A one-eyed dog and its owners take on the American Great Loop aboard an Aquila 44. All photos courtesy of April and Larry Smith. Capable Cat Aquila 44 A liveaboard couple discovers that cruising the Great Loop is even more comfortable on a catamaran. For most of their adult lives, April and Larry Smith had […]
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<!– Commentary: Inside Englewood Beach: When Normalcy Means The OPA Worlds –> If you’ve ever survived a natural disaster, you wonder when life will be normal again. The basics of survival such as water, food, power and simply having a roof over your head—things you take for granted every day—seem miraculous when they return. Things […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF WEST MARINE For the eighth annual year, West Marine will be raising money to support community programs through its nonprofit BlueFuture. Starting Nov 29, 2022, customers can make donations online or in stores during West Marine’s annual Month of Giving which ends on Dec 31. One hundred percent of proceeds will go […]
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Tommy’s Boats and Larson Marine signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Larson Marine, a Malibu/Axis dealer with locations in Rancho Cordova and Stockton, Calif. Larson Marine also serves the Sacramento, San Jose, Lake Tahoe, Pleasanton and Silicon Valley regions as a Bennington Pontoon dealership. “Larson Marine is a family-owned business that has bred […]
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<!– In the News: Nor-Tech Calling On Industry For Final Hurricane Ian Relief Push –> With facilities in Fort Myers and Cape Coral Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boat has been leading high-performance marine industry fundraising efforts in Southwest Florida communities damaged in September by Hurricane Ian. The center console, V-bottom sportboat and catamaran builder teamed up with […]
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Image: National Marine Fisheries Service. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has reinstated steps in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to evaluate effects of fisheries managed under the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska, on ESA-listed species and designated critical habitats. State of Alaska parallel groundfish fisheries are also subject to evaluation. North […]
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Bill Couch was a generational icon in the Northeast striped bass fishing community. He was the owner of Couch’s Cedar Works, through which he designed, built, and sold top quality plugs at an affordable price. He was universally loved and admired by a group of fishermen who could squabble, bicker, and get nasty over any […]
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From Jimmy Buffett to Capt. Jack Sparrow, how a Florida artist became the world’s most elusive faux-teak painter. Photos by Mary Beth Koeth From Jimmy Buffett to Capt. Jack Sparrow, how a Florida artist became the world’s most elusive faux-teak painter. When you behold almost any masterfully painted faux teak patterned transom, you may notice […]
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<!– In the News: Toys Tour 2022 Shaping Up For Another Big Turnout –> When the late Rus Matos launched the Toys Tour event in Central Florida in 2000, it was a small regional event that attracted a mostly local group of powerboat owners for the ever-great cause of gathering gifts for children in need. […]
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What are the smallest boats sailors consider for crossing and ocean? For ‘microyacht’ voyagers, there’s no limit. Elaine Bunting finds out why they put to sea in tiny vessels Often the smallest boats to cross oceans look much like a child’s crayon picture of a little boat on a big sea, certainly Yann Quenet’s Baluchon […]
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<!– Commentary: Commentary: 105,000 Thanksgiving Blessings –> Call us old school—we did, after all, start our careers when print newspapers and magazines were thriving—but we believe that publishers have a responsibility to the communities they cover and the people who call them home. That means giving back when you can and, at the very least, […]
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<!– In the News: Racing To Rebuild-Themed 2022 Key West Bash Raises $105,000 For Charities –> Let’s call it a good thing that there was more accounting involved than past years following the ninth annual Speed On The Water Key West Bash held almost two weeks ago in conjunction with the Race World Offshore-produced Offshore […]
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Image: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Federal officials have approved a plan for demolition of four aging dams on the Klamath River at the foot of the Cascade Mountains on the California-Oregon border, in an effort to open up salmon habitat and restore the river by 2024. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) unanimous decision allows […]
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Brunswick Landing Marina has been named the Best Large Marina in the country by Marina Life Magazine. The downtown-Brunswick-based marina was chosen by readers of Marina Life for the prestigious award out of thousands of competitors in its annual Best Marina Contest. Marina Life is a leading boating publication created to allow the boating community […]
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The bluefin trevally is the mighty mini-me of the giant trevally. And—because of their tendency to hunt in packs—these fish are often more fun to catch than their big cousins. As one fly fisherman stated, “they swarm and attack flies like a pack of starving wolves.” So, let’s check out catching this underrated bluefin trevally […]
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<!– Commentary: Snowmobiling With Offshore Racing World Champions—Now’s Your Chance –> The Powerboaters Snowmobile Rally hosted by Michael “Doc” Janssen and company at the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort in Saratoga, Wyo., in late January, is unlike any other event we cover for speedonthewater.com, and not just because it happens on snow or takes place in […]
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<!– Racing: OPA Englewood Waterfest Worlds Schedule—Full Day Of Action Ahead –> With the nine-boat Bracket 700-class fleet already on the course today and duking it out to settle national and world titles this weekend, the Offshore Powerboat Association Englewood Beach World Championships are off to a good start. The official registration number for the […]
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The Gatorbak XP Line is one of our most popular lines of bunk covers given it’s wide array of applications in the boating community. Customer feed back from our previous color selections Black, Gray, White, and Premium Clear have left customers wanting the Black bunks that would incorporate the lighted ability from our Premium clear […]
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