Each year the majority of boats sold around the world are pre-owned boats. It is assumed that the sales dollars of used boats are 4 times more than those of new boat sales. The boat owner that buys a new boat, on average would love to keep their boat for approx 3-4 years before selling it. Usually there are always a lot of good used boats in the market, only if we have knowledge to seek them out and to evaluate them.

While selecting a pre-owned boat, one should always be …

Despite the wide choice of tenders available in today’s market, it is often thought that the requirements for a particular tender are so unique that a standard design cannot be used. But this is precisely where Seahorse Yacht Tenders can offer the ideal solution. The company delivers uniquely stylish yet practical tender designs that are flexible enough to be adapted to a wide range of customer specifications.

Of course, tenders serving luxury yachts should share the same high specifications as the mothership and offer considerably more facilities than the ordinary off-the-peg, …

The Carbon Fibre Guardian S Class is a is 45 knot Solar Hybrid Vessel powered by an EPA car regulated Mercedes Benz Bluetec engine coupled to a Carbon-Grossbauteile electric motor. When combined with other currently available technology her Fuel Consumption and GHG Emissions are 50 to 100% lower than any speed boat ever built.
The Guardian’s Lithium ion UPS provides a Zero Carbon cruising range of up to 50 nautical miles while her plug-in SunPower array generates enough free energy to motor Carbon Neutral for up to 1,000 nautical miles a …

Formula adds to their stable of premier bowriders with the introduction of the 270 BR. Designed to fill the void between the 260 and 310, this new bowrider has lots of class, lots of amenities and plenty of performance. It carries the same 10-year Structural Warranty and transferable 5-Year Formula Guard Limited Protection Plan as the rest of their line.
Formula uses top of the line materials like Imron coatings, Perma Panel hull matrix, foam filled hull cavities and 316L grade stainless throughout. Take a crowd along. This model is designed …

Last month Mercury Racing had announced  the release of the next generation of Mercury OptiMax 200XS ROS (race offshore) and OptiMax 200XS SST (super sport tunnel) outboards. The new race models feature a Gen 2 – 2.5 Liter OptiMax powerhead, which combines components from the Mercury Racing OptiMax 2.5XS outboard and the current Mercury Racing engineered OptiMax 175 Pro XS outboard.

The OptiMax 200XS ROS is the official power of U.I.M. Class 3C offshore racing, a highly competitive single-engine, mono-hull offshore racing class that competes throughout Europe.

The engines will be produced …

The mast of a sailing ship is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship.

Until the 20th century, ships’ masts were wooden. Originally, they were formed from single piece of timber, typically the trunks of fir trees. From the 16th century, ships were often built of a size requiring masts taller and thicker than could be made from single tree trunks. On these larger ships, to achieve …

Originally developed by the US Department of Defence, Global Positioning System, better known as GPS – has trickled its way into the world for a lot of practical purposes – one of them being maneuvering of marine vessels.

Most GPS devices are very simple to use and do not really need manuals unless you would like to find something more complex from the current location that you are at.
WHAT IT IS…
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit …

An independent, family-owned company with a proud heritage, Cranchi has been building boats and yachts in Northern Italy since 1870. That’s when Giovanni Cranchi founded Il Cantiere Nautico Cranchi in a simple workshop on the shores of Lake Como, where he hand-crafted wooden boats on commission for local fishermen and ferrymen.

Today, with the fifth generation of the Cranchi family at the helm, the company operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Piantedo, near Milan, and San Giorgio, not far from Venice, building top-quality, high-style fiberglass pleasure boats that are enjoyed by yachtsmen …