Christensen

Veteran captains offer up their favorite itineraries in the Western Hemisphere's top tropical charter destinations.

Delta’s 164-foot M/Y Endless Summer is built tough for families and charter without sacrificing luxury.

Attracting the high society for decades, the Amalfi Coast is glamorous, fun, beautiful...and perfect for yachting.

The man who bought the 164-foot Westport M/Y Trending chartered 30 or 40 times before setting up his own program.

Award-winning chef Daniela Sanchez (M/Y Remember When) tempts all the senses on charter in the Exumas.

As states in popular charter regions legalize medical and recreational pot, yacht captains face new obstacles with guests.

A charter aboard the Christensen REMEMBER WHEN is all about embracing the unknown—and being thrilled in return.

164-foot Silver Lining opens a new chapter for Washington State's Christensen Yachts.

Christensen Shipyards’ new build, 164-foot Silver Lining is complete and ready for sea trials.

Christensen's 160-foot D'Natalin IV was designed for cross-generational good times in faraway places.

We did a little snooping around a few shipyards to find out what they’re hiding. What we found were extraordinary designers and amazing craftsmen laboring in the shadows of the big yachts. We have the inside scoop.

On the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show’s windy and rainy opening day, Christensen Shipyards signed a contract with new customers on Project C-2014.

Ocean Alexander, with the launch of its OA 120, opens a new chapter in its 34-year history. The alluring new flagship was developed over a period of five years—from the first conversation with designer Evan K. Marshall—and debuts at the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.

As he began laying out his tools and gauges in preparation for a recent trial run of the just-launched Ocean Alexander 120 tri-deck, a technician observed, “In terms of its systems alone, it’s a lot more like a 50-meter yacht.”

Ocean Alexander’s new 120, now in the final stages of construction at the Christensen yard in northwest Washington State, will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The Ocean Alexander 120 will be the yard’s new flagship and marks a major step for the company.

Arunas Chesonis wasn’t seriously looking to buy a boat. The CEO of Sweetwater Energy was perfectly content to charter, something he’d been doing with his family for the better part of a decade. He always booked the same older boat because of the thing that he said made that boat better than any other: Captain Paulo Guedes.