For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to take my boat to the Isles of Scilly – and having moved to the West Country three years ago, the fact that it’s now 100 miles closer has made it much more realistic. Approaching Fowey for the final night ashore. All photos: Jon Mendez I […]
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Hubbell Marine Electrical Products and Ward’s Marine Electric are celebrating their 60th anniversary. This collaboration is marked with a strong distributor relationship, manufacturing partnership and shared desire to improve the marine electrical experience. Ward’s Marine Electric was founded in 1950 by Ward Eshleman Sr. It has remained a family-owned south Florida business known for marine […]
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Brandon Perkins Goes Wire To Wire at the NPFL Bass Tournament on Pickwick Lake Brandon Perkins caught 24-pounds, 4-ounces on the final day to secure the second NPFL bass tournament victory of his career, both on Pickwick Lake. Perkins started out with 24-pounds, 9-ounces on day one, added 17-pounds, 6-ounces on day two, and with […]
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When I was a kid growing up in Southern California, I used to hang out on Balboa Island at a place called Bisbee’s. It was a big game tackle shop and fuel dock on the water in Newport Bay. I was young — maybe 15 or so — and learning the ropes of saltwater fishing […]
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Drew Schreiber, on the right, caught this massive yellowedge grouper during an overnight outing in the Gulf of Mexico. Drew Schreiber Drew Schreiber may have missed an IGFA world record by a little more than a pound when he hauled in a massive yellowedge grouper during an overnight outing in the Gulf of Mexico in […]
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As the fleet races towards the scoring gate, records are being set… It’s been a record breaking day in The Ocean Race as the four IMOCAs racing through the south are pressing hard to gain position – and points – at the leg 3 scoring gate. Conditions have certainly been favourable for making big mileage […]
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Expectations for racing at 1100 hours today were swept aside as the breeze filled in later and lighter than forecast on race day 3 at the 96h Bacardi Cup. Eivind Melleby/Mark Strube played another consistent hand with finesse, scoring a 4th to edge into the series lead. Eivind Melleby & Mark Strube claim series lead […]
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A new all-electric surface drive system called the eD-QDrive 1 could deliver unparalleled speed, range and ease of installation… Electric surface drives promise class-leading speed and efficiency Until now only a handful of specialist yards have attempted to build electric boats. The difficulty of trying to source the right components, package them into a suitable […]
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FLOOPin’ – Florida Loop Cruising Start your journey anywhere along the route to experience a different kind of Florida. Looking for a different sort of adventure? Try FLOOPin’—boating along the Florida Loop. You can make a loop around the southern tip of Florida that includes the cut through the Okeechobee Waterway, the stretch along Florida’s southwest […]
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An intensive course promises a fast-track ticket to skippering a catamaran. Helen Fretter goes catamaran sailing to find out more Can one week change your life? That’s a whole lot of pressure to put on a holiday. But for a surprising number of graduates of the Nautilus Sailing catamaran sailing course, that’s exactly what their […]
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Team Holcim-PRB continues to hold a 500-plus mile lead on leg 3 of The Ocean Race, but the pursuing pack of three is making small gains by pushing forward at record-breaking pace. 11th Hour Racing Team posted a 544.63 nautical mile run over the 24 hours ending in a period ending just after midnight Saturday […]
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Capt. Jeff shares the journey of how his family boating app became famous overnight. Listen in the player below: View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. Source: https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/podcast/podcast-capt-jeff-and-the-argo-app
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Our resident used boat expert Nick Burnham picks out four of the best boats for beginners from the likes of Fletcher, Regal, Axopar and Marex… This morning was spent watching an old video of Smuggler’s Blues 2 (my boat) while finding reasons not to get on with my proper work. I’d filmed it over a […]
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A resourceful single-handed sailor overcomes obstacles while sailing a junk-rigged schooner in Greenland. Introduced by Tom Cunliffe A spectacular anchorage Dave Leet’s Nomad is a junk-rigged schooner which he sails mostly single-handed. He certainly puts the miles in, because although this article is about his experiences in West Greenland, when I wrote to him about […]
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Joshua Shankle is a liveaboard cruiser who has been learning the art of foraging and fishing in order to keep his food stocks up while onboard his yacht Can you imagine not going to a supermarket or farmer’s market for a month or more? Could you make nourishing, appetising meals out of only what you […]
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Supermarine Swordfish. Just the name alone secures this boat a berth in the MBY coolest boats hall of fame… The Swordfish 36 was a modern twist on the revered Fairey Swordsman Roll it around your tongue one more time, “Supermarine Swordfish”. Delicious. But the name is merely an amuse bouche. There is so much more. […]
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We take a look at some of the best new boat accessories that will be making its way to a shop near you in 2023 When it comes to picking the best boat accessories of any year, the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) is the place to be, where many brands launch their latest gadgets […]
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Our resident used boat expert Phil Sampson explains how to find a good Jeanneau NC9 on the secondhand market and what features to look out for… In build: 2012-2019 Price range: £110,000-£155,000 There was a lot going on in 1957: Lennon met McCartney, Russia launched Sputnik 1 and Britain switched on the Jodrell Bank space […]
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That the Fort Myers Offshore lunch run to Miller’s Dockside restaurant on Boca Grande, Fla., even happened last weekend was the product of two miracles, one large and the other small. The Southwest Florida barrier island took a lashing from Hurricane Ian in late September 2022, yet the restaurant and its adjacent marina survived and […]
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Ingenity Electric, an innovative electric boat company under the Correct Craft family of brands, will provide and install all-electric drivetrains in new Hacker-Craft Boats. The first Ingenity-powered boat, the Hacker-Craft 27-foot Special Sport, was introduced at the 2022 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. The boat is powered by Ingenity’s integrated drive package with 126kWh of […]
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