F1 star Sebastian Vettel backs new German SailGP team

Sebastian Vettel will be co-owner of the new German SailGP team alongside Thomas Riedel, with 49er medallist Erik Heil at the helm Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel and double Olympic sailing bronze medallist Erik Heil have joined forces, alongside team owner Thomas Riedel, to announce a brand new German SailGP Team. Germany will be […]

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Barletta Releases New Reserve Flagship

PHOTO COURTESY OF BARLETTA Combining luxury, innovation and design, Barletta has released its most innovative and luxurious model yet, its new flagship Barletta Reserve. Featuring a host of innovative features, the Reserve takes the craftsmanship and quality Barletta is known for to the next level. Upgraded features throughout the boat were made with the owner […]

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Copper River Commercial Drift Gillnet Harvest Climbs

Copper River Delta. Photo: Panoramio via Wikimedia Commons. Breakup is happening slowly in Alaska’s famed Copper River commercial salmon fishery, where more than 300 drift gillnetters have delivered an estimated 24,444 fish from the first two 12-hour openers, and a third 12-hour opener was underway on Monday, May 22.  The harvest from those first two […]

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Godfrey launches 2024 XP Series

Godfrey Pontoons announced today the launch of a new family for model year 2024, the Godfrey XP Series. The latest addition to the Godfrey line, the XP boasts a suite of high-tech features, combining a sleek, modern look with performance. These include a fully-digital helm with an intuitive custom user interface and accent backlighting. The […]

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Battling Tuna Around Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico

Massive oil rigs are havens for a variety of species. Ryan Morie 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 pain in my right ­forearm had become unbearable. I shook it to relieve the discomfort. The spool […]

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2023 Copper River Salmon Fishery Harvest Begins

The 2023 Copper River commercial salmon opener began May 15. File photo. An above average run of salmon was forecast for the 2023 Copper River commercial salmon opener, which began on May 15, with processors planning to move much of the first catch via Alaska Airlines to the annual ceremonial welcome mat at SeaTac Airport […]

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When a sailor and a chicken took on an incredible voyage

Young Breton sailor Guirec Soudée and his famous red hen, Monique, ride out Christmas ice-bound in Greenland. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract Say what you will, but the French have got style. We Anglo-Saxons may fancy ourselves as adventurers, but then along comes an unsponsored lad from North Brittany in a 30ft steel boat and […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Sea Ray SLX 260 Surf

The deep-V hull cuts through chop. Courtesy Sea Ray Boats Visit Sea Ray Build Your Sea Ray Find a Sea Ray Dealer 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. Overview Several years in, it’s safe to say that wakesurfing is one […]

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Northern Edge War Games Underway in Gulf of Alaska

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt transits the Gulf of Alaska after participating in exercise Northern Edge 2019. U.S. Navy file photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons. Thousands of U.S. military service members, five ships and over 150 aircraft are in Alaska for Northern Edge 2023 (NE23), war games in the […]

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