The Formula 310 Bowrider, available with twin outboards or sterndrives, is a sporty premium dayboat with the notable Formula seating and buyer’s choice hull paint scheme. She tops out at nearly 50 mph with twin 350-hp Mercs.
The XO Boats DFNDR 9 (28’11”/ 8.8 m) rides on a military-gauge marine aluminum hull that welcomes exploration and her shock-absorbing helm seats promise to smooth any bumps not softened by the 23-degree deadrise hull. She sleeps two.
The 43E, powered by a single 380 Cummins, has a range over 1,000 NM at 7.6 knots and heavily sound-proofed decks keep her whisper quiet on the main deck. She has a flying bridge and pilothouse helm. The propeller and rudder are protected by an extended keel.
The 45 XC Cross Cabin is Axopar’s new flagship, combining overnight accommodations for four with the company’s now legendary rough water performance and the 50-mph speed generated by triple 300-hp Mercury outboards. The gull-wing doors on the main cabin ensure maximum ventilation, as do the twin electric sunroofs on the helm/salon.
Capt. Trip can be seen here trying to find out if the World Cat 235TE slams when coming off a 4' sea by purposely driving the boat too slow into a head sea. (See the video to find the answer.) Operating catamarans in rough conditions is counter-intuitive — instead of slowing down, speed up! The narrow twin hulls pierce the waves instead of riding over them and slamming down.
Testimony at an Italian hearing and newspaper crew accounts add new pieces to the puzzle of what happened to Bayesian. Now there is speculation that British national security access codes may be aboard.
You don’t need to know a lot of knots for secure tie-ups but you do need to know a few very well. Learn to tie these four important knots from Jim Hardin of Grady-White Boats quickly and you’ll be ready for most boating situations.
THE 436' AL MIRQUAB (133 m) superyacht was built in 2008 by German yard, Peterswerft-Kusch, for Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani – the former prime minister of Qatar. She is propelled by five generators that power two electric motors driving conventional shafts and a centrally positioned electric pod drive.
PRESTIGE IS BECOMING MORE PRESTIGIOUS. The new F5.7 flybridge motoryacht, which debuted this month at Cannes, confirmed that the brand has decided to take the fit-and-finish and overall look of its boats to a new level. The beam of this new 56' 9" (17.3 m) boat is 15' 5" (4.69 m) and the displacement is 58,392 lbs (46,486 kg) fully laden.
HUCKINS IS 96 YEARS OLD. Three generations in one family spanning just shy of a century is a pretty good run. Congratulations — and thanks! — to Cindy and Buddy Percell for extending the legend an additional 54 years.
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