Power & Motoryacht

Weather to Stay or Go

eather is by far one of the most important aspects of life aboard. In our daily operations, no other single force effects our decisions as much. It’s also one of the most underestimated sources of stress aboard. Even subconsciously, the weather is always in the back of our minds, on low simmer. Such was the case one late-spring morning in Cape May, New Jersey. When turning in the night before, our plan was to

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