SEATING MOVES SPACE On the LX4, layout drives the experience. The aft seating slides to open the cockpit or extend the swim platform, while the offset helm makes room for an enclosed head. FasTrac hull geometry focuses on speed and fuel use, and features like a power tower and adjustable helm seat keep setup flexible.

QUAD V10S Midnight Rider is a 2017 Yellowfin 42 repowered in 2025 with quad Mercury V10 Verado 400s covered under factory warranty through September 2030. She's got 571 gallons of fuel capacity, a Marlin Tower with second station, 24" Garmin displays, XHD2 radar, bow thruster, and FLIR thermal imaging. Listed in Anna Maria, FL.

AIRSHIP INCLUDED Most megayacht concepts stop at helipads. This one carries a detachable airship modeled after the Norge polar explorer. The 699-footer would release the blimp directly from her upper deck using electromagnetic locks and onboard launch systems. Even by concept-boat standards, it’s a strange one.

GOING UNDER? Bloomberg reports West Marine is exploring Chapter 11 while weighing store closures and debt restructuring. The story traces how a garage rope business became the country’s biggest marine retailer, then got pulled through years of private-equity ownership, leveraged buyouts, and shrinking retail margins.