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The Next Chapter
Yachting Magazine - By Diane M. Byrne
Some 44 years ago, while on his honeymoon in Acapulco, Mexico, Bob Book fell in love yet again — with boating. He fondly recalls taking out a 16-foot …
Yachts
The Rugged and Stylish ABJet 380
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
AB inflatables builds the ABJet 380 with a six-person capacity that includes a helm bench seat for two with stowage underneath. There’s seating for …
Yachts
KVH's TracPhone LTE-1 is Super Fast
Yachting Magazine - David Schmidt
The massive humpback whale surfaced and nonchalantly swam toward Southern Cross, my dad’s J/44, off the port bow, lackadaisically passing within a …
Yachts
Intrepid's 407 Panacea is a Do-it-all Center Console
Yachting Magazine - Chris Caswell
To understand the Intrepid 407 Panacea center-console, consider the model’s name. Panacea is a word not often used these days, but it means an elixir …
Yachts
Come on Down
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
One of the few silver linings that came with the devastating hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria last year was the way that charter yachts rediscovered …
Yachts
Van Der Valk Delivers 75-Foot Flybridge Yacht
Yachting Magazine
Van Der Valk Shipyard in the Netherlands has delivered the 75-foot flybridge motoryacht Joy to a client in the Mediterranean. She’s the 10th flybridge …
Yachts
Meet Tortola-based Fashion Designer Kristin Frazer
Yachting Magazine - Kristin Baird Rattini
Tortola-based fashion designer Kristin Frazer has seen her vibrant prints go global, thanks to her Trèfle swimwear and resort wear catching the eye …
Yachts
Boat Shoes Get a Stylish Upgrade
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
They say that sailors had boat shoes all to themselves from about 1935 to the 1970s. The original pair, in a misguided feat of styling over function, …
Yachts
Meet Custom Line's 120
Yachting Magazine - By Chris Caswell
The first Custom Line 120, Vista Blue, is a water toy on steroids. Milan-based yacht designer Francesco Paszkowski’s first effort with the Ferretti …
Yachts
Wider 165 Earns a Trio of RINA Awards
Yachting Magazine
The Wider 165 Cecilia earned three RINA awards at the recent Monaco Yacht Show. As with the Wider 150, the 165 earned a perfect score of 100 out of …
Yachts
Revisiting the Azimut Yachts 53 Fly
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
Azimut Yachts introduced the 53 Fly in 2009, with 65 hulls later produced and sold around the globe. She was known for a graceful profile, raked …
Yachts
How ImageSails Combines Artwork with Sails
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Daniel Gohstand got the idea in Guatemala. A documentary photographer, he’d been shooting images in what he calls a little town on the side of a …
Yachts
From Sea to Shining Sea
Yachting Magazine
In 1920, u.s. lawmakers decided a yacht was a vessel with a volume no greater than 300 gross tons. Anything more, and the vessel had to register …
Yachts
Luxury Tender Guide
Yachting Magazine - 11/08/2018
Boston Whaler’s 380 Realm is the flagship of the series. An electric grill and refrigerator are in the cockpit for making lunch in your favorite cove …
Yachts
Aqualuma Gen 5 Underwater Lights
Yachting Magazine
Aqualuma recently displayed its Gen 5 range of through-hull underwater LEDs at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Gen 5 LEDs let users …
Yachts
$500,000 Price Drop on 157-Foot Trinity
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
Brokers Steve Elario and Joe Foggia at Northrop & Johnson have announced a $500,000 price drop on the 157-foot Trinity Rebel. The asking price for the …
Yachts
Incentive Offered for Antarctica Yacht Charter
Yachting Magazine
Camper & Nicholsons International says the 254-foot Icon Legend is offering a 10 percent price break on Antarctica yacht charter during the month of …
Yachts
Volvo Penta Offers Corrosion Protection
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Volvo Penta is now offering OceanX corrosion protection coatings as an option with its Forward Drive systems. The titanium-ceramic OceanX coating, …
Yachts
Lynx Yachts Launches YXT 24 Evolution
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
Lynx Yachts in the Netherlands has launched the 78-foot YXT 24 Evolution, a superyacht support vessel and the fourth hull overall from the …
Yachts
The Next Johnson 80 is in Build
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
Johnson Yachts has started construction in Taiwan on the ninth hull of the Johnson 80. The Johnson 80 is a four-stateroom yacht with exterior lines by …
Yachts
Yachting's 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
All year long we’ve showcased our favorite gear and gadgets to better your yachting experience, and there’s no better time to revisit these …
Yachts
Augmented Reality Navigation Technology
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
In what is being heralded as a marine industry first, FLIR systems has introduced Raymarine ClearCruise AR, an augmented reality technology that …
Yachts
Five Deep
Yachting Magazine - Kevin Koenig
Recently Triton Submarines in conjunction with EYOS Expeditions and Victor Vescovo of Caladan Oceanic held a press conference at the Manhattan …
Yachts
This Amels is Heading East for the Winter
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Y.CO says the 180-foot Amels Elixir is available for charter starting December 10 in either the Maldives or Southeast Asia. As of this writing, the …
Yachts
A 384-foot Explorer Superyacht?
Yachting Magazine - Patrick Sciacca
Alexis is a 383-foot, nine-deck Explorer Yacht Concept from Steve Kozloff, founder and designer of the Goliath Series of polar-class expedition …
Mulder ThirtySix Sold and Under Construction
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Mulder Yachts in the Netherlands has sold a 118-foot Mulder ThirtySix that is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2019. With exterior …
Canard Can Do It
Yachting Magazine - Kevin Koenig
Canard Yachts will debut the first hull of the eMotion 36 Hybrid at this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. This innovative boat …
Fort Lauderdale
Ulysse Nardin Named Official Timekeeper of Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Ulysse Nardin has been named the official timekeeper of the 59th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which is scheduled to take place …
Yachts
The Biggest Custom Line Navetta, Ever
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Custom Line has unveiled its biggest-ever Navetta: a 42 with a length overall of 137 feet, 2 inches. The extra space allowed for a beach club that’s …
Yachts
Price Drop on ‘Turnkey Condition’ Buddy Davis 52
Yachting Magazine - Kim Kavin
Reel Deal Yachts has just announced a price drop — from $625,000 to $549,000 — on the 52-foot Buddy Davis Happy Day. Happy Day is a 2006 build that, …