When Sunsation Boats released its first “Diamond Edition” 34 CCX, center console in late July 2016, it captured significant attention in the go-fast boating community, especially during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout that year when the triple Mercury Racing 400R outboard-engine-powered center console ran 88 mph on the then-mile-long course. But the real attention-getter […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF HIGHFIELD BOATS The aluminum-hull RIB manufacturer Highfield Boats has added two new dealers to its network, expanding its presence in North America. Among them is CenterPointe Yacht Services headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which offers new and brokerage sales, storage, full boat and engine service, and marina slips, serving boaters in Wisconsin and […]
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Released in 2020 and 2021, Mercury Racing’s 360-hp V-8 and 200-hp V-6 outboard Apex Series engines designed for top-level tunnel-boat competition didn’t just suddenly appear. Like all engines from the Fond du Lac, Wis., their design and engineering took years of brainwork followed by the gritty job of durability testing before the products reached the […]
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It was a fitting end to an especially bad day of boating, one I would have gladly exchanged for a few hours of work at my desk. Tim Bower Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Spin a good yarn at […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF NIMBUS GROUP Nimbus Group, which produces and markets powerboats including brands Alukin, Aquador, Bella, Falcon, Flipper, Nimbus and Paragon Yachts, is expanding its presence in North America with three dealerships, including CenterPointe Yacht Services serving Wisconsin and Illinois. A family owned and operated full service yachting business, CenterPointe offers a full suite […]
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To support continued growth, Highfield Boats announced the addition of new dealer partners in Maine and Wisconsin. Moose Landing Marina in Naples, Maine, operates the largest on-water facility in the Maine Lakes region. Encompassing 15 acres, it has access to Brandy Pond, Long and Sebago Lakes. Moose Landing Marina represents eight new boat brands, along […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK FACEBOOK Two revolutionary projects are currently underway at Lake Michigan’s Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois, to help protect harmful shoreline erosion that threatens the last remaining natural shoreline in the state. Some portions of the shoreline have receded by as much as 100 feet in […]
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Part express cruiser, part motoryacht, the EX 60 doesn’t fit any one category precisely, which explains why Tiara adopted the Adventure Series moniker. Great Expectations A late-fall shakedown proves that Tiara’s flagship—the EX 60—has substance to go along with her style. Tiara EX 60 Photo: Alex Slikkers The October winds off Lake Michigan deliver a […]
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Jan. 25, 2023 – The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors proudly announces the opportunity for grassroots organizations to apply for the Hall’s 2023 conservation grants, which are a key pillar of the Hall’s mission of celebrating, promoting and preserving the sport of bass fishing, Since 2020, the Hall has provided more […]
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PARK FALLS, WI (December 21, 2022) – St. Croix Rod, handcrafters of the Best Rods on Earth® for nearly 75 years, is pleased to announce the promotion of Cristian Simpkins to the position of Show and Staff Coordinator. Simpkins previously worked as an Angler Guide in St. Croix’s Guide Center. The key Marketing Team role places […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF BAY MARINE Leading family-owned luxury boat dealer Bay Marine announced the reopening of its Waukegan location after a five alarm fire in February, 2022 temporarily shut the location down. After months of reconstruction and restoration of its 40,000-square-foot storage barn and 9,000-square-foot office, the location is ready to welcome clients back for […]
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<!– Magazine: Inside SOTW Mag: Shooting For The Moon—And Hitting It –> Among the many stories that emerged from the 2022 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Central Missouri, two tales from different ends of the V-bottom ranks capture the essence of the annual event. On one hand you had Factory Billet’s Jim Schultz and […]
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Photo by Toledo Aerial Media A boatload of attractions — including the nation’s largest mural — along the Maumee make Toledo a mighty fine Lake Erie destination. By Damaine Vonada Despite all the natural assets that Toledo, Ohio, enjoys because of its location at the place where the gaping mouth of the Maumee River empties […]
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Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, has won the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by Mossy Oak Fishing with a three-day total of 46 pounds, 5 ounces. JASPER, Texas — There was nothing fancy about the way Keith Combs won the St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by […]
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Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Sailing Suleika, the tale of Dennis Krebs taking a steel ketch through the Red Sea Sailing Suleika by Dennis Krebs is a long sea-mile from a typical description of an extended cruise. Dennis met up with the 43ft steel ketch and her redoubtable skipper, Sally, when he was stationed […]
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August 4, 2022, marked the 232nd anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard, originally created by Alexander Hamilton in 1790. This year, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Wilmette Harbor (95-39-06) honored its active duty brethren by delivering lunch and a special birthday cake to Station Wilmette Harbor, in Wilmette, Illinois. The presentation team included (left to right […]
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LCI Industries recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert), a manufacturer and supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for leading RV, marine, and automotive manufacturers, has entered into a license agreement to acquire exclusive rights from audio technology company Resonado, Inc. to the Resonado Performance Audio (Resonado) brand for the […]
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Spike Stoker wins MLF Tournament on the St Lawrence Pro Spike Stoker of Cisco, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 13 ounces to win the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at the St. Lawrence River Presented by Boatlogix and earn the top payout of $40,555. Over the three days […]
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The Kaneland High School team of Jake Mantovani of Naperville, Illinois, and Carter Pjesky of Sugar Grove, Illinois, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open at Lake Erie. A field of 40 teams competed in the no-entry fee […]
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Every Lake of the Ozarks Shootout—and we’ve covered the Central Missouri event for more than 20 years—has a different character. But you could sum up this year’s happening, which ended with today’s weather-abbreviated finale on the three-quarter mile course in one word. Massive. The 51-foot Mystic catamaran American Ethanol set a new three-quarter-mile course record […]
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