Cruising Life

Sunreef Launching New Luxury 70 Power Cat

By Peter Janssen on August 8, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Sunreef says it will launch its new, luxurious and fully customizable 70 Power Catamaran at the Cannes Yachting Festival, starting Sept. 6. The massive new 70, which can hold 20 people on its main deck, is the latest in the Polish builder’s power range, which now runs from 60 to 100 feet. The builder of innovative power and sail catamarans, Sunreef is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The new 70 has a beam of more than 37 feet, so there’s simply a vast amount of usable space on the main deck and the flybridge. The salon, with windows all…

Twin Disc Launches Express Docking System

By Peter Janssen on August 8, 2022 Cruising Life

Twin Disc just introduced its new Express Joystick System that makes docking much easier for owners of shaft-drive boats. Indeed, the new system gives you fingertip control of your boat’s speed and direction from multiple stations on board. The Racine, Wisconsin, builder says the patented Express Joystick System simultaneously actuates and controls the engines, transmission and thrusters so you can move the boat in any direction. You just twist the knob, and the boat rotates on its center axis, giving you precise control while docking or maneuvering at low speeds. And the movements are seamless and instantaneous. The new system…

NOAA Update: Above-Average Hurricane Season

By Peter Janssen on August 6, 2022 Cruising Life

We’ve been lucky so far, but that may change before too long, according to the new mid-season hurricane estimate from NOAA. So far, the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, has seen just three named storms and no hurricanes. But now we’re heading into the peak hurricane months, and NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is calling for an above-average season for the months ahead. This recent update is similar to NOAA’s original forecast, in May, but now forecasters say the likelihood of an above-normal season is 60 percent; the original forecast was 65…

Glamorous New Riva 76 Heading to Cannes

By Peter Janssen on August 3, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new, elegant and glamorous Riva 76 Bahamas Super yacht, with a cool cantilevered sunroof, will make its debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival starting Sept. 6. This Riva 76 has a glossy hull in what the Italian builder calls a Shark Grey color with Bright Black accents. And new glazing gives the Riva a distinctive look, while providing the lower accommodations deck with lots of natural light. The yacht has three cabins and three heads, plus a crew cabin with its own head. Standard power is twin 1,550-hp MAN diesels, with a top speed of 32 knots and a…

Freya, the Walrus, Sinking Boats in Oslo

By Peter Janssen on August 3, 2022 Cruising Life

Freya, a 1,300-pound young walrus, is at it again, climbing on boats in Northern Europe to rest and sunbathe, often sinking them in the process. Freya is now in Oslo, where she has become something of a celebrity, and the media have named her after the Norse goddess of love. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation says Freya was first sighted in the northern section of Norway in 2019, climbing on boats. Since then, she’s been seen in the UK, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Last year she was found sleeping on a Dutch submarine in a naval base in the north of…

Shark Season Heats Up Off Cape Cod

By Peter Janssen on August 2, 2022 Cruising Life

It’s been a busy week or so for sharks off Cape Cod and even the nearby islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Last Saturday, for example, nine great whites were spotted near just one buoy off North Beach Island; that’s located on the elbow of the Cape, near Chatham. The same day, the Nantucket harbormaster closed Ladies Beach for a few hours after a shark sighting there; authorities also closed the Miacomet and Cisco beaches on the island as well because of sharks. And a lifeguard on Martha’s Vineyard ordered a beach closed there after he saw a shark. It’s…

Yacht Hits Rocks Off Sardinia; Owner Dies

By Peter Janssen on August 2, 2022 Cruising Life

A British yacht owner died and his wife and daughter were seriously injured when their 70-foot yacht crashed into some rocks on a small island off Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday night. Dean Kronsbein, 61, was thrown off the deck of his yacht by the impact of the crash. He was pulled out of the water alive, but died of a heart attack on his way back to shore. His wife, Sabine, 59, and daughter, Sophia, 27, were also seriously injured. Sabine told investigators that the yacht’s captain had to swerve suddenly when another boat headed for them as speed. The…

NOAA Proposes Speed Limits Near Whales

By co_admin on August 2, 2022 Cruising Life

NOAA is proposing new speed limits to protect North Atlantic right whales. Here’s NOAA’s announcement last week: Today, NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to vessel speed regulations to further protect North Atlantic right whales from death and serious injuries resulting from collisions — part of a multifaceted approach to stabilize and recover this endangered population. The changes would expand the current mandatory seasonal speed restrictions of 10 knots or less in designated areas of the ocean and extend to most vessels measuring 35 to 65 feet in length. In addition, the agency is releasing a draft “roadmap” for public comment about…

Let’s Hear It for CPO Feco

By Peter Janssen on August 1, 2022 Cruising Life

Chief Petty Officer Feco, who was honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., this spring, just retired from the Coast Guard in another ceremony at the Coast Guard base in Alameda, California. Feco, a nine-year-old Hungarian Vizsla, joined the Coast Guard in 2014, and has been a member of its San Francisco Canine Explosive Detection Team ever since. Over the years, Feco and his lead handler, Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, have participated in more than 1,500 events, including such high profile gatherings as several Super Bowls, major league baseball games, golf tournaments and Fleet Week. They also have…

Hanse Launches Versatile New RYCK 280

By Peter Janssen on August 1, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

HanseYachts AG, the giant German builder, has launched a new powerboat line called RYCK, starting with the versatile and highly customizable RYCK 280. The new RYCK, named after the river that flows from the Hanse yard in Greifswald to the Baltic, can hold eight people and tops out at about 40 knots when powered with a 300-hp Mercury Verado outboard. It was designed by Bill Dixon, the British naval architect who has developed leading power- and sail-boats for many years. For its part, Hanse is one of the world’s largest boat manufacturers, building Hanse, Dehler and Moody brands for sail…

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