After a day on the water testing the new Cruisers Yachts 50 GLS, I realized why it seemed so familiar. It reminded me of the Porsche 356 coupe I owned decades ago. It was fast, it was fun, it was ...

Full disclosure: Boats and adult beverages are two of my favorite things, and I’ve realized that there are many similarities (besides being addictive). Some boats are beer (a good one like Heineken or ...

Axopar, the boat builder that won the prestigious Boating Boat of the Year in 2020, now partners with OneWater Marine, one of the largest and fastest-growing marine retailers. It was Axopar that, ...

Powered by Mercury Racing’s new 500R outboard, the Bass Cat Jaguar STS is a true 100 mph boat in the right hands on the right day. On a blustery 40-degree morning with 2-foot chop, the Jaguar STS took ...

Marching to the beat of a different drummer is part of the culture at BRP. Few companies in the marine industry seem as willing to take a chance on a radical design or technology. This has resulted in ...

Given the widespread popularity of taking one’s boat to The Sandbar, or The Cove, or The Island (I’m using proper nouns because in every boating locality these places are referred to as specific ...

Cobia’s 262 CC is capable of safely navigating offshore in all but the nastiest conditions, but also has the shallow draft to stop at a sandbar or fish protected waters inshore. U-shaped seating in ...

The higher a marine VHF antenna is mounted, the greater the distance its VHF radio can transmit and receive. That means one of the best installation locations for top radio performance is overhead on ...

Today, many boat buyers seek boats in the 50-foot class. With the introduction of the 495 Flybridge, the builder’s flagship, Nimbus Boats proves itself happy to oblige, and in so doing, was awarded ...

Navan (rhymes with “baton”) is new boat line from Brunswick Corporation, which also builds Sea Rays, Bayliners, Boston Whalers, Heyday Boats, Princecrafts and others, along with Mercury Marine ...

Center console boats may be the most versatile boats on the water. Models today range between 16- and 60 feet long. While some may be optimized for dayboating, others for high-performance, and still ...

A scene from the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun depicts Bond racing through the canals of Bangkok, fleeing from bad guys in a sleek sampan powered by what looked like an F150 engine ...