Yachts are flashy by nature. Their luxurious comforts, by design, shout flair and opulence. The Fairline Yachts Phantom 65, however, shows off in a subtler way. From stern to bow, this sport-bridge model has hidden features that can transform spaces in big and small ways.

Take, for example, the quietude of the cantilevered teak table in the cockpit. It connects the transom seating with the starboard-side, L-shaped settee to create an alfresco dining area big enough for all guests to enjoy. The two settees can also become one with a sliding hideaway connector from the transom settee, and diners can add the two stools from the indoor dining space, should guests drop by for dessert.

Also inside is a U-shaped settee to starboard with a high-gloss table that can raise for meals or lower to become a coffee table—all on the same level as the cockpit and galley, which is aft in the portside corner. The galley’s location, combined with an electrically powered fold-up window to starboard and a sliding-glass door that hides behind the portside stairs, creates one interconnected socializing space for entertaining and serving.

Forward and a step up, the salon has two settees: one that’s U-shaped and to port, and a two-seater to starboard. The portside seating can be accompanied by a coffee table or a replica of the dining area’s versatile table. To starboard, a TV rises from the console.

Lighting is another design priority aboard Fairline’s Phantom 65. Hullside windows on either side of the salon measure 93 by 36 inches, providing unobstructed views. Both are tinted and covered with UV-reduction film, as are all windows on this yacht, including the single-piece windshield. The sunroof above the salon allows for more natural light. For evenings on board, the Phantom 65 has intimate white mood lighting throughout most spaces.

More subtle touches are on the foredeck, which can serve as a private gathering space at marinas where the yacht will dock stern-to. Fairline maintains a clean look here by hiding the windlass and anchor chain in the deck. Abaft that working area are two sun pads that can be elevated with backrests, and a U-shaped settee with a teak table that can be lowered out of sight.

Belowdecks, Fairline offers four layouts: three with three staterooms (one with a day head, one with an extended VIP and one with a utility room) and a four-stateroom setup. Hull No. 7, which we got aboard, had the portside utility room with an additional full-height fridge/freezer, an ironing board and stowage. In the extended-VIP version, the forepeak stateroom’s head replaces the utility room and serves as a day head. In the day-head layout, the utility room becomes a fourth head. The four-stateroom option places a stateroom with bunks in the same space.

In every layout, there is a twin-berth guest stateroom to starboard that can convert to a double. The master spans the full beam amidships with a sofa to port and a vanity to starboard. Additional drawers can replace the portside sofa.

The Phantom 65 has a pair of two-seat helm stations: one to port on the sport bridge and the other to starboard on the main deck. Both stations are equipped with Garmin electronics and are sized for three 16-inch multifunction displays. The Phantom 65 also has the builder’s F-drive software, which monitors all of the yacht’s systems.

Powered by twin 1,622 hp C32 Caterpillar engines, the Phantom 65 topped out at 36.2 knots and 2,300 rpm, with a fuel burn of 178 gallons per hour. Considering the yacht’s 1,103-gallon fuel capacity and a 10 percent reserve, range is 202 nautical miles at top hop. Dial back to a cruising speed of 26 knots at 2,100 rpm, and fuel burn drops to 99.8 gph. Range pops up to 258 nm. The Phantom 65’s engine room is accessed from a cockpit hatch. Everyday checks are accessible from the entry point.

Fairline’s Phantom 65 is a yacht with no need to shout about its high quality and style. The shipyard’s thoughtful design and construction, combined with the yacht’s performance metrics and versatile features, speak quite beautifully for themselves.

Made to Fit

The Fairline Phantom 65 has an aft garage that’s sized to accommodate an 11-foot-3-inch Williams Sportjet 345 without having to deflate the tender or remove its steering wheel. This garage also has a hydraulic winch and a roller system for easier launching and retrieval of the tender.

Quiet Design

Fairline designed the master stateroom with no water pipes running beneath it, helping to reduce noise. Water from the master’s head travels aft, while water from the forward heads moves forward. Noise is also mitigated by the master’s 6 1⁄2-inch-thick after bulkhead, which is built with sound-deadening materials.

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British yacht builder Fairline says it will have the global debut of its Targa 40 and the European debut of its Squadron 58 at Boot Düsseldorf in January.

The Fairline Targa 40 creates a new entry point for the builder’s Targa series, which also includes 45- and 50-foot models. Fairline says the Targa 40 takes design cues from its predecessor, the Targa 38, with a modern feel and multifunction livability. The family-size express cruiser is notable for its flowing profile, enhanced by hull-side glass, which visually lowers the exterior look. The Targa 40’s sheerline seemingly streaks aft, indicating the yacht’s potential mid-30-knot performance. The beam expands admiships helping optimize interior volume and the two-stateroom layout, before tapering aft and resolving at the SUV-like cockpit arrangement.

To that end, the Targa 40’s cockpit has a foldout deck to starboard, increasing usable deck real estate. A sun pad here can be adjusted several ways to create seating facing aft as well as towards the foldout deck. C-shape seating to port wraps around a table for alfresco meals. Like the other seating spaces, the backrests can be adjusted to create aft-facing seating to keep an eye on swimmers or just take in a sunset with friends. To port, there is also a garage with tender stowage.

The bridge deck’s two-seat helm station with Garmin displays is to starboard and there is guest seating to port. A hardtop with retractable canvas can open the main deck to the sun and breeze when desired.

Belowdecks, the Targa 40 has an owners’ stateroom forward with access to the single head with shower, taking full advantage of the yacht’s 13-foot beam. Abaft the owners’ space is a guest stateroom with twin berths for kids or guests. There is also a U-shaped dinette to starboard and a galley with two-burner electric cooktop, sink and more. All of the spaces belowdecks have water views out the hull-side windows.

Power for the Fairline Targa 40 is either twin 340 hp Volvo Penta D6 diesels or twin 380 hp Volvo Penta D6 diesels paired to sterndrives. Projected top hop is 32 knots and 36 knots, respectively.

The Fairline Squadron 58 fits into the middle of the builer’s flybridge series, which also includes the Squadron 50 and Squadron 68.

Like the Targa 40, the Squadron 58 is aimed at maximizing available real estate and increasing it where it can.

For instance, the Squadron 58 has hydraulic foldout decks to port and starboard. This setup lets owners place two stools into the port side deck, and with the window down it creates an inside-outside bar area connecting it to the aft galley. To starboard, the balcony creates a seating area for morning coffee with a book. The cockpit has U-shaped seating on centerline with views aft through the glass balustrade. It’s a modular seating arrangement so, like the Targa 40, they can be adjusted to change views. Teak steps flanking the cockpit lead to the yacht’s beach club, which has an extendable teak swim platform, where sun pads can be added or owners can use the space for swimming or to launch the tender and water toys.

The Squadron 58 has two twin-seat helm stations, both located to starboard. On The flybridge, there is guest seating across from the helm as well as U-shaped seating with a table. On the main deck, there is guest seating abaft the helm as well as dinette to port.

Accommodations on the Squadron 58 include a three-stateroom layout with a full-beam owners’ space amidships, a forepeak VIP and a third guest stateroom with twins abaft and to starboard of the VIP. The standard layout includes a two-head arrangement. There is a dayhead option, which places the third head all the way aft. There is also a crew-cabin option, although most buyers will be owner-operators.

Power for the Fairline Squadron 58 is either twin 900 hp Volvo Penta D13 diesels or twin 1,000 hp D13 diesels, both in a conventional straight-shaft configuration. Fairline reports top hops of about 31 and 32 knots, respectively.

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Quick Specifications

Fairline Targa 40

• Length Overall: 39’3″
• Maximum Beam: 13′
• Draft: 3’7″
• Fuel Capacity: 198 Gal.
• Freshwater Capacity: 66 Gal.

Fairline Squadron 58

• Length Overall: 58’4″
• Maximum Beam: 16’4″
• Draft: 4’5″
• Fuel Capacity: 732 Gal.
• Freshwater Capacity: 185 Gal.

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Fairline Yachts in the United Kingdom is bringing back and updating its Phantom line, starting with the Phantom 65. It’s a sport-bridge yacht with entertaining capabilities, weekend potential and sporty performance. It will make its US debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.

In addition to the foredeck sun pad with forward-facing C-shaped seating and a dinette, the sport bridge offers sun-soaking fun. Forward of the stairs and to port is a two-seat helm station abaft a raked windshield. Adjacent to the skipper’s command center is C-shaped seating, so the driver is always included in the conversation. Abaft there, and separated by a wet bar with a refrigerator and a sink, are forward-facing L-shaped seating and an accompanying teak dinette for guests.

The Phantom 65’s cockpit also has an aft-facing sun pad for sun soakers. Forward of there is a straight-line settee, with additional L-shaped seating forward and to starboard, and a folding table above a teak sole. Beneath this space, an integrated garage can house a Williams 345 Sportjet tender.

When guests pass through a sliding-glass door, the galley with a wood sole is immediately to port, with the dining area to starboard. It has C-shaped seating and a high-gloss table for serving up meals in any kind of weather.

Farther forward is the salon with a helm station to starboard. Here, a C-shaped sofa and a coffee table are to port, and a two-seat sofa is to starboard with a TV that tucks away when it’s not in use.

Belowdecks accommodations come in a variety of three-stateroom layouts or a four-stateroom setup. The standard layout has three staterooms and four heads, including a day head to port. Owners can opt for an extended VIP stateroom, granting more space in the sleeping area and using that room’s head as the day head. A utility room can also replace the day head in the standard setup. In the four-stateroom layout, there’s a twin-berth stateroom to starboard and a bunk-berth stateroom to port. The VIP’s en suite head becomes the day head in this setup too. In all configurations, the full-beam master amidships and the VIP have king-size berths.

With a deep-V hull and twin 1,150 hp Caterpillar C18 diesels, reported top hop is 31 knots; with twin 1,622 hp Caterpillar C32 diesels, expect 37 knots.  

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Fairline Yachts has updated its Squadron 68. The second generation of the model made its world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

The 68’s enhancements begin with the flybridge. Its new sliding fabric sunroof can now open completely above the helm station to starboard and above the helm’s companion seating with a wooden table to port. Moving amidships, there’s U-shaped seating and a dinette to starboard. Far aft is aft-facing seating for sundowners.

Notable complements include a wet bar with a sink and a grill abaft the amidships seating, and an electric sunshade that extends past the wet bar to just short of the aft seating. The portside companion seating can convert to a sun pad.

Following the portside stairs down leads to the cockpit, where there is forward-facing seating with a wooden table and, to port, a bar with two optional bar stools. The window that’s forward of the bar opens for service from the galley, which also received an update. Instead of full-height refrigeration, the new Fairline Squadron 68’s galley has four pullout fridge-freezer drawers at waist height.

Opposite the portside galley is seating with an extendable wooden table. When the table is closed, there are two cup holders on each end; when it’s extended, the whole family can have breakfast while seated on the L-shaped settee. Forward of the galley is C-shaped seating in the salon, with a sofa opposite and a pop-up TV nearby. The 68’s helm station is to starboard, with two seats and a new side door.

Fairline offers four layouts belowdecks. In the standard three-stateroom layout, a fourth head to port serves as the boat’s day head. In one three-stateroom alternative, the forepeak VIP can be extended on the port side; in another three-stateroom version, that space becomes a utility room with a standing fridge-freezer and a pullout ironing board. In the layout with four staterooms, a portside stateroom is added with two bunks.

Updates to the 68’s accommodations include more width in the starboard-side, twin-berth guest stateroom, Fairline says. Those twin berths can come together to form a double.

Fairline offers two power options from Caterpillar: twin 1,150 hp C18 diesels or twin 1,622 hp C32 diesels. Reported top hops with those packages are 31 and 33 knots, respectively.  

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The Fairline shipyard in Britain is preparing for two debuts at the Cannes Yachting Festival this autumn: the Phantom 65 and Squadron 68.

Fairline’s Phantom 65 will be the yard’s first sportbridge yacht, with spaces for alfresco dining, entertaining and lounging. It’s meant to combine the volume of a Squadron with the proportions of a Targa, with exteriors based on the technical platform of the Targa 65. Its tender garage will hold a Williams 345 SportJet. Power will be twin 1,150-horsepower Caterpillar C18s, with a projected 31-knot performance, or twin 1,622-horsepower Caterpillar V-12s for speeds expected to top 35 knots.

The Squadron 68 is a redesigned model with a revised exterior, new hardtop and new interior design. The exterior has updated hull windows, and the hardtop has a fabric sliding sunroof and integrated electric sunshade. The new galley layout increases the fridge/freezer capacity and adds a bar that extends into the cockpit. Owners can also opt for a new trifold patio door and a lower-helm, side-access door. Three- or four-stateroom layouts are available, as are updated materials and finishes.

“Having taken onboard feedback from customers to further improve the Squadron 68, we’re confident buyers will fall in love with it as much as we have,” Paul Grys, Fairline’s CEO, stated in a press release.

What other models will Fairline have at the Cannes Yachting Festival? The display is also expected to include the F/Line 33, Targa 45 Open and Targa 50 GT.

Where to learn more: go to fairline.com

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The Fairline Targa 62 GT has sweeping lines and a rakish superstructure. A sunroof opens over the helm and salon for fresh air and locks down with pneumatic seals to keep it rattle-free.

The yacht has a Bernard Olesinski hull form with a fine entry and 18-degree transom deadrise.

Accommodations are in three staterooms. The forepeak master has an athwartships berth, and the other guest staterooms have double berths.

At press time, there were three Fairline Targa 62 GTs on the market, ranging from $885,000 to $999,000.

From the Archive

“With an average top speed of 33.4 knots on test day, the Targa 62 offers inspired performance that should be plenty for those wanting excitement. Come down to a cruising speed of about 25 knots, and this could cruise all day in considerable comfort. She maneuvers safely and predictably in close quarters, and the bow thruster helps in negotiating those final moves alongside.” —Yachting, March 2013

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It’s hard to argue with the way the Fairline F-Line 33 looks. The Alberto Mancini- designed dayboat packs a sports car’s muscularity into her 32-foot-9-inch frame, not only by way of optional twin 430 hp Volvo Penta or Mercruiser V-8s that reportedly push her to a top-end speed of 47 knots but also with her sure-handed performance. I recently got aboard the F-Line 33 off Monaco in 5-foot swells that kept most smaller boats in the harbor, and her deep-V hull form swallowed the Mediterranean whole, particularly once she crested the 30-knot mark and got out over the top of the waves.

Whom It’s For: This is a boat for any yachtsman who likes to go fast and get home safely.

Picture This: Unexpected storm clouds ambush your picnic on the hook just outside the harbor in Newport, Rhode Island. Angry whitecaps shake their fists, blocking the way between your party and the dock. But that’s no problem when this Fairline belongs to you. Just tap the throttle down. You’ll scoot home in peace and be warm and dry in just a few minutes.

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Airline debuted the targa 64 in 2007. During its two-year run, 22 hulls were built. The yacht has a deep-V hull form, and powerplant options included twin 1,015 hp Caterpillar or 1,100 hp MAN diesels.

The yacht has a three-stateroom, three-head layout with a full-beam master amidships and an athwartships berth. There is a forepeak VIP with a step-up berth, and a twin-berth stateroom is abaft the VIP to port.

At press time, we found eight Fairline Targa 64s on the market, ranging from $500,000 to $711,000.

From the Archive

“The deck salon is the unquestioned focus of social life on board. A settee surrounding a versatile table can open out and be raised or lowered via electronic control. The table faces a TV that rises out of the starboard side; here, there is also a cocktail bar that includes an ice maker. The salon deck is the same level as the cockpit, so when the rear doors are opened, you have one continuous space.” —Yachting, October 2008

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Fairline Yachts has released more details about the Squadron 68, which is scheduled to premiere this autumn at the Cannes Yachting Festival.

The Fairline Squadron 68 (initially called the Squadron 64) will replace the Squadron 65 in the builder’s offerings. The first Squadron 68s are now in build in Southampton, England, designed by Monaco-based Alberto Mancini with engineering from Vripack in the Netherlands.

The Squadron 68 is a flybridge yacht that Fairline says will surpass the Squadron 65’s space by 12 percent on the lower deck, 5 percent in the salon and 10 percent on the flybridge. A 2½-foot swim platform extension is designed for stowing personal watercraft or a jet tender.

Three- and four-stateroom layouts will be available. Owners also will have the option of choosing an extended VIP stateroom forward, adding a vanity and stowage.

“It is our most sophisticated model yet,” David Tydeman, executive chairman at Fairline Yachts, stated in a press release.

Are there crew quarters on the Fairline Squadron 68? Yes, with berths for two crew abaft the engine room.

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Fairline Yachts has created an augmented reality app to promote the F//Line 33, a model that is scheduled to debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

The app gives users a 360-degree view of the F//Line 33, with zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities and the option to personalize a version of the boat with color swatches. Interactive “hot spots” in the app provide information about the boat’s key components.

Alberto Mancini designed the F//Line 33 with a fold-down transom and a sun bed forward that converts to a table with seating. Belowdecks are a double berth and a day head with a shower.

Standard power is twin Volvo Penta V6-240s, with V8-430s as an option. A diesel option with twin Volvo Penta D3-220s is also available.

What’s the base price on the F//Line 33? About $348,400. Orders are being taken now, with deliveries of the first hulls expected to start later this year.

Where to get Fairline’s augmented reality app: visit the iTunes app store.

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