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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Reporting from the 2023 Palma Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Chris-Craft Launch 35GT… Iconic American brand Chris-Craft unveiled its latest model, the Chris-Craft Launch 35GT, at the Palma Boat Show earlier this month. The new design combines classic styling with modern technology. It’s the design flair […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MISSION POINT RESORT Mackinac Island’s award-winning, family owned and operated Mission Point Resort will start its 2023 season on April 28 with a brand new renovation and new programming to offer guests an incredible experience. The renovation features a fresh design of the impressive vaulted log beam lobby as well as the […]
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The lines are authentic and the construction is handcrafted, but the ownership experience is thoroughly modern. Steve Lampkin 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. Our former colleague Peter Egan once wrote in Cycle World, our former sister publication, that his […]
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Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Sanlorenzo SD90… The Sanlorenzo SD90 was one of the largest boats at Boot Düsseldorf 2023 and having missed the chance to take a tour during its Cannes 2022 debut, we weren’t about to pass up […]
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Only two of the six teams entered in the 2024 America’s Cup sailed today, January 18, 2023 What happened in the Cup – January 18, 2023: INEOS Britannia last sailed out of Mallorca on January 14, 2023. American Magic sailed inshore again in Pensacola after deciding that the seaway was too extreme outside in the […]
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Fully loaded, wakes and waves quickly reach pro level. Garrett Cortese Centurion’s position as a big-time wakesurfing player gets cemented further with the brand’s completely redesigned 2023 Fi25. The Fi25’s new bow looks more aggressive but proves more comfortable and accommodating thanks to the higher freeboard. The increased freeboard and added comfort carry through to […]
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The torque curve feels fat and flat; these motors pull hard through the entire rpm range. Courtesy Mercury Marine The first question we asked about Mercury’s V-10 Verado outboards is why a V-10? The answer proved straightforward. By maintaining the 64-degree cylinder angle of the V-8 Verado 250/300 hp motors, Mercury can offer a 350/400 […]
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The Ace 30 is a new design intended to bring the scow bow concept, popular among offshore racing machines, to IRC yachts Scow bow designs are still very rare in the UK and mostly elsewhere in northern Europe. The exception is France, especially on the Atlantic coast, where their distinctive spatula-shaped forward sections are an […]
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Fully loaded, wakes and waves quickly reach pro level. Garrett Cortese Centurion’s position as a big-time wakesurfing player gets cemented further with the brand’s completely redesigned 2023 Fi25. The Fi25’s new bow looks more aggressive but proves more comfortable and accommodating thanks to the higher freeboard. The increased freeboard and added comfort carry through to […]
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As the 2022 Route du Rhum approaches, we take a look at some of the top names set to compete in the race. Toby Heppell looks at Boris Herrmann’s chances Few are the non-French sailors that have managed to make a name for themselves in the IMOCA 60 fleet, but German-born Boris Herrmann is just […]
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November/December 2022 Issue Riverfront Renaissance A boatload of attractions — including the nation’s largest mural — along the Maumee make Toledo a mighty fine Lake Erie destination. Also In This Issue… Boat Test: Stingray 211DC — Improving access. Boat Test: Sea Ray SLX 260 Outboard — A new design language. Holiday Gift Guide: Gadgets, gifts […]
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A new design language. By Alan Wendt Chicago has its Playpen, Muscamoot Bay on Lake St. Clair hosts the World’s Longest Raft-Off annually in August, and I’m pretty sure you can name many other summer gathering spots for boaters throughout the Great Lakes. Photos Courtesy of Sea Ray One thing they have in common are […]
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Check out the new and enhanced Horizon Power Catamarans PC60 making her debut at FLIBS. Equipped with 800-hp MAN engines, the four-stateroom yacht features an expanded flybridge deck with a dayhead and storage for a 17-foot, 100-hp tender aft. The PC60 (61′ 7″ LOA, 24′ 6″ beam) comes with Garmin 8622 multifunction display screens at […]
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Like the idea of an outboard engine but not so keen on how it looks? Rotax may have the answer with its Rotax Stealth outboard… Rotax says the ouboard is the cleanest engine in its class The seemingly unstoppable rise in the popularity of outboard engines has caused a surge in recent innovations. From new […]
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The Adventure 218 provides 360 degrees of fishability. Courtesy Grady-White Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. The new Adventure 218 from Grady-White represents an all new design of the iconic walkaround, first introduced in the 70s. […]
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Sunseeker has revealed details of an all-new smaller Ocean Series model that will join its existing range of Ocean craft in 2024. The 80ft-long Sunseeker Ocean 156 has the same volume as most 90-footer Coming hot on the heels of the recently announced Ocean 90 Enclosed Bridge, now renamed the Sunseeker Ocean 182, it will […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ASPEN POWER CATAMARANS Aspen Power Catamarans has introduced a new series of lightweight rigid tenders that combine the best aspects of a catamaran and inflatable RIB. Sporting a unique, patent-pending hard-bottom hull, the new Carbon Cat offers a single-entry front that delivers a fast, dry ride, while the lightweight carbon fiber construction […]
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