After returning to the sport and getting a taste of the competitive Super Stock class last season as the driver of the Team Allen Lawn Care and Landscaping Doug Wright catamaran owned and throttled by Billy Allen, Florida’s John Strama said the itch came back immediately. In fact, the itch returned so much that Strama—who said the timing was perfect thanks to a couple of sponsors and a competitive boat at the right price—is going to be campaigning his own 32-foot Doug Wright in the class this season. The new Super Stock-class JS Racing team of John Strama and Nick Evans is excited for the upc ..read more

Ladson, SC (April 18, 2024) – Call it your most reliable utility player. A bait whose versatile talents—and ability to provoke bites—know no bounds. Throw it over shallow flats. Grind it across rocky points. Swim it alongside or beneath boat docks. Rip and pause it through sparse grass. Fire it out into open water where suspended bass corral shad like sheepdogs. Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Threaded onto the right jighead, no other lure in your box likely shines in as many situations as the all-powerful paddletail swimbait. In Part 1, we put swimbait shapes under the microscope. To ..read more

embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Storing a boat on land requires knowledge and experience, for the safety of those involved, as well as for the long-term well-being of the boat being stored.  As we’ve written before, an improperly stored boat can be damaged by misplaced blocking or improper stand placement.  Out of concern for safety, Brownell Boat Stands, leading make ..read more

“Sunsation Nation”—an apt handle for famously loyal Sunsation Powerboats center console and sportboat owners—is already coming out in force for the Kuttawa Cannonball Run set for May 31-June 1. Of the 72 boats currently registered for the eighth annual event in Old Kuttawa, Ky., 16 are of the Sunsation kind. The next closest brand is Outerlimits, which currently has seven entries. Center consoles aren’t the only Sunsation models coming to the 2024 Kuttawa Cannonball Run. Photos by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. Why the big number of Sunsation-owner sign-ups? Ryan Wenk, the Algonac ..read more

You weren’t alone if you noticed something different about the Class 1 Monster Energy/M CON Skater Powerboats raceboat on display during last weekend’s Performance Boat Center Open House and Boat Show in Osage Beach, Mo. You also weren’t alone if you couldn’t quite put your finger on it. Plenty of folks walked right by the 43-foot catamaran without noticing its shaft drives and rudder had been replaced by Mercury Racing No. 6 drives. Notice anything different in this image? Photo from the 2024 Performance Boat Center Open House and Boat Show by Jeff Helmkamp copyright Jeff Helmkamp Photos. Bu ..read more

As a backyard boatbuilder, Kevin Fitzke tips his cap to the Golden Era with a model called Miss Moonshine. In a small, half-moon Quonset hut built on an old farm in Winsted, Minnesota is a man who builds wooden boats, one at a time, twice a year. The Quonset dweller’s name is Kevin Fitzke and his current creation goes by the name Miss Moonshine. Fitzke and Miss Moonshine have something in common: they don’t quite belong to the present. While they enjoy many of the comforts that exist in the 21st century, like modern tools and design programs, their hearts (if a boat had one, and some might arg ..read more

The best boat stereo is one you can use easily and with little fuss. It can connect to a variety of other music and media sources too. Here’s my top choices of boat stereo. As a music lover, rabid audio book consumer and super fan of the shipping forcast, nothing but the best boat stereo will do for when I’m out on the water or moored up in a marina. Now I’m not advocating antisocial behavior. It’s entirely possible to enjoy music or a good book and not annoy other people near by. Music and the love of a rhythm is a large element of what makes us human. A good quality marine stereo or enterta ..read more

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) announced significant organizational changes aimed at enhancing its business development, education programs, member services and marketing strategies. Sr. Director of Business Development – Dave Broadbent Dave Broadbent has been appointed to the newly created position of Senior Director of Business Development at ABYC. Having previously served as Education Director, Broadbent will now focus on establishing strategic partnerships to expand ABYC’s boating safety initiatives and enhance the value of its membership and certification programs. Educati ..read more

In a press release sent out this morning, the organizers behind the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Central Missouri announced that for the third consecutive year, Taylor Scism, the big-hearted vice president of Marine Technology Inc. in Wentzville, Mo., has been named the honorary chair for the 2024 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Live Auction, which is an essential fundraiser for the massive event that donated $675,000 last year to more than 40 charitable groups within the community. The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout committee announced it is moving its live auction to Friday night at Lazy Gators ..read more

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) announced a partnership with DuraBrite, a lighting solutions provider with a storied 50-year heritage in designing mission-critical power electronics. This collaboration was unveiled at the recent Palm Beach International Boat Show. This strategic partnership will see DuraBrite supplying lighting components to enhance GOST’s security systems. “Joining forces with GOST is not just about bringing together two leaders in their respective fields, it’s about redefining what’s possible in yacht security and lighting,” said Michael Morris, President of DuraB ..read more