Just as automobiles have steadily moved toward electric power in the face of uncertain future oil costs, boats have begun a similar shift. Opa-Locka, Fla.-based Cigarette Racing Team LLC has put itself in the forefront of marine innovation with “the world’s most powerful electric performance boat.” Partnering with Mercedes-AMG, Cigarette has produced an electric cigarette [...]
Now more than ever, selecting a chartplotter can be a real challenge due to the variety of manufacturers and quality machines they produce such as those made by Furuno, Garmin, Humminbird, Navico, Raymarine and Standard. When looking at the latest in technology many of these plotters look strikingly similar in many ways, but looking a [...]
Alabama is not, generally, considered a glorious cruising destination for sailing globetrotters. I didn’t even intend to stop until fate clocked the wind on our nose. We were passaging from New Orleans to Paradise. The year was 1970. My wife Carolyn and I lived aboard a funky 22-foot Atkins double-ended sloop named Corina. Our circa [...]
Gone are the days where a full cluster of instruments were needed to determine how your outboard was performing. With today’s outboards a captain can have all the information he needs and more displayed on a dedicated display or displays sent from high tech sensors to a bright, customizable display that is capable of doing [...]
Although the spotted sea trout has been a little unpredictable during the months of March and April, May is the month that changes everything! By the time May rolls around, the spotted sea trout bite is joined up with the flounder bite meaning two types of fish for one type of bait. Inshore As always, [...]
There are only two things that a sailor needs to do to enjoy his time on the water – keep the water out of the boat, and keep the rig up. Everything else simply adds convenience. Boats nowadays have motors, but it’s the rig and sails that give you all the fun. And a sail [...]
The sound bite must be true: The sun never does set on the Bertram empire, regardless of who rules it or where the kingdom is located. Bertram Yachts, a symbol of American muscle on the water since 1961, has been owned by Americans, Italians and now, Chinese businessmen. Its luxurious, hardcore saltwater sportfishing machines were [...]
Hurricanes that destroy valuable waterfront property and erode marina seawalls and precious wetlands are the perpetual cycle of living and boating on the Gulf of Mexico. If there’s any benefit to getting hammered by a hurricane, it’s getting state and federal relief funds. Across the Gulf Coast, marinas and yards are using those monies to [...]
Charleston and Bermuda are both wonderful destinations, so what could be better than an offshore race between the two? The biennial Charleston to Bermuda Race sets sail May 15-17 covering 777 nautical miles to St. David’s Head in Bermuda. After clearing in, crews head to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for the race end festivities. [...]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in the case of Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach that Fane Lozman’s floating home was not a “vessel.” To the average boat owner, it may not appear significant, but the cornerstone of admiralty law jurisdiction rests directly upon the finding that the structure involved in a [...]
The S.C. Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series is an official program of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The brainchild of former S.C. Gov. Carroll A. Campbell, it consists of five privately run billfish tournaments. The 2012 Series set a record with 300 billfish releases, and a fleet of sportfishers hope to swamp that benchmark in [...]
The Leukemia Cup Regatta Sailors from the Pine Harbor Yacht Club in Birmingham, Ala., came together in 1988 to raise money in memory of a friend who had lost his battle with leukemia. Twenty-five years later, what is now known as the Leukemia Cup Regatta has raised more than $38 million. Throughout our region, [...]
One competitor who faced more than just bad weather in the 2013 Everglades Challenge was Shane Perrin. Fresh from battling health issues, he entered the race on his standup paddleboard. The grueling expedition style event (which is not sanctioned by the parks service) is organized by a group of diehard boaters called Watertribe. Paddlers and [...]
Florida’s Everglades National Park in South Florida was dedicated in 1947 and now encompasses 1.5 million acres, including the largest legislated wilderness area east of the Rocky Mountains. Even casual day visitors have numerous opportunities to see wild creatures in this vast region, designated a World Heritage Site and Wetland of International Importance. Bird watching [...]
Picture yourself on the water in a powerboat in Everglades National Park, a world away from tourist joints and crowded beaches. You’re cruising on plane and your passengers are spotting sharks, dolphins and shorebirds galore. Then you run aground. If you try to power off, your boat drags through seagrass beds and creates blowholes as [...]
As mentioned in the previous article, (Mercury’s Joystick Control - http://www.allatsea.net/southeast/mercurys-joystick-control/) joystick controls are becoming a possibility not only with pod drives and outdrives but also with some newer outboards. Mercury has introduced its version of outboard joystick control and now it is not only possible to control multiple Verado outboards with a single joystick, but [...]
As part of a year-long celebration of the 300th anniversary of its founding, the historic town of Edenton, N.C., is hosting “Cruise into Edenton Harbor” May 6-12 with free dockage at the city marina. But the hospitality doesn’t end there. When the marina’s nine slips fill up, plans call for a free water taxi to [...]
While ashore after a weeklong regatta, I noticed something I had not really paid much attention to before. We boaters are a motley crew! As I walked the streets, I noticed a stark contrast between the tourists with their clean colorful shirts, fanny packs and pasty white skin and the dishoveled riff raff that had [...]
Outboard motors have seen a lot of changes in just a few short years and the means to control them has also undergone dramatic changes. Mechanical throttle and gear controls are being replaced with reliable and trouble-free electronic controls, but the new technology doesn’t end there. A joystick control of the engines is becoming popular [...]
I’m exhausted by my marine exhaust system – or rather the engineering and construction thereof. I thought it would be dead simple – which was both dead-wrong and dead-stupid. I honestly thought I’d re-power my Amphitrite 43 in a lazy day or two while smiling the entire time. Sure, there’d be some small technical issues [...]
You’re sitting peacefully in your office and the captain of your yacht calls and says: “Boss we’re under arrest by the U.S. Marshall.” “What did you do?” you reply. “Not us – not the crew,” the captain elaborates. “The yacht itself is being arrested and seized by the U.S. Marshall – your boat is under [...]
GREAT THINGS A HAPPENING! – A wide range of major marina improvements have been announced for The Marina at Emerald Bay, commencing this year, according to Manager Dale Westin. “Our goal is make the Marina at Emerald Bay the finest five-star facility of its kind, bar none” Westin noted. He noted that the [...]
Orange Beach, Ala. – April 22, 2013 – The Central Gulf Marine Trades Association (CGMTA) is pleased to announce its 2013 Board of Directors. John Fitzgerald, Saunders Yachtworks, President Mike Lewis, Marine Group – Emerald Coast, Vice President Drew Wilson, Legendary Marine, Secretary Tim Jones, Gulf Coast Hatteras, Treasurer Jack Bingert, Cummins MidSouth Scott Burt, [...]
Suntex Marinas, the Dallas-based owner and operator of marina properties, announced the official Grand Opening Celebration of Crosswater Yacht Club (CYC), the newest marina project on Lake Travis. The Grand Opening Celebration for Austin’s Newest Marina, Crosswater Yacht Club is scheduled for Sunday, May 19th, from noon until 7pm. The community is invited to come [...]
At the end of the 2011 Hurricane season, we took in our dock lines, left the Seabrook Marina on Clear Lake in Texas, pointed M/V Walkabout east and headed for the Florida Keys. One week later we were on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of Houma, La. We didn’t have enough time before sunset to [...]
Small Town Offers Big Boat Show By Kathy Bohanan Enzerink Oriental, N.C., is not on the way to anywhere. It is a small village with a working waterfront situated at the end or beginning, depending on your point of view, of Highway 55 along the Neuse River. It has the distinction of being home to [...]
In preparation for the 13th annual international holiday for sailors being celebrated June 22, 2013, Summer Sailstice has relaunched Summersailstice.com with enhanced tools and features. The new site will increase the ease with which sailors can create, share and publicize their Summer Sailstice sailing plans. Founder John Arndt says, ‘For years the Summer Sailstice event [...]
The weather in September of 2009 near Georgetown, S.C., remained hot and ripe for fishing charters. Hopping aboard with a charter captain for the first time, my friend Clinch Heyward and I were all set to catch some trout. Bald eagles soared above as we departed from the South Island Ferry Boat Landing in the [...]
The shallow waters of Florida’s west coast are perfect for messing about in small boats, and spring heralds no shortage of events encouraging owners to get their small boats launched and on the water. If relaxed boating is your speed, the 29th Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet is a good fit. The May 3-5 [...]
Moores Marine has built a reputation over 27 years as the premier company for restoration of antique and classic yachts. Now it is expanding to work on modern vessels with the acquisition of the six-acre site of Core Creek Marine on the ICW in the Jarrett Bay Marine Industrial Park outside of Beaufort, N.C. The [...]
Nestled on the banks of the Bradenton River is a boat yard filled with various small boats in all stages of completion. Six builders are at work on different projects. The yard is not in business to create a profit, but rather to foster the passion of the craftsmen working there to tinker with their [...]
Bay Pointe Marina proudly welcomes the new addition of one of the leading boat dealers in the US, Bosun’s Marine, to their property in Quincy, Massachusetts Bay Pointe Marina will be Bosun’s fourth location in the Northeast. This opportunity will allow customers to visit Bosun’s by land as well as by sea. They will soon [...]
Every Saturday the mooring field at Coconut Grove Sailing Club comes alive with children in small sailing dinghies heading out to Biscayne Bay. Passing by my boat, their contagious laughter always leaves me wondering what has made them so happy. After meeting the young sailors, coaches, parents and program director, I knew there was something [...]
Whether your child wants to learn to sail, enhance skills, just learn to kayak or even windsurf, there is a Youth Summer Sailing Program right in your backyard. Some of them include: Virginia: Hampton Yacht Club. One week basic Explorer sessions, 2-8 wk Level 1 and 2 Opti and 420 and three-day Sonar Keelboat Sail Adventures. [...]
Charleston Race Week, hosted and organized by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association, is rounding the buoys to rack up more new records April 18-21. Last year, 252 sailboats actually raced. As of the end of February, 250 boats – from across the United States as well as Bermuda, Canada, Great Britain and Norway – were [...]
“The most difficult difference to get over is the speed. I’m going from 500 knots to 5 knots.” John Peltier is actually being modest. The F-15E Strike Eagles that he spent the last decade piloting for the U.S. Air Force can reach Mach 2.5 – well over 1,000 knots. Now retired from the Air Force [...]
Standard Horizon was most famous for its capable and very popular VHF radios but it also has a line of sophisticated chartplotters for suitable for vessels from small skiffs up to larger open ocean craft and has two new models that will gain more attention in the spotlight. The GPS Chartplotters offered by Standard [...]
The Miami International Boat Show in February is usually the launching point for all varieties of innovative new boating products. This year there were certainly more innovations than previous years and these included some interesting new chartplotters. New offerings from Garmin, Raymarine and Standard Horizon were good examples of what is new in chartplotters. Garmin [...]
Classic boats from all corners of the country will converge on Wooten Park in Tavares, Fla., March 16-17 for racing and March 21-24 for the Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival. The Tavares Spring Thunder Regatta on Lake Dora last year drew more than 75 vintage and classic race boats, and more are expected this year. Registration [...]
Two years after Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in England, he asked his brother Warington to head up the first specialized branch of the Boy Scouting Association, declaring “There could be nothing better for a young boy than to manage a sea-going vessel.” Warington was well suited to the task of encouraging nautical [...]
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