Boat Reviews

Traffic stops for a variety of reasons any given day of the week along I-95, one of the busiest U.S. highways. Imagine, then, the traffic-halting situation that probably occurred this past weekend as …Read More

P.A.E. today confirmed that hull #1 of the new Nordhavn 63 is in final preparation for shipment from the factory in China to Florida, where it will be commissioned and available for inspection. The N63 is a development of the N55/N60 series, with new deck and engine room molds. With its beam narrower than the [...] …Read More

Vintage PWC racing action from the 1993-1994 RIVA Racing Team. …Read More

After years of testing boat stereos, Fusion has finally convinced me that an iPod is the way to go, with their MS IP 500. Here’s the scoop: this Sunday we made a 60 mile run to deep drop for tilefish and monster sea bass. On my boat, that’s a two and a half hour run. [...] …Read More

Late summer 2011 should see the delivery of C. 2114, the fourth in Perini Navi’s 45-meter (148-foot) series. The steel-hulled sloop will look similar to the photo here, as well as the three previous 45-meter deliveries: Heritage, Helios, and Fivea,... …Read More

After watching “You and Your Johnson” from Jeff Hemmel’s post the other day, I was reminded of the Triumph Boat commercials from a few years back. Most boat commercials are pretty terrible, but the Triumph ones stood out, as did a couple of others. The Bubba test drive. Divine Intervention Evinrude 1 Evinrude 2 Nitro [...] …Read More

A collection of far-flung groups, including the American Watercraft Association, PWIA, and BoatU.S., have come together under the banner FollowTheScience.org to oppose the pending increase of ethanol in fuels to 15%. …Read More

A judge has suggested that national parks should once again ban personal watercraft. This after the parks already conducted lengthy environmental impact assessments, and ruled in favor of continued PWC access. …Read More

Had a nice chat with Fred Kiekhaefer, the president of Mercury Racing, over the weekend. Kiekhaefer told me that construction of the first “production” pair of the company’s twin-turbocharged 1,350-hp engines was underway. When I told him I w... …Read More

In two weeks, the 126-foot Emerald Isle, which has had one owner since delivery from Christensen Shipyards in 1992, will be auctioned to the highest bidder in Fort Lauderdale. Emerald Isle is being sold on an “as is, where is, with all faults” b... …Read More