When the last two events of the 2022/2023 Fort Myers Offshore season—the April 1 Cayo Costa Raft-Up and the April 22 Nor-Tech-backed happening—are in the books, Fort Myers Offshore president Tim Hill and his wife, Cyndee, a board-member of the nonprofit scholarship-fundraising powerboat club, will exhale much-deserved sighs of relief. And for good reason, because […]
Read More
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) has announced that the NATDA Trailer Show has been named to the annual The Next 50 list of fastest growing trade shows by Trade Show Executive magazine. NATDA, led by Executive Director Andria Gibbon, was named to The Next 50 list in three categories: exhibit square footage, exhibiting […]
Read More
The National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) has announced the success of its 60th Anniversary National Conference. The event was held February 26-28, at the Embassy Suites hotel in San Diego, California. The two-day conference hosted over seventy marine surveyors and other industry professionals for two dozen sessions on education and professional development, covering topics […]
Read More
10 Interesting Facts about Wildlife Hunting in the US Hunting has been around for decades. History has stories of Native Americans who were buffalo hunters, among other interesting figures. There are also stories about Pilgrims learning how to hunt fowl and deer, which they learned from the Indians. Additionally, a prominent public figure and planter […]
Read More
The forecast for the second Sunday’s racing saw a contrast to the start of the Series – sunshine for the morning and a moderate NW breeze dropping to light but never below 7 knots. That’s how the day started but after the start of the second race, the breeze dropped to next to nothing for […]
Read More
Princess has released the first renderings of its largest and most dramatic S-Class yacht to date, the Princess S80… The all-new Princess S80 replaces the outgoing Princess S78, bringing with it even more voluptuous styling and a raft of luxurious new features. Judging from these images, the most impressive aspect of the S80 is its […]
Read More
A fleet of 47 offshore racing yachts will line up to make sailing history when they contest Australia’s second oldest blue water yacht race – the Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (B2G) which sets sail on Good Friday (7th April 2023). Entries closed on Monday, 20th March with the milestone running […]
Read More
Held in Guildford, UK on 25-26 March, this immersive weekend will kickstart your bluewater cruising plans. The programme features in-depth lectures on all things for outfitting for ocean cruising – from safety to communications, weather to power management, auto-pilots to watermakers and an all-important timeline to departure to ensure you are prepared and ready to […]
Read More
Is the Cormate T28 sharp enough to outshine its swift and sweet-riding predecessor? Hugo Andreae heads for Poole in search of answers… Way back in September 2018, we staged a group comparison test between three 28ft sportsboats: an Axopar 28, a Nimbus W9 and a Cormate T27. At the time, the Cormate seemed like the […]
Read More
Each month we pick out an iconic boat that can lay claim to the title of world’s coolest boat. This month, we take a closer look at the Hunton RS43… The movie provided a well timed boost for Hunton’s subsequent XRS43 in 2008 Boat dealers are used to unusual requests from clients but ten windscreens […]
Read More
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Sam Goodchild nominates theb MOD70 class trimaran “In terms of complexity for speed, there isn’t anything else which has such a good ratio as a MOD 70. We’ve been over 40 knots [boatspeed] on them, and […]
Read More
The docks are abuzz as final setup is underway for the Palm Beach boat show. Join Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding as he gets the lay of the land and previews the show ahead. The docks are abuzz as final setup is underway for the Palm Beach boat show. Join Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding as he gets the […]
Read More
NAME: John Shanley LOCATION: Lake Ida-Delray Beach SPECIALTY: Peacock bass and exotics on light tackle and fly BOAT SPECS: 2022 Avid Boats 19fs bay boat Minn Kota i-Pilot Garmin electronics 3 livewells AFFILIATIONS/SPONSORS: Nautilus Fly Reels, YETI, Costa Sunglasses, Drave USA, Turtlebox Audio HOW DID YOU GET STARTED: I grew up on and have been […]
Read More
Nauta Design reviews a yacht’s interior and exterior design based on their client’s desires. Read about it below. March 2023 Nyumba: a study in functional elegance Following the launch of the SW96 Nyumba, Massimo Gino of Nauta Design explores in more detail the yacht’s design that was specially tailored to meet the client’s wishes in […]
Read More
According to a press release from XINSURANCE, a leading resource for customized specialty insurance, the Utah-based business led by president and CEO Rick J. Lindsey is sponsoring two more offshore raceboats for the 2023 season. Starting with the Race World Offshore season-opener in Marathon, Fla., at the end of April and continuing with additional RWO […]
Read More
Pre-registration for the International Maxi Association’s second Maxi European Championship ended on Wednesday with the entry list already exceeding the 25 that participated in 2022. For a second year the IMA Maxi European Championship will be part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week, run by the Naples-based Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRVI) in […]
Read More
Thanks in large part to Vinnie Diorio, the owner of the Wisconsin-based SV Offshore Racing team, electronically fuel-injected Mercury Racing 860 engines became a legal power option in 2022 under American Power Boat Association rules for the Super Cat class. Two teams—SV Offshore Racing and LiquorSplit—used them last season. And now there is one. SV […]
Read More
An Open Door Step into Door County Wisconsin’s “thumb” where history, beautiful landscapes, and awesome food make it worth the visit. Wisconsin is known for many things, and I’m not only referring to “cheese heads” and the Green Bay Packers. It’s “America’s Dairyland,” home of the first ice cream sundae. It also has one of […]
Read More
Familiarity Breeds Success When fishing new waters, target species similar to ones you catch at home. There’s an old saying that “familiarity breeds contempt,” and it’s no doubt true in many instances. Still, when it comes to the fishing game, familiarity also breeds success. Such is often the case when it comes to probing new […]
Read More
Weekly Market Outlook By Keith Schneider and Donn Goodman Confusion, or even chaos, has been an accurate way to describe the stock and bond market moves, the economic outlook, and the sentiment of investors over the last few months. As a result, risk and hopefully opportunity, have also likely been on your mind […]
Read More