Metal Magellan
April 25, 2024
Off-grid exploration without compromise is the ethos that drives the Arksen 85.
Off-grid exploration without compromise is the ethos that drives the Arksen 85.
Adventure company Arksen has splashed the first of two of its 85-foot, all-aluminum explorer vessels.
Arksen is setting itself up to disrupt the industry by offering unprecedented opportunities for adventure. Climb aboard the 28 as the company makes its U.S.
Owners of Hull No. 1 will embark on a world tour while also conducting research and conservation work.
Designed for sustainable off-grid exploration, Arksen’s new 85-footer hits the production line.
Arksen Explorer line is tough, autonomous and sips fuel.
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
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Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
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