Boat Reviews

“You won’t want to miss this, guys—it’s your welcome to the ‘Island of the Gods.’” That’s what Capt. Charles Dwyer called out to his crew on watch aboard Yanneke Too recently when the yacht rounded the northeastern tip of Bali at dawn ... …Read More

  Having massaged the Insurance Gods to ensure the financing of more permanent solutions, I set out during my recent Solo Mini Cruise of Casco Bay to undo some of the damage inflicted on our poor Lunacy by the Big Bad Schooner Harvey Gamage. The ug... …Read More

Dynamometer testing on Sterling’s new twin-turbocharged 1,700-hp engine should start this week, according to Mike D’Anniballe, the principal of the Milford, Mich., engine company. The new engine is based off Sterling’s supercharged, 557-cubic inc... …Read More

If you’ve never been to an owners’ or manufacturer’s or dealer’s rendezvous, you’re missing a great part of the cruising lifestyle. Last weekend’s Northeast Nordic Tug Owners Association (NENTOA) 2010 Rendezvous in Essex, Connecticut, is a great example of how they work and why they’re such a wonderful experience. NENTOA works closely each year with [...] …Read More

So, you want to buy a boat company and Century Boats would interest you? Well, they’re still for sale. Though Yamaha was in negotiations to sell off Century earlier this year, evidently the deal fell through. In fact, Yamaha announced Century was still for sale just to help get the word out there – sounds like [...] …Read More

If you don’t succeed the first time, persevere. That’s the lesson we all can learn from Adam Voorhees, a California-based post-graduate who just won the Young Designer of the Year Award at the World Superyacht Awards. (That’s him pictured seco... …Read More

The Coast Guard announced it will be cracking down on the practice of bow riding, meaning you can’t ride in the bow cockpit, as pictured above, while the boat is underway. According to the Coast Guard News website, this will take effect in the 5... …Read More

Fans of Copeland’s Phenomenon, the 56-foot-long catamaran powered by four 3,000-hp turbine engines will have to wait a little longer to catch the boat in action again. Unconfirmed reports had the cat, which was designed to break the propeller-driven ... …Read More

The White Marlin Open, the world’s biggest billfish fishing tournament, begins today and we’ll have results here on the blog, asap! Anglers leaving ports from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia will be competing to take home cash prizes and bragging rights, for the biggest white marlin, biggest fish overall, biggest tuna, biggest mahi, and [...] …Read More

Sea-Doo unveils 2011 PWC lineup August 30, 2010 at 12 noon. …Read More