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Crossover Day Yacht Exudes ‘Hybrid Vigor’

Biologists call ‘hybrid vigor’ the way offspring of parents of different species or varieties exhibit traits superior to either, even if they’re already standouts themselves.

It’s easy to think of the new MJM Yachts 4 day yacht as exemplifying just such hybrid vigor!

Credit goes to the ‘parents’ of this gorgeous hybrid: the expansive 38-foot dual console, the MJM 3, and the couples-charming, classic Category A ocean yacht, the MJM 40. No difficult design decisions between entertainment and intimacy here: in this splendid day yacht you get both the creature comforts of an ocean-class motoryacht and the

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