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Die-Hard Sailboaters Switch to Powerboating Gallery

Sea ChangeKat Chadwick shows Jade the iguana around Indigo at her christening.Two experienced cruising sailors seek happiness at the helm of a Marlow 57E.How do life-long cruising sailors switch from a much-loved Beneteau 423 to a Marlow 57E motoryacht after just three months of boat shopping?
  • By Mike Smith
  • September 1, 2011
<p>Jade, the Beneteau.</p>

Jade, the Beneteau.

Indigo shows her stuff on a shakedown cruise.

The Chadwicks enjoyed cruising remote beaches aboard Jade but were definitely ready for a new adventure.

Kat prepares a meal in the tiny galley on Jade, the couple’s Beneteau sloop.

Kat and Pat Chadwick celebrate the christening of Indigo, their Marlow 57 Explorer yacht, with champagne in the saloon.

Jade, a four-foot-long iguana, will also need to adapt to the powerboating lifestyle on Indigo.

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