NEW FEATURES VIDEO. The Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht is all about enjoying the water, island hopping, cruising and entertaining. While most will choose to run her on plane (WOT is over 30 knots and cruise about 21.5 knots), at displacement speeds her range approaches 1,000 nm with twin 800-hp Volvo Pentas. She accommodates six in the standard layout.
TEST & FEATURES VIDEO. The Nimbus W11 has understated elegance in a premium build in what the Europeans call a "walkaround" because of the center helm and side decks going forward to a settee. She has port and starboard wings and an optional hydraulic swim platform that's the best stern treatment we've seen. She’s a weekender with accommodations for four.
TEST VIDEO. Even with the optional upper command station, the 360 Outrage is very fast — WOT 61.3 mph in our test with twin 600-hp Mercury 600s. A full digital helm and standard joystick ensures effortless control and monitoring and aft-facing seating gives rod watchers a comfortable place to sit — or have lunch.
BOAT BUYING. Motoryachts are an expensive luxury, so you want to make sure to get it right the first time. Here are some useful tips on selecting a yacht that will be a good fit for your family and friends, the waters you cruise and your level of boating expertise. (We can’t cure ten-foot-itus.)
BOAT CARE. With winter not far off, you may be inclined to button up your boat under a snap-on cover — but resist the impulse! Learn why, along with lots of other useful boat cover tips, in this video from Sean Horsfall, owner of Len’s Cove Marina — where they overwinter dozens of boats each year.
BOOMERSHINES GREAT LOOP CRUISING, PART XV. The Boomershines learn that a 56’ boat can become very small at times. Diesels that won’t start, catching cat diarrhea in your hand, rough seas in Cumberland Sound and tricky channels all give the family second thoughts about Great Looping.
Blackfish in Fishers Island Sound this fall. And they are tasty!
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