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Now is the time…

Some exciting news today, presenting my loyal friends, clients and readers with a true value play. The Florida owner of this pristine 2018 Long Island

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Pay to play?

My two lawyer-children tell me that there is an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence called an “Admission against interest.” If you are saying

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Stairway to Heaven

I. Stairway to Heaven… Last week my regular tennis partner returned one of my better top-spin forehands with an uncharacteristically (for him) short ball. Ah,

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Words vs. Videos

I. Big News from France, and your Save the Date! I figure I have about eighteen months before I am dislodged from my throne here

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No bad boat reviews?

Some twenty + years ago, finding myself a woefully under-educated newbie yacht broker, I dedicated myself to reading every boat review I could find, sail

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Rarer than rare…

Our listing for Natalia, a 2012 Torpedo 42 Luxury Dayboat, presents the rarest of opportunities for those knowledgeable, discerning yachtsmen and women looking for immediate delivery

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Six footers…

I know a terrific delivery Captain, a Vicem specialist  (I suppose I am too, in a different way) who taught me alot over the years.

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Big doings…

It is no secret that September is just about the busiest month in the boat biz on both sides of the pond. Racing around as

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K.I.S.S.

I. Your Neil Armstrong Moment You’d be forgiven for thinking this strange blue marble was some bizarre exoplanet from a distant galaxy, one of the

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Stable and Able

I think I can distill down to three simple words an answer to The Fog Warning’s eternal question of yachting: What makes a yacht great,

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Words fail me….

Sometimes it’s about the words. But more often it’s all about the pix. Especially these pix, taken just this week in Rotterdam. Our 42-knot Zeelander

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The Ghosts in the Machine

Welcome to Chapter #3 in Zeelander University’s Master Degree program – The latest course in your 12-part series in advanced Zeelander ownership. Today we’re going

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Love Me Tender

Welcome back for chapter two of your continuing twelve-part series in advanced Zeelander ownership. In the end you’ll be awarded your well-deserved Masters in Zeelander

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Vicem 80 – Ojala

Vicem’s line of large flybridge yachts, whether they be the 67, 70 or 72′ models, are widely known for their beauty and performance. Owner’s of

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Time and Tide…

I. The Magazine! At least one of your holiday wishes has been granted! The Winter issue of The Fog Warning Digital Magazine has just been

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The Sossego Comfort 22

The Sossego [Sah-SAY-go] Comfort  22   The Gebroeders van Enkhuizen’s yard of Makkum, Holland has long been known for launching some of the finest aluminum

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Solutions

I. A Christening I was shocked to learn that long after his heroic WWI exploits in the Middle East, Lawrence of Arabia swapped his camels for boats

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Gemstone Quality

I. Gemstone Quality A client recently asked me if The Fog Warning had a specific theme. I quickly said: “Sure! On any given day I write

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Viking 82 – Untethered

SOLD! 2016 Viking Enclosed Skylounge – Untethered $6,850,000 Untethered, this custom 2016 Viking Convertible with Enclosed Bridge, sits at the very top of sportfish design’s

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*** No way! ***

I. Words fail me….   If a picture is worth a thousand words, this video must be …. priceless!   My new Yachtworld listing for

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*** Tesla smart! ***

I. Tesla Smart! Any fellow Crunchbase readers out there? Reading it is part of my morning routine, along with the Times and my oatmeal and raisins.

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*** Innovare ***

I. Innovare The word just just rolls of the tongue, doesn’t it?  “Innovare,” the root of “Innovate.” It’s meaning in Ancient Rome? “To renew.” My meaning

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Va-Va-Va-Voom!

This week I’d like to talk about the challenges of great boat design, and take you on a photo safari of downeast boats. I believe

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Back to the future!

  How’s this for a Back-to-the-Future development, loyal readers? I have again surrendered myself to the beauty and value of Turkish-built yachts! I am thrilled

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I have a haddock!

I. Our Last Event –  Last weekend’s Hinckley Experience Event in Westchester was much fun, as these pix will attest. What is it about fine

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The Real Deal

So this clip from 1933 – to me one of the funniest in film history – playfully illustrates the difference between the real deal, and

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Why a duck?

“Why a duck?” asks Chico. Or, more to the point:  Why a Hinckley? Well, here’s one [lengthy] answer: When you get a bunch of builders

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Goodbye To All That

  Thirty-something years ago I read an [evidently] memorable book called Goodbye To All That, by Robert Graves.  He was one of the few British WWI poets

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A Personal Note

  Because so many of my clients are friends, this blog has always been a mix of the personal and the business. This entry is

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Why I love the V65

  Last week I mentioned that one of the top ten boat show questions I hear is “Anything smaller than a V52?”  I also hinted, with no

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Smaller Vicem’s?

  I am going to have to stop opening these posts with my “Lot’s going on this week, folks” line, because “this week” has become

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Newport Begins

  Hey there.  I am just finishing the setup for the Newport Show, and setting tickets aside. If you are coming down, just let me

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Free airfare!

  Much to report on here, as always, but first I’d like to wish everyone a great Fourth of July on the water. And watch

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New 58 Pix

Much to report after a quite busy Memorial Day weekend in Newport: I. New Pix Below you will see the latest pix of our Vicem

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A Cover!

In our industry few things are as big a deal as getting a magazine cover shot.  So we are quite excited about our 78 Cruiser

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Spring arrives!

I. Spring Arrives! Spring has most definitely come to Newport! Last Tuesday about 11pm I sat on my porch on Nanaquaket Pond, listening to some

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Your Vicem Report

Greetings! Welcome to the inaugural posting to my brand new Vicem blog. After years of using email to regularly communicate with my 3,000+ clients, my kids have

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