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Superyacht Crew Charged with Setting Greek Fire

By Peter Janssen on June 26, 2024 Cruising Life

Greek authorities arrested the entire 13-member crew of a 176-foot superyacht last weekend and charged them with setting off fireworks that burned 3,000 acres and the entire pine forest on the island of Hydra, south of Athens. The fire started Friday evening. Prosecutors in Piraeus say the captain of another superyacht in the area told them that the fireworks came from the yacht Persefoni 1. The crew was arrested when the yacht docked near Athens on Saturday, and they appeared in court on Sunday facing arson charges. “What was destroyed was an absolutely beautiful pine forest and on the night…

Nimbus Launches New 495 Flybridge Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Numbus, the ever-growing Swedish builder, just launched its new 495 Flybridge flagship, a big move up from the 405 Flybridge that had been its largest boat. Nimbus says the 495 Flybridge is built for an owner-operator and it’s designed in the voyager or explorer style so a couple or a family can cruise comfortably along the coasts of Europe or the U.S. and spend long vacations on board. The company calls it “an island of its own.” Standard power comes from twin 480-hp Volvo IPS650 pod drives, with a top speed of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 20…

Riveting Video of Ferry Docking in Greece

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Cruising Life, On Watch with Peter Janssen

Don’t try this at home. But here’s a can’t-look-away video of a large ferry almost crashing into the bow of another ferry that’s already docked in the port of Tinos, Greece. The video starts with the sleek Super Runner Seajets ferry entering the harbor on its run from Mykonos, a popular route. Then the captain spins the Seajets around to make his stern-to docking, swinging cross the bow of an already docked red-hulled Fast Ferry Andros. The starboard stern quarter of the Seajets seems to pass just inches away from the Andros’ bow, as passengers watch from the foredeck. Social…

Pershing Launches New GTX80 Sports Yacht

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Pershing just launched its new GTX80, the latest luxury performance cruiser in its GTX sports yacht series. With three 1,000-hp Volvo IPS1350 pod drives, the new 80-foot Pershing tops out at 34 knots, cruises at 28 knots, and has a range of 300 nm at 26 knots. But the new GTX80, like all other Pershings, is about much more than numbers. Indeed, the brand, part of the Ferretti Group, is known for its flowing lines and head-turning style as much it is for its performance. On the outside, the long, low, dynamic hull profile is marked by an almost vertical…

CL Yachts Unveils New CLX99 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 24, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

CL Yachts just announced that it’s building a new flagship CLX99, a larger, updated and more versatile version of the 96 it introduced at the Fort Lauderdale show in 2022. Martin Lo, CL Yachts director, said the new CLX99 is built on the same hull as the 96, but it has more interior volume, more external space and many new design features. It also offers new choices in layout aimed at potential owners in Asia and Europe, as well as the secondary charter market. Like the 96, the CLX99 was designed by Jozeph Forakis, a multi-talented, award-winning designer with offices…

How To Be Safe on the Fourth on Your Boat

By co_admin on June 24, 2024 Cruising Life

Here are some very good tips from BoatUS about how to enjoy the Fourth on your boat: ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 24, 2024 – According to the nationwide TowBoatUS on-water towing fleet, the busiest time of the year for America’s recreational boat owners is, hands down, the Fourth of July holiday period, which typically includes some days before and after the official holiday. It also may be the longest time many boaters will spend the day on the water at anchor, enjoying fireworks shows, fishing holes and raft-ups. Are they ready? The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has…

MJM Embraces State-of-the Art Boatbuilding

By George Day on June 20, 2024 Cruising Life

By George Day Cruising Odyssey tours the MJM boatbuilding plant Last week, we published our review of the new MJM 42 following an hours-long test on the Pamlico River near Washington, North Carolina. You can read the review on the Cruising Odyssey website by clicking here. (https://cruisingodyssey.com/2024/06/13/co-tests-the-new-mjm-42-express-cruiser/ During my trip to Washington, I had the chance to take a guided tour of the new MJM factory. I say new because MJM has only been building their own boats in-house for the last three years. Under the leadership of MJM’s new owners, Seolta Holdings, and new CEO Natascia Hatch, the company…

New Bluephire 34 with All-Glass Roof

By Peter Janssen on June 20, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Bluephire 34 is a brand-new design, with an all-aluminum hull and an all-glass roof from one of Italy’s most experienced yards. It also introduces what the builder calls “several never-seen-before design features,” including a striking glass salon that opens at both ends, fore and aft. The 111-foot 34 is the first of a new Bluephire line created by Tureddi Yacht, with later models from 98 to 197 feet. Tureddi has built more than 60 yachts in the past 45 years in Viareggio and Livorno for some of the best names in the business, including Sanlorenzo, Benetti, Codecasa. But…

Shackleton's Quest. Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Wreckage of Shackleton’s Last Ship Found

By Peter Janssen on June 19, 2024 Cruising Life

A team from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society just found the wreckage of the Quest, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, in 1,280 feet of water off the coast of Labrador. “Finding Quest is one of the final chapters in the extraordinary story of Sir Ernest Shackleton,” said John Geiger, head of the Society. One of the best, and bravest, seamen of all time, Shackleton is celebrated for saving his 27-man crew after their boat, the Endurance, was trapped in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea during an expedition to Antarctica in 1916. The crew at first lived on the…

Sunreef Launches 100 Power 2.0

By Peter Janssen on June 19, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Sunreef, the major Polish builder of luxury catamarans, just keeps getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it just launched its new 100 Sunreef Power 2.0, with accommodations for 12 (plus crew) and an owner’s stateroom that runs full beam (44’ 3”) on the main deck with panoramic ocean views and its own private entrance to the terrace on the foredeck. The aft deck doesn’t lack for space, ether. It too is full beam and features a multi-level walkaround beach club with fold-out platforms and sun pads and lounges all around; it descends to the water in a series of terraces.…

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