Runabout World: Sea Ray 210 Select Has Staying Power
by Brett Becker 

Sea Ray's 210 Select could be the cure for 2-foot fever.

If you are into boats, you might know about 2-foot fever.  Two-foot fever is an ailment every boat owner gets when he wants a new boat.  Usually a bigger boat.  Usually by about 2 feet. Read more...

The Outboard Expert: Engines Serving Many Masters
by Charles Plueddeman

North America, Europe, and developing nations use the versatile outboard differently.

In December my father visited a Scouting friend in The Gambia, a tiny nation on the central Atlantic coast of Africa. Fish caught in the river and the ocean make up much of the Gambian diet, so a good boat and a reliable outboard motor are prized possessions there that give the owners a significant economic advantage over fishermen in unpowered boats. Read more...

The Yacht Insider:
Brokerage, Charter Discounts Flood Market
by Kim Kavin 

The megayacht downturn means great deals for those looking for an upscale charter or megayacht of their own.

It's hard, at this point, to discern the long-term effects of the global economic meltdown on the megayacht market. One thing is for sure, though: More and more owners are dropping bigger and bigger amounts from their sale and charter prices, with the trend now extending to virtually all of the world's major management companies. Read more...