Author Peter Janssen

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Yacht Sinks Off Puerto Rico; Coast Guard Rescues 4

The Coast Guard rescued four people from a life raft after their boat sank 25 miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Sunday morning. One of the men lost parts of two fingers while deploying the raft, but he kept them on ice and flew to Cornell Medical Center in New York where they were reattached. The boat, a Marlow 76 named Clam Chowder, from Shelter Island, New York, was on its way from Puerto Rico to the Turks and Caicos when it suffered a catastrophic failure. Four people were on board. The owner, was not. The boat spent the…

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New Fees for Cruising in Bahamas. Big Boats Pay More

If  you’re thinking of cruising to the Bahamas, here’s some bad news. The entry fees for some boats entering the Bahamas will go up, particularly for larger boats, starting Jan 1. The new fees were just posted on the official Bahamas websites. The last time the fees were adjusted was in 2003. The current fees are: Boats up to 35 feet: $150 Boats over 35 feet: $300 The new fees, starting Jan. 1: For boats staying in the Bahamas for up to three months: Boats up to 34 feet: $150 (the same) Boats 35-99 feet: $300 (the same) Boats 100-149-feet:…

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The Future of Yachting? Cruise On and Under the Water

Who just wants to cruise on the surface of the water anymore? How banal; everybody does that. Take a look at the newest trend for the over-the-top superyacht market: The Carapace, a 256-foot-long hybrid that travels on the surface and under the water too. The product of Elena Nappi, 34, an Italian naval architect, Carapace can submerge to a depth of 985 feet for up to ten days at a time. There you can get a new look at marine life; take a break from the mundane surface world; or, simply disappear from view, if that’s what you have in…

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See Top Ten Videos of Year from BoatUS

Video: “Backing into a Slip with a Single Engine Inboard Boat” was the number one BoatUS YouTube video in 2019. SPRINGFIELD, Va. Dec. 12, 2019 – It would take one person watching for 82 years to view what is uploaded every hour to YouTube. That volume of videos also means recreational boaters consistently have a trove of how-to, consumer and practical help easily viewed at any hour of the day. What did boaters watch this year? Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) shares its list of Top 10 Most-Watched Boating Videos from 2019. Said BoatUS Magazine Publisher Elio Betty, whose editors produce…

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Surviving Marriage at Sea: Tales from Mermaid Monster

In July, 2018, Brooke and Braden Palmer “sold everything,” rented out their house in Newport Beach, California, drove across the country and moved on to the 2008 Nordhavn 55 they had just bought in Southport, North California. With them: their daughter, Rooney, now 6; their son Penn, now 4, and two dogs, Fraiser and Captain. The Palmers named the boat Mermaid Monster, and decided to make a life at sea. Since then, they’ve cruised more than 2,000 nm up and down the East Coast and the Bahamas. Ultimately, they want to circumnavigate, but they’ll start with crossing the Atlantic in…

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Island Hopping in Croatia: 5 Top Spots

Whether you’re an adventure seeker, a foodie, a history buff or just someone who wants a variety of new adventures in your next cruising or charter vacation, you’ll find all the experiences you want on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. In the past few years, the Dalmatian Coast has become increasingly popular (largely thanks to Game of Thrones), but you still can cruise easily through the islands there at your own pace and explore to your heart’s content. The Dalmatian Coast, a narrow belt on the east shore of the Adriatic Sea backed by a rugged mountain range, is the…

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Climate Change Causing Chaos in Arctic Fisheries: NOAA

WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Climate change is causing chaos in the Bering Sea, home to one of America’s largest fisheries, an example of how rising temperatures can rapidly change ecosystems important to the economy, U.S. federal government scientists said in a report on Tuesday. Rising temperatures in the Arctic have led to decreases in sea ice, record warm temperatures at the bottom of the Bering Sea and the northward migration of fish species such as Pacific cod, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, said in its 2019 Arctic Report Card. While the changes are widespread in the Arctic,…

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Great White Sharks Gather Off Carolinas; More Coming

A group of great white sharks is swimming off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, according to the shark research organization Ocearch, including a giant that’s 15 feet and 5 inches long and weighs 2,076 pounds. And Ocearch says that more are on the way. The concentration of great whites is part of their migration south each fall in search of warmer water. Ocearch says it tracked ten great whites off the Carolinas in the past few weeks. It tags the sharks with GPS trackers that ping when sharks surface. The non-profit organization says the coast from North Carolina to…

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New Beneteau Gran Turismo 36 with Optional Outboards

The new, French-inspired Gran Turismo 36 is the latest express cruiser in Beneteau’s lineup, and it’s made for the American market in Cadillac, Michigan. It’s also the first Gran Turismo with optional outboard power, although it comes with sterndrives too. The Gran Turismo 36 is open, light-filled and has lots of curves. It’s designed for entertaining and having fun on the water, and it’s two cabins below mean it also can be used for cruising with a family or friends. And it has sun lounging areas both fore and aft. Seven people can fit in the cockpit lounge, and the…

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Record-Breaking 74.4-Foot Wave Hits California Coast

A monster record-setting wave was recorded during a “bomb cyclone” less than 20 miles off the northern California coast last month, according to scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. At 74.4 feet high, it was the largest wave ever recorded by Scripps’ network of coastal buoys. The wave was measured at a buoy off Cape Mendocino, in more than 1,000 feet of water. What was unusual was not only the size of this single wave, but also the size of average waves at the time. Scripps’ buoys measure average wave height every 30 minutes. The 74.4 wave came during…

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