On the Water

It may be just a coincidence, or it may be an indication that we have reached the "drop dead date" for yacht owners who have been holding out in futile hopes of booking their yachts at the full weekly charter rates this high season. Either way, managem... …Read More

Like all production manufacturers in the performance-boat world, Formula Boats has been hit hard in the past two years. But thanks to a new approach, the Porter family is bringing it back. …Read More

A grander blue marlin was caught in the White Marlin Open yesterday, topping 1,010 pounds – yowza! The earlier mark of 790-pounds for largest fish was already pretty darn nice, but this mark will be REALLY tough to beat. So James Kontos, from the Let It Ride ,is sitting on a $360,000 prize that’s likely [...] …Read More

Management company C U Yacht Charters tells me that it has signed the 68-foot Azimut motoryacht Allegria V into the charter fleet. The yacht is currently en route to Long Island, New York, where she will spend the rest of the summer offering charters f... …Read More

The press release calls SiMON2 "the first alarm monitoring system for the new Apple iPad," which seems odd given what we've already seen from InteliSea.  I think what Palladium Technologies was trying to say is that SiMON2 is the first such app ... …Read More

If you’ve never been to an owners’ or manufacturer’s or dealer’s rendezvous, you’re missing a great part of the cruising lifestyle. Last weekend’s Northeast Nordic Tug Owners Association (NENTOA) 2010 Rendezvous in Essex, Connecticut, is a great example of how they work and why they’re such a wonderful experience. NENTOA works closely each year with [...] …Read More

New Contracts, Brokerage Listings - who says the new-build motoryacht market is in trouble? …Read More

So, you want to buy a boat company and Century Boats would interest you? Well, they’re still for sale. Though Yamaha was in negotiations to sell off Century earlier this year, evidently the deal fell through. In fact, Yamaha announced Century was still for sale just to help get the word out there – sounds like [...] …Read More

About five years ago, I was at a luncheon aboard a motoryacht where the conversation turned to charter yacht brochures. Digital brochures were beginning to become an option, and some people saw them as a threat to the charter industry. At my table were... …Read More

Laura Dekker lives in the Netherlands and wants to sail around the world – solo and now.  She’s 14. Dekker was born at sea on her parent’s boat and has wanted to sail her Jeanneau 38, Guppy, solo around the world – a desire that launched Dutc... …Read More