Selene Yachts Americas

09/03/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #21: Day 14 — Landfall in a Beautiful Country

Saturday, 10:45 to landfall in St. George’s, Bermuda
We made it! Next Chapter entered St. George’s Harbour with about 30 minutes of daylight remaining, completing 1,908 nautical miles and 13½ days on the open Atlantic.

The final day brought steady winds of 15–18 knots just off the port bow. Next Chapter kept ticking off the miles as if she knew the mission. After nearly two weeks at sea, you stop thinking of the boat as equipment. She had a job to do—and she did it right to the final hour.

We entered the harbour at 11:30 p.m. ship’s time—8:30 p.m. local. Every account I had read advised against navigating the cut after dark. It was close, but we didn’t have to.

We tied up at the quay and cleared customs, where we received an incredibly friendly welcome. Everything is handled in one office at the pier. Fees are $5 per meter for a five-day in-transit permit or $6.50 per meter for six months of cruising. You can also request a certificate for one duty-free fuel purchase—about 30% off the posted fuel-dock price.

After clearing in, we motored half a mile to the anchorage, dropped 100 feet of chain, and celebrated a wonderful passage.

We have a tradition of sharing a special drink whenever we arrive in a new country—33 countries now—but this celebration would wait until tomorrow. Jake, our four-year-old, was already asleep, and a tradition isn’t much of one without the entire crew.

The passage by the numbers:
• Distance: 1,908 nautical miles
• Time: 13 days, 13 hours, 45 minutes
• Average speed: 5.86 knots
• Fuel burned: 1,225 gallons
• Wind: Calm to 52.5 knots
• Seas: 1-foot ground swell to 12-foot average seas, with occasional 20-foot seas
• Generator run time: 8 hours

The generator serves as our backup propulsion, so we run it periodically to ensure it will start when needed. While it’s running, we take full advantage—operating both air conditioners, the dryer, and the watermaker at the same time. Might as well!.

09/03/2026

🚢 Trawlers, Trawlers, Everywhere!

Ever wonder what a shipyard full of Selene Yachts looks like? 👀

Selene Yachts Americas leadership team visited the thriving Jet-Tern/Selene Yachts shipyard in Zhuhai, China. As Wayne Goldman, Paul Cifka, and Dylan Hildebrand walked through the yard, they reflected on how much both Selene Yachts Americas and the shipyard have grown over the past three years.

The result? Nearly 20 Selene trawlers in various stages of construction—many of which will soon be making their way to North America.
🎥 In this video you'll see:
⚓ A walk through the expanded Selene shipyard 🛠️ Selene yachts at every stage of construction 🚤 Updates on popular models, including the Selene 60 Classic Explorer and 60 Ocean Explorer 🏢 The new state-of-the-art offices
🎨 A gallery featuring artwork by Selene designer Howard Chen

If you've ever wondered how a Selene comes to life, this is a behind-the-scenes look you won't want to miss.

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09/02/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #21: Day 14 — Landfall in a Beautiful Country 🇧🇲⚓

We made it!

Next Chapter came through the cut into St. George’s Harbour, Bermuda, with about 30 minutes of daylight to spare—closing out 1,908 nautical miles and 13½ days across the open Atlantic.

The weather stayed consistent to the end, with 15–18 knots off the port bow. Next Chapter simply kept ticking off the miles. After nearly two weeks at sea, you stop thinking of the boat as equipment. She had a job to do, and she did it beautifully right to the final hour.

We cleared customs at the quay in St. George’s and received an incredibly warm welcome. Afterward, we motored to the anchorage, put down 100 feet of chain, and finally celebrated a wonderful passage.

The passage by the numbers:
🌊 1,908 nautical miles
⏱️ 13 days, 13 hours, 45 minutes
⚓ Average speed: 5.86 knots
⛽ Fuel burned: 1,225 gallons
💨 Maximum wind: 52.5 knots
🌊 Maximum seas: 12 ft average, occasional 20 ft
⚡ Generator: 8 hours

Our traditional arrival drink in a new country—country #33—will wait until tomorrow. Four-year-old Jake was already asleep, and a tradition isn’t much of a tradition without the whole crew.

Next Chapter will spend a few days exploring Bermuda before watching for the right weather window to Annapolis, Maryland, where she’ll be available for purchase.

After 1,908 miles across the Atlantic, there’s really only one question:

Where would you take her next? 🌎⚓

09/01/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #20: Day 13 — The Last Full Day 🌊

Less than 100 nm off Bermuda.

Day 13 in the wake—our last full day at sea and our biggest day of the passage: 162 nautical miles made good, with fewer than 90 miles left to Bermuda.

There’s a particular feeling to the last full day of a crossing. For twelve days, the miles-to-go number has felt like an abstraction. On Day 13, you start counting it down out loud.

The forecasted head sea arrived and settled into a steady 15–18 knots off the port bow. Predictable is worth a great deal when you’re spending fuel against a deadline. The bow took it, the boat held her pace, and we kept the throttles forward.

Below decks, it was a quiet day—games, books and a couple of movies. Thirteen days in, the crew has found the rhythm. The final fuel transfer is complete, too: no more balancing and no more math. Just the fuel we need to get us in.

And Next Chapter continues to perform beautifully. Thirteen days of open ocean is a long audition for any boat, and she has passed like she always does. Having complete trust in her is a testament to her build quality and level of maintenance.

Now we’re 88.5 nautical miles from St. George’s, trying to beat the sun. We don’t intend to run the cut at night, so the final game is simple: hold the speed, watch the light, and point at the cut.
Our best day of the passage to close it out: 162 nm made good.

The next log should come from anchor in Powder Hole—aka St. George’s anchorage. ⚓🇧🇲

09/01/2026

60-Second Tour: Selene 60 Galley and Pilothouse Comparison

Take a quick tour of the galley and pilothouse on a pair of stunning Selene 60 yachts. The first is a Selene Ocean Explorer, which features a slightly more open floorplan and cleaner lines. The second is a Classic Explorer, which features a more traditional trawler look and feel. Both merge handcrafted build quality with state-of-the-art systems and equipment. And both are ready to cross oceans.

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08/31/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #18: Day 11, Eyes on the Finish

Wednesday 10:45 to Thursday 10:45, mid-Atlantic bound for St. George's

Day 11 in the wake — the smooth water held, the miles kept coming, and for the first time this leg we let ourselves look at the finish line. St. George's is now just over two days off the bow.

Another day of the good stuff. The flat seas that set in behind the blow stayed with us, and flat water is fast water — the miles came easy again, the way they only do when the ocean cooperates. All systems are nominal and the crew is in good spirits; there's a particular kind of contentment that settles over a boat when the sea is kind and the count of miles-to-go finally starts with a small number.

And that number is starting to feel real. We're now just over two days out from Bermuda, and after eleven days of pointing west it's hard not to set your eye on the finish line. We're allowing ourselves a little of that.

We're not there yet, though, and the forecast has one more card to play. We're expecting some head sea to build starting Friday. The hope is it doesn't kick up enough to slow us down much — if we hold a good pace, we'll make landfall Saturday night; if the head sea takes a bite out of our speed, that slips to Sunday morning. Either way, we're planning around one hard rule: every account I've read says not to run the cut into St. George's at night. So we'll time our arrival to daylight even if it means slowing down that's a small price after 1,800-odd miles.

On the boat, it's the report I like to give: systems all doing great, and nothing to add. Yesterday made good 125 nautical miles, with St. George's now just 385 nm off the bow.

08/31/2026

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08/30/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #17: Day 10, Smooth Water Makes Good Miles

Tuesday 10:45 to Wednesday 10:45, mid-Atlantic bound for St. George's

Day 10 in the wake — the sea kept flattening in the wake of the blow until, by nightfall, it was down to a gentle rock. Smooth water is fast water, and our speed and our miles climbed right along with it.

The calming that started at the tail end of the blow just kept going all day. Hour by hour the seas laid down further, until by nightfall the ocean had settled to a gentle rock under the hull — the kind of motion you stop noticing. Flat water is good for morale, but it's also good for speed, and the two go hand in hand out here: as the seas smoothed, our pace climbed to 6.5 knots and the miles came easier for it.

By nightfall the sky had gone as clear as the sea was flat — not a single cloud left in it. And with a hundreds of miles of ocean in every direction, there's not a watt of light pollution to dim it. The stars that came out were unlike anything I've ever seen: the whole sky lit up, edge to edge. Just amazing.

More fresh-baked cookies came out of the oven, and there's no faster way to a happy crew than a warm cookie on a calm sea.

On the mechanical side, everything's humming. A thank-you to everyone who reached out about the stern thruster — it's appreciated. We'll dig into it properly once we're back in the States, since it's not a system we lean on underway; about the only time we really call on the stern thruster is a Med mooring in a cross breeze, so it can wait for a dock.

A good day of running to show for the smooth water: 143 nautical miles made good, with St. George's now 510 nm off the bow.

08/30/2026

What's Cooking? Doesn't food taste better when cooked on a boat?! 😋

If you’ve ever attended a Selene Rendezvous potluck or cruised with Selene owners, you’ve probably noticed that our captains and crews take food seriously. With that in mind—and with our belief that you shouldn’t have to leave the comforts of home behind when you go passagemaking—every Selene galley is intentionally designed to meet the lifestyle and cooking needs of its owners.

In this video, we step aboard Selenes ranging from 36 to 60 feet to see how owners and their friends use their galleys to prepare meals for themselves and their guests.

Aboard Selene 54 Kallisto, Cindy, shows us that even choppy seas won’t stop her from cooking a full breakfast—and baking fresh bread.

On Selene 60 Koinonia, Roseanne, demonstrates her favorite recipe for Parmesan ranch salmon fillets, made with salmon she and her husband caught in Alaska, just in time for a Selene potluck. Roseanne also explains how she customized her galley’s refrigeration and cabinetry to suit her unique needs.

Finally, we board Selene 36 Santosha, where guests Katherine and Ken walk us through how they prepare and grill asparagus wrapped in prosciutto - while owner Chuck, entertains the group with his amazing banjo playing.

While the menus may vary greatly from boat to boat and region to region, nearly every Selene owner will tell you the same thing: their Selene offers ample cooking and storage space, plenty of inviting places to sit down for a meal, and some of the best scenery imaginable. Because when you’re cruising aboard a Selene, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy the comforts—and the good food—of home wherever you go.

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08/29/2026

A reflection on Next Chapter’s (Selene 53) journey:

Log #16: Days 8 & 9, Riding Out the Blow

Sunday 10:45 to Tuesday 10:45, mid-Atlantic bound for St. George's

Two days rolled into one, because Day 9 was too rough to sit and write. Day 8 was more of the same quiet running. Day 9 was the system we'd been watching all week — it arrived exactly as forecast, blew hard through the night, and by 3 AM had passed on by.

Day 8 doesn't need many words. More of the same: light air, easy miles, the settled routine of a passage day. Nothing to write home about, which out here is a compliment.

Day 9 was the one we'd had circled. Our light air ran out and the system we'd been tracking turned up right on schedule — and, importantly, no worse than predicted. We'd debated running south to get around it, but from our position that meant better than 500 nm of southing, well outside the range of anything I'd call a reasonable diversion. So we did the other thing: stowed everything down, squared the boat away, and let the weather come to us.

The boat didn't care in the slightest. Next Chapter put her shoulder in and pushed right on through, the way she has from day one. The crew even managed to find some fun in it — timing the bigger seas to jump and catch some real airtime as the boat dropped out from under them. It helped knowing the system was moving quick; a fast-moving blow is a blow you can see the far side of. It built in a hurry, from a sustained 18 knots up to 33 sustained and gusting into the low 40s. The seas peaked around 12 feet, with a few 20-footers sneaking through to keep everyone honest.
By 3 AM the worst of it had passed, and the rest was just patience — waiting through the morning hours for the seas to lie back down while the wind eased off behind the front.

All systems stayed boring straight through the blow, which is exactly what you want when the weather is anything but. Day 8 made good 125 nautical miles; Day 9 came in at just 105 — a real hit, courtesy of the weather — but you take what a blow leaves you and you keep pointing west. St. George's is now 700 nm off the bow.