Author George Day

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Beneteau Swift Trawler 54 Debuts at Cannes Boat Show

While at the Cannes show last week, I had a chance to spend an hour with Eric LeVine, Benteau’s. director of sales and marketing for all of their in-board power cruisers, aboard the new Swift Trawler 54. The 54 is the sixth model in the Swift Trawler line and fits neatly between the ST48 and the ST62. The 54 is a big boat with high topsides and very full hull sections that create a huge amount of interior volume. Beneteau is stressing their commitment to indoor-outdoot living and a close connection with the marine environment. The aft cockpit is spacious…

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U.S. Coast Guard Hearings Unveil Causes behind Titan Submarine Disaster

Fifteen months after the deep submersible submarine Titan imploded while visiting the wreck of the Titanic killing all five adventurers aboard, the U.S. Coast launched hearings this week to delve into the disaster. Experts and members of OceanGate’s staff, the parent company, testified that the submarine had been plagued with equipment and system problems in the years before the disaster and that an engineer who oversaw the Titan project had been fired because he would not certify the submarine for deep dives. In the months before the fatal dive, the Titan had been stored ashore in Newfoundland in subfreezing weather…

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Seen at the Cannes Show: Marex of Norway Soon to Invade America

Cannes, France—This afternoon at the Cannes Boat Show, I had the good fortune to discover one of the best kept secrets, from Americans anyway, in family cruising boats. Along the crowded quay in a section with several Scandinavian builders, there were four sport-style coupes with teak decks, large aft platforms and streamlined cabins that had something different about them. Across from the boats was a tasteful and stylish land booth for Marex Yachts of Norway. This was not entirely an accident as sometimes happens at boat shows. I had been invited to visit the boats and the booth by our…

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Outer Reef Yachts Announces Merger with Dutch Builder Lynx Yachts

This week, Jeff Druek, CEO of Outer Reef Yachts, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, announced that his company was merging with the Dutch builder of luxury long-range motors yachts and high end outboard yachts Lynx Yachts. Long in the works, the merger brings together two brands that will expand the reach of both, Outer Reef into the European market and Lynx into the American and Australian markets. Druek stated, “Expanding our presence in the Netherlands and integrating the highly regarded Lynx Yachts management team into our operations marks a significant milestone for Outer Reef Yachts. This partnership aligns perfectly with…

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Fountaine Pajot Announces New Code 07 Cruising Powercat Series in Cannes

One Monday, September 9, at the Cannes Boat Show in the South of France, French catamaran builder Fountaine Pajot announced that they will expand their partnership with French power-boat builder Couach to create an entirely new line of cruising power cats to be called the Code 07 series. Fountaine Pajot has become one of the largest catamaran builders in the world with over 4,000 cats launched and now employing over 1,000 skilled craftsmen in their ever expanding French facilities. Couach began building boats in 1897 in France, developed some of the first marine engines and has since developed a worldwide…

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Riviera Introduces New 6800 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition

Coming to America this fall for a debut at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, the new Riviera 6800 Platinum Edition represents the pinnacle of design, style and engineering from this highly regarded Australian builder. Now in their 44th year, Riviera, based on Australia’s Gold Coast, has launched more than 6,000 motor yachts and is distributed through dealers around the world. The Sport Yacht line, one of five on the builder’s product list, is comprised of family cruising sedans with multiple living and lounging spaces. Rebranding the Sport Yacht line as the new Platinum Edition emphasizes the long…

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Globemaster 50 LRX Is Built for Long Haul Cruising

Built in the Netherlands on a semi-custom basis, the Globemaster 50 LRX is a long-range-exploration vessel for an adventurous couple. The design brief, created by designer and builder Erik Leander, was to build a CE Class A all-ocean boat in aluminum that would be self-sufficient while cruising and could be recycled when its cruising days are done. The hull and deck are unfinished 7mm aluminum plate that give the craft a workboat or military appearance in much the same way the Steve Dashew’s cruising powerboats do. This all-business style outside is offset by a warm, wood-finished interior that evokes old-time…

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11 New Cruising Boats at the Newport Show

The Newport International Boats Show, known in the trade as NIBS, kicks off next week and runs from September 12 to 15. The show is the first big in-the-water show of the fall and has a wide cross section of boats from every niche of the market. Every year, we take the opportunity to highlight some of our favorites. This is a subjective list and focuses on owner-operated power cruisers that fit with the family cruising lifestyle. That’s what Cruising Odyssey is all about. So, here are 11 boats, new and recently new, that caught our eye. Back Cove 39O…

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New Swedish Speedster from Viggo Yachts

Here is something a little different for Cruising Odyssey, a 60-knot, aluminum speedster with twin outboards and only basic accommodations. The builder, Viggo Yachts, is based in Oregrund Sweden where it builds only aluminum power boats, all of them designed and engineered for speed. The C10 that was introduced recently, has a narrow beam and a double chined hull under the water. This configuration allows the boat to get up onto a plane very quickly despite the hull’s 24 degrees of deadrise. The deep V hull, which is a sharper V than most hulls of this type, will provide those…

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Go Foiling on New Spirit BAR F35 Electric Runabout

The new, one-off, electric-powered runabout built by Spirit Yachts in England started life as the brainchild of an existing owner of a Spirit sailboat. The brief that he passed along to the builder was for a modern, efficient runabout that evokes the look of rum runners from the 1920s. But then the project developed wings, or more accurately, foils. And it got an electric propulsion system. Partnering with BAR Technologies, a leader in the field of marine foiling systems, Spirit was able to create an entirely new type of motorboat. The finished product, the F35, is not only classically beautiful,…

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