Innehållsförteckning för May 2016 från Yachting

There is something that happens to me somewhere around the second or third horizon. It’s not a conscious thought, but a sublime moment when all of life’s daily concerns disappear. What’s left is now, and the opportunity that lies ahead of the vessel’s bow. Simply put: It’s freedom. The first time I realized this, I was 10 years old. Before my age of enlightenment, my father kept the family boating time to the confines of protected local waters, with the occasional jaunt outside the inlet along the beach for some fishing on a bluebird-sky day. It was fantastic, but I always looked toward the horizon I couldn’t reach. It’s where I always wanted to go. Perhaps this desire was due to the restrictions on our regular trips, but the allure…

T he docks on collins Avenue were alive with chatter at Yachts Miami Beach in February — and with good reason. There were plenty of new models being rolled out. One of the most popular, one that attracted harmless gawkers and serious buyers alike, was the Princess S65. Her crowd appeal should come as no great surprise. The first thing that grabs you about this boat is her lines. They’re sleek and low profile, aided by sharply angled windows that leave no doubt what the “S” in this boat’s title stands for: sport. Of course, you don’t get to call yourself a sport boat without having some numbers to back it up. To that end, this Princess can be outfitted with four different engine packages, the largest of which —…

A DIFFERENT TACK Monohull vessels are the traditional choice for many recreational yachtsmen, but when it comes to interior volume, cruising comfort and range, catamarans, like this Horizon PC60, are an attractive alternative. And for owners whose cruising time is limited, cats prove popular in the charter market, which can help offset annual expenses. HIS, HERS AND THEIRS The PC60 is a four-stateroom yacht. The highlight of the onboard accommodations is the master, where the owners awake to a view through panoramic forward windows. They have an en suite head with a shower big enough for two. A VIP suite is forward to starboard with en suite head, and a second stateroom has either twins or a king, with an optional en suite head. In the port hull are self-contained…

BAHAMAS IN 3 STEPS 1. FLATS - FISHING Andros earned the title “The Bonefishing Capital of the World” in large part thanks to its expansive mangroves and flats. 2. BIT OF H ISTORY Tour Preacher’s Cave and stand in the footsteps of Capt. William Sayle, who first settled the Bahamas nearly 400 years ago. 3. BEACH HEAVEN Readers of Caribbean Travel + Life recently voted Treasure Cay Beach in the Abacos one of the best beaches in the region. B orn and raised in the Bahamas, Stuart Cove has been diving nearly as long as he’s been walking. His father, who is a fourth-generation dentist and avid diver, taught Cove about scuba at age 5. Soon, Cove found himself working on one of his uncle’s dive boats. Cove was initially…

THANK YOU FOR THE PIECE ON Jack Hargrave by Jake Lamb in Yachting’s March issue (“Hargrave Hall of Fame”). I joined Burger Boat Company in 1983 as the main sales guy under Henry Burger and Ed Bronstein at the old Spencer Boat Company after 10-plus years as an engineer. My first sale was a semicustom 100-foot Hargrave Burger. Times were slow, and Jack made a speculative design that could be sold only by Burger. As far as I was concerned, dealing with Jack was like being on the right hand of God. My father had two small boatyards in Cos Cob, Connecticut, near where Yachting had its headquarters once, so I knew Jack’s name from early 1960s Hatteras yachts. The day I went up to Jack’s office at 205½ 6th…

Have you ever driven an open boat in conditions so forbidding there was actually ice on the bow? I have. For many, I guess, that would seem a suboptimal experience. For me, firing the slick Delta 26 Open Black Edition all around the Stockholm archipelago last November was an unforgettable time. And despite the surreal surroundings — onshore, some of the finest homes in Sweden nestle into dark woods and up against darker water — the boat stole the show. She looks like a stealth fighter, and with the wind blasting you in the face at speeds over 50 knots with optional 380 hp Volvo Pentas, she feels only a little bit slower. WHOM IT’S FOR: She’s no Lamborghini Veneno; she’s an Audi R8. She’s for the guy who wants…

BRING FRIENDS O’ceanos can accommodate as many as 16 guests in seven staterooms, including an owner’s deck that offers privacy and spaciousness nearly unparalleled in the Greek charter fleet. HIGH, LOW, PEAK The Pershing 72 T2 has three charter rates: standard low season, high season and what her management company calls “peak season,” August 1-20. WELL-CONNECTED A charter in the Greek Isles can feel remote, but Geosand is outfitted to let charter guests stay in touch. A business center, Wi-Fiand satellite TV are just some of the communications options on board. A NEW OPTION Starting next month, the new Moorings 434 power catamaran will charter from Zea, Greece. A 474 powercat just became available from the same hub beginning last month. 40-PLUS KNOTS Pegasus has a top speed of more than 40…

VIVE LA FRANCE Yachting contributor Chris Caswell says, “Chartering a canal barge and floating gently through the heart of Burgundy sets my heart racing, almost as much as the lovely red wines sold by every lock keeper while they hold you captive in their lock.” Both bareboat and crewed barges are available, depending on how much wine you plan to drink. Caswell adds, “Burgundy is known for its big red wines, its Grand Crus, but we learned that there are wonderful reds that remain undiscovered simply because they don’t travel. Lock keepers or a store in town filled our empty Evian water bottles with a pleasant, sometimes superb, wine for a few euros. It came from a local stock.” This avid voyager also recommends picking out some scenic spots along…

A s someone who closely screeching halt at a boat show. But I’m pretty confident that I excavated two smoking trenches in the carpet at International corner of Hatteland’s booth, subtle like the noonday equatorial sun, and I immediately Acovers the marine-electron- electronics market, I rarely have ics my shoe leather come to a excavat- ed last fall’s Fort Lauderdale Internation- Boat Show when I spied Hatteland al Display’s 55-inch digital chart table. The big-glass beauty was on an exposed im- felt the display’s gravity draw mediately my fingers to its touchscreen acreage. Other showgoers experienced similar effects. Gobsmacked superlatives aside, I couldn’t shake the notion that this table could prove an important link in advancing the electronic-cartography revolution aboard globe-girdling yachts. You can plan your route on the 55-inch…

AS I WRITE THIS, AMERICA is in the throes of a presidential election. If the various candidates need to polarize their audiences even further, I have a single piece of gear that will do it: life jackets. Now, uttering “life jackets” might not have quite the same effect on landlubbers, but I guarantee it will get every yacht owner and boat skipper to pop up and look like a meerkat scanning the landscape for predators. The topic of life jackets has been bandied about and legislated ad infinitum. Following a recent tragedy in which two young boaters disappeared off Florida after taking a center console offshore into an approaching storm, reactions by legislators were strong and swift, with knee-jerk bills that would add to our existing legislative burden. One politician…

NEW APPROACH WHEN FRANCESCO GUIDA launched Arcadia Yachts in 2008, he wanted to build a new style of boat. Formerly part owner of and designer for Sanlorenzo Yachts, Guida believed that modern yacht designs weren’t always meeting owners’ needs. “Owners want to use their boats as seaside villas, but the cockpits were too small and uncomfortable,” he explains. Arcadia’s Sherpa 55 has the largest cockpit in her class, thanks partly to the flybridge sitting well forward. The 18-foot-3-inch beam also contributes to the cockpit’s 440 square feet, making its size roughly the same as on some 85-footers. The garage is 140 square feet and able to carry many water toys. The techiest feature is the enclosed flybridge, where all windows open and close like a car’s, allowing ocean breezes or…