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ORC and X-Yachts Coordinate XR41 VPP Review and Scientific Roadmap
ORC and X-Yachts Coordinate XR41 VPP Review and Scientific Roadmap

Freight manifests for recent European regattas showed XR41 transport weights and appendage handling requirements that exposed measurable mismatches between observed...

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February 26, 2026
How Proteus, SEA.AI, Lookout and Avikus Are Shaping Smarter Boating
How Proteus, SEA.AI, Lookout and Avikus Are Shaping Smarter Boating

Tocaro Blue’s Proteus classifier has been trained on more than two million radar images, and manufacturers report that classifiers start...

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February 26, 2026
Hinckley Picnic Boat 39 Review — Jet Drive Ease, Open Social Spaces, Scenic Day Cruising
Hinckley Picnic Boat 39 Review — Jet Drive Ease, Open Social Spaces, Scenic Day Cruising

Twin Volvo Penta D6-480 diesel engines paired with dual Hamilton HJX27 jet drives produce immediate thrust and a near-silent cruise...

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February 26, 2026
Felted Sailor Slippers: Maritime Knitting, Heritage, and Modern Uses
Felted Sailor Slippers: Maritime Knitting, Heritage, and Modern Uses

On 19th-century sailing vessels tight cargo stowage, constant damp, and the need for quiet movement below deck made compact supplies—small...

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February 26, 2026
Why Lake Erie Holds the Title of “The Graveyard of the Great Lakes”
Why Lake Erie Holds the Title of “The Graveyard of the Great Lakes”

Lake Erie’s 240-mile southwest-to-northeast fetch combined with an average depth near 60 ft (18 m) produces rapid wave shoaling and...

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February 26, 2026
Navigating and Visiting Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast: Practical Guide for Travelers
Navigating and Visiting Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast: Practical Guide for Travelers

Between Munising and Whitefish Point, an 80-mile corridor known as the Shipwreck Coast contains roughly 200 documented wrecks off the...

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February 26, 2026
Ronnie Simpson to Headline Fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium
Ronnie Simpson to Headline Fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium

The fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium will convene in March as an all-day agenda of tightly scheduled sessions, starting with...

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February 26, 2026
BOARDWALK: Lürssen’s 117m family-focused superyacht ready for outfitting and 2026 delivery
BOARDWALK: Lürssen’s 117m family-focused superyacht ready for outfitting and 2026 delivery

Lürssen coordinated a complex transfer of the 117-metre hull BOARDWALK on 5 December 2025, moving the vessel from the slipway...

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February 26, 2026
How to Refit a Classic Boat with Modern Systems and Comforts
How to Refit a Classic Boat with Modern Systems and Comforts

Propulsion and generator overhauls typically represent the single largest expense in a vintage motorboat refit, so prioritize a full systems...

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February 26, 2026
Arkup, The Ark Companies, Lyman-Morse and Pininfarina Unite to Advance Villa 50 Production
Arkup, The Ark Companies, Lyman-Morse and Pininfarina Unite to Advance Villa 50 Production

Lyman-Morse will assume manufacturing responsibility for Arkup vessels beginning with the Villa 50, shifting serial production logistics to Maine while...

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February 26, 2026
Bleuenn: a 1950s Breton pram reborn at AP Yachting and bound for Douarnenez
Bleuenn: a 1950s Breton pram reborn at AP Yachting and bound for Douarnenez

The 2.40 m Sprat pram, built in Noisy-le-Sec in the 1950s by an Arts et Métiers engineer, spent thirty years...

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February 26, 2026
How MaxSea and TIMEZERO reshaped onboard navigation over 40 years
How MaxSea and TIMEZERO reshaped onboard navigation over 40 years

By December 2025, TIMEZERO's 2D/3D engine had become a core component in bridge suites where FURUNO chartplotters and other electronics...

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February 26, 2026