Cruising Life

Cormorant Building 780 Long-Range Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Cormorant Yachts is a relatively new player in the long-distance cruiser market, but they’ve already launched a 55 and a 69. Now they’re building the Cormorant 780, and they say it will have a range of 6,550 nm at 7.2 knots. Built in Gdansk, Poland, Cormorants are reliable modern-day displacement trawlers with advanced engineering and highly skilled workmanship. The idea is that their boats are built to spend weeks at sea while providing all the comforts of home. The new 780 can be built with two configurations. One has a closed galley, open bar area, and smaller pilothouse; this one…

Beneteau Installs Garmin Assisted Docking

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2022 Cruising Life, Electronics

Beneteau has become the first boat builder to incorporate Garmin’s Surround View assisted docking technology on a production boat, its upscale Gran Turismo 45 cruiser. Surround View will be available on all of those models now, and will probably roll out to other Beneteau models as well. The Garmin system has six cameras on the Gran Turismo so the captain can have a view of all angles of the boat, as well as an overhead bird’s-eye view, all appearing on the boat’s MFD at the helm. Both Beneteau and Garmin say the system gives the captain more confidence while docking…

Ten Tips for a Safe Boating Season

By co_admin on June 4, 2022 Cruising Life

Boating season is well underway across the United States, with more and more people (including many new owners) taking to the water. The National Marine Manufacturers Association even predicts that more people will buy new boats this year than did in 2021. It’s going to be busy out there, and staying safe is taking on a new emphasis. Here are ten tips from Sea Tow about how to do that: Have a checklist. Before leaving the dock, have a pre-departure checklist to review all critical systems (i.e.: engine check, battery levels, fuel levels, etc.). Don’t solely rely on the fuel…

Sunreef Unveils New 100 Power Supercat

By Peter Janssen on June 3, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Sunreef Yachts just announced that it will build a stunning 100 Power Eco Supercat, combining superyacht comfort and luxury with cutting-edge green technology. The new 100 Power will use solar panels to provide ultra-silent propulsion and cruising efficiency, and Sunreef said it would use eco-responsible materials throughout. We don’t have many details yet, but the renderings are spectacular. Sunreef has been making large cats in Gdansk, Poland, since 2003. The Power Eco range now has a 60, 70, and 80. The 100 will be the brand’s new flagship. The cat’s beam of more than 44 feet provides room inside and…

Nordhavn Building New 71 for Owner-Operators

By Peter Janssen on June 3, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Nordhavn is now building hull number one of its totally new 71-foot passagemaker designed for owner-operators to be able to cross oceans or go just about anywhere else they have in mind. It’s been about two years since Nordhavn started thinking about the 71, and the company has been talking to its owners and working on the design and engineering with its in-house Computational Fluid Dynamics program. The idea was to fill a hole in the Nordhavn lineup at the upper end of the mid-size range, for owners who want to move up in size but still run the boat…

New Intermarine 24M Sets New Bar

By Peter Janssen on June 2, 2022 Cruising Life

Intermarine, the large Brazilian builder, has unveiled its sleek, new 81-foot luxury motoryacht that takes the trend of creating onboard beach clubs and balconies to a new level. The new yacht, called the Intermarine 24M, was designed by Luiz de Basto, of DeBasto Designs in Miami, who specializes in creating graceful large yachts. With the Intermarine 24M, he succeeded, since the side and aft terraces, even when deployed, don’t seem to interrupt the sweeping lines of the yacht. They do, however, create lots more usable space for everyone on board. The new Intermarine carries the fairly conventional low profile of…

Naval Yachts Finishing 78 Hybrid Explorer

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Naval Yachts is getting ready to launch hull number one of its 78-foot XPM 78 explorer catamaran series, designed for high-latitude cruising and comfort on board. The new, low-profile cat, from Naval Yacht’s large yard in Antalya, Turkey, features some creative design work, including a split-level salon with 16-foot high ceilings, an internal balcony and windows all around with panoramic views. The yacht has four cabins for guests, but Master Stateroom 1 and Master Stateroom 2 are both on the main deck, each with a queen-sized bed and sofa, and luxurious en suite heads. That deck also has an owner’s…

MJM Building New 42 Couples Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

MJM just announced that it’s making a new 42, an all-weather, all-conditions 48-knot cruiser with what the company calls a “Carolina Downeast” design and more than a touch of class. The company, now based in Washington, North Carolina, says the 42 is the evolution of a couple’s liveaboard performance cruiser. They developed it with Michael Peters, the Sarasota designer who’s done everything from Hinckleys and superyachts to speedboats, and input from the owners of MJM 40s, one of the builder’s most popular cruisers. The 42’s helm deck is enclosed for total climate control and comfort, but it can be opened…

Miami Tiki Hut Captain Busted!

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2022 Cruising Life

The Coast Guard and other law enforcement authorities have cracked down on illegal boat charters in Miami lately. Indeed, they cited the captain of a 42-foot powerboat in Miami Beach and charged him with operating an illegal uninspected passenger vessel. They cited the captain of a 53-foot powerboat near the Miami River on the same charges. And they busted the captain of a 15-foot floating Tiki Hut, also near the Miami River, for operating an uninspected passenger vessel, as well as operating under the influence of alcohol The Coast Guard said that a Coast Guard law enforcement team from Miami…

Electrical Fire Probably Sank Yacht: NTSB

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2022 Cruising Life

About 1 in the afternoon of March 16, 2001, the 100-foot yacht La Dolce Vita anchored near the largest islet in the Marquesas, the start of a four-day charter from Key West, just 17 miles away, with four crew and two guests on board. Everything was fine until about 5:30, when the mate smelled something; a fire had started in the engine room. Despite the captain’s efforts to fight it, first with dry chemical extinguishers and then with the boat’s own fire-suppression system, the entire yacht caught fire; it sank the next day, a $3.9 million total loss. Fortunately all…

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