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Power to the Production Proa: Aspen Takes an Efficiency Challenge

June 19, 2014

Aspen Power Catamarans is putting one of its groundbreaking boats to the test. The builder of the 32-foot Aspen C100, a single-engine multihull notable for its asymmetrical sponsons, is attempting a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in British Columbia without refueling. The challenge was put to production boatbuilders for their hulls of less than 40 feet by Pacific Yachting magazine, and requires the nearly 700-mile voyage using only the fuel that can be carried onboard.

Fuel for Thought in the Abacos

June 12, 2014

I know it’s not everyone, but I think plenty of cruisers revisit the same old haunts they like because those places are a known quantity: The same food, the same slips, heck even the same people are there at the same time every year. That sounds like a recipe for “comfort zone” to me. And that’s fine for some folks who don’t want to push it.
But you sometimes have to set a course beyond the comfort zone: Have a look behind the curtain every now and again. Maybe get a taste of what those early explorers felt when they sailed off the edge of the paper chart depicting the Known World…

Sanlorenzo of the Americas Celebrates in New York

May 21, 2014

Sanlorenzo of the Americas, in conjunction with Cape Yachts, invited friends to the Bulgari flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City to celebrate its new sales office in Port Washington, New York, on Long Island.

Talk About A Sweet Boat

April 4, 2014

We had to travel a good ways to get to her, but the trip (via a long ferry boat ride and an even longer ride

A Wild, Wild Ride

April 2, 2014

The Aspen 32 from Aspen Power Catamarans (www.aspenpowercatamarans.com) has got to be one of the coolest, most interesting watercraft I’ve sea trialed in years. She has a very monohull-like appearance despite the fact that she’s got two hulls, not one. And get this: The Aspen is not actually a cat, despite her builder’s catamaranish name.

It’s Quadraconic

March 18, 2014

Frank Huckins’s granddaughter Cindy Purcell started working in the stockroom at Huckins Yachts in the 1970s, and today she and her husband, Buddy, own and run the company that made its early name with PT boats. 

Into the Maelstrom with a Viking

March 13, 2014

OK, maybe maelstrom is too strong a word, but when I tested the Viking 42 ST today off of Riviera Beach, it just wasn’t really all that pleasant, weather-wise. The rain was slamming down, the wind was conjuring up whitecaps, and confused four footers made the Atlantic an interesting place to test a boat that easily surpasses 30 knots.

Escape from New York?

January 4, 2014

While the Progressive New York Boat Show (running through January 5 at the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan) may evade you due to geography or scheduling or a combination of both in conjunction with an overblown weather forecast, the show serves as a boating beacon hard by the wind-whipped Hudson River. And come they did, the show opened at noon on New Year’s Day and was packed all afternoon. I spoke to salesman who said they were excited to get 2014 started and it seemed there were plenty of serious buyers mixed into the crowd.

Love Me Some Princess Tenders

November 2, 2013

Princess has its hands on a proprietary outboard system for tenders which should offer a nice option to owners that are sick of cleaning gunk out of their jet tenders. The system, which seems fairly simple to me, allows the outboard to tip forward, and tuck into the aft portion of a RIB, allowing it to stow more easily on relatively smaller yachts. A Princess rep who gave me a demonstration of the system assured me that it ain’t cheap, but it might just be worth it. Especially when you factor in ease of maintenance.

Be Prepared

November 1, 2013

A sudden storm, and electronic failure, and the device that saved the day.
I heard this story at ACR Electronics display at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, celebrating the latest members of ACR SurvivorClub. Yeah, you know what that means.

Monte Carlo Debuts the MC5

November 1, 2013

Last night Monte Carlo debuted their all-new MC5 stateside with the help of racecar driver Townsend Bell and a whole lot of champagne. The party was, as expected, populated by all of the beautiful people, as well as a handful of marine journalists. The MC5 is the smallest Monte Carlo yet, with an LOA just under 50 feet. She is the first in a line of smaller Monte Carlos, including her sistership the MC5S (an express version of last night’s boat) and the even smaller MC4.

The Vikings Are Coming

October 25, 2013

As we were going to press in late September, we caught up with Peter Frederiksen of Viking Yachts to talk about the company’s new, highly anticipated Viking 92, which will make her debut at the 2014 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. Here’s what he had to say about the boat, and other happenings at Viking’s New Jersey plant.

Scouting the Acquisition of Hunt Yachts by Hinckley Owner

September 4, 2013

Rhode Island-based Hunt Yachts has been bought by Scout Partners, LLC, the same company that purchased Hinckley Yachts in 2010. “I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Hunt Yachts, Inc. by Scout Partners, LLC,” said Hunt Yachts president Peter Van Lancker. “I could not have designed a better stage for the future of Hunt Yachts’ brand, legacy, and products than this new ownership and partnership with Scout Partners and Hinckley.”

Quick Preview of the Viking 52 Convertible

August 6, 2013

I tested the all-new Viking 52 Convertible recently off beautiful Cape May, New Jersey. Well, it’s usually beautiful. The day I was there it was raining pretty hard and the wind was gusting off the Atlantic at about 30 knots, give or take. The seas were an outright slop of 5- and 6-foot swells. It was messy, but it was perfect for a test. Especially with a boat like the 52, which is built for that kind of stuff. Her fine entry and high bow cleaved right through the waves like they weren’t even there. We rode comfortably at speeds approaching 30 knots.

Power to the Production Proa: Aspen Takes an Efficiency Challenge

Aspen Power Catamarans is putting one of its groundbreaking boats to the test. The builder of the 32-foot Aspen C100, a single-engine multihull notable for its asymmetrical sponsons, is attempting a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in British Columbia without refueling. The challenge was put to production boatbuilders for their hulls of less than 40 feet by Pacific Yachting magazine, and requires the nearly 700-mile voyage using only the fuel that can be carried onboard.

Fuel for Thought in the Abacos

I know it’s not everyone, but I think plenty of cruisers revisit the same old haunts they like because those places are a known quantity: The same food, the same slips, heck even the same people are there at the same time every year. That sounds like a recipe for “comfort zone” to me. And that’s fine for some folks who don’t want to push it.
But you sometimes have to set a course beyond the comfort zone: Have a look behind the curtain every now and again. Maybe get a taste of what those early explorers felt when they sailed off the edge of the paper chart depicting the Known World…

Sanlorenzo of the Americas Celebrates in New York

Sanlorenzo of the Americas, in conjunction with Cape Yachts, invited friends to the Bulgari flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City to celebrate its new sales office in Port Washington, New York, on Long Island.

Talk About A Sweet Boat

We had to travel a good ways to get to her, but the trip (via a long ferry boat ride and an even longer ride

A Wild, Wild Ride

The Aspen 32 from Aspen Power Catamarans (www.aspenpowercatamarans.com) has got to be one of the coolest, most interesting watercraft I’ve sea trialed in years. She has a very monohull-like appearance despite the fact that she’s got two hulls, not one. And get this: The Aspen is not actually a cat, despite her builder’s catamaranish name.

It’s Quadraconic

Frank Huckins’s granddaughter Cindy Purcell started working in the stockroom at Huckins Yachts in the 1970s, and today she and her husband, Buddy, own and run the company that made its early name with PT boats. 

Into the Maelstrom with a Viking

OK, maybe maelstrom is too strong a word, but when I tested the Viking 42 ST today off of Riviera Beach, it just wasn’t really all that pleasant, weather-wise. The rain was slamming down, the wind was conjuring up whitecaps, and confused four footers made the Atlantic an interesting place to test a boat that easily surpasses 30 knots.

Escape from New York?

While the Progressive New York Boat Show (running through January 5 at the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan) may evade you due to geography or scheduling or a combination of both in conjunction with an overblown weather forecast, the show serves as a boating beacon hard by the wind-whipped Hudson River. And come they did, the show opened at noon on New Year’s Day and was packed all afternoon. I spoke to salesman who said they were excited to get 2014 started and it seemed there were plenty of serious buyers mixed into the crowd.

Love Me Some Princess Tenders

Princess has its hands on a proprietary outboard system for tenders which should offer a nice option to owners that are sick of cleaning gunk out of their jet tenders. The system, which seems fairly simple to me, allows the outboard to tip forward, and tuck into the aft portion of a RIB, allowing it to stow more easily on relatively smaller yachts. A Princess rep who gave me a demonstration of the system assured me that it ain’t cheap, but it might just be worth it. Especially when you factor in ease of maintenance.

Be Prepared

A sudden storm, and electronic failure, and the device that saved the day.
I heard this story at ACR Electronics display at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, celebrating the latest members of ACR SurvivorClub. Yeah, you know what that means.

Monte Carlo Debuts the MC5

Last night Monte Carlo debuted their all-new MC5 stateside with the help of racecar driver Townsend Bell and a whole lot of champagne. The party was, as expected, populated by all of the beautiful people, as well as a handful of marine journalists. The MC5 is the smallest Monte Carlo yet, with an LOA just under 50 feet. She is the first in a line of smaller Monte Carlos, including her sistership the MC5S (an express version of last night’s boat) and the even smaller MC4.

The Vikings Are Coming

As we were going to press in late September, we caught up with Peter Frederiksen of Viking Yachts to talk about the company’s new, highly anticipated Viking 92, which will make her debut at the 2014 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. Here’s what he had to say about the boat, and other happenings at Viking’s New Jersey plant.

Scouting the Acquisition of Hunt Yachts by Hinckley Owner

Rhode Island-based Hunt Yachts has been bought by Scout Partners, LLC, the same company that purchased Hinckley Yachts in 2010. “I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Hunt Yachts, Inc. by Scout Partners, LLC,” said Hunt Yachts president Peter Van Lancker. “I could not have designed a better stage for the future of Hunt Yachts’ brand, legacy, and products than this new ownership and partnership with Scout Partners and Hinckley.”

Quick Preview of the Viking 52 Convertible

I tested the all-new Viking 52 Convertible recently off beautiful Cape May, New Jersey. Well, it’s usually beautiful. The day I was there it was raining pretty hard and the wind was gusting off the Atlantic at about 30 knots, give or take. The seas were an outright slop of 5- and 6-foot swells. It was messy, but it was perfect for a test. Especially with a boat like the 52, which is built for that kind of stuff. Her fine entry and high bow cleaved right through the waves like they weren’t even there. We rode comfortably at speeds approaching 30 knots.

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