The cockpit below is replete with a curved transom settee matching an oval mahogany table. A bar cou

Known for its beautiful Vintage Line of classically styled, wooden-hulled motor yachts, european hiking tours Turkish builder Vicem has introduced a lighter, more contemporary look with its 78 Cruiser, which makes its U.S. debut at the 2010 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. While the new model is still built in cold-molded wood and reflects the traditional exterior styling of its larger sibling, the 92 Classic – with a touch of tumblehome at the stern and a nearly vertical bow – the 78’s interior décor is markedly different. Vicem’s design team has replaced the elegant, dark mahogany interiors seen in earlier Vintage Line yachts with bleached woodwork and larger windows, creating a mood that is lighter and more open. In developing this new style, the builder’s european hiking tours goal was to produce a yacht that is more suited to warmer climates such as the Mediterranean and Caribbean cruising grounds, and it is sure to be popular in Southern U.S. waters as well.
Below the waterline, the 78’s hull is a well proven, hard-chine semi-displacement form that allows good seagoing performance at all speeds up to the 17-knot maximum with the standard 900-hp MAN V-8 common rail diesels. Running at 10 knots gives the boat a range of up to 1,050 nautical miles burning just 27 gallons of fuel per hour. Higher speeds are available with the optional 1,100-hp MAN V-10s.
The flybridge helm provides a commanding view combined with guest seating. Farther aft is a bar, dining table, barbecue and even a four-person Jacuzzi, so all pleasure requirements are catered to in this enticing area. An optional Bimini hard top (not shown) provides shelter from the sun. The rear of the flybridge european hiking tours is used for tender stowage with a crane for launching.
The cockpit below is replete with a curved transom settee matching an oval mahogany table. A bar counter is built in to the corner. Covered walkarounds lead forward and up a few steps to the foredeck, which features a sun bed and a compact settee on the coach roof. Tradition european hiking tours returns in the bulwark capping, where dark varnished european hiking tours mahogany contrasts beautifully with the new creamy hull color and stainless steel rails.
Within the yacht’s new contemporary european hiking tours interior, Vicem craftsmanship is still clearly apparent in the curves of the woodwork, but the finish is now a soft satin and the wood is anigre. The saloon has a wonderful intimacy with settees on opposite sides, european hiking tours while a step up gives access to the more formal dining area. A sliding door allows this section to be sealed off from the area forward with its enclosed galley to port, day head to starbord and lower helm tucked away forward, allowing a separation between the owner’s party and the crew, if desired. However, a settee to port of the helm provides a great location for guests to sit while under way.
Below is a four-stateroom layout with the usual VIP in the bow and the master amidships, leaving space for a twin and a queen stateroom in between. The full-beam master suite has its own private entrance european hiking tours from the dining area. To port of the aft-facing king berth, under the side window, there is a two-person settee, and to starboard is a desk/vanity unit. The well-equipped head is across the aft end of the cabin, providing good sound isolation from the engine compartment.
A nice touch is to see sections of the wooden framing exposed in the cabins, just to remind guests of the construction method used on the 78. Vicem builds its yachts in the cold-molded tradition using the WEST System. The first layer is cove and bead strip plank mahogany, followed by two layers of cross-laminated mahogany strips, all saturated european hiking tours and sealed with WEST System epoxy. A skin of fiberglass is applied, then fairing compound, and then the boat is painted, in this case in Awlgrip’s San Mateo Wheat. The yacht’s superstructure also is built from wood which is excellent at absorbing sound. This combined with a good insulation package ensures the low noise levels essential for comfortable long-distance cruising.
While the guest areas and staterooms all feature the new lighter look, the décor in the separate crew accommodations returns european hiking tours to the traditional style with dark varnished european hiking tours mahogany. There is a single european hiking tours and a twin cabin and small galley area with a crew mess. A watertight door gives access to the engine compartment where the twin diesels have a direct drive to the shafts and propellers. In the stern, a large lazarette contributes to the excellent stowage found throughout the yacht. A long-range cruising vessel that is sure to get admiring looks in the marina, the Vicem 78 ticks all the right boxes. european hiking tours This stylistic departure for Vicem shows the builder’s willingness to reveal its lighter side.