January 2024

Power & Motoryacht

Yacht and Powerboat Reviews

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United by Water
For the last year the marine industry has been embroiled in a fierce battle with NOAA over a proposed 10-knot speed restriction along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico aimed at protecting a severely decimated population (about 340 remaining at press
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Sprinter Treatment
Just up Interstate 26 from me in North Charleston, sits Mercedes’ sprawling Sprinter van plant. The 222-acre factory for the venerable Merc hauler—along with the new battery propelled E-Sprinter—also serves as a sort of hub for all manner of companie
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Wannabe Yacht Vandals
An American’s 361-foot superyacht was recently vandalized in Ibiza off the Spanish coast by two ignorant “climate activists” spraying paint on the transom. Of course, the only result of their action was immediate pollution of the harbor as the yacht’
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Industrial Art
My close friend and fellow boat builder, Gary Hilliard, and I were recently reminiscing, over a snort of Buffalo Trace, about when and how we learned our mutual trade. We both came up through the ranks, working for my family, and learned the ropes to
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In Awe
Those of us fortunate enough to be living aboard a cruising yacht, likely had some measure of success, because let’s be honest, this is not an inexpensive endeavor. Success in our culture is frequently measured by having people in awe of your accompl
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Fishing for All
You should’ve seen your face when Cooper was reeling in that grouper,” said my longtime friend Tony DiGiulian. “You were so happy. That smile was priceless.” My son Cooper, who is 9, was diagnosed with Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, while my wife was
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Alen 77
Despite being one of the most prolific boatbuilding countries in the world, trailing only Italy by some metrics, the Turks know they have a perception problem. Turkish boats, somewhat unfairly, have a reputation—often burnished by their competition—f
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Behind the Build: Pursuit Boats
When you think of Pursuit, you probably conjure images of happy family memories made at the sandbar or blasting back from the canyon, speakers blaring. Some might imagine crossing the Gulf Stream for a weekend in the Bahamas, while others think of ch
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Sirena 48
Turkish shipyard Sirena has long shown a knack for squeezing superyacht-size interiors into motoryacht-size hulls, and in its own smaller way the 48 carries on the tradition. The height, vertical windows and upright stem tell you at once that this is
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Power Trip
At the offshore powerboat racing world championships in Key West in 2010, Randy Scism and Bob Bull were campaigning Bull’s 48-foot MTI catamaran in the sport’s fastest class. They were having mechanical problems, and spent more time and money swappin
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Twisting In The Wind
This past Halloween, the U.S. Department of the Interior approved the largest single wind farm project in United States history. With trick or treating, fall striper and redfish runs and the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, you’d be forgiven i
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Have Tools, Will Travel
Even the best-built and best-maintained boats eventually need the services of a skilled marine technician—a mechanic, electrician or structural repair wizard. When this happens to you, you might be disappointed at the service offered by a local full-
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A View From The Bottom
You probably don’t give a lot of thought to your depth and fishfinder but maybe it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate what it does—and its most remarkable inventors. Prior to the early 1900’s, measuring depth with a piece of line—with maybe a grea

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