Ocean Alexander 35 Puro (2024-)

Specifications

Length Overall	113.5' 34.6 m
Beam	24.3' 7.4 m
Draft	7.5' 2.3 m
Fuel Capacity	5,030 gal 19,041 L
Water Capacity	660 gal 2,498 L

Engine Options

Std. Power	2 x 2,000-hp MAN V12

First Look

Ocean Alexander 35 Puro

The new Ocean Alexander 35 Puro is the first of a new tri-deck line. She is a semi-displacement yacht with speed built into her, not an LRC or a trawler/explorer. The hull shape is unmistakably Ocean Alexander in the bow flare and in the way the yacht stands tall on the water. 

“The brief was to create an international product with a hybrid approach to design, melding Italian cues and American sensibility,” Dan Mundy, Ocean Alexander’s head of global operations, says.

The builder has been successful with its various lines and the reinvention of some of its bestsellers with designer Evan K Marshall, who also engendered the voluminous Revolution line with its distinctive vertical bow. Again with the Puro, the brand sought to appeal to a new segment of clients and expand the builder’s reach in the US and beyond.

 “The real challenge lay in blending our know-how with the shipyard’s extensive experience, without undermining the substantial work done previously, while sharing our design ambitions without completely disrupting their comfort zone,” says Giovanni Bandera, Cassetta’s lead designer on the project.

“Ocean Alexander has a heritage of traditional styling but has styling cues and proportions that are very elegant, and you can recognize them through the various boats in history by looking at the bow flare, which is always that of a very marine boat, a very capable boat,” Cassetta says. 

The features have great symmetry and ornaments such as fashion plates are kept to a minimum. 

“Notice the upper deck, it’s a single line from the bow tip to the aft end; it’s a very long upper deck, it shades the main deck cockpit completely. Now this design trick allows us to make the boat seem longer than it is,” Cassetta says. 

“That upper deck interior is more than 37.1’ (11.3-m) long including the pilot house, but it looks like a deckhouse. You also have a 506 square foot (47.1square m) sundeck in there that is integrated almost like a coupe. You wouldn’t notice there is a huge sundeck up there, if not for the hard top.”

As for the hull, Agrusta says, “The 35P features a high- efficiency semi-planing hull developed with medium V-shaped sections, which is typical of hulls made by NavalHEAD. The advantages of this type of hull are reduction of spray at the bow, improvement of running angle, improved tracking, and in general very high seakeeping performances.

“The deadrise is continuously variable both in vertical sections and, of course, on the hull length. This ensures a perfect mix between seakeeping and lift at any speed, helping to have a correct and almost constant dynamic longitudinal trim angle during navigation, avoiding too much high angle in semi-displacement speed.”

The draft, ranging from 6.6’ (2 m) to 7.7’ (2.3 m) at full load, is desirable for places like the Bahamas where depth can be an issue, and CFD analysis refined the design of the prop tunnels and other key areas.

CONVERTIBLE SPACES

The nearly 13’ (4-m) wide Z-lift platform lift extends and lowers out into the water. It has a capacity of 2,300 pounds (1,043 kg) and it can support a good RIB tender. Where hull No 1 has a beach club, the space can be built as a garage with side opening door to launch the tender, an option adopted for hull No 3.

The foredeck has a large sunpad that can be moved manually along tracks to various positions; it slides all the way to cover the glass-sided Jacuzzi, which overlooks the lower anchoring area. With space for a table and anchoring points for poles to support a Bimini, it transforms into a dining spot.

When designing the yacht, the Cassetta team took advantage of one of the Taiwanese yard’s strengths, its superb stainless-steel work. The brightwork is spectacular outside and inside. 

Shapely window frames, leather blinds — so there is no clatter when closing or opening them — the contrast of lacquered and matte surfaces, low-lying furniture, accents of stainless, matte leathers and Cambria in various finishes, contribute to an elegant interior that Cassetta describes as “transitional.” 

A stainless-steel frame sliding-glass door separates the sky lounge from the bridge and its large multifunction displays. A filter darkens the glass for privacy or night-time navigation.

The master bathroom boasts textured Cambria, a heated floor and an extra-large rain shower. The four guest cabins on the lower deck share a lobby mini bar and fridge for refreshments, and they are elegant and super-quiet. It’s easy to adjust curtains, blinds, lights and A/C for comfort, even on your first time on board.

Another feature, the galley, behind a pocket door on the main deck, is a handsome and well-appointed space with top-of-the-line appliances from Wolf, Sub-Zero and Miele. It comes with plenty of storage, a huge refrigerator, a freezer and a wine cooler.

The beach club, fully finished and furnished, can be used as a garage for a Williams 520 SportJet, in which case the yacht will be equipped with a side door. This will be the case for hull No 3. The transom door itself is virtually invisible when closed. 

Last but not least is the sundeck with its attractive bar. The custom bar stools with exterior leather by Poltrona Frau and polished stainless-steel bases alone are worth the price of admission. Hull one, under contract, comes fully equipped, including linens from Oliveri, custom art pieces and two sets of fine tableware.

By the time you read these words, you may have to wait for the next one, but the good news is that hull No 2 will be shown at the Fort Lauderdale boat show.

SPECIFICATIONS
LOA 113.5’ (34.6 m)
LWL 95.5’ (29.1 m)
Beam 24.3’ (7.4 m)
Draft 7.5’ (2.3 m)
Fuel Capacity  5,030 gal (19,041 L)
Range at 11 Knots: 1,741 NM
Engines 2x 2000-hp MAN V12’s
Freshwater Capacity: 660 gal (2,498 L)

Courtesy of BOAT International US Edition