Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

UWP-IJSBA NAtional Tour heading to Racine, Wisconsin June 19-20, 2010. Sea-Doo ups Bounty payouts to match APBA National Tour. …Read More

In just a few more days, Big Fish will depart New Zealand for Tahiti and the start of her polar navigation – the first yacht ever to undertake such passage. But first, her management and build team from Aquos Yachts wanted to throw one heckuva party... …Read More

Racing aboard a carbon-fiber 65-foot sailboat is fast, noisy, complicated, and in many ways just the same as racing any other boat. …Read More

I tested the 2010 Scout 210 XSF today. Ran out of the Shinnecock Inlet, courtesy of Dave Bofill Marine. I have a full review due on Boats.com soon, but here are some quick vitals: Tested with two aboard, 3/4 fuel load, running an F150 Yamaha. Top End: 44.7 mph on the GPS (47 mph on [...] …Read More

The 47th edition of the Newport to Bermuda race is now three days away from its June 18 start in Newport, Rhode Island. Follow with the iTrack service. …Read More

The reason behind the popularity of Mercury Racing’s 525EFI engine is so simple: It’s reliable. Make that super-reliable. Only a fool would modify the 525-hp stalwart of the Mercury Racing engine line in any way while it is still under factory warr... …Read More

  If I wanted to I could now blog about this almost hourly and seem relevant, but really I have better things to do with my time. Abby's rescue in the Southern Ocean has unleashed a firestorm of publicity and commentary, with one legion of critics ... …Read More

One year after a sister company of Christensen Shipyards received a $1-million federal stimulus grant to make components for the wind and wave energy industries, production has begun on some wind turbine blades. Renewable Energy Composite Solutions ... …Read More

  Abby has been taken off Wild Eyes and is now aboard F/V Ile De La Reunion. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released the following statement: The rescue of 16 year old US solo sailor, Abby Sunderland, from the yacht Wild Eyes to the ... …Read More

Just spoke with Brad Schoenwald, the organizer for the Bimini Ocean Challenge, a three-day festival that kicked off today in Sunny Isle Beach, Miami. Schoenwald said the race village—the event includes an Offshore Powerboat Association race this Sund... …Read More