Boat Reviews

Jeanneau To Unveil New Day Boat 37

By Peter Janssen on December 14, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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,…

Absolute Navetta 58 Heading for Miami

By Peter Janssen on December 14, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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…

Arcadia Building New A96 Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on December 13, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

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…

Technohull Building 2,250-hp Luxury RIB

By Peter Janssen on December 13, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Technohull just unveiled its new Omega 48 RIB, a luxury beast that can hold up to five 450-hp outboards. The Greek builder says the Omega 48 offers a fresh perspective on RIB performance, and that its ventilated deep-V hull design will provide a comfortable ride even in rough sea conditions. Technohull has been building RIBs for two decades, but it now has a state-of-the-art factory in Lavrio, southeast of Athens. The new Omega 48, with its aggressive lines and over-the-top performance, is a major step forward. The RIB’s 15’ 4” beam offers plenty of room for deck space on the…

Princess Building Y85 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on December 12, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Princess Yachts, the upscale British builder, announced that they’re expanding their Y Class range with a new Y85 flagship that will be launched next year. The all-new, contemporary styled Y85 was a joint product of the naval architect firm Olesinski and the Italian design house Pininfarina. The four-stateroom, flybridge motor yacht is innovative and luxurious, and its deep-v hull will provide a safe, fast ride offshore. The yacht is powered by twin 1,900-hp MAN V-12 diesels, providing a top speed of about 32 knots. One of the most intriguing features of the Y85 is the galley, where owners can choose…

Lyman Building New Monhegan 42 by Hunt

By Peter Janssen on December 11, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Lyman-Morse in Thomaston, Maine, is building a new semi-custom version of the Ray Hunt-designed Monhegan 42, a seakindly, fast and comfortable cruising yacht. The new Monhegan was designed as a commuter yacht, carrying passengers back and forth to a corporate island retreat on Lake Ontario. It has seating for 12 on settees in the salon, plus eight more in the cockpit. Below, the arrangement could not be more simple; there’s a small head and lots of cargo space for luggage. Hunt has designed the Monhegan 42 in four configurations: Flybridge, Cruiser, Extended Hardtop Cruiser, and Open. They’re all available with…

Nordhavn 80 Up for 2 Design Awards

By Peter Janssen on December 7, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The Nordhavn 80, designed as an owner-operator, ocean-crossing cruising yacht, has just been nominated for two prizes in The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2023. Hull number one of the 80 is on the shortlist for both Best Motor Yacht Design and Best Interior Yacht Design awards in the 25-40 meter category. Last year, the Nordhavn 41 won the Best Yacht Design award in the under-25-meters category, and in 2017 the Nordhavn 96 won the Best Yacht Design award in the under-40-meters category. The citation for this year’s award says, “The N80 is a distinctive yacht that bridges the gap…

Navier Unveils All-Electric 30 in Miami

By Peter Janssen on December 7, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Navier just held the world premiere for its new N30 all-electric foiling cruiser at Art Basel Miami Beach last week, and the company, a San Francisco startup, says it’s “the boat of the future.” The 30 is a stretched version of the 27-foot prototype that Navier has been working on for the past year. In addition to the extra three feet, the new 30 features individual wings on the rear hydrofoils instead of a single wing. The N30 has a high-tech active foil system so it can fly over the waves at up to 35 knots. It also features an…

Lyman-Morse Building Flybridge Hood 35

By Peter Janssen on December 6, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding has started work on the first flybridge version of the Hood 35 LM at its yard in Thomaston, Maine. The new 35 with classic Down East lines will be launched this summer. The flybridge will be the second Hood 35 LM; the first was an express version that was launched last summer. Like the original, the new flybridge will be laid up with cold-molded wood composite; the hull will be made with Douglas fir and western red cedar. The flybridge will be made with carbon fiber to keep the weight down and the center of gravity low. Both…

Windy Building New 40 Camira RS

By Peter Janssen on December 6, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Windy, the high-end builder in Sweden, just announced that’s reviving its Camira line, starting with a sporty new 40 Camira RS with optional outboard power. Windy first launched its Camira 39 in 2014, and sold 55 of them until it stopped production two years ago. That boat was powered by diesel sterndrives, and the helm deck was protected by just a Bimini top. The new 40 Camira is offered with two 425-hp Yamaha outboards, three 300-hp Yamahas, or two Volvo 440-hp diesels linked to sterndrives. With the big Yamahas, top speed is estimated at 44 knots. The 40 was designed…

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