Nautic Dreams

Mangusta 165

2009-04-10T19:46:00.074+02:00

The Overmarine Mangusta 165 Open sits at the top of the Mangusta line, whose range begins at 72 feet, and has the same sleek, sexy styling as her smaller siblings. Powered by triple 16V4000 MTU engines, she can reach 43 mph - an astonishing speed for a 165-foot yacht.
The vessel’s interior includes an expansive main salon with cocktail tables, a long bar, and an exceptional amount of seating. Two pop-up, back-to-back flatscreen televisions face the main salon and the adjacent dining room. Throughout the interior, a combination of neutral fabrics and dark woodwork conveys an elegance that is often lost in more minimalist designs. Outside, the Mangusta 165’s aft deck covers a garage that contains tenders and toys and opens hydraulically at the push of a button.

Technical Specifications:

LOA: 165 ft (49.90 m)
Beam: 30 ft 18 in (9.20 m)
Draft: 5 ft 25 in (1.60 m)
Engines: 3x 4556 hp MTU 16V4000 M93
Transmissions: 2x Kamewa 80S3 + 1x Kamewa Booster 71B3
Max Speed: 37 knots
Fuel: 10,657 gallons (40,000 liters)
Water: 1,065 gallons (4,000 liters)
Material: Fiberglass (GRP)
Laden Weight: 295 tons

Accommodations
Layout and Interior can be chosen by client
Galley: Upon Request
Electronics: Upon Request
Electrical: Upon Request
Deck: Upon Request

Available: 2008 / 2009
Builder: Overmarine / Rodriguez Group SA
Designer: Mangusta
Current Price: EUR 29,500,000 (US$ 39,037,350)

Rodriguez Group Head Office
Sales and Marketing
Boulevard de la Croisette
Port Canto (bureau I) - 06400 Cannes - France
Tel : (33) 04 93 43 99 33
Fax : (33) 04 93 43 11 89

Sales and Development Manager: Richard Dixon
rdixon@rodriguezgroup.com

Sales and Production Manager: Christopher Dixon
cdixon@rodriguezgroup.com

www.rodriguezgroup.com
www.overmarine.it

Sunseeker Predator 92 Sport

2009-04-05T15:55:00.033+02:00

With a choice of drive systems and an exhilarating open-air helm position, the Predator 92 Sport delivers a thrilling performance. It also incorporates the very latest technology. There are four guest cabins (all en suite) and crew quarters for four.

Technical specifications

Length overall (LOA) - incl. pulpit and platform: 92 ft 4 in / 28.15 m
Length waterline - at half load: 68 ft 10 in / 20.99 m
Beam - maximum: 20 ft 10 in / 6.34 m
Height above waterline: 21 ft 4 in / 6.50 m
Draft (@ full load): 6 ft 6 in / 1.98 m
Displacement - at half load: 145,064 lb / 65,800 kg
Fuel Capacity: 2245 US gal / 1870 GB gal / 8500 L
Fresh water capacity - incl. hot water tanks: 396 US gal / 330 GB gal / 1500 L
Propulsion: Twin FP props in semi tunnel or Twin Arneson surface drives
Engine options: up to 4868 PS (total)
Fuel options: Diesel
Maximum speed: up to 36 knots
Generators: 2 x 28kW @ 60Hz (US) / 2 x 23kW @ 50Hz (Euro)
Cruising speed: up to 23 knots
Range: up to 450 nautical miles

Standard Features
Aft cockpit
Aft fixed bench seating
Battery switches: in locker
Electric ceramic griddle
Engine room access hatch
Ensign staff & socket
Fire extinguisher: in locker
Hydraulic telescopic gangway
Icemaker
L-shaped seating area: on starboard side
Low-level courtesy lights: 24v
Overhead cockpit lights: 24v
Pair marine speakers: connected to flybridge CD/radio system in deck saloon
Refrigerator
Self draining
Sliding patio doors: leading to deck saloon
Stairs: to flybridge w/ teak treads
Stern capstan winches (2) & fairleads: 24v
Stern safety gates
Teak table: w/ folding leaves on GRP base
Teak-laid cockpit floor
Wetbar: on port side w/ sink

Aft crew cabin
Air conditioning
Door: to galley/crew mess
Double AC socket
Fitted carpet
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & curtain
Radio/CD player: w/ 2 speakers
Reading lights: 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Telephone point: (outboard shelf)
Twin berths: w/ foam mattresses

Bathing platform
Dockside AC connection (1): 100 amp Glendinning cablemaster (US specification only)
Dockside AC connection sockets (2): 63 amp (Euro specification only)
Fold out swimming ladder: stainless steel
Fresh water marina connection
Hand-held swimming shower: hot & cold
Stairs: to aft cockpit w/ teak treads
Teak-laid platform: (Optional Hydraulic Platform (shaft drive only) or Optional Crane required to launch tender)
Telephone marina connection

Boat covers
Flybridge instrument cover
Windscreen sun screen

Crew toilet/shower room
Door: to crew mess area
Extractor fan
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Mirrored vanity unit
Shaver socket: 240/110v
Shower: w/ door
Tecma toilet: 24v
Washbasin

Deck
Anchor chain: (100 m) 14 mm diameter (galvanised)
Automatic fresh water chain wash
Bow plate: stainless steel
Bow roller: stainless steel w/ anchor stop
Bow seat & sunbathing pad
Chain locker & fender stowage
Curved safety glass windscreen: direct glazed
Electric winch & capstan: w/ foredeck controls
Fender tie bar: under anchor locker lid
Fresh water deckwash: w/ outlets forward & aft
Fresh water filler
Fuel fillers: port & starboard
Galvanised anchor: 80 kg
IMCO navigation lights
Low-level courtesy lights: on side decks 24v
Pair of bow cleats & fairleads
Pair stern cleats & fairleads
Pantograph windscreen wipers & washers
Pulpit & cockpit rails
Remote controlled spotlight: at bow
Skylight: from VIP stateroom
Spring cleats (3 pairs): w/ chafing bars
Stainless steel fittings
Teak laid sidedecks
U-shaped seating area: w/ table

Deck saloon & dining
42" Flatscreen television: on rise & fall
Air conditioning
Coffee table
Control head: for flybridge CD/radio system
DVD/CD/radio entertainment system: surround sound
Dining table
Double AC sockets
Drinks cabinet: w/ glassware stowage for (8) {(8) champagne, (8) whisky, (1) decanter}
Fitted carpet
Free-standing dining chairs (8)
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
I-Pod docking station: connected to surround sound system
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Side opening door: to port side deck
Side windows: w/ blind
Skylights: in forward ceiling area
Sliding patio door: stainless steel framed, to aft cockpit w/ curtains & tie back
Sofa seating: on starboard side w/ scatter cushions
Staircase aft: leading to crew quarters
Staircase forward: leading to accommodation area
Table lamp
Telephone point: (aft port side)

Electrical system
AC sockets: throughout the boat
Alternator split charging system
Battery charger: 95 amp for 24v circuit
Battery charger: 20 amp for 12v circuit
DC electrical system: 24v & 12v w/ full circuit breaker protection
Dockside AC connection (1): 100 amp Glendinning cablemaster (USA specification only)
Dockside AC connection sockets (2): 63 amp (Euro specification only)
Domestic batteries (4): 24v circuit
Engine batteries (8): 24v circuit
Fire detection system: w/ monitoring panel in wheelhouse
Generator batteries (2): 12v circuit
Hand light & cable: 24v
Immersion heaters (2): 2 kw for calorifier
Kohler 23 kw generators (2): (Euro specification only) slow speed w/ underwater silent exhaust
Kohler 28 kw generators (2): (Euro specification only) slow speed w/ underwater silent exhaust
Remote battery switches: controlled from locker in cockpit

Engine compartment & ancillaries
Automatic bilge pump (1): (in each watertight compartment)
Automatic fire extinguisher: w/ engine/generator & fan shutdown
Automatic flood pump (1): (in each watertight compartment)
Extractor fans AC (2)
Manual bilge pump
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Separate fuel filters: w/ water alarms

Flybridge
Acrylic deflecting spray screen
Cool chest
Deckwash outlet
Low-level flybridge lighting: 24v
Marine speakers (2 pairs): connected to CD/radio in deck saloon
Radar arch structure
Safety rails: stainless steel aft
Seating areas
Self draining cockpit: w/ non-slip finish
Stairs: leading from aft cockpit
Storage lockers: under seating

Flybridge helm position
Bench seat
Depth & speed multi display
Drive indicators: (Arneson drive option only)
Duplicate engine throttle controls
Horn control
Hydraulic steering
Instrument cover
Manual compass
Radio/CD remote keypad
Rudder indicator: (shaft drive option only)
Trim tab control
VHF second station
Waterproof plug & socket: 12v

Forward VIP en suite
Acrylic shower door
Air conditioning outlet
Door: to stateroom
Extractor fan
Granite vanity top & flooring
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Hot & cold water
Mirrored vanity unit
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & venetian blind
Separate shower compartment
Shaver socket: 240/110v
Shelved cupboard
Taps & accessories: (toothbrush & glass holder, soap dish, towel rails & towels)
Tecma toilet: 24v
Washbasin

Forward VIP stateroom
42" LCD flatscreen television
Air conditioning
Bedside lights: 24v
DVD/CD player: w/ 2 speakers
Door: to en-suite toilet/shower room
Double AC socket
Double berth
Drawers: in berth
Dressing table: w/ stool
Feature windows
Fitted carpet
Foam mattress: for berth
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Skylight
Storage: beneath berth
Telephone points (2): (port bedside & dressing table)

Forward crew cabin
Air conditioning
Door: to galley/crew mess
Double AC socket
Fitted carpet
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & curtain
Radio/CD player: w/ 2 speakers
Reading lights: 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Telephone point: (outboard shelf)
Twin berths: w/ foam mattresses

Helm position
12v Socket
Access: to deck door (starboard side)
Analogue engine instrumentation
Autopilot
Carbon fibre effect steering wheel
Chart stowage area
Console: w/ carbon fibre effect fascia
Depth & speed display
Double AC sockets
Drive indicators: (Arneson drive option only)
Fire extinguisher
Fresh-water gauge
Fuel gauge
Helm seats (3)
Horn control
Hydraulic power steering
Main control panel: (AC/DC) w/ generators control
Manual compass
Monitoring panel: for fire detection system
Radar/chartplotter: w/ GPS (2 displays)
Remote spotlight control
Rudder indicator: (shaft drive option only)
Screen demister
Switch panels
Telephone points (2)
Trim tab controls
VHF radio dual station
Windscreen wipers: w/ washers

Hull & Deck
Balsa/PVC foam cored topsides: skinned w/ stitched multi-axials
Gel coat: including stripes
Longitudinally stiffened: w/ foam formers over-laminated w/ stitched multi-axials
PVC foam cored deck
Stitched multi-axial single skin hull bottom
Transversely stiffened: w/ GRP ringframes, marine ply & sandwich bulkheads
Vinyester skin coat: w/ powder bound mat

Lower deck lobby
AC socket
Bilge access hatches
Doors: to guest cabins
Fitted carpet
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Staircase: leading from deck saloon

Master aft stateroom
2-Seater settee
42" LCD flatscreen television
Air conditioning
Bedside lights: 24v
Bedside units: w/ storage
DVD/CD/radio entertainment system: w/ 2 speakers & sub-woofer
Door: to en suite toilet/shower room & walk-in wardrobe
Double AC socket
Double berth
Drawers: in base sides
Dressing table: w/ mirror & low-back chair
Fitted carpet
Foam mattress: for berth
Halogen overhead lights: 24v
Large feature windows
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Storage: beneath berth
Table lamps (2)
Telephone points (2): (dressing table & standard bedside table)

Master stateroom en suite
Acrylic door
Air conditioning outlet
Bidet
Door: to stateroom
Extractor fan
Granite vanity top & flooring
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Mirrors
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & venetian blind
Separate shower compartment
Shaver socket: 240/110v
Taps & accessories: (toothbrush & glass holder, soap dish, towel rails & towels)
Tecma toilet: 24v
Twin washbasins: w/ hot & cold water

Master stateroom walk-in wardrobe
Door: to stateroom
Drawers
Fitted carpet
Full-length mirror
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Hanging rails
Shelves

Miscellaneous
Boat hook
Fenders (8)
Mooring ropes (6)
Spare bulbs & fuses
Tool kit
Towels: 1 set per person
Vacuum cleaner

Port guest cabin
20" LCD flatscreen television
Air conditioning
Bedside unit: w/ storage
Doors: to en suite & lobby
Double AC sockets
Fitted carpet
Foam mattresses: for berths
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Opening portholes: w/ mosquito screen & blind
Reading lights (2): 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Single berths (2)
Telephone point: (beside bedside table)
Under berth stowage
Wardrobe

Port guest cabin en suite
Acrylic shower door
Air conditioning outlet
Door: to guest cabin
Extractor fan
Granite vanity top & flooring
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Mirrored vanity unit
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & venetian blind
Separate shower compartment
Shaver socket: 240/110v
Shelved cupboard
Taps & accessories: (toothbrush & glass holder, soap dish, towel rails & towels)
Tecma toilet: 24v
Washbasin

Standard Features
Built to European specification: 220v single phase 50Hz
Built to USCG regulations: 220v/110v single phase 60Hz

Starboard guest cabin
20" LCD flatscreen television
Air conditioning
Bedside unit: w/ storage
DVD/CD player: w/ 2 speakers
Doors: to en suite & lobby
Double AC socket
Fitted carpet
Foam mattresses: for berths
Halogen overhead lights: 24v
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & curtains
Reading lights (2): 24v
Sensor: connected to fire detection system
Single berths (2)
Telephone point: (beside bedside table)
Under berth stowage
Wardrobe

Starboard guest cabin en suite
Acrylic shower door
Air conditioning outlet
Door: to guest cabin
Extractor fan
Granite vanity top & flooring
Halogen overhead lighting: 24v
Mirrored vanity unit
Opening porthole: w/ mosquito screen & venetian blind
Separate shower compartment
Shaver socket: 240/110v
Shelved cupboard
Taps & accessories: (toothbrush & glass holder, soap dish, towel rails & towels)
Tecma toilet: 24v
Washbasin

Superstructure
Gel coat
PVC foam cored & skinned: w/ stitched multi-axials
Stiffened: w/ foam formers overlaminated w/ stitched multi-axials

Systems
Black waste water tank: discharging to dockside or overboard (24v) macerator pump
Calorifiers (2): 150 L, each w/ (2) 2 kw immersion heaters
Chilled water air conditioning system: (reverse cycle)
Fresh water tank: w. electric sending unit
Fresh-water pressure system: 24v DC
Grey waste water sump: w/ overboard discharge (24v)
Hot water circulating pump
Hydraulic power steering: on gearbox
Tecma toilets: (24v) w/ control (incorporating tank level indication)
Toilets: discharging overboard or to black water tank
Washbasins, showers, air conditioning fan units: discharging to grey waste sump

Underwater gear
Antifouling
Arneson option
Bronze P-brackets
Bronze rudders & struts: high-perfomance
Direct gear drive: through Arneson surface drives
Dripless shaft logs: w/ spare seals
Full cathodic bonding system: to zinc anodes
Hydraulic bow thruster: 30 hp
Hydraulic stern thruster: 30 hp
Hydraulic trim tabs
NAB bronze propellers: 5-blade
Seacocks: on all underwater fittings
Seawater strainers (2): main engines & generators
Shaft option
Temet 25 shafts: stainless steel

Options - US specification includes
US Coast Guard build regulations
US specification appliances
Upgraded generator

Price: from £3.34 million incl. VAT (April 2009)

Contact: Sunseeker Sales Group
Tel: 44 (0)1202 666060
http://www.sunseeker.com/

Pershing 115

2009-04-04T21:14:00.079+02:00

This 35 metre long maxi yacht, conceived by yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni and built by great commitment and passionate team work is the largest vessel ever built by the Ancona-based boatyard. The result is thrilling: truly innovative technical and style solutions, refined elegance in every detail and extraordinary performance. The yacht itself includes all the qualities of innovation, comfort, performance, design and class that have made Pershing a world wide leader in the open yacht sector. At the same time, the Pershing 115 also has numerous original features. The far bow area is furnished with a semi-circular sofa and a table that can be lowered to sitting height, so that the area can become a single sunbathing deck protected by a sliding bimini top. The huge upper sunbathing deck is also a total innovation. Carefully designed to guarantee complete privacy, here you can relax in complete privacy, far from prying eyes. The roomy cockpit can be used both during the day and in the evening as the vast covered area is equipped with chairs, an extendable table, a mobile bar and a spacious solarium.

Technical specifications:

Available: 2006
Engine: 2x 3,700 hp MTU 16V 4000 diesel with waterjet
Optional Power: 2x 3,700 hp MTU 16V 4000 diesels + 1x 5,100 hp TF 50 gas turbine
Transmission: KaMeWa waterjets MOD. 71SII
Gear Reduction: 1:2, 241
LOA: 115 ft 1 in
LWL: 92 ft 3 in
Depth under propellers (draft): 4 ft 5
Deadrise: 15 degrees
Maximum beam: 23 ft 7 in
Maxmimum speed: 42 knots
Laden displacement: 133 tons (294,560 lbs)
Unladen displacement: 114 tons
Fuel: 16500 ltr (4,359 gals)
Water: 3000 ltr (793 gals)
Cabins: 4
Crew cabins: 3
Bathrooms: 6
People on board: 22

Naval Architect: Ferretti Engineering / Fulvio De Simoni
Interior Design: Fulvio De Simoni / Pershing

Pershing Yachts
Viale Marche, 2/4
61030 Castelvecchio, Italy
http://www.pershing-yacht.com/

Pershing 115 reviews:
Review 1 - It's A Gas

Review 1 - Pershing 115 - It's A Gas

2009-04-01T02:56:00.000+02:00

The sumptuous Pershing 115 adds a $3.5 million turbine for some serious go-fast.

The life of a boat tester has its ups and downs. You might travel a thousand miles to take a new boat to sea for a trial, and then things turn sour. The weather might not cooperate or something on the engine fails, and you come home empty-handed. So you can imagine my disappointment when I arrived in Fano, on the east coast of Italy, to test something very special, a 115-footer with over 12,000 hp, and found the wind blowing at more than 25 knots. Another wasted journey, I thought.

What I had not appreciated was that this Pershing 115 is a very capable sea boat. "No problem was the reaction from skipper Darren, so off we went into six-foot waves. Indeed, the boat showed a remarkable disdain for the conditions, although these seas would not allow us to use the full speed potential of this superyacht. A disappointment, but a pleasure to save until later.

When I went out in the prototype 115 last year, it was fitted with just a pair of 3,700 hp MTU diesels, but even then the top speed was a very creditable 42 knots, seriously fast for a 115-footer. This latest version is the first one to be fitted with a 5,000 hp gas turbine to supplement the two big diesels, boosting the speed up to an amazing 55 knots. Imagine 130 tons of boat traveling at close to 65 mph—now that is seriously, seriously fast.

This high top speed isn't the only thing that's exciting about the 115. Take the outside color for a start. Pershing has been the pioneer of some innovative modern color schemes, using silver and dark blue. But this boatbuilder has gone one step further with this version: The whole exterior is finished in a metallic silver. You are certainly not going to miss this one in the marina.

Color aside, the gas turbine version looks just like the regular 115 with diesel power, which was disappointing. After all, the gas turbine option adds a cool $3.5 million to the price of the yacht, and for that kind of money, I would want some external signs that my yacht was something extra special. Even the turbine exhaust, usually a very distinctive feature of turbine boats, exits under water so there is no sign of it. There isn't even a GT (gas turbine) after the name, although Pershing says that it could be added, if you want it.

Whatever your feelings about the proportion of form to function, you are getting a lot of boat for your bucks with this very special 115. Here is performance that is going to take you past virtually everything else on the water. What really impressed me is how very exciting a sea-going yacht this is. We were running 30 knots in six-foot head seas and there wasn't even enough movement to spill my coffee. Sure, there was a slight amount of slamming as the waves hit the chines, but the bow did not move up and down more than a couple of feet against the horizon. Now that's impressive.

I cannot recall ever coming across such a combination of excellent rough-sea performance and high speed. Having crossed the Atlantic under power more than a couple of times, I know size counts when it comes to rough seas, but I did not expect anything quite as good as this. Even running downwind, which is so often the Achilles' heel of fast boats, the performance was just as good, and you could adjust the speed to match the waves for a very comfortable ride. Going this way, 40 knots was a comfortable speed.

Being a Pershing, this yacht is more than just a power package to admire. For instance, another innovation on this version of the 115 is a flybridge. On the prototype the upstairs was simply a very private sun pad, but Pershing has converted it into a full-fledged control station with three helm seats plus a sun bed and loungers behind. Riding up here at speed is a real wind-in-your-hair experience; it is also here that you find the joystick control system that combines water jets and engines to give point-and-go maneuvering. The only snag is that the visibility astern is not very good, which you need when berthing this monster yacht.

Down below, the controls are slightly more conventional. The captain sits with a control panel on each side of his seat, with one diesel engine controller on each. These are point-and-go to a certain extent, but you control each engine individually. From here, the 115 handles like a dream. You can park it with confidence, even in a strong side wind, the powerful bowthruster helping considerably. Facing you is a galaxy of screens with the two center ones for navigation and the two on each side monitoring the engines and controlling the auxiliary systems. It is a lot to keep your eye on when traveling at high speed.

The turbine has its own throttle and control panel, though you can only use this once the boat is traveling at over 20 knots. This is because you have to open a flap that covers the exhaust in the transom, and if you do this at slower speeds, water might run back up the pipe and swamp the turbines, which could be an expensive mistake. Once the turbine is fired up, it then can be clutched in to its own water jet, one that is for thrust only, with no steering or reverse.

Each engine drives through its own Rolls Royce water jet, an installation that breaks new ground by having the jet intakes molded into the hull. Normally the intakes would be fabricated from stainless steel, but because these molded fiberglass intakes are integral with the hull, they give a smoother water flow to the jet, which improves efficiency. Steering with the jets is very quick and precise. The reverse gear is all you might want, but don't engage it with the turbine running.
As for the rest of the boat, it is impeccably styled, in what might be termed a classical modern look. The interior can be customized to quite a high degree, as was evident in the differences between the one I tested last year and this one. The wood paneling is in straight-grain oak with horizontal stainless steel strip inserts. This metallic is continued in the heads with some stainless steel mosaic and decking, but overall this is a restful, quiet interior—quite a contrast to the exciting performance. The half-height space below and forward of the helm has been used to create a study and TV room. Then there is the usual arrangement of two twins and a VIP cabin plus the full-width master stateroom.

The deck saloon features light cream settees arranged in a circle, with the dining area forward of this. Outside in the cockpit you have another dining area and then a huge sun bed. Another sun bed is on the coach roof above the Jet Ski garage with an additional table and general seating, so you have a lot of options for dining and socializing. The main layout is fully dramatic, but there has also been considerable attention given to small details. For instance, the anchors are enclosed behind doors to maintain the uncluttered lines of the hull.

Pershing has built turbine boats before, and anyone with a long memory will remember Yellow Fly, a 72 Pershing that appeared at the Miami Boat Show some years ago. Tilli Antonelli, the boss of Pershing, describes this new boat as "the best Pershing we have ever built. I certainly have to agree with him about that. I cannot think of a yacht that has had me so excited as this beauty, which is right at the cutting edge of modern fast-yacht technology.

This 115 really is a magnificent motoryacht, combining superb comfort with a performance that is nearly out of this world. Of course, this combination does not come cheap, yet I find it hard to believe that any prospective owner is going to be satisfied with the diesel-powered version once he has been to sea in this one. I am starting to save my pennies, though I fear I have a long, long way to go.

http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article.jsp?ID=21015201

By Dag Pike
Originally published: december, 2005
Contact: MarineMax, www.marinemax.com