Oceanfast News

Yacht News · 11-23-2009, 10:31 PM

The Oceanfast 1993 build "Ocean Seven" has had a reduction in her asking price. Her price is now 14.5-Million Euros.

Yacht News · 12-01-2009, 11:56 AM

Oceanfast's "Opal C" has had her asking price reduced recently. The 40-meter luxury yacht is now down to 3.9-Million USD from 4.9-Million USD. Remember this is a 1990-built yacht to a design by Jon Bannenberg.

Yacht News · 12-09-2009, 03:59 PM

The Oceanfast "Mystique" has undergone a 1-million dollar price reduction in her asking pice. The near 50-meter mega yacht now asks 17.9-Million USD down from 18.9-Million USD.

AMG · 08-22-2010, 04:19 AM

My all time favorite yacht, the Bannenberg design Parts VI, later Madiblue, had a devastating fire on July 6 in Greece. She was moored and the crew got off safely, but now just the hull remains of the most influential yacht design of modern times. It is too sad...

Yacht News · 08-22-2010, 01:36 PM

Are you serious?

AMG · 08-22-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by YachtNews

Are you serious?

I am afraid so, there was a picture of the wreck in a magazine.

I wish somebody could build a new yacht with exactly the same design, instead of all the ugly boats coming out these days...

Yacht News · 08-22-2010, 09:21 PM

The bridge area the tapered effect of the side bridge windows of "Sycara V" reminds me of her's, maybe that's where they got the design from....

It's evident in this shot, if you see what I mean...

http://media.shipspotting.com/upload...o+SYCARA+V.jpg

AMG · 08-23-2010, 02:47 AM

Many of the Bannenberg yachts have these lines, also Sycara III. On Sycara V it seems to have been a compromise between the owners and the designer, as the overall lines are a bit messy...

Here is Sycara III: http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ya...ycara-iii.html

Yacht News · 08-23-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AMG

Many of the Bannenberg yachts have these lines, also Sycara III. On Sycara V it seems to have been a compromise between the owners and the designer, as the overall lines are a bit messy...

Here is Sycara III: http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ya...ycara-iii.html

Yeah, I didn't remember her either. It is sad about the Oceanfast though...was a nice lookin' yacht.

ombreetsoleil · 04-25-2012, 11:39 AM

see video below:

Luxury Maga Yacht Break Down Gets Towed - YouTube

Yacht News · 04-25-2012, 11:47 AM

She was here just under 2 months ago...

Edit: Last month in fact, I just checked my personal records. She arrived here 03/16/2012, I was there to photograph her arrival. Well all yachts will have some problems at some time.

AMG · 04-25-2012, 12:49 PM

She was towed out from her mooring, as it is too narrow to turn around a boat this size in there. Then she departed Lauderdale.

discokachina · 04-25-2012, 01:52 PM

Thanks to obmreetsoleil for posting such a beautiful closeup video of Fortunate Sun! What a gorgeous yacht!

The canal she was being towed down fort lauderdale - Google Maps is about 110' wide and 3,300' long with no turning basin.

There are numerous marine enterprises along SE 16th St and SE 15th St including Dockwise, Sunseeker, Cable Marine, YachtZoo, Vicem, SunDance Marine, Noruvania, Lauderdale Marine, Apremare/Muestro, Burger, Bimini Boatyard, Boathouse, 15th Street Fisheries, Charberlain Yachts International, and Ferretti Group to name some.

Consequently the canal attracts lots of boat traffic including mega yachts that are moored or being serviced along the canal. Currently Namaste and Victoria Del Mar II are moored quite a ways down the canal with Starship and Mary Alice II being docked just inside the entrance to the canal making maneuvering quarters even tighter.

IMHO for larger yachts like Fortunate Sun at 177' towing is the only safe way to make it down and back such a narrow waterway especially with any wind a blowin.

In this case I do not think Fortunate Sun was under tow because she was in trouble. Rather she was being towed to keep from getting in trouble.

LegalEagle · 09-09-2012, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by AMG

My all time favorite yacht, the Bannenberg design Parts VI, later Madiblue, had a devastating fire on July 6 in Greece. She was moored and the crew got off safely, but now just the hull remains of the most influential yacht design of modern times. It is too sad...

Definitely an ingenuity and beauty of its kind from Oceanfast Yacht designed by Jon Banenberg(late). With MTU V16 engines and KaMeWa waterjets with very low draft about 10 feet or something.