Boating & Water Sports

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – Prestige is Jeanneau’s brand for premium quality power yachts. Now, for the first time in 37 years, the French boat manufacturers have built a power catamaran. Looking at the new Prestige M48from the side, you wouldn’t know that she has a double hull. Yet this impression is deliberate. Outwardly, the new model looks similar to the other three product lines with their classic hulls, but it features a sumptuous 130 square metres of usable space over a length of 14.5 metres and a beam of 6 metres.

These dimensions are perfect for the target group that has been identified in a market research study commissioned by Prestige: people who believe that plenty of space, on-board comfort, cost-effectiveness and stability are a bit more important than a traditional shape.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – The Jeanneau DB/43 marks the launch of a new cruiser line by these French boat builders. The 13.1-metre yacht provides ample space on board and is therefore more than just a boat for the day, even though this is suggested by the letters DB for Day Boat – a term that was last used by Jeanneau in the 1980s. Now DB is back again, designed by Jeanneau’s in-house designer Camillo Garroni.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – The Targa line from the UK boat builders Fairline has been inspiring the premium sector for a decade and a half now. The new Fairline Targa 40 builds on the success of the Targa 38. It’s a great combination of speed, comfort and design at the highest level – thanks to British engineering and Italian aesthetics.

The hardtop with its electric sunroof, a fold-out starboard balcony, a sunbathing area on the foredeck and an open cockpit all add up to a striking impression. The extensive floor-to-ceiling glazing of the salon ensures that the Fairline Targa 40 is bathed in natural daylight, giving passengers an unobstructed view of the sea.

Below deck, the master cabin offers 1.98 meters of headroom, and the two guest beds can be pushed together to form a double bed. The tender garage has enough space for a 2.3-metre dinghy.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – German premiere for a big one: The Beneteau Grand Trawler 62 is coming to Düsseldorf and has a very clear target group: experienced water travellers (including former sailors) who don’t want to waste too much time looking around, but who just want to take it easy and discover new things. This 18.9-metre cruiser is seaworthy and just right for them.

The 62-foot trawler is available with a choice of three or four cabins, and each cabin has an ensuite bathroom. Even the two six-cylinder engines in the stern don’t have space problems. If this was a hotel, the master cabin alone would easily qualify as a presidential suite. The upper floor is laid out as a veranda, so that only a sun canopy separates the captain and the swimmers from the elements. The foredeck, too, has a secluded little sun deck with a double lounger as a hide-away.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – Whenever Axopar Boats and Brabus Marine work together, there are plenty of superlatives, and their joint product premieres at boot Düsseldorf are almost legendary by now. The launch of the Brabus Shadow 900 Deep Blue Signature Edition on Majorca met with enormous enthusiasm and will soon be followed by a new version of the Axopar 37-based boat: the Brabus Shadow 900 Stealth Green Signature Edition.

In all of Brabus’ projects, the company aims to achieve a “one-second wow” factor, whether it’s a car, a motorbike, a watch or a boat, and so this superboat has been enhanced by numerous top-notch details, e.g. her unmistakable, meticulous paintwork, Sunrise upholstery and cool interior design. The boat can easily reach over 60 knots and is one of the best boats in the market in terms of handling and performance.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – The Absolute 52 Fly is Italian design at its best. With this 52-foot boat, the Italian boat builders have expanded their current flybridge fleet. The newcomer is said to have all the essential features of her sister vessel, the Absolute 72 Fly, which is 20 feet longer. This includes a flybridge with an integrated terrace, a large stern terrace on the main deck, a generously sized foredeck and three spacious double cabins below deck.

Larger-than-average window surfaces, a three-part sliding door and a glazed rear wall of the cockpit allow plenty of light into the interior of this 16.76-metre power yacht. The saloon offers a 360-degree panorama view. The windows can be opened electrically, and air conditioning is standard in this class.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 19, 2023 – Participating in this year’s 50th Anniversary Speed Week, held at Coniston Water in Cumbria, Cox Marine has achieved the industry’s first ever Diesel Outboard World* Speed Record.

The Cox Marine team and their vessel Pegasus, surpassed their own three prior speed records, recorded earlier this week, to clinch a coveted World Record title, for World’s fastest Diesel outboard* on Thursday 3rd November achieving an average speed of 62.27mph.

Measured across a kilometre long course requiring a flying start, Pegasus, a 21ft Hallett Vector, piloted by experienced powerboat racer Adam Brown, was required to travel the course’s distances in both directions, within an hour to minimise any potential wind advantage. With official Water Speed Record timekeepers’ oversight, both time and the speed in both directions, are recorded and then averaged over the two runs constituting the final speed.