In his Uncharted Waters column, Capt. Bill Pike wonders how he’ll find the strength to carry on. So, although I plan on doing features and other projects for Power & Motoryacht in the future, I figure this Uncharted Waters column is gonna be my last. While I’m not exactly sure when I began composing these […]
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It started as a 4-month cruise but became a made-for-Hollywood, 13-year voyage. Roger Moore recounts a once-in-a-lifetime journey with his wife, dog—and a monkey. What started as a 4-month cruise to Mexico turned into a made-for-Hollywood, 13-year voyage around the world. I’d met Roger Moore a few times in passing. The founder of Nautical Ventures–—a […]
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Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sits down with his friend and mentor, Bill Sisson, to talk about his new book, Seasons of the Striper, and his life-long pursuit of trying to balance a career in magazine making with his passion for chasing bass. Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sits down with his friend and mentor, Bill Sisson, to talk […]
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What’s new is actually quite old. Bill Prince dives into the ups and downs of hydrofoils. We’re discussing a term in our design office today: Mustache foils. Pardon? Among the newly expanding genre of foiling powerboats, they’re hydrofoils attached to the lower units of outboard motors, shaped like Snidely Whiplash’s melodramatic handlebar mustache from the […]
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How is it that a boat has the ability to create the most powerful memories? I have two friends (yes, surprising, I know) who are both my age and who also happen to be buying and selling boats at the same time. The similarities between the friends are uncanny and coincidental. Both are police officers; […]
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By Bill Yeargin If you lead an organization and care about the boating industry, you need to join me May 8-10 in Washington D.C. at the American Boating Congress (ABC). It may be the single best way you can help our industry and your business. ABC is a unique opportunity to meet with congressional leaders, […]
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Michael Rybovich ponders whether boatbuilding is actually fun and fulfilling—or a sure path to madness. There are a lot of occupations in this old world that look like fun to those of us on the outside. Rock and roll, automobile racing, charter fishing, just to name a few. If you look beyond the gold records, […]
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Capt. Jeff shares the journey of how his family boating app became famous overnight. Listen in the player below: View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. Source: https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/podcast/podcast-capt-jeff-and-the-argo-app
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Vertical bows are all the rage, but are they functional? Bill Prince weighs in with this “plumb” assignment. Flip through an issue of Power & Motoryacht from 2017 and you know what you won’t see? Fast powerboats with plumb bows. But look through these pages or stroll the docks of any major boat show in […]
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Marine Marketers of America (MMA), the voice for marketing professionals in the recreational marine industry, has announced this year’s winners of its 2022 Neptune Awards. The awards were announced during a cocktail reception on February 15 at this year’s Discover Miami International Boat Show (MIBS). An esteemed committee of creative professionals judged entries across 22 […]
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Testing Evoy’s prototype 300-hp electric outboard hints at how fun an electrified future might be. I’ve caught some flack over the years for our coverage of alternate fuel sources like electric, propane, Liquefied Natural Gas, hydrogen, etc. I received scathing emails from readers saying that Torqeedo outboards would only be used by free-spirit sailors. I […]
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Capt. Bill Pike questions if, financially speaking, we are all up to our transoms in alligators these days. Quite frankly, I’ve never before in my many decades of writing about boats hatched a column like the one you’re presently eyeballing. But hey, a few things happened a week ago that pushed me over the edge […]
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Michael Rybovich tells all about the art of hull flipping. Few things garner more interest, or video, than turning a boat’s base upside down. For most boat builders, giving tours through their facilities to people over the course of their career is just part of the job. What we do seems to fascinate an awful […]
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On this episode of the PMY Podcast, Chris Dixon and Jeff Moser break down their journey across the wild lands and waters around Cape Town, South Africa. On this episode of the PMY Podcast, Chris Dixon and Jeff Moser break down their journey across the wild lands and waters around Cape Town, South Africa. Listen […]
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Boaters like to poke fun at Bayliners, but the company’s founder got the last laugh. Bayliner. Everyone on the docks has heard a Bayliner joke over the years. And in the age of social media the jokes about these entry-level boats from the 1970s, 80s and beyond have morphed into seemingly endless memes mocking the […]
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By Wanda Kenton Smith While some industries took a beating during COVID, many in the outdoor power and marine space were clobbered by unprecedented product demand. While sales and profits spiked, retailers grappled with the challenge of inventory limitations, associated supply chain and manufacturing production slowdowns. As we venture into 2023, the cycle has […]
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Always Question the “Experts”: Ill Prepared Fishing Trip in the Bahamas Nearly Leads to Disaster. Illustrations by Brett Affrunti Question the “Experts” Thinking for yourself on the water might make all the difference. Donald was itching to get out on the water. He and a group of friends had flown down to the Bahamas to […]
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It’s not what a marina has—but how it makes you feel—that matters most. It’s funny but I’ve met a lot of boaters who obsess for years, sometimes decades, over what type of boat they want to buy. I’ve also seen the same people give so little thought to where they keep their boat and simply […]
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Tackling the Classic U.S. Boating Debate of North Versus South. A couple weeks ago, I attended a yacht club dinner at the invitation of a friend and had a fine time, in spite of the fact that I’m about as yachty as an aluminum canoe. Toward the shank of the evening, as coffee and other […]
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Reflections from a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Portraits by Keith Carlsen After a Long, Wild Ride, Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Shannon Scaff Ponders a Storied Career and Plots His Next Big Mission. On January 25, 2000, the conditions off Elizabeth City, North Carolina were simply terrible. A cold-front-spawned low off Florida had inhaled a plume […]
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