On the Water

Ronnie Simpson and Ed McCoy have crossed the 200 mile mark in their tip-toe journey home to San Francisco Bay after losing the keel from the 30-foot sloop, Warrior’s Wish. It’s not as though either of them has had a “night’s sleep” since, living in the cockpit with life raft and ditch bag at the [...] …Read More

You need help with a fiberglass repair, epoxy mixes, resin formulations, or other similar questions? Who wouldn’t? When I became involved in my first substantial fiberglass project years and years ago (building and mounting a new center console for my fishboat) I learned purely by trial and error. I turned my shed into a fiberglass [...] …Read More

I've been telling you all summer about the 130-foot Christensen motoryacht Lady Zelda and her escalating discount offers. First, there was the mid-June announcement that if you booked two weeks of charter in the Western Mediterranean, you could save 25... …Read More

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