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Restoration and Refit

Viking 44 motoryacht

The Art of Negotiation

For Victoria Sass and her husband, a 1983 Viking 44 Motor Yacht was the perfect compromise.

Finding Her Calling

Once deemed too small for commercial fishing, the trawler San Gottardo sets an Arctic course with a climate change charity.

Young at Heart

With systems that wouldn’t look out out of place on a superyacht, the nearly 40-year old Martina represents the highest pedigree of Doggersbank refits.

The Purpose-Driven Yacht

A former North Atlantic scallop dragger undergoes an extensive refit for its new life of leisure.

Immortal Words, Historic Boat

The purse seiner celebrated in the Nobel Prize-winning literature of John Steinbeck returns from dereliction to working life.

Shutter the Thought

A lifelong sailor and photographer does an about-face and refits a 1986 Grand Banks 32 for work and play.

Return to Glory

A yacht designer is tasked with helping to restore a treasured Huckins to prior beauty, while upgrading her to cruise into the 21st century.

Diagram showing how AIS signals travel from ships via satellites and shore stations to a central database server.

Power and Perils

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.

Close-up of a white marine diesel engine heat exchanger with a metal cap during routine preventive maintenance.

System Crashers

If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.

A white Jeanneau Sea Loft 480 monomoran yacht cruising across blue open water, showing its solar-panel roof, open deck salon, and sunbed on the bow.

Jeanneau Sea Loft 480

A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.

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.

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