Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2022 i Yachting

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AL PERKINSON SPENT almost 17 years at the sunglasses behemoth Costa. He left about three years ago, did some consulting, and decided it was time for a new company to enter the market. In April 2021, together with some other industry veterans, he founded the brand Bajío. “We wanted something for the next generation,” he says. ¶ They launched with a catalog of 12 styles and expect to add another eight this year. Bajío glasses are already being sold by about 500 retailers in 35 states, with a heavy focus on Florida, Texas and the Carolinas. ¶ Perkinson says Bajío glasses offer the same kind of polarization and ultraviolet-light protection as other brands—with an added twist. ¶ “The light we’re really focused on is blue light,” he says. “It’s been…

DATING BACK TO ITS FOUNDING 30 YEARS AGO, AB YACHTS HAS FOCUSED ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE YACHTS EQUIPPED WITH WATER JETS. Given that AB Yachts is an Italian shipyard, that emphasis on speed comes packaged with sleek styling. The builder continues to add larger models, and when it launched Hull No. 1 of its 100-foot AB 100 series in 2016, it announced a 52-knot top-end speed. Other semicustom maxis existed in this size range, but none clocked on the radar gun quite like this one did. Advances in engine technology and lightweight construction have since allowed the shipyard to make the yacht even faster. The same series is now reportedly capable of a 54-knot maximum speed. ¶ Which wasn’t enough for one particular customer—or for AB Yachts. ¶ Together, they created the…

JULY 2019: A PICK-AND-PLACE MACHINE DELICATELY BUT quickly tattoos microchips onto printed circuit boards at Navico’s production facility in Ensenada, Mexico. The machine looks like a miniaturized rotary cannon, with a mission to complete upward of 10,000 boards per day for B&G, Lowrance and Simrad products. ¶ Standing there, I couldn’t discern what brand of equipment each batch of boards was destined for. While this reflects the integral role the boards play in marine electronics, it also reflects how deeply integrated these previously independent brands have become since they merged under a single roof. ¶ October 2021: Brunswick Corp. announces that it has completed the acquisition of Navico in a $1.05 billion deal—rolling B&G, Lowrance and Simrad into Brunswick’s Advanced Systems Group. ¶ It’s yet another new day for these…

THIS JUST IN Turkey’s Turquoise Yachts has unveiled the 213-foot Project Neptune, a collaboration between the builder and Italian design firm Hot Lab. The superyacht will be built in steel and aluminum. “All yachts are surrounded by water on all sides, but entering Project Neptune, you find water above your head, as the glass-bottomed 6-by-2½-meter pool cascades light down through to the entrance,” Turquoise says. READER FEEDBACK Looking for photos and yacht news? Get social with Yachting: visit instagram/ @yachtingmagazine, facebook.com/yachtingmagazine By email: letters@yachtingmagazine.com By mail: 555 Winderley Place Ave., Suite 300, Maitland, FL32751 On the web: yachtingmagazine.com…

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75'8" LENGTH OVERALL 19'8" MAXIMUM BEAM AUSTRALIAN BUILDER MARITIMO has a new flagship: the M75. This 75-foot-8-inch yacht is almost 12 feet longer than Maritimo’s previous flagship, the M64. However, it’s not just in length overall that the M75 boasts expanded room; the M75 has approximately 873 square feet of interior space and 559 square feet of exterior space, punctuated by the cockpit’s customizable “adventure deck.” The space—outfitted with a wet bar, a sink, a fridge and two grills—can be set up for lounging, watersports, stowage and more. ¶ There are four staterooms on the M75, including a full-beam master with a king-size berth amidships. The master has a nearly full-beam head with his-and-hers sinks abaft the berth, providing a sound barrier from the engine room. To port, there’s a…

GOOGLE MAPS DIRECTS ME ONTO Garmin Way, and I absorb the scale of what I’m seeing. A seven-story tower punctuates an otherwise two-story landscape ahead. Maintained grounds, ornamental trees and curving sidewalks convey a campus atmosphere. Since 1989, Garmin has evolved from two electrical engineers into a publicly traded juggernaut of technology manufacturing. ¶ There’s something odd about the triple-stacked recycle bins. Then, I spot a touchscreen and wheels. As with everything at Garmin’s Olathe, Kansas, headquarters, I’m told that in-house engineers “enhanced” this otherwise off-the-shelf robot by scanning the massive factory floor and loading bespoke cartography into its memory. This, plus the robot’s built-in lidar sensors, lets it deliver materials to its human colleagues, sans collisions. ¶ The art of leveraging technologies to build products is evident everywhere. It…

TURN IT UP Kicker Marine’s KMA amps are available in five models ($180 to $450) with 150 to 800 watts of power. All the models are built from 316L stainless steel and have marine-grade speaker terminals, gasket-protected inputs and circuit boards that have been treated with a protective conformal coating. For bass lovers, Kicker’s 6 dB KickEQ Bass Boost harnesses specific frequencies for an earpleasing low end. Kicker, kicker.com UNDERKEEL AMBIENCE Hella Marine’s Apelo LED underwater lights are flush-mounted and kick out between 1,800 and 3,000 lumens. The lights use Grilamid lenses and an “optical intelligence” feature for durable transparency and focused beams in tight vertical angles. The A1 (from $200) is designed for boats up to 40 feet length overall, while the more powerful A2 (from $270) is for…

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22'9" LENGTH OVERALL 8'5" MAXIMUM BEAM THE CASTOLDI Jet Tender 23 is a RIB with a deep-V hull form designed to support a Castoldi-built water-jet drive. The hull is handlaid Kevlar and vinylester resin, while the tubes are Hypalon-neoprene-coated polyester fabric that’s divided into six airtight chambers. Owners can choose 250 or 370 hp Yanmar diesel engines that are said to yield top speeds of 37 and 45 knots, respectively. Four optional shelter configurations are available. All Castoldi Jet Tender 23s have a folding center console, a stepped bow-landing ramp and a swim platform. Whom It’s For: The Castoldi Jet Tender 23 is for yachtsmen who want speed, performance and beach access. Picture This: It’s a gorgeous late-winter day off St. Maarten and the kids want to go exploring. So,…

THE ENGINE wouldn’t start. All of us charter guests had arrived in Antigua, unpacked in our staterooms, changed into our bathing suits, and amassed on the aft deck for a briefing with the captain about the beach-filled Caribbean charter itinerary ahead. Alas, he informed us, we wouldn’t be going anywhere. The engine room was not cooperating, and the needed parts for repairs wouldn’t arrive for days. ¶ This was my first experience in learning to think about the yacht itself as a destination. For the better part of a week, that captain and crew arranged for fun shore-based expeditions at beaches and more; onboard meals including pizza-making and sushi extravaganzas that were equal parts entertainment and sustenance; and cocktail parties with steel-drum bands and dancers on deck. It didn’t matter…

NOT TOO LONG AGO, the only way boatbuilders and designers knew how to convey the sense of space a yacht offered was by referring to the length overall. Even the most seasoned yacht owners judged the possibilities by the literal length. Similarly, yacht after yacht from competing brands offered essentially the same configurations, leaving little differences to distinguish one from the other. ¶ Thankfully, perspectives on both sides of the buying equation started changing. ¶ Naval architects and shipyards realized that their imagination needn’t remain confined by a tally of feet and inches. They began to get creative in how they approached the volume. In fact, they realized that they could push out volume, or gross tonnage, impressively within that physical envelope, opening up a world of possibilities without hurting…

64'2" LENGTH OVERALL 15'9" MAXIMUM BEAM RIVA’S 63 Virtus has a galley with Miele appliances, a dining space, and two or three staterooms available belowdecks. The main deck is set up with a barbecue, opposing settees with a foldout table, and a sun pad, with another sun pad on the foredeck for catching rays on the hook. An electronically operated Bimini top can shelter the forward part of the helm. During our sea trial, twin 1,360 hp V-12 MAN diesels pushed the Virtus 63 to a 38.6-knot top hop. At press time, three Riva 63 Virtus boats were available, ranging from $1.85 million to $1.95 million. FROM THE ARCHIVE “It was such a pleasure to find [quality and craftsmanship] coupled with precision performance. Rich fabrics and superb craftsmanship embrace you…