How can I best describe the vibe this April of 2021 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, after dystopian Chy-na's Wu-Flu lab-virus robbed powerboaters of our fun runs and festivities in 2020? Epic, unrestrained, off-the-hook hardware, ludicrous pony power and coats of paint,...
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IN and OUT Center Console Amelioration at the 2021 Palm Beach Boat Show
Part One: In and Out Genuflecting in reverence and respect seems only fitting after inspecting the stability and rigor of the ride produced from the Seakeepers on the INSIDE and the beast-mode superiority and stature of the new Mercury Marine V12 600-hp...Continue reading
Key Largo’s Kick-Ass Weekend at Gilbert’s Resort and Tiki Bar
Let's be honest, technically a poker run is a boat show, the only exception is everyone's there not for the show but to show off their go-fast goods and glitterati of guests along for the ride. This winter of 2021, bon vivants...Continue reading
2020 Miami Boat Show Dockside Power(boat) Surge – Part 1
Miami is never without a story to tell, and in today's male-gaze driven society, this February the tropical megalopolis delivered with two heavy hitters -- hosting Super Bowl LIV and the Progressive Miami International Boat Show (MIBS). From boats to booty-shakers, the...Continue reading
2020 Miami Boat Show Dockside Power(boat) Surge – Part 2
Seeing 20/20 brings those annoyingly blurry bits into focus – like making out the minute hand on your OMEGA Speedmaster or honing in on that distant Skater transom that reads Roostertails & Cocktails (real name); "SEAing 20/20" on the other hand is...
Nor-Tech Sea Trial Day Stirs Up the Fort Lauderdale Waterway
By and large, just the notion of Nor-Tech and the Bahia Mar in the same sentence means one thing: It's October and drooling is underway on the HI high-performance dock at Fort Lauderdale's International Boat Show. But, not this time, nor that...Continue reading
Mercury Racing Releases the 450R Outboard “Twisting Torque to New Territory”
Mercedes has revolutionized the world of high-performance engine ingenuity with three letters -- AMG. AUFRECHT (A) and MELCHER (M), the two-man team with a hunch, hope and a gift for "German" engineering began their motorsport mission in a village north of Stuttgart,...Continue reading
Center Consoles Make Boating Great Again at the Rockin’ The Harbor Poker Run
En español Story and Photos by DinaRella / Aerials courtesy of Ninety7 Digital and Randy Nuzzo. What do high-performance powerboat companies and Madonna have in common? Triumphant reinvention. Whereas the Material Girl goes on a reinvention rampage every few years to stay...Continue reading