Boat Reviews

New Princess X80 with Luxury Sky Lounge

By Peter Janssen on July 11, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new British-built Princess X80, with its creative glazing, super-sized sky lounge and a foredeck with a Jacuzzi, is now in the U.S. It also has a large main deck with an extra space all the way forward that can be either a dinette with 270-degree views or a fifth stateroom, complete with its own head and shower and door to the side deck. (So far, about half the buyers in the U.K. have ordered the dinette, while the other half want the stateroom.) The new Princess X80 doesn’t lack for power. It comes with twin 1,900-hp MAN diesels, producing…

SAY Reveals New, Lightweight, Carbon 52

By Peter Janssen on July 10, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

SAY Carbon Yachts in Germany just unveiled their new flagship, the SAY Carbon 52, a long, low, lean and very lightweight cruiser that is bound to turns heads on both sides of the Atlantic. SAY will hold the worldwide premiere of the new 52 at the big Düsseldorf show next January, and then roll it out in the European and the U.S. markets. SY is a high-tech company that already makes a 29 and a 42 in its factory in Allgäu, near Lake Constance (Bodensee). With a carbon fiber hull and deck, the SAY 52 weighs in at just 15,000…

Austin Parker Launches Stylish 52 Ibiza

By Peter Janssen on July 4, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Austin Parker, the semi-custom Italian builder, just launched its new 52 Ibiza, a three-stateroom, three-head beauty with more contemporary styling than the company’s previous lobster-boat designs. Standard power on the new 52 is twin 750-hp Volvo IPS950 pod drives, delivering a top speed of 36 knots and a cruising speed of 30 knots. IPS joystick controls, of course, make maneuvering around a dock seem easy; the new boat also has a standard bow thruster. Optional power includes twin 715-hp Cummins diesels. From its yard in Pisa, Austin Parker makes boats from 44 to 85 feet. It is able to offer…

Silent-Yachts Unveils New Three-Deck 62

By Peter Janssen on July 4, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Silent-Yachts, the innovative Austrian builder, just announced that it will launch its new three-deck 62 solar-electric catamaran at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September. The new 62 is Silent’s first three-deck model, and the extra deck provides a lot of additional space. It’s based on Silent’s popular 60, which was introduced in 2021 and won a Multihull of the Year Award and a Best of Boats Award. With its reverse bow and longer waterline, the 62 offers three different layouts for the new, third, deck. One is an open sky lounge, another is an enclosed sky lounge, and the third…

New Fjord 41 with Twin 600-hp Outboards

By Peter Janssen on July 3, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The striking, minimalist Fjord 41 XP, made in Germany, now comes with twin 600-hp Mercury Verado V12 outboards, aimed at the U.S. market. Top speed is more than 40 knots. But wherever you go, the new Fjord 41 XP will turn heads and draw attention. For good reason. It’s an eye-catching blend of style, luxury and performance, with room for 12 people on board if you want it as a day boat, and a nice owner’s cabin for two below, with an extra sleeping space tucked under the helm, for overnight or weekend cruising. The first Fjords were built in…

New, Unique, Nordhavn 96 World Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on June 28, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Wow! Take a look at the latest Nordhavn 96, a massive, powerful, blue-water cruiser that fulfills the company’s promise to take its owners to the corners of the world, or anywhere else they might want to go. The exterior lines, while impressive, are still recognizable as a Nordhavn. But take a look at everything else, inside and out, to see what can be done. The new Nordhavn, named New Journey, is hull #18 of the 96 series. It was delivered to its new owners last month. They didn’t waste any time, heading south to the Sea of Cortez and then…

Riviera Launches Luxurious 78 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 27, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Riviera Yachts recently launched its new flagship, a luxurious four-stateroom, 78-foot motoryacht that’s capable of cruising more than 1,000 nm at 30 knots. Riviera joined with the Italian designer Luca Valabonna, who often works with superyachts, for the new 78. The resulting flagship is a completely new build for the Australian builder, and all three decks are filled with big-yacht touches as a result. Riviera’s fleet now includes 24 models from 39 to 78 feet. You can climb on board the 78 from a teak swim platform; at the touch of a button, it lowers into the water and opens…

Lazzara LSX 67 Wins Prizes in Venice

By Peter Janssen on June 27, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Lazzara Yachts new LSX 67 Limited Edition just won two prestigious awards, one for Best Motor Yacht Under 25 Meters, and one for Best Master Cabin Design, at the annual International Yacht and Aviation Awards in Venice. The awards honored the unique design features of the LSX 67, particularly the full-beam master suite with direct access to the entertainment center and beach club on the aft deck. The company says the LSX 67 is the only yacht in its class to offer such an arrangement. The large master suite offers uninterrupted views outside both port and starboard sides, as well…

New 36-Foot Electric Boat with 200-nm Range

By Peter Janssen on June 21, 2023 Boat Reviews

Optima-Projects, a fairly new company near the Solent in the UK, just launched their revolutionary 36-foot Optima E10 all-electric boat with a staggering 200-nm range. The Optima E10 prototype is marked by a unusual hull shape where the slender central hull is flanked by even thinner external ones, creating tunnels underneath. The design is something of a merger of a monohull and a trimaran, and it enhances efficiency while reducing drag. The two external hulls contribute to the boat’s stability, providing a comfortable and smooth ride. Even with the outer hulls, the Optima’s beam is just 11’ 6”, so it…

New Saxdor 270 GTO Now in the U.S.

By Peter Janssen on June 21, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The aggressively styled, low-profile, outboard-powered Saxdor 270 GTO, built in Finland, is now for sale in the U.S. through the massive MarineMax dealer network. With its almost vertical bow, glass see-through transom, and drop-down wings on both sides of the aft deck, the new, trailerable Saxdor is a super-modern Scandinavian platform that will turn heads on either side of the Atlantic. It has a two-step, deep-V hull, with a 20-degree deadrise aft, and power up to twin 300-hp outboards. Cruising speed is 45 knots. The Saxdor 270 can hold seven people for daytime cruising and entertaining, and it has a…

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