New Maritimo S70 Sedan launched

The largest single-level luxury cruiser the company has ever built, the new Maritimo S70 Sedan lapped up the attention during its debut on the opening of the 50th Sydney International Boat Show today (August 3, 2017).

Boasting a top speed of almost 30 knots from modest twin 1150hp Scania D16 engines, and with handling the equivalent of a large runabout according to the factory, the S70 is said to team luxury, style and performance.

While the first S70 has been delivered to its New Zealand-based owners, Maritimo expects the model will be a strong performer in the Northern Hemisphere and European markets in particular.

Meantime, this first S70 will spend the next 12 months cruising Australian waters before heading to its home base in New Zealand.

The beamy vessel has been designed with plentiful entertaining and living spaces, an enlarged aft galley, and, being single level, the Sedan gains additional height in the main cabin where there’s almost two metres of headroom.  

The first S70 weighs in at approximately 48 tons and with the 1150hp Scania D16 engine upgrade over the base 900hp Volvo Penta D13s. The new boat has a range of 520 nautical miles at 21 knots that stretches to 1600nm at nine knots.

FEATURE PACKED
Maritimo's International Sales and Marketing Manager, Greg Haines, said this S70 has been highly customised by its owner, with satin dark teak timbers throughout.

"The galley is something to be seen with the timbers selected and it features Miele appliances.  

"The vessel has a painted hull in a champagne gold colour and it also has a Seakeeper gyro and ZF joystick with I-Anchor technology.

"It features an extra large sunroof and has a hydraulic swim platform for tender storage," Haines says.

A BIG RUNABOUT TO DRIVE
Skippering of the S70 is said to be enhanced by 360-degree sight lines and the boat's runabout style performance.

"For a boat of its size, with the two-and-a-half-turn-lock-to-lock Maritimo steerage system, it is particularly nimble," said Haines.

"She not only looks stunning, but she performs brilliantly."

The S70 evolved after its owner travelled the world studying a variety of brands at international boat shows look at options for his dreamboat.

EX-SAILORS BUY LONG-RANGE SEDAN
The New Zealand businessman, who is nearing retirement, was originally leaning towards a large displacement cruiser and even considered building a one-off boat to his specification in New Zealand.

"After years of sailing our own yacht we decided that as we entered the retirement phase of our lives we were more interested in cruising in a launch rather than standing in the wind, on an angle to get anywhere slowly," the businessman reportedly said.

"We went to the Auckland International Boat Show, the Sydney International Boat Show and the world's largest boat show in Fort Lauderdale and we found the whole experience to be an overload."

He said what surprised them in their global search was that the brands of boats they preferred for the New Zealand environment were Australian-built vessels.

He said they 'fell in love with' the Maritimo M70 flybridge cruising motor yacht and after sea trials in large seas off the Gold Coast they were convinced the M70 could go anywhere they wanted on the Australian coastline, throughout the Pacific and around New Zealand.

The businessman said that he and his wife did not want a flybridge-style vessel, but Maritimo were quick to offer to design and build a sport cabriolet version of the M70.

Originally presented with a design of the S70 in 3D they were sold.

LARGE VOLUME SEDAN
Maritimo's Australasian Sales Manager Ormonde Britton said the buyer started discussions with Maritimo's New Zealand representatives several years back and the concept of the S70 sedan stemmed from there.

"He knew what he wanted and we kept fine tuning and adding things here and there until the eventual design surfaced and he signed-up," Britton said.

"He wanted a single-level boat and he wanted some serious volume so we were able to keep working on the vessel until we got exactly what he was looking for."

POPULAR 70s
Haines said the M70 had accounted for 11 vessels sold to buyers throughout Australia and as further afield as New Zealand, Texas, Florida, France and Singapore.

"This is a big volume, serious passagemaker and the S70 delivers all that the M70 does and more on a single level," he said.

The vessel has four cabins, including the Maritimo full-beam apartment-sized master cabin, three bathrooms and an exceptionally large saloon and helm area.

"They plan to spend 12 months cruising the South Pacific area before taking the boat to New Zealand, " said Haines.

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