LOA: 60’3”
Beam: 16’11”
Draft: 4’0”
Displ.: 53,350 lb.
Fuel: 700 gal.
Water: 150 gal.
Cruise: 26 knots
Top: 38 knots
Power: (2) 1,000-hp Volvo Penta 1350s
The October winds off Lake Michigan delivered a refreshing chill. Chicago beckoned from ahead as the Tiara EX 60 chugged at a steady 21 knots into a 3-foot chop. It’s a site that operators of tugboats and cargo ships have soaked up for decades as they maneuver toward the mouth of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. We were on a leg of the delivery of Tiara’s EX 60—the builder’s largest boat to date—from Holland, Michigan, to Florida. This was a trip not without challenges, including weather. The forecast for our original departure date called for seas near 20-feet
