Cruising Life

Yacht Burns, Sinks, Off Key West. Everyone Safe

By Peter Janssen on March 23, 2021 Cruising Life

The picture above, taken from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, shows all that remained of La Dolce Vita, a 100-foot Hargrave, after it caught fire and burned near the Marquesas Keys, about 17 miles west of Key West, Florida. All six people on the yacht at the time abandoned ship on the yacht’s tender and were escorted to shore by a Coast Guard response boat. They were not injured. The fiberglass boat burned to the waterline and then sank. The Coast Guard is overseeing a cleanup of the diesel spill; the yacht was holding as much as 4,500 gallons of…

Numarine Builds 26XP Explorer with 3,000-nm Range

By Peter Janssen on March 22, 2021 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Numarine just built a new 84-feet 26XP explorer yacht with solar panels and extra batteries for extended self-reliant cruising. Powered by twin 560-hp MAN diesels, the displacement yacht has a bulbous bow a top speed of 13.5 knots and a range of 3,000 nm at 8 knots. Built in Istanbul, the latest Numarine is the 12th 26XP to be delivered in just the past three years. And it represents advances in both solar and quiet operation. “The new yacht is the most innovative in the entire 26XP fleet,” says Omer Malaz, the Numarine founder and chairman. “She has a super-silent…

NOAA: Lake Michigan’s Deep Water is Warming

By co_admin on March 22, 2021 Cruising Life

NOAA RESEARCH NEWS: Climate change is causing significant impacts on the Great Lakes and the surrounding region. As the largest surface freshwater system in the world, the Great Lakes have an enormous impact, seen and unseen, on the more than 34 million people who live within their collective basin. Because of their unique response to environmental conditions, Earth’s large lakes are considered by scientists as key sentinels of climate change. A long-term study published in Nature Communications today from NOAA reveals a warming trend in deepwater temperatures that foreshadows profound ecological change on the horizon. While less visible than the loss…

Norway To Build World’s First Ship Tunnel

By Peter Janssen on March 22, 2021 Cruising Life

Authorities in Norway have given the final approval to start construction of the Stad Ship Tunnel, the first tunnel for ships in the world. The tunnel will be a mile long, cutting through the narrowest part of the Stad peninsula, and will let ships bypass the Stadhavet Sea, one of the most dangerous spots on the Norwegian coast with 100 storms a year. The Norwegian Coastal Administration, which is in charge of the tunnel, says there are some other tunnels for smaller vessels in the world, but none for large ships. The Stad tunnel will be 83’ 6” wide and…

New Bertram 50 Express: Fish and Cruise

By Peter Janssen on March 21, 2021 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Make no mistake. Bertram is still making serious fishing boats, including some battlewagons, in fact. But it’s also making more versatile boats, vessels that can be equally at home fishing far offshore or cruising on the ICW or even on the Great Loop. Take a look at the new Bertram 50 Express, for example. Powered by optional twin MAN V12, 1,550-hp diesels it can head to the any fishing grounds offshore at 45 knots. Dial back a bit, swap out the tackle center for two mezzanine seats, add a swim platform and stay with the standard power of twin 1,150-hp…

Burger Building New 66 Cruiser. See Video

By Peter Janssen on March 21, 2021 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Burger, the famed Wisconsin builder, just announced that it’s working on a new 66-foot aluminum motoryacht with a design by Vripack. We don’t have too many details yet, but the new Burger is meant to build on the success of the 48 cruiser that Burger launched in 2018. The 66 is being developed as a mid-sized flybridge yacht, with three staterooms, all with en suite heads, and a large salon and open galley. The new Burger also will have a forward seating area, a large aft deck for al fresco dining and relaxing, and a hydraulic swim platform that’s large…

Palm Beach Show Opens Next Week. See Video

By Peter Janssen on March 17, 2021 Cruising Life, Palm Beach Boat Show

The Palm Beach International Boat Show opens next Thursday, March 25, and runs for four days. Since there was no Miami show this year, there’s a lot of pent-up demand that most likely will be on display in Palm Beach next week; also on display will be lot of our favorite cruising boats from the U.S. and around the world. Here’s the story from The Palm Beach Post: The 35th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show is sailing back into West Palm Beach Thursday, March 25, through Sunday, March 28, with fun and interactive activities for the entire family! Taking…

Nordhavn Building New 625 and 71 Passagemaker

By Peter Janssen on March 17, 2021 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Pacific Asian Enterprises, the parent company for Nordhavn, just announced that it is building two new models, a Nordhavn 625 and a Nordhavn 71. The 625 is a variation on the current Nordhavn 60 hull, while the 71 is designed as a completely new, contemporary option for buyers in the 65- to 75-foot range. In the past few years, Nordhavn has experienced considerable success in moving the hull sizes for its various models forward; onward and upward. By refreshing existing hulls, the company is able to introduce updated, modern hulls. The new 625, for example, is based on the popular…

Cruising Through Covid on a Cutwater 26

By Arnie Hammerman on March 17, 2021 Cruising Life

By Capt. Arnie Hammerman Last year was challenging for most of us. Covid made it difficult to get out of the house, let alone to have some fun. As a boater I have been trying to make the best of it while maintaining social distancing and keeping my family safe. Our boat, a Cutwater 26, has proven to be a refuge as well as a much-needed source of entertainment. We live outside of Seattle and are able keep the boat in a slip all year round. We fish, crab and cruise out on Puget Sound and in the nearby San…

CBC: “No Plan” To Reopen Border with Canada

By Peter Janssen on March 16, 2021 Cruising Life

The U.S.-Canadian border is still closed, leading to a lot of frustration by cruising people in both countries, including many who want to enjoy some of the most beautiful parts of the Great Loop on the Canadian side. On the west coast, cruising boat owners also want to go above the San Juans, or just over to Victoria, and are waiting for word that the border will reopen. The problem is, nobody seems to have a grip on when that will happen. Here’s a new story from the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) that says there actually is no plan right now: The…

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