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3 days ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
It was 0100 on the tennessee-tombigbee waterway, and Capt. Scott “Red” Flowers was running his Canyon Bay 28h at 17 knots. He encountered a tugboat pushing barges. The tug was illuminated, but the barges were dark. While Flowers is a self-described “old-school radar guy,” the situation was confusing and unfurling fast. Then his Tocaro Blue Proteus Hub prompted him with collision-avoidance alerts.
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1 week ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Dockmares have a way of burrowing into the psyche. As a kid, Michelle Hildyard was cruising England’s southern coast with her family aboard Storm King, their Kings Cruiser 29. As they tucked into Langstone Harbour, waves were heaving Storm King—and the dock—while Hildyard’s dad made his approach. Then Hildyard’s sister, impatient to debark, leapt from the moving boat and blew her landing. Hildyard’s mom grabbed the helm, and her dad scooped her sister back aboard.
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3 weeks ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Boat-show season is the time when new-product announcements drop faster than daylight hours. This is great news for anyone looking to upgrade a boat’s electronics, and it’s also a chance to see all the fascinating ideas that have been percolating in companies’ R&D departments. As you’re touring the docks and tents, keep an eye out for these products, which are all worth a closer look.
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4 weeks ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Falcon Tenders’ Project KD is an enclosed limousine tender designed to fit inside the cozy garage of a 220-foot Sanlorenzo superyacht. The tender is built using fiberglass, green epoxies and epoxy-foam sandwich construction, with carbon-fiber reinforcements. Interior details include book-matched Macassar ebony veneers, “nylo noir” ceramic marble soles, a skylight and Foglizzo leather seating.
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1 month ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Supersede’s Marine Board is a replacement for wood-based marine-grade plywood. The company builds its Marine Board by extruding bulk post-industrial recycled plastics. The manufacturing process eliminates adhesives and volatile organic compounds. Because Marine Board is recyclable, Supersede regrinds and re-extrudes its solid manufacturing waste into fresh sheets. Better still, Supersede’s buyback program lets users sell unwanted cuts—and full sheets—back to Supersede.
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1 month ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Williams Jet Tenders’ Electric EvoJet 70e is a RIB based on the company’s EvoJet 70, but with an electric jet drive. The tender has an EVOA motor built by Yasa, a 58.5 kWh lithium-ion battery bank designed by Williams Advanced Engineering, and a custom-built Garmin multifunction display that presents critical battery, range and charging information. Some standout features include a single-lever throttle, an optional carbon-fiber folding T-top and one-hour recharging.
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1 month ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Boston Harbor is notorious for serving chowder-thick fog when the temperature and dew point align. Such was the case late one night for Brian Moseley and Paul Sullivan, who were enveloped while cruising home aboard Pasithea, their 36-foot Jeanneau NC 1095 Coupe. Fortunately, Pasithea carries a Lookout AI-based collision-avoidance system and an infrared-enabled camera.
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2 months ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Falcon Tenders’ SX10 Open Limousine is a custom model designed to serve Damen’s Xplorer series superyachts. The SX10 is built from green epoxy composites and fiberglass using foam-sandwich construction. It has dual consoles, bow seating, port and starboard sofas, twin sun loungers and an aft deck. Whom It’s For: Younger superyacht owners seeking a tender for shuttling guests and gear ashore that can moonlight as an owner-driven watersports and beach-club platform.
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2 months ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Volvo Penta’s hybrid-electric package is a drive system that spans from helm to propeller, harnessing multiple inline diesel engines and electric motors plus battery banks to transition between three propulsion modes: electric, hybrid and hybrid boost. The system is designed for 56- to 98-foot yachts. It can be spec’d to spin contra-rotating propellers of two, three or four IPS drives. In crossover mode, one engine propels two drives. The system is expected to be available in late 2025.
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2 months ago | 
yachtingmagazine.com | David Schmidt
Timezero and Sea.AI have partnered to integrate data from Sea.AI with Timezero’s navigational software. The result for boaters is a boost to situational awareness on the waterways. This partnership allows mariners who cruise with Timezero software and a Sea.AI Sentry system to display Sea.AI data and alarms atop TZ Professional’s cartography. The Sentry system uses a combination of daylight and thermal-imaging cameras along with AI to detect, identify and track floating objects.
