Author Archive: Editor
Tom Tripp is the Publisher and Editor of Oceanlines.biz and the sister website, MarineScienceToday.com.
Nordhavn 76 “Eliana” Delivered
Editor’s Note — I’m running the full text here of a release this week from Pacific Asian Enterprises, the parent of the Nordhavn brand, in which they announce the recent delivery of “Eliana,” the 17th in the hull series. I don’t normally run the full copy of press releases here on OceanLines, [...]
Intellian Offering Rebates Through Yearend
Intellian said this week it is offering a rebate promotion through yearend on several of its satellite TV antennae and Fleet Broadband antennae. Between October 26 to December 31, 2010, customers who purchase an Intellian i2 or i3 satellite TV antenna can receive $100, and those who purchase the i4, i6, or an Intellian Fleet [...]
Northern Lights Shrinks Genny, Adds WaveNet NMEA 2000 Monitoring
Northern Lights is basking in the southern sunshine this weekend at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) with a new skinny genny and a NMEA 2000-certified digital monitoring system called WaveNet. The newly shrunk generator, the M773LW3, is a 9kW model and is almost 30% smaller than its predecessor. “The overall size of smaller [...]
Selene Building First Ocean Explorer 92
Jet Tern Marine announced that it has sold the first hull of the new Ocean Explorer 92 model and that the boat is now under construction for an expected debut at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2012. Mark Seaton, of Selene Europe. provided us with the text of the press release announcing the sale, along [...]
Sea Fare Autumn 2010 — Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” This is the ninth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]
Sea Fare August — Victoria Allman in the Galley
Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.” This is the eighth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]
Nord Star 26 Should Be Your New SUV
There are not too many boats in this size category that truly work as cruisers, but the Nord Star 26 is the kind of marine SUV (Sport Utility Vessel) that can take a small family for nice summer cruises and be wildly entertaining in between. It’s all made possible by the mad-crazy efficient layout of [...]
Judging Innovation in the Boat-Building Biz
As I write this, I’m on my way back home from the “IBEX” international Boatbuilders Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky, where I served as one of the judges in a panel that gave out a series of awards to recognize innovation in new products. IBEX is a unique, trade-only show where the people who make everything [...]
First Two Nordhavn 75 EYFs Meet in Cabo
There’s a great little item on the P.A.E. Nordhavn website about a chance meeting of the first two 75 Expedition Yacht Fisher (EYF) boats in Cabo San Lucas this summer. The two families who own hulls no. 1 and 2 apparently read the marketing materials that P.A.E. produced when it launched the new model. One [...]
New Boat Video: Protector 38′ “Tauranga” Adventure Boat
I just got back from the 2010 Newport International Boat Show in Newport, Rhode Island, and the most spectacular ride I had there was on Protector’s new 38′ “Tauranga,” a tough, seaworthy boat that can handle the roughest seas and outrace anything on the water that isn’t a dedicated go-fast. This boat is a slightly [...]
Buzzards Bay 34 Cat – Couple’s Expedition Cruiser
This might be the perfect boat for a couple looking to cruise the coastline in a boat that puts a premium on comfort — a comfortable ride in seas, comfortable accommodations topside, and a seriously comfortable stateroom. The comfortable ride is courtesy of the twin displacement catamaran hulls, designed by Chris White, which slice through [...]
Protector Offers a Unique Yacht Tender
Late last week, Protector USA announced the availability of a new, extremely unique, 20′ yacht tender (or ski boat, sailing coach/support boat?) called “Protector – the Jet.” The design marries the classic high-performance Protector RIB hull to a Yamaha FX Cruiser SHO personal watercraft, which serves as the propulsion, control and main seating station. Tiffany [...]
How to Mark Your Anchor Chain
This post is the result of an item on Jeffrey Siegel’s personal blog, Taking Paws, on which he and his wife Karen document their travels aboard aCappella, a 53′ RPH DeFever trawler. The subject of marking your anchor chain is a popular one on forums and discussion boards around the boating world, and one of the [...]
A Bigger Motorsailer from Nordhavn?
Pacific Asian Enterprises, the company that builds the Nordhavn line of passagemaking boats, has spent some of the less-pressured time of the economic recession to finish work on a couple of new designs. Among them reportedly are a larger version of the 75 Expedition Yacht Fisher, a megayacht even bigger than the Nordhavn 120 currently [...]
Nordic Tug Brand Could Revive Under Management Buyout
The current management team at Nordic Tugs is looking for investors to help them acquire the brand and production capabilities from the current private owner of the company, according to a source familiar with the search. Late last week, the Washington state boatbuilder announced it was shutting down manufacturing operations. The company recently launched a [...]
First Photos — Nordhavn 120 Megayacht
Well, they don’t come any hotter than this. These photos were taken overnight when the future queen of the Nordhavn fleet was released from her molds at the factory in China. I’m going to let the photos speak for themselves, but I think you can get from them a couple of things — first, this [...]
Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat
by Christine Kling (Editor’s Note — Chris Kling is a sailor with with more than 30 years of experience on the oceans of the world. She’s also an English professor at Broward College, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the published author of the Seychelle Sullivan series of mysteries, including SURFACE TENSION (2002), CROSS [...]
Take the Poll — What’s the Ideal Tender Outboard?
If you could have the perfect outboard for your dinghy or tender, what would it be? A diesel perhaps, because you’re already carrying hundreds or thousands of gallons of that fuel and because looking for and storing gasoline is such a pain in the neck, not to mention dangerous? I’ve long thought, for example, that [...]
Furuno’s New WS200 Brings NMEA 2000 Ultrasonic Weather to Your Helm
Actually, it brings ultrasonic weather data to your helm. Are we straight with that now? Okay. The basic ultrasonic instrument has been around for several years — the most recent version, still available, is the PB150, a NMEA 0183-compatible unit – but the WS200 is a significant upgrade, both in sensors and networking. It’s also a little [...]
New Nordhavn 63 Pictures
P.A.E. today confirmed that hull #1 of the new Nordhavn 63 is in final preparation for shipment from the factory in China to Florida, where it will be commissioned and available for inspection. The N63 is a development of the N55/N60 series, with new deck and engine room molds. With its beam narrower than the [...]
Nordic Tugs Owners Rendezvous in Connecticut
If you’ve never been to an owners’ or manufacturer’s or dealer’s rendezvous, you’re missing a great part of the cruising lifestyle. Last weekend’s Northeast Nordic Tug Owners Association (NENTOA) 2010 Rendezvous in Essex, Connecticut, is a great example of how they work and why they’re such a wonderful experience. NENTOA works closely each year with [...]
Ultimate Yachts: Video of the Molokai Strait 75′
The Molokai Strait 75 luxury bluewater expedition yacht Hercules is an examples of top-of-the-line everything. For the ocean adventurer, the Molokai Strait yachts are built with steel hulls and aluminum topsides, lots of displacement and fuel. I first saw the 75′ Hercules at the Newport, Rhode Island, boat show in the fall of 2008 and [...]
Fugawi X-Traverse Now Compatible with iPad
Yeah, now you can use your Fugawi X-Traverse account to bring it all onboard your cool new iPad. Okay! Okay! I’ll buy an iPad already. . .
Sea Fare July — Victoria Allman in the Galley
In the July edition of Sea Fare — Victoria Allman in the Galley, we learn a sweet lesson about life and coconut bread. This is an easy galley favorite.
New Hope for Seasickness Prevention
NASA research provides hope for an effective, new preventive technique against seasickness.
Video – Wilbur 46 Launched, Cool Green Features
Wilbur Yachts, the Maine boatbuilder, has just launched a new Wilbur 46 that combines Downeast tradition with cutting-edge technology.
Rescue Video – BoatU.S. EPIRB Rental Saves Three
Renting an EPIRB from BoatU.S. for the occasional offshore passage might just save your life; like it did for these three sailors off the coast of northern California. Check out the video for the dramatic Coast Guard rescue.
First Look at the New Nordic Tugs 39
Nordic Tugs’ latest model, the 39, will be making its East Coast, U.S., debut next week at Warwick, Rhode Island, Trawlerfest, so we thought it was a good time to give you the details on this boat. While it is the same hull as its predecessor, the NT-37, the NT-39 has significant changes topside, and several [...]
Got 30-Foot-itis? Buy this Nordhavn 86
A very special new-build Nordhavn 86 is looking for a buyer and we’ve got all the details and the price for the current Queen of the PAE fleet.
