On the Water: News & Events

Maybe I'm missing something, but the Isatphone Pro seems every bit like the game changer Inmarsat claimed it would be.  I've made calls from the boat and backyard, sent myself text messages and emails, and replied to them, but have yet to detect a... …Read More

MarineMax to carry Nautique Boats in Georgia. …Read More

Ronnie Simpson and Ed McCoy have crossed the 200 mile mark in their tip-toe journey home to San Francisco Bay after losing the keel from the 30-foot sloop, Warrior’s Wish. It’s not as though either of them has had a “night’s sleep” since, living in the cockpit with life raft and ditch bag at the [...] …Read More

You need help with a fiberglass repair, epoxy mixes, resin formulations, or other similar questions? Who wouldn’t? When I became involved in my first substantial fiberglass project years and years ago (building and mounting a new center console for my fishboat) I learned purely by trial and error. I turned my shed into a fiberglass [...] …Read More

The J/111 aims to continue a tradition of top-flight 35-footers from J/Boats, the one-design company. …Read More

VAN  LIEW CHRISTENS BOAT Sole US Entry in the Velux 5 Oceans, Race Brad Van Liew, christened his new a few weeks ago - with the same name.  Brad Van Liew, winner by a huge margin of the 2002-03 Around Alone race has a new project.  That’s not re... …Read More

Reliable sources indicate the PWC industry will see something new from Kawasaki, Sea-Doo, and Yamaha for 2011. …Read More

If I can miss major ways that MFDs display currents and tides, lord only knows how much I might mess up a comparison of 3D charting.  There are so many aspects to 3D presentation, and virtually no bench mark as to what is right.  In fact, I... …Read More

For the best high-performance boat event of the year, look no further than central Missouri. …Read More

You met Ronnie Simpson in this space as a young, former Marine, medically retired following a shoot-up outside Fallujah, prepping for the Singlehanded Transpac. He had a good race—finished second—but Ronnie lost the keel off his 30-foot Warrior’s Wish 800 miles short of completing his return trip to San Francisco Bay. The word now is, [...] …Read More