A noble name in Italian yachting, Bellini Nautica, comes to the market with its own boat brand, Bellini Yacht. It does so by launching Astor 36, an elegant walkaround vessel with two cabins and very elegant lines designed by Brunello Acampora. The Astor 36 is just the first model in the lineup; a 56′ will […]
It is essential for proper, safe, and above all, comfortable navigation. Often on small boats it is enough to shift weights to get the boat in the right position, but for larger boats it is not so simple. The main element influencing the longitudinal tilt of a hull is the center of gravity, or geometric
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Sailors are a strange bunch, and their most famous regatta, the America’s Cup, is even stranger. The winner sets the rules—starting with “where” and “when”—but also decides the “how,” that is, the specifications of the boats. The Defender, in fact, together with a representative of the Challengers (who, however, has very little say in the
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Maxi-RIB, a family of boats that has been expanding for several years now. In practice, this term is often applied to certain vessels for which the term“Rigid Inflatable Boat”—of which RIB is the acronym—isn’t 100% accurate. The reason? Simply put, they don’t have inflatable tubes, but rather a closed-cell fender that surrounds them, like a
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