
Excess Catamaran Line
Group Beneteau is currently in the midst of unveiling the five boats comprising its brand-new Excess line of cruising catamarans.

Group Beneteau is currently in the midst of unveiling the five boats comprising its brand-new Excess line of cruising catamarans.

The 24XO was introduced at the Miami International Boat show in February, and it’s the second model in a new line that combines the shallow-water capability of a bay boat with a deep-vee hull capable of heading offshore when the weather is right. The first model, introduced last year, was the 26XO.

The X-Yachts X4.0, a new 40-footer that came out at the same time Denmark’s X-Yachts was celebrating its 40th anniversary, more than does justice to the storied builder’s reputation for quality and performance.

The Hylas H60 comes from the dedicated Hylas Yard in Taiwan. This yacht brings with it a level of performance and head turning good looks that will certainly capture the attention of yachtsmen and women around the world.

Ocean Alexander is taking its reputation of excellence and bringing you a whole new class of luxury. Introducing Divergence — our new 45’ boat that transcends boundaries by flawlessly merging the comforts of a yacht with the size, swiftness and accessibility of a sport boat.


Bryan Pair began building boats in 2015. He got his start under the company name Sea Oxe but recently rebranded with a name that hit a little closer to home: Pair Marine.

Exterior Designer, Luiz DeBasto of Design based in Miami chats with Yachts International about the 295-foot ( 90-meter) motoryacht DAR built by Oceanco.

Michele Gavino, CEO of Baglietto, expounds on the yacht’s significant design features.

The Finnish builder has only one request: Take their rocket-ship-like cruisers for a spin. Naturally, we relented.

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.

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

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.

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.