For the first three days this week, Doug Wright Powerboats commanded the hallowed waters of Lake X, the historic Mercury Racing testing facility in St. Cloud, Fla. Veteran offshore racing throttleman Ricky Maldonado practiced on a buoy course with Logan Adan, his 17-year-old rookie driver, in a 38-foot 450R Factory Stock-class Doug Wright catamaran that […]
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When the last two events of the 2022/2023 Fort Myers Offshore season—the April 1 Cayo Costa Raft-Up and the April 22 Nor-Tech-backed happening—are in the books, Fort Myers Offshore president Tim Hill and his wife, Cyndee, a board-member of the nonprofit scholarship-fundraising powerboat club, will exhale much-deserved sighs of relief. And for good reason, because […]
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Is the Cormate T28 sharp enough to outshine its swift and sweet-riding predecessor? Hugo Andreae heads for Poole in search of answers… Way back in September 2018, we staged a group comparison test between three 28ft sportsboats: an Axopar 28, a Nimbus W9 and a Cormate T27. At the time, the Cormate seemed like the […]
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Northland’s bite-sized balsawood Rumble Bug now comes in 33 colors plus two strike-provoking sizes. Bemidji, MN (March 20, 2023) – True crankbait fans know that Northland Fishing Tackle’s Rumble Bug is the real deal when it comes to drawing strikes from walleyes, bass and jumbo panfish that are putting on the finicky act. The original […]
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Designed specifically for reaction baits, including crankbaits, jerkbaits, rattlebaits, and vibrating jigs, the Sunline Crank FC FluorocarbonLine delivers all of the quality that anglers have grown to love from Sunline – now in an advanced, applications-specific formula. Engineered with slightly more stretch than your average fluorocarbon, the Sunline Crank Fluorocarbon Line increases landing percentages when […]
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In a small, private ceremony held in the Seabob department of Nautical Ventures flagship store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Roger Moore was handed the Dealer of the Year award from Claus Gruner, CEO of Cayago Americas, Inc., parent company for Seabob. In his presentation speech, Claus acknowledged the accomplishments of Nautical Ventures, having sold over […]
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Reporting from the 2022 Genoa Boat Show, Alex Smith takes us on board the Lomac Granturismo 10.5 – a 60-knot RIB with serious pedigree… Italian boat builder Lomac used the Genoa Boat Show to unveil its latest offering in the GT line, the Lomac Granturismo 10.5. This model sits in the company’s Cruiser range and […]
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Reporting from the 2022 Southampton Boat Show, Alex Smith takes us on a full tour of the Protector 380 Targa, which was making its UK debut… Having equipped the New Zealand coastguard with commercial work boats at all 64 of its stations, Protector is justly famous for its tough offshore RIBs. It’s no surprise then […]
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It started as a 4-month cruise but became a made-for-Hollywood, 13-year voyage. Roger Moore recounts a once-in-a-lifetime journey with his wife, dog—and a monkey. What started as a 4-month cruise to Mexico turned into a made-for-Hollywood, 13-year voyage around the world. I’d met Roger Moore a few times in passing. The founder of Nautical Ventures–—a […]
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Released last week on the Mercury Racing YouTube channel, the first segment of Water Street Confidential featuring the Fond du Lac, Wis., company’s director of customer experience Steve Miller and Double R Performance co-owner Peter Robert runs 5-1/2-minutes. For that episode, Scrapyard Media and Speed On The Water captured a little more than an hour […]
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From the day we came up with our In The Lead documentary-style video series concept, MTI founder Randy Scism was on our short list of subjects. But it took until our second season in 2022—with support from primary backer Mercury Racing as well as MYCO Trailers, CP Performance, Hamilton Marine Finance, Hardin Marine, Bluave Marine […]
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What happened in the Cup – March 13, 2023: Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailed out of Barcelona in their AC75, with Dean Barker back onboard. American Magic sailed off Pensacola in their AC40 INEOS Britannia sailed off Mallorca, in their AC40 in light winds. Luna Rossa did not sail. Emirates Team New Zealand did not […]
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What’s new is actually quite old. Bill Prince dives into the ups and downs of hydrofoils. We’re discussing a term in our design office today: Mustache foils. Pardon? Among the newly expanding genre of foiling powerboats, they’re hydrofoils attached to the lower units of outboard motors, shaped like Snidely Whiplash’s melodramatic handlebar mustache from the […]
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No stranger to success in Key West, Fla., veteran offshore powerboat racing throttleman John Tomlinson departed the place last November with a couple of titles to his credit. Tomlinson claimed a Union International Motonautique world championship in the 450R Factory Stock title with Taylor Scism, his TS Motorsports teammate, in an MTI 390XR catamaran. He […]
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Holcim-PRB, the dominant leader of The Ocean Race, has set a new 24-hour IMOCA record of 595.26 nautical miles IMOCA record run on Day 14 of The Ocean Race: high speeds onboard Team Holcim – PRB. Drone view. Kevin Escoffier’s Holcim-PRB, the dominant leader of The Ocean Race, has set a new 24-hour IMOCA record […]
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The weather forecast for the 2022 Sun Run—Sunsation Boats’ first official customer-gathering in more than 15 years—was bleak. Hard rain forced what was supposed to an indoor/outdoor welcome party at the Sunsation factory in Algonac, Mich., the night before into being an entirely indoor celebration. But though many, if not most, of the 200-plus guests […]
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Knowing that no one is born with the technical skills for a career in the high-performance marine industry, the decision-makers at Mercury Racing launched the Fond du Lac Wis., company’s “Excellence in Trade” scholarship program five years ago and added its “Impact Institute” scholarship program three years later. New for 2023 is the company’s “Great […]
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When Sunsation Boats released its first “Diamond Edition” 34 CCX, center console in late July 2016, it captured significant attention in the go-fast boating community, especially during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout that year when the triple Mercury Racing 400R outboard-engine-powered center console ran 88 mph on the then-mile-long course. But the real attention-getter […]
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Pro anglers Jason and Jay Przekurat reveal thrills of father-son fishing connection, plus how to deal with industry changes, at the NPAA 2023 Conference in Fort Myers, FL. Forestville, WI (March 9, 2023) – Ask professional anglers Jason and Jay Przekurat about their days on the tourney trail and both will assure you they’re living […]
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