SUPERPOWERED FUN

The Princess X80 is a 31-knot socializing machine with a \"super flybridge.\"

RIDE OR DRIVE

SipaBoards combine the fun and exercise of paddling with the convenience of an electric motor.

HIGH FLYER

The Candela C-8 Center Console is all about speed, hydrofoil technology and customizable fun.

THINK TANK

Azimut-Benetti Group is replacing fossil fuels with HVOlution biofuel for sea trials, prototype testing and more.

HOW TO BUY TIME

Boathouse Auctions, which shortens a yacht's sale time, is now working with yachts as big as 150 feet length overall.

IPS FOR SUPERYACHTS

Volvo Penta says a new version of IPS is coming in 2025 foryachts from 82 to more than 180 feet long

A WONDER DOWN UNDER

The Whitsunday Islands, off Australia's Queensland Coast, are a cruising delight any day of the week.

PUMPING ELECTRONS

Aqua superPower's charging stations and network are helping to power cleaner, greener boating.

COMMS FOR WAY, WAY OUT THERE

Iridium's Certus network can keep cruisers connected when they're plying seldom-seen waters.

BIG TIME

THE NEARLY 50-KNOT CRUISERS 50 GLS IS EQUAL PARTS PURE PERFORMANCE AND SHEER FUN.

BUILT FOR ADVENTURE

IT'S ONE THING TO DREAM ABOUT CRUISING OFFSHORE; IT'S ANOTHER THING TO BUILD A BOAT THAT CAN MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE.

THE CROWD-PLEASER

A STABLE RIDE, LONG RANGE, VOLUME HORIZON POWER CATAMARANS 68 AN TO SPARE AND INTRIGUING LAYOUT OPTIONS MAKE THE IMPRESSIVE OFFERING.

BOTTOMED OUT

On the salt for several seasons, this sailboat's hull bottom sorely needed a paint job.

FAMILY GETAWAY

The Galeon Yachts 440 Fly is for owners who want to escape with their families-quickly.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Fuell, co-founded by a well-known motorcycle designer, says it has created the world's longest-range e-bike.

ADVENTURE YOUR WAY

Long range, high speed, even underwater: Today's recreational vessels allow for all kinds of choices.

SMART BOATING?

Is a solution for dumb boaters on the horizon?

STUNNING ST. LUCIA

Striking natural beauty is just the start of this Caribbean island's tremendous appeal.

LOST, NOW FOUND

Marine electronics help find one of the West Coast's last great shipwrecks.

READY TO ROAM

THE 164-FOOT TANKOA KINDA IS A TRIDECK WITH HYBRID PROPULSION BUILT TO CROSS OCEANS IN STYLE.

NEXT GENERATION

THE 29-KNOT RIVIERA 78 MOTOR YACHT OFFERS LUXE LIVING ON THE INSIDE AND BLUEWATER CRUISING ON THE OUTSIDE.

EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS

WELCOME TO THE YACHTING EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS. Our staff has evaluated countless vessels, technology, gear and marine-related services during the past 12 months. We've discussed and debated. In the following pages, you'll see the companies, products and initiatives that came out on top of those debates. So, without further ado, here are Yachting's Editors' Choice Award winners for 2023.

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT

Big weather and a come-from-behind victory across 14,000 nautical miles define The Ocean Race.

BRIGHT SPOT

Croatia continues to be a popular destination for charter.

POWER UP

The wallypower58X is equal parts luxurious comfort and thrilling power.

SUMMER READERS

Bajio adds fashionable bifocal lenses to tts range of boatingand tishing-ready sunglasses.

SEMI-BESPOKE SPEEDSTER

Wooden Boats Limo Tender 27 delivers comfort and 37-knot speed.

IT'S GO TIME

Waterfront festivals, rendezvous and more await boaters all around the country this summer.

A Whale of a Problem

Federal regulators trying to protect the animals want East Coast boaters to slow to 10 knots

NOW HEAR THIS

Good advice can be helpful, if you actually listen