The Colombo 25 Super Indios E is an electrified version of the builder’s elegant 25-foot offering. It has a protected cockpit, a C-shaped settee and a sun-worshiping deck. The boat is propelled by two 35-kilowatt electric motors powered by a 72-kilowatt-hour battery; this combination yields 20 to 90 miles of range, depending on the skipper’s throttle-control habits.

Whom It’s For: Anyone who values near-silent and emissions-free boating.

Picture This: You’re entertaining friends at your summer place in Bar Harbor, Maine, and they’ve never seen Mount Desert Island. So, you load up your Colombo 25 Super Indios E and quietly cruise Somes Sound, stopping at Beal’s Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor for lobstah rolls. You show off Otter Cliffs on the way home before delivering a safe and memorable view of Thunder Hole.    

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Compass Tenders’ 10.1m Open Tender is designed to transport guests safely and comfortably while still offering performance- and fun-minded amenities. The tender is powered by dual 320 hp Yanmar engines and sterndrives to deliver speeds up to 36 knots, and it carries multifunction displays to simplify navigation. Business aside, the 10.1m Open Tender has multiple lounging options, a swim platform and steps, and a hydraulic bow door, which simplifies sandy landings.

Whom It’s For: Boaters who want speed, comfort and the ability to take 12 people almost anywhere.

Picture This: The main ride is berthed at the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda, but everyone wants to go exploring. So, you load up your 10.1m Open Tender and zip over to Devil’s Bay National Park to check out the massive granite boulders.  

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Wooden boats’ LimoTender BLU 8.3m has classic lines crafted from composite materials. The vessel’s layout includes a forward-situated wheelhouse that can seat two crewmembers, a salon that can accommodate 12 people, and a cockpit with generous amounts of seating and lounging space. The salon’s deckhouse lowers to gunwale level for stowage, and the boat’s stern-driven 270 hp Mercury turbo-diesel inboard reportedly yields a 35-knot top speed.

Whom It’s For: Owners looking for curvy good looks and an enclosed ride with contemporary technologies.

Picture This: The main ride is berthed at the marina in Nassau, the Bahamas, but dinner reservations for 10 are at Sapodilla Estate. So, you enjoy cocktails in your Wooden Boats LimoTender BLU 8.3m while the captain drives.  

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The Lomac GranTurismo 14 is a superyacht tender that can double as a capable day cruiser. Federico Fiorentino penned this flagship RIB, and the design team used computer modeling to yield a high-performance hull form that’s efficient at all speeds. The twin-shell hull is built from aramid fibers and vinylester resin using a vacuum-infusion process, and it’s finished with neopentyl gelcoat. The RIB carries generous bow and stern sun pads and a cockpit table, as well as a belowdecks space that includes a dinette and an enclosed head.

Whom It’s For: Maxi and superyacht owners who seek a fast, comfortable and fashionable tender that can accommodate 16 people.

Picture This: It’s late April, and you’re cruising the Leeward Islands. Your main ride is berthed on St. Maarten, but the kids want to watch the fast race boats at Les Voiles de St. Barth. You load up your Lomac GranTurismo 14 and punch across the 15 or so bluewater miles separating St. Maarten from St. Barthélemy. The RIB has zero issue with the open-ocean swell, and its triple 450 hp outboards make short work of keeping pace with the gunboats.    

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Compass Tenders’ 11.1 Limo Tender offers the best of both worlds: Its enclosed hardtop provides privacy, and weather and sun protection, while its dual forward-facing cameras deliver video imagery to its twin cabin screens. The tender’s rooftop glass panels articulate open in multiple directions, the integrated audiovisual system keeps the mood lively, and twin 320 hp Yanmar engines and paired sterndrives provide speed to burn.

Whom It’s For: Owners seeking a comfortable, discreet and climate-controlled way of commuting to and from the dockside tie-up.

Picture This: Your yacht is berthed at the Yacht Haven Grande Miami marina, but you and your friends want to head up to Fort Lauderdale for the evening. The Compass Tenders 11.1 Limo Tender gets you there and back again in high-end style, and traffic-free too.    

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Cheetah Marine’s R630 is a RIB that’s built for today and tomorrow, thanks to its design for the electrified future. The R630 comes standard with a single 50 hp gasoline or diesel outboard, and owners can upgrade the boat to create an all-electric ride. The company achieved this versatility with an efficient cathedral hull that helps to hop the RIB onto plane faster—while plowing less water—than a boat with a traditionally shaped undercarriage. Additionally, the R630 has a flush, self-draining deck; sizable on-deck stowage; and belowdecks tankage. Bespoke designs are available.   

Whom It’s For: Owners who want to go electric, but aren’t ready to commit. Anyone seeking a RIB that can hit 25 knots with a single 50 hp outboard.   

Picture This: It’s a lovely January day off St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, and the kids want to use the e-foils. So, you load up your Cheetah Marine R630 and quietly cruise over to Caneel Bay Beach, on nearby St. John, for a fun day of foiling.

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The Lomac Turismo 9.5 is a high-end RIB with an aggressive look that will rotate heads in any harbor. The boat carries a generous bow area for lounging and dining, a center console with a windshield, a belowdecks shower and a U-shaped dinette aft that converts into a sun pad. The boat also sports a twin-shell hull and six-chambered tubes, which are a safety feature in case of punctures to any single chamber.

Whom It’s For: Performance-minded boaters who appreciate practical amenities and flexible spaces for socializing or lounging.

Picture This: The Antigua Charter Yacht Show is unfurling at Nelson’s Dockyard, but your yacht is berthed at Jolly Harbour. No matter. You load up your Lomac Turismo 9.5 and blast over. The yachts and the former Royal Navy Dockyard are hits, and the ride home is a fast, downwind affair.  

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The Swan Overshadow uses Nautor’s proven Shadow hull design while letting owners choose among multiple deck and belowdecks configurations. The Overshadow has inboard propulsion, and the twin-stepped, V-shaped hull is built to Category B offshore standards. With dual 440 hp Volvo Penta Aquamatic D6-DPI engines, the boat has a reported 52-knot maximum speed.

Whom It’s For: Performance-minded boaters who want to entertain, cruise and have sea legs to keep pace with the main ride.

Picture This: It’s a moody late September morning in Newport, Rhode Island. You and your partner decide to blast over to Block Island for lunch at The Landing at Champlin’s Marina, but you hedge your bets and take your Swan Overshadow. It’s raining for the final miles, but the Overshadow’s long top and high windscreen keep things comfortable.  

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The Arksen 28 is an all-weather day boat that’s built to dispatch choppy seas while maintaining a dry, comfortable ride for everyone seated inside its enclosed pilothouse. The boat is built from aluminum and carries a deep-V undercarriage, chines and strakes. Topside bumpers, along with the enclosed helm and salon, encourage year-round escapades in most weather.

Whom It’s For: Adventure-minded boaters seeking the safety, strength and performance of an enclosed-pilothouse vessel, an aluminum hull and 450 horsepower.

Picture This: It’s late summer in Castine, Maine, and you and your kids—plus some of their friends—take a spin past the islands surrounding the nearby Deer Isle Thorofare, with a scoop stop at the Stonington Ice Cream Co. on the way home. The Arksen 28 has no trouble pressing its 25-knot cruising speed (with forays into the 40-knot realm) while ferrying eight guests, and its hull shape makes short work of East Penobscot Bay’s whitecapped waters. Better still, the helm’s 360-degree sightlines simplify the art of dodging the waterway’s lobster-pot armada.   

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The Candela C-8 Center Console is an electric, carbon-fiber yacht that rides on two hydrofoils. The boat’s onboard sensors constantly measure wave and ride height, plus pitch and roll. This information is fed into the vessel’s Flight Controller, which trims the foils up to 6,000 times per minute, removing all guesswork from “flying” the boat. In addition, the vessel’s 55-kilowatt C-POD drive is situated below the water’s surface. Its foils retract for accessing skinny waters, and owners can choose from a menu of customization options.

Whom It’s For: Adventure-minded boaters who want speed, performance and hydrofoil tech without the noise of an internal-combustion engine.

Picture This: It’s a crisp, clear late-summer afternoon on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, and you feel like having an adventure. So you and a couple of buddies hop in your Candela C-8 Center Console and hydrofoil around Jamestown Island, stopping for a swim at Mackerel Cove. And you’re back in Newport in time for dinner at The Candy Store.  

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