Cruising Life

Azimut Launches New 59-foot High-Tech, High-Style S6 Sport Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on July 26, 2018 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Azimut will launch its new high-style, high-tech, 59-foot S6 sport cruiser at the Cannes Yachting Festival starting Sept. 11. The latest in the Italian builder’s S series, the three-stateroom, two-head boat features the glazed hull surfaces and distinct bow cap that make the series easily recognizable. It also features carbon fiber construction and three Volvo 550-hp diesels with IPS700 pod drives for fuel efficiency, quiet cruising and fingertip-easy low-speed maneuvering around a dock. With an exterior by superyacht designer Stefano Righini, the Azimut S6 sports a low profile, highly raked windshield and equally low and raked radar arch. The interior…

British Photographer Shoots New Highly Acclaimed Series of Wave Pictures that Look like Sculptures

By Peter Janssen on July 25, 2018 Cruising Life

You think you’ve seen waves before? Well, probably not waves that look like this. Photographer Rachael Talibart took the picture above, as part of her new wave series, after a storm on the southeast coast of England. Her series, called Sirens (inspired by Homer’s Odyssey), is shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Award; it also will be exhibited at the Sohn Fine Art Gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts, in September. Talibart grew up sailing with her father in the English Channel. The problem was that she got seasick. Her cure was to sit in the cockpit and stare out at the…

Coast Guard Investigating Duck Boat Tragedy: Design Flaws, Unused Life Jackets

By Peter Janssen on July 25, 2018 Cruising Life

When salvage crews raised Stretch Duck 07 some 80 feet from the floor of Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, four days after it sank, two small American flags were still flying from the front and rows of orange life jackets were still dangling from the cabin top. None of the 17 people who were killed – or the 14 who survived – when the duck boat went down in a sudden storm were wearing a life jacket. One survivor told CNN that just before the boat entered the water from the launch ramp, the captain told them there were three sizes…

Edson Marine Launches New Photo Contest: Enter Your Favorites, Win a Prize

By Peter Janssen on July 25, 2018 Cruising Life

Do you have favorite pictures of your boat, with your family or pet on board, having fun? Who doesn’t. Now you have a chance to enter them in the 2018 Summer Photo Contest from Edson Marine, the people who’ve been making high-end marine accessories since 1859, and possibly win a prize. Edson’s contest last year was a big success, so now it’s holding it again. The contest has three categories: Power, Sail, and Boater’s Best Friend. The catch is that the picture has to show an Edson product. Here are the details: Power: Picture must show a powerboat and include…

16 Great Cruising Destinations on the South Shore of Cape Cod and the Islands

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2018 Cruising Life, Destinations

Some of the best cruising grounds in the U.S., if not the world, are found off the south shore of Cape Cod and the nearby islands – the Elizabeth Islands stretching southwest between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and then Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket offshore. Here’s a look at 16 great cruising destinations there from New England Boating. You can easily cruise to two or three of them (or more) in the same day, but each one is worth a long visit in its own right. First on their list is Cuttyhunk, as it would be for mine too, not…

New Report: Ship Suffered “Heavy Rolling” for 90 Seconds before Losing 81 Containers Off Coast of Australia

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2018 Cruising Life

The 879-foot-long cargo ship Efficiency rolled 30 degrees to port and starboard for 90 seconds in gale-force winds off the coast of Australia before 81 containers washed overboard in the middle of the night, according to a new report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The Liberian-flagged Efficiency was en route from Taiwan to Port Botany, just below Sydney. It was delayed from docking for eight hours, according to the new report, while the crew stopped and restarted the main engine for brief periods of time to control the drift. At this point, the ship was 16 nm off Newcastle, which is…

How To Raft Up to Another Boat – Safely, Securely and With Nary a Scratch. See the Video

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2018 Cruising Life

Nothing’s more fun than a mid-summer raft-up with friends. In the best of circumstances, a raft-up can be a floating picnic, a way to get together with old and new friends who all share your love of boating. Birds of a feather…In the worst of circumstances, well, you don’t want to go there. Here’s a great video from Motor Boat & Yachting about how to pull off a raft-up so you get all the enjoyment without any scrapes and bumps along the way. As with most of cruising, the key is preparation. If you’re rafting up to just one boat,…

The Best Beaches in the World to Visit by Boat, from the Seychelles to the Hard-to-Reach Hidden Beach in Mexico

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2018 Cruising Life

Where to go next? Finding new destinations is always a problem. How about heading for some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, accessible by boat? Just drop the hook, take the dink ashore and soak up vistas from the sugar-white sands of the Caribbean, the cobalt-blue waters of the Med, or the history-laden tropics of the Yucatan. Here’s a short list from OceanScape Yachts to help you find your way. For a tranquil beach paradise, take a look at Playa de Flamenco beach, pictured above, in what was called the Passage Islands of Puerto Rico and is now…

New All-Electric Q30 from Finland: Elegant Lines, 80-nm Range, and Light Enough to Tow Behind Your Tesla

By Peter Janssen on July 23, 2018 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

With its super-modern, minimalist clean lines and all-white aesthetic, the new all-electric Q30 from Finland’s Q-Yachts is designed to make a statement. It wants to be the future of boating. It already is quiet and has no emissions, almost no wake, and a cool factor that is off the charts. As one reviewer said, if Apple were to introduce a 30-foot boat, the Q30 would be it. And it performs. The Q30 is powered by a single Oceanvolt AXC20 electric motor and an Oceanvolt 30kWh lithium battery pack; a 60kWh pack is an option. It cruises at 9 knots and…

Sudden Storm Sinks Tourist Duck Boat in Missouri Lake: 17 Dead. Questions About Regulations

By Peter Janssen on July 21, 2018 Cruising Life

Two tourist duck boats, modeled on the amphibious craft used in the Second World War, were out on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, on a summer evening when the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 6:32. The boats carry passengers on an hour-long tour, starting on land, before they go down a boat launch ramp to start a 20-minute circle around the lake. The tours are popular with families; operators give children yellow duck whistles that make a quacking noise. About half an hour after the warning, one of the boats made it back to land.…

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