Editor’s Note: The author of this book, Daniel Harding, Jr., is Editor-in-Chief of Boating’s sister publication, Power and Motoryacht. –K.F. For many young boaters, the first trip away from the dock ...

The Sylvan G5 CLZ continues on the benchmarking theme that the pontoon builder set last year, ensuring that these boats compete head-to-head with other high-end brand names at the top of the market.

When Formula Boats first built the 387 Center Console Fish (CCF), which we tested in 2023, it produced a stout battlewagon engineered from the keel to the hardtop for serious offshore angling combined ...

The Antares 12 Coupe, sistership to the Antares 12 Flybridge, is a three-cabin-plus cruiser that’s ready, willing and able to take a large family or three couples along on a weekend or longer cruise.

Labor Day, recognized as the traditional close of summer, is one of the busiest boating weekends of the year. Waterways from coast to coast will be crowded with boaters squeezing in one last day of ...

Continuing a tradition that began 16 years ago, employees at Boston Whaler recently delivered a “Boatload of Backpacks” filled with school supplies and snacks to local elementary schools, helping ...

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is continuing its year-long data collection effort for the 2026 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey (NRBSS), which will provide detailed estimates in every ...

Life jacket technology has advanced dramatically since the early 1800s, when mariners first began stuffing canvas vests with blocks of wood, rows of cork, or tropical tree fibers. While the filling, ...

For the most part, boat trailers are analogous to offensive linemen in football, indispensable to the game, but most people notice them only when they mess up. With trailers, most boaters likely don’t ...

At the 2006 Jacksonville River Rally Poker Run, Reggie Fountain II, founder of Fountain Powerboats, brought one of his 47-foot enclosed-cockpit race boats, crewed by a championship-winning ...

Tohatsu Corporation has expanded its mid-range outboard lineup with the new MFS150A, a 150 hp four-stroke designed to deliver strong performance without the weight penalty often associated with motors ...

Sharrow Marine’s MX line of propellers are designed for outboards in the 200- to 450-hp range and are aimed squarely at center consoles, offshore boats, cruisers and other performance-oriented ...