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Tom Tripp is the Publisher and Editor of Oceanlines.biz and the sister website, MarineScienceToday.com.
Nordhavn 75 EYF Launching This Week
Pacific Asian Enterprises said it is launching its new Nordhavn 75 Expedition Yacht Fisher (EYF) this week at the company’s new factory in Xiamen, China. Nordhavn 7501 is shown in these photographs moving out of the South Coast Marine facility in preparation for launching. Initial launch will be followed by tank testing and sea trials [...]
Kadey-Krogen to Offer New 64′ Expedition Trawler
OceanLines has learned that Kadey-Krogen is in discussions with potential launch customers for a new 64′ Expedition Trawler that would become the new queen of the Kadey-Krogen fleet. Company Vice President Larry Polster showed OceanLines plans for the new long-range cruiser while we were onboard the company’s Krogen 58 at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat [...]
Luhrs Marine Group to Consolidate in New Jersey
The Luhrs Marine Group announced today that it will be relocating Mainship Corporation and Luhrs Corporation operations from St. Augustine, Florida, to the group’s existing Millville, New Jersey, production facility, where the Silverton and Ovation brands are built. The announcement, made by company founders John and Warren Luhrs, incuded notice of the closing of the [...]
Jim Cress, CEO of Nordic Tugs, Dead at 62
Jim Cress, the affable president and CEO of Nordic Tugs, died Saturday, October 18 of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. His death was announced by the company this week. Born on May 13, 1946 in Chicago, Ill., 62-year-old Cress joined Nordic Tugs in 1989 as sales manager. He left the company in 1993 to [...]
Stabbert Maritime Completes M/Y Devotion Refit
Photo: Stabbert Maritime, M/Y Devotion After Refit by Stabbert Maritime Stabbert Maritime Group recently completed a dramatic refit of the 143-foot M/Y Devotion (ex-Marjorie Morningstar). Late in 2007, a fire in the guest quarters of the ship caused extensive smoke damage to the vessel. Stabbert, which has a business philosophy of developing unrecognized value in [...]
Navagear on PLB vs. SPOT: Differences?
Tim Flanagan, managing editor at my of my favorite blogs, Navagear, has a post today that addresses the question some boaters have about the new SPOT Messenger; namely, whether it’s any different from a personal locator beacon (PLB). The answer of course, is ‘yes’ it is quite different. Tim points to a nice piece in [...]
New Grand Banks Aleutian 72 SC Announced
Grand Banks has announced a new version of its 72 pilothouse motoryacht series, to be known as the 72 SC. The main difference between the SC and the original 72 RP is the aft cockpit on the new yacht is all on the main deck level, creating a large single space ahead of the transom [...]
First Nordhavn 56 Motorsailer Launched
Pacific Asian Enterprises reported last week that it has launched hull #1 of the new 56 Motorsailer line at the Ta Shing Yachts shipyard. Work on the first example of the new model began in late July of 2007. Present at the splashing were Ta Shing President Tim Juan, Nordhavn Chief Designer Jeff Leishman, Project Manager [...]
First Photos of the new American Tugs 49 Yacht
Visitors to the Lake Union (Seattle) Boats Afloat Show, which begins tomorrow and runs through this weekend, will be able to see the brand-new American Tugs 49, which was launched just last week in Anacortes. OceanLines readers, however, can get a sneak peek at her in the photo gallery below, courtesy of our friends at [...]
Couple Celebrates Third Circumnavigation
Heidi and Wolfgang Hass and Nordhavn company employees yesterday celebrated the second circumnavigation in their Nordhavn 46 Kanaloa, and their third overall, in a party at the company’s Dana Point, California headquarters. The couple arrived in Dana Point last week to complete the latest global tour, a three-year expedition. The Hass’s N46 has accumulated 4,839 [...]
Nordhavn 56 Motorsailer Ready for Launch
The exquisite torture that is having to wait for something you just know is going to be really good was the inspiration for Carly Simon’s 1971 hit “Anticipation.” That song was also the theme music for an advertisement for a well-loved tomato ketchup brand. I think we should play it now as Pacific Asian Enterprises [...]
Can’t Choose Which Satellite Weather Product to Buy?
Well, I can’t tell you which one to buy, but I can suggest a solution to the hardware dilemma. Given that the U.S. government has just approved the merger between Sirius and XM, it’s a fair bet that eventually you won’t have to choose one weather subscription over the other for your passagemaking needs. After [...]
New Spy Photos of Nordic Tugs 49
Ok, they’re not really spy photos: The boat is out in plain view in a public facility, but if you want to see it you’ll have to be at the Seattle Boat Show starting next week because Nordic Tugs hasn’t released any company photos of hull #1. These shots, exclusive to OceanLines, were taken by [...]
Real Ships Splashes New Expedition 77′
The interior continues the ship-feel, with 7′ headroom throughout. Four staterooms and 4.5 heads are in the standard plan, with tile and marble in the heads and glorious, old-growth teak throughout the interior. We will do a full review of the Expedition 77′ during the Fort Lauderdale Show, with a nice, big photo gallery to [...]
New Passagemaker Haven in Newport
Cruisers with Newport, Rhode Island, on the itinerary have a new, luxury-class destination to aim for. Forty 1° North boasts a first-class marina and waterfront dining venue. The owners say Forty 1° North was specially designed “to meet the needs of the sophisticated systems in today’s superyachts, offering both seasonal and transient dockage for yachts [...]
Krogen 44 Crosses Atlantic Nonstop
The Krogen 44 Le rêve, with owner Bill van Lenthe and crew aboard, crossed the North Atlantic nonstop from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, to the port of Horta, on the Island of Faial in the Azores, a distance of 2,250 NM. That was the first leg of a journey that brought Le rêve to IJmuiden, [...]
Photo Shoot: First Nordhavn 86
Pacific Asian Enterprises last night released a small selection of photos from the first serious photography session of N86-1, Cary Ali. These glamour shots were taken by photographer Stephen Cridland in the waters near Ketchikan, Alaska, and represent the first photos of Cary Ali after her recent delivery. You can read about the delivery here. [...]
Island Pilot DSe 12m Hybrid to Debut at Fort Lauderdale
Island Pilot’s revolutionary DSe Hybrid 12m will debut October 30, 2008 at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the company has announced. “Green” passagemaking will take a giant leap forward when the DSE Hybrid arrives on the scene. Artist’s Conception of new Island Pilot DSe Hybrid 12m at Anchor The luxury cruiser is capable of [...]
New American Tugs 49 Ready to Splash
Tomco Marine Group plans to launch the first hull of the new American Tug 49 within the next few weeks, with the hope of having the boat ready for a public debut at the Seattle Boats Afloat show, which begins Sept. 10. The AT49, new flagship of the American Tugs fleet, features dual staterooms and [...]
First Leopard 37 Powercat on the Way to U.S.
Leopard Catamarans is preparing the first 37 Powercat for shipment to the United States, following the first hull’s initial sea trials at builder Robertson and Caine, in Cape Town, South Africa. Making the journey aboard a freighter, she is expected to arrive in Baltimore early next month. OceanLines is the first, as far as we [...]
More 3D Renderings of Nordhavn 75 EYF
Pacific Asian Enterprises keeps rolling out new 3D renderings of its new 75 Expedition Yacht Fisher (EYF), which is nearing completion at its south China factory. The 75EYF is a globe-trotting, full-displacement yacht that will take the adventurous angler anywhere in the world. This is the second batch of renderings to come from Nordhavn. I’ve [...]
Return of the Nordic Tugs 26
Nordic Tugs said last week it will re-introduce its very first model, the Nordic Tugs 26. The classic 26 made its original debut at the Seattle Boat Show in 1980 and was last built in 1997. “The Nordic Tug 26 is as popular today as it was in the 80s. We consistently receive inquiries about [...]
Krogen 55 Expedition to Debut at Miami
Kadey-Krogen’s new Krogen 55 Expedition will make its public debut at the Miami International Boat Show in February 2009, just six months from now. The company said construction of hull number one is continuing apace at the company’s construction partner shipyard, Asia Harbor Yacht Builders, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. While obviously intended to fit the gap [...]
Arriving: The New OceanLines
Welcome to the new and improved OceanLines (I always wondered about that slogan: Would anybody ever announce that something was new and ‘unimproved’?). You will notice a couple of major changes to the site. The two new, more sharply focused content areas are highlighted in the design. Readers interested in all things related to making [...]
