On the Water: News & Events

No, you can’t park it in your driveway yet, but the 19 designers who met today in Valencia put rubber on the road toward a decision on what kind of boat we’ll be racing in America’s Cup 34, monohull or multihull. Beyond the tradeoffs, priorities and passions that might pop up in any barside conversation [...] …Read More

Since it’s perfect for boaters and other outdoorsy folks Novothink sent me one of their solar iPod and iPhone Surge chargers to test out and review. I figured this was a good fit, considering how many times I’ve seen gadgets, gizmos, and cell phones fail due to dead batteries when a charger wasn’t close at hand, [...] …Read More

Garmin may have lost its bid for Raymarine last week, but, as noted, there's plenty of evidence that it's building a daunting marine electronics line on its own.  Check out the little  GPSMap 740s and the big GMR 604 xHD (pedestal) above f... …Read More

I’m grateful to have America’s Cup out of the courts and moving toward, I hope, a dynamic, historic 34th match, but a new email exchange confirms that for one man, it’s not over. That would be Jaume Soler, the Spanish Olympic sailor and journalist who broke the truth about the faked-up Club Náutico Español de [...] …Read More

Yamaha WaterCraft continues to push its mobile services initiative with the release of a mobile trivia promotion for the summer months. Participants are asked to answer trivia questions on their mobile devices for the chance to win weekly prizes, as well as a Grand Prize of a trip for two to the company's 2011 product launch in August. …Read More

"We are all very happy here," reads the email I just got from a contact at Raymarine, and that sure makes sense. The agonizing process of getting sold is over, and in the end they were bought (full announcement above here) by a strong company wh... …Read More

Stumbled across an interesting web page today at Field & Stream. It's a photo gallery, with some accompanying insight, of the situation with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It offers some interesting perspective on the situation, and it's worth checking out for those that are concerned about what's happening. Here's the link: A Slow-Motion Disaster: Photos From The Louisiana Oil Spill Another interesting site has been developed by a pair of local fishermen. Like Field & Stream, the site Drilled By BP offers an insider's perspective. The site promises frequent updates to separate the fact from fiction in this ever-expanding disaster. …Read More

First the APBA Watercross National Tour kicked off in Parker, Arizona on May 1-2. Now, Upstate Watercraft Promotions IJSBA National Tour gets underway this weekend in Panama City Beach, Florida. The UWP-IJSBA National Tour will feature six rounds, mostly centered around the eastern half of the United States. The tour's Panama City Beach opener is followed by the Toyota U.S. Open of Watercross in Syracuse, NY on May 29-30, the Grand Prix of Watercross in Racine, WI on June 19-20, the Toyota Water Jam scheduled for Rochester, NY on July 10-11, the Triple Crown of Watercross in Lake Hartwell, GA on August 14-15, and finally the Toyota Governor's Cup in Charleston, WV on August 20-22nd. All events will be broadcast on BSN (Beach Sports Network), available on select cable systems. …Read More

Chris MacClugage and his Yamaha FZR already dominated Rounds 1 and 2 of the APBA Watercross National Tour, held in Parker, Arizona. Now, that tour is ready to hit the road for the remainder of the summer months, leaving the west coast behind as racers take on the Atlantic surf, the Great Lakes, and some choice waterways in the U.S. and beyond. …Read More

A race is an excuse to see a spectacular sunset while doing your best to drift in the right direction. …Read More