<!– In the News: Nor-Tech Coming Full Force To Fort Lauderdale Show –> When the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicks off this Thursday, it will be one month to the day that Hurricane Ian first made landfall in Cuba and—just one day later—hammered Southwest Florida. Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats has operations in Cape Coral and […]
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Grady-White Adventure 218 Grady-White boasts its new Adventure 218 has the widest beam (8′ 6″) in the 21-foot class. Designers packed a lot into the Adventure 218 (23′ 3″ LOA) while maintaining the walkaround concept. Highlights include a cushioned helm, fish boxes behind the helm seats, and two integrated swim platforms aft. For family water […]
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If you’re looking to check out the latest and greatest in marine propulsion, there’s plenty on hand at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Check out these seven propulsion exhibitors at the show. Don’t see what you’re looking for here? You can check out the latest and greatest on various boats throughout the show or […]
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<!– In the News: Brand-Specific Lunch Stops Trending With Florida Powerboat Club Key West Run –> Minus lunch stops, the Florida Powerboat Club’s annual Key West Poker Run, which is slated for November 6-13 and turns 30 this year, would be far easier to plan. Boats would reach their final destination much earlier, which would […]
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A full 65 years after its founding, Wellcraft makes its boldest departure yet. A speedy passagemaker aimed at an international audience. Wellcraft Redefined 65 years after its founding, Wellcraft makes its boldest departure to date in launching a boat aimed at an international audience. For boaters of a certain vintage, the name Wellcraft will always […]
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<!– In the News: Four Event Experiences Secured For ‘Racing To Rebuild’ SOTW Key West Bash Charity Auction –> For performance boat owners and their guests who come to Key West, Fla., by water—and the 30th annual Florida Powerboat Club Key West Poker Run already has 250 boats registered for its November 8-13 trek—bringing home […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Performance Boat Center Fall Fun Run Among The ‘Best Ones Yet’ –> Once a casual, maybe even stealthy event signaling the end of the Lake of the Ozarks boating season, Performance Boat Center’s Fall Fun run has officially blown up. Last year’s happening on the Central Missouri waterway saw a 54-boat mix—a […]
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<!– In the News: Key West Poker Run By The Numbers: MTI Leading The Massive Pack –> If MTI participation numbers keep trending upward—and based on last year’s turnout they likely will—high-performance catamaran and center consoles built by the Wentzville, Mo., company could end up comprising 20 percent of the 250-boat Florida Powerboat Key West […]
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Party at the Reef When a single Intrepid powerboat is encountered on the open waters or at a marina, it turns heads for its hand-crafted customization and industry-leading innovation. So, it’s little wonder that a gathering of dozens of Intrepids created a buzz in the Florida Keys. This celebration saw the Intrepid Nation take over […]
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Bill Sisson’s evocative new book winds us through a marine journalist’s sometimes precarious, lifelong hunt for a beautiful fish and the perfect boat. Each fall, scores of anglers chase striped bass along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic aboard a diverse armada of boats, from 50-foot convertibles working the steep rips off Nantucket, Montauk and Block Island […]
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Finding the best fishing boat is of course highly subjective. In reality you can fish off anything from a kayak to a jet ski or even a megayacht However, to make the job simpler, moving to a vessel that is specifically designed for the task can give the more sporting angler a significantly better experience […]
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Running on sun and even wind, the transoceanic capable Silent 60 is a technological and ecological tour de force—and one of the most forward thinking yachts ever built. A Silent Future? Running on sun and even wind, the transoceanic capable Silent 60 is a technological and ecological tour de force—and one of the most forward […]
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Created: September 25, 2022 by: Written by Jason Johnson The 30th annual Emerald Coast Powerboat Week Poker Run wrapped up yesterday and the entire show—from the parties at AJ’s to the Miss Powerboat Week bikini contest at Harry T’s—was as exciting as ever. The team behind the Florida Powerboat Club, which organized the event in […]
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Reflecting on last Saturday’s sixth annual Waves and Wheels End-Of-Summer Fun Run, Justin Wagner, the owner and founder of the Osage Beach, Mo., company faces a dilemma. On one hand, he wants as many of his customers as possible to enjoy the casual event because it’s a way of thanking the legion of customers who […]
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Between increased sponsor support, an ever-loyal group of local participants and an increasing fleet of performance center consoles in the mix, this year’s Lake Cumberland Poker Run hosted by State Dock Marina in Jamestown, Ky., had it best turnout of participants in the last five years, according to Shanalda Burden, the Southeastern Regional Marketing Specialist […]
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Announced during the 2022 Miami International Boat Show, Formula Boats’ first 38-foot center console will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which is scheduled for October 26-30 in the Southwest Florida city. The new model, dubbed the Formula 387 Center Console Fish, is powered by triple Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines. Formula’s first […]
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With stops open for two days during the wildly popular Lake Cumberland Poker Run hosted by State Dock Marina in Jamestown, Ky., the fun continues today as the go-fast boaters who traveled from as far away as California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan and beyond return to the lake as well as the always-impressive raft-up at Harmon […]
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One person attending last week’s LOTO Shootout was especially stoked to be in attendance: M. Todd Chartier, whose MTI-V 50 was delivered during the event. Chartier, who already owned one of MTI’s 390X catamarans, has been a longtime fan of center consoles (having owned several by another builder). But after attending an MTI Fun Run […]
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A return to old form for the builder. by Kevin Koenig Formula is perhaps best known for building stylish, sturdy and above all fast express cruisers that are popular from Long Island, Bahamas, to Long Island, New York. Photos Courtesy of Formula But what many Formula fans may not remember is that the builder once […]
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Despite the well-established players in the mix such as MYCO, Evolution, Extreme, Browning and Heritage, it’s no secret that the custom high-performance powerboat trailer industry is struggling to keep up with the production of V-bottom sportboats, center consoles and catamarans. Exacerbated by supply chain issues, build times of as much as a year-and-a-half and beyond […]
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