Author George Day

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American-Built Northern Marine Raised-Pilothouse 57 Has a 5,000-Mile Range

Here’s a look at an American-built long range cruiser that embodies the very best of classic trawler design and construction. Hull number one was launched in 2022 in Anacortes, Washington. The Northern Marine raised-pilothouse 57 is long-range expedition yacht, designed for an owner-operator to cruise anywhere in the world. The 57, powered by a single 325-horsepower John Deere, has a range of 5,000 nm at 8.75 knots. The boat holds 2,600 gallons of fuel and burns 4.2 gph at that speed. Top speed is over 10 knots. Northern Marine has a rich heritage of building commercial fishing boats, working trawlers…

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Turkish Builder FDC Yachts Building 86-Foot Mini Super Yacht

Here’s an interesting new design from a builder we have not reviewed before. FDC Yachts, based in Bodrum, Turkey has been building custom yachts, both power and sail, for 25 years and has more than 100 skilled craftsmen on staff.  The brand is not well known in North America but has a stellar reputation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The builder recently circulated images of their latest build known as Project Umai. The boat, at 86 feet, is not really a super yacht –over 100 feet, say—but appears to pack all of the DNA, sophisticated systems and luxury accommodations that we…

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Wind Horse: A Circumnavigator’s Ultimate Blue Water Motor Yacht

We came across a listing for a remarkable and unique cruising powerboat that we want to share with you. Wind Horse is a true world cruiser with a salty pedigree. Steve and Linda Dashew occupy a unique position in the worldwide cruising community.  When their children were young, they pulled them out of school and moved aboard a cruising sailboat with the intention of sailing around the world. That trip and ensuing cruises kept them afloat for six years. The experience taught them a lot about what works in a cruising boat and what doesn’t. They determined that an ocean-going…

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Azimut Seadeck 7 Wins Awards at Miami Boat Show

At last week’s Miami International Boat Show, the Italian designed and built Azimut Seadeck 7 won multiple NMMA Innovation Awards in the motoryacht, cabin cruiser and trawler categories. Said judge Ben Stein, “The Azimut Seadeck 7 is a tour-de-force of innovative new features and refined design in a 70-footer, with an emphasis on sustainability in propulsion and materials. The open main deck floor plan makes this already sizeable yacht feel huge, and Volvo Penta’s hybrid-electric IPS propulsion system enables fully electric navigation for short distances and zero-emission hotel mode at anchor.” In the last few years, Azimut has embraced an…

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The New Sabre 51 Salon Express In Pictures

One of the most eagerly anticipated new launches at last week’s Miami International Boat Show was the Sabre 51 Salon Express. The new design was initially introduced at the Newport boat show in September 2024 and hull number one was launched in Maine for sea trials back in December. But now, this all-weather, Downeast-style family cruising boat is ready for prime time. For those of us who haven’t yet been aboard, we thought it would be fun to show the boat in all its glory through the exquisite photos that were recently published. The 51 fits in Sabre’s Salon Express…

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Is the Nimbus 495 Coupe the Perfect Great Looper?

At January’s boot Dusseldorf show, Nimbus Yachts of Sweden introduced their new 495 Coupe, a couple’s cruiser designed specifically for long-term living aboard and for cruising inland waterways. The new coupe has the same hull as the 495 Flybridge that was launched last year but in many ways is a very different boat. Without the flybridge, the cabin top can now have a huge retracting sun roof for fair weather living. Plus, there is plenty of room for solar panels that will power all systems while at anchor for many hours with running the genset. For inland cruising, boats need…

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Nord Star 49 Flagship Express Cruiser Can Scoot at Nearly 50 Knots

Here’s an Scandinavian-built express family cruiser that is well worth considering for North America because it has a well established dealer in Connecticut. Nord Star, a family-owned builder of express cruisers and offshore yachts from 28 to 49 feet, has been building boats in Finland since the 1920s. To date they have launched over 4,000 fiberglass hulls and have a well-earned reputation for offering a wide range of options and customizations. The Nord Star 49 is the company’s flagship and demonstrates the builder’s commitment to an elegant combination of comfort, pilot house styling and performance. It is a modern example…

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Living the Dream: 10 Tips for Cruising to the Caribbean

Chuck and Barb Shipley, who are retired and live aboard their Krogen 48 North Sea, are living the cruising dream They determined when they retired to move aboard and explore the world. They sold their Georgia home, and the rest is history. Barb was able to retire a year before Chuck, so she took that time to become a certified captain with a 50-ton license. This competency has proven valuable in every aspect of their cruising life aboard North Sea. The Shipley’s made the leap to cruise from the U.S. to the Bahamas and then on to the Caribbean by…

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Seven Lost in Last Week’s Gloucester Fishing Boat sinking in the North Atlantic

Last Thursday on January 29, a fishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts, activated their EPIRB at about 7 in the morning. The Coast Guard immediately launched a rescue effort but was unable to get a reply from the 72-foot Lily Jean, a well-known boat from this fabled fishing town. She was skippered fifth generation Gloucester-man Gus Sanphilippo. His ancestors where the men who fished the Banks aboard saiiling schooners like the Blue Nose and who built fortunes off cod fish. There were seven souls on board, and it is surmised that that steel-hulled vessel sank quickly. Search and rescue professionals were…

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New Sirena 60 Redefines Comfort Afloat

At last fall’s Cannes boat show, Sirena Yachts of Turkey launched their all new Sirena 60, a all-new design intended to replace their successful 58. Sirena celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024 so they are kicking off their second decade with a stylish new 60 footer. The new yacht, designed by German Frers, carries all of the design DNA that has made the company such a world-wide success, including the plumb bow, extended swim platform and huge dark glazing that contrasts dramatically with the gleaming white of the hull and deck. The new boat has an improved flybridge design with larger…

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