Author Peter Janssen

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Princess Launches New S72, 36-Knot Cruiser

Princess just launched its all-new S72, a sporty, 36-knot, sportbridge cruiser with dynamic lines and neutral tones that take an understated approach to luxury yachting. A four-stateroom, three-head, British-built cruiser, the S72 has a resin-infused, modified-V hull powered by twin 1,800-hp MAN diesels. Cruising speed is about 30 knots. It also has a crew cabin accessible by lifting a hatch in the transom with two bunks and a head with a shower. The salon is bright and airy, with full-length windows providing uninterrupted views all around. More light, and fresh air, come in from a large sunroof that’s made possible…

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Cruiser Sinks in Delaware Bay

A 47-foot powerboat named Floating Dock hit a submerged object and sank last weekend in Delaware Bay. The Coast Guard rescued the two people on board. The Coast Guard says it received a distress call from the boat, reporting that it had hit something underwater and had a hole in the bow. The two people on board tried to control the flood of water into the boat, but it was too much. They put on their life jackets and called for help. The boat was in the bay near Fortescue, New Jersey, up from Cape May. The Coast Guard station…

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Norman’s Cay: New Marina, Great Back-Story

If you want to channel your inner Miami Vice, or just explore one of the smaller islands in the Bahamas with absolutely gorgeous waters and a pristine white sand beach, then put Norman’s Cay on your go-to list. It’s not hard to get there. Norman’s is in the northern Exumas, about 55 miles below Nassau and 220 miles from Miami. It’s small, just a few hundred acres, but it has a new marina that has plans to grow, and it’s also an official point of entry for the Bahamas. And Norman’s has a unique history, even in the Bahamas. It…

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Fishing Boat, Pilot Boat, Collide in Virginia

A 38-foot fishing boat sank after colliding with a pilot boat on the James River in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard says it received a call at 7:50 that the pilot boat, Swift, and the deadrise fishing boat, Miss Heather, had collided near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor and the Newport News Channel. The pilot boat rescued the two fishermen on the Miss Heather and took them to shore as their boat started to sink. The Miss Heather was a veteran working boat that was well-known in the area. The Coast Guard sent a 45-foot response boat…

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Serenity Unveils Blue-Water 72 PC

Serenity Yachts in Antalya, Turkey, just unveiled their new 72 Power Catamaran, a luxurious blue-water cruiser that gives an owner lots of options for a custom interior. The basic Serenity 72 has five cabins for ten guests and two cabins for two or three crew. But that’s just a start; there can be more, or fewer. Either way, the basic choice is whether to place the master stateroom forward on the main deck salon, or below where it would occupy the entire port hull. If it’s in the salon, the owners would have 180-degree views and direct access to the…

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Spirit Launches Long-Range Electric Foiling Boat

Spirit Yachts and BAR Technologies just launched their classic, retro-styled 35-foot foiling boat with a range of 100 nm at its cruising speed of 22 knots. The companies say that is the longest range for an electric boat yet. Top speed is 30 knots. Spirit built the new SpiritBARTech35EF at its yard in Ipswich, UK, while BAR used its America’s Cup experience to design the hull and develop both the foiling technology and electric powertrain. (BAR worked with Sir Ben Ainslie’s foiling America’s Cup boats.) The 35 has a narrow, 7’ 6” beam and a modified deep-V hull with a…

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Volvo Unveils Most Powerful IPS Yet

Volvo Penta just announced that it’s testing a new, more powerful IPS (Inboard Propulsion System) for larger vessels from 82 to 180 feet with a top speed from 12 to 40 knots. Volvo calls the new system an IPS professional platform, or IPS 40, and it’s the most powerful IPS yet. The IPS 40 is designed to work with Volvo’s 800-hp D13 engines. The platform can be installed as twin, triple, or quad applications, meaning it can work on vessels with from four to eight engines. Volvo says the IPS 40 “is a true piece of state-of-the-art engineering.” It is…

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Shark Bites Off Tourist’s Leg in Turks, Caicos

A shark attacked an American woman snorkeling in the Turks and Caicos and bit off her leg last week. She was reported in serious condition in a local hospital. The woman, 22 years old and from Connecticut, was snorkeling about 3 in the afternoon with a friend at the Bone Yard dive site in Princess Alexandria National Park near Providenciales when the shark attacked, according to the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force. (Her name and home town were not released.) The police said they received a phone call reporting that a woman “had her leg bitten off by…

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Canouan: The Caribbean’s Hidden Gem

Canouan is probably the best Caribbean island you’ve never heard of. At least it has never crossed my radar screen. No cruise ships stop there, no jumbo jets land there, no megayachts gather there for A-list New Year’s Eve parties. But now Canouan (pronounced kuh-nuh-wn), with gorgeous white sandy beaches, clear blue water and only 12,000 people, is experiencing something of a boomlet. A relatively new luxury marina has 120 slips for boats up to 320 feet; a new five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel has opened along a beach; waterfront restaurants and bars are starting to spring up with sunset views…

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New State-of-the-Art Tiara 44 Coupe

A blend of traditional lines, progressive design and state-of-the-art systems, the new Tiara 44 Coupe seems to have it all. It also hits the mark in its mid-40-foot size range, meaning it’s small enough so that it’s easy to handle, but it’s large enough to hold a crowd for entertaining or a special social time on board. It’s easy to climb on the Tiara; just step onto the large, almost full-beam teak swim platform and walk forward on either side into the cockpit. If you’re hungry, you can stop along the way at the electric grill that’s built into the…

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