds.…

IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE AN impression at the Monaco Yacht Show. Port Hercules is studded with so much glitz and glimmer that it’s hard for even some of the megayachts to stand out. And yet the Brabus Shadow 800 by Axopar managed to do just that, at only 36 feet 9 inches length overall. ¶ Brabus is a German aftermarket company that makes supercars even more, well, super. Brabus specializes in Mercedes and Maybach cars, and the company recently delved into the marine world in partnership with the Finnish builder Axopar. ¶ Axopar is known for fast, nimble vessels. The builder is not much for frills, which is exactly what makes this partnership so enticing. When you combine Axopar’s no-nonesenseness with German auto luxury, the result is quite…

VIEWS. TAKE ONE LOOK at the Ocean Alexander 90R, and it’s easy see that connecting those on board with the water was a design priority for the builder and its longtime collaborator, yacht designer Evan K. Marshall. ¶ The views start in the beach club, which has a sliding-glass, weather-tight door as well as glass overhead. Guests can take in the aquamarine scene after a dip off the full-beam swim platform, or they can gaze at the stars above after dinner. An L-shaped settee, wet bar, fridge and ice maker are here too. And, of course, the space is air-conditioned. ¶ Next, note the cut-down bulwarks amidships, allowing guests at the dining table inside to look out the sole-to-ceiling windows and enjoy uninterrupted vistas during meals. ¶ Then there’s the…

SUNSEEKER’S MANHATTAN 60 had a dashing, sporty aesthetic. The flybridge yacht seemed more express cruiser in profile and had an open floor plan with two salon lounge sections. The forward area with two curved settees had a passageway in between, leading to the single-seat helm to starboard. The aft seating had a table that opened for formal dining. ¶ Belowdecks were three staterooms, including a full-beam master and three heads. ¶ At press time, we found 11 Manhattan 60s for sale, ranging from $753,000 to $1.45 million. FROM THE ARCHIVE “With the wind blowing at 25 knots, it was a good day to test the seagoing ability. … Even in the strong winds, low-speed handling was positive and true, aided considerably by the powerful bow thruster. The 900 hp MAN…

WHEN DESIGNERS AT HUCKINS YACHT penned a 36-footer back in 1936, they probably couldn’t even dream of it becoming the basis for what the builder is doing today. And yet here are those same lines reimagined more than 80 years later — with classic styling nods from the stanchions to the vents in the side windows — being offered in composite construction with the owner’s choice of hybrid or outboard power. ¶ The first hull of the Huckins Sportsman 38 is scheduled to be under construction as you read this, with the yacht’s debut planned for the Newport International Boat Show in September. The Sportsman 38 will be the first model from the builder available with a hybrid propulsion package: twin 380 hp Cummins QSB 6.7s for a top-end above…

HERE’S THE BIG QUESTION: How on earth is it possible to choose only 240 pages’ worth of material when discussing one of the most successful yacht-design firms in modern history, one that has produced more than 7,400 designs from its offices in the Netherlands? ¶ That’s what the team behind the book Yacht Design by Vripack has done, offering a rare look not only at interior and exterior designs that have come off Vripack drafting tables since Dick Boon penned the firm’s first wooden sailboat in 1961, but also giving an insider’s explanation of engineering and naval architecture that have gone into many of the designs since then. Readers can forge a new understanding of the company’s creative process, as well as note plenty of ideas for yachts they might…

THE AWARDS WERE anything but small, and they came back-to-back-to-back-to-back. ¶ First, at ICAST, the world’s largest sport-fishing trade show, Garmin’s Panoptix LiveScope took home the Best Electronics Award. Then the sonar system won the Best in Show Award, with Bassmaster Elite Series and Garmin pro Fred Roumbanis announcing, “Never before have you been able to tell what species of fish you are looking at like this.” ¶ And the fishermen weren’t the only ones impressed with what they could see on the screen. Electronics experts couldn’t geek out fast enough once they saw it. Panoptix LiveScope also took home the NMEA Technology Award from the National Marine Electronics Association — and earned Garmin itself a nod as no less than Manufacturer of the Year. “LiveScope is the first and…

TRAUMATIC. That’s how Ann E. McHorney, owner of Select Yachts, describes being on the receiving end of the 2017 hurricane season. With offices on Sint Maarten and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, her charter company also has had a front-row view of the recovery — and on Sint Maarten, she says, the charter buzz is vastly improved. ¶ “Demand is way up,” she says. “A lot of people didn’t charter last year. We have people who need to get their Caribbean fix.” ¶ While many charter yachts moved to the southern Caribbean last year to avoid the storm-torn northern islands, this year more of them are expected to stay in the traditional hot spots, including Sint Maarten. As of late October, McHorney says, all 45 yachts in her fleet were already…

THANKS TO NEW technology and marine-focused manufacturing, the evolution of diesel outboards may finally be coming to a head. ¶ When it comes to propelling larger boats, diesel as a fuel source wins against gasoline every time. But for many types of smaller boats with smaller motors, today’s lighter, faster-revving gasoline outboards make more sense. Many owners of diesel-powered yachts have tenders and toys that run on gasoline, which means carrying multiple fuels in multiple tanks, with the accompanying multiple challenges. ¶ There should be, could be, would be a simple solution: diesel outboards. Yet diesel has never caught on in the outboard market, and with few exceptions, it hasn’t been an option. ¶ Until now. ¶ Not one, but two manufacturers are introducing high-horsepower engines — the Cox and…