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MJM Yachts

MJM 4

The builder of “Carolina Down East” spirited performers adds a diesel sterndrive option to its offerings.

MJM 3z

Built for performance, stability and a smooth ride, the MJM 3z is a head-turner designed in the Carolina Downeast style.

Family Fun on the MJM 43z

This high-tech performance outboard day & cruising yacht is perfectly sized for couples and younger families.

MJM 53z/53zi

The latest dual-capability cruiser from MJM balances the scales between small-boat exploration and yachtlike comfort.

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.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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