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A side profile rendering of the sleek, modern Townsend 34 solar electric cruiser cruising on calm blue water, featuring a white hull, long solar-paneled roof overhang, and an American flag flying at the stern.

Townsend 34

This boat is a modern riff on an old-timey classic.

In Build: Nordhavn N46 Mark II

With the N46 Mark II, Nordhavn reimagines the first model the brand’s founders ever designed entirely on their own.

Selene 60

Full Circle

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Steel-Hull Yacht: Outer Reef Adventure 780

Outer Reef unveils the Adventure 780, a steel-hull yacht merging innovation and luxury. Explore its robust design, spacious interiors, and adventure-ready features.

Bering B60

The B60 from Bering Yachts promises the best attributes of a cruising cat in a hardy, aluminum, customizable package.

Metal on the Move

Following a 2025 launch, the steel and aluminum Pacific Omega 78 will begin a five-year circumnavigation.

Without Limits

The Doggersbank 77 Offshore is the biggest-ever owner-operated vessel from the esteemed badge, with an eco-friendly power system.

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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