Author George Day

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New Pearl 63 Introduced with Three Distinct Interior Styles

The boutique British builder Pearl Yachts announced this week that the company will be introducing their all-new 63 family cruiser at boot Dusseldorf on January 15. Pearl builds four models from 63 to 100 so the new 63 is their smallest offering. It replaces the 62. The new 63 is a remarkably spacious cruiser in this size range and features four commodious social areas on the main deck plus the hydraulic swim platform aft and the roomy lounge and dinette on the flybridge. There is a wide sun bed on the fore deck that has a tilting back rest for…

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For Want of a Nail: The Dali’s Demise and Bridge Collapse in Baltimore Explained

We have been following the story of the 984-foot container ship Dali closing Baltimore harbor since the accident in 2024. Here’s the final finding. The wheels of inquiry, justice and determination often turn slowly but this week the National Transportation Safety Board issued their report on how and why the Singapore-flagged, 984-foot container ship Dali lost power in Baltimore, Maryland and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge that runs across the Harbor. On Tuesday this week, the NTSB determined, officially, that the terrible accident that caused the death of six bridge workers and closed the vital shipping and commuter vehicle…

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YANMAR Launches New Third Generation VC 30 Vessel Control System

YANMAR Marine International has announced the launch of its VC30 at Metstrade, a third-generation Vessel Control System, with advanced design and functionality, a newly designed precision-engineered joystickand easy installation.  YANMAR’s most advanced control system to date, the VC30 is designed to simplify throttle control and docking in one integrated system, whilst making it easier to view data and create a seamless dashboard.  The full system is enhanced by a high-quality display and modern design, including alarger, 4.3” 1000cd optically bonded screen, to reduce reflection and improve readability, with NMEA2000 output. The display unit has an auto dimming function for dark…

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New Aquila 46 Yacht Luxury Power Cat Introduced

At the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show last month, I had the chance to visit with the Aquila team and have a look at the brand new 46 Yacht that was being introduced to the North American market. The cruising cat had made its debut at the Cannes, France, boat show in September to great acclaim. The new 46 is replacing the 44 in the Yacht line which is no small ask since the 44 has seen 200 cats delivered. But from a first look, the new boat will be up to the task. The whole Aquila concept is to…

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Nordhavn 71 Designed for Adventurous Couples

The Nordhavn 71, which was introduced in 2023, was designed for adventurous couples who want the look and feel of the builder’s larger yachts yet wants to cruise without a professional crew. As an owner-operator cruising boat, the layouts and systems have been created for ease of movement about the boat, ease of mooring and anchoring and ease of maintenance. At the Ft. Lauderdale International Boats at the end of October, I met with  Jim and Eric Leishman. Jim is Nordhavn’s Director of Design and Eric handles sales and customer relations.  We got talking about the Nordhavn 71 of which…

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Greenline to Introduce New 42 at boot Dusseldorf in January

Greenline Yachts, based in Slovenia, has built a reputation for innovative designs that are intended to make the best use of sustainable hybrid-propulsion technology. They are also known for stylish lines and comfortable interiors. So, it is with some anticipation that we look forward to the huge boat show in Dusseldorf, Germany, in January where the builder will introduce the all new 42, their first new design to be launched in some time. The new 42 was designed by the Danish-Italian firm Marco Caseli Designs and bears their futuristic stamp. The sweeping sheer has a pleasing reverse curve near the…

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Nordhavn Introduces New N46 MKII Couple’s Cruising Home

This is a feel-good story for me due to my long association with Pacific Asian Enterprises, the builder of Nordhavn motor yachts. PAE started life in the late 1970s building the Mason line of classic cruising sailboats at the Ta Shing Boat Yard in Taiwan. Their first boat was the Mason 43 and, as it happens, I and my family bought hull number 3 and spent five years sailing Clover around the world. In 1986, PAE launched their first long-range cruising motor yacht, the N 46 that quickly set the stage for a new era of ocean voyaging for cruisers…

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Maine Built Boats: Lyman Morse and CW Hood Collaborate on Sweet Hood 35 LM

For a family day boat with a large cockpit that is also a fine couple’s cruiser that will be home for a long weekend or a week away, 35 feet is a manageable size that hits a sweet spot in the compromise between cost, comfort and performance. While there is a bushel of boats in this size range and type, there are not many that are custom built by Maine craftsmen in a yard famous for building extremely high quality boats one customer and one boat at a time. Lyman Morse, which is based in what is known as Maine’s…

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The Future Has Arrived, On Foils: Meet the Navier N30 Pioneer Edition

The future is aways just over the horizon and predicting what it will bring is an ancient and uncertain art. But, now and then the future decides to pay the present a visit and that is just what happens when California based Navier yachts appeared on the scene with their new N30 Pioneer Edition foiling motorboat. Foils have been around for a while and there are many in the boat business who believe that one day we will all go boating in boats with foils. It just makes sense. When you are up on foils, you fly above the waves…

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Man Falls Off Nantucket Ferry in Howling Nor’easter, Lucky to be Rescued

Here’s a story from two weeks ago that not only involves heroic action from the passengers on a Martha’s Vineyard ferry but also an as yet unsolved mystery. At 3:30 pm on Monday October 13, passengers on the Massachusetts Steamship Authority ferry Island Home, bound from Martha’s Vineyard to Wood’s Hole, Massachusetts, saw a man in the water a fair distance off the coast near Nobska Point. The weather was terrible with howling northeast winds, heavy rain and building seas. In this weather, passengers and crew leapt into action and threw life rings and life preservers in the man’s direction,…

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