Author George Day

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Starlink Changes the Cruising Lifestyle for Better or Worse

It has been almost six years since Elon Musk’s visionary company Starlink flipped the “on” switch and changed the way we access the internet when far from cell towers and cable hook ups. Starlink now has. 10 million subscribers and has played vital roles in all walks of life, including the Ukraine’s valiant efforts to beat back the invading Russians. For normal cruisers, Starlink has provided an affordable way to stay linked to the internet and thus allows us to work from our boats anywhere in the world.  That means we can live a blended lifestyle in which we can…

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The Great Eastern Loop Offers A Summer of Adventurous Cruising

While the Great Loop of the eastern half of the US is famous and often referred to, its little cousin, the Great Eastern Loop, is well worth any adventurous cruiser’s attention The 2,400 mile loop makes a circumnavigation of the US Northeast and the Canadian Maritimes. Nominally, the route starts in New York City and leads up the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. From there it follows the Richelieu River the length of the Chaplain Valley into Canada where it joins the St. Lawrence River at the city of Sorel-Tracy.  There’s a 17-foot height limit on this section of the…

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Outer Reef 540 Adventure Has 2,000-Mile Range

It was just a year ago that  Outer Reef Yachts announced the introduction of the new 540 Adventure. The new boat follows in the wake of the 780 Adventure that was introduced 18 months ago. Like the bigger model, the new 54-footer will be built in The Netherlands. The new 540 was designed by the Dutch firm Bern Weel Design and carries the same purposeful, expedition styling as the 780. It is being built in fiberglass, with Divinicell coring above the waterline and in the deck and super structure. Powered by twin Volvo D8-600 engines with conventional straight shafts, the…

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New Tiara 46 LS Makes Debut at Palm Berach Show

Tiara Yachts of Holland, Michigan, announced this week that the highly respected American builder will be introducing their all new Tiara 46 Luxury Sport at the Palm Beach International Boat Show on March 25. The new design is a performance cruiser powered by three 600-horsepower Mercury Verado engines that drives a deep-V hull with a dead rise at the stern of 21 degrees. This combination of power and hull form will give the 46 an eye watering top end speed and as soft a ride through the waves as can be created. “The 46 LS is a meaningful step forward…

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American-Built Northern Marine Raised-Pilothouse 57 Has a 5,000-Mile Range

Here’s a look at an American-built long range cruiser that embodies the very best of classic trawler design and construction. Hull number one was launched in 2022 in Anacortes, Washington. The Northern Marine raised-pilothouse 57 is long-range expedition yacht, designed for an owner-operator to cruise anywhere in the world. The 57, powered by a single 325-horsepower John Deere, has a range of 5,000 nm at 8.75 knots. The boat holds 2,600 gallons of fuel and burns 4.2 gph at that speed. Top speed is over 10 knots. Northern Marine has a rich heritage of building commercial fishing boats, working trawlers…

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Turkish Builder FDC Yachts Building 86-Foot Mini Super Yacht

Here’s an interesting new design from a builder we have not reviewed before. FDC Yachts, based in Bodrum, Turkey has been building custom yachts, both power and sail, for 25 years and has more than 100 skilled craftsmen on staff.  The brand is not well known in North America but has a stellar reputation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The builder recently circulated images of their latest build known as Project Umai. The boat, at 86 feet, is not really a super yacht –over 100 feet, say—but appears to pack all of the DNA, sophisticated systems and luxury accommodations that we…

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Wind Horse: A Circumnavigator’s Ultimate Blue Water Motor Yacht

We came across a listing for a remarkable and unique cruising powerboat that we want to share with you. Wind Horse is a true world cruiser with a salty pedigree. Steve and Linda Dashew occupy a unique position in the worldwide cruising community.  When their children were young, they pulled them out of school and moved aboard a cruising sailboat with the intention of sailing around the world. That trip and ensuing cruises kept them afloat for six years. The experience taught them a lot about what works in a cruising boat and what doesn’t. They determined that an ocean-going…

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Azimut Seadeck 7 Wins Awards at Miami Boat Show

At last week’s Miami International Boat Show, the Italian designed and built Azimut Seadeck 7 won multiple NMMA Innovation Awards in the motoryacht, cabin cruiser and trawler categories. Said judge Ben Stein, “The Azimut Seadeck 7 is a tour-de-force of innovative new features and refined design in a 70-footer, with an emphasis on sustainability in propulsion and materials. The open main deck floor plan makes this already sizeable yacht feel huge, and Volvo Penta’s hybrid-electric IPS propulsion system enables fully electric navigation for short distances and zero-emission hotel mode at anchor.” In the last few years, Azimut has embraced an…

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The New Sabre 51 Salon Express In Pictures

One of the most eagerly anticipated new launches at last week’s Miami International Boat Show was the Sabre 51 Salon Express. The new design was initially introduced at the Newport boat show in September 2024 and hull number one was launched in Maine for sea trials back in December. But now, this all-weather, Downeast-style family cruising boat is ready for prime time. For those of us who haven’t yet been aboard, we thought it would be fun to show the boat in all its glory through the exquisite photos that were recently published. The 51 fits in Sabre’s Salon Express…

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Is the Nimbus 495 Coupe the Perfect Great Looper?

At January’s boot Dusseldorf show, Nimbus Yachts of Sweden introduced their new 495 Coupe, a couple’s cruiser designed specifically for long-term living aboard and for cruising inland waterways. The new coupe has the same hull as the 495 Flybridge that was launched last year but in many ways is a very different boat. Without the flybridge, the cabin top can now have a huge retracting sun roof for fair weather living. Plus, there is plenty of room for solar panels that will power all systems while at anchor for many hours with running the genset. For inland cruising, boats need…

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