Tag: "Trawler"

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.

Krogen 58' Departs Fort Pierce Inlet

Video: Running a Rough Inlet

The video you see here was taken while departing the Fort Pierce, Florida, inlet, Friday, April 16. The tide was running out strongly and the wind and seas were running in just as strongly. The resulting washing-machine ride was rather sporty, although our Krogen 58′ handled it well.  At one point, we realize we’ve forgotten [...]

Our Krogen 58' Departs Jensen Beach and turns north up the ICW

Krogen 58′ Northbound: Part 2

It’s 2 p.m. on Friday and I’m stowing my camera gear carefully in the salon of this big yacht when I hear a sudden muted rumble from below decks. Our captain, Kadey-Krogen Project Manager Gregg Gandy, has started the John Deere diesels. We’re ready to depart our Jensen Beach, Florida, marina and head north to [...]

My ride for the next two days -- Kadey-Krogen 5817

North From Florida on a Krogen 58′

I’m currently aboard a new Kadey-Krogen 58′ at the Four Fish Marina in Jensen Beach, Florida, making final preparations to head north to Annapolis with the boat. It’s a unique opportunity to give the current queen of the Kadey-Krogen fleet a thorough test in her natural offshore element. As soon as a new radar unit [...]

Stateroom with Office Accommodation Layout of new Kadey-Krogen 52"

A Closer Look at the New Krogen 52′

Kadey-Krogen’s recently announced 52′ is a classic example of a builder filling out a product line in specific response to customer demand. In this case, the company already had on offer its well-established 48′ and the new 55′ Expedition. The 55′ Expedition, however, is not really the “other” boat in this comparison — it’s the [...]

Sunreed 70 Power Cat ONDIN Launching at Gdansk

Second Sunreef 70 Expedition Power Cat Launched

Sunreef Yachts said today it has launched the second in the expedition series of 70 Power Catamarans; this one named ONDIN and sold to a Chilean couple who plan to explore Patagonia. The long-range yacht will depart the shipyard in Gdansk soon and make a transatlantic passage, followed by a Panama Canal transit and final [...]

Ranger Tugs New R-25 Sport Cockpit

Ranger Tugs Offers New 25 Sport Cockpit

Ranger Tugs recently introduced a variation of the popular Ranger Tugs 25 — a Sport Cockpit version with an extra 16 inches of cockpit room. In the video below, you’ll see that they stole the 16 inches from the galley counter inside the house, but that it doesn’t seem to have taken away any capability. [...]

Great Technique for Dinghy Anchoring at the Beach

By Jeffrey Siegel (ActiveCaptain); Videography by Karen Siegel Here’s a great technique for anchoring the dinghy off the beach. Our dinghy weighs about 800 pounds. She’s a rigid inflatable with a 40 HP engine. It’s our family car when we’re cruising and we put a lot of demands on her. So I was telling Larry [...]

Marlow Ocean Challenge -- Source: Marlow Website

The Marlow Ocean Challenge

David Marlow has a reputation in the industry for being. . . well, let’s say. . . outspoken. He believes strongly in the superiority of the boats he builds and isn’t afraid to name the names of competitors whom he feels don’t live up to their own marketing claims.  To say the least, he can [...]

Kadey-Krogen 52' Artist's Rendering

More Details on New Krogen 52

Kadey-Krogen yesterday released more details of its newest trawler, the Krogen 52′, which we first reported on here. It’s decidedly a classic Krogen trawler, with its raised pilothouse and 3,000 nm range at about 7 knots. It shares many of the features of its bigger sister, the Krogen 58′.  The main-deck galley is “Iron Chef”-equipped [...]

New Kadey-Krogen 52' Trawler Rendering

Kadey-Krogen Offering New Krogen 52′ Trawler

Kadey-Krogen Yachts today, in a monthly newsletter to clients and interested followers, casually mentions that it is offering an entirely new model, the Krogen 52′. As you can see from the profile rendering above, the new trawler is definitely a Kadey-Krogen, with the tall, ship-like bow, classic pilothouse amidships, and rectangular portholes in the hull. [...]

NextGen Selene 47 Holiday -- Photo: Billy Black

Learn to Run a Selene 47 Trawler

Selene Annapolis Charter has teamed up with the Sea Sense Powerboating School to offer the Selene 47 Holiday for charter and/or instructional charter on the Chesapeake Bay in 2010. Charters are a five-day, four-night on-board comprehensive experience. Sea Sense will provide a structured course covering boat systems, operation, course plotting and navigation, boat handling, docking, [...]

Independence Green Yachts 60 -- Artist's Rendering

New Partnership Will Develop Independence 60 Green Yacht

  HB Marine and Independence Green Yachts yesterday announced a partnership that will form a joint venture to develop the Independence 60 Luxury Yacht that IGY started a few years ago. The Independence 60 is billed as the “world’s first ‘no compromise’ sustainable yacht.” A combination of solar cells, hydrogen production and storage and fuel [...]

Nordhavn 75 EYF Without Flybridge

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 [...]

First North Pacific Yachts 38' Sedan Begins Sea Trials

First North Pacific 38′ Sedan Delivered to North America

North Pacific Yachts said it has delivered the first NP38 Sedan to a North American customer. The boat was on display at last week’s Seattle Boat Show after arriving on 16 January from the shipyard in China.  We have the first photos of the NP38, both during initial sea trials in China and as she [...]

Expanded Galley Design on Krogen 48' North Sea -- Photo Courtesy of Kadey-Krogen Yachts

Kadey-Krogen Unveils Updated Krogen 48′ North Sea

Kadey-Krogen Yachts recently announced that it has begun delivering an updated version of the venerable Krogen 48′ North Sea trawler. The boat was introduced in 1996, and like all boats, it has evolved and changed as a result of owner feedback and advancements in technology. Key changes to the Krogen 48′ are an enlarged galley [...]

SeaKits Delivers 100th Yacht with MMS Onboard

SeaKits Delivers 100th Yacht with MMS Onboard

SeaKits said this week it recently delivered the 100th yacht with its unique Marine Maintenance System (MMS) onboard. The 100th vessel was Marytime, a new Nordhavn 60 being commissioned for owner Victor Murray. SeaKits also provided Marytime with complete spare parts outfitting, including stocking the boat with all service parts to support planned maintenance as [...]

Preliminary Layout for New Nordhavn 78 -- Drawings Courtesy of P.A.E.

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 [...]

P.A.E. Artist's Rendering of New Nordhavn 78 With Blue Hull

P.A.E. Announces New Contemporary Look Nordhavn 78

Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., today announced that it was building a new 78-foot yacht that fuses traditional Nordhavn passagemaking design with “European” styling.  The project is already underway and the first hull will be complete in 2011, according to P.A.E.  First public reveal of the new project is planned for next week, with a press [...]

Artist's Rendering of the new Selene 86 Ocean Explorer -- Courtesy of Jet Tern Marine

Jet Tern Marine Announces Selene 86 Ocean Explorer

Jet Tern Marine this week announced the first in a new series of luxury motoryachts — the Selene 86 Ocean Explorer.  The new yacht is the result of a collaboration between Howard Chen and his design team along with Dutch naval architect Guido de Groot. Construction of the molds for the new yacht has begun [...]

Nordhavn 55 Starboard Running -- Photo: PAE

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.

The Kadey-Krogen 48'

Trying On the Trawler Lifestyle with a Kadey-Krogen 48 on the Chesapeake

How would you like to try on the trawler lifestyle to see how it fits you? The Annapolis School of Seamanship has an interesting offer.

Computer Rendering of the new North Pacific Yachts 38' Sedan

North Pacific Yachts 38′ Sedan Launched

North Pacific Yachts officially launches 38’ Sedan and signs first customer. Delivery is planned for late 2009. Read on for details and price info.

Artist's Rendering of the New Nordhavn 63 Luxury Trawler

PAE Launches the Nordhavn 63

PAE announces the new Nordhavn 63 aft-pilothouse luxury trawler. We look at the specs and new features on this late-2010 boat.

Starboard Quarter Photo of new North Pacific Yachts 28 Pilothouse Trawler -- Photo:  North Pacific Yachts

First Photos: North Pacific Yachts 28-01 Hull Released from Mold

OceanLines publishes the first photos of the hull for the new North Pacific Yachts 28 Pilothouse model.

Seakeeper Gyro Model 7000 Stabilization System

Seakeeper Gyro Stabilization for Trawlers

Seakeeper offers a sealed, interior-mounted gyro stabilizer that may obviate the need for complicated fin stabilization systems on trawlers.

Simrad gb40-bb-with-vhf-bb installations

Simrad Outfits the New Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition

Simrad proposes a state-of-the-art electronics suite for the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition trawler.

Artist Rendering of New Kadey-Krogen 64' Expedition Yacht

Kadey-Krogen Confirms Launch of 64′ Expedition Program

Kadey-Krogen has confirmed the launch of the new 64′ Expedition yacht. We’ve got all the latest renderings and deck plans as well as some of the details of the design philosophy.

North Pacific Yachts 28 Pilothouse Rendering

North Pacific 28′ is an Affordable Pocket Trawler

The new North Pacific Yachts 28 Pilothouse is going to give some other “pocket trawler” makers a run for their money. It’s a value-loaded, attractive design with a standard equipment list that covers all the bases and a price tag that will shock you (in a good way).

North Pacific Yachts 43

North Pacific Yachts 43′ Pilothouse Offers Value, Practicality

The debut model of Vancouver, British Columbia-based North Pacific Yachts, the 43′ Pilothouse, represents both a tremendous value proposition with its price far below comparable competitive boats, and a model of practicality, as a design that began with a family project to “fix” what was wrong with then-available boats.  The company is run, practically single-handedly [...]