On the Water

I know it’s been on the market for a few years now, but I thought a review of the Penn Torque jigging reel was in order. Why? Because I’ve covered a lot of Shimano’s gear on the blog, the other day we talked about an Avet (http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/04/avet-hx-high-speed-jigging-reel-review/ to read the full article) and I don’t want [...] …Read More

Being a convert from the Can’t-Happen-Here-Party, I have the convert’s zealotry for seeing America’s Cup 34 sailed on San Francisco Bay. Now we’ve inched a step closer with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopting a resolution put forward by Ross Mirkarimi, commending the BMW Oracle Racing team for the win and stating that, [...] …Read More

This river cruise will take you to villages that have more pubs than people. …Read More

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With summer just around the corner, Yamaha has launched the "Perfect Choice" sales event, offering choices of zero down/low interest offers, three years warranty coverage, or $1,000 of free parts and accessories on new Yamaha boats. …Read More

How to sneak up on and not spookthe fish is a topic full of controversy, and sadly lacking cold, hard facts. It came up the other day when we were wreck fishing, and I revved the engine while repositioning the boat. My nine-year-old son chastised me, for probably spooking all of the fish within a [...] …Read More

Well, you’re actually too late. This 93-year old flying wooden boat sold for $506,000 at auction yesterday, according to the New York Times. I meant to post about this yesterday in case you were in the market, but at least you can read about it after the fact. I for one am extremely pro-flying boat and would [...] …Read More

Marinalife, the online concierge and trip-planning service, recently partnered with Beacon Wi-Fi, the largest supplier of wireless Internet to marinas along the East Coast, to provide a 20% discount to its members. The new partnership extends to marinas as well, who will receive a 30% discount off the Beacon Wi-Fi wireless installation fee and 15% [...] …Read More

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Fugawi recently announced the release of Navionics NavPlanner2, powered by Fugawi. The company also said it has released version 4.5.5 of its Fugawi Marine ENC. NavPlanner2 is an atlas of U.S. coastal waters, navigable waterways, and more than 12,000 inland lakes for use on a home computer for map viewing, searching, printing, waypoint planning and GPS [...] …Read More