PONTOON DOES 39 MPH The Crest Conquest 220 SE pairs open social seating with a welded box-beam chassis designed to reduce flex, rattling, and vibration underway. Her optional electric-assist steering improves close-quarters handling, while the 115-hp package gives her enough pace for tubing, sandbar runs, and relaxed cruising.

FOUR 600S AFT The Formula 500 SSC combines multiple gathering areas on deck with an enclosed, climate-controlled salon that extends how long the boat can stay usable offshore or in poor weather. Sliding glass bulkheads open the main deck to the cockpit when weather cooperates or close things down for longer runs offshore. Quad 600-hp V12 Verados delivered a 66.4-mph top speed in our tests.

OPEN-AIR 78 The Riviera 78 packs several different boating styles into one platform. She can run over 30 knots offshore, cover more than 1,000 nautical miles at passagemaking speed, carry a tender on the bow, and turn the swim platform into an elevated beach terrace. Riviera also avoided the formal dining-heavy layouts common in this size range, leaning harder into open social spaces instead.

FIRST HULL SPLASHES The first CLB65 SUV has officially left the shed and hit the water ahead of her Hong Kong debut. CL Yachts is positioning this 65-footer around owner operation, with wing stations, open deck circulation, and a more open SUV-style layout than the standard B-Series approach.

RIVER TRAFFIC JAM The Boomershines fix the engine, cast off, and the Mississippi promptly shuts down when a grounded barge blocks the whole river. With 250 miles of low water ahead and almost nowhere to stop, the family joins a floating traffic jam and works the VHF trying to figure out when, or if, they're moving.