Every week, BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats and products. Readers have asked which ones are the most popular each day, so below you can find the answer.
Monday #1
Eastern Boats 27 Tournament:
Tough, Fuel-Efficient Downeast Fishboat
The Eastern Boats 27 Tournament is a Downeast-style fishing boat with a flared, upswept bow to take on tall seas. A hard-chine hull with a modest 12-degree deadrise at the transom makes her quick-planing, stable and fuel-efficient. Range exceeds 300 statute miles at 30 mph (26.6 knots) with twin 200-hp Suzukis. More...
With lots of lounge furnishings from bow to stern, the Axopar 37 Sun-Top is clearly built for sun lovers, but she also has an air-conditioned cabin that can sleep two. Twin 300-hp Mercury outboards pushed her to 57.1 mph in our tests. More...
The French-built Beneteau Antares 9 combines continental style with American outboard power to deliver a quick-planing weekender that should fit a lot of families just right. More...
With a large standard hardtop, two-tone upholstery and portside boarding door, the Boston Whaler 280 Vantage is an impressive combination of a family dayboat, dive boat and fish boat. More...
Add to your frequent flyer miles with this awesome iteration of the Formula 500 SSC. Yep, she runs 66.4 mph — and looks very good doing it. Below are a queen sleeper, galley and full-sized stand-up head with separate shower, naturally. More...
A sailor attempting to sail between Mexico and French Polynesia has been rescued after spending three months stranded at sea with his dog, Bella. Australian adventurer Tim Shaddock, 54, reported surviving on raw fish and rainwater throughout the ordeal. See the amazing details and video here...
Silent, powerful and designed for effortless offshore “spot-lock” GPS anchoring, the new breed of electric trolling motors is rapidly becoming standard equipment on many bluewater fishing boats. More...
After 15 years, the owner of a 2006 sterndrive-powered Crownline 210 LS needed to either repower or buy a new boat. After reading our reports on Sharrow props' outboard performance improvements, he decided they could help his sterndrive, too. Here's his story...
The Coco de Mer was rounding a mark upwind off the Isle of Wight when she unexpectedly heeled at a 90-degree angle and capsized. See what happened next here...
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