Cruising Life

De Antonio Launches 36 with Hidden Outboards

By Peter Janssen on August 29, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

De Antonio Yachts will launch its creative new D36, with twin outboards hidden under a large sun pad aft, at the Cannes Yachting Festival, starting Sept. 6. Built in the De Antonio yard in Barcelona, the new D36 can hold twin outboards from 300- to 450-hp. With the larger outboards, the boat cruises at 27 knots and tops out at 45 knots. De Antonio now builds five models from 28 to 50 feet. The D36 comes in both an Open and a Cruiser version: the Cruiser has a basic T-type hard top or an extended hard top to provide more…

Sarp Launches Head-Turning XSR 85

By Peter Janssen on August 29, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

If you really want to make a statement with your next yacht, take a look at the new Sarp XSR 85 with its Porsche Guards Red hull that the builder just launched in Turkey. This stunning-looking cruiser is powered by twin 800-hp MANs, and it tops out at 21 knots. Dial back to 12 knots, and it has a range of 1,000 nm. The hull color will make turn heads wherever the yacht goes. And passengers inside will have panoramic views since the entire salon is surrounded by glass, offering natural light and visibility all around. The salon is built…

How To Navigate Bridges Safely

By Peter Janssen on August 28, 2022 Cruising Life

Waiting for a bridge to open is really not one of the most fun parts of boating. For anyone new to cruising, it can be a stress-making time, particularly if other boats are waiting at the same time for the same bridge. Here’s some basic advice from America’s Boating Club (formerly the U.S. Power Squadrons) about how to navigate bridges safely: To navigate bridges safely, particularly on the Intracoastal Waterway, boaters should be aware of a few safety and protocol basics. Do you know the vertical clearance your boat needs to pass safely under a bridge? If not, find out…

Electric WiderCat92 Heading for U.S.

By Peter Janssen on August 28, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The massive, luxurious, electric WiderCat92 will be heading to the United States early next year. Last week, Wider, an Italian builder, announced that it formed a partnership with MarineMax so the U.S.-based retailer will be its exclusive distributor in North America. The Wider yard is now building five of the 92-foot cats, including two scheduled for the U.S. With the new partnership, “MarineMax will be able to make Wider a household name among American boaters,” said Marcello Maggi, the Wider CEO. MarineMax is one of the largest boat dealers in the world, with 79 dealerships in the U.S. Whether in…

Iguana Launching Electric Amphib with Evoy

By Peter Janssen on August 25, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Iguana just announced that it will launch a foiling amphibious boat powered by an Evoy 300-hp electric outboard at the Cannes Yachting Festival, starting Sept. 6. Iguana says it will be the first fully electric amphibious boat. With its retractable foils and tracks, the new Iguana will be able to go on land, sea and, flying a few feet above the surface, on air also. Iguana, in France, and Evoy, in Norway, have formed a partnership to produce the new electric amphib, called the Iguana Foiler. With its robust surface-piercing foils, the boat reduces its energy consumption by 50 percent,…

Absolute Building New Navetta 75 Flagship

By Peter Janssen on August 24, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Absolute is building a new luxury 75-foot yacht, the flagship of its Navetta fleet, with some innovative features inside and out. The new Navetta 75 will have four staterooms and four heads, plus a separate crew quarter with its own galley and head. But what’s interesting is the master stateroom on an intermediate level between the main deck and the lower accommodations deck (pictured below). It’s in the bow, and it’s full beam with private access, premium furnishings, and a large en suite head. And it has large windows for spectacular views. Going aft, the cockpit is designed as a…

New Marex 420 Made for Cruising Families

By Peter Janssen on August 23, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Marex, the prize-winning Norwegian builder, just announced that it’s making a new 420 Gourmet Cruiser, designed for cruising families. The boat will be the company’s new flagship, and will be launched at the Düsseldorf show in January. Founded in 1973, Marex is a family-owned company; it’s now run by the two sons of the founder. It now makes six models of cruising boats from 31 to 37 feet. It has a reputation for craftsmanship, precise engineering and creative ideas. Its Marex 33 won a European Powerboat of the Year Award earlier this year. The company says the new 420 will…

Megalodon Shark Much Worse Than We Thought

By Peter Janssen on August 23, 2022 Cruising Life

The bad news is that the megalodon shark was bigger, faster and fiercer than we had thought. In fact, it was 52 feet long, weighed 70 tons, swam faster than a great white, and could devour a 26-foot orca in just five bites. The good news is that the megalodon became extinct about 3.6 million years ago. Paleontologists and marine scientists have long tried to judge the real size of a megalodon. They had to make their estimates based on megalodon teeth discovered in the 1860s. Shark skeletons are largely cartilage, so they don’t result in many fossils. But now…

ZEN Building Totally Fossil-Free 50 Power Cat

By Peter Janssen on August 23, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

ZEN Yachts just announced that they’re making a revolutionary new 50 all-electric power cat, with an optional wingsail, that is totally fossil free. There’s not even a generator for backup power. The new ZEN50, with a 26’ 7” beam, is meant to be a luxury motoryacht that’s totally emissions free. Indeed, the company says it’s the first truly emissions-free 50-foot power catamaran on the market today. With a huge solar panels on the hardtops over the flybridge and the foredeck, the cat is built to be self-sufficient. Even the tender uses electric power only and can be charged by the…

Superyacht Sinks Off Italy. All Safe. Video

By Peter Janssen on August 21, 2022 Cruising Life

My Saga, a 129-foot superyacht cruising from Gallipoli, Turkey, to Messina, Sicily, sank over the weekend about nine nm off the southern coast of Italy. All nine people on board, passengers and crew, were rescued. The captain of the luxury yacht, with accommodations for 12 guests in six staterooms, plus eight crew, called the Port of Crotone on the Ionian Sea on Friday night, saying it was taking on water. Two patrol boats rushed to the scene, and rescued some passengers. At dawn, a tug started towing My Saga to safety in Crotone, but the weather worsened. The yacht was…

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