Sunseeker will be pitting its high-performance Hawk 38 against a Jet Pitts biplane at next month’s Bournemouth Air Festival… Which is faster: a boat or a plane? In a straight line, it’s no contest – the plane would win every time, but what about on a 1km slalom course? Visitors to the 2022 Bournemouth Air […]
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Gibbs Quay Boat Sales has become the exclusive UK importer of Brazilian-built Schaefer yachts and will bring the Schaefer V33 to the 2022 Southampton Boat Show. The V33 weekender features walkaround decks and outboard power The 14-model Schaefer Yachts portfolio extends from 30-85ft (9-26m) and includes seven flybridge motoryachts and seven sportscruisers. The initial shipment […]
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Powerboat P1, the exclusive worldwide rights holder for the UIM Class 1 World Championship, announced today that M-CON Racing will be joining the race series in 2023. Based in Kansas and currently focused on defending their APBA Super Cat national title, the M-CON team of Tyler Miller and Myrick Coil will be competing next year […]
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<!– Racing: M CON To Field Class 1 And Super Cat Teams In 2023 –> Tyler Miller could be offshore powerboat racing’s most ambitious competitor. Not only is the Kansas-based excavation company principal the owner and throttleman of the M CON team focused on defending the outfit’s 2021 American Power Boat Association Super Cat National […]
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<!– In the News: Nor-Tech Owners Fun Run Set For Lake Of The Ozarks –> Nor-Tech owners headed to Lake of the Ozarks for Shootout week, August 24-28, will have an event of their own to enjoy on the Central Missouri waterway. Dubbed the Lake of the Ozarks Nor-Tech Owners Fun Run, the Midwest Boating […]
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<!– Racing: Nailing the Setup At The PlayTradez Great Lakes Grand Prix –> After watching the Super Stock class race that included an outboard engine falling off a boat at the Play Tradez Great Lakes Grand Prix in Michigan City, Ind., veteran throttleman Billy Moore changed the setup for the Skater 388, Graydel, that he […]
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<!– Racing: Huski And M CON Take Pole Position for Play Tradez Great Lakes Grand Prix –> In the heyday of Class 1 offshore racing, teams competed for pole position points as well as overall race-win points for the season’s duration. This year, the concept was reinstated by P1 Offshore at the Sarasota Grand Prix […]
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<!– In the News: Statement Marine Introduces Next-Level 43-Foot Quad-Engine Center Console Catamaran –> For the past 15 years, Statement Marine in Clearwater, Fla., has continued to push the envelope in the performance boat industry. Now, in typical Statement flare and fashion, the company that has been building offshore V-bottoms, catamarans and center consoles since […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Fantastic At 40: Sunsation Sun Run Hits All The Feels –> Asked why he traveled from Osage Beach, Mo., Wednesday for yesterday’s Sunsation 40th Anniversary Sun Run on Lake St. Clair in Michigan, Performance Boat Center’s Brett Manire offered an answer that would become a recurring theme during the celebration of the […]
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<!– People: Stu Jones: A Poker-Run Organizer Looks At 30 –> Pardon the shameless Jimmy Buffet rip-off in the headline above, but it seemed appropriate given how many hours Buffet’s fellow Florida Keys fan Stu Jones has spent boating in the Florida Keys. The Florida Powerboat Club founder is celebrating his 30th year creating Key […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Photo Essay: Looking Back At Norway’s ‘Spectacular’ Arendal Poker Run –> A little more than a month ago, more than 80 boats descended on Arendal Harbour in Norway for the 10th annual Arendal Poker Run hosted by the Neptun PowerBoatClub and, according to club president Rune Høgevoll and his fellow event organizer, […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Unleashed Poker Run Hits Stride In Year No. 3 –> Given all the well-established go-fast boating events each summer, it can take a few years for a new one to catch on. Word of mouth goes a long way and moves quickly in the community of performance-boating enthusiasts, but building momentum for […]
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If you thought the battle for fast weekender supremacy was a shoot-out between the ultra-slick Nordic brands, you might want to take a look at a new name from the mighty German Hanse Group. Alex Smith takes a test drive of the Ryck 280… Despite the fact that the Hanse Group’s new Ryck brand only […]
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Granbury Pro Kyle Hall Weighs in 21-6 on Final Day to Earn First Major Career Win and Top Prize of $135,000 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Aug. 1, 2022) – The anticipation was palpable at the weigh-in on Championship Monday, with anglers, their families and fishing fans on the edge of their seats after the final day of […]
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<!– In the News: Scisms And Millers Plan Dam Challenge Record Attempt As Shootout Fundraiser –> Inspired by last year’s unsuccessful Dam Challenge attempt that brought some added attention to the popular Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Central Missouri, two local race teams are gearing up to tackle the 188-mile endurance run from Bagnell […]
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Mark Cerja Jr. and Gus Richardson of the Lone Star Junior Bassmasters have won the 2022 Bassmaster Junior National Championship on Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake with a two-day total of 18 pounds, 5 ounces.Photo by Laura Agee/B.A.S.S. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Victories are not always dramatic and glamorous, but Mark Cerja Jr. and Gus […]
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<!– Racing: Super Stock Rises In The St. Clair River Classic –> For the first time in the 2022 American Power Boat Association offshore powerboat racing season, the Super Stock class was under the spotlight for the right reasons at yesterday’s St. Clair River Classic presented my Magna, the fourth of eight races in the […]
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Rooksby Gordon and Fisher Deason of Alabama’s American Christian Academy are leading after Day 1 of the 2022 Bassmaster Junior National Championship on Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake with 11 pounds, 7 ounces. Photo by Laura Agee/B.A.S.S. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — An early opportunity and a stellar save allowed Rooksby Gordon and Fisher Deason of […]
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WILDWOOD, Mo. – Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard has current BASS Open Series Overall AOY leader and NPFL Pro John Soukup as the featured Angler Spotlight in this top-rated podcast. Bass Edge hosts Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove dive into John’s success as 2021 2X NPFL Champion, his lead in the 2022 BASS […]
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Quality, performance, excitement. by Ken Kreisler What happens when a seasoned team of boat builders and designers combine their visions with the goal of bridging the gap between fishing, cruising and family fun? Photos Courtesy of Crevalle What happens is the Crevalle 33 CSF, a center console easily merging the best of an action-packed offshore […]
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