On the FLY

VICEM YACHTS’ NEW 55 CLASSIC FLYBRIDGE CRUISER EXUDES OLD-WORLD CHARM

HOWARD WALKER

In the words of Confucius the Navigator, the seafaring brother of that wise and worldly Chinese philosopher: “Life’s too short to own an ugly boat.” Stroll the docks at any boat show these days, and you’ll spy a multitude of floating Clorox bottles with more glass than fiberglass, acres of sun pads, and top-heavy designs guaranteed to have the crew coming down with mal de mer at the first sign of a chop. Which is why the sight of the newest offering from Turkey’s Vicem Yachts, the Vicem 55 Classic Flybridge, at the 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show caused a teen-like spike in my endorphins. This thing is beyond gorgeous. It has a classic Down East design with cues from Maine’s iconic lobster boats, arguably the most famous being…

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Naples Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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