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Inflatable boats, motor boats and also sailing boats, Bimini Tops are important on any model of boat. They will help you to repair from the sun while you are at the see and they will beautify your boat. But how to choose a Bimini Top and how should we take the measurements? Herewith we would like to give you some suggestions. But let’s go step by step! How to choose a B...

“We saw an opportunity to create a great customer experience with an electric pontoon boat,” Dan Nicholson, VP of global electrification, controls, software and electronic hardware, told Trade Only Today. “It’s in line with GM’s vision for the future — zero crashes, zero congestion and zero emissions.” Nicholson said unveiling the boat with the propulsion system v...

The 11.85 metre yacht sees the yard “return to its performance roots”, Sunseeker said, and “draw on the company’s racing heritage.” As a result, it has been designed in collaboration with Fabio Buzzi Design. The company was founded by Buzzi who himself holds 43 world speed records and 55 world championship titles.The high-performance model has a top speed of 62 knots ...

It took just nine months for the teams from Groupe Beneteau, working closely with the best partners in France, to conceive, design, develop and build this next-generation flying boat. DEMS Sarrazin Design, Noval and SEAir brought on board a range of design, technical and mechanical skills, alongside the innovation, naval architecture and product design experts from Gr...

The agreements, worth tens of millions of dollars to the NZ economy, will help keep the iconic Kiwi boat brand in front of some of the largest audiences ever to watch yacht racing. Rayglass CEO Dave Larsen says he particularly pleased with the unique agreement that has been reached between Rayglass Boats and Emirates Team New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Coastguard ...

Fishing features include a Garmin G16 package, a leaning post with a tackle center and a 32-gallon live well. Options include a 10-foot Power Pole blade and a 60-inch Minn Kota trolling motor with iPilot GPS. Stowage includes 292-quart lockers under the bow seats, and a 280-quart in-deck fishbox. The console seat has a cooler in the base, and there are 256-quart locke...

The 13.8 metre luxury performance RIB combines “versatility, performance and high-quality finishes in a single model,” the yard said, offering “enhanced manoeuvrability” and stability in extreme conditions. The yacht has top speeds exceeding 78.2 knots and is equipped with DynaStream patented proven hull design technology. It makes “the ideal RIB for people who want t...

The new facility, Plant D, was designed to build the largest boats in the Scout fleet — the the 420 LXF, the new 530 and the future model that will be between 42 and 53 feet. But perhaps the most unique thing about the facility is that it’s designed to involve customers in the build process, showing them every single option at a venue where they can touch and see them in...

At the same time, the firm was also keen to design for Ophardt’s automated production systems that employ high-precision robotic welding. For an in-depth look, see Robotopia: Aluminum Boatbuilding With Welding Robots. The collaborators’ aim was an aluminum hull with tolerances similar or even superior to those of a glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) hull. Design Challeng...

Sunseeker and MTU have announced a collaboration that will see Sunseeker’s first production hybrid launch next year. There are no details at this point as to what the boat will look like but judging by the rendering (above) the new model will slot into the Poole yard’s Yacht range. The news comes as Sunseeker teases its Project 8X concept, which will be revealed at...

The Italian builder presented its new model, the “restyled” 48 Wallytender, at the Boot Dusseldorf boat show to coincide with the announcement that Wally would become part of the Ferretti Group. Both companies were keen to emphasise that the partnership will not dilute the Wally brand, describing the 14.5 metre 48 Wallytender as carrying “all the distinctive Wally hal...

The Eelex series is fully electrically-powered and comes in two models, the 6.5m 6500 and 8m 8000 with the former debuting at this year’s Düsseldorf. X Shore founder, Konrad Bergström, values the benefits an electrical boat can bring. “X Shore boats are vanguard in technology, design and sustainability,” he said. “Once you’ve experienced the sea without noise and f...

Designed and engineered by Navatek Ltd of Hawaii, the first of the new Sea Blade series is the SBX36. The 36-foot centre console is built of fiberglass and foam core with a T-top and inflatable hypalon perimeter tube. Front Street Shipyard stated: “We’re excited to have this new partnership with Navatek Ltd,”adding that “the Sea Blade is a yacht-quality, versatile ves...

It comes as construction continues on the first Z72, which will become the yard's flagship on its launch at the end of 2018. The 22 metre yacht features exterior design handled by Cor D Rover in collaboration with Zeelander's in-house design team, which will "blend stylish appearance with some truly unique superyacht features." Meanwhile the “sophisticated but comf...

Sport utility: It’s a phrase that has been bandied about for so long, first in automobiles and now boats, that it’s been dulled by corrupted usage. Some boats (and cars and trucks) place the emphasis on “sport” with little utility value. Others are purely utilitarian, spiced with a flashy decal in hopes of seeming sporty. Pursuit, on the other hand, really gets it, an...

“The goal was to make a pontoon surf,” he said. “We have taken all the best things from a pontoon boat and merged them with a surf boat.” The result is the Montara Surf Boss, an aluminum-hulled boat that’s available in 21-, 23-and 25-foot models. The boat looks like a pontoon, but the bottom is a single proprietary hull design that was developed to handle 5,000-plus p...

Equipped with Torqeedo's 55kW Deep Blue electric motor and a modified version of the 30.5kWh lithium-ion battery used in BMW’s i3 electric city car, the eJET gets 90 minutes of range at 23kts or seven hours at 5kts, and achieves a maximum speed of 31kts. The Avon eJET 450 also carries connected capabilities allowing it to be maintained and upgraded directly through the i...

The launch of the R35 follows on from the boatbuilder recording its highest ever revenue in the history of the company in 2017 and increasing the size of its workforce by 50% over the last two and a half years. “Innovation, design, high levels of build quality and better perceived,” said Antony. “it’s all condensed into one boat, the R35. It’s about beauty and comfort...

Williams Jet Tenders has announced that it will be re-launching two of its Turbojet models at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. The jet tender specialist, which prides itself on innovation and engineering, has re-developed the Turbojet 285 and Turbojet 325 ready for 2019. Since their inception in 2005, the two models 325 have remained popular with customers and, alth...

The 65-foot Estrella from HCB Center Console Yachts will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Oct. 31. Billed as the world’s largest center console, the Estrella is powered by up to five 627-hp Seven Marine outboards. It has a master stateroom, cockpit-mounted projection TV and triple Garmin touch screens at the helm. The boat is available with a teak ...

What I love about the center console format is standing at the wheel; with my eyes high, I have a better view all around, and on my feet, I feel more athletic and ready for action. You sit in a runabout like you sit in a car. In a center console, you stand at the helm and feel nautical.The Yamaha 210 FSH Sport combines that attractive function of a center console with so...

Many an argument can be made for choosing a monohull over a multihull and vice versa. Some prefer the stability and speed of a catamaran, while others crave the pure sensations of a monohull. But what if we didn’t have to choose? What if a single boat could be both? With the Kormaran, we might soon find out. The Kormaran can function as a trimaran, catamaran or monohu...

It’s been quite a summer of product announcements for Greenline with recent news of the new NEO project and now this, the Greenline 45 Fly. With naval architecture and exterior styling by J&J Design and an interior penned by Italian Marco Casali the 45 promises to be an attractive package. There are some familiar Greenline style cues in place, like the buttresses t...

The Spark Trixx is based on the existing Spark model; it is, however, sportier and more dynamic from a functional and an aesthetic viewpoint. In order to perform more tricks on water, the Spark Trixx has a height-adjustable aluminium handlebar enabling the rider to reposition the centre of gravity. Special footwell wedges at the back of the footwells offer greater stabil...

When a brave new idea emerges in the boating world we at Motor Boat & Yachting try to maintain an air of healthy scepticism in our reports. The truth is that so few of these designs make it into mass production. However, it seems like the Quadrofoil electric jetski will be one of the few. This bold idea was met with a strong response when it was unveiled October. A...

Riva’s designers in recent years have been carefully revisiting the look of the company’s old mahogany runabouts, some of which were pretty small – they started at just 13ft and topped out at 28ft. The designers’ aim is to recapture that innocent fun and somehow translate it into the size and heft of a luxury motor yacht without simply creating an oversized retro pastic...

Greenline will mark its 10th birthday with the launch of a 36ft 5in (10.99m) sportscruiser powered by either twin petrol outboards or a pair of Torqeedo electric motors dubbed the Greenline NEO. The boat will be available in three distinct styles: Open, Hard Top and Coupe. The Open, as the name suggests, is a traditional open sportscruiser that shares a deck layout wi...

The 322Z is the stepped bottom version, with a deadrise of 22 degrees at the transom. Multiple lifting areas result in a fixed running trim angle. The bottom design and careful weight distribution gives the boat an angle of attack that produces minimum resistance between the hull bottom and the water. Sea Vee also uses four air-induction inlets linked to a central air re...

Powered by Mercury outboards, the boats have a tulip-shaped hull that deflects wakes and chop, Beneteau said in a statement. The Antares 21 takes up to a 150-hp engine, the 23-footer can be powered with a 250-hp outboard and the 27 can be rigged with up to twin 200s. Bow thrusters are one of the available options. The boats provide all of the amenities for cruising in...

This includes the Springer 510, 660, 741 and 800 MOB models which are known internationally for their excellent sea-going qualities for both offshore and inshore use, in the defence market and fisheries. Owner and General Manager Helge Hansen of Nils. S. Hansen, is pleased that Hukkelberg will not only continue the development and production of the Springer concept bu...

Sea Ray’s 270 Sundeck OB melds a sport boat’s handling and style with several layout elements of a deck boat. Powered by a single outboard, it offers shallower draft and enhanced corrosion resistance versus sterndrive power and lower sound levels underway compared with a jet. Big enough to transit open stretches of water, the 270 Sundeck OB remains trailerable. In all, i...

BRABUS Shadow 800 by Axopar, the result of an exclusive and exciting alliance between award-winning Finnish boat builder Axopar Boats Oy and BRABUS GmbH. Designed and manufactured utilizing the Finnish design know-how and German engineering talents, the latest high-performance technology and components to create best-in-class performance and one of the world’s most desir...

Recently launched by the Finnish boat builder, it provides a loa of 10.08 m, a beam of 3.25 m and can reach a top speed of 32-42 knots, with a cruising speed of 26-36 knots. Its most distinguishable feature may be its accommodations and layout, with a clear emphasis on quality natural materials. The Nordic look that doesn’t compromise practicality, thanks to features ...

RIB 350 is a motor boat with inflatable boards and the rigid aluminum hull. It is characterized by excellent seaworthiness, high speed and maneuverability. RIB 350 can be used for sea and river tours, recreation, fishing, and hunting.

The 6-meter-long sailing yacht, designed by Barcelona Yacht Design (BYD), features a fully retractable keel, which creates a variable draft between 0.45 and 1.25 meters. This allows anchoring in shallow waters and makes the Nuva MS6 transportable. The cabin offers room for two people to sleep—but the actual highlight is the extendable cockpit benches. When unfolded, t...

This boat will be the first amphibious craft every manufactured in the GCC and the first RIB in the world to have a jet drive coupled with its amphibious capacity. The Sealegs system consists of motorised, retractable and steerable wheels, powering the boat with off-water capabilities. Once fitted with the amphibious technology Sealegs, any ASIS RHIB will be able t...