SOME ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS MAY SURPRISE YOU
In the late 1970s I moved from my home state of California to New Orleans to get my first shot at professional boat design. I was met with great skepticism by the shipyard workers at Halter Marine West End Division, as they were introduced to their new designer and all they saw was a 25-year-old, long-haired kid wearing flip-flops.
While I looked like a hippie, they viewed me as a nerdy academic, clearly out of my element in a commercial shipyard. Those old salts made my life pretty rough in the beginning and kidded me unmercifully for being a notoriously light drinker, ordering me milk whenever we went out to a bar after work.
During my first year, the yard was building a 65-foot Halter aluminum sportfish yacht and some of the interior finish work wasn’t coming out very good.
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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.
Strike!
Gulf of Panama, Panama 7°22'N 80°0'W
Made In Taiwan
As the world’s fourth largest producer of yachts 78 feet and over, Taiwan is a country on the move.
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.
Permission Granted
A BILLIONAIRE FINALLY GETS HIS YACHT.
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.
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.
End Of An Era
CRUISING THROUGH THE YEARS WITH HEF
Sea Trial Like A Pro
COUNTLESS BOAT TESTS HAVE TAUGHT ME NEVER TO OVERLOOK THE OBVIOUS.
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.
