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Europe and Mediterranean

The Song of Summer

A vacation cruise from Finland to Germany on a Sargo 31 brings lifetimes of memories for a Pacific Northwest family.

Le Boat Splashes for 2017

Delphia Yachts is scheduled to build and launch three new models for European-based Le Boat next year. Le Boat offers private charters for canal cruisers

Burgundy Canal Image Gallery (Web Extra)

Check out the photo gallery that accompanies a feature in the September 2013 issue of PassageMaker, headlined “Cruising With Columbo.” Its about a canal trip

Buying A Trawler Yacht In Holland

Imagine sailing through Paris in your own trawler yacht. Or up the Thames to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich where longitude on your GPS reads

Voyage of Egret

M/Y Egret, our little white fiberglass ship (a Nordhavn 46 flybridge), started her southern winter cruise in Nelson, on New Zealand’s South Island, in late April

Shakedown Cruise In Croatia

CAPE FAREWELL AND ITS CREW The April shakedown cruise was our first of the year, after our yacht’s winter layup in Croatia. We had moved

Diagram showing how AIS signals travel from ships via satellites and shore stations to a central database server.

Power and Perils

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.

Close-up of a white marine diesel engine heat exchanger with a metal cap during routine preventive maintenance.

System Crashers

If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.

A white Jeanneau Sea Loft 480 monomoran yacht cruising across blue open water, showing its solar-panel roof, open deck salon, and sunbed on the bow.

Jeanneau Sea Loft 480

A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.

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.

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