Stars of the Show
Don’t miss these 27 boats dockside at the 2014 Palm Beach International Boat Show.
By Christopher White
LOA: 43’8″
Power: 2/225-hp Volvo Penta D4 diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 15 knots
Location: Ramp 5; slips 575-576
Aquila 44
The new Aquila 44 features an innovative interior design that boasts three staterooms, two equally sized VIP cabins in the port and starboard hulls, and a full-beam master forward that takes advantage of the cat’s 21-foot beam resulting in a massive stateroom for a 44-foot boat. www.aquilaboats.com
LOA: 45’9″
Power: 2/370-hp Volvo Penta IPS500s
Cruise Speed: 24 knots
Location: Ramp 9; slips 901-914,929-932
Prestige 450 S
The new Prestige 450 S has slick styling and an ergonomic layout—the master stateroom lives amidships, with a large walkaround queen-size berth and plenty of headroom, while the forepeak stateroom features versatile sleeping arrangements.
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LOA: 34’3″
Power: 2/260-hp Yanmar 6BY2 diesel inboards paired w/ 2/Hamilton 242 Jet Drives
Cruise Speed: 29 knots
Location: Ramp 9; slips 924-926
Hinckley Talaria 34
The 34 is the latest and smallest in Hinckley’s popular Talaria line. She has a shallow, Bahamas-friendly draft of only 22 inches and boasts a top speed of 32 knots.
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LOA: 27’3″
Power: 2/200-hp Yamaha F200 four-stroke outboards
Cruise Speed: 40 knots
Location: Ramp 10; slips 1041-1046
Everglades 255 CC
The Everglades 255 CC is a rugged and capable center console, equally well suited for cruising to your favorite anchorage for a sunset with family and friends as it is for slicing through the waves to head for the fishing grounds.
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LOA: 32’3″
Power: 2/250-hp Mercury Verado outboards
Cruise Speed: 30 knots
Location: Ramp 9; slip 917
San Juan 32R RIB
The 32R RIB from San Juan Yachts, the company’s first foray into the hard-bottom inflatable market, will feature joystick docking, twin bunks belowdecks, and a separate head with closing door and sink. Plus, a none-too-shabby projected top-hop of around
56 knots.
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LOA: 44’2″
Power: 2/370-hp Volvo Penta IPS500s
Cruise Speed: 34 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 211-212
MJM 40z
The MJM 40z melds classic Down East style with state-of-the-art build techniques, producing a solid, safe boat (she’s certified as ISO Category A Ocean), that’s also light and fast—hammers down she’ll hit 39 knots.
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LOA: 35’6″
Power: 2/300-hp Mercruiser 5.7 Horizon DTS gasoline inboards
Cruise Speed: 19 knots
Location: Ramp 7; slips 763-769
Carver C34
Carver’s C34 boasts plenty of onboard living space for a 35-footer, both in the saloon and the cockpit, and up top on the flying bridge. She features a U-shaped galley, a large master stateroom, and a top speed of 28 knots.
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LOA: 37’5″
Power: 2/557-hp Seven Marine outboards
Cruise Speed: 39 knots
Location: Ramp 7; slips 770-773
Intrepid 375
The Intrepid 375 Center Console is ready to cruise with family or head to the fishing grounds, especially if you want to do either in a hurry—powered by her twin 557-horsepower Seven Marine outboards she can hit a top speed of 61 knots.
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LOA: 55’9″
Power: 2/715-hp Cummins QSM 11 diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 18 knots
Location: Ramp 1; slips 101-104
Horizon PC60
The Horizon PC60 has all of the benefits of a traditional multihull—a broad beam and good seakeeping abilities—plus a big, wide master on the main deck.
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LOA: 53’0″
Power: 2/550-hp Cummins QSB6.7 diesel inboards w/ Zeus pods
Cruise Speed: 26 knots
Location: Ramp 10; slips 1001-1008
Regal 53
The new Regal 53 was built with input from Regal owners (both current and prospective) and the result is a boat that features some of the best marine engineering in today’s recreational market.
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LOA: 47’6″
Power: 2/550-hp Cummins QSC8.3 diesel inboards w/ Zeus pods
Cruise Speed: 27 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 205-206
Sabre 48
The Sabre 48 is the company’s fifth pod-driven model, and while her lines say classic and traditional, her V-hull and pod propulsion (with Skyhook and joystick control) are anything but.
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LOA: 65’0″
Power: 2/1,000-hp MAN V8 diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 26 knots
Location: Ramp 2; Slips 215-216,250-253
MCY 65
The MCY 65 may be the smallest offering in the MCY line from Monte Carlo Yachts (which ranges up to 86 feet), but she carries every bit of the style and craftsmanship of her bigger sisters. Standard layout features a forepeak VIP, an amidships, full beam master, and a twin-berth guest cabin.
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LOA: 87’1″
Power: 2/1,900-hp Caterpillar C32 ACERTs
Cruise Speed: 27 knots
Location: Ramp 6; slips 623, 636-638
Cheoy Lee Alpha 87 Sportbridge
The Alpha 87 from Cheoy Lee is the flagship of the company’s express-yacht line. She features interior design by Luiz de Basto, and her sleek exterior and slippery hull—she can reportedly top 30 knots with the hammers down—were designed by naval architect Michael Peters.
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LOA: 48’4″
Power: 2/435-hp Volvo Penta IPS600s
Cruise Speed: 25 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 248-249,254-258
Fairline Targa 48 Open
The Fairline Targa 48 Open is the company’s first boat designed specifically around the Volvo Penta IPS drive system and is the first Fairline constructed with resin-infusion lamination techniques, which combine to make her light, roomy, and a heck of a lot of fun.
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LOA: 36’8.5″
Power: 1/220-hp Yanmar 6BY3 or 2/75-hp Yanmar 4JH4-TE
Cruise Speed: 15-18 knots (with single 220-hp Yanmar), 9-12 knots (with twin 75-hp Yanmar)
Location: Ramp 2; slips 219A and 220A
Marlow Mainship 32
The Marlow Mainship 32 is a cruising boat for a couple, with a comfortable forepeak berth, room for meals and entertaining, and, if you really want to go places, a range of just over 1,000 miles at around 9 knots (depending on the engine package).
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LOA: 110’0″
Power: 2/1,800-hp Caterpillar C32 ACERTs
Cruise Speed: 18 knots
Location: Ramp 1; slips 101-104
Horizon RP 110
The new Horizon RP 110 (the RP stands for Raised Pilothouse) features a double-chine hull design from the naval architects at Donald L. Blount & Associates that provides good seakeeping abilities, enhances stability, and helps to minimize drag.
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LOA: 92’5.25″
Power: 2/1,920-hp MTU 12V2000s diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 21 knots
Location: Ramp 6; slips 644-647
Ocean Alexander 90
The Ocean Alexander 90 is all about making sure her passengers still feel connected to the outdoor world around them. The yacht’s 22-foot beam certainly helps with this feeling, giving the interior an airy, spacious feel—especially in the boat’s main saloon, where large windows flood the area in plenty of natural light.
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LOA: 50’10”
Power: 2/550-hp Cummins QSC8.3-550s diesel inboards w/Zeus pods or standard V-drives
Cruise Speed: 21 knots
Location: Ramp 6; slips 601-612
Sea Ray 510 Sundancer
Sea Ray’s 510 Sundancer falls right in the middle of the company’s popular Sundancer line (which ranges from 26 to 60 feet), and is a good fit for cruisers looking for ample living space on board as well as a good turn of speed. With the hammers down, this 50-footer can hit nearly 30 knots.
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LOA: 63’1″
Power: 2/503-hp Caterpillar C9 ACERTs
Cruise Speed: 10 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 223-224
Outer Reef 630 Motoryacht
The Outer Reef 630 Motoryacht, a modification of the popular Outer Reef 630 Cockpit Yacht, has plenty of onboard living space, with a large pilothouse and flying bridge, a spacious engine room, and a king-size berth in the master. Which is good, since she’s also got the seakeeping ability to take her owners wherever they’d like to roam.
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LOA: 42’6″
Power: 1/530-hp Yanmar 6CX diesel
Cruise Speed: 20 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 205-206
Back Cove Downeast 37
The new Downeast 37 from Back Cove has comfortable accommodations below for a cruising couple or a family, but really shines as an entertaining platform thanks to her single-level open saloon and cockpit. In addition, her single prop and rudder and Side-Power bow and stern thrusters make her very maneuverable.
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LOA: 38’2”
Power: 2/380-hp Volvo V8 stern drive
Cruise Speed: 25 knots
Location: Ramp 7; slips 763-769
Chris-Craft Launch 36
The Chris-Craft Launch 36 is sure to grab the eyes of more than a few sun-loving show-goers. The boat features a galley-up layout (fairly special for a day boat) that puts all of the living and entertaining on the main deck, and opens up the area below allowing for a large berth in the forepeak, two other sleeping areas beneath the cockpit sole, and separate head and shower.
Click here for Chris Craft’s contact information and index of articles ➤
LOA: 25’2″
Power: 2/200-hp Yamaha F200C outboards
Cruise Speed: 27 knots
Location: Ramp 9; slips 906-911
Regulator 25
The Regulator 25 comes ready to fish, with a saltwater washdown, a plumbed livewell, insulated fishboxes forward, and illuminated in-deck rod storage. She also comes with a 21-gallon freshwater system with a washdown and cockpit shower, for washing away the mess of a busy day in the cockpit.
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LOA: 64’6″
Power: 2/705-hp Caterpillar C12 diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 10 knots
Location: Ramp 2; slips 223-224
Hampton Endurance 640
The Endurance 640 from Hampton Yachts rides on the company’s Hampton Hybrid Hull designed by naval architect Howard Apollonio. She cruises comfortably at 10-12 knots, but can jump up to 18-20 knots when the weather rolls in.
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LOA: 74’7″
Power: 2/1,381-hp MTU 10V2000s
Cruise Speed: 27 knots
Location: Ramp 5; Slips 501-505
Ferretti 750
The Ferretti 750, which launched at last year’s Cannes boat show, is all about fun in the sun, she features a large flying bridge with plenty of sunpads and settees for taking in the fresh air, and an additional set of sunpads on the bow. But, if you’re looking for a space to stay outdoors but escape the sun’s rays, you’ll find it in the cockpit thanks to that large flying bridge, which extends aft to provide extra room up top and shade for the cockpit.
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LOA: 112’0″
Power: 2/2,000-hp MTU V162000s
Cruise Speed: 20 knots
Location: Palm Harbor D; slips D108,D109, slips D207-D209
Brokerage: Westport 112
Domino is a 2005 Westport 112 that has been kept in good condition and regularly maintained by the two owners she has had since she launched. She features a satin cherrywood interior and can sleep 8 guests in four staterooms, the master suite, VIP stateroom, and two twin cabins. www.worthavenueyachts.com
LOA: 55’0″
Power: 2/715-hp Caterpillar C-12 diesel inboards
Cruise Speed: 29 knots
Location: Ramp 7; slips 728-731, 743-744
Brokerage: Azimut 55 Evolution
Phyllis is a 2010 Azimut 55 Evolution that was lightly used by her first owner—she has only 212 hours on her twin Caterpillar C-12 diesels (which are still covered by an extended warranty that doesn’t expire until 2015). She has a three-stateroom, two-head layout, and plenty of living space onboard. www.bradford-marine.com
LOA: 68’0″
Power: 2/2,030-hp MTU V162000s
Cruise Speed: 32 knots
Location: Ramp 3
Brokerage: Viking 68 Convertible
Roulette is a 2006 Viking 68 Convertible that has been well maintained by the company since her launch. Currently located in Riviera Beach, Florida, she has a four-stateroom layout and a large mezzanine cockpit, private crew’s quarters with engine-room access, and an air-conditioned command bridge. www.hmy.com
