Author George Day

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Hydrogen-Powered Chase Boat Developed for America’s Cup Team

The America’s Cup, the oldest continuous sporting event in the world, has always fostered development-class yacht design and racing. This year the teams from six nations will be competing in 75-foot foiling catamarans that regularly sail at 50 knots or more. So, what kind of support boat could keep up with the sailing monsters and do so with zero-carbon emissions? For the answer the team American Magic, representing the New York Yacht Club, turned to the Italian boat builder Bluegame who came up with an innovative design for a foiling power cat driven by a hydrogen fueled engine. The foiling…

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Discovering America’s Great Loop

Certain adventures seems to rise above the rest to take on iconic roles on American life. There is walking the Appalachian Trail or climbing Mt. Denali or biking across the country. All have been accomplished by a relatively few hearty souls yet many hanker to do something special like that in their lifetime. Cruising America’s Great loop is certainly one of those serious bucket list achievements. The 6,000 mile loop circles the eastern portion of the country via an interconnected series of waterways, rivers  and lakes that include the Intracoastal Waterway, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River…

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First Look at Hunt Yachts’ New Ocean 56

Here’s some good news. Hunt Yachts of Portsmouth, RI, has introduced the design for a new 56-footer in their Ocean series. The Hunt Associates design, with its patented Deep-V hull, includes all of the classic qualities that have made Hunt Yachts renown for their superb seakeeping abilities in all weather, high cruising speeds and elegant fit and finish. The 56 joins the Ocean 63, 68 and 76. The 56, which is in the final stages of the design process, will be offered with either a flybridge or as a coupe. The flybridge model will have a hard top for protection…

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Absolute 52 Fly Blends Luxury Living with an Indoor-Outdoor Theme

The launch of the Absolute 52 Fly , following the introduction of her sisterships the 56 and 60 Fly, enlarges the builder’s Flybridge line to six models. All of the Fly range share the same snub bows, complex hull forms, voluminous interiors and distinctive hull glazing. Built in Podenzano, Italy the new 52 Fly is a Mediterranean family cruiser designed for indoor-outdoor living and relaxing vacations. Connecting cruising families and friends to the natural world and seascapes around them, especially during the Med’s hot summers, is a popular design trend in Europe that Absolute embraces. The main outdoor living spaces…

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Alexseal Yacht Coatings Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Celebrating 20 years of Alexseal Yacht Coatings is an excellent time to look back at how it all began and forward to the things to come. Twenty years ago, the global paint manufacturer Mankiewicz had a mission: Creating a one-stop-shop yacht coatings portfolio applicable from the first primer coat to the final topcoat. “ALEXSEAL Yacht Coatings” was born. Thomas Schultz, Global Sales Director at Alexseal, reviews the course already taken. And what lies ahead in the coming years. Engineering in a Can “Developing and applying yacht paints is one of the fine arts in the coatings industry,” says Thomas. Very…

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New Focus 3X Flexes its Stylish, Futuristic Muscles

Focus Yachts has carved out a special niche in the express-cruiser and day-boat market in Europe and now has a distributor in the U.S.A. The new 38-foot 3x, just launched this summer, combines exceptional performance with luxury and style that you might equate with a Maserati or Aston-Martin motorcar. One could easily imagine James Bond and a special Bond girl chasing villains in one of these. But, we digress. The new 3x is the latest design to be introduced by this family-run boat building business based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It joins four sister ships from 37 to 50 feet…

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That Sinking Feeling! 122-Foot Motor Yacht Mysteriously Capsizes

As we look into this story, there are still more questions than answers. But here’s what happened. At 2:30 pm on Saturday July 27, the 122-foot motor yacht Lovebug was motoring off Edgewater, Maryland, when it suddenly began listing heavily to starboard. Trevor Hardmon was in his own boat nearby and realized that the $8 million-dollar yacht was starting to roll over and sink. There were five people on the yacht’s transom who were in trouble, so Hardman called the Coast Guard. “I would say within four to five minutes the boat was consumed and the captain had made the…

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Skyhawk Oversea Provides Efficient Monitoring systems for Your Boat

Since its founding in 2019, Skyhawk has become a leader in wireless, battery-operated, cellular-connected monitoring devices.  Last year, the company came out with its Oversea models designed for boats and they earned both an Innovation Award at the 2024 Miami Boat Show and a place on the NNMA’s Top 100 New Products list for 2024. Oversea monitors keep an eye on all the important aspects of a boat that has been left untended for a length of time. Monitors have specific responsibilities, so you can mix and match them as you deem necessary. You can have monitors for your battery…

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Latvian-Built Glacier 48 with Walk-Around Decks

The new Glacier 48 from the Latvian builder Glacier Yachts is an intriguing new design from the offices of Guido de Groot.  This all-aluminum build has a purposeful, expedition-yacht look from the bow. But as your eyes sweep aft you pick out a lot of subtle and interesting details that show how versatile this design can be. The 48 has a central saloon with open side decks running forward on both sides. These are contained by high bulwarks and there are sturdy handrails so you and your guests will feel secure moving forward to moor or anchor the boat or…

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Video of a Dramatic Collision Between Bulk Carriers off Australian Coast

This is not something we expect to see every day. On July 16, off Hay Point on the Queensland Coast of Australia, the bulk carrier HL Eco was maneuvering in preparation to anchor when it had mechanical problems and lost steerage. Without control, the HL Eco drifted down onto the YM Serenity, another bulk carrier that was anchored nearby, and collided with its bow. The incident was captured on video by a crew member aboard YM Serenity and shows the port side of HL Eco crashing into YM Serenity and the ensuing damage. HL Eco is powered by LNG and…

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