SAFEHAVEN
MARINE NEWSLETTER, Autumn 2003
NEW
‘WILDCAT ‘ LAUNCHED TO UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM
It’s been a hectic
summer for us all here, culminating in the launch of the first Wildcat 107. The
Wildcat has proved successful beyond our wildest hopes, everyone who has been on
her has gotten off completely bowled over, be it either by her performance, her
sea keeping or by her good stunning looks. We have sea trailed her in some
atrocious gale force conditions and those onboard have been amazed by the fact
that she simply will not slam in head seas! Whilst her stability is, as
expected, fantastic. As for her looks, even people just phoning up to enquire
have remarked how good pleasing her lines are. Everybody who has to date sea
trailed her, has either placed an order or given indications that they will be
future customers. We have taken three orders, one to Phil Hunt in
NEW ‘MOTOR
YACHT’ VERSION
Soon to begin
development is a ‘motor cruiser’ version of the Wildcat. She will have a
full width superstructure proportionally similar to that used on our 42 motor
yachts version, giving very comfortable and spacious accommodation suitable for
extended offshore cruising, yet also offering a good sized aft cockpit for
angling or diving from. Also
featuring a full sized flybridge capable of storing a small RIB deployed by an
electro hydraulic crane, making her a real water sports platform.
‘BARINTHUS’
WORKING HARD.
Nick Longfield of
Ocean Marine Surveys is working hard with his Interceptor 42 ‘Barinthus’
supplied to him in May. He has done over 5000 miles in her to date in surveying
work off the
NEW
DESTINATIONS FAR AWAY!
Our super, red
rocket Interceptor 42 is headed for a new home far away. She is currently aboard
the Grimaldi line ferry heading for
‘ZEUS’
FIRST NEW INTERCEPTOR 38 MKII
‘ZEUS’
launched in Sept 2003 is the first new Interceptor MKII version. Custom built
for her owner Richard Beaumont, director of the recreational diving company
‘Adventures in Diving’
She represents a
development of the successful Interceptor 38.
In order to increase performance and stability as well as the working
area of the original design, the hull mould was widened at the transom by 18”/
.4M. This has dramatically increased stability as well as now giving a large and
spacious aft cockpit with considerably more room than before. Also improved is
speed and economy, the new hull giving a 1.5kt increase in performance with
corresponding benefits in economy.
Also styling changes were incorporated, a new side window design closely following the Interceptor 42 giving the superstructure a sleeker and more curvaceous look. On this an extended cabin version we used a new design of sliding aft cabin door which does not interfere with the engine box and makes access much easier, also there is less chance of the door being damaged.
Zeus was built to a
very high specification, specifically to suit her intended role as a long
distance dive boat. She has a 3.5kva generator running full 240v mains for a
cooker, kettle and microwave. She is also fitted with shore power and a battery
charger. She has comfortable seating for 6 in the main cabin and with unique
fold-away hammocks in the fore cabin she has sleeping for 5-6 persons. She has
had a large amount of specialised stainless steel fabrication including dive
bottle racks along the gunwale, a large dive platform with fold away dive
ladder, a lifting gantry capable of lifting objects up to 500kg from the sea
bed. This is operated from an engine run hydraulic system powering an anchor
capstan, and via a pulley arrangement to the gantry.
On sea trials she achieved 24.3kts max with a 19kts cruise. As can be
seen from the photos she undertook a couple of dives with her owner and friends
whilst here in
NEW VESSELS CURENTLY IN BUILD
SHA-KING for Darryl Nicholls
The next vessel due for launch soon is
‘SHA-KING’ an Interceptor 42 ‘motor yacht’ for Darryl Nicholls on the
SECOND
WILDCAT UNDER WAY
The second of our
new Wildcat’s is under construction for Phil Hunt of
