Evolution class leader, Kerakoll, the Stab 48Fb Design powered by Isotta Fraschini has taken a slight detour on its way to next weekend's Championship decider in Cascais, Portugal. It is currently appearing at this week's prestigious Monaco Boat Show before heading down to Cascais to compete in the two rounds of the Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea, the final round of the P1 World Championship. It is being exhibited at the Monaco Yacht Show on the XS Marine stand.

The reason for this tie-up is that XS Marine has been following for the complete season of the team – which is led by Mario Invernizzi and Giovanni Carpitella with much interest. The success obtained by the Kerakoll team has convinced Peter Dredge, responsible of the XSR – 48 Superboat project, that is being presented in Monaco, to go into depth and carry out research and make a feasibility study to then come up with a unique design and production of a “Superboat”  and so is coming the birth of the XSR – 48 Superboat.
 

The boat has been produced by XS Marine which has in common with Kerakoll, the hull of the FB 48 designed by Eng. Fabio Buzzi of FB Design, which has proven to be a winning craft. The goal is to  present the fastest diesel powered superboat ever manufactured for the pleasure market. It has DNA of a “Supercar” applied for the first time to the marine industry.

The propulsion will be identical to the Kerakoll boat as it has proved to be a wining combination. The only difference will be the setting of the Isotta Fraschini engines. The  6 cylinder in line engines will be set at 950 hp as model L1306 TS-RS4, with open circuit, as on the Kerakoll. The XSR-48 engines will be set at 800 hp with model L 1306 TS – 4V  having double circuit sea water intercooled.

After this stop over in the Principality of Monaco the Kerakoll boat will leave for Portugal tomorrow where on from the 29 September to the 1 October the final race of the World Championship P1 season will take place. Mario Invernizzi and Giovanni Carpitella’s Kerakoll boat is at the top of the ranking of the championship along with the Osg Donzi team of Giancarlo Cangiano and Stefano Cola. The last two races of the 2006 season will be run in expected very hot conditions on the ocean in front of the City of Estoril, 30 kilometres from Lisbon.