Breathe Easy, Not all snorkels are created equal
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We know people have been snorkeling for millennia in part because of Aristotle. In his On the Parts of Animals, one of the first biology textbooks of the ancient world, written around 350 B.C., he compares an elephant’s trunk to “divers equip[ping] themselves with instruments for breathing.” Since that time, however, little has changed in the design of such a breathing instrument. But what if you could relocate the cumbersome schnorchel—German slang for snout—or the curved tube Aristotle envisioned as a trunk, so that it allowed you to breathe more naturally?
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A Good Ear
It pays to be acutely aware of noise on your boat, particularly if it’s coming from the engine room.
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Strike!
Gulf of Panama, Panama 7°22'N 80°0'W
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Made In Taiwan
As the world’s fourth largest producer of yachts 78 feet and over, Taiwan is a country on the move.
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The Hard Way Around
REFUSING TO PUT LIFE ON HOLD, FOUR INTREPID TWENTYSOMETHINGS SET AN UNCONVENTIONAL COURSE TO SEE THE WORLD ON A NORDHAVN 76.
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Permission Granted
A BILLIONAIRE FINALLY GETS HIS YACHT.
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Uncompromising Vision
ARCADIA CREATES A DESIGN AROUND PEOPLE RATHER THAN HULLS. THE RESULT IS A STUNNING MIX OF COMFORT AND DELIGHT IN A 100-FOOTER THAT MUST BE EXPERIENCED TO BE BELIEVED.
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Against The Grain
IF YOU LOVE THE LINES OF A SPORTFISHERMAN BUT THINK MASS-PRODUCED BOATS ARE NOTHING SPECIAL, YOU MAY FIND A CUSTOM WOODEN YACHT LIKE THIS MERRITT 46 TO BE YOUR PATH TO FULFILLMENT.
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End Of An Era
CRUISING THROUGH THE YEARS WITH HEF
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Sea Trial Like A Pro
COUNTLESS BOAT TESTS HAVE TAUGHT ME NEVER TO OVERLOOK THE OBVIOUS.
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Up Close And Personal
A four-month test of the Monte Carlo MC5 allows Editor-in-Chief Daniel Harding Jr. to peel back the many layers of this versatile vessel.