On the Water

There’s a new interactive NOAA map online that charts the Gulf oil spill, fishing closures, spill trajectories, environmental impact, and more; it even has aerial and satellite images. Say what you will about the feds, NOAA has done one heck of a job with this and whoever was in charge of it should get a pat [...] …Read More

Another California boatbuilding facility moves. Adelanto based Cabo Yachts will be closing the desert based plant and moving to North Carolina to consolidate production with parent Hatteras Yachts.  This loss, which will represent about 40 California... …Read More

Sunreef Yachts, which just last month completed the 102-foot Ipharra as its new flagship for charter in the Mediterranean, now sends word that the biggest catamaran the company has ever built--the 114-foot Che--is in the water and on schedule to comple... …Read More

Bailing mahi mahi at the lobster pots along the edge of the Continental Shelf is one heck of a fun way to fish; there’s a ton of action, the fish jump and fight like crazy, and they taste darn good, too. Yesterday a weather-window opened up wide, so we launched the WriteAway and headed out [...] …Read More

Plastiki’s journey goers from trash to triumph. A catamaran descriptively named Plastiki and constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles, completed a 4-month journey across the Pacific Ocean meant to raise awareness about plastic waste.  It is... …Read More

Another day, another discount offer for a summer charter booking in the Mediterranean. Today's deal is from Athens Yachts in Greece. They tell me that the 108-foot Maiora motoryacht Ramina is dropping its weekly base rate by more than €16,000, from ... …Read More

Another day, another discount offer for a summer charter booking in the Mediterranean. Today's deal is from Athens Yachts in Greece. They tell me that the 108-foot Maiora motoryacht Ramina is dropping its weekly base rate by more than €16,000, from ... …Read More

Courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010 One of the gems among American museums is the Exploratorium—because it is all about exploring, not just showing. A whole generation has grown up with the Exploratorium’s interactive, engaged and engaging activities on-site in San Francisco, and on Wednesday, July 28, the Exploratorium is taking us on a [...] …Read More

That's a pair of Genasun LFP Lithium batteries that weigh a small fraction of what similar sized regular marine batteries would and offer a lot more usable power than even their 760 amp hour rating would indicate, because they can endure truly deep d... …Read More

A group of New Zealand PWC enthusiasts is setting out from London on August 1st in hopes of breaking the world distance record for travel on a personal watercraft. The trip, dubbed “The Ultimate Ride,” is being led by Jerome Burfoot, who circumnavigated New Zealand in 2006 in a benefit aimed at raising funds for cancer [...] …Read More