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Departments MARCH 2016 / VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 7

On the Cover

Horizon Yachts E88's superyacht features

combine elegance, practicality and cutting

edge technology, all while keeping a family-

oriented philosophy. See this beauty and

others this month at the Palm Beach Boat

Show. Photo by Jim Raycroft

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Regions

24 Chesapeake/Mid-Atlantic Report

By Christopher Knauss

26 Southeast Seaboard News

By Nancy E. Spraker

28 Bahamas Update

By Stephen Connett

34 Caribbean Currents

By Carol Bareuther

36 East Gulf Coast Report

By Troy Gilbert

38 West Gulf Coast Report

By Harlen Leslie

Technical

46 Engine Room

By Ken Kreisler

48 What's New In Electronics

By Doug Thompson

52 DIY

By Ed Brotak

Columns

10 View From The Pilothouse

By Skip Allen

12 Mail From Readers

16 Stem To Stern

22 Boating Log

42 Sea Watch

By Brett Garling, Mission Blue

90 Events: Palm Beach Boat Show

By Nathalie Gouillou

92 At Ease In The Galley

By Lori Ross

112 Scuttlebutt

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