Yachting USA – August 2019





  



  





DEPARTMENTS

“I didn’t like the sound of the engines starting, but I enjoyed leaving the slip.” p. 8

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EDITOR’S LETTER

For our editor-in-chief,

adventure is an endless

voyage that takes many

forms on the water, in

the shipyards and

beyond the horizon.

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GEAR

Hobie’s Mirage
Passport 10.5 allows
novices to go kayak
fi shing with just enough
gear and then remove it
so the family can play.

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CHARTER

Alaska is a bucket-list

charter destination

where few crewed

yachts venture. One

captain’s advice: Book

now for next year.

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NEW ELECTRONICS

A touchscreen display

from Lumishore;

Furuno’s new SiriusXM

weather receiver; and

ACR personal locator

beacons.

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ISLAND ICON

On Nevis, Lemuel

Pemberton’s work to

save sea turtles has

garnered international

attention, including

from Prince Harry.

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MY OTHER BOAT

The Cockwells 8m

Convertible Limousine

tender has a sliding

glass roof that can stay

c le a r or b e t i nt e d at t he

push of a button.

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NEW YACHTS

The Sabre 58 Salon

Express melds Down

East-style stateliness

with enough onboard

amenities to spend long

weekends on the hook.

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ELECTRONICS

Tea m Ita lia’s i-Bridge

Panorama Virtualized

Bridge Solution

combines augmented

reality, global connec-

tivity and more.

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TRENDS

Komorebi Wingsail

Yac ht s u s e A mer ic a ’s

Cup technology to

create expedition-grade

trimaran yachts from

130 to 260 feet long.

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ON BOARD

Ocean Alexander
expands beyond larger
yachts with a 45-foot
center-console that
could be a tender for one
of its bigger builds.

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CURRENTS

A 95-foot Doggersbank

is refi tted for an

Antarctic cruise; the

GB54 from Grand

Banks; and balloon

b a n s t o s t op s e a t r a s h.

Cockwells will customize the hull paint color and more on its 8m Convertible Limousine tender.

26'3"

LENGTH

OVERALL

8'4"

MAXIMUM

BEAM