Boca Raton (26°21′ N 080°20′ W)
Photograph by Samantha Robinson
Your senses seem to heighten as the afterglow of the day fades along with with the range of vision. Navigating in low-light situations requires extra care and caution, true, but there’s something oddly freeing about focusing on the water around you and living in the moment.
It’s a feeling that the owner of the pictured Pershing 62 knows well. Decked out with a dramatic lighting scheme, he likely looks for any excuse to cruise at sunset to show off the LED lighting he had installed by Underwater Lights Limited in Ft. Lauderdale. And if, for some reason, he isn’t really feeling the green lighting on a certain evening, a few taps of the iPad screen change the lights to any other color of the rainbow.
Green, blue, red, or whatever color the owner chooses, this shot has us dreaming of our next sunset cruise.
San Juan Island, Washingon (48° 36’N 123° 8′ W)
Photograph and text by Jonathan Cooper
Idyllic scenery, a first-class marina, and an intriguing past make Roche Harbor Resort & Marina on San Juan Island the go-to destination for mariners in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you’re staying long-term or simply using it as a stepping stone for longer passages to British Columbia or Alaska, Roche Harbor offers a little bit of everything.
And Roche really heats up after Memorial Day. Boaters can enjoy the resort’s jovial Fourth of July celebration, ongoing colors ceremony at sundown, and its suite of family-friendly activities, including a heated pool, serpentine bike trails, and a pristine bocce court, and cap the evening by dining at McMillin’s linen-tabled restaurant on seafood plucked from local waters, or take it down a notch and dine al fresco at Madrona. The food and libations menu at either will not disappoint.
It’s no wonder that boatbuilders also understand Roche’s greatness. Manufacturers and owners’ groups alike have filled the marina’s slips for decades, with no sign of slowing down. Makes of all sizes grace these docks from May to October, ranging in size and pedigree from such beloved builders as Ocean Alexander, Ranger Tugs, Grand Banks (pictured here), and countless others. Whether you come by pocket cruiser or megayacht, Roche Harbor has something for everyone.
July 12, South Bimini (25° 43’N 79° 16’W)
Photograph by Domingo Salermo
Power & Motoryacht reader Domingo Salermo is passionate about his hobbies, and one of his favorites is cruising aboard his Sea Ray Sundancer 48 in his home waters of Florida and shooting photos and videos from his DJI Phantom II drone. Salermo merged his hobbies this past summer while anchored off of the SS Sapona—the wreck of a concrete-hulled steamer that ran aground off Bimini during a hurricane in 1926 (shown in the background). After shooting the wreck he captured this shot of his meticulously maintained Sundancer as it appears almost to hover in emerald water. Concerning his passion for boating he says, “Boating is part of my life; it’s my connection with nature and my escape from the world.” And that makes perfect sense to us. Thanks for the awesome photo, Domingo.
