Author Peter Janssen

Charter
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Explore the Beautiful Waters of Palau

If you want to see some of the most beautiful water in the world, head for Palau in the western Pacific. An archipelago with 340 islands, Palau is a nation in Micronesia, east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea. If that’s a bit far for your own boat, you can book one of the 11 cabins on the 129-foot Four Seasons Explorer catamaran. It has a draft of just 5’ 2” so it can reach a lot of the diving spots that larger boats can’t, and it has two tenders and a dive boat that can go just…

Ft Lauderdale Boat Show
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Big Lauderdale Show Starts Oct. 25

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the largest in-the-water show in the world, starts Wednesday, Oct. 25, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 29. Now in its 64th year, the show is larger than ever, covering 90 acres and three million square feet of exhibit space. Last year, more than 100,000 people came to the show; more are expected this year, with more than 1,300 boats on display and 1,000 exhibitors. The show’s economic impact throughout the state is said to be some $1.79 billion. The show now stretches across seven locations, but it’s still centered around the Bahia Mar Yachting…

Boat Reviews
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New Electric Frauscher x Porsche Just Launched

The new Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air was just launched at Lago di Garda in northern Italy for the first time. The innovative new 28-foot electric runabout uses powertrain technology from Porsche’s all-electric Macan, which is still under development. The Frauscher x Porsche comes with 400 kW of electric power and has a top speed of 46 knots. At its optimum cruising speed of 22 knots, the lithium-ion battery with a 100 kWh capacity lasts about an hour; the battery also comes from the Macan. The boat uses 80-volt technology for fast charging. The battery can be charged with…

Boat Reviews
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Sirena 78 To Make Debut at FLIBS

The Sirena 78, the upscale Turkish builder’s first enclosed-flybridge cruiser, will make its U.S. debut at the big Fort Lauderdale show starting Oct. 25. The new, four-cabin, 25-knot Sirena comes with an impressive pedigree. Germán Frers, the famed Argentine, designed the exterior, while Cor D. Rover, with his award-winning studio in The Netherlands, did the interior. Frers at first resisted the idea of the flybridge; it added weight up top. To compensate, he added five tons of ballast in the keel along the centerline. With twin 1,550-hp MANs and V-drives, the elegant new 78 tops out at more than 25…

Boat Reviews
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Enata Unveils 40-knot Foiling Vatoz

The Enata Group just unveiled its sleek new 32-foot luxury foiling boat Vatoz that can hit a top speed of 40 knots when it flies almost 5 feet above the water. The Vatoz uses two 370-hp diesels and “torpedo” drives for hydrostatic propulsion. The Vatoz foils, or flies, at 18 knots. It has a range of 190 nm at 20 knots and 150 nm at 30 knots. Enata is an international manufacturing company with headquarters in Dubai, and it uses its proprietary Wingman management system to operate the foils and “wings” on the Vatoz’ hull sides. The side wings provide…

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Front Street Launches New Harbor 28

Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, just launched the first New Harbor 28, a modern version of the legendary Wasque 26, but now with outboard power. The New Harbor 28 is a modern take on an iconic design, usually attributed to John Alden. The Wasque (pronounced WAY-SQUEE) 26 was originally built with inboard power to handle the choppy waters around Vineyard Sound, first by Vineyard Yachts and more recently by C. W. Hood. For more than a decade, when Ed Sutt was living in Jamestown, Rhode Island, he dreamed about owning a Downeast boat. A year ago, when he was…

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Archipelago Sells New 40 Expedition Yacht

Archipelago, the relatively new British builder of expedition-class power catamarans, just announced that they’ve sold the first hull of their new 40 with hybrid diesel/electric/solar power. The new 40, based on the company’s first boat, a 47, will be launched in early 2025. Dr. Stephen Weatherley, an experienced sailor with a PhD in astrophysics who founded the company two years ago, says the new 40 has taken everything in the 47 and made it a bit smaller: “Smaller engines, lower emissions, easier to berth, with all the capability and force needed to get you home after a day, a week,…

On Watch with Peter Janssen
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New, Improved, Shelter Island 38FS

When Coecles Harbor launched their first Shelter Island 38 in 1996, it was an instant hit, drawing praise from across the boating world, everyone from Bob Johnstone to Billy Joel. Johnstone later told me that it was one of the half a dozen boats that inspired the lines for his MJM boats, named after his wife Mary (Mary Johnstone’s Motorboat). He also hired Doug Zurn, the designer of  the Shelter Island 38, to design the MJMs. Joel, who wrote Uptown Girl after his then wife Christie Brinkley, told me that the Shelter Island 38 was one of the most beautiful…

Gear
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IBEX Names 13 Innovation Award Winners

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) just announced the winners of their annual innovation awards. The awards are managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association and judged by members of Boating Writers International. The judges chose 13 Innovation Award winners from almost 100 entries in 12 categories. The awards were presented at a breakfast on Tuesday. The winners were: Boat Care and Maintenance: Power Tech! Propellers, Seascour. Boatbuilding Methods and Materials.: Two winners: beSpline, Shaped Foam Kit, and Infinity Luxury Woven Vinyl, Infinity Grip. Boatyard and Marina Hardware and Software: Voltsafe, VoltSafe Marine. Deck Equipment and Hardware: Lippert, Lewmar…

Cruising Life
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New, Fastest-Ever Super Sub

U-Boat Worx just unveiled its new three-person Super Sub at the Monaco show, and the innovative Dutch builder says it’s the fastest private submersible ever made. The 21-foot-long sub has a top speed of 10 knots, and it can dive down to almost 1,000 feet. It has an impressive 100 kW of thrust, coming from four 25 kW and two 6 kW electric motors; the battery has 62 kWh capacity. The new Super Sub uses advanced technology and new levels of streamlined design and safety, according to the company. Roy Heijdra, U-Boat Worx’s marketing manager, says it is 3-4 knots…

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