Midnight Express

Simon Murray goes all-in on a poker run aboard the Midnight Express 60 — the builder’s biggest, baddest boat to date.

The 60-foot Pied-A-Mer signifies a growing trend toward larger center consoles, giving new meaning to the term "space race." But has it topped out?

The Midnight Express 60 Open is full of surprises, including the world’s largest cabin in a center console.

Remember when a 40-foot center console was once considered an oddity? Not anymore.

Midnight Express owner Eric Glaser designed a one-of-a-kind 39-foot center console that allowed his quadrapalegic father to drive a boat once again.

Midnight Express owner Eric Glaser designed a one-of-a-kind 39-foot center console that allowed his quadrapalegic father to drive a boat once again.

Ride along on our test our a very special, adapted 39 Midnight Express.

I was headed for Midnight Express’ Fort Lauderdale, Florida, facility in my rental car when I got the call. “Bill,” the guy said, just as a big ol’ cardboard box blew across the road in front of me, “have you checked on the weather offshore lately? It’s terrible.” We were scheduled to sea trial a motoryacht in the 80-foot range later that day, so I’d indeed checked on meteorological prospects