On the Water

This sailfish shot gives you a great view of the right cleat to have on a fishing boat, a pull up. Pop ups became popular a few years back, but have faded somewhat as people realize that anything with a spring is prone to failure on a saltwater fishing boat. Hence, the pull up. These cleats are [...] …Read More

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While it's been disappointing to learn that carrying around two smart phones does not make a guy extra smart, I am incredibly happy about owning that Verizon Droid Incredible at left.  It's not a phone I'd recommend to everyone -- and Android ma... …Read More

Eric Lagopoulos dominates IJSBA National Tour opener with wins in Pro Open, Pro Stock, and Pro 800 classes. …Read More

This post from the respected scientists at Blogfish makes that case. Either way, news reports today that tar balls are washing up in Florida shows this is turning into far more than a regional problem. Waiting for their arrival via the Gulfstream in the Northeast. …Read More

No, you can’t park it in your driveway yet, but the 19 designers who met today in Valencia put rubber on the road toward a decision on what kind of boat we’ll be racing in America’s Cup 34, monohull or multihull. Beyond the tradeoffs, priorities and passions that might pop up in any barside conversation [...] …Read More

Since it’s perfect for boaters and other outdoorsy folks Novothink sent me one of their solar iPod and iPhone Surge chargers to test out and review. I figured this was a good fit, considering how many times I’ve seen gadgets, gizmos, and cell phones fail due to dead batteries when a charger wasn’t close at hand, [...] …Read More

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Garmin may have lost its bid for Raymarine last week, but, as noted, there's plenty of evidence that it's building a daunting marine electronics line on its own.  Check out the little  GPSMap 740s and the big GMR 604 xHD (pedestal) above f... …Read More

I’m grateful to have America’s Cup out of the courts and moving toward, I hope, a dynamic, historic 34th match, but a new email exchange confirms that for one man, it’s not over. That would be Jaume Soler, the Spanish Olympic sailor and journalist who broke the truth about the faked-up Club Náutico Español de [...] …Read More