Author Peter Janssen

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Nouvoyage Luxury Amphibs Move Uptown

Nouvoyage, the Boston-based designer of luxury amphibious limousines, is moving up. Until now, Nouvoyage has concentrated on selling its Limousine Tender 33 to the superyacht market. Now, it’s aiming larger craft at the cruise line industry. The company says its 45-foot “shadow tenders,” complete with leather seats, galley, head, A/C, heat, retractable sun roof and gull-wing doors, can follow (shadow) liners to take passengers to shore and back. They also could fit into a ship’s garage and be launched from an articulating beach deck. Passengers could board the tender while still in the garage, and then arrive at the shore…

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Boarncruiser 50 Traveller To Make Debut

The new Boarncruiser 50 Traveller will make its public debut at the big Düsseldorf show, starting Jan. 21. The boat, named Daddy Cool, was launched in the Netherlands in November, and the owners plan to cruise it to the Med in the spring. The yard describes the semi-custom, steel-hulled 50 Traveller, the newest addition to the Boarncruiser fleet, as “a pocket-size mega-yacht with a beautiful round-bilge, covered-gangways and modern wings emphasizing a Mediterranean atmosphere.” The yacht has three staterooms below with a mid-ships master accessed via a private spiral staircase from the salon. The VIP cabin forward has its own…

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Moorings Adding New 403 Power Cat

The Moorings just announced that the new 403 Power Catamaran will join its charter fleet in the fall. The new 40-footer will have three cabins for up to six guests, with two heads and three showers. There certainly will be enough room for everyone to stretch out; the cat’s beam is 21’ 8” – more than half its length. And they’ll be comfortable; the cat has standard air conditioning and a water-maker with a purifying filter system. The Moorings 403 is built by Robertson and Caine in Cape Town, South Africa, which has launched more than 1,000 catamarans from 39…

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New Beneteau Swift Trawler 41: A Family Cruiser

The easy handling Beneteau Swift Trawler 41 is designed as a comfortable family cruiser with three staterooms, two heads, a proven hull, and a 23-knot top speed to get you home in a hurry. The 41 is in the middle of the French builder’s Swift Trawler line, which runs from 37 to 48 feet. It was introduced about three years ago and has become a popular model. The size makes it large enough for extended cruising for a family, while it’s still small enough to fit into slips along the way and for a couple to run it comfortably. It…

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Top Ten Videos of The Year: Boat US

Here are the Top 10 Videos that BoatUS added in 2022. Take a look: 1. How to Back a Boat Trailer 90 Degrees Into a Driveway 2. New Disposable Fire Extinguisher Regulations 3. What’s the Difference Between Outboard Trim & Tilt? 4. This One Secret Will Improve Your Boat Docking 1000% 5. Master the Pivot Turn in a Single Engine Outboard Boat 6. Tie a Bowline Knot 7. How to Coil Rope or Line 8. Tie a Boat Fender Using a Clove Hitch 9. Dock a Twin Engine Powerboat 10. Do This One Thing After Every Boat Outing View these…

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Best Dive Spots in the Bahamas: Navigare

What to do on a charter vacation in the Abacos? Problems, problems. The Abacos are known for some of the most beautiful waters in the world, as well as white sand beaches, warm breezes and easy cruises (as long as you watch your depth). But they’re also a great place to go diving, for beginners and experts alike. The Abacos are a little more secluded than many other spots in the Bahamas, so it’s easy to enjoy the marine life and dive with the turtles and tropical fish by yourself. The reefs there get more exposure to Atlantic temperatures, and…

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Jeanneau To Unveil New Day Boat 37

Jeanneau, the prestigious French builder, just announced that it will expand its new Day Boat line by unveiling a new DB37 at the big Düsseldorf show, starting Jan. 21. Just last March, Jeanneau introduced the Day Boat series with a striking, and well received, DB43. Paul Blanc, the executive director of Jeanneau, said, “We are happy to add a second opus to the DB yachts line, just a few months after the successful launch of the DB/43. With DB Yachts, we imagine the future of yachting.” The new DB37, like the DB43, represents fresh thinking for Jeanneau by Camillo Garroni,…

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Absolute Navetta 58 Heading for Miami

The new Absolute Navetta 58 will be on display at the big Miami show, starting Feb. 15. It’s in the middle of the Italian builder’s Navetta, or “little ship” line, and it’s a comfortable flybridge cruiser with Volvo IPS efficiency and power. The Navetta 58 has three cabins, all with en suite heads, below, plus a crew cabin with two berths and its own head accessed from the transom for privacy. A door leads from that cabin to the engine room, with two 600-hp Volvo IPS800 pod drives. The Navetta’s engine room is well laid out, with 5’ 8” of…

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Coast Guard Cutter Healy at North Pole

At 420 feet, the Coast Guard Cutter Healy is the largest ship in the Coast Guard fleet. It was launched in 2000, has a beam of 82 feet and a draft of 29’ 3”, and a crew of 19 officers and 54 enlisted men and women. More important, it is a Polar-class icebreaker, designed to break 4½ feet of ice continuously at 3 knots and to operate in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees. Earlier this fall, the Healy reached the North Pole. Here’s the posting from its Facebook page, with a wonderful video below: “Some of our U.S.…

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Arcadia Building New A96 Cruiser

Arcadia Yachts just announced that it’s starting a new “A” series of motor yachts, ranging from 65 to 130 feet. The first model, now under construction, is the A96, a long-range cruiser with five staterooms and an unusual number of large, sliding transparent doors and windows to let in air and light and connect with the world outside. Ugo Pellegrino, the Arcadia CEO, said “The A96 is the first from a brand-new series of yachts that we’ll develop over the next few years.” Arcadia, an Italian builder known for its Sherpa line, says the new A96 is built around a…

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