On the Water

The J/111 aims to continue a tradition of top-flight 35-footers from J/Boats, the one-design company. …Read More

I got an email update from Jon Schwartz, the photographer who snapped a blue marlin as it rammed the press boat at the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament in Kona. He typed a short message: “Pete, the story gets better.” He and the other media types on the press boat took part in a battle to [...] …Read More

VAN  LIEW CHRISTENS BOAT Sole US Entry in the Velux 5 Oceans, Race Brad Van Liew, christened his new a few weeks ago - with the same name.  Brad Van Liew, winner by a huge margin of the 2002-03 Around Alone race has a new project.  That’s not re... …Read More

I think it's safe to say that we have reached the apex of what can accurately be called "discount season" in the West Med, what with all the offers flooding in for the remainder of August. The latest neck-snapping head-turner is a nearly 35-percent pri... …Read More

Reliable sources indicate the PWC industry will see something new from Kawasaki, Sea-Doo, and Yamaha for 2011. …Read More

If I can miss major ways that MFDs display currents and tides, lord only knows how much I might mess up a comparison of 3D charting.  There are so many aspects to 3D presentation, and virtually no bench mark as to what is right.  In fact, I... …Read More

For the best high-performance boat event of the year, look no further than central Missouri. …Read More

You met Ronnie Simpson in this space as a young, former Marine, medically retired following a shoot-up outside Fallujah, prepping for the Singlehanded Transpac. He had a good race—finished second—but Ronnie lost the keel off his 30-foot Warrior’s Wish 800 miles short of completing his return trip to San Francisco Bay. The word now is, [...] …Read More

Bacteria in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay is a problem we’ve grown used to, and today there are new warnings out. According to the Baltimore Sun, so far there have been 24 reported cases of the Vibro bacteria causing gastrointestinal illness and/or skin infections this summer. In an average season about 30 cases are [...] …Read More

by Christine Kling   (Editor’s Note — Chris Kling is a sailor with with more than 30 years of experience on the oceans of the world. She’s also an English professor at Broward College, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the published author of the Seychelle Sullivan series of mysteries, including SURFACE TENSION (2002), CROSS CURRENT [...] …Read More