There are exciting developments from big new brands in the satcom scene, but what might suit your sailing? Rupert Holmes reports Until recently, developments in satellite communications were painfully slow, but the pace of change started to quicken a few years ago and is today accelerating rapidly. There’s now a wider choice and vastly improved […]
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Keen to take the stress out of slipway work? Boating instructor Jon Mendez shares his essential guide on how to launch a boat from a trailer… For many of us, our introduction to boating would have been a small trailer-launched boat that we towed to the water whenever we fancied getting afloat. If it was […]
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Some groups are trying to implement fishing closures along the California coast using the legally-mandated 10-year review of the California MPA network. Courtesy CCA California It’s a case of good news, but potential bad news for California coastal anglers. First the good news: The state has now gone on record to assure anglers of no […]
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By Bill Yeargin Boating is important not only to those of us who enjoy being on the water but also to those who depend on it for their livelihood. Boating has a huge economic impact, a 230-billion-dollar annual impact. The boating industry includes 36,000 businesses – most of them small and family-operated – providing 813,000 […]
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Anglers such as Sam Ravenal have already noticed redfish near the Pensacola East Bay oyster habitat restoration sites Sam Ravenal Disaster struck the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, with enormous consequences. As a result of errors caused by shortcuts, miscalculations and questionable procedures, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, located 41 miles off the […]
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Childhood cancer survivor, former professional wakeboarder, and TV host, Alexa Score, is the official spokesperson. Courtesy MasterCraft Editor’s Note: We are always proud when members of the greater wake community use their position for the good of others. We are equally happy to bring such news to your attention. we urge you to download the […]
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As I walked the docks of the Miami boat show, a text came in from my editor asking me to check out the new Two Oceans 555. After what already felt like a day filled with catamaran inspections, it might as well have been called Multihull Monday (it was actually a Thursday, but it sure […]
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Arguably the coolest matched-theme pair of MTIs ever created, Spooled Up, a 52-foot catamaran, and Spooled Up Support, an MTI-V 42 center console, were commissioned by Craig and Kim Hargreaves of Washington. Their unforgettable painted graphics were created by the ferociously talented Mark Morris of Visual Imagination in Peculiar, Mo. It is some of his […]
Read MoreMercury Marine’s new 5.7L V10 outboard continues the legendary Verado legacy. For years, Lake X was a secret location where Mercury Marine covertly developed and tested marine engines without inquiring minds from the outside world. Known officially as Lake Conlin, just south of Orlando, Florida, Mercury no longer owns the private lake, but still uses […]
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Cobia are well known for traveling alongside large creatures, including manta rays. Anglers looking to target cobia will often look for mantas first. A couple of decades ago, my wife and I found ourselves with a rare day off together that just so happened to have forecasted light winds and calm seas. We decided to […]
Read MoreThe Cruisers 50 GLS is a Pleasant Surprise The Cruisers 50 GLS is a muscular and sexy sport boat that stole the show in Fort Lauderdale. I’m going to be completely honest with you. When Southern Boating asked me to visit the Cruisers 50 GLS, I wasn’t expecting much—and I certainly wasn’t expecting this. I thought […]
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May 24, 2023Weekly Market OutlookBy Donn Goodman and Keith Schneider Last week we shared with you a number of dark clouds casting a shadow on the markets. We emphasized that it was a point where the markets (both stock and bond) either broke down or broke out. We got to witness both. The stock market […]
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As turnarounds between offshore powerboat races go, two weeks is tight, particularly for teams that have any significant repair work to do. But that’s exactly the challenge competitors who competed last weekend in Cocoa Beach, Fla., will face ahead of the LOTO Powerfest races, June 1-2, at the Lake of the Ozarks in Central, Mo. […]
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A major contributor of seafood to food banks nationwide located on Washington’s Bainbridge Island will benefit from a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) decision to renew its prohibited species donation (PSD) permits to benefit their work to provide food for the hungry. NMFS announced in the Federal Register on May 18 that the agency had […]
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Red king crab. Photo: NOAA Fisheries. Congress has appropriated over $220 million to address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries from 2019 through 2023. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the allocation on May 19, noting the devastating effects these disasters have had on local communities in both states, and on the […]
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Chinook salmon. File photo. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe have signed agreements to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California. The goal is the ecological and cultural restoration of the Chinooks to travel to cold mountain rivers now blocked by the Shasta Reservoir, […]
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Sockeye harvested at Bristol Bay near Nushagak. Photo: Härmägeddon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. As commercial fishermen gear up for the upcoming Bristol Bay salmon fishery, with the usual forecast of a robust season involving the harvest of millions of sockeye salmon, the demand for good, hard-working crew is a priority item. While many vessel […]
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Copper River Delta. Photo: Panoramio via Wikimedia Commons. Breakup is happening slowly in Alaska’s famed Copper River commercial salmon fishery, where more than 300 drift gillnetters have delivered an estimated 24,444 fish from the first two 12-hour openers, and a third 12-hour opener was underway on Monday, May 22. The harvest from those first two […]
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Sun protection is just one consideration. Courtesy Columbia Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. In the beginning, fishing shirts were stodgy, stuffy affairs. Sports took to the water in clothes that were more befitting a Sunday […]
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The MH-65 is equipped for making challenging rescues. Courtesy US Coast Guard Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. One of the US Coast Guard’s most recognizable aircraft must be the Eurocopter MH-65 SRR Dolphin. A gloss-orange streak racing toward danger, […]
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