Author George Day

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Lamborghini’s 63 Sport Cruiser Hits 72 MPH

Now here’s something different, a fast cruising speed boat that tops out at 60-plus knots. It is not surprising, then, that this sleek, Italian speedster is the brainchild of the Lamborghini Motorcar Company. You hear the name Lambo and you immediately think of that magic combination of futuristic Italian styling blended with over the top performance and speed. You want a car that will go 200-miles-an hours? It’s a Lambo. Do you want a boat that will top 60 knots (72 miles-per-hour) then it’s a Lambo. The 63 is built by Tecnomar, which is a subsidiary of the Italian holding…

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A Great Loop Veteran Explains the Dos and Don’t of Transiting Locks

Maria Langer is a woman of many parts. She is a helicopter pilot, an adventure traveler, a professional yacht captain and a certified powerboat instructor. She is also a Great Looper who closed her circle on August 12 last summer in Chicago and is now writing a book about her Loop adventures. And, she’s a long-time blogger. Her Loop trip lasted 464 days and took her through 19 states and one Canadian Province. She covered 8,330 miles and burned 5,234 gallons of fuel. She spent 278 nights in marinas and the rest swinging on the anchor. All of this was…

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Saxdor Introduces 40 GTC Flagship to America

The New Saxdor 40 GTC was introduced to the North American market last fall and is the Finnish builder’s flagship. A two-cabin, outboard express cruiser, the new boat packs a lot of amenities inside a relatively small envelope. The Saxdor company was founded by Sakari Matilla, a prolific boat-building entrepreneur, who also founded Axopar, Aquador, Paragon and XO Boats. While based in Finland, Saxdor builds most of their boats at their factory in Poland, a country that has become a boat building mecca. As of 2024, the company had grown to 600 employees. It has over 100 dealers in 50…

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J Craft’s Pursuit of Timeless Perfection

Since 1999, the Swedish builder J Craft has been building classic ultra-luxury speedboats on an island near Gotland. Their 42-foot Torpedo is a hand-made collector’s item that evokes La Dolce Vita from the Riviera and the Gatsby Days on Long Island, New York. Torpedos have advanced, cored-fiberglass hulls  and classic mahogany decks that are finished with 18 coats of hand-rubber lacquer and varnish. Her leather seats and bolsters are made from the finest leather and hand-stitched to perfection.  At the end of a dock the boat shines like a precious jewel. But, with Swedish DNA  –think sea-going Vikings—each Torpedo is…

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Williams Marks 20th Anniversary with Three New JetDrives Boats

This year, Williams, the British builder of inflatable, jet-drive dinghies and sport boats, is celebrating 20 years in business. Over those two decades, Williams had become synonymous with high-tech, high-performance boats that are the class of the dinghy and tender market. The brand is so popular, builders of new boats often design dinghy garages and stern lifting planforms specifically for the Williams dinghy that will go with the new boats. To celebrate the anniversary, Wiliams is introducing three new models: the SportJet 460 and 520 and the DieselJet 625. The 460, at 15 feet is a suitable size tender for…

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Pershing Introduces New Sporty GTX 70 with Extensive Beach Front

The Italian builder Persing, a member of the Ferretti Group, launched their new GTX 70 this week thereby adding a third member to the builder’s sport utility GTX line. The 70 joins the GTX 80 and 116. The GTX 70 is the creation of the Ferretti Group’s in-house design team in partnership with the  Product Strategy Committee, led by Piero Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari’s son. So, it’s no wonder that the 70  exudes supercar styling and performance. The new desig emphasizes the huge beach front area aft. The after deck is large and the swim platform can be lifted hydraulically to…

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Four Investigated in Speedboat Death of American Woman off Italy’s Amalfi Coast

Italian authorities announced this week that they were investigating four people in the tragic death of American Adrienne Vaughn, 45, who was killed when the boat she was riding in collided with a 150-foot sailing yacht off the Amalfi Coast.  The accident occurred in August 2023. Ms Vaughn, who was vacationing in Italy with her husband and two children, was an executive and publisher with the Bloomsbury USA which publishes the Harry Potter series of books. In the accident,  her husband was badly injured while their son and daughter escaped unharmed. The boat was owned and driven by the four…

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Outer Reef Unveils First Images of New, Dutch-Built 780 Adventure

This week, Outer Reef Yachts circulated the first photos of their new 780 Adventure expedition yacht that is in the fitting-out stage at the Dutch shipyard where it is being built. Last September, when Outer Reef’s CEO and President Jeff Druek announced his company’s merger with the high respect Dutch builder Lynx Yachts, he noted, “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 our commitment to innovation and quality, enabling us to meet the growing demand for…

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French Builder Prestige to Add M7 Power Cat to M Line

The new Prestige M7, whcih is to be intrpduced at the Cannes Festival of Yachting in September, joins the M48 and M8 in the now three-boat line of power cats. A flybridge liveaboard cruiser, the new design focuses on expansive outdoors spaces, fuel efficiency and a solar-powered silent mode. The designers have incorporated a wide platform aft between the catamaran’s sterns that becomes a kind of beach club with three levels and easy access to the water. Combine this with the outside lounge on the foredeck that has a sunken foot well and forward facing sofas and the almost 300…

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Update: Interim Report on Serious Ship Accident In UK Issued

This is an update on a story we ran two weeks ago about an accident involving a ship chartered by the US Navy. On March 10 at 0947 on a hazy morning in the English Channel, the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong rammed the U.S.-flagged fuel supply ship  Stena Immaculate, pictured above, which was lying at anchor close to the English coast. The Stena Immaculate was under charter to the U.S. Navy’s Sealift Command and was loaded with more than 200,000 barrels of jet fuel. The collision breached one of the ship’s fuel tanks creating a massive leak. The heat generated…

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