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Bertram was bought by Ferretti S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of luxury yachts. The new 670 combines Bertram’s legendary “fishing platform” high performance maneuverability with a dramatic “Mediterranean” interior that reflects Ferritti’s dedication to elegant cruising. Seventy-one feet in overall length, with an 18-foot 8-inch beam and packing optional twin 1,800 HP Detroit Diesel engines, the 670 promises to be a [Read more...]
MARYLAND 37 TRAWLER CATAMARAN has a 37 foot trawler cat boasting a 1,000-mile (1,600 + kilometer) range on one 300-gallon (1,350 liter) tank of diesel fuel. The Maryland 37 Trawler Catamaran is a modern, cheerful cruising yacht that inspires dreams of Caribbean waters and sandy beaches – in fact, with it’s 3.5-foot (1.05-meter) draft and reinforced composite keel (which protects the props), it is designed to be beachable.
Two staterooms and heads (one of each in each of the hulls) in the Maryland 37 Owner’s version afford luxurious accommodations for a boat of this size. The Heads are in the [Read more...]
Catalina Yachts, out of Woodland Hills, California, has been building sailboats for 28 years. More than 70,000 of the company’s boats are in use today. The luxurious Catalina 470 was first introduced at Atlantic City, NJ’s Sail Expo in 1998, and it is still the fleet’s flagship. This twin-helm aft cockpit model was designed for offshore passagemaking – in comfort.
With the 470, Catalina introduced the first articulated traveler, designed to produce smoother main sheet handling and more precise trimming by rotating fore and aft, spreading the load evenly over [Read more...]
The Quest 33 is the newest model in this line of modern day racing cruisers. Says Barrett Holby, Jr., of Holby Marine, “we wanted something that was really fast performance oriented, and really fun to sail.” The other requirement was that the boat be easy to handle. With its all-single-line-reefing, the Quest 33 fits the bill. All the lines are recessed in the deck, and everything is controlled in the cockpit. Adds Holby, “One person can set the shoot, and one person can take it down, as well as setting the jib.”
Special features include a recessed roller furling system, an asymmetrical spinnaker with retractable carbon sprit, and a deep [Read more...]