Boat Reviews

According to this article from Vanity Fair, the two-year saga of the Barefoot Bandit, aka Colton Harris-Moore, ended after a boat chase with Bahamian authorities. The Youtube video above tells the story, but not what kinds of boats he stole. …Read More

This isn’t huge news, but I sure like the direction of it. Bargains of any kind are much appreciated in a down economy. So file this under “Another Bright Idea from the New Jersey Performance Powerboat Club:” A $199 “recession buster” entr... …Read More

  Here's one interesting weirdness about this tragic Mike-Got-Mauled-On-His-Boat tale: initial reports, which basically came verbatim from the victim himself, had the location all wrong. First it happened in Martinique, or in Guadeloupe, then final... …Read More

Nordic Tug 26 trawler opens up new cruising options. Small trawlers are gaining market share as sailors move on to power and large power boat owners downsize to manage their boating expenses.  And that is just the right market to bring the Nordic Tug... …Read More

She’s known only as Hull 458 so far, and her asking price is being released only upon request. But if you’re in the market for a new megayacht, this Limited Editions Amels 177 could be yours. The owner who commissioned Hull 458 from Amels has gr... …Read More

Part II of the review of Sunreef 62, the smallest in the Sunreef Yachts luxury lines of cruising catamarans. Yesterday, we looked at the customization and lxuxury that are available in Sunreef catamanrs.  As stylish as the interiors are, the truly un... …Read More

A Coast Guard helicopter crashed this Wednesday, killing three and leaving six children fatherless. I’m not in the habit of reprinting press releases, but in this case I’m sure you’ll forgive me – please read it, and please act on it today. As soon as I’m done posting this, I’ll be clicking on the link at [...] …Read More

Wilbur Yachts, the Maine boatbuilder, has just launched a new Wilbur 46 that combines Downeast tradition with cutting-edge technology. …Read More

My daughter’s already got the disease. We spent the holiday at my family’s summer place, and after her first spin on the first day, the words she most often uttered henceforth were, “Boat ride.” The key, we found, was to keep the boat expeditions short and sweet. Usually half an hour, never longer than an [...] …Read More

FROM AN EARLY AGE it was this image in particular, by artist Rockwell Kent, and a few others like it, that were pressed into my mind as nearly Jungian archetypes of what a life afloat must be like. There were several of Kent's dynamic high-contrast w... …Read More