On the Water: News & Events

With summer just around the corner, Yamaha has launched the "Perfect Choice" sales event, offering choices of zero down/low interest offers, three years warranty coverage, or $1,000 of free parts and accessories on new Yamaha boats. …Read More

Well, you’re actually too late. This 93-year old flying wooden boat sold for $506,000 at auction yesterday, according to the New York Times. I meant to post about this yesterday in case you were in the market, but at least you can read about it after the fact. I for one am extremely pro-flying boat and would [...] …Read More

Marinalife, the online concierge and trip-planning service, recently partnered with Beacon Wi-Fi, the largest supplier of wireless Internet to marinas along the East Coast, to provide a 20% discount to its members. The new partnership extends to marinas as well, who will receive a 30% discount off the Beacon Wi-Fi wireless installation fee and 15% [...] …Read More

Fugawi recently announced the release of Navionics NavPlanner2, powered by Fugawi. The company also said it has released version 4.5.5 of its Fugawi Marine ENC. NavPlanner2 is an atlas of U.S. coastal waters, navigable waterways, and more than 12,000 inland lakes for use on a home computer for map viewing, searching, printing, waypoint planning and GPS [...] …Read More

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Looking for a tough handheld VHF radio, that’s both waterproof and floating? Recently Icom sent me an IC M36 to test for an article I’m working on, and it has all of these attributes and then some. More on that article later, but for now, I was impressed enough with the IC M36 that I [...] …Read More

Is the electronic throttle control on your boat just like the one in your car, or different? …Read More

I spent a portion of Sunday at Sea-Doo's iControl Experience tour event in Florida, and I have to say it really is a great idea for anyone interested in trying out the new technology. As a journalist, I like to think my words can truly convey what I experience, or that pictures really are worth a thousand words, but the reality is that if you're interested in a new model, there's no better way to learn about it than a hands-on test drive. …Read More

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