Our weather window to depart Fort Lauderdale, FL for Bimini, Bahamas came on January 7th. With  our roadside Covid tests showing negate results, we made a plan to leave around 6am, as the wind was due to pick up in the early afternoon.  Though Forbes can be  a restless one and I heard the ...

The idea of spending the winter aboard our boat, cruising in the Bahamas, came to us after months of daily life during a pandemic. Inspired by our many adventurous clients and realizing that we could both live, work & educate our kids all from our own home presented us with a unique opportunity. If we can comfortably do this...

As more and more sailors make the transition from sailboats to power the importance of understanding basic propeller theory is important. Like your sails, the propeller's performance is directly linked to its size and shape and this article was designed to touch on the importance of boat propeller tuning from a sailor's perspective.Moving a boat we...

X-Yachts announced its latest design. The X56  joins the successful and critically acclaimed Pure X Range. Launching 2021! The X56 is a fifty-six-foot performance cruising yacht designed with serious cruising in mind; be that crossing the Atlantic, or exploring beautiful Mediterranean islands. The X56 joins the hugely succe...

 X-Yachts celebrated their 40th anniversary with the launch of their latest 40 foot cruising sailboat, the X4⁰, last summer.  X-Yachts might be getting older, but this covergirl will always turn heads. Read Sail Magazine's review about this all new X4⁰ -  the smallest model in the pure X range; blending ...

Xp 50 Freya captured in a perfect -moment rounding the Fastnet Rock.Freya made Line Honours in 3d 2h 5m 21s and was thereby the first X-Yacht to cross the finish line in Plymouth.Top five fastest X-Yachts (Line Honours):1. Xp 50, Freya – 3d 2h 5m 21s2. Xp 44, Warrior Won – 3d 2h 46m 47s3. Xp 44, Orange Mecanix – 3d 4h 41m 10s4. Xp 44, Xtra Staerk –...