If you're looking for a trans-Atlantic capable boat you might want to know more about the Garcia 54, which we deemed worthy of a First Look video when we found it at the Cannes boat show. This is a boat you could call a ship, with big-water features like an aluminum hull, a ballasted keel, and a huge electronics display at the helm. This boat even has both bow and stern thrusters. Here's the video:


The engine room may be the most impressive part of this boat - when's the last time you saw a pleasure craft with desalinators? A back-up powerplant, in the form of a pod drive? This one's seriously impressive, folks.

Garcia 54

This Garcia 54 has already been transatlantic... twice.

Written by: Lenny Rudow
With over two decades of experience in marine journalism, Lenny Rudow has contributed to publications including YachtWorld, boats.com, Boating Magazine, Marlin Magazine, Boating World, Saltwater Sportsman, Texas Fish & Game, and many others. Lenny is a graduate of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and he has won numerous BWI and OWAA writing awards.