Category Archives: Marine News
In Our Wake: ‘60s Power
[ad_1] The outboard touted as tow-sports power? Sounds oh-so-very 2016, but Mercury was doing it 50 years ago. Check out this ad from 1966, in which the copy boasts that the outboards have “the most pulling power you can hang onto.” The ad touts the new 110 hp Mercury 1100, billed as “the world’s most […]
Read moreThe Skywalk
[ad_1] After completing a mast walking stunt in 2014, Alex Thomson has pulled off another extreme sailing stunt with the Skywalk. Thomson traveled to Alvor, Portugal, to accomplish this adrenaline-filled feat with the help of Hugo Boss and Mercedes-Benz. While kitesurfing, Thomson attached a line from his IMOCA open 60 Hugo Boss racing yacht, to […]
Read moreRORC Easter Challenge 2016
[ad_1] RORC Easter Challenge 2016 – High speed, adrenalin pumping, ultra-competitive racing came to the Solent today in what many agree is the most exciting development to have taken place in big boat keel boat racing in the UK for decades. The long-awaited advent of competition for the new FAST40+s, the big boat class at […]
Read moreBig crowds boost sales at Palm Beach show
[ad_1] Posted on March 24th, 2016 Written by Chris Landry The number of boats in the water at the Palm Beach International Boat Show was up 8 percent from last year, and the 100-foot and larger category was up 31 percent. Photo by E.F. Landry. Attendance at the 2016 Palm Beach International Boat Show increased […]
Read moreThermal Cups Comparison
[ad_1] Toby Keith needs to write another song because Yeti and a dozen other thermal-cup brands have made the red Solo cup do the “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” right out the door. Thermal cups have been around a long time, but Yeti made them popular last fall and, in a most unexpected miscalculation, ran out of […]
Read moreGalactica Super Nova is Launched
[ad_1] Heesen Yachts in The Netherlands has launched the 229-foot Galactica Super Nova, which previously was known as Project Kometa. She is the largest yacht Heesen has constructed to date and one of the fastest in her size range, with a top end that surpasses 30 knots. Galactica Super Nova is built with the Fast […]
Read morePractical Boat Owner David Selby’s 300-mile sailing voyage
[ad_1] The PBO columnist is getting ready to sail off on his 18th ft Sailfish for a 300-mile trip that will culminate at the Southampton Boat Show in September. Practical Boat Owner columnist Dave Selby is gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime in his 18ft Sailfish. The east coast sailor will be setting off from […]
Read moreCharter Whisper, Help the Seabirds
[ad_1] The 116-foot Holland Jachtbouw Whisper, for the second year in a row, has announced plans to donate a portion of summer charter fees to Project Puffin, which helps seabirds in Maine. The National Audubon Society started Project Puffin in 1973 in an attempt to restore puffin seabird colonies that hunters had destroyed. The puffins […]
Read morePlymouth set to host Transat race start in May
[ad_1] Plymouth waterfront will host a week of celebrations for the start of the historic Transat Yacht Race from 24 April to 2 May Watch the start of the 2016 Transat from Plymouth in May Final preparations are underway in Plymouth as the city’s waterfront area gears up to welcome the famous Transat race […]
Read moreEd Dubois, 1952-2016
[ad_1] Ed Dubois, a legendary yacht designer whose career spanned decades and whose creations continue to inspire yachtsmen around the world, died Thursday, March 24, 2016. A subsequent announcement from his namesake firm, Dubois Naval Architects, read, “Following a period of illness last year, Ed had been in better health and working as normal. Unexpectedly, […]
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