Anacortes-2025

Onboard Power
Coastal Craft 54Lux
While visiting the Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show we got a look at a stunning new Canadian boat, the Coastal Craft 45 Lux, which is an interesting departure from their previous designs.
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Onboard Power
Nimbus 495 Flybridge
We visited the Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show which featured Trawlerfest education seminars and saw some interesting new boats making their US debut. Hot off a ship from Sweden is the Nimbus 495 Flybridge.
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The strong silent type, the new Maritimo M75
The Maritimo M75 is the largest boat to date from this venerable Australian builder. In addition to supersizing a lot of what makes these boats popular with large comfortable spaces, and a convenient central galley, running this boat from the enclosed flybridge is whisper quiet.
Sea Otters Could Return to Oregon. This time, the science comes first
More than a century after the fur trade wiped out Oregon's sea otters, and decades after a failed 1970s attempt to bring them back, a new research partnership is building the underwater baseline needed for a second try.
2026 Newport for New Products™, Award Winning Gear
The Newport International Boat Show kicked off the fall show season with a nice selection of both sail and powerboats docked together on the Newport, RI, waterfront. This week, we showcase winners of the new products contest, in the gear and equipment categories.