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Offshore Cruising

Power Trip

After 230,000 miles under sail, a cruising couple made the decision to buy a trawler and never looked back.

Boat Log: Hunt Ocean 68

The venerated builder delivers a fast, customizable, offshore-ready cruiser in a Goldilocks size.

Ode to Pilot Berths

These resting spots abaft the helm have been steadily disappearing as designers expand salons right up to the helm.

Nordhavn 80

The N80 was born out of demand for a boat that bridges the gap between the N76 and the N86.

Outer Reef 740 Deluxbridge

Outer Reef Yachts’ latest 740 Deluxbridge (sky lounge) model arrives with some nifty new bells and whistles.

Riviera 645 SUV Preview

The Australian builder’s newest flagship model delivers bluewater pedigree with single-level living.

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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