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New Powerdock With Solar Panels

By Peter Janssen on July 31, 2023 Cruising Life

Faroboats, a fairly new company in Lisbon, has a creative idea about how you can recharge the batteries on your electric boat. They’ve just launched the Faro Powerdock, a floating dock with solar panels. The Powerdock will work with any electric boat, but it will charge a 16-foot Faro5 electric boat in less than three hours. The Powerdock’s roof holds four 450-watt solar arrays of four panels each, with a total output of 2.7 kW. You also can order it with wind turbines to help produce more energy than just the solar panels. Under sunny conditions, the batteries on the…

New Leopard 40 Makes U.S. Debut

By Peter Janssen on July 30, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The all-new Leopard 40 power catamaran just made its debut in Fort Lauderdale, with a cruise along the ICW and a then a run over to Bimini. Leopards are made in Cape Town, South Africa, by Robertson and Caine. The company calls the new 40 a third-generation power cat, following the Leopard 46 and Leopard 53. The Leopard 40 is a three-cabin, three-head, stable and seaworthy cruiser The Leopard’s beam is 21’ 8”, slightly more than half its length, so it has vast amounts of usable space inside and out. The salon is full of light from large side windows,…

Rescue Swimmer Wins Bravery Award

By Peter Janssen on July 26, 2023 Cruising Life

Caleb Halle, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, will receive the IMO 2023 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for saving seven crew members of a disabled tug in a storm off the coast of Maryland in January. The annual International Maritime Organization Award is the highest award for bravery in the maritime industry. The IMO received 47 nominations from its 18 member states for the award this year. Halle’s story starts about 3:30 a.m. last January 14 when the Coast Guard received a call from the tug Legacy that had been towing a 290-foot barge from New Jersey to Guyana.…

Nordhavn Launching New 71

By Peter Janssen on July 26, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Nordhavn just finished its first new 71, the company’s largest long-distance cruiser built for an owner-operator, and it’s scheduled to splash at its factory in Taiwan next week. (The 71 actually was set to splash this week, but a typhoon got in the way.) After that, the 71 will head for its new owners, a couple in Seattle who are fairly familiar with the brand. Indeed, they have already owned three Nordhavns in the past 20 years – a 50, 57, 68. They plan to cruise their new 71, named Luna, in the Pacific Northwest and up to Alaska. Nordhavn…

Speeding Boat Crashes into House. Driver Charged

By Peter Janssen on July 25, 2023 Cruising Life

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a high-performance boat somehow went airborne last Saturday night on the Lake of the Ozarks and crashed into the side of a house. The eight people on board were thrown from the boat; six, including the driver, had serious injuries. The Highway Patrol charged the driver, Adam J. Ramirez, 47, from Huntington Beach, California, with suspicion of boating while intoxicated. He was released for medical treatment. The accident occurred just before midnight. The boat, a 2014 Nor-Tech with three 300-hp Mercury outboards, was heading east and crashed into the home on the Osage Arm…

How To Stay Cool During Heat Wave: BoatUS

By co_admin on July 25, 2023 Cruising Life

Here’s some timely advice from BoatUS about how to protect yourself from the record-breaking heat while you’re boating this summer: ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 24, 2023 – As the country continues to bake under record high temperatures, boaters often head to the water for respite. However, some may be unprepared for what it takes to withstand a high-heat day. Here are five tips from the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water that can help ensure everyone’s safety as temperatures climb. 1. Create shade. Direct sunlight can make the air feel 10- to 15 degrees warmer. Reduce the time…

High School Girl Dies in Cape Cod Boat Crash

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2023 Cruising Life

A 17-year-old lacrosse player was killed last Friday night when the Regulator center console she was riding in with five others crashed into a stone jetty on the north shore of Cape Cod and she was thrown into the water. The Dennis Fire & Rescue dive team recovered the body of Sadie Mauro, a rising senior at Dover-Sherborn High School, about 11:30 p.m. The crash was reported about 9 p.m. in a series of 911 calls after the boat hit the jetty in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis. A teenage boy on the boat was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in…

Solaris Building New 52 Open Flagship

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Solaris just unveiled its 52 Open flagship powerboat that’s bound to get a lot of attention when it makes its debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival on September 12. The new Solaris Power 52 Open looks like a larger version of the Solaris 48 Open that won the European Powerboat of the Year Award three years ago and the 44 Open that was nominated for the same award two years ago. Solaris has been making sailboats in its Italian yard since 1974. It started a powerboat line in 2008 and now makes a Lobster Boat line and the Open line.…

Aquila 32 Sport: Versatile Power Cat

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Aquila 32 Sport catamaran provides an easy and comfortable platform for enjoying day cruises, water sports, picnics, or just a fun and social time on the water. Standard power is two 225-hp Mercury Verado outboards. With optional twin 300-hp Verados, the Aquila 32 tops out at about 44 mph, with a range of 240 miles. The larger outboards come with joystick control for easy docking and maneuvering. The Aquila 32 has a cabin sleeping two people in the lower port hull, and a head and shower on the starboard side. Air conditioning is optional. Two more people could…

Beneteau Unveils New Antares 12 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on July 24, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Beneteau just unveiled the new Antares 12, the flagship of its outboard-powered Antares line. With two or three cabins and two heads, the new, 42′ 7″ Antares can be powered by three 300-hp V8 Mercury Verado outboards, or two 400-hp V10 Mercury outboards. The large teak swim platform has extensions on both sides that flank the outboards for easy boarding or access to water sports. You enter the cockpit via a gate on the starboard side. The bulwark on the starboard side drops down to provide even more social space or water access. An L-shaped lounge, facing a table, runs…

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