Tag: semi-displacement
-
Grand Banks GB54: it can be fast, it can be slow, it is a cruising companion
Construction of Grand Banks 54 is underway. The new GB54, latest born from the Singapore shipyard, is a semi-displacing yacht capable of 32 knots, and will debut at the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival in September. First of all, a clarification: the new Grand Banks GB54 used to be named GB52 in previous news. Despite the…
-
Volvo Penta D13 IPS1350 debuts on larger semi-displacement yachts
The new Volvo Penta D13 takes the Volvo Penta IPS transmissions to semi-displacement large yachts. It required new electronics and new propellers. Volvo Penta’s IPS has been on the market for almost 15 years already, and it is definitely a commercial success. But this doesn’t mean that Volvo is resting on their laurels. On the…