I almost didn’t believe it myself when Louisiana performance boater Nate Michel informed me in confidentiality a few weeks ago that he was selling his beloved Cloud IX, the “movie star” 40-foot MTI catamaran he had completely redone several years ago. It’s hard to believe, but Nate Michel of Louisiana sold Cloud IX, his incredible 40-foot MTI […]
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The China CTIC Team recently announced that American driver Brent Dillard will race in the 2023 Union Internationale Motonautique F1H2O World Championship. The two-time American Power Boat Association Hall of Champions member has been tasked with replacing veteran driver Philippe Chiappe, a three-time F1H2O world champion from France who announced his retirement from competition after […]
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After an eventful and enduring first year competing in the 2022 Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship produced by international powerboat racing promoter Powerboat P1, the XINSURANCE/Good Boy Vodka team has its sights set on a strong 2023 season, which should see at least a half-dozen teams in the class. To enhance the team’s […]
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Spoiler alert: No boats were delayed in the making of the first episode of “Sunsation Nation,” a new reality video series that went live today. How do I know this? Because a voiceover announcing it is the first thing you hear when you watch the 10-minute episode on the Algonac, Mich., high-performance center console builder’s […]
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Few performance-oriented boat builders will display a greater range of product, as in from 29-foot bowrider to a 50-foot sport cruiser, at the upcoming Miami International Boat Show than Formula Boats. Between the Miami Convention Center and the Venetian Marina and Yacht Club, the Decatur, Ind., company will showcase eight models during the February 15-19 […]
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With almost 34,000 followers currently on its Instagram account, Keys Island Runners continues to thrive in the Florida Keys powerboating community. The grassroots group is heading into its fourth season and will kick off the year with its Strictly Yamaha-backed Winter Fun Run, February 24-25. Daniel Garcia, III, the founder of the thriving grassroots group […]
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No matter how much money and effort you throw at it, recovering from a natural disaster such as Hurricane Ian, which pummeled Southwest Florida in late September 2022, takes time. Less than a month ago, there was still too much floating debris and too many submerged hazards in the water for Fort Myers Offshore to […]
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The days are long but the years are fast. Such is the conventional wisdom passed from one generation of parents to the next, and it tends to be true. The same also hold true for the goings-on behind the scenes at speedonthewater.com. Example? In January 2022, we found ourselves on scene at Skater Powerboats in […]
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Though we’re not even out of January, there’s an excellent chance you’re already thinking about the 2023 go-fast boating season. There are hundreds of events to choose from between right now the end of the year, but precious few of them have opened registration. Of course, that makes sense given the work required, mostly on […]
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With four major events currently running—boot Düsseldorf in Germany, the Detroit Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show and the Toronto Boat Show—show season is officially underway, so the timing of Mercury Marine’s latest extended warranty program for new outboard engines from 2.5 to 400 hp makes perfect sense. The program, which can translate […]
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For more than a decade, South Florida-based Brand X Hi-Performance Marine principal Jason Ventura and Bill Pyburn, Jr., his longtime customer and friend who lives in the northern part of the state, have worked closely together on the well-known and respected custom high-performance powerboat enthusiast’s many exquisite catamarans. But come 2023, they’ll be sharing the […]
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As the unofficial lead-off event to boat show season, the seven-day Detroit Boat Show reached its halfway point when it reopened yesterday. The show’s organizers divide the event in Huntington Place, (formerly Cobo Center) into January 14-16 and 19-22 segments, which translates to seven days of meeting greeting and selling for the likes of Michael […]
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Visitors to the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show in Southwest Florida, which opened this morning and runs through Sunday, will have plenty to ogle this week. But on the powerboat side, the in-water display at the event is primarily a showcase for fishing boats and yachts, tenders. Visitors at the St. Petersburg Power and […]
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With the third season of the Speed On The Water “In The Lead” video series starting production soon and featuring folks such as offshore racing great Steve Curtis of the 2022 Class 1 world champion Huski Chocolate team poker-run impresario Stu Jones of the Florida Powerboat, we’re taking a moment to look back at the […]
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If you didn’t catch the Hardin Marine exhibit during the 2022 Miami International Boat Show, you weren’t alone. The usually hard-to-miss product display trailer for the aftermarket marine products company was in front of the renovated Miami Beach Convention Center but tucked off to one side behind a fire lane. The Hardin Marine display at […]
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Invicta watch fans know Ryan Johnson, speedonthewater.com’s former national advertising manager, from the talk-show format television program hawking the affordable timepieces. For those folks, he is simply “Invicta Ryan,” the dashing and charming dude who co-hosts the show. But my speedonthewater.com colleague Jason Johnson and I know him as a kind and thoughtful family man, […]
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Among the most joyful, gracious and generous members of the high-performance powerboating community, Shelby Mattingly is joining speedonthewater.com as its new sales and marketing manager. The 31-year-old, passionate go-fast boating enthusiast officially starts February 1. She will handle advertising sales for all of the daily news site’s editorial products, from online display advertisements to print […]
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Although an announcement was made a couple of weeks after the Speed On The Water Key West Bash—held last year on November 10 during the Race World Offshore-produced Offshore World Championships in Key West, Fla., and the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run—that the ninth annual event raised more than $105,000, $41,000 of which […]
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Unveiled less than three months ago at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the restyled Fountain Powerboats 38SCX center console will take center stage for the Washington, N.C., company at the upcoming Miami International Boat Show. Visitors to the February 15-19 event will be able to catch the outboard-engine-powered 38-footer either in Fountain’s Miami Convention […]
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Charged with revitalizing the famed Donzi Marine brand of sportboats and center consoles, marine industry veteran Craig Barrie and his team plan to have the Washington, N.C., company release five new models—including a smaller, outboard-engine-powered version of the famed 38 ZRC—in the next two years. That’s a lofty target, for sure, but with the upcoming […]
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