Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2023 i Yachting

Boston Boatworks says construction is underway on the first two hulls of the BB44 Offshore Express, with the boats expected to launch in summer and fall of 2024. This shipyard has been around for nearly three decades, building boats for other brands, and is now building these boats under its own Boston Boatworks branding. Doug Zurn, who is based in Massachusetts, designed the BB44’s hull. It’s expected to allow for a top speed of 36 knots with standard twin Volvo Penta D6s and DPI Aquamatic Drives. Interiors are by Winch Design across the pond in the United Kingdom. That firm is best known for its work aboard superyachts, which should give the BB44 a special touch when it’s time to shut down the engines and relax. 49'3" LENGTH OVERALL 14'10"…

FEW THINGS ANNOY BOATERS MORE than clutter on a radar screen. The last thing a skipper needs while tracking an oncoming boat is a bunch of unwanted signals from land, birds or weather. Clutter can turn a radar screen into an indecipherable mess, making it harder than it should be to maintain situational awareness and be safe out on the water. ¶ That’s why it’s good news to see Garmin incorporating scan averaging as a feature in its new GMR xHD3 series of open-array radars. These are the first magnetron radars from Garmin to have the scan-averaging feature, which helps filter out sea clutter and interference on the display. ¶ “We are excited to build on the foundation of our previous open-array radars and bring more premium features that will…

STREAKING DOWN THE CÔTE D’AZUR off Cannes, France, at an average top-end speed of 36.3 knots, I found myself lost in the fun. The 71-foot Azimut Yachts S7 handled more like a sports car than a vessel displacing more than 100,000 pounds. We carved S-turns and figure eights into the relatively calm Mediterranean blue this early morning, and I pondered the combination of factors that give this sizable sport yacht its smile-inducing, confidence-inspiring performance and handling. ¶ First is an effcient planing hull form by Azimut and P.L. Ausonio Naval Architecture, penned to reduce hydrodynamic drag and aided by strakes placed for optimized lift. Transom deadrise is a stability-enhancing 13.8 degrees, with about 18 degrees of deadrise amidships. A near-plumb bow—something of an Azimut trademark these days—helps carry overall volume…

JOHN BLACKBURN’S soon-to-be employers likely had little idea that he was aboard his Jeanneau 44 when they interviewed him for a C-suite position. Blackburn donned a jacket, blurred his background and used his Starlink Roam satellite-communications system to interview with two organizations while cruising Lake Superior’s remote Apostle Islands. ¶ “I was able to connect with 110 percent confidence,” he says, adding that Wi-Fi and cellular communications weren’t dependable at his favorite anchorages. “I couldn’t have done that before.” ¶ True market disruptions are rare. These days, they often involve Elon Musk, who has invested in everything from Tesla and OpenAI to SpaceX. With Starlink, Musk’s ever-growing constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites (LEOs) combines with a supporting network and flat-panel dishes to give boaters faster connection speeds, lower latency and much…

WITH ITS TWIN 480 hp Yanmar diesels and plumb bow, the Krogen Express 52 has a 1,680-nautical-mile range at 8 knots. Double the pace, and range is 500 nm. The main-deck galley forward of the salon is well positioned to service the entire yacht. Mezzanine seating for three is abaft the skipper’s seat. Belowdecks is a forepeak master stateroom. A guest stateroom (or offce) is abaft the master to starboard, with a portside head. The 52’s hull is solid fiberglass below the waterline. At press time, there was one Krogen Express 52 available at $2,395,000. FROM THE ARCHIVE “The 15-foot, 11-inch beam carries far forward, and, combined with the raised bow section, gives the 52 a spacious interior for the cruising couple. The forepeak master has great headroom and stowage.…

HERE’S A FUN FACT: Accordingtoarecentsurveyofadults18 and older, nearly 20 percent of Americans are now planning road trips with itineraries that are fully contained within 100 miles of home. People traveling really long distances for vacations—say, 1,000 or more miles from home—make up less than 7 percent of the US population. ¶ The takeaway is that it sometimes pays big dividends to think small when it comes to planning an escape. With a boat, it’s entirely possible to spend an afternoon or a long weekend away from the grind, often right up the coast from home. ¶ In fact, more and more marinas are adding waterfront dining and other amenities that make them great destinations unto themselves. Some marinas are also within walking distance or a quick cab ride of vibrant…

This concept design from Bering Yachts is intended to offer several configurations for owners to customize. Just one example the shipyard notes is a version with six staterooms that are all similar in size, for use on the charter market with clients who want to cruise together and then split the weekly rate. Owners can expect performance numbers that include a 10-to-12-knot cruise speed and a top-end speed of 14 knots, according to Bering Yachts, whose construction facilities are in Turkey. Range is projected at more than 4,000 nautical miles. For the interiors Bering’s team worked with Phathom, which focused on light, creamy tones—also with an eye toward wide appeal for possible use on the charter market. 121'8" LENGTH OVERALL 29'2" MAXIMUM BEAM…

WINDY BOATS HAS LAUNCHED a sports cruiser that combines getaway speed with creature comforts above and belowdecks. The 40 Camira RS is the latest model in the Sweden-based builder’s Classic Sports Cruiser Series. At 40 feet length overall, this yacht is the largest model in the series, which includes seven other boats starting at 27 feet long. Hans Jørgen Johnsen penned the vessel’s hull form, and interior design and styling are by Design Unlimited. ¶ The cockpit of the 40 Camira RS has a flexible setup that’s suitable for easy water access, lounging and alfresco meals. Here, owners can choose either white or black for furniture colors. Beneath the aft-facing sun pad for at least two people, there is stowage to hold underwater scooters, paddleboards and Fliteboards. Windy says integrated…

NOT TERRIBLY LONG AGO, Isatdown and tried to puzzle out how many destinations I’ve visited aboard charter yachts. If I include industry-only boat shows that are held annually, the number of yachts themselves swells well into the hundreds. The destinations are somewhere in the dozens—popular coastlines and islands throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean, of course, but also less-cruised locales such as the Galápagos Islands, French Polynesia and Indonesia. I’ve snorkeled and dived twice with the wildlife in Fiji, explored the historical architecture in Croatia and Greece several times, and donned a warm jacket in Alaska and Norway for views of glaciers and fjords. The amount of fog surprised me as I sat on board and sipped Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc near its bottling place in New Zealand, and I couldn’t…

THE ICON IS BMW and Tyde GmbH’s first foray into the world of electric hydrofoil yachts. The Icon flies above the brine on three hydrofoils. These lift-generating appendages work in concert with the vessel’s twin rudders to balance gravity and centrifugal force while executing turns to yield what Tyde terms “coordinated curve control.” ¶ Christoph Ballin, Tyde’s co-founder and managing director, says the toughest challenge his company faced when creating The Icon involved assembling the right team. While BMW initiated the project’s development and build, and is responsible for the yacht’s luxe interior and exterior design, Tyde’s crux involved bringing cutting-edge marine expertise—including forward-leaning companies and individuals with deep experience with hydrofoils and flight-control systems—to the design table. The magnet? “The concept was convincing,” Ballin says. ¶ Flight control is…

01. WATER-RESISTANT Like all MB&F timepieces, this one resists the water down to a depth of about 100 feet below the surface. 02. THE FRAME It’s made of 18-karat white gold in versions with a blue CVD movement. In green versions, it’s 18K yellow gold. 03. SHOCK ABSORBING Helicoidal springs are crafted by lasers and then placed between the movement and the case.…

THE LOMAC TURISMO 9.5 is a high-end RIB with an aggressive look that will rotate heads in any harbor. The boat carries a generous bow area for lounging and dining, a center console with a windshield, a belowdecks shower and a U-shaped dinette aft that converts into a sun pad. The boat also sports a twin-shell hull and six-chambered tubes, which are a safety feature in case of punctures to any single chamber. • Whom It’s For: Performance-minded boaters who appreciate practical amenities and flexible spaces for socializing or lounging. • Picture This: The Antigua Charter Yacht Show is unfurling at Nelson’s Dockyard, but your yacht is berthed at Jolly Harbour. No matter. You load up your Lomac Turismo 9.5 and blast over. The yachts and the former Royal Navy…

AFTER A FORTNIGHT UNDERWAY and with 500 rugged nautical miles in our wake, in late June, our Cal 40, Dancing Bear, nudged up to the dock in the little British Columbian burg of Daajing Giids, formerly known as Queen Charlotte City. I tossed our dock lines to a helpful young man named Max, who’d scrambled over from his little cruising sailboat to help us tie up. On the pier, Max was boiling up a potful of crab. He even had some butter, garlic and saffron sauteing alongside. The aroma was mesmerizing. ¶ We’d just completed a winding cruise from Anacortes, Washington, through the remote archipelago of Haida Gwaii (the former Queen Charlotte Islands), the last week of which was in true wilderness, where we’d shared the protected cruising grounds and…

Yachts are flashy by nature. Their luxurious comforts, by design, shout flair and opulence. The Fairline Yachts Phantom 65, however, shows off in a subtler way. From stern to bow, this sport-bridge model has hidden features that can transform spaces in big and small ways. ¶ Take, for example, the quietude of the cantilevered teak table in the cockpit. It connects the transom seating with the starboard-side, L-shaped settee to create an alfresco dining area big enough for all guests to enjoy. The two settees can also become one with a sliding hideaway connector from the transom settee, and diners can add the two stools from the indoor dining space, should guests drop by for dessert. ¶ Also inside is a U-shaped settee to starboard with a high-gloss table that…

DOUBLE THE COUNTRIES, DOUBLE THE FUN in the sun in French Saint-Martin and Dutch St. Maarten. Enjoy the beautiful beaches, delectable dining and unique museums found on the twin sides of this tropical island getaway in the Leeward group of the Lesser Antilles. • ORIENT BAY BEACH Often called the St. Tropez of the Caribbean, this white-sand beach along the northeast coast of Saint-Martin is as well known for its turquoise waters and breathtaking scenery as for the clothing-optional section at its southern end. There’s a lively beach-bar scene, with venues serving French food and barbecue, and offering chairs and umbrellas for rental. Boaters seeking a less-sedated day at the beach can find adventure outfitters for parasailing, personal-watercraft rentals, tubing, snorkeling and other watersports. • LOTERIE FARM Choose your own…