On the Water

Both America’s Cup teams held press conferences on Friday evening in Valencia, three days ahead of Race One. Here are the “highlights.” On who does what: Ernesto Bertarelli at the Alinghi base Alinghi owner Ernesto Bertarelli announced that he intends to share the helm(s) of his catamaran with the great Loick Peyron. Ellison, left, and helmsman Jimmy Spithill BMW [...] …Read More

Nautique has agreed to a multi-year commitment to be the official tow boat sponsor of the INT League, the largest waterski, wakeboard, wakeskate, and kneeboard tour. The brand has been a sponsor of the watersports organization since 1993. INT has long promoted both amateur and pro events for all ages and abilities, making it a favorite for watersports-oriented families. …Read More

Kadey-Krogen said this week that it will have a Krogen 58′ and the 48′ North Sea with the redesigned galley and bridge, which we wrote about here on OceanLines recently. P.A.E. advises that their final plans for the upcoming Miami boat shows include the 75 EYF and the 62 at Collins Ave., — more formally know [...] …Read More

Ah, Valencia, city of Calatrava. City of Festivals. Birthplace of paella. Home to America’s Cup 33. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Scene of the hottest action so far The Announced plans for Saturday include a press conference with the two major players in the same room—Ernesto Bertarelli the Defender and Larry Ellison the Challenger—which sounds [...] …Read More

  Torqeedo keeps adding new models to its line of electric outboards. The latest is the Travel series with two new units offering power equivalent to 1.5 hp and 3 hp, respectively. The Travel 503 and Travel 1003 not only offer more power than their predecessors but are tougher and are completely waterproof to IP67 standards. According [...] …Read More

The first annual awards dinner marked several individual achievements, but it was really all about the TEAM. …Read More

Some electronics shine in hot boat-show tents, but given a choice, I'd test this software on a week-long cruise. …Read More

Those of us living along and fishing in the Chesapeake Bay have seen the best & worst of the fight against water pollution. For decades we enjoyed an increase in water quality and a reduction in pollution, and along with it, fishing that seemed to go off the charts for striped bass, sea trout, and [...] …Read More

FLIR this week announced expansion of both its fixed M-Series and handheld First Mate series of night vision devices. They’ve covered several different price points now with the First Mate monoculars, which we wrote about here on OceanLines. The M-series also gets a new, less-expensive version that drops the low-light camera and carries only the [...] …Read More

I’ve often asked myself this question, usually in the 11th hour of a fruitless fishing trip. Dan Bagur asks a similar question in the tag line of his new book, Where the Fish Are. It reads: ”If you want to catch fish, shouldn’t you be smarter then they are?” Well Dan, all I can say is [...] …Read More