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Top Small Yacht Brands for First-Time Owners

Marinas are reallocating berth space and hoist capacity toward vessels under 50 feet as demand from weekend sailors and first-time owners grows, creating shorter waiting lists for slips and greater flexibility for charter fleets and private rentals.

5 min·5 Mar

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Mile-Building Cruises along the Jurassic Coast

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Tidal windows along the Dorset Jurassic Coast require precise planning: spring tides can shift anchorages and reduce safe approach times to harbours such as Weymouth and Portland by several hours, so navigators must schedule passages to avoid adverse currents around the Needles and Portland Bill.

5 min·5 Mar

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Caribbean Clearance Procedures for Yachts

Hoist the plain yellow Q flag the instant you cross into a Caribbean territorial limit and ensure only the skipper goes ashore to Customs & Immigration until official pratique is granted; failure to comply commonly triggers substantial fines and delays.

5 min·5 Mar

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Why Yacht Charters Are Overtaking Private Jets

Recent survey data shows 81% of affluent US travellers would select a yacht charter instead of a private-jet transfer when given the choice, while expected one-week charter spending clusters between US$4,180 and US$12,000, highlighting shifting transport and leisure logistics in high-end travel planning.

4 min·5 Mar

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Middle Schoolers: Scuba and Liveaboard Sailing

Typical youth liveaboard programs operate on fixed 5–7 day rotations with vessel capacities of 8–20 guests, an instructor-to-student ratio commonly maintained at 1:4 or better, and dive schedules that position the boat within 15–45 minutes steaming time of sheltered reefs to minimize transit fatigue for middle school participants.

6 min·5 Mar

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Ouzel: Rockport Marine’s 95-Foot Sloop Launch

Ouzel’s 95-foot hull required heavy-lift equipment and tight coordination with Rockport Harbor authorities for berthing, sea trials, and U.S.

5 min·5 Mar

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Insurance Strategies for Boat Rental Fleets

When a rented vessel is damaged or disabled, repair and claims processing routinely take that unit out of service for days to weeks, directly reducing fleet availability and booking capacity during peak season.

6 min·5 Mar

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Thailand sailing: routes, winds and marina rules

Monsoon timing, marina availability and inter-island transit distances define the practical window for safe, comfortable sailing in Thailand: the northeast monsoon (Nov–Apr) delivers 5–20 knot trade winds ideal for the Andaman Sea, while the southwest monsoon (May–Oct) increases gusts and swell, often restricting access to certain marine parks and reducing berth availability in smaller marinas.

5 min·5 Mar

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Practical Picks: Inshore Sailing Jacket Test

During busy marina turnarounds and tender transfers, crew and day-sailors require lightweight waterproofs that facilitate rapid boarding, stowage, and short-position duties without the bulk of offshore gear.

5 min·5 Mar

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Electric winch failure prompts safety guidance for yachts

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found that the absence of a local isolation or emergency-stop for the yacht’s 24-volt direct current electric winches was a decisive factor in the fatality 2.8nm south‑south‑west of the Needles Lighthouse off the Isle of Wight.

6 min·5 Mar

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Jonmeri 40: Design, Performance and Cruising Notes

With a standard draft of 2.10 m and a lightship displacement near 8,000 kg, the Jonmeri 40 demands marina berths and channel depths that routinely clear 2.5 m plus adequate onshore lifting capacity (around 9 tonnes) for maintenance and antifouling operations; operators planning coastal charters or long-term moorings must factor in these constraints for route planning and marina selection.

6 min·5 Mar

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How GPS tracking strengthens outboard security for marinas

A single night raid that removed 10 outboard engines from a Cornwall boatyard produced losses of approximately £200,000, exposing critical gaps in shore-side security, equipment logistics and spare-part supply chains for local marinas and boat rental fleets.

5 min·5 Mar

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