PHOTO COURTESY OF BARLETTA Combining luxury, innovation and design, Barletta has released its most innovative and luxurious model yet, its new flagship Barletta Reserve. Featuring a host of innovative features, the Reserve takes the craftsmanship and quality Barletta is known for to the next level. Upgraded features throughout the boat were made with the owner […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF GODFREY PONTOONS Godfrey Pontoons announced the launch of a new family for the 2024 model season. The new Godfrey XP Series delivers a high level of comfort combined with the most advanced technology available, all packaged in a sleek, modern design. The fully digital helm features an intuitive custom user interface that […]
Read MoreThe Caribbean Adventure Begins! The British Virgin Islands provide plenty of photo opportunities. If you’re a boating enthusiast looking for the ultimate Caribbean adventure, look no further than The Moorings. Their service is known to be exceptional from start to finish. You can follow along with our trip through these daily updates and see what […]
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This BoatUS member from Maryland donated his 2002 32 foot powerboat to the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 25, 2023 – Thinking of donating your boat? If you’re looking to get a break on next year’s tax bill by donating your boat this year, you may not want to […]
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The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has announced the construction on the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) will be completed in time for IBEX 2023, to be held October 3 – 5, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. The renovation project is the largest ever for the TCC and will result in an expanded third floor exhibit hall […]
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Though both would downplay the description as is their humble nature, Travis Pastrana and John Tomlinson are the GOAT—Greatest Of All Time—of their respective motorsports disciplines. A South Florida native, Tomlinson is one of the winningest world champion catamaran throttleman in offshore powerboat racing with more than such titles to his credit. His accomplishments include […]
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Keen to take the stress out of slipway work? Boating instructor Jon Mendez shares his essential guide on how to launch a boat from a trailer… For many of us, our introduction to boating would have been a small trailer-launched boat that we towed to the water whenever we fancied getting afloat. If it was […]
Read MoreMercury Marine’s new 5.7L V10 outboard continues the legendary Verado legacy. For years, Lake X was a secret location where Mercury Marine covertly developed and tested marine engines without inquiring minds from the outside world. Known officially as Lake Conlin, just south of Orlando, Florida, Mercury no longer owns the private lake, but still uses […]
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Of the three best-known Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats SC 46 catamaran currently boiling the waters, two of them—Burton and Yvette Kirsten’s Jet and Jason and Laurie Moe’s Hurry Up—have full canopies. Only the third, Jeremy and Kristie Tschida’s Topless, has an open cockpit and that cat was converted from its original canopied form. New deck tooling […]
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Having paused their Pacific cruise in Mo’orea, Josh Shankle and Rachel Moore find wonderment swimming with humpback whales “Slip into the water, don’t jump. Try not to splash, and follow me,” our guide Torea hurriedly told us as the panga-style boat slowed to a stop, only 100m away from a sleeping giant. “Stay together, stay […]
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After years of cruising the Mediterranean in heavy-duty passagemakers Martin Craddock decided to give inland boating a try, with a custom built steel craft fitted out to his dream spec… For as far back as I can remember I’ve loved boats. Whenever I was on holiday, I’d make a beeline for the nearest marina and […]
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NMMA recently announced new data which found the annual economic impact of recreational boating increased 36%, from $170B in 2018 to $230B in 2023. The industry’s contributions to the U.S. workforce grew as well, with an 18% increase in jobs supported, from 691,000 in 2018 to more than 812,000 in 2023. Conducted by John Dunham […]
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The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) announced the new construction on the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) will be completed in time for IBEX 2023, to be held October 3 – 5, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. The renovation project is the largest ever for the TCC and will result in an expanded third floor exhibit […]
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Reporting from the 2023 Palma Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Sanlorenzo 106A… One of the most impressive new yachts at the recent Palma International Boat Show was the Sanlorenzo 106A, which made its debut last year at the Cannes Yachting Festival. We took this opportunity to […]
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Ferretti has revealed full computer renderings of its all-new InFYnito 90 tri-deck model, which is a bold departure from the norm… Left: The voluminous tri-deck design is said to offer 25% more interior space than most 90-footers. Right: The covered foredeck is designed to be used all year round and can be fitted with a […]
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Mercury Marine promotion offers 5 years of factory backed coverage Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today announced a promotion offering five years of factory-backed coverage with the purchase of a new 2.5-400hp outboard. From May 22, 2023, through July 31, 2023, Mercury is offering the standard 3-year limited warranty plus two […]
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Looking for a boat that fuses long-range potency with leisure boating luxuries? The imposing new Archipelago 47 should be firmly on your radar… The Archipelago 47 is a prototype in the most traditional sense of the word. It has been built as a test platform by a fledgling company to help refine the designs of […]
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In the highly anticipated, season-opening Class 1 World Championships Series competition at the Thunder On Cocoa Beach offshore powerboat race Sunday, owner/driver Darren Nicholson and throttleman Giovanni Carpitella looked to have everything in control in their 47-foot Victory catamaran, 222 Offshore Australia. They had qualified on the pole and took the lead as soon as […]
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When the 2023 Florida Powerboat Club Winter Poker Run fleet departed the Miami area bound for Key Largo in late January, a predominantly silver, 38-foot Cigarette Racing Team Top Gun V-bottom led the pack, at least at the start. The 2000 model-year 38-footer, which is owned by Florida Powerboat Club president Stu Jones, is far […]
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