Author Peter Janssen

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Glamorous New Riva 76 Heading to Cannes

The new, elegant and glamorous Riva 76 Bahamas Super yacht, with a cool cantilevered sunroof, will make its debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival starting Sept. 6. This Riva 76 has a glossy hull in what the Italian builder calls a Shark Grey color with Bright Black accents. And new glazing gives the Riva a distinctive look, while providing the lower accommodations deck with lots of natural light. The yacht has three cabins and three heads, plus a crew cabin with its own head. Standard power is twin 1,550-hp MAN diesels, with a top speed of 32 knots and a…

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Freya, the Walrus, Sinking Boats in Oslo

Freya, a  1,300-pound young walrus, is at it again, climbing on boats in Northern Europe to rest and sunbathe, often sinking them in the process. Freya is now in Oslo, where she has become something of a celebrity, and the media have named her after the Norse goddess of love. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation says Freya was first sighted in the northern section of Norway in 2019, climbing on boats. Since then, she’s been seen in the UK, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Last year she was found sleeping on a Dutch submarine in a naval base in the north of…

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Seakeeper Launches New Boat Leveling System

Seakeeper just launched its new Ride, a boat-leveling system that eliminates up to 70 percent of a boat’s pitch and roll underway on boats up to 35 feet. Seekeeper is calling Ride a Vessel Attitude Control System; it uses two controllers that are mounted on the transom below the waterline and generate lift by intercepting the flow of water as it leaves the hull. They use proprietary sensing to measure how the boat is behaving and then deploy rotary blades to counteract the boat’s pitch, roll and yaw. They are different from trim tabs or vertical interceptors. The Seakeeper’s rotary…

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Shark Season Heats Up Off Cape Cod

It’s been a busy week or so for sharks off Cape Cod and even the nearby islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Last Saturday, for example, nine great whites were spotted near just one buoy off North Beach Island; that’s located on the elbow of the Cape, near Chatham. The same day, the Nantucket harbormaster closed Ladies Beach for a few hours after a shark sighting there; authorities also closed the Miacomet and Cisco beaches on the island as well because of sharks. And a lifeguard on Martha’s Vineyard ordered a beach closed there after he saw a shark. It’s…

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Yacht Hits Rocks Off Sardinia; Owner Dies

A British yacht owner died and his wife and daughter were seriously injured when their 70-foot yacht crashed into some rocks on a small island off Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday night. Dean Kronsbein, 61, was thrown off the deck of his yacht by the impact of the crash. He was pulled out of the water alive, but died of a heart attack on his way back to shore. His wife, Sabine, 59, and daughter, Sophia, 27, were also seriously injured. Sabine told investigators that the yacht’s captain had to swerve suddenly when another boat headed for them as speed. The…

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Let’s Hear It for CPO Feco

Chief Petty Officer Feco, who was honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., this spring, just retired from the Coast Guard in another ceremony at the Coast Guard base in Alameda, California. Feco, a nine-year-old Hungarian Vizsla, joined the Coast Guard in 2014, and has been a member of its San Francisco Canine Explosive Detection Team ever since. Over the years, Feco and his lead handler, Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, have participated in more than 1,500 events, including such high profile gatherings as several Super Bowls, major league baseball games, golf tournaments and Fleet Week. They also have…

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Hanse Launches Versatile New RYCK 280

HanseYachts AG, the giant German builder, has launched a new powerboat line called RYCK, starting with the versatile and highly customizable RYCK 280. The new RYCK, named after the river that flows from the Hanse yard in Greifswald to the Baltic, can hold eight people and tops out at about 40 knots when powered with a 300-hp Mercury Verado outboard. It was designed by Bill Dixon, the British naval architect who has developed leading power- and sail-boats for many years. For its part, Hanse is one of the world’s largest boat manufacturers, building Hanse, Dehler and Moody brands for sail…

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Fishing Boat Hits Cruise Liner Off Nantucket

A 68-foot fishing trawler hit the midsection of a 965-foot cruise liner about 40 nm east of Nantucket early Saturday morning. The Coast Guard said it received a call at 2:25 a.m. reporting the accident. One person on the fishing boat, the Gabby G, was injured and treated at the scene. No one was injured on the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, which was on a voyage from Boston to Bermuda. The collision caused some damage to the Gabby G, and chipped some paint on the Norwegian Pearl. The Gabby G returned to its home port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, arriving…

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Jeanneau Builds 3-Outboard NC Weekender

Jeanneau just announced that it will display its new flagship 40-foot NC Weekender, a 40-foot cruiser with three 300-hp Yamaha outboards, at this fall’s boat shows in the U.S. The new boat, officially the NC 1295, has signature panoramic windows all around the salon, a large flybridge, a terrace that folds out of the starboard side of the cockpit, and three cabins and two heads below. Part of France’s giant Beneteau Group, Jeanneau is building the NC 1295 to meet the growing desire for outboard-powered cruising boats in the U.S., while also incorporating other trends, including the desire for several…

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Fluid Motion Launches New Solara Line

Fluid Motion, the Kent, Washington, company that makes Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats, just announced that it’s launching a new brand, called Solara, starting with four trailerable models with innovative and versatile layouts. “Solara is our new luxury adventure line of boats that are fast, fun, and ready for action,” says John Livingston, the president of Solara Boats (and Fluid Motion). “These new boats are turn-key, so owners can start having fun the moment their boat hits the water.” The first four boats are the Solara 250 Coupe (pictured below), Solara 250 Center Walkaround, Solara 250 Dual Console, and the…

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