It first went viral in late September: a striking, tender moment captured during a dramatic Coast Guard rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, roughly 25 miles off Sanibel Island as Hurricane Helene approached Florida. The clip shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Hudson from Air Station Clearwater descending from a helicopter toward a disabled 36-foot … Read more

1. Huk Storm Jacket Huk (pronounced “hook”) continues to deliver reliable boating apparel with the Storm rain jacket. Offered in four colors and sizes for men, women and children, this jacket blends stylish lines with practical performance. Constructed from water‑repellent plain‑weave polyester, it features sealed seams and a mesh lining that keeps you dry without … Read more

Palm Beach Motor Yachts has introduced an exciting new family of high-performance luxury boats: the GT RS series. Designed to blend thrilling performance with refined onboard comfort, the lineup comprises three models—the flagship 79-foot Palm Beach GT70 RS, the 68-foot GT60 RS and the 56-foot GT50 RS—each aimed at owners who expect speed, refinement and … Read more

Sam Devlin’s Puffin: A Slow, Carefully Crafted Passage to Alaska Boatbuilder Sam Devlin celebrated his 70th birthday by taking a decidedly different kind of trip: a slow, contemplative cruise up the Inside Passage aboard Puffin, his 1966 William Garden–designed trawler. The journey from Ketchikan to Juneau combined classic wooden-boat craftsmanship with the wild, glacier-carved scenery … Read more

Marine Autonomy Today: Docking Assistance, AI Vision and the Path Forward It’s been more than five years since Raymarine and Mercury first demonstrated their docking-assistance technology, and nearly two years since Avikus gave journalists a live demonstration of full autonomy at the Fort Lauderdale boat show. Those early demos showed promise, but they also left … Read more

Designing a new boat model is a meticulous process, and at Sabre that attention to detail can come down to arguing over fractions of an inch in the sheerline. The Sabre 51 Salon Express is the result of years of refinement, owner feedback and careful engineering aimed at delivering more interior volume and thoughtful features … Read more

Mag Bay Introduces the 38 Center Console Ahead of FLIBS 2024 With the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) just a week away, boatbuilders are finalizing plans and revealing new models they’ll present at the event. Mag Bay, a builder known for producing high-quality fishing boats, is among those making an announcement: the company will … Read more

A deadly collision at the east breakwater in Old Saybrook — a site that has seen several serious incidents over recent years — has reignited local calls for changes to how the jetty is marked and protected. Marine officials, meanwhile, stress that boaters must respect existing aids to navigation and stay within the federally marked … Read more

Bauxite may not be a glamorous ore — it looks like a dull, ordinary rock — but when refined and combined with other metals it becomes aluminum, a remarkable boatbuilding material. Aluminum is strong yet light, resists corrosion, is easy to work with and simple to maintain. Before fiberglass became dominant in the 1950s, aluminum … Read more

Investigation into the Sinking of the Perini Navi Bayesian off Sicily Controversy continues over the sinking of the 184-foot Perini Navi yacht Bayesian, which foundered off the coast of Sicily in August. The 2008 build from the celebrated Italian shipyard Perini Navi was an award-winning design, featuring a 237-foot mast and a lifting keel. For … Read more