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    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

    Sep 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • The Recently Launched Nordic Tug 39

    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

    Aug 31, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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  • A lineup of the Nordic Tugs Models at Wilde Yacht Sales in Essex, CT

    A Whole Lotta Nordic Tugs To Look At

    Northeast boaters have several opportunities this summer to check out Nordic Tugs, beginning this weekend with a “Tug Fest” at Wilde Yacht Sales in CT.

    Jun 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • A Newport Bermuda Race Start - Photo Credit: PPL

    Newport Bermuda Race Nears Start

    The 47th edition of the Newport to Bermuda race is now three days away from its June 18 start in Newport, Rhode Island. Follow with the iTrack service.

    Jun 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Krogen 58' Delivery Route from Florida to North Carolina -- Screenshot from Fugawi Marine ENC 4.5

    Review: Fugawi Marine ENC Navigation Software

    During a recent offshore delivery of a new Krogen 58′, I had the opportunity to check out Northport System Inc.’s Fugawi Marine ENC charting and navigation software. It loaded painlessly on a new Windows 7 laptop, ran flawlessly for 3 days nonstop, and had an easy learning curve. If you’re looking for something to run [...]

    Jun 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • A New Nordhavn 55 Arrives by Freighter in New Zealand for Delivery - Photo PAE

    A Nordhavn 55 Delivery to South New Zealand

    Nordhavn Australasia sales manager Peter Devers wrote recently on the Nordhavn website about a delivery he made of a new Nordhavn 55 to Picton [...]

    Jun 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • The Comark 19" Pilothouse Display Used in the New Pilothouse Computer

    Comark Offers New All In One Pilothouse Computer

     Comark Corporation announced that it has developed a new pilothouse computer with integrated 19″ display. The Comark Pilothouse Computer features Intel Core Two Duo processor options, conformal coatings for corrosion resistance and a host of other pilothouse-friendly features.  Best of all perhaps, the price. Comark says the CPC is being offered at a starting price [...]

    Jun 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Furuno 12.1" NavNet 3D MFD Installed in a Viking

    Furuno Announces NavNet 3D Rebates And Freebates

    Buy a new Furuno NavNet 3D display, like the 8.4″, 12.1″, or Black Box Multi Function Display and get a $200 rebate. If you’re buying a NavNet 3D system, you can also get a free C-MAP by Jeppesen MapMedia chart, valued at $300.  The company is also offering rebates from $100 to $300 on a [...]

    May 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Furuno NavNet 3D Displaying New C-MAP Charts

    Jeppesen Announces C-MAP Charts for Furuno NavNet 3D

    Jeppesen said today that selected C-MAP by Jeppesen MapMedia charts are available for the Furuno NavNet 3D chartplotters. The charts come pre-installed on U.S.-based, newly purchased NavNet 3D units and the company said older NavNet 3D plotters can be updated with a free software update to be compatible with the new charts. Jeppesen said boaters [...]

    May 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Hurricane Ike in 2008. Credit: NOAA

    Are You Prepared for a Bad Hurricane Season?

    NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week said the hurricane outlook for the Atlantic Basin this year is for an “active to extremely active” season.  While it’s always important to be prepared with a plan for how to deal with severe weather — not only at sea but while moored — the prospect of a worse-than-average [...]

    May 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Shopping in the Moroccan Medina - Photo by Victoria Allman

    Sea Fare May — 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 fifth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]

    May 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • The Grand Banks Aleutian 72 SC

    Big Discounts on Grand Banks Aleutians

    Boatworks Yacht Sales, with two Connecticut locations and one in Jamestown, Rhode Island, is offering “serious” discounts on several Grand Banks models. The discounts include both factory and dealer concessions [...]

    May 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • BREAKING NEWS – FLIR To Acquire Raymarine

    Soundings Trade Only is reporting that FLIR has announced the purchase of Raymarine.  Keep an eye out for Ben Ellison’s take on this development coming soon on Panbo, no doubt. Copyright © 2010 by OceanLines LLC.  All rights reserved.

    May 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Sea Sense Offers Trawler Training

    Sea Sense Adds Trawler Training on Chesapeake

    Sea Sense has added single-engine trawler training on Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis, MD.  These new courses are both the traditional scheduled classes for women as well as customized instructional charters for couples, families, and groups.  Training is conducted aboard a new, 47-foot Selene trawler, fully equipped from galley to flybridge with every modern amenity. You [...]

    May 12, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • ActiveCaptain on the iPad - Screenshot Courtesy of Jeffrey Siegel, ActiveCaptain

    ActiveCaptain on the iPad – Wicked Cool

    I’ve been looking for a reason to have to get an iPad and I think now I’ve found it. In his latest on-the-road blog entry, Jeff Siegel of ActiveCaptain demonstrates how well the software works on the new tablet platform from Apple. Regular readers know I’m a big fan of ActiveCaptain — I use it [...]

    May 11, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Sail Plan of the Barque Picton Castle

    A Tall Ship Heads to Sea

    The sail training barque Picton Castle, a square-rigger registered in the Cook Islands and based in Lunenburg Harbor, Nova Scotia, is about to depart its mooring and head off on its fifth circumnavigation. The 14-month, westbound trip will sail through the tropics under the command of its first and only captain, Daniel Moreland. Some 44 [...]

    May 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • New Blog Write On The Water

    Writers on the Water

    Okay, so it’s not quite as memorable (yet?) as “Riders on the Storm,” the 1971 hit by The Doors, but a new blog by writers Christine Kling and Mike Jastrzebski  called Write on the Water, is a place to talk about the intersection of writing and living and working on the water. I was the guest [...]

    May 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Garmin-Proposed Helm for the Kadey-Krogen 55' Expedition

    Garmin Makes Huge Offer for Raymarine

    In an announcement made on the London Stock Exchange today, Garmin announced it is offering 15 pence (19.74 cents U.S.) per share for all the shares of Raymarine Plc. Raymarine lately has been discussing the various offers made for its shares but had not specifically mentioned Garmin since talks broke down between the two firms last [...]

    Apr 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • New Island Pilot IP535 is Shown in this Computer Generated Image

    Island Pilot Launches New IP535

    Island Pilot is super-sizing its IPS-powered 435 into a new 531/2-foot model. New molds for the 535 have been built at the company’s yard in Zhuhai City, China, and Island Pilot reports that it has two firm orders already for the new yacht. If you really liked the 435 but wished it had a little [...]

    Apr 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • The magic of sunset at sea while aboard a trawler. . .

    Krogen 58′ Northbound: Part 3

    One of my favorite things about being at sea is “The Big Sky.” The sights and sounds of it, both during the day and at night are highlights of a trip offshore.

    Apr 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • Victoria Allman's Santorini Eggplant Salad. Photo Courtesy of Shalimar Orlanes.

    Sea Fare April — 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 fourth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...]

    Apr 25, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

  • Instructors, crew and students of a Coast Guard National Motor Lifeboat School class train for heavy weather boat operations in the harsh environment of Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Northwest Nov. 12, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jamie E. Parsons)

    USCG Photo Contest Winners for 2009

    Last month, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the winners of its “People’s Choice” photo contest, which we covered here. This month we have the winners of the in-house photo contest from the Coasties. These are great photos and although we’ve all seen similar photos before, we can’t seem to get enough of them. When you [...]

    Apr 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post