NEW TEST & FEATURES VIDEO. Capt. Trip can be seen here trying to find out if the World Cat 235TE slams when coming off a 4' sea by purposely driving the boat too slow into a head sea. (See the video to find the answer.) Operating catamarans in rough conditions is counter-intuitive — instead of slowing down, speed up! The narrow twin hulls pierce the waves instead of riding over them and slamming down.
Challenging the Biggest Names in Offshore Cruising
TEST VIDEO. When we inspected the North Pacific 590 early this summer, we were impressed with the excellent seakeeping attributes built into her hull. This trawler has been designed and built to go nose-to-nose with some of the great old names in trawlerdom. Take a look at our video and decide for yourself.
TEST & FEATURES VIDEO. The thing we most like about the Boston Whaler 350 Realm is that on deck she's a battlewagon that fights well above her weight, but below she is an oasis of luxury and calm. In between, there is mezzanine seating for rod-watching or cocktails. For many couples, she checks all the boxes.
PRODUCT REVIEW. The Zipwake Dynamic Trim Control System automatically and almost instantly adjusts trim and reduces pitch and roll for boats ranging from 20’ to 100’ (6.1 m to 30.48 m). It can enhance performance, fuel economy, comfort and safety for planing boats.
HUCKINS IS 96 YEARS OLD. Three generations in one family spanning just shy of a century is a pretty good run. Congratulations — and thanks! — to Cindy and Buddy Percell for extending the legend an additional 54 years.
REMARKABLE COVERAGE. If you are a powerboater that thinks sailboat racing is for the birds, we invite you to take a look at the exciting 9-minute videos of the British and the Italians foiling to windward at speeds in excess of 40 MPH. On-board cameras, drone shots and technical marvels show how fast each of the boats is going.
FEXAS FRIDAY. The atmosphere in the engine room on a yacht is nowhere near that on a ship. Here are Tom Fexas’s memories from his years as a cadet prior to becoming a famed yacht designer and humorist.
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