On the Water: News & Events

Video offers comprehensive, inside look at the IJSBA personal watercraft world championships in Lake Havasu, Arizona. …Read More

Years ago I gave Simrad grief for developing its own NMEA 2000 cable and connector system, called SimNet, instead of going with the DeviceNet standard as NMEA wanted.  When NMEA 2000 was just getting started, SimNet confused end users and instal... …Read More

Welcome to ICAST – the largest fishing tackle trade show in the country. It’s been an amazing ride for the past two days, as I joined in with the Earthsports.com team to introduce our new site to the world. We’ve had a great reception, thanks to all. But… we’ve also been working from sunup to well [...] …Read More

The economics - and the enjoyment - of overhauling his 21-year-old Mako appealed to this boat owner more than buying new. …Read More

I mentioned SRT's amazingly miniaturized Class B and SART AIS modules back in May, but seeing is believing. In that aluminum EMI enclosure at left is a Cobalt Class B transponder complete with precision GPS engine and power supply (the board itself ... …Read More

Britain, already a leader in funding Olympic athletes to live and train as professionals, has made a move to sneak ahead on style points as well. Hard to say whether Stella McCartney would have achieved rank in the fashion industry if she had started out with a different last name, but she is where and [...] …Read More

After 15 years as Viking Sport Cruisers, U.K.-built yachts such as the 72 Motoryacht will carry the Princess Yachts International name in North America. …Read More

Humminbird sidescan versus Lowrance side scan, which is better? That’s a question a friend asked me today, and it’s one I hear over and over regarding sidescanning fishfinders. Unless you plan to drop 10 grand on a searchlight transducer, these two are pretty much the only game in town. So, which should you choose? First off, [...] …Read More

Some days you really enjoy opening the Inbox. Today, for example, I find this from Genny Tulloch . . . We just finished up four days of racing in Sheboygan, WI where we won the 2010 US Women’s Match Racing Championship and defended our title from last year! In addition to being our national championship, [...] …Read More

So I've done more research into the various small issues I've noticed regarding recent NOAA chart changes to Camden Harbor (discussed most recently here).  Let me emphasize small, and also my appreciation of NOAA as an agency with vast tasks and... …Read More