Power & Motoryacht

On a recent walk in the Berkshires, something didn’t feel right. It was fall, and leaves of every blush lay on the ground. I was miles from the nearest cemetery, and yet before me was an unmarked grave. No tombstone marked the site. No epitaphs celeb

Diesel outboards have ghosted the periphery of the marine scene for ages. In fact, the first one built in the U.S. that I know of (the 9.25-hp opposed-piston, two-stroke Amarc 10) debuted way back in the early 60s. But hey, when I recently told my bu

I was sitting in the Bay Horse listening to some jazz, and during a set break got chatting to the dreadlocked young man on the other side of the table. I don’t know what he had been smoking—actually I probably do—but when he fixed me with an unblinki

$2,500, boteboard.com Boats today are asked to serve more roles than ever, so why shouldn’t the same be true of our paddle boards? The BOTE Rover Aero can be equipped with a 6-hp outboard, rod holders, a bucket seat and/or a power pole, transforming

The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long,” wrote the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. Few burned more brilliantly than Don Aronow, the king of Miami’s Thunderboat Row. The dead-end, north Miami boulevard was red hot in the 1970s an

I first covered 3D printing about two years back, highlighting a few European builders who were experimenting with materials and polymers from the aerospace industry to print small components. While some inroads were made, the possibility of designin

There are few builders with the pedigree of Bertram Yachts. During its heyday, founder Dick Bertram was a household name thanks to ads in national magazines for Rolex and a massive billboard in Times Square. The C. Raymond Hunt-designed, deep-V, 31-f

Capt. Jackson Willett spied the latest weather report and nonchalantly read aloud the detailed summary: “Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Waves 8 to 10 feet, with a wind-driven swell of 8 feet at 8 seconds.” He took a last sip of his joe, stood up and

Two well-known names in the marine industry—MarineMax, America’s largest boat and yacht retailer, and MasterCraft, a leading manufacturer of water ski, wakeboard and inboard performance powerboats—recently took out a clean sheet of paper and collabor

Location, location, location. It’s an old saw that has been embraced by realtors and the HGTV set alike, but it can just as easily be muttered by boatbuilders jockeying for venue space at a major show. Perhaps the fiercest competition for real estate

Recently, the folks at MarineMax in St. Petersburg, Florida, loaned me an Aquila 32 Sport Power Catamaran for a couple of days. The 32 is the newest and smallest member of the Aquila line. She offers dayboating comforts galore, limited overnighting p