Summer 2021

Yachts International

Bringing the World to the American Yachtsman

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Yachts International
Kenny Wooton Editor-in-Chief kwooton@aimmedia.com Art Director Marine Group Photographer Jonathan Cooper jcooper@aimmedia.com Editors-at-Large Jill Bobrow Dudley Dawson Justin Ratcliffe (Europe) Copy Editor Kim Kavin Contributors Virginia Philip Guil
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Expanding Legacy
Turkey has a centuries-old boatbuilding and seafaring culture. The country’s major city, Istanbul, straddles Asia and Europe, and touches the shores of the Sea of Marmara, the Golden Horn and the Bosporus. Water transportation has always been an esse
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No Limits
Sales of explorer yachts have boomed in the past few years, largely thanks to younger, more adventurous owners wanting to cruise beyond the Mediterranean or Caribbean. This trend is only likely to increase in a post-pandemic world, but many explorer
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Fit For duty
It is no coincidence that Italian brand Maiora chose to name its latest 115-foot (35-meter) fiberglass model after the Exumas, the string of islands in the Bahamas famous for their sapphire-blue waters and aquatic pigs. These cays are favorites of Am
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In the Bubbles
Champagne and sparkling wine have always been celebratory libations. They work equally well for weddings, birthdays, holidays, sunsets and, of course, yacht christenings. But as with so many things, not all bubbly beverages are created equal. Veuve C
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Dynamic Trio
Three creative people. Three nationalities. Three distinctive backgrounds. They combine to lead one integrated design studio: Harrison Eidsgaard, a respected, London-based firm that works with an international clientele to design yachts that the worl
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Expect The Unexpected
All of us sat in the tender, looking at the steps and trying to figure out what to do. We thought we were headed ashore for a hike to the summit of Bartolome, a craggy, volcanic islet in the Galápagos archipelago. But several sea lions—each of them w
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Amazing Excursions
It’s worthwhile to extend your Galápagos trip and explore the beauty of Quito, Ecuador. Established in the 1500s, and 9,350 feet above sea level, Quito is one of the highest capital cities in the world. It lies in the shadow of the spectacular outlyi
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Sentinels Of The Sea
Everyone loves a lighthouse on a sunny, flat-calm day. They stand on picturesque headlands overlooking the seas as nostalgic reminders of the days before satellite navigation, when they were the only warning for ships to stay clear of treacherous sho
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Cheers to Local Knowledge
kwooton@aimmedia.com The 100-foot motoryacht my friends had chartered in Southeast Alaska was anchored in a cove with no other signs of human life. To say the solitude and the mind-warping views of high mountains rising from Chatham Strait were overw

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