Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

Fans of Copeland’s Phenomenon, the 56-foot-long catamaran powered by four 3,000-hp turbine engines will have to wait a little longer to catch the boat in action again. Unconfirmed reports had the cat, which was designed to break the propeller-driven ... …Read More

The White Marlin Open, the world’s biggest billfish fishing tournament, begins today and we’ll have results here on the blog, asap! Anglers leaving ports from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia will be competing to take home cash prizes and bragging rights, for the biggest white marlin, biggest fish overall, biggest tuna, biggest mahi, and [...] …Read More

Sea-Doo unveils 2011 PWC lineup August 30, 2010 at 12 noon. …Read More

Edson enhances its emergency pump kit with a couple of good ideas. A manual emergency pump is vital to have aboard, especially for offshore work.  You may already have a manual pump installed but if things really go wrong, a second pump is critical, ... …Read More

Alexandre Rodriguez, who recently resigned from the Rodriguez Group, was released on €1.5 million (about $1.96 million) bail last Thursday. You may recall that the former president of the Rodriguez Group was arrested in June, with other individuals,... …Read More

Just saw across the newswire that Brunswick has sold Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings, and the company will relocate from Ashland City, TN, to Flippin, AR. Earl Bentz, who founded the well-known bass and fiberglass saltwater boat company, will still r... …Read More

Digital Yacht launched the new, easy to use, entry level priced AIS100 which is a simple dual channel AIS receiver.  Connect a VHF antenna and hook the AIS 100 to a plotter and you’ll have basic AIS information. The AIS1000 overlays AIS targets ont... …Read More

Without question, the catamarans and V-bottoms running at “ludicrous speeds”—OK, I confess, I saw and actually liked “Spaceballs”—are the highlight of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, set this year for August 23-29. Next up in terms of sigh... …Read More

Consider it an ultimate dayboat or tricked-out tender for your megayacht. Either way, there’s never been anything like the Wider 42. And outside of Wally, there’s really never been a boatbuilder focused on pushing the boundaries of convention to ... …Read More

The dude posing in the picture above doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into. I try to avoid drinking coffee before heading out, for obvious reasons. Particularly when I’m on small, open boats. Problem: Being on the water on the margins of the day, especially over consecutive days, can make a person bone tired. Something’s [...] …Read More