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From bilgeboards to fully battened mainsails: how yacht innovation changes sailing logistics and travel
From bilgeboards to fully battened mainsails: how yacht innovation changes sailing logistics and travel

When high-performance ocean racers adopted foiling and wider multihull beams, shore-side operations shifted immediately: trailer dimensions grew, crane capacity requirements...

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February 24, 2026
Geoffrey Mason: From Marblehead Harbor to Global Sports Broadcasts
Geoffrey Mason: From Marblehead Harbor to Global Sports Broadcasts

Coordinating live broadcasts of offshore regattas requires exact vessel positioning, VHF and satellite relay planning, and helicopter-to-ship camera handoffs—operational challenges...

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February 24, 2026
Charal 2’s Full Hull-Bottom Replacement and Single-Handed Performance Upgrade
Charal 2’s Full Hull-Bottom Replacement and Single-Handed Performance Upgrade

The Charal 2 refit involved cutting away the entire hull bottom along the monohull’s length and transporting two prebuilt composite...

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February 24, 2026
Seldén E40rev reversible electric winch: smarter sail handling for cruisers and charter fleets
Seldén E40rev reversible electric winch: smarter sail handling for cruisers and charter fleets

Integration into the 42V SEL Bus system reduces cable cross-sections and centralises power distribution, simplifying on-board wiring, spares logistics and...

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February 24, 2026
Tayya: Nauta 54 in Douarnenez — a 16.55 m ocean cruiser built for heavy weather
Tayya: Nauta 54 in Douarnenez — a 16.55 m ocean cruiser built for heavy weather

Tayya is a 16.55 m Nauta 54, designed by Scott Kaufman and built by Nauta Yachts in 1990.

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February 24, 2026
Salvirola Shipyard and ICE Yachts: From Felci 61 Modifications to the ICE 80 Flagship
Salvirola Shipyard and ICE Yachts: From Felci 61 Modifications to the ICE 80 Flagship

ICE Yachts’ Salvirola shipyard stages hull lamination, deck assembly, rigging and sea trials in a tightly coordinated production flow to...

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February 24, 2026
Valentine’s Flash: BoatLIFE® Marine Care Essentials and Savings
Valentine’s Flash: BoatLIFE® Marine Care Essentials and Savings

Orders placed through BoatLIFE.com using code FEB26 receive a 14% discount on the entire online purchase until February 28, with...

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February 24, 2026
N57 Realm completes icy seatrial near Solomons Island with Southeast Nordhavn representative Garrett Severen
N57 Realm completes icy seatrial near Solomons Island with Southeast Nordhavn representative Garrett Severen

A scheduled survey and seatrial for the N57 Realm required coordination of berth availability at Solomons Island, MD, ice-watch contingency...

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February 24, 2026
Solo Atlantic circuit: lessons from sailing the Sea Dog 30 Lunatoo
Solo Atlantic circuit: lessons from sailing the Sea Dog 30 Lunatoo

The passage included a 33-day single-handed leg from the Canaries to Carriacou, with the vessel operating on a Perkins 4108...

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February 24, 2026
Inside Gitana 18: radical foils, bespoke autopilots and the next wave in ocean racing
Inside Gitana 18: radical foils, bespoke autopilots and the next wave in ocean racing

Lorient’s La Base facility hosted the 2,000 m² Gitana workshop where construction consumed roughly 200,000 man-hours, culminating in a 100ft...

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February 24, 2026
How AI is reshaping yacht marketing for Mediterranean and global charter experiences
How AI is reshaping yacht marketing for Mediterranean and global charter experiences

AI ingests berth availability, charter inquiry timestamps, website session heatmaps, and CRM purchase signals to reallocate ad spend across Mediterranean...

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February 24, 2026
Inside the Mini 580: ALMA’s Raw Plywood Hull and the Mini Globe Race
Inside the Mini 580: ALMA’s Raw Plywood Hull and the Mini Globe Race

At Boot Düsseldorf the bare plywood hull ALMA—a Class 580 measuring 5.80 m—stood a few meters from Jannis Llull’s foiling...

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February 24, 2026