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The sportfly offers an extra area for relaxation, that interrupts neither the aesthetics nor performance of the yacht. It becomes even more habitable with sunbathing and al fresco dining served by the ample mobile bar.

YOUR COZY RESIDENCE ON THE SEA

The owner’s suite is the most refined interpretation of Azimut’s new sporty style with fresh tones and a comprehensive look, inspired by the modern luxury residence. A separate dressing room and ensuite bathroom complete the arrangement.

CONFIGURED FOR COMFORT

Guests are surprised by the unprecedented layout, which offers four comfortable cabins. It’s possible through the advanced triple pod propulsion system, which comes with a more compact engine room.

OUR ADVANCED TOOLKIT

TRIPLE POD PROPULSION COMBINED WITH CARBON FIBER

The adoption of triple Pod propulsion, combined with the optimization of the water lines and the extensive use of carbon fiber, reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 20 to 30%* in the main speed range.

*compared to vessels of the same weight and size with a traditional hard-chine hull and shaft line propulsion

Azimut’s pioneering use of carbon fiber lamination goes beyond pure performance. The Carbon Tech Generation offers expanded volumes onboard, while maintaining excellent dynamic stability and perfect handling. Preserving the yacht’s low center of gravity, the carbon fiber was focused on the upper parts of the yacht, lightening the laminated components by up to 30% and reducing the natural roll momentum up to 15%.

Automated interceptors optimize the trim at every speed to maintain ideal hydrodynamics for performance and efficiency, at the same time negating any lateral imbalance due to sidewinds or weight distribution. With the pilot’s peace of mind assured, the driving experience is simpler and more enjoyable.

The custom-installed Garmin electronics have been integrated to control and monitor every onboard system: from engines and alarms, to bilge and water discharge pumps, tank levels and engine room ventilation, right through to the sound system and the air conditioning units. The system can be accessed onboard from both the interior and exterior helm stations and, with the mobile app, remotely from a tablet or smartphone.

The Joystick acts as an analog for the yacht, offering intuitive, one-handed control in every situation. When the yacht is stopped, moving the Joystick forward or back, side to side, and twisting clockwise or counter-clockwise activates the engines to mimic that motion. It’s the easiest way to pull off precise maneuvers. When Joystick Driving is activated, the autopilot is immediately engaged. For a simple course correction, the pilot just needs to twist and release the joystick to change it by a fixed increment, or twist and hold to change it by by multiple increments.. The Autopilot keeps a forward course after the Joystick is released.

This yacht’s design and engineering meet the highest standards for production recreational vessels. Azimut Yachts issues a declaration of the premium materials, advanced technology and rigorous testing procedures.

S7 AT A GLANCE

• Length overall (incl. pulpit) 21,68 m (71' 2'')
• Beam max 5,15 m (16' 11'')
• Draft (incl. props at full load) 1,69 m (5' 7'')
• Displacement (at full load) 46 t (101412 lb)
• Building material GRP + Carbon Fibre
• Exterior designer Alberto Mancini
• Interior designer Yachtique
• Hull designer P.L. AUSONIO Naval Architecture & Azimut R&D Dept.
• Builder Azimut Yachts
• Keel Planing, deadrise 13,8° at stern and 18,4° amidship
• Certifications CE A; NMMA
• Cabins 4 + 1 crew
• Berths 8 + 2 crew
• Head compartments 3 + 1 crew
• Engines 3 x VOLVO PENTA D13 IPS 1050 800 hp
• Maximum speed (test load) up to 35 kn
• Cruising speed (performance test mass) up to 27 kn
• SLOW CRUISE 18,6 kn: 8,8 l/nm, RANGE: 387 nm
• FAST CRUISE 27 kn: 10,4 l/nm, RANGE: 328 nm
• Fuel capacity 3800 l (1004 US Gal)
• Water capacity 1000 l (264 US Gal)

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ESTHER 7 Motor yacht for sale

The 33.5m (110ft) motor yacht ESTHER 7, from Horizon Yachts' popular RP110 series, was constructed in fibreglass with naval architecture by Don Blount and contemporary interiors and exteriors by Espinosa Yachts Design. She was delivered in 2014.

The 33.5m (110ft) motor yacht ESTHER 7, from Horizon Yachts' popular RP110 series, was constructed in fibreglass with naval architecture by Don Blount and contemporary interiors and exteriors by Espinosa Yachts Design. She was delivered in 2014.

The large sun deck has a deck crane for launching tender and toys, sunlounging deck space and a raised jacuzzi aft, and beneath the hardtop there is L-shaped seating around two tables port and starboard as well as a bar and BBQ. Forward there is forward facing seating to port, a flybridge helm station to starboard and behind a central sliding door are steps leading to the bridge, which has guest seating.

The main deck aft has open-air dining and a drop-down TV. Steps either side lead down to the large swim platform, which is used for toy stowage underway, and the tender garage, which also has internal access from the main deck aft. Walkaround sidedecks lead forward to a Portuguese bridge and large sunpad and full-height sliding glass doors open into the main saloon. Inside the main saloon, which has huge picture windows, is a fully equipped bar, making the main deck aft well suited to entertainment. There is an L-shaped lounge opposite a pop-up TV, a formal dining area forward and a dayhead off the main lobby.

The owner's suite, forward on the main deck, is well lit through large windows port and starboard and two circular skylights. There is a walk-in wardrobe and steps forward lead down to a marble bathroom with shower and bath. On the lower deck are two double guest suites and two twin guest suites, both of which have an additional berth, completing accommodation for 12 guests in five suites.

Twin 1,800hp Caterpillar diesel engines give her a top speed of 18 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots.

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Carinthia VII

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Carinthia VII is a 97.20m motor yacht built by Lurssen Yachts in 2002. Her timeless exterior lines and interior design are both the work of Tim Heywood.

The mega yacht, which benefitted from a refit in 2005, has a sleek steel hull and aluminium superstructure with a beam of 15.95m and a 4.80m draft.

As one of the largest yachts in the world, Carinthia VII is celebrated not only for her size, but for the simple beauty of her white superstructure and dark blue hull’s elegant lines.

Carinthia VII can accommodate up to 12 guests and is capable of carrying up to 15 crew members onboard.

With four MTU 8000 engines, Carinthia VII can reach an impressive 26 knots at top speed, with a cruising speed of 22 knots.  

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9 days for the price of 7 on motor yacht Seven Sins

The tri-deck 41m (135′) Heesen motor yacht Seven Sins is offfering a special rate of 9 days for the price of 7 from August 22 to September 4 between Bodrum and Naples.

Launched in 2005, Seven Sins has an enviable charter record. A calm, uncluttered interior features semi-gloss cherry wood panelling with a teak and ebony parquetry floor, while furniture in Macassar wood adds an exotic touch.

Seven Sins has returned to the Mediterranean following an extensive refit including a longer, stronger bow , with added facilities and a new additional member of the crew.

The sun deck is magnificent with a spa pool, a dining table for 10 guests, a teppanyaki grill, smoke oven and a huge arc of sunbathing cushions.

The owner’s stateroom is circular on the foredeck and includes a study with internet connection and printer, a walk-in dressing room, bathroom with Jacuzzi bath, and separate large marble shower.

Below decks are two full-beam VIP staterooms, almost identical in proportion, and the two well-appointed twin cabins have an oriental feel. All have en suite shower and bath facilities in marble.

Al fresco meals can be taken either on the upper deck or on the Jacuzzi sun deck.

The tender and toys are stored in the garage which also houses a sauna.

Water toys include a tender, two jet skis, water skis and a range of towables.

The owner of Seven Sins comments: "In the past ten years Seven Sins never lost one charter day because of technical problems – proof of the quality of Dutch-built yachts and the high level of maintenance by our engineers and crew of all systems on board."

Seven Sins  charters at €137,500 per week through  Yachting Partners International .

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TRIPLE SEVEN YACHT CHARTER

68m  /  223'1   nobiskrug   2006 / 2022.

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Special Features:

• Award-winning superyacht
• Stylish and contemporary design
• State-of-the-art movie theatre
• Private beach club
• Wide range of watertoys
• Onboard spa facilities
• Fully-equipped gymnasium

Motor yacht ‘Triple Seven’ has been designed to offer comfort at the highest level – combining modern, spacious styling with an impressive offering of facilities.

The award winning 68m/223'1" motor yacht 'Triple Seven' (ex. 777) by the German shipyard Nobiskrug offers flexible accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 cabins and features interior styling by Newcruise.

Offering an abundance of social and dining options, as well as a highly attentive crew, luxury charters aboard motor yacht Triple Seven are set to be truly magical whatever the destination. Her features include beach club and gym.

Guest Accommodation

Built in 2006, Triple Seven offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising a master suite, three double cabins and one twin cabin. There are 7 beds in total, including 2 king, 2 queen and 3 singles. A crew of seventeen, who specialize in creating exceptional charters, are on hand to provide guests with a yacht charter vacation to remember.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained, particularly the pool, useful to practice your technique or just cool off. Even the most discerning of charter guests will enjoy the included beach club and a gym with all the latest equipment is available for a good work out. Retreat to the deck jacuzzi and soak up the scenery.

Triple Seven benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.

Performance & Range

Built with a steel hull and steel / grp superstructure, she offers greater on-board space and is more stable when at anchor thanks to her full-displacement hull. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 15 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 17 knots with a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles from her 190,000 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. An advanced stabilisation system on board reduces the side-to-side roll of the yacht and promises guests exceptional comfort levels at anchor or when underway.

When not cruising Triple Seven has onboard an incredible selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to connect with the waters around you. Principle among these is a waterslide for hours of fun for all ages. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. Guests can feel the wind in their hair and jump the waves on a Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 RS WaveRunner. If that isn't enough Triple Seven also features towable toys, waterskis, a Kite Surfer, scuba diving equipment, wakeboards and much more. Triple Seven has a 7.3m/23'11" Compass Tenders to transfer you from ship to shore.

Based in the magical waters of the Mediterranean all year round Triple Seven is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Triple Seven Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Mediterranean.

As you can see, luxury motor yacht Triple Seven offers guests the very best onboard experience, from its sun-kissed top deck down to its standout waterside beach club promising truly memorable vacations that you"ll want to repeat again and again.

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials and reviews of the Triple Seven provided by Charter clients.

The food has been amazing. The crew incredible and great fun. Every day has brought a new adventure. It’s going to be tough to return home and get back to reality...

The beach barbecue was fantastic. Such a beautiful night and amazing set up!

The whole of our time aboard Triple 7 has been an experience never to be forgotten. The crew catered to our every need and whim, professionally and cheerfully.

I’ve never seen such an efficient, friendly and pleasant crew to be around. Starting from the beginning of the day at breakfast until bed time where we were always welcomed ....

Thank you all for the amazing time we had on board the 777. It was our best holiday by far – everything was PERFECT!

“The most unbelievable experience!”

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment Triple Seven has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

Triple Seven is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 1 x 7.3m  /  23'11 Compass Tenders 7.3M

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

Triple Seven Awards & Nominations

• International Superyacht Society Awards 2007 Best Power 43m+ Winner
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For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

PADI CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTRE

Your family and friends could learn to scuba dive on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht Triple Seven is a certified PADI Dive Centre yacht so you could obtain your PADI diving card .

APPROVED RYA WATER SPORTS CENTRE

Your family and friends could learn to use the water toys on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht Triple Seven is a certified RYA Training Centre yacht.

'Triple Seven' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

€538,000 p/week + expenses Approx $587,500

High Season

Cruising Regions

Mediterranean France, Italy, Monaco

HOT SPOTS:   Amalfi Coast, Calvi, Cannes, Corsica, French Riviera, Ligurian Riviera, Portofino, Sardinia, St Tropez

Winter Season

October - April

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Lynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic

As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly.

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By Emma Bubola and Michael J. de la Merced

Emma Bubola reported from Porticello, Italy, and Michael J. de la Merced from London.

Two months after being cleared in a bruising legal battle over fraud charges, the British tech mogul Mike Lynch celebrated his freedom with a cruise. He invited his family, friends and part of his legal team on board his luxury sailing yacht, a majestic 180-foot vessel named Bayesian after the mathematical theorem around which he had built his empire.

On Sunday night, after a tour of the Gulf of Naples, including Capri, and volcanic islands in the Eolian archipelago, the boat anchored half a mile off the Sicilian coast in Porticello, Italy. It chose a stretch of water favored by the Phoenicians thousands of years ago for its protection from the mistral wind and, in more recent times, by the yachts of tech billionaires. The boat was lit “like a Christmas tree,” local residents said, standing out against the full moon.

But about 4 a.m., calamity unfolded. A violent and fast storm hit the area with some of the strongest winds locals said they had ever felt. Fabio Cefalù, a fisherman, said he saw a flare pierce the darkness shortly after 4.

Minutes later, the yacht was underwater. Only dozens of cushions from the boat’s deck and a gigantic radar from its mast floated on the surface of the sea, fishermen said.

In all, 22 people were on board, 15 of whom were rescued. Six bodies — five passengers and the ship’s cook — had been recovered by Thursday afternoon, including that of Mr. Lynch, an Italian government official said, adding that the search was continuing for his daughter.

It was a tragic and mystifying turn of events for Mr. Lynch, 59, who had spent years seeking to clear his name and was finally inaugurating a new chapter in his life. Experts wondered how a $40 million yacht, so robust and stable could have been sunk by a storm near a port within minutes.

“It drives me insane,” said Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, which in 2022 bought the company, Perini, that made the Bayesian. “Following all the proper procedures, that boat is unsinkable.”

The aura of misfortune only deepened when it emerged that Stephen Chamberlain, 52, a former vice president of finance for Mr. Lynch’s former company and a co-defendant in the fraud case, was killed two days earlier, when he was hit by a car while jogging near his house in England.

Since June, the two men had been in a jubilant mood. A jury in San Francisco had acquitted both on fraud charges that could have sent them to prison for two decades. There were hugs and tears, and they and their legal teams went for a celebratory dinner party at a restaurant in the city, said Gary S. Lincenberg, a lawyer for Mr. Chamberlain.

The sea excursion was meant as a thank-you by Mr. Lynch to those who had helped him in his legal travails. Among the guests was Christopher J. Morvillo, 59, a scion of a prominent New York family of lawyers who had represented Mr. Lynch for 12 years. He and his wife, Neda, 57, were among the missing.

So, too, was Jonathan Bloomer, 70, a veteran British insurance executive who chaired Morgan Stanley International and the insurer Hiscox.

The body of the ship’s cook, Recaldo Thomas, was recovered. All the other crew members survived. Among them was Leo Eppel, 19, of South Africa, who was on his first yacht voyage working as a deck steward, said a friend, who asked not to be identified.

Since the sinking, the recovery effort and investigation have turned the tiny port town of Porticello, a quiet enclave where older men sit bare-chested on balconies, into what feels like the set of a movie.

Helicopters have flown overhead. Ambulances have sped by with the sirens blaring. The Coast Guard has patrolled the waters off shore, within sight of a cordoned-off dock that had been turned into an emergency headquarters.

On Wednesday afternoon, a church bell tolled after the first body bag was loaded into an ambulance, a crowd watching in silence.

The survivors were sheltering in a sprawling resort near Porticello, with a view of the shipwreck spot, and had so far declined to comment.

Attilio Di Diodato, director of the Italian Air Force’s Center for Aerospace Meteorology and Climatology, said that the yacht had most likely been hit by a fierce “down burst” — when air generated within a thunderstorm descends rapidly — or by a waterspout , similar to a tornado over water.

He added that his agency had put out rough-sea warnings the previous evening, alerting sailors about storms and strong winds. Locals said the winds “felt like an earthquake.”

Mr. Costantino, the boat executive, said the yacht had been specifically designed for having a tall mast — the second-tallest aluminum mast in the world. He said the Bayesian was an extremely safe and secure boat that could list even to 75 degrees without capsizing.

But he said that if some of the hatches on the side and in the stern, or some of the deck doors, had been open, the boat could have taken on water and sunk. Standard procedure in such storms, he said, is to switch on the engine, lift the anchor and turn the boat into the wind, lowering the keel for extra stability, closing doors and gathering the guests in the main hall inside the deck.

12 guests occupied the yacht’s six cabins. There were also 10 crew members.

Open hatches, doors and cabin windows could have let in water during a storm, according to the manufacturer.

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The New York Times attempted to reach the captain, James Cutfield, who had survived, for comment through social media, his brother and the management company of the yacht (which did not hire the crew), but did not make contact.

So far none of the surviving crew members have made a public statement about what happened that night.

Fabio Genco, the director of Palermo’s emergency services, who treated some of the survivors, said that the victims had recounted feeling as if the boat was being lifted, then suddenly dropped, with objects from the cabins falling on them.

The Italian Coast Guard said it had deployed a remotely operated vehicle that can prowl underwater for up to seven hours at a depth of more than 980 feet and record videos and images that they hoped would help them reconstruct the dynamics of the sinking. Such devices were used during the search and rescue operations of the Titan vessel that is believed to have imploded last summer near the wreckage of the Titanic.

After rescuers broke inside the yacht, they struggled to navigate the ropes and many pieces of furniture cluttering the vessel, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for Italy’s national firefighter corps.

Finally, as of Thursday morning, they had managed to retrieve all but one of the missing bodies, and hopes of finding the missing person alive were thin. “Can a human being be underwater for two days?” Mr. Cari asked.

What was certain was that Mr. Lynch’s death was yet another cruel twist of fate for a man who had spent years seeking to clear his name.

He earned a fortune in technology and was nicknamed Britain’s Bill Gates. But for more than a decade, he had been treated as anything but a respected tech leader.

He was accused by Hewlett-Packard, the American technological pioneer that had bought his software company, Autonomy, for $11 billion, of misleading it about his company’s worth. (Hewlett-Packard wrote down the value of the transaction by about $8.8 billion, and critics called it one of the worst deals of all time .) He had been increasingly shunned by the British establishment that he sought to break into after growing up working-class outside London.

He was extradited to San Francisco to face criminal charges, and confined to house arrest and 24-hour surveillance on his dime. In a townhouse in the Pacific Heights neighborhood — with security people he jokingly told associates were his “roommates” — he spent his mornings talking with researchers whom he funded personally on new applications for artificial intelligence. Afterward, he devoted hours to discussing legal strategy with his team.

Despite his persistent claims of innocence, even those close to Mr. Lynch had believed his odds of victory were slim. Autonomy’s chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, was convicted in 2018 of similar fraud charges and spent five years in prison.

During Mr. Lynch’s house arrest, his brother and mother died. His wife, Angela Bacares, frequently flew over from England, and she became a constant presence in the San Francisco courtroom during the trial.

After he was finally acquitted, Mr. Lynch had his eye on the future. “I am looking forward to returning to the U.K. and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field,” he said.

Elisabetta Povoledo contributed reporting from Pallanza, Italy.

Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in Rome. More about Emma Bubola

Michael J. de la Merced has covered global business and finance news for The Times since 2006. More about Michael J. de la Merced

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British tech ceo mike lynch’s body recovered from doomed bayesian yacht, daughter remains missing.

The body of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was pulled from the wreckage of his $40 million yacht Thursday, as rescuers continue searching for his teenage daughter.

Previous Italian media reports said Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, had been found earlier in the rescue operation off the coast of Italy.

However, the tech titan was found Thursday, three days after his British-flagged luxury ship sank off the coast of Italy during a violent storm, the Italian coast guard confirmed.

His body was brought to shore in a blue body bag and driven in an ambulance to a morgue in Palermo. 

His daughter was the only one of six known killed in the tragedy yet to be found, a source close to the rescue operation told Reuters.

Divers have been searching inside the hull of the sunken yacht over the past three days, though their mission has proven difficult due to the depth of the wreckage, at about 160 feet below the water. Because of that, divers can only stay underwater for 12 minutes at a time.

“We would need a crystal ball to know when we’ll be able to find the next body,” said Luca Cari, spokesperson for the fire rescue service.

“It’s very difficult to move inside the wreckage. Moving just 1 meter can take up to 24 hours,” Cari said.

The body of the on-ship chef, Ricardo Thomas, the first confirmed fatality, was discovered shortly after the Bayesian sank.

The others recovered have been confirmed to be New York City attorney Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda, as well as Morgan Stanley exec Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy,  the Guardian reported , citing divers quoted by Italian media.

Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, and 14 others — including a 1-year-old child — managed to escape the sinking ship before it capsized.

Lynch had invited the group aboard his family’s yacht to celebrate his recent acquittal in a major US fraud trial. His guests included lawyers from the firm that represented him, as well as friends and allies who supported him through the legal battle.

The search for the sixth and final person missing continued Thursday, with officials determined to locate the missing teen by the end of the day. 

“We are still working on it,” Giuseppe Petrone, the national director of Italy’s firefighting department divers, told the Guardian. “We should be able to recover the sixth body today.” 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

With Post wires

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