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The Road Less Traveled: Summer Cruising In Vacationland

August 18, 2015

I’m a former resident of Newport and will always have a tight bond with the town … err, well, except during the summer when the streets overflow with steroid-fueled meatheads, every decent restaurant is packed shoulder to shoulder, and 120 decibels is the normal level of conversation. Great for commerce; bad for folks looking for less confrontation and more peace. Solution: Head north to Portland, Maine until the summer crowds subside.

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

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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.

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An aerial high-angle view of a white GranOcean W-72 luxury power catamaran anchored in calm coastal waters at dusk, highlighting its expansive multi-deck outdoor living spaces, swim platform, flybridge, and ambient LED deck lighting.

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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

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

Townsend 34

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