Boat Reviews

When Force Blue was seized in Italy over alleged tax evasion, many megayacht owners and their advisors sat up and took notice. It also led to questions and concerns, understandably, many of which persist. To shed some light onto Italian VAT practice... …Read More

Since Phenomenon, the 55-foot-long turbine-powered catamaran that was to attempt to break the propeller-driven-water-speed record of 220 mph today, made its debut in November 2009 I have written 11 stories about it for speedonthewater.com/Boatermouth.c... …Read More

Riva Racing offering OEM-branded graphic t shirts in time for summer. …Read More

When you need to find boat ramps, you can look everywhere at a glance with a new iPhone app, the Boat Ramp locator. The free new app is available to anyone and can be used on both iPhones and Droid phones. It’s available in the Apple iTunes store and in the Droid Marketplace, and can [...] …Read More

Palumbo may not be a well-known builder stateside, but it has been operating two yards in Italy since 1967. It builds and refits a variety of vessels, ranging from ships to yachts, plus manufactures gantry cranes. For the past few months, its Naples ... …Read More

It’s been a rough day for Scott Barnhart, Al Copeland, Jr., and the rest of the team behind Phenomenon, the 55-foot-long catamaran with 12,000-hp worth of turbine engines that was slated to try to break the 220-mph propeller-driven water-speed record... …Read More

How to avoid summer storms when aboard your PWC or boat …Read More

If all goes to plan, the 55-foot-long Phenomenon catamaran powered by four 3,000-hp turbine engines should be testing on Sarasota Bay (Fla.) in the next couple of hours according to Scott Barnhart, the throttleman for the cat. The boat will attempt to ... …Read More

 Is a power cat good in a head sea? Someone asked me that question lately, and my eyebrows hit the ceiling—how could one even ask? Running in a head sea is the situation in which a cat shines, and anyone who’s been aboard one for any extended period of time knows it. Just look at a cat’s [...] …Read More

Part two of two of a review of the Outbound 52 by Outbound Yachts Yesterday, I talked about the smart and sassy Outoubnd 52 that not only looks great but has some very smart features.  Today, we'll take a look below decks at an interior that looks gr... …Read More