On the Water

The 2010 U.S. Triple Crown of Offshore race series kicks off this weekend, March 28th, as racers contest a 37-mile "sprint" (hey, these guys are endurance racers - 37 miles across the Pacific is a sprint to them!) from Dana Point, California to the town of Avalon on Catalina Island. …Read More

ESPN Outdoors announced it will broadcast its first ever completely live fishing show. The press release is right in that there’s nothing like being out on the boat, chasing fish. But I can’t think of anything I’d less like to watch than other people waiting around for the action. With “no editing, no setups, and no [...] …Read More

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Our recent piece by Jeff Siegel of ActiveCaptain about a novel dinghy anchoring technique stimulated quite a bit of discussion from readers and we even heard about another, possibly even better, technique from John Marshall, owner of the Nordhavn 55 Serendipity. Marshall discovered a particular product that makes the process of anchoring the dinghy off [...] …Read More

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The local paper brought sad news today from the water: Three dead on a houseboat, most likely of carbon monoxide poisoning. The source, a portable gas generator onboard. Having a portable unit in a closed-cabin boat is a bad idea. As a police spokesman said, “You have to take note; these generators give off toxic fumes. [...] …Read More

I'd have sunk it the other night. Now I not only need a new pump, but new sailing boots, too. …Read More

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The 2010 Palm Beach International Boat show hasn’t even officially started yet, but already local media, in the form of the Palm Beach Post, is reporting that insiders at the show feel the industry is rebounding. Anyone tangentially involved in the marine business is looking to any kind of positive sign that the industry is [...] …Read More

Most people would probably agree it's a buyers market for those looking to buy a PWC or boat, and that some of the best deals can be found in the used market. It's there, however, that BoatU.S. notes they've seen the majority of "paperwork problems," from cloudy titles to improper bills of sale. These mistakes can be not only costly, they just might sink your deal. Ready to buy a boat or PWC this season? Here, fresh from BoatU.S., are the "Seven Paperwork Pitfalls" you'll want to avoid: …Read More