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Give Yourself a Break

March 20, 2012

The fish are out there. Or more accurately, down there, out of sight. And while sometimes it’s just nice to get out and chase them around, striving to improve your chances of hooking up makes your time, fuel, and gear investments look a little more worthwhile. That’s where Mitch Roffer, PhD, comes in. Roffer founded Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service (ROFFS) to help take a chunk of guesswork out of anglers’ offshore fishing experience. And if you’ve got sea-surface temperature charts on your MFD, or are thinking about getting them, you need to know what Roffer has to say.

Freeze Now, Chill Out Later

March 14, 2012

There’s something to be said for grilling or eating fresh food aboard. But sometimes, thanks to a late arrival to an anchorage due to challenging conditions, or better yet, too-good-to-leave-on-time conditions at your last stop, it’s good to have an easy backup plan for a great meal—you know you can do better than hot dogs or a can of Dinty Moore. What better dish to have on hand than a frozen pot pie?

Setting Sail

February 27, 2012

It was in our February 2011 issue that we reintroduced you to Benetti Sail Division and its partnership with renowned sailboat designer Luca Brenta. The duo had designed a new Logica line of full-displacement megayachts with sailboat characteristics and were looking for the first owner to begin to cut steel.
What a difference a year makes.

Sitting Still

February 14, 2012

It’s not surprising that the owner of Abeking & Rasmussen’s 134-foot SWATH is willing to go to great lengths for stability.

Does Yacht Design Matter?

February 10, 2012

photo courtesy of Riva Yacht           
To answer this blog’s titular question in short: Of course it does. The real question, masked by that rhetorical one, is “How much does yacht design matter?” It matters to boaters, and to those who are thoughtful enough to understand the importance of boat design in the greater context of how it represents and reminds us of our collective past, and how its halo affects other kinds of design.

Have and Have Yacht

February 9, 2012

There was a bit of a kerfuffle across the pond recently when (as my colleague Alyssa Haak noted a few weeks back) British Education Minister Michael Gove reportedly proposed that the recession-stricken country build Queen Elizabeth II a brand-new $90 million megayacht to celebrate her 60th anniversary on the throne.

Fright Night

February 7, 2012

 

There’s more to after-dark navigation than having high-falutin’ electronics onboard.

 

I was curious, really. I hadn’t done any hard-core, nighttime navigation in years. Sure, over the past couple of decades, I’d briefly piloted a few recreational vessels around in the dark, plying parts of rivers and bayous with little more than a chartplotter, a careful hand on the wheel, and a trusty spotlight. But frankly, in all that time I’d never shepherded a vessel through the darkness into a big, working seaport with radar as my primary navigational tool. Would I be as good as I used to be?

Yacht Contracts Signed

February 1, 2012

In the past two years, I’ve gotten to see quite a few shipyards where megayachts get built, but most have been in Europe. (I’d name them but fear I’d leave one off.) In the process, I’ve learned a lot about construction methods and how projects reach completion.
But I can most clearly see the impact of a yard’s success in Northeastern Wisconsin for no other reason than I used to live there and I have family that still does. My grandpa knows people who have worked in local yards, the builders and welders and other skilled craftsmen.

Stability For Smaller Yachts

February 1, 2012

Intrepid 390 Sport Yacht with Stabilizer from Mike Plante on Vimeo.
You’ve probably heard about the Seakeeper gyro that’s showing up in all kinds of yachts 50 feet and larger. Well, now the company has come out with a less power version that’s suitable for boats under 50 feet. It’s actually a prototype for a new, small mode; that Seakeeper will introduce at the Miami boat show. Its compact size not only means it doesn’t take up a lot of space, but also that it doesn’t require a lot of electricity. Does the small unit work as well as the big one? For the answer, check out this video.

SEALs Do It Again

January 25, 2012

In a development that can only be described as disturbing, traditionally water-based sources of nightmare fuel are now trending towards exiting the water in search of new elements to terrorize. Sharks are learning how to fly and lately Somali pirates have been plundering, pillaging, and kidnapping on land.

Is Frogtape Froggy Enough?

January 18, 2012

I’m not going to be unduly negative in the following little dittie I hope, just informative. If you’re at all into onboard DIY these days, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Frogtape, a new product that purports to prevent tape-related bleed-through during  painting projects, both big and small. My brother told me about the stuff and, at his behest, I used some on a home-improvement job I had going around the ol’ ranchero.

London Calling

January 18, 2012

This summer, London may well be on par with the summer megayacht destination of St Tropez or Portofino. 

Not only are megayacht berths being constructed for during the Olympics, but now British Education Secretary Michael Gove suggests that the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations should go above and beyond and – perhaps – include a new royal yacht.

Big Nordy

January 12, 2012

You may have heard rumors of a new, much larger Nordhavn in the works. Well, the rumors are fact—the next new Nordhavn will be a 120, and construction is already well underway in China, with an expected launch date of mid-2012. Here are some construction photos just released by Nordhavn. Below you see an interior shot (looks like maybe one of the main staterooms) with some cabinetry and lacquer work already finished.

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Give Yourself a Break

The fish are out there. Or more accurately, down there, out of sight. And while sometimes it’s just nice to get out and chase them around, striving to improve your chances of hooking up makes your time, fuel, and gear investments look a little more worthwhile. That’s where Mitch Roffer, PhD, comes in. Roffer founded Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service (ROFFS) to help take a chunk of guesswork out of anglers’ offshore fishing experience. And if you’ve got sea-surface temperature charts on your MFD, or are thinking about getting them, you need to know what Roffer has to say.

Image placeholder title

Freeze Now, Chill Out Later

There’s something to be said for grilling or eating fresh food aboard. But sometimes, thanks to a late arrival to an anchorage due to challenging conditions, or better yet, too-good-to-leave-on-time conditions at your last stop, it’s good to have an easy backup plan for a great meal—you know you can do better than hot dogs or a can of Dinty Moore. What better dish to have on hand than a frozen pot pie?

Image placeholder title

Setting Sail

It was in our February 2011 issue that we reintroduced you to Benetti Sail Division and its partnership with renowned sailboat designer Luca Brenta. The duo had designed a new Logica line of full-displacement megayachts with sailboat characteristics and were looking for the first owner to begin to cut steel.
What a difference a year makes.

Image placeholder title

Sitting Still

It’s not surprising that the owner of Abeking & Rasmussen’s 134-foot SWATH is willing to go to great lengths for stability.

Image placeholder title

Does Yacht Design Matter?

photo courtesy of Riva Yacht           
To answer this blog’s titular question in short: Of course it does. The real question, masked by that rhetorical one, is “How much does yacht design matter?” It matters to boaters, and to those who are thoughtful enough to understand the importance of boat design in the greater context of how it represents and reminds us of our collective past, and how its halo affects other kinds of design.

Image placeholder title

Have and Have Yacht

There was a bit of a kerfuffle across the pond recently when (as my colleague Alyssa Haak noted a few weeks back) British Education Minister Michael Gove reportedly proposed that the recession-stricken country build Queen Elizabeth II a brand-new $90 million megayacht to celebrate her 60th anniversary on the throne.

Illustration by Gil Adams

Fright Night

 

There’s more to after-dark navigation than having high-falutin’ electronics onboard.

 

I was curious, really. I hadn’t done any hard-core, nighttime navigation in years. Sure, over the past couple of decades, I’d briefly piloted a few recreational vessels around in the dark, plying parts of rivers and bayous with little more than a chartplotter, a careful hand on the wheel, and a trusty spotlight. But frankly, in all that time I’d never shepherded a vessel through the darkness into a big, working seaport with radar as my primary navigational tool. Would I be as good as I used to be?

Image placeholder title

Yacht Contracts Signed

In the past two years, I’ve gotten to see quite a few shipyards where megayachts get built, but most have been in Europe. (I’d name them but fear I’d leave one off.) In the process, I’ve learned a lot about construction methods and how projects reach completion.
But I can most clearly see the impact of a yard’s success in Northeastern Wisconsin for no other reason than I used to live there and I have family that still does. My grandpa knows people who have worked in local yards, the builders and welders and other skilled craftsmen.

Stability For Smaller Yachts

Intrepid 390 Sport Yacht with Stabilizer from Mike Plante on Vimeo.
You’ve probably heard about the Seakeeper gyro that’s showing up in all kinds of yachts 50 feet and larger. Well, now the company has come out with a less power version that’s suitable for boats under 50 feet. It’s actually a prototype for a new, small mode; that Seakeeper will introduce at the Miami boat show. Its compact size not only means it doesn’t take up a lot of space, but also that it doesn’t require a lot of electricity. Does the small unit work as well as the big one? For the answer, check out this video.

Image placeholder title

SEALs Do It Again

In a development that can only be described as disturbing, traditionally water-based sources of nightmare fuel are now trending towards exiting the water in search of new elements to terrorize. Sharks are learning how to fly and lately Somali pirates have been plundering, pillaging, and kidnapping on land.

Image placeholder title

Is Frogtape Froggy Enough?

I’m not going to be unduly negative in the following little dittie I hope, just informative. If you’re at all into onboard DIY these days, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Frogtape, a new product that purports to prevent tape-related bleed-through during  painting projects, both big and small. My brother told me about the stuff and, at his behest, I used some on a home-improvement job I had going around the ol’ ranchero.

Image placeholder title

London Calling

This summer, London may well be on par with the summer megayacht destination of St Tropez or Portofino. 

Not only are megayacht berths being constructed for during the Olympics, but now British Education Secretary Michael Gove suggests that the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations should go above and beyond and – perhaps – include a new royal yacht.

Image placeholder title

Big Nordy

You may have heard rumors of a new, much larger Nordhavn in the works. Well, the rumors are fact—the next new Nordhavn will be a 120, and construction is already well underway in China, with an expected launch date of mid-2012. Here are some construction photos just released by Nordhavn. Below you see an interior shot (looks like maybe one of the main staterooms) with some cabinetry and lacquer work already finished.

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