On the Water

A good number of yachting industry insiders have contacted me during the past two weeks, wondering aloud about the current status of the crewed charter market. Those who carefully watch sales statistics are seeing what appears to be an emerging trend: ... …Read More

Moody ducks, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Photo by Dave Kneale There is more than one way to approach the game of yacht racing. I figure every one of them has value. I figure every one of them matters. You can go aspirational. It’s about climbing the ladder. Winning an Olympic medal, [...] …Read More

Professional photographer Jon Schwartz was biding his time on the press boat during the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, when something wild happened. The crew of the 36 Hatteras Chiripa, the designated press boat, set out two lines hoping to catch a tuna or mahi while waiting for the tournament boats to hook up. Then a [...] …Read More

Make the way you use your aluminum boat the subject of a video entry, and you could win a brand new 16-footer. …Read More

Jeffrey Siegel caused a minor ruckus when he titled an iphonesailing.net thread about ActiveCaptain "There's no reason to buy another guide book..."  I'm a huge fan of AC, and I've watched Jeff's bold predictions come true one after another, bu... …Read More

An angler was speared by a billfish in the White Marlin Open, this Monday. Offshore fishing expert John Unkart, author of the how-to fishing book Offshore Pursuit  (www.getgup.com)  took a bill in his leg while 60 miles offshore, mating on the sport fishing vessel Playmate for the tournament. “We were in five foot seas,” John said, “and we needed to [...] …Read More

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