On the Water

Just saw across the newswire that Brunswick has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings, and the company will relocate from Ashland City, TN, to Flippin, AR. Earl Bentz, who founded the well-known bass and fiberglass saltwater boat company, will still r... …Read More

Two iconic brands face the future - out of the same facility. …Read More

After testing Sirius satellite weather on the chartplotter, I signed up for the service myself. Since I take my kids out on offshore adventures that may range 60 to 70 miles from the boat ramp, I wanted to be darn sure I knew what weather was coming, and how to avoid it. And avoid it [...] …Read More

BCR Yachts sends word of an interesting discount that will become available beginning August 20 in the Western Mediterranean. The 108-foot Wally sailing yacht Wally B (shown in the photograph at right) is being offered for tandem charters alongside th... …Read More

Tampa Bay Jet Boat Show scheduled for August 14-15 at St. Petersburg's Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort and Marina. …Read More

Siwash at Cueva Valdez Once she held the Around Catalina record, now she’s 100 years old and it’s time to party. So if you hear a bit of shouting this Saturday, coming from the direction of Howland’s Landing, Catalina, the action is probably on the deck of the redoubtable Siwash, a piece of floating history. Is there [...] …Read More

The Molokai Strait   75 luxury bluewater expedition yacht Hercules is an examples of top-of-the-line everything. For the ocean adventurer, the Molokai Strait yachts are built with steel hulls and aluminum topsides, lots of displacement and fuel. I first saw the 75′ Hercules at the Newport, Rhode Island, boat show in the fall of 2008 and [...] …Read More

While Panbo's logo is still a work in progress, check out the sharp name plate Gizmo is sporting, thanks to Garmin's industrial design department.  Gander too at how much electronic goodness I managed to squeeze onto the boat's latest flying bri... …Read More

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