Boat Reviews

I got an email update from Jon Schwartz, the photographer who snapped a blue marlin as it rammed the press boat at the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament in Kona. He typed a short message: “Pete, the story gets better.” He and the other media types on the press boat took part in a battle to [...] …Read More

The Yamaha 300 HPDI outboard is worthy of a test and review even in this day of four stroke dominance, because this is one two stroke that packs a heck of a punch and will be of interest to anglers. Why? Haven’t four strokes completely taken over, especially considering Yamaha’s new line of SHO’s which have [...] …Read More

  Feadship’s Royal De Vries yard quietly launched the 88-meter (288-foot) Musashi about two weeks ago, and since then yacht watchers and various websites have been speculating over the owner’s identity. The chatter is partly d... …Read More

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

Taft & Rinlaub's Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast is a bit dismissive of Chandler Cove, which is bounded by Great Chebeague Island to the north and east, Little Chebeague Island to the west, and Long Island to the south. The guide complains that the... …Read More

This year’s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout August 28-29 is looking to be a battle of the 50-foot Mystics, at least when it comes to the fight for Top Gun honors. In one corner, there’s reigning champion Dave Scott’s Nauti-Marine, which is powered by... …Read More

by Christine Kling   (Editor’s Note — Chris Kling is a sailor with with more than 30 years of experience on the oceans of the world. She’s also an English professor at Broward College, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the published author of the Seychelle Sullivan series of mysteries, including SURFACE TENSION (2002), CROSS CURRENT [...] …Read More

It has a new name and new partners, but the Florida-based yard known for “the great American megayacht” is in the process of being revived once again. The new name is Broward Shipyard, and Philippe Brandligt, a naval architect by training who ha... …Read More

Caught up with Peter Hledin, the owner of Douglas Marine, which builds Skater catamarans in Douglas, Mich. Hledin remains one of my favorite people in the high-performance marine industry to inteview, particularly for his extensive base of knowledge th... …Read More

If you could have the perfect outboard for your dinghy or tender, what would it be?  A diesel perhaps, because you’re already carrying hundreds or thousands of gallons of that fuel and because looking for and storing gasoline is such a pain in the neck, not to mention dangerous? I’ve long thought, for example, that [...] …Read More