Power & Motoryacht

Breaking news to no one reading this column: Boating is an expensive pastime. I know it, you know it. Still, when my summer slip increased in price again this year, I felt a small knot form in my stomach. We love our marina. For the slice of life we’re in, we take full advantage of the pool, playground, dinghy dock, and proximity to the ice cream shop, so the thought of seeki...

It took only seconds after stepping from the warm cockpit for the cold November wind coming off the Sound to chill me to the core. Windswept sea mist hung heavy in the air. I snapped a few photos and then quickly retreated to the Sabre 51’s salon, grateful for its warm embrace. Through massive windows, the late-autumn sun bathed the cherry interior in a ...

Ferrettis have an aura. They conjure up daydreams of turquoise water and azure skies. It helps that they’re usually white, or cream, so even on a dull day they seem to be sitting in a patch of sunlight. It’s as if the weather’s always perfect.

They’re also big, confident, and luxurious, and not ashamed to look it. You never get the sense that the designers try too h...

I read an essay recently about maintaining a “beginner’s mind.” It was written by an artist who refused to be labeled by a particular style of work. She always wanted to feel like a beginner, in every piece she painted. Reading it brought to mind something I’ve always tried to maintain in our life aboard: the willingness to see each experience not as a repeat of our past crui...

“This is one of the prettiest boats I have ever seen.” – Feadship CEO Henk de Vries

Thanks, Henk. I knew I liked you.

A decade ago my office designed a boat, which captured global attention, the 54-foot mahogany commuter Posh. Much ink has been spilled noshing over Posh. But this column is called Inside Angl...