Boat Reviews

This news report from CNN could mean a whole new world is opening up for boaters and anglers. I’ve been dying to go back since I went, legally as a journalist, to cover the 50th Anniversary of the Hemingway Open in 2000. I also did a little fly fishing for tarpon. I’ll go again if [...] …Read More

Once upon a time, every new model year brought a number of all-new craft from every PWC manufacturer. Lately, however, the economy and other influences have all conspired to make a number of manufacturers just simply trot out the tried-and-true, existing models that may have been freshened up with new graphics or colors, but little else. …Read More

Thirteen is an unlucky number for some people, but it’s no bother to the team at Alloy Yachts. Project AY44, seen here, marks the 13th motoryacht in the New Zealand-based yard’s history. Steel plate cutting is already underway on the 39-meter (1... …Read More

Nothing like having your hand in the water and seeing a fin come at you and fish in the vicinity free jumping in panic. This fin belonged to a dolphin, who practically took that fish a friend was about to release right out of his hand. …Read More

Movement of one person or another within the high-performance powerboat industry doesn’t usually qualify as news for the average go-fast boat enthusiast. But when someone who is as well known outside the industry as he is inside it makes a change, it... …Read More

PHOTOS: E.J. Bruinekool Fotografie Smart owners do a good deal of research before selecting a superyacht builder, but 35 years of research? That’s how long the owner of Uisge Beatha had been following activity at Jongert Shipyard before commissionin... …Read More

On the National Geographic Channel, ways to deal with the Asian carp invasion. …Read More

Just checked in with Mike Fiore of Outerlimits Offshore Boats in Bristol, R.I. Earlier today, Fiore agreed to bring and pilot a boat at the July 17 Shore Dreams for Kids event in Seaside Heights, N.J. “I’m bringing a 44-footer down there,” sai... …Read More

Yesterday, Trinity Yachts delivered the first of a handful of oil-skimming boats that will help clean up the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The following video showing the delivery and operation of the boat comes courtesy of WLOX television: …Read More

A welded-aluminum john boat may just be the perfect small-boat light tackle fishing platform. They are multi-faceted. The reasons in favor: 1. The are lightweight and hard to break. 2. At slow speeds they bounce off rocks. 3. The engine and fuel tank are removable by hand. 4. Little kicker engines seem to require no [...] …Read More