The 26-foot Sea Pro center console covered 940 miles on a new sustainable fuel offered by VP Racing. Courtesy Suzuki/Ron Ballanti Editor’s Note: Boating Contributing Editor, Capt. John Page Williams joined Team Suzuki for a leg of this trip, running right into Washington, DC. A naturalist, licensed captain and award-winning journalist, Williams is working on […]
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Phenom-enal Start Can a South Carolina luxury upstart navigate waters teeming with center consoles? If Bryan Greenwood and Jim Isaac were nervous when I nailed the throttle on their $900,000 flagship, the pair of sales managers didn’t show it. Still, I know I was nervous. Standing at the helm of their brand-spanking-new center console, the […]
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Image: Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Market demand for sockeye salmon is strong, but rising costs for harvesters and processors are expected to influence the ex-vessel price during the 2023 Bristol Bay season, according to Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) Executive Director Andy Wink. Wink said while there’s strong demand overall, the […]
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Boating buddies and fellow Aquastar owners Phil Carter and Neil Cotillard push north in their attempt to circumnavigate the UK in less than a month, but there’s trouble ahead… This is Part Two of Phil and Neil’s boating round Britain challenge – if you haven’t already, make sure to read Part One first. 27 April […]
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A Potentially Life-Saving Excerpt from “The Ocean. The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge.” Several years ago, I had the great fortune of sitting down for a post-surfing breakfast with a waterman and author named Jimmy Buffett. When Jimmy asked what I’d been up to, I told him I’d been thinking about writing a book. “Poseidon’s […]
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St Maarten Heineken Regatta kicks off the Caribbean inshore season. David Harding met teams who’d made remarkable voyages to take part The Caribbean regatta season is something of a pilgrimage to the sun, drawing competitors from across North America as well as across the Atlantic. Those coming from northern Europe or the Mediterranean often cross […]
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Near 0500 UTC, while the boat was racing east in moderate northerly winds and sea state, the mast on Team Holcim-PRB came crashing down. Skipper Kevin Escoffier had a message sent to Race Control that the crew was safe and again shortly afterwards that the boat was secure and no assistance was required. “We were […]
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Les Voiles de St Barth-Richard Mille concluded yesterday with a regatta of straight bullets for Roy Pat Disney’s modified VO70 Pyewacket 70 on her first visit to the Caribbean. Following this and her line honours and overall IRC victory in February’s RORC Caribbean 600, Pyewacket 70 has won the second edition of the International Maxi […]
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During the Miami International Boat Show, ACR Electronics introduced its U.S.-approved mobile connected GlobalFix V5 AIS EPIRB to the market for the first time. The world’s most advanced EPIRB has received the equipment authorization from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and approval from the U.S. Coast Guard and is now shipping to distributors throughout […]
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A marine industry symposium on the fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries has concluded that the technology is safe but that risks increase with misuse and uncertified accessories… Owners and guests of smaller leisure boats may not be as well drilled in fire prevention measures as professional crew on larger yachts. Photo: Pantaenius Yacht Insurance […]
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A detour north to Costa Rica on his classic Swan 37 rewards Max Campbell with some of his most adventurous cruising yet The sea curls with distant groundswells as the fragmented skyline of Panama City dips into the horizon. A neat queue of cargo vessels waits at anchor for their turn to transit the Canal. […]
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (April 18, 2023) — Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has announced the first group of Avator™ 7.5e electric outboards has shipped to global customers, representing a major milestone in Mercury’s electrification strategy. The 7.5e is the first of Mercury’s five Avator electric propulsion systems to be announced this […]
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Mercury Marine has announced the first group of Avator 7.5e electric outboards has shipped to global customers, representing a major milestone in Mercury’s electrification strategy. The 7.5e is the first of Mercury’s five Avator electric propulsion systems to be announced this year. During the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in January, the company officially launched the […]
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Boca Raton, FL—April 12, 2023—If you own a boat you probably want to keep it clean and stain free from the hull to the topside and everywhere else. Until now, it’s been a lot of work requiring multiple applications of so-so cleaners and plenty of scrubbing. Today, that all changes. HullMagic, www.hullmagic.com, is the newest, most […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIKUS AND HYUNDAI Avikus, Hyundai’s autonomous navigation start-up, is collaborating with Hyundai AutoEver to adopt its automotive self-driving platform, mobilgene, to Avikus’ autonomous operation solution, NeuBoat. “We are excited about the synergy between Hyundai AutoEver’s solid software platform and the highest level of Avikus autonomous operation technology,” says Lim Do-hyeong, CEO of […]
Read MoreThe World of Yacht Transport: Shipping the Ship Whether a builder, broker, or owner/operator, transporting a yacht is the final step to enjoying the ride. There’s so much excitement when you buy a new boat, even if it’s used. Now, how do you get it from where you bought it to your place? It all […]
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Rupert Holmes on the future of chartplotters and onboard displays, which are developing in several directions from tablets to multifunction displays Multifunction displays for navigation, instrument data, radar, AIS, and even watching Netflix, continue to evolve, especially at the high end of the market. While early units were hampered by a lack of processing power, […]
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Trolling motors with virtual anchors have revolutionized fishing. But can these machines replace real anchors? Courtesy Minn Kota 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 short answer is yes. But don’t toss your Danforth overboard with […]
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The founder of River Dave’s Place, a popular online community with deep ties in the Lake Havasu boating community, Dave Johnson wears his heart on both sleeves. One sleeve just isn’t enough to handle the many passions of his big ticker, whether it takes the form of co-hosting an event such as the upcoming Super […]
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