Chaos on the Loop: A dragging anchor and hundreds of silent white lights.
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Bertram 39CC
Built for the Blue
22 DEGREES OF CONFIDENCE The 39CC is engineered around its 22-degree deadrise, delivering the stable ride necessary for tough conditions. Propelled by triple Mercury V10 350s, she is built for serious speed and offshore function. Her construction focuses on quality materials, allowing her to balance coastal cruising comfort—like the ample helm seating and cabin—with the rugged capability expected of the brand, ready for any forecast.
OUTBOARD FLYBRIDGE FUN Jeanneau's design legacy shines in this cruiser. On a 34-foot hull, she achieves a three-cabin layout plus a full flybridge, a feat of volume maximization. Twin outboard power delivers sporty handling and great maneuverability. Her innovative design, including the recessed starboard side-deck and sliding helm door, ensures safe, seamless movement from the cockpit to the bow.
OWNER'S LOFT ACCESS Sirena expands its acclaimed line with this 36m vessel, retaining the efficient fast displacement hull by Germán Frers. Her signature plumb bow allows massive interior volume, especially in the owner’s suite, which offers a genuinely surprising two-deck 'loft' option. This unique setup features a private spiral staircase leading to a huge waterside relaxation space with its own fold-down platform.
INLAND ONLY Which term is NOT defined in the Inland Navigation Rules?
A.Underway B. Restricted visibility C. Seaplane D. Vessel constrained by her draft
Canada’s 10% Yacht Tax Killed / Trudeau Finds Love While Yachting
Justin Trudeau and Kathy Perry were caught in an embrace recently on the 79' Motoryacht Caravelle in the Santa Barbara Channel, off the California coast.
With Trudeau out of office and evidently embarking on a romance, effective last Wednesday, November 5, the Canadian Revenue Agency stopped collecting a 10% luxury tax on boats exceeding $250k. Sadly, Trudeau discovered that life is better on a boat only after he devastated the large boat business in Canada. Once again, it has been proven that a luxury tax on boats raises no taxes and only kills jobs. How many times must Liberal governments from all countries – U.S., U.K., France, Italy, now Canada -- learn that lesson?
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5 AM ANCHOR SCRAMBLE A 5 AM wake-up call involving a dragging anchor and a large rock kicks off another Great Loop leg for the Boomershine family. Chaos mounts when a broken crane strands their dinghy, followed by a terrifying whitewater creek trip in a borrowed replacement. But when night falls, hundreds of silent white lights speeding across the Canadian sky take the drama far beyond nautical nonsense.
Friends out in Jacksonville getting ready to see the Air Show from the water
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The Inland Navigation Rules (33 CFR 83) define "Underway," "Restricted visibility," and "Seaplane." The term "Vessel constrained by her draft" is defined only in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS Rule 3(h)) and is explicitly NOT included in the U.S. Inland Rules.