Power & Motoryacht

Zeelander Z5

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all truth may be subjective. But I do know one thing that is self-evident—Zeelander builds boats pretty enough to give even the most inured among us butterflies in our stomachs.

I’ve long been in love with the Dutch builder’s flowing and voluptuous lines, but it had been a while since I’d seen my old flame in person—when I stepped aboard the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Power & Motoryacht

Power & Motoryacht6 min read
Secret Stowaways
When you look at the old, green, dilapidated Danish fishing boat, the first word that comes to mind might not be hope, but that’s exactly what Thor personifies. She was one of the last of the World War II-era boats left on the harbor in the port city
Power & Motoryacht4 min read
Sun Powered, Coast Guard Approved
Former physics teacher David Borton has always taken an interest in two things: science and the water. Growing up, he spent a lot of his time on the lakes of New York’s Adirondacks and began earning his freshwater sea legs around the same time he lea
Power & Motoryacht11 min read
Vandal 46 Explorer
The waves weren’t very big—maybe only two to three feet. But they were steep and tightly spaced. They’d been generated by a steady southeast wind and were shoaling through 10-to 15-feet of water to the stern quarter of the 46-foot power catamaran who

Related Books & Audiobooks