Checkmate, Duffy & Tayana

Matt O’Hara throttled his boat with authority, blasting past the New York City skyline. Calm winds and a long ocean swell made for good conditions to grab some action shots of our friend’s 28-foot Checkmate Powerboat catching air. The 1994 Checkmate Convincor is powered by twin Mercruiser engines delivering 770HP.

The plan was to take aerial photos of the dredging operation in Sandy Hook Channel, but we postponed the shoot when clouds moved in.

Instead we launched a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone and took some photos of our Duffy 35 cruising past Roamer Shoal Lighthouse. From this angle you can nicely see the waves breaking over the shallows just past the light!

On the return, we met up with Captain Eric Puleio of Narwhal Yacht Charters sailing on his Tayana 37. The ‘Genesis’ looked great under her three maroon sails and beautiful brightwork! If you haven’t booked a charter with them we can highly recommend it.

Happy Birthday America!

For the 4th of July we took the American Flag as our VIP passenger for a tour through the harbor and past the Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower. Happy Independence Day everyone!