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The Best Online Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast

By George Day on July 11, 2024 Cruising Life, Destinations

The Cruising Club of America is a private, not-for-profit organization that has a membership of experienced cruisers and sailors, both power and sail. For CCA members and many like-minded adventurous cruisers around the world, the Maine coast is hallowed ground. Maine veterans will tell you that it would take a lifetime of summer cruises to get to know all of the coast from Kennebunkport to Machias. There are hundreds of rivers, coves, harbors, islands and coastal villages to explore. Yes, there are millions of lobster pot buoys in every harbor and thorofare. Yes, fog is a regular occurrence, particularly in…

Dali Leaves Baltimore – Finally

By Peter Janssen on June 26, 2024 Cruising Life

Escorted by a fleet of four tugboats and a Coast Guard cutter, the 984-foot-long container ship Dali left Baltimore on Monday, almost three months after it hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge there, killing six construction workers and closing the busy harbor. The Coast Guard established a 500-yard safety zone around the Dali as it headed down to Norfolk. On board were a full crew of 22 and six salvage experts. The ship arrived in Norfolk the next day for repairs. Last week a Federal judge oversaw an agreement where some members of the original 21-man crew were allowed to…

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Feadship Launches First Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Yacht

By Peter Janssen on June 26, 2024 Cruising Life

Feadship has launched the first superyacht with zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cells at its Amsterdam yard. The legendary Dutch builder says this is the first hydrogen-powered superyacht in the world and represents five years of R&D. It’s 390-feet long and called Project 821. The hydrogen fuel cells can’t power the yacht across the Atlantic, but they can provide enough power to run the hotel load (including heat, air conditioning and other amenities) for a week without introducing any noise or carbon emissions. “The aim has been to develop a new, clean technology not just for this project, but for the world,”…

Superyacht Crew Charged with Setting Greek Fire

By Peter Janssen on June 26, 2024 Cruising Life

Greek authorities arrested the entire 13-member crew of a 176-foot superyacht last weekend and charged them with setting off fireworks that burned 3,000 acres and the entire pine forest on the island of Hydra, south of Athens. The fire started Friday evening. Prosecutors in Piraeus say the captain of another superyacht in the area told them that the fireworks came from the yacht Persefoni 1. The crew was arrested when the yacht docked near Athens on Saturday, and they appeared in court on Sunday facing arson charges. “What was destroyed was an absolutely beautiful pine forest and on the night…

Nimbus Launches New 495 Flybridge Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Numbus, the ever-growing Swedish builder, just launched its new 495 Flybridge flagship, a big move up from the 405 Flybridge that had been its largest boat. Nimbus says the 495 Flybridge is built for an owner-operator and it’s designed in the voyager or explorer style so a couple or a family can cruise comfortably along the coasts of Europe or the U.S. and spend long vacations on board. The company calls it “an island of its own.” Standard power comes from twin 480-hp Volvo IPS650 pod drives, with a top speed of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 20…

Riveting Video of Ferry Docking in Greece

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Cruising Life, On Watch with Peter Janssen

Don’t try this at home. But here’s a can’t-look-away video of a large ferry almost crashing into the bow of another ferry that’s already docked in the port of Tinos, Greece. The video starts with the sleek Super Runner Seajets ferry entering the harbor on its run from Mykonos, a popular route. Then the captain spins the Seajets around to make his stern-to docking, swinging cross the bow of an already docked red-hulled Fast Ferry Andros. The starboard stern quarter of the Seajets seems to pass just inches away from the Andros’ bow, as passengers watch from the foredeck. Social…

Pershing Launches New GTX80 Sports Yacht

By Peter Janssen on June 25, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Pershing just launched its new GTX80, the latest luxury performance cruiser in its GTX sports yacht series. With three 1,000-hp Volvo IPS1350 pod drives, the new 80-foot Pershing tops out at 34 knots, cruises at 28 knots, and has a range of 300 nm at 26 knots. But the new GTX80, like all other Pershings, is about much more than numbers. Indeed, the brand, part of the Ferretti Group, is known for its flowing lines and head-turning style as much it is for its performance. On the outside, the long, low, dynamic hull profile is marked by an almost vertical…

CL Yachts Unveils New CLX99 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on June 24, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

CL Yachts just announced that it’s building a new flagship CLX99, a larger, updated and more versatile version of the 96 it introduced at the Fort Lauderdale show in 2022. Martin Lo, CL Yachts director, said the new CLX99 is built on the same hull as the 96, but it has more interior volume, more external space and many new design features. It also offers new choices in layout aimed at potential owners in Asia and Europe, as well as the secondary charter market. Like the 96, the CLX99 was designed by Jozeph Forakis, a multi-talented, award-winning designer with offices…

How To Be Safe on the Fourth on Your Boat

By co_admin on June 24, 2024 Cruising Life

Here are some very good tips from BoatUS about how to enjoy the Fourth on your boat: ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 24, 2024 – According to the nationwide TowBoatUS on-water towing fleet, the busiest time of the year for America’s recreational boat owners is, hands down, the Fourth of July holiday period, which typically includes some days before and after the official holiday. It also may be the longest time many boaters will spend the day on the water at anchor, enjoying fireworks shows, fishing holes and raft-ups. Are they ready? The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has…

MJM Embraces State-of-the Art Boatbuilding

By George Day on June 20, 2024 Cruising Life

By George Day Cruising Odyssey tours the MJM boatbuilding plant Last week, we published our review of the new MJM 42 following an hours-long test on the Pamlico River near Washington, North Carolina. You can read the review on the Cruising Odyssey website by clicking here. (https://cruisingodyssey.com/2024/06/13/co-tests-the-new-mjm-42-express-cruiser/ During my trip to Washington, I had the chance to take a guided tour of the new MJM factory. I say new because MJM has only been building their own boats in-house for the last three years. Under the leadership of MJM’s new owners, Seolta Holdings, and new CEO Natascia Hatch, the company…

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