Everglades 455cc To mark its 20th anniversary, Everglades introduced the 455cc as a new flagship at the 2021 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. This 45-foot center console combines a variable-deadrise deep-V hull and the builder’s patented closed-molded RAMCAP construction. With a 13-foot, 3-inch beam, the 455cc is geared toward offshore anglers and packed with high-tech … Read more
Boston Whaler 360 Outrage: A Tech-Forward Center Console Built for Offshore Fishing Boston Whaler has introduced the 360 Outrage, a 36-foot, 5-inch center console engineered for serious anglers who demand modern technology and purposeful fishing layout. Designed to make offshore trips more efficient and comfortable, the 360 combines a proven Whaler hull with extensive fishing … Read more
Cybercat: A Modular Electric Catamaran Concept Built for the Tesla Cybertruck The Tesla Cybertruck has generated enormous interest even before it reaches widespread use, and that excitement has spurred a growing market for third-party accessories. Among the most ambitious ideas to emerge is the Cybercat catamaran concept — a modular, inflatable-hulled boat designed to be … Read more
Valhalla Boatworks, the center-console division of Viking Yachts, has rapidly established itself as a disruptive force in the offshore sportfishing and luxury center-console market since launching its V Series in 2019. The original lineup—the V-33, V-37 and V-41—announced the brand’s intent, and the subsequent introduction of the V-46 reinforced Valhalla’s reputation for combining performance, comfort … Read more
Searching for Shackleton’s Endurance: The Antarctic Wreck and the Endurance22 Expedition Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the crushing of his ship, Endurance, remain among the most compelling survival stories in polar exploration. What began as an attempt to cross the Antarctic continent turned into a legendary struggle for life after the ship was … Read more
Dispute Over Alleged Discovery of Captain Cook’s HMB Endeavour at Newport Harbor A heated disagreement has emerged between maritime researchers after the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) announced that a shipwreck in Newport Harbor is the long-sought HMB Endeavour, the vessel commanded by Captain James Cook on his first Pacific voyage. The declaration was immediately … Read more
Cruising Club of America Awards 2021 Blue Water Medal to Ginger and Peter Niemann The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has named Ginger and Peter Niemann of Washington state the recipients of the 2021 Blue Water Medal in recognition of two remarkable sailing circumnavigations. Their voyages took them to the high latitudes, including separate westward … Read more
Futuristic Sky Yacht Concept Promises Air and Sea Travel in One Carbon-Fiber Vessel A dramatic new travel concept could blur the lines between yacht and aircraft: a 500-foot “sky yacht” designed through a collaboration between Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini and a private German investor. The project envisions a hybrid vessel capable of operating both above … Read more
Pure Watercraft and GM Introduce an Electric Pontoon Boat General Motors’ minority investment in Pure Watercraft has moved quickly from announcement to product. After GM acquired a 25 percent stake in the electric outboard maker, the collaboration produced its first branded boat: the Pure Watercraft Electric Pontoon Boat, revealed at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show … Read more
33-Foot “Sea Dragon” Fossil Unearthed at Rutland Water A 33-foot-long marine reptile fossil, described in the press as a “sea dragon,” was discovered in a drained lagoon in Britain. Scientists have identified the specimen as Temnodontosaurus trigonodont, a species that lived roughly 180 million years ago during the early Jurassic, at a time when dinosaurs … Read more
