Despite the trademark high winds of Chicago, the afternoon summer sun beat down on my face while out on Lake Michigan. Squinting while wearing sunglasses, I fixed my eyes on the buoys as I navigated a ...

There’s 38 square feet of wide-open aft deck space aboard Manitou’s Explore 24 MAX Navigator. Thank the concealed Rotax outboard for that acreage. Available in 115 and 150 hp ratings, our test boat’s ...

Aura’s Quad Lounge looks special thanks to an evolution of roto-cast construction dubbed Enduro Flex-Form Technology. Aura uses the durable, lightweight and affordable EF tech to fashion individual ...

Many big center console boats are simply supersize versions of existing layouts. Not so with Pursuit’s new S 408 Sport. The company’s design team took a clean-slate approach. The result is an interior ...

Mercury Racing says its new 60R outboard model is “a brilliant performance solution for technical flats skiffs.” The only outboard in its class with a 15-inch midsection, the Mercury Racing 60R fits ...

Largest in the adventurous GLS series from Cruisers, the new 42 GLS clearly shouts “fun on the water.” Certainly, the most visible features are the twin fold-down beach doors that create a spacious ...

After working and helping to grow Costa Del Mar sunglasses into a recognized worldwide brand, Al Perkinson recently founded Bajío, his own line of shades that cater to boaters and anglers. Al is one ...

When looking at the Fjord 39 XP for the first time, gather up all your preconceived dayboat notions. Then toss them overboard. This is a delightful craft that breaks all the rules and is a fresh ...

It was a beautiful August afternoon in Maryland, and my fiancée, her granddaughter and I decided to take my 28-foot cabin cruiser down the South River and out into the Chesapeake Bay to the ...

Kerri M. and Emily D. are the Icom Cover Girls for June/July, and they were filmed aboard the Nautique G25 Paragon.

According to David Wilson, Valhalla Boatworks design manager, “Our customers wanted more of everything, and we could not stretch the V-41 to do it.” The extra 6 feet in length overall for the Valhalla ...

Jumping wakes on a PWC is a great rush. The speed combined with a momentary sense of flight makes for an intoxicating boost of adrenaline. However, boating navigation rules still apply, as does common ...