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XO Boats EXPLR 10 Sport +

Ruggedly Constructed to Last for Generations

CAPT. BOOMIES WALKTHROUGH. With its sea-keeping performance and year-round comforts, the EXPLR 10 Sport + is ready for fast trips to anywhere. Her thick aluminum hull with an LOA of 30.8’ (9.4 m) should provide decades of tough duty.

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Riviera 585 SUV

Express Cruiser with Purpose

PERFORMANCE VIDEO. The Riviera 585 SUV combines live-aboard comforts and space for gracious cruising by two couples or a family. She has three staterooms and three heads below. A joystick is available.

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Azimut Seadeck 6

Inventive, Eco-Conscious Lux Yacht

VIDEO TOUR BY BT'S CO-FOUNDER. The Seadeck 6 (57' 5"/17.5 m) has the feel of a large dayboat, with a huge lounge aft and extended sunning areas on the fold-out balconies. But she also has a luxurious master suite below and the salon is open and airy thanks to XL windows.

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New Boat: Overblue 40 Hybrid

A Different Kind of Cat

CUBE CAT. The Overblue 44 has living space from bow to stern thanks to Italian designer efforts to maximize interior volume. She has three staterooms and a full-length flybridge equivalent to those on 80-footers and she floats on cat hulls, She is currently available from Denison Yacht Sales.

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Edgewater 280 CX in St. Pete Beach

Edgewater 280 CX Available in St. Pete Beach

SOVEREIGN BOAT CLUB. Would you like to be a member in this new, premium Edgewater 280 DC? She’s rigged for fishing and family cruising and she can be yours if you contact us soon. Located in St. Pete Beach. Go to SovereignBoatClub.com or call 352-457-5314.

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The Bayesian Tragedy:

The Remarkable Discovery

MURPHY'S LAW STRIKES AGAIN: No one knows "officially" what caused the sinking of Bayesian, but what has come out, as we mentioned last week, was the boat would downflood at a 45-degree heel, a detail published in the builder's "book" for the yacht's captain. Evidently, the builder assumed that the captain could always control the boat's angle of heel. See this in-depth video by Practical Sailor.

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Shock-Absorbing Seats Ease the Ride

BOATING EQUIPMENT. Almost from the dawn of the powerboat era in the early 1900s, boats have been able to speed across waves at bone-jarring velocity. For most of the past 100 years, operators of high-speed boats have used their knees to cushion their spines from the G-forces encountered. But now, there are better ways.

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The Boomershines Move Aboard, Part VIII

GREAT LOOP CRUISING. The Boomershine family moves aboard their Ocean Alexander 56, trying to find space for everybody including kids and cats as they prepare to push off as first-time Great Loopers.

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