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44.2m  /  145' | benetti | 2013 / 2022.

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Special Features:

• High quality Italian superyacht
• Contemporary chic interior with modern touches
• Large cabin windows
• High-speed cigarette speedboat tender
• Magnificent semi-alfresco dining area

The 44.2m/145' motor yacht 'Checkmate' was built by Benetti in Italy at their Viareggio shipyard. Her interior is styled by French designer design house Zuretti and she was delivered to her owner in January 2013. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Stefano Righini and she was last refitted in 2022.

Guest Accommodation

Checkmate has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising two VIP cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 10 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include beach club, deck jacuzzi, WiFi and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

Checkmate is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (C32 Acert) 1,300hp engines running at 1800rpm, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 15 knots with a range of up to 3,500 nautical miles from her 60,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. Checkmate features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. Her water tanks store around 9,500 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service, Ⓔ, ✠AMS classification society rules, and is MCA LY2 Compliant.

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Checkmate: On board the first Wallypower 80

In English, the word “wally” was long ago adopted as a noun to describe a fool or a simpleton. But you might not know that, in its adjectival form, “wally” also means fine, pleasing, splendid, robust and strong — all the things to look for in a boat, in other words.

So, in this case, it’s all about context. And, in the context of the superyacht world, a Wally is invariably something that’s pleasing and very often splendid, too. A Wally is also difficult to miss — a fact that quickly makes itself apparent as I tread the boardwalk of Monaco harbour surrounded by umpteen large and expensive vessels made from pale coloured GRP that, to the untrained eye, might all have emerged from the same production line.

But among them, standing out like a glittering black diamond in a sea of white plastic, sits the majestic Checkmate , the 24 metre carbon and glass high-speed motor yacht built by Wally in 2015 to the specifications of her owner, Oscar Marchetto, a 53-year-old Italian industrialist whose company makes and supplies most of the glass, steel and aluminium fittings used in the building of cruise ships.

His is the first Wallypower 80, the largest yacht built in the series since that most famous of boats, the 36 metre Wallypower 118 built for Wally Yachts founder Luca Bassani back in 2003. And here I am, the first journalist allowed to take a ride on Checkmate .

I am welcomed aboard by the boat’s captain, Filippo Barusco, who, when he’s not navigating Checkmate around the Mediterranean, also runs Venice4Sea, an RYA-affiliated instruction course for would-be skippers of both motor and sailing yachts.

Seconds after setting foot on the boat’s immaculate decking, I realise a Wally is not for the shy: every passer-by with a phone (i.e. every passer-by) is aiming his or her lens at Checkmate ’s stealthy form and reeling off Wally-in-the-background selfies as though she is the first superyacht they have ever seen — in a harbour full of them. “It gets worse when you’re out on the water,” warns Barusco. “Sometimes we get followed by helicopters, especially off Saint-Tropez.”

We spark up Checkmate ’s twin MAN diesel engines and gently inch our way out of port and into open water. We’re pursued, I can’t help noticing, by a clutch of small powerboats containing yet more amateur lensmen. As soon as conditions permit, a tweak of Checkmate ’s throttles induces a blood-curdling whine from the MAN engines and reduces our fleet of admirers to the size of distant toy boats.

The previous day, I’m told, the mistral had passed through the Côte d’Azur, leaving behind some chop. But, even with 3,600hp powering the Kamewa water jets to the point that Checkmate is slicing through the waves without effort and creating a veritable tsunami of spume, there is none of the buffeting that might be expected.

And it’s as we reach a delicious sweet spot in which Checkmate seems to be almost gliding over the waves close to maximum speed that I notice that the crystal clear sound of Haydn’s Cello Concerto No 1 is pouring from the Bang & Olufsen sound system, adding a pleasantly surreal element to the proceedings.

“Signor Marchetto is a huge music fan,” says Barusco. “We’ve got amplifiers in the bow and the stern. I’m told they put out 1,000 watts.” I’m not going to argue, not least because I am bracing myself for another demonstration of notable numbers — in this case, Checkmate ’s ability to haul down from 37 knots to zero in a mere 13 seconds, thanks again to her water jet propulsion system.

Considering Checkmate ’s 48.5 tonne displacement, such a trick is not only impressive, but remarkable — and could certainly be a life-saver in a man overboard situation. But that sort of drama is far from our minds as we drop anchor in a (surprisingly quiet) bay and settle down for lunch.

“Where shall we eat?” I ask. “Inside or out?” Before the question has really registered, I see that we are going to eat “inside out” as the crew begins to raise the stern deck on its invisible hinges to lower the substantial cockpit doors into a hidden hold, thus producing a remarkable and unexpected area of open air, loft style entertaining space capable of accommodating 20 in comfort.

“It was the owner’s idea to make it possible for the rear wall of the cockpit to completely disappear,” says Barusco. “He wanted a boat that felt really open and airy. But I’m told it was an absolute nightmare to get the system right.”

And the transformer yacht  touch doesn’t end with the disappearing doors because, with the flick of a switch, another section of teak on the bow opens up, rises skywards and, after a few seconds, settles into position as a dining table and a pair of benches.

Further surprise features of Checkmate include a huge “secret” locker in the bow for stowing her life raft, others at the edges of the deck for carrying dive bottles and flush-fit mooring winches that rise up on electric motors.

That such hi-tech trickery exists on board is hardly surprising, since Wally is constantly innovating under the leadership of Bassani. On Checkmate , everything from the LED deck lighting to the cameras trained on the key points of the engine room are controlled by iPad, the cabin mirrors morph into television screens and the bidets and lavatory pans are made from carbon fibre.

“I have a passion for building things and I’m very keen on anything technical,” Marchetto says. “For me, there was no other boat because I’ve always been fascinated by Luca Bassani’s designs and I really like the fact that a Wally always stands out in every superyacht marina . But it has been a very practical and usable boat too.

“My wife and two children have spent more than 50 days aboard Checkmate during the past year and we have done many trips between Sardinia and the Côte d’Azur, and around the Balearics .”

But Marchetto’s enthusiasm for building things has already caused him to contemplate Checkmate ’s replacement, and she is up for sale at a price of €6.5 million. “I know she’s a superb boat and she offers everything we need — but it’s rather like building a house. Once you have done it, you always decide you need more space.”

But there are not many homes that look like this, I consider as I step back on to the concrete in Port Hercules, past another gaggle of people snatching photos of themselves with Checkmate in the background. And it occurs to me that, for the first time, I might actually appear in a photo where I’m proud to be tagged #wally.

First published in the October 2017 edition of Boat International .

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2021 Checkmate Pulsare 2400 CD

• By John Tiger
• Updated: August 28, 2021

Lamenting the loss of smaller performance outboard boats? Try running Checkmate’s Pulsare 2400 CD (Closed Deck). With a Mercury Racing 300R outboard spinning a 27-inch-pitch four-blade Bravo One FS stainless-steel wheel through 1.75-to-1 gearing housed in a Sport Master gear case, we hit 73.1 mph with two people aboard and 40 gallons of fuel. Available also in a bowrider (BRX) version, the 2400 fills the bill for performance-hungry outboarders longing for speed and some amenities.

Checkmate updated the design to perform with modern power. The result is a 22-degree-deadrise hull with a narrow V-shaped pad and multiple lifting strakes. While there are faster hulls, the Checkmate does it all with aplomb. It will carry a family load, pull watersports, provide shelter, and deliver thrills. A few 2400s have been built with 400 and 450R power, providing speeds into the 80 to 90 mph range. With the 300R, we planed in 4 seconds and hit 30 mph in just over 6 seconds. That’s quick. Notably, at 50 mph, the engine sipped 12.2 gph, netting 4.1 mpg for 233 miles of range—a weekend’s worth.

The Pulsare handles precisely and quickly. Rougher waters—heavy wind chop and boat wakes—really let this boat shine. The ride was smooth and predictable.

Interior and Accessories

Built like an offshore racer, the Pulsare is hand-laid with composite core, a stringer grid, a transom and a liner. The small cabin proves plush and features a deep headliner and comfy cushions. In the cockpit, twin buckets form-fit to the captain and mate, and a wide aft bench accommodates a few more crew. SeaDek nonskid is custom-cut with Checkmate logos, and makes for a clean look and easy cleanup. The dash panel features a cluster of chrome-bezeled Livorsi electronic instruments with traditional hotrod-style analog dials. Twin Livorsi throttle and shift sticks control the big Merc. Ours featured an optional ski tow, Lenco electric trim tabs, and an Atlas hydraulic setback jack plate. Rigging under the dash, below the splashwell, and at the transom was executed with a clean, racelike touch—another of many reasons to like this boat.

How We Tested

• Engine: Single Mercury Racing 300R
• Drive/Prop: Outboard/151/4″ x 27″ Mercury Racing Bravo One FS, 4-blade stainless steel
• Gear Ratio: 1.75:1 Fuel Load: 40 gal. Crew Weight: 500 lb.

High Points

• Drop-dead-gorgeous styling will turn heads at every ramp, gas dock and raft-up.
• Eye-catching upholstery colors and designs coupled with high-quality stitching and vinyl make Checkmate interiors exceptional in quality and appearance.
• Race-worthy rigging and setup ensure a neat-as-a-pin appearance when it’s time to show off or perform maintenance.
• Low 70s is certainly a good turn of speed, but we’d hoped to see 80 mph.

Toughest Competitor

Velocity’s 230SC ($127,000 with a Mercury Racing 300R) is a foot shorter but a close competitor. As equipped, it weighs 2,000 pounds, has a 50-gallon fuel cell, and tops out at 81 mph.

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Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard after drifting out to sea: 'Almost lost Captain Dave'

"captain dave may never go on the boat again," said portnoy..

Barstool Sports' owner and founder Dave Portnoy was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after losing control of his boat off the Massachusetts' coast.

"You boys almost lost Captain Dave today," said Portnoy in a TikTok video he posted explaining what happened. "Captain Dave almost was lost to the ocean."

On Monday, Portnoy took his mother out on a boat ride off the coast of Nantucket, he said. Portnoy did not try to turn on the boat before unhooking it from the from the buoys. He drifted out and attempted to turn on the boat only to find that the boat had no power.

Content warning: Video below contains language that is not suitable for all audiences .

The boat had no power, radio or anchor and there were heavy winds which caused him to drift out to sea, Portnoy explained.

"Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea," said Portnoy.

The Barstool founder began screaming for help as he sailed, and shot a distress signal from a flare gun he kept onboard the boat.

Coast Guard rescues Portnoy

According to Portnoy, a woman "in what looks like a rowboat," boarded his boat and asked if they can make a TikTok together, said Portnoy. He declined her request and then used her radio to contact the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard made it to Portnoy's location where they tied up his boat and towed it back.

This was Portnoy's third, and possibly last time captaining a boat.

"Captain Dave may never go on the boat again," he said.

USA TODAY reached out to the Coast Guard for comment.

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At least 40 Haitian migrants killed in boat fire

At least 40 Haitian migrants were killed and scores were injured after the boat they were traveling on caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday.

The boat, which was carrying at least 80 people and headed to Turks and Caicos, left the northern city of Cap-Haïtien around 4 a.m. Wednesday. It caught fire a short time later near Labadee. The Haitian coast guard rescued more than 40 survivors, the IOM said.

“This devastating event highlights the risks faced by children, women and men migrating through irregular routes, demonstrating the crucial need for safe and legal pathways to migration,” Grégoire Goodstein, the IOM’s chief in Haiti, said in a statement.

The fire came the same week that a second contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince as part of a U.N.-backed international security mission to beat back the heavily armed gangs that control at least 80 percent of the city and to allow new elections.

Gangs killed at least 3,250 people in Haiti from January to May, the U.N. office in Haiti reported last month, up more than 30 percent from the previous five months. The violence has forced more than 570,000 people to flee their homes.

The security challenges have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in a country long saddled with endemic poverty and where roughly half of the people suffer from acute hunger.

“Haiti’s socioeconomic situation is in agony,” Goodstein said. “The extreme violence over the past months has only brought Haitians to resort to desperate measures even more.”

More than 86,000 migrants have been forcibly returned to Haiti this year by neighboring countries, the IOM said.

In the weeks since several hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, they have joined the Haitian National Police on street patrols, but they have not yet started operations to pacify gang-controlled neighborhoods.

Dennis B. Hankins, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, said he expects those operations to begin “within the next few weeks.”

As the violence has worsened, Haitians have often taken to the sea to seek refuge elsewhere, many of them making risky trips on rickety boats or other makeshift vessels that are not fit for such voyages. The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British overseas territory, is a common destination. Others head for the Bahamas or the Florida coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force on Thursday announced that they were suspending the search for 60 Haitian migrants that may have left the Bahamas for Florida on July 4 on a boat that was experiencing engine issues.

The IOM says that collecting figures on the number who die at sea is challenging because of “the remote nature of maritime routes, the secrecy in which boats set out and the lack of information on trajectories.”

“Many, many boats leave [Haiti],” said Antoine Lemonnier, an IOM spokesman in the country. “Many are intercepted by foreign coast guards … and probably many are dying and we will never know about it.”

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Complete rebuild of 1979 Checkmate Eluder

• Thread starter metriccrescentwrench
• Start date Apr 8, 2012

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• Apr 8, 2012

Re: Complete rebuild of 1979 Checkmate Eluder Really looking forward to seeing more of this, I love those boats as well.  

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Re: Complete rebuild of 1979 Checkmate Eluder If you haven't already post this on the Checkmate forum. www.checkmate-boats.com The folks over there love restorations with pictures.  

The Enforcer said: If you haven't already post this on the Checkmate forum. www.checkmate-boats.com The folks over there love restorations with pictures. Click to expand...

Re: Complete rebuild of 1979 Checkmate Eluder Nice project. I admired Checkmate's when I was young. Good to see one is being brought back to life.  

metriccrescentwrench said: I posted this over there as I was doing it. That's where I found some of the Check specific information which helped me so much with this rebuild (especially the information about the flotation boxes). I just figured that it was about time I posted it here on iboats as well. Click to expand...

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Students from Belle Isle program build their own boat. Now they look to sail it

Eight middle school students returned to Belle Isle this summer for another year of sailing lessons. But a few months ago, before they hit the water, those students learned a new lesson: how to build a boat.

The Detroit Community Sailing Center launched a pilot program this year that gave students an opportunity to learn how to build a sailboat. In May, they completed 80% of the boat's foundation . On Monday, after having a month off from the project, they put the finishing touches on the boat. On Tuesday afternoon, they attempted to sail it.

With their parents and instructors gathered on the dock to watch, the students pulled their sailboat into the water and took turns successfully sailing their boat.

" I'm proud of them," Harry Jones, president of the Detroit Sailing Community Center, said to one of the parents. "They built the boat."

A hands-on workshop

Brothers Ari and Eli Boyce, 14 and 13, of Detroit, have sailed with the Detroit Community Sailing Center's Challenge the Wind youth program for three years and welcomed the opportunity to learn how to build a boat.

"The experience was really fun," Eli Boyce said. "It really got easier over time, like learning how to use the tools. And it really helped that it was a really hands-on experience, it wasn't really like they showed you it and they just did it."

Learning a new set of skills can come with challenges.

"The hardest part for me, I think, was when we were cutting and like trying to make the shapes of the boat, it's a lot of back and forth with saws and tools and stuff," Ari Boyce said. "And I think that's the hardest part for me, just like, trying to carve out and get the right shape of the boat and different pieces together and all that."

Eli said he struggled most with conversions.

"The hardest part for me was probably the measuring portion of it because, when we were building the boat, instead of using like normal inches, like feet and stuff, we had to use millimeters and it was a rough change for me," Eli Boyce said.

After learning about the pilot program from an email, Laura Thomas, 47 of Grosse Pointe, thought it would be a great project for her 13-year-old son Logan, who already had some experience in woodworking.

"He really enjoyed making something that was something you could actually use and take out on the water and everything. And that experience of creating something that you can go out and utilize was something he really enjoyed."

Future of the program

Jones said the boat building workshop could be the foundation for a year-round curriculum around sailing, so students aren't just involved in the summer.

"For the past couple of years, we've been looking to expand the educational component, STEM component of our program," Jones said. "And we tried some of the conventional things that other sailing organizations are doing. And it was fine, but it wasn't capturing us emotionally."

The boat building workshop, a partnership between the Detroit Community Sailing Center and the Detroit River Stories Lab out of the University of Michigan, is an attempt to try something more innovative and grow its STEM offerings.

Jones first joined the center in 2011, and has served as director of the program for 10 years. When he first arrived, he said that the program "had fallen in disrepair." People had left the organization and there were only two boats to teach sailing. Today, Detroit Community Sailing has drawn donations in dollars and in vessels. The nonprofit has 40 sailboats, and 100 youths and adults learned how to sail there last year.

The organization has operated out of the Belle Isle Boathouse since 2018. The building now faces an uncertain future , as the state considers demolishing the aging structure in need of renovations. Jones said that the Detroit Community Sailing Center "got some reassurance from the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) that we'll be able to continue to program there regardless of what happens," but understands that all could change, and are looking at other locations should they have to move.

"Hopefully, we won't have to," Jones said, "but we know the reality is that we better have an option if we want to keep the program alive."

'And here we are ...'

In May, the students completed 80% of the boat's foundation as part of the first phase of the project. On Monday, they reunited to begin the second phase. They finalized the boat's design details and installed the last pieces of equipment. Jones said that this boat will be added to the organization's fleet and is looking forward to building more in the future.

The workshop has inspired Ari and Eli to learn more about boats and pursue STEM-based hobbies, and it has brought them closer to their uncle, who has his own motor boat.

"I think that being part of the program helped me understand our uncle's boat a little bit more and like, help talk to him about the boat, and what the boat's doing and what direction the wind is coming from and stuff like that," Eli Boyce said. "It's helped me bond with him, definitely."

Their mother, Kenya Lowe, said that she has seen her children's confidence grow since they first joined Detroit Community Sailing Center in 2021.

"Ari and Eli were very shy but the instructors in the program made them feel comfortable and safe," Lowe, 47, of Farmington Hills, said. "Everyone in the program made the learning experience fun and adventurous. So after that summer, Ari and Eli wanted to come back. And here we are, year (three)."

Looking back, Lowe said that program offered her children, "so much more" than she expected.

"It's absolutely worth it to put your child in this program. You will see so much growth and calmness," Lowe said. "It is such a beautiful feeling to sit outside Belle Isle and watch your child sail a boat on their own. It feels good to know they are confident in their ability to manage a boat."

Eric Guzmán covers youth sports culture at the Free Press as a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this work at  bit.ly/freepRFA .

Contact Eric Guzmán: [email protected]; 313-222-1850. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @EricGuzman90 .

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