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Are stabilizers really worth it?

Stabilizers and sailing aren’t really used in the same sentence, so when do we see them being used? Firstly, let’s start with a quick description of what stabilizers are, and how they might work.

Adastra: Ready for take-off?

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Adastra, or “ad astra”, meaning “to the stars”, is a very appropriate name for this superyacht resembling a space ship design. Adastra is a 42.5-meter (140’) trimaran built by McConaghy Boats, and she looks like no other boat on the water!

What should I be looking at?

I’ll take two of those and that yacht please!We can all agree that boating has been around for centuries.  Trade routes formed, recreational sailing became a ‘thing’ that people can go out and enjoy, and of more recent times, yachting has emerged as the new winner in travelling in style.

What do you look for when boat shopping?

With the Palm Beach Boat Show and various other spring boat shows just around the corner, and fun times of boat and boat window shopping ahead, I thought I could share some of the things I look out for in a boat from my perspective as an owner/operator.

Yachting Growing Pains

It was love at first sight! You saw her sitting there, sauntered on up thinking wow, that yacht is amazing and I want it. Maybe you were already looking to buy, maybe you got blindsided, but what ever happened, you now are the proud owner of a yacht.