The Nordhavn 71, which was introduced in 2023, was designed for adventurous couples who want the look and feel of the builder’s larger yachts yet wants to cruise without a professional crew. As an owner-operator cruising boat, the layouts and systems have been created for ease of movement about the boat, ease of mooring and anchoring and ease of maintenance. At the Ft. Lauderdale International Boats at the end of October, I met with  Jim and Eric Leishman. Jim is Nordhavn’s Director of Design and Eric handles sales and customer relations.  We got talking about the Nordhavn 71 of which…

Greenline Yachts, based in Slovenia, has built a reputation for innovative designs that are intended to make the best use of sustainable hybrid-propulsion technology. They are also known for stylish lines and comfortable interiors. So, it is with some anticipation that we look forward to the huge boat show in Dusseldorf, Germany, in January where the builder will introduce the all new 42, their first new design to be launched in some time. The new 42 was designed by the Danish-Italian firm Marco Caseli Designs and bears their futuristic stamp. The sweeping sheer has a pleasing reverse curve near the…

For a family day boat with a large cockpit that is also a fine couple’s cruiser that will be home for a long weekend or a week away, 35 feet is a manageable size that hits a sweet spot in the compromise between cost, comfort and performance. While there is a bushel of boats in this size range and type, there are not many that are custom built by Maine craftsmen in a yard famous for building extremely high quality boats one customer and one boat at a time. Lyman Morse, which is based in what is known as Maine’s…

The future is aways just over the horizon and predicting what it will bring is an ancient and uncertain art. But, now and then the future decides to pay the present a visit and that is just what happens when California based Navier yachts appeared on the scene with their new N30 Pioneer Edition foiling motorboat. Foils have been around for a while and there are many in the boat business who believe that one day we will all go boating in boats with foils. It just makes sense. When you are up on foils, you fly above the waves…

The Krogen 60 Open from Kadey Krogen Yachts is a massive 60 footer that combines  true ocean crossing capabilities with the live-aboard comforts couples and families need for long range adventuring. The Open concept was first employed in the 50 Open a few years ago. The ”open” in the name refers to the lack of a fixed, full-height bulkhead at the aft end of the pilot house so the salon, galley and pilot house flow together and a create one huge social living area. There is still a dinette aft and the dinette and bench settee in the pilot house,…

We’ve long been fans of the Wasque 26, a John Alden design from the 1950s that has classic downeast styling. With a sweetly curved sheer line and a bit of tumble home aft, the design harkens back to lobster boats of yore. The Wasque 26 was an early production fiberglass day boat that went out of production many years ago. In 2023 entrepreneur Ed Sutt purchased the molds and working with yacht designer Jeff Van Gorkum to stretch the hull to 28 feet and change the inboard engine for a single or twin outboards. The handsome teak windshield and cabin…

Here’s a boat or water toy that looks like a lot of fun, an electric foiling canoe. This one-man craft called the Pegasus is powered by an electric motor that drives a prop on the bottom of the back foil and runs silently. When the boat is sitting still in the water is is quite stable, unlike a canoe, because the foils are deep uinder the hull and the t-foils act a stabilizers.  Once you start getting underway, the sensation is much like that of riding a bike. It takes just a couple of minutes to get the hang of…