Author George Day

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Collapse of Gulf Stream Will Create Weather Crisis in North Atlantic

Here’s a sobering report published on Monday on the website LiveScience. Forty four top climate scientists have alerted policy makers in the Nordic countries that the collapse of the Gulf Stream and the other major Atlantic currents will precipitate devastating weather and climate changes in Europe and North America. While this threat has been on our radar for a while, the group of scientists argue that they and many others have seriously underestimated the rate and immanent timing of the current collapse. The currents involved are part of what is known as the North Atlantic Meridonal Overturning Circulation. The currents…

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Get Ready for the 2024 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show

The 2024 Ft. Lauderdale boat show, known as FLIBS in the marine trade, kicks off next Wednesday, October 30 at noon. The show is America’s largest in-the-water show and will have more than 1,300 boats on display ranging from small personal watercraft to 300-foot mega-yachts. The show runs through the weekend and show management expects more that 100,000 people to attend. FLIBS is truly an international show. You will find boat brands on display from the four corners of the world and from the most prestigious builders. An all-powerboat show, you will find the latest designs and some new radical…

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Pearl Yachts Brings New 82 and Full Fleet to FLIBS

The British yacht builder Pearl Yachts introduced their brand-new 82 at the Cannes boat show in September and the Bill Dixon design earned top honors for “Best Interior Design” for yachts in its size category. That’s not surprising. Pearl, which began building yachts in 1998, is a boutique builder of highly refined mini-super yachts from 62 to 95 feet. They maintain limited production because they want to focus their attention on quality instead of quantity. The results are reliably stunning. The new 82 has the brand’s aggressive lines and modern styling with a racy speed-boat bow and sharply angled glazing…

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Zeelander 8 Number 2 Launched in Early October. A Study in Marine Elegance

On October 4, Zeelander launched hull number two of their 79-foot 8 model. The gala party for the launch was held at the builder’s facilities in The Netherlands and was attended by the family that bought the new 8, many other owners and the Zeelander staff. The new 8 represents the apex of the Zeelanded line and is a highly refined motor yacht that combines the company’s unique curvaceous hull and cabin designs with the highest of high-tech engineering and onboard systems. As the builder likes to say, Zeelander yachts are not for everyone. The 8 is a three-season cruising…

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Introducing the New Saxdor 340 GTWA Spacious Weekender

The Finnish boat builder Saxdor introduced their new 34-foot this year to acclaim. The boat was awarded a Finish Design Innovation Award and it has been nominated for the prestigious European Power Boat of the Year Award. But such elevated status should not be too much of surprise given the company’s pedigree. Saxdor was founded by Sakari Mattila who was also a founder of  Aquador, Paragon, XO Boats and the incredibly successful Axopar. The. new boats Mattila is building in Finland and Poland are brimming over with high-tech, high-speed powerboat DNA. The new 34 GTWA is one of the few…

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Back Cove 41 Reinvented with Many New Features. Now called the 412

Back Cove Yachts, the venerable Maine builder of classic-looking Downeast-style cruisers announced at the Newport Intrnatijonal Boat Show in September that they were reintroducing the Back Cove 41 with many upgrades and new features. The 41 is the builder’s flagship and has proven to be extremely popular worldwide. The new version has so many new features that Back Cove has given it a new name, the 412. Because the boat’s essential design features work so well, in the 412 the hull, deck and accommodation plan remain the same in the 41.  But Back Cove has added a full height door…

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Outer Reef Introduces New, Steel Expedition-Capable Adventure 780

Here’s an announcement from Outer Reef Yachts that will really catch the eye of cruisers who are seeking true seafaring expeditions to the earth’s far corners aboard a vessel that is a special combination of strength, seakeeping-ability, self-suffiency and luxury. Enter the new Adventure 780 that was introduced to the world this week. The new design, which is the first in Outer Reef’s new Adventure series, is the first new yacht to emerge from the recent merger between Outer Reef and the Dutch shipyard Lynx Yachts. The 780 is now in build in The Netherlands and will be ready to…

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Maritimo to Introduce the Enhanced M55 Black Edition at Ft. Lauderdale Show

Maritimo will be bringing the new M55 Black Edition to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show later this month and the new boat has been upgraded with truly enhanced living spaces. The changes to the design, already a popular model for the Australian builder, begin with the spacious cockpit that connects via sliding doors to the aft galley in the salon. A new wider transom island has been added between the cockpit and the swim platform that creates a better social area and enlarges the barbeque grill and counter. The cockpit’s dinette/lounge now faces forward and socially links the cockpit…

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North to Norway’s Lofoten Isles and the Arctic Circle: Part One

Swedish cruiser Per Harrtoft is an adventurer, a dreamer and a life-long powerboater. From his home in southeastern Sweden, he has fished and explored the waters all around the coast and even once entered an 800-mile race in an open boat in which they covered  the route in 24 hours. So, when he decided to spend the summer cruising from Sweden to the remote Lofoten Islands in the far north of Norway, some 1,400 miles away, no one was surprised. And, he planned to make the round trip in the two months Scandinavians have for summer. That’s 2,800 miles in…

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Sirena Launches New 48 Coupe Hybrid

The successful Turkish builder Sirena yachts has gained a huge worldwide following in the last decade with their distinctive angular designs, plumb bows and creatively planned living spaces. The original 48 Flybridge is a large part of the company’s success. This fall, Sirena launched their new 49 Coupe Hybrid, based on ther first 48’s hull design,with a flat-top coupe roof, wrap around salon windows end even more salon and cockpit living space. The company has made a commitment to “eco-friendly propulsion” and developed a true hybrid system with twin 213kW E-Motion motors, a 39.1 kWh lithium battery pack and twin…

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