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A Pure Passagemaker, the Hardy 50DS Is Expedition Ready

By George Day on December 19, 2024 Advertise, Annapolis Boat Show, Boat Reviews, Cruising Life, Ft Lauderdale Boat Show, Miami Boat Show, Newport Boat Show, On Watch With Peter Janssen, Palm Beach Boat Show

The British-built Hardy 50DS is a businesslike offshore cruiser that is built to take on anything the ocean throws at it. The Hardy brand has long been associated with seakindly expedition yachts that have a good turn of speed and a huge range. But the yachts were more workboat than yacht finished. In 2020, the Hardy brand and assets were acquired by Cockwells in Falmouth, England. This builder of fine bespoke motor yachts and super-yacht tenders is known for the extremely high quality of their finish work. The marriage between Hardy and Cockwells has resulted in expedition yachts that a…

Introducing the Innovative, New Makai 37 Power Cat

By George Day on December 19, 2024 Advertise, Annapolis Boat Show, Cruising Life, Ft Lauderdale Boat Show, Maintenance, Miami Boat Show, Newport Boat Show, On Watch With Peter Janssen, On Watch with Peter Janssen, Palm Beach Boat Show, Video of the Week

Power cats are intriguing for many reasons. They offer excellent stability, fine bow entries for a smooth ride, plenty of living space for a given length and high average cruising speeds with efficient fuel consumption. If that sound like a winning formula, the designers behind the new Makai 37, the ERYD Design Group, heard you. The 37, designed in Italy and built in Croatia, has the look of a modern sports car and the handling of a thoroughbred performance cruiser with all the benefits of catamaran design. The hulls developed for the 37 have what the designers call the Air-Glide…

New Fleming 85 Flagship an Instant Success

By George Day on December 12, 2024 Advertise, Annapolis Boat Show, Boat Reviews, Cruising Life, Ft Lauderdale Boat Show, Maintenance, Miami Boat Show, Newport Boat Show, On Watch With Peter Janssen, Palm Beach Boat Show

Fleming Yachts announced in December 2020 that they were designing a new flagship to their esteemed fleet. The new 85 was conceived to be the world’s best raised pilothouse, semi-displacement motor yacht with trans-oceanic capabilities. Following the introduction, with only renderings of the boat to show, seven boats were sold. This was in the middle of the Covid pandemic when families around the country decided to get into boating as a safe, outdoor form of recreation. But that doesn’t explain the instant acceptance of the new Fleming 85. This handsome and wholesome cruiser was the boat that many existing Fleming…

Hinckley Yachts Adds Mercury Outboard Dealership to Stuart, Florida

By George Day on December 12, 2024 On Watch With Peter Janssen, On Watch with Peter Janssen

Hinckley Yachts, builders of the classic Downeast-style picnic boats, sport boats and Talaria Yachts, announced last week that the company had become a certified Mercury Marine outboard dealer. The dealership will be based in Hinckley’s large boatyard and marine facility in Stuart, Florida. The move to become a Mercury dealer underscore Hinckley’s commitment to providing top service to their outboard owners as well as to the wider market of discerning boat owners who make the Stuart facility their homebase for all marine sales, service and repairs. “As a company known for meticulous attention to detail and world-class service, becoming a…

Nautor Swan Launches a True Yachting Diva in the 75-foot Arrow

By George Day on November 21, 2024 Boat Reviews, On Watch With Peter Janssen, On Watch with Peter Janssen

The Cannes boat show in September brought a star studded collection of yachts to the famous French resort for what is now the largest in-the-water show in Europe. So, it is not easy, even for a brand as respected Nautor Swan, to stand out from the crowd. But the brand-new Swan Arrow did just that. Moored right next to the bridge over the channel that leads to the inner harbor and the bulk of the boats in the show, the new 75-foot Arrow had the most conspicuous stage in the whole show, visible to everyone coming and going for sea…

The Electric Revolution is Upon Us

By George Day on November 14, 2024 Boat Reviews, On Watch with Peter Janssen, On Watch With Peter Janssen

At last count, there were more than 40 boat building companies offering electric-powered craft to the day-boat and cruising market and innovation in this field seems to double every year with battery technology advancements and efficient new hull designs. At the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show last month I got a chance to inspect the new Sialia 59, a next-generation design that has a top speed of 25 knots, a cruising speed of 16 knots and a range at cruising speed of over 80 miles. Check out our review of the 59 here. Fun running speeds and expanded ranges are the…

Maritimo Introduces Flagship M75 to the U.S.

By George Day on November 7, 2024 On Watch with Peter Janssen, On Watch With Peter Janssen

The Australian builder of hand-crafted cruising boats introduced their flagship, the Maritimo M75, to the U.S market last week at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. They also brought the first new M55 Black Edition to be landed in America. I had the chance to thoroughly look at the new M745 at FLIBS and saw at once that the flagship represents the pinnacle of Maritimo’s boat building art. When you step aboard, you realize at once how big the boat truly is. A flybridge, sport cruiser with four cabins below and a spacious salon, the 75 has a huge amount…

Get Ready for the 2024 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show

By George Day on October 24, 2024 On Watch With Peter Janssen

The 2024 Ft. Lauderdale boat show, known as FLIBS in the marine trade, kicks off next Wednesday, October 30 at noon. The show is America’s largest in-the-water show and will have more than 1,300 boats on display ranging from small personal watercraft to 300-foot mega-yachts. The show runs through the weekend and show management expects more that 100,000 people to attend. FLIBS is truly an international show. You will find boat brands on display from the four corners of the world and from the most prestigious builders. An all-powerboat show, you will find the latest designs and some new radical…

Zeelander 8 Number 2 Launched in Early October. A Study in Marine Elegance

By George Day on October 17, 2024 On Watch With Peter Janssen, On Watch with Peter Janssen

On October 4, Zeelander launched hull number two of their 79-foot 8 model. The gala party for the launch was held at the builder’s facilities in The Netherlands and was attended by the family that bought the new 8, many other owners and the Zeelander staff. The new 8 represents the apex of the Zeelanded line and is a highly refined motor yacht that combines the company’s unique curvaceous hull and cabin designs with the highest of high-tech engineering and onboard systems. As the builder likes to say, Zeelander yachts are not for everyone. The 8 is a three-season cruising…

Outer Reef Introduces New, Steel Expedition-Capable Adventure 780

By George Day on October 9, 2024 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life, On Watch With Peter Janssen, On Watch with Peter Janssen

Here’s an announcement from Outer Reef Yachts that will really catch the eye of cruisers who are seeking true seafaring expeditions to the earth’s far corners aboard a vessel that is a special combination of strength, seakeeping-ability, self-suffiency and luxury. Enter the new Adventure 780 that was introduced to the world this week. The new design, which is the first in Outer Reef’s new Adventure series, is the first new yacht to emerge from the recent merger between Outer Reef and the Dutch shipyard Lynx Yachts. The 780 is now in build in The Netherlands and will be ready to…

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