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Valentine's Day came amid weeks of gloom, but sun broke through when the Ocean Alexander 90R came out to play. We take you aboard. 64 NORTHWEST YACHTING || MARCH 2020

It had been weeks of rain and iron gray skies since the turn of the new year. Day after day of downpours and cold winds. In January alone, it rained 28 out of 31 days – tying with the alltime record (set in 2006 and 1953) of rainy January days. Cold, gray, and wet aren't exactly ideal boating conditions, especially if the mission is to photograph the new Ocean Alexander 90R, an enclosed bridge luxury motoryacht. Then Valentine’s Day came, the rain stopped, and we got lucky.