Boat Reviews

New Prestige 420S Low-Profile Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on June 13, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

It’s easy to use, and to like, the new Prestige 420S cruiser, a low-profile coupe with stylish lines and an open, flowing interior. The 420S is the smallest in the upscale French builder’s S series that also has a 46S and a 520S. They’re all designed by the Garroni studios in Genoa; Garroni Design’s portfolio includes everything from sailboats and motoryachts to cruise liners. The Prestige 420S is a two-cabin, two-head cruiser that would be at home in coastal waters around the U.S. as well as on the Great Lakes. Its air draft is only 14′ 9” so it can…

Cranchi Launches Sleek New 78 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 7, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Cranchi, the 153-year-old Italian yard, just launched its new 78 flagship, the largest Cranchi yet. The sleek new yacht, designed by Christian Grande of Parma, is powered by three 1,000-hp Volvo IPS1350 pod drives, delivering a top speed of 28 knots and a range of more than 405 nm at 13 knots, and 816 nm at 8.5 knots. The new Cranchi 78 has four staterooms with en suite heads below, plus two cabins and an en suite head for three crew, accessed via the port side deck. The teak swim platform runs full beam, and can be fully submerged for…

Outer Reef Ships First 670 Sports Yacht

By Peter Janssen on June 7, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Outer Reef just shipped the first hull of its new Azure 670 Sports Yacht. It was loaded onto a container ship in Taiwan, and it’s now heading for its new owners in the U.S. The new Outer Reef, made for outdoor enthusiasts, has two exterior features that will make cruising a pleasure. A Serenity Foredeck Lounge is accessed by gates on each side of the Portuguese bridge, offering a private social area separate from the rest of the yacht. It can be converted to a full-sized dining area for eight, or transitioned into a luxurious sunbathing lounge. For refreshments, it…

Meet Blue Chip from Front Street Shipyard

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, is promoting Blue Chip, the 41-foot custom dayboat it built for a private client who will be cruising on Long Island Sound this summer. With classic Down East lines, a low profile and a long sheer, all designed by Ray Hunt Design, Blue Chip also has the iconic deep-V hull that C. Raymond Hunt developedfor superior blue-water performance some 60 years ago. It’s powered by twin 480-hp Volvo IPS650 pod drives, giving it a top speed of 38 knots. The people from Front Street delivered it to its new owner in Sag Harbor,…

Princess Launches New S72, 36-Knot Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on June 1, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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…

Serenity Unveils Blue-Water 72 PC

By Peter Janssen on May 30, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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…

New State-of-the-Art Tiara 44 Coupe

By Peter Janssen on May 24, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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…

Sunreef Launches Advanced 80 Electric Cat

By Peter Janssen on May 24, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Sunreef just launched what it says is the world’s most advanced electric motor yacht at its yard in Gdansk, Poland. The luxury cat was customized to the owner’s specs using the latest in green technology to reach the highest levels of sustainability and energy efficiency. The massive new cat with a 39-plus-foot beam is powered by two 360kW engines, a set of 990kWh batteries, and Sunreef’s solar panel system that is fully integrated into the composite structures. As a result, the company says the 80 Sunreef Power Eco provides unrivaled solar power for extended cruising without relying on fossil fuels.…

Easy Living on the Cruisers 50 Cantius

By Peter Janssen on May 23, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Cruisers 50 Cantius is an easy-to-like couple’s cruising boat made for entertaining or coastal cruising. The entertaining part starts all the way aft, where a grill is built into the transom so you can stand on the swim platform (fresh from a swim or water sports) and make some burgers or dogs. The large swim platform itself lowers into the water for easy access to those activities. The entertaining part then moves all the way forward where there are sun lounges and a cocktail table on the foredeck. In between, there are more social areas in the cockpit,…

Wally Launches 2,400-hp 58X Outboard

By Peter Janssen on May 23, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Wally just launched their first outboard boat, a Wallypower 58X driven by four 600-hp Mercury Verados that hits a top speed of more than 50 knots. The new 58 manages to keep all of Wally’s iconic clean lines, and it still has the massive aft deck with fold-down bulwarks and swim platforms that flank the outboards to create a beach-club affect all the way aft. The original Wallypower 58X made its U.S. debut at the Palm Beach show in March, with twin 600-hp Volvo IPS800 pod drives. That boat had a top speed of 38 knots. The new outboard-powered version,…

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