Tag: Nordhavn
Nordhavn 86 Still Queen of the Fleet — For Now
For a little while longer this year–until the giant Nordhavn 120 is launched–the Nordhavn 86 is still the largest boat from this famous bluewater brand of trawlers. And in many ways, she is already a superyacht. At 400,000 lbs she has as much mass as many in the 120’ to 140’ class, so this [...]
P.A.E. Introduces New Nordhavn 52 Coastal Pilot
The builders of the famous Nordhavn brand of ocean-crossing, full-displacement yachts, this week introduced a brand-new design – the 52 Coastal Pilot — that reestablishes a coastal cruising model in the company’s fleet. The original 35 Coastal Pilot has been discontinued for several years, but Nordhavn admirers continued to clamor for a replacement. [...]
New Nordhavn 120 Construction Photos
Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., today passed along a new collection of informal photos updating the construction progress of the new Nordhavn 120. The new-design megayacht will become the new queen of the Nordhavn fleet sometime late this year. According to PAE, “Work continues on the first hull of the future queenship of the Nordhavn line: [...]
First Photos of Nordhavn 63 Delivery
We’ve got a great collection of photos of the very first Nordhavn 63, Silver Spray, taken by Billy Black in Stuart, Florida, for P.A.E. last month just before delivery. There is quite a bit of detail to absorb and the photos leave you with the overwhelming impression of a luxurious, capable bluewater yacht. I happen [...]
What Would YOU Do With this Nordhavn 63 Helm?
The folks at Pacific Asian Enterprises just recently unloaded N63-01 from its freighter in Miami and brought it up to the Stuart completion center. It’s a beautiful boat; an evolution of the N55/60 hull with the aft pilothouse and overall look of the venerable N62 (but not quite the beam of that boat). In looking [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nordhavn Offers Flybridge-Less 75 EYF
Pacific Asian Enterprises said on its website that it has developed a version of its 75 Expedition Yacht Fisher (EYF) without the expansive flybridge common to most sportfishing battlewagons. The change acknowledges the cruising half of this split-personality ocean-going yacht and gives it a more conventional “Norhdavn look.” I took the liberty of scanning a [...]
Kadey-Krogen and Nordhavn at the Upcoming Miami Boat Show
Kadey-Krogen said this week that it will have a Krogen 58′ and the 48′ North Sea with the redesigned galley and bridge, which we wrote about here on OceanLines recently. P.A.E. advises that their final plans for the upcoming Miami boat shows include the 75 EYF and the 62 at Collins Ave., — more formally [...]
Layout Details of the New Nordhavn 78
P.A.E. has released preliminary layout details for its new Nordhavn 78 long-range motoryacht. The plans reveal a focus on outside entertaining and roomy berthing spaces. Clicking on the drawing above will open a larger view that can be magnified somewhat to show more detail. The plans show a spacious owner’s cabin just forward of amidships [...]
Outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with Computers – Part 2
This is Part 2 of our new series on outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with computers instead of, or in addition to dedicated marine electronics such as chartplotters. In the first installment we covered the boat itself, along with some comments about the boat from an actual owner, John Marshall. In this article, John gives us [...]
Outfitting the Nordhavn 55 with Computers
With this article, we are beginning a new series that illustrates how the Nordhavn 55, one of the most popular of the globe-girdling Nordhavns built by Pacific Asian Enterprises, might be equipped with computers for navigation and other chores. Earlier this year, OceanLines ran an extensive series of articles on outfitting the Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition [...]
First Nordhavn 120 Sold
Pacific Asian Enterprises has confirmed to OceanLines that it has sold its first N120, a true megayacht with a pricetag nearly three times the next biggest Nordhavn, the N86. PAE President Dan Streech confirmed the purchase to OceanLines and said the buyer is a long-time Nordhavn owner, now purchasing his fourth vessel from the brand. [...]
Filmmaker Finishes NW Passage on Nordhavn 57
Documentary filmmaker Sprague Theobald last week finished his wild and woolly northwest passage adventure with the arrival of his Nordhavn 57 Bagan in rainy Seattle. The months-long trip began in June in Newport, Rhode Island, and took the classic Nordhavn and its five-person crew through the ice-infested waters of the ever-warming Arctic Ocean. The trip will [...]
A Philosophy of Adventure
The following paragraphs were written by a dedicated cruiser and passagemaker, John Marshall, who is the owner of a particularly beautiful Nordhavn 55 — Serendipity. John has expressed his view of one of the biggest opportunities for cruisers — the ability to get extremely close to elemental nature, yet be able to retreat to the [...]
10 Questions With PAE’s Dan Streech on Nordhavn and a “Big Secret”
Editor’s Note – In this series we feature a Q&A with the leading executives of passagemaking boat companies. The first installment features the thoughts of Dan Streech, President of Pacific Asian Enterprises, the parent company of the famous Nordhavn brand of passagemaking boats.
Boat Design: A “Maintenance Strake” on the Nordhavn 63
The new Nordhavn 63 features a unique hull feature that adds room around the engine and actually reduces drag. We examine this feature in some photos and learn what the inspiration for it was.
First Photos: Nordhavn 63-01 Hull Complete, Deck Plugs Under Construction
See the first photos of the new Nordhavn 63, which has completed the hull mold process and with upper works now under construction.
Sailing Performance of the First Nordhavn 56 Motorsailer
Here are the first performance results from the sea trials of the new Nordhavn 56 Motorsailer with its new suit of sails hoisted.
Second Nordhavn 75 Expedition YachtFisher Heads to East Coast
Nordhavn said yesterday that the second hull of the new 75 Expedition YachtFisher (EYF) line has been loaded onto a barge for movement to the port where it will be loaded on a cargo ship to Miami. The new boat sports a baby-blue hull in contrast to the yellow hull of the first boat. Nordhavn [...]
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 [...]
Nordhavn 52 Prototype Nearing Completion
Pacific Asian Enterprises is nearing completion of its first Nordhavn 52; a prototype actually since it has a combination of the extended hull of the new 52 but retains the N47-style superstructure. In the photos here you can see the new hull extension that provides extra room in the aft cockpit as well as an [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Boat Stabilizers: A Smooth Ride
This post is derived from an article that I wrote recently for Mad Mariner. ******* It was mid-morning on June 18, and Milt Baker was enjoying a nap. His wife, Judy, was at the helm of their Nordhavn 47, Bluewater, when a low-pressure system overtook their little “Med Bound” fleet while it was nearly mid-way [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
