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Outer Reef Ships First 670 Sports Yacht

By Peter Janssen on June 7, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Outer Reef just shipped the first hull of its new Azure 670 Sports Yacht. It was loaded onto a container ship in Taiwan, and it’s now heading for its new owners in the U.S. The new Outer Reef, made for outdoor enthusiasts, has two exterior features that will make cruising a pleasure. A Serenity Foredeck Lounge is accessed by gates on each side of the Portuguese bridge, offering a private social area separate from the rest of the yacht. It can be converted to a full-sized dining area for eight, or transitioned into a luxurious sunbathing lounge. For refreshments, it…

Arctic Summer Ice: Going, Going, Gone

By co_admin on June 7, 2023 Cruising Life

CNN— The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign the climate crisis is happening faster than expected as the world continues to pump out planet-heating pollution. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found Arctic sea ice could disappear completely during the month of September as early as the 2030s. Even if the world makes significant cuts to planet-heating pollution today, the Arctic could still see summers free of sea ice by the 2050s, scientists reported. The researchers analyzed changes from 1979 to 2019, comparing different…

Argos Nautic GT14: High-Style RIB

By Peter Janssen on June 7, 2023 Cruising Life

Argos Nautic has launched its new Italian-styled GT14 luxury RIB tender, designed by Patrizio Facheris. Argos Nautics are built in South Florida, and have a showroom in Miami. Facheris Design is in North Miami Beach, and is known for its prize-winning superyachts, although it also has designed some production boats, most recently the Cruisers Cantius line. With its distinct European look, the new Argos Nautic GT14 is meant to offer a balance of comfort and performance, with the extra appeal of easy maintenance. Standard power is a 50-hp outboard, with a top speed of 26 knots. An optional 70-hp outboard…

Antigua To Auction Russian’s Superyacht

By Peter Janssen on June 6, 2023 Cruising Life

The government of Antigua and Barbuda will sell Alfa Nero, at 267 feet one of the largest private yachts in the world, at an auction to the highest bidder. Alfa Nero, with a baby grand piano and a Miro painting, has been lying in Antigua’s Falmouth harbor since March, 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine. Last year, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on the yacht’s owner, Andrey Guryev, a Russian billionaire, as part of “the United States’ commitment to work closely with international partners to deprive Russian oligarchs and elites of their assets and the proceeds of their wealth.” The United…

Meet Blue Chip from Front Street Shipyard

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, is promoting Blue Chip, the 41-foot custom dayboat it built for a private client who will be cruising on Long Island Sound this summer. With classic Down East lines, a low profile and a long sheer, all designed by Ray Hunt Design, Blue Chip also has the iconic deep-V hull that C. Raymond Hunt developedfor superior blue-water performance some 60 years ago. It’s powered by twin 480-hp Volvo IPS650 pod drives, giving it a top speed of 38 knots. The people from Front Street delivered it to its new owner in Sag Harbor,…

How To Prepare for a Hurricane: BoatUS

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2023 Cruising Life

Hurricane season has now started, but are you ready yet? Here’s a trove of information from BoatUS about how to make your boat ready: SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 30, 2023 – Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don and Emily are the first five names NOAA will deploy for incoming storms this Atlantic hurricane season that began June 1 and runs through November 30. However, with researchers from Colorado State University predicting 13 named storms – six officially hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or greater – boaters in storm-affected parts of the country may be meeting Margot, too. The BoatUS Hurricane Center from…

L.I. Sound Lighthouse: Yours for $360,000

By Peter Janssen on June 5, 2023 Cruising Life

The Penfield Reef Light, about 1 mile off the beach in Fairfield, Connecticut, in Long Island Sound, is for sale at a government auction. The going price so far: $360,000. If you buy it, that’s just the starting price. The lighthouse was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, although the government has worked to restore it, adding a new roof and hurricane-resistant windows. Still, the interior is definitely in the “fixer-upper” stage. Indeed, the Government Services Administration website announcing the auction says “THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT WARRANTED.” The Penfield Reef Light, marking a submerged reef that’s mostly…

Princess Launches New S72, 36-Knot Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on June 1, 2023 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Princess just launched its all-new S72, a sporty, 36-knot, sportbridge cruiser with dynamic lines and neutral tones that take an understated approach to luxury yachting. A four-stateroom, three-head, British-built cruiser, the S72 has a resin-infused, modified-V hull powered by twin 1,800-hp MAN diesels. Cruising speed is about 30 knots. It also has a crew cabin accessible by lifting a hatch in the transom with two bunks and a head with a shower. The salon is bright and airy, with full-length windows providing uninterrupted views all around. More light, and fresh air, come in from a large sunroof that’s made possible…

Cruiser Sinks in Delaware Bay

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2023 Cruising Life

A 47-foot powerboat named Floating Dock hit a submerged object and sank last weekend in Delaware Bay. The Coast Guard rescued the two people on board. The Coast Guard says it received a distress call from the boat, reporting that it had hit something underwater and had a hole in the bow. The two people on board tried to control the flood of water into the boat, but it was too much. They put on their life jackets and called for help. The boat was in the bay near Fortescue, New Jersey, up from Cape May. The Coast Guard station…

Fishing Boat, Pilot Boat, Collide in Virginia

By Peter Janssen on May 31, 2023 Cruising Life

A 38-foot fishing boat sank after colliding with a pilot boat on the James River in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard says it received a call at 7:50 that the pilot boat, Swift, and the deadrise fishing boat, Miss Heather, had collided near the Newport News Small Boat Harbor and the Newport News Channel. The pilot boat rescued the two fishermen on the Miss Heather and took them to shore as their boat started to sink. The Miss Heather was a veteran working boat that was well-known in the area. The Coast Guard sent a 45-foot response boat…

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