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A forward three-quarter view of the white Selene 64 Ocean Explorer yacht navigating a canal alongside shipyard buildings under a soft twilight sky.

Selene 64 Ocean Explorer

Hull No. 20 of the builder’s contemporary, full-displacement series is awash in customization.

Vicem 65 Classic yacht

Vicem 65 Classic

Timeless looks, a customizable interior and exquisite woodwork are all on display in this 65-footer.

Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht with underwater lights on at anchor

Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht

For the series flagship, the Australia-based builder holds fast to what makes this model line a sensation.

Marlow 90V Yacht Review

Explore the Marlow 90V: a 97-ft luxury yacht with a stunning green hull, five staterooms, a speedy 25-knot top end and ocean-crossing capability.

Just Launched: Beneteau Swift Trawler 54

Discover the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54, the largest Swift Trawler yet, featuring a semi-displacement hull, solar power tech, and luxurious design for long-range cruising.

The Roamer

Long-range, sustainable exploration is the tenor of the aluminum GlobeMaster 50 LRX.

Absolute 70 Fly

Absolute 70 Fly Reviewed

Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.

Twin delivery captains Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov standing on the bow deck of a motor yacht docked alongside a pier.

The Twins

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

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