Archive for April, 2011

Written by admin on April 24th, 2011
No matter where you live along the coast, the meat of the spring migration will soon begin in earnest. Here in the Northeast, rumors have already started to fly: the striped bass are moving in View post:  Spring Striped Bass: Getting the Early Bite
Written by admin on April 23rd, 2011
More builders and brokers are building a presence in the Far East. Five years from now, if you ask me to look back and say when the yachting industry began to make a serious impression on the psyche of China’s elite, I might say 2010. Or maybe 2011, just ...
Written by admin on April 21st, 2011
Juggling a stopwatch, radar gun, and notepad on the water at speeds over 100 mph—it’s all in a day’s “work” for this marine writer. My friends don’t think I have a real job. At first—say for the first five of the sixteen years I’ve written about the high-performance boat ...
Written by admin on April 20th, 2011
Purchased originally for a family long-distance cruise, this boat has morphed into the perfect retirement cruiser. Wayne and Elizabeth Gilham bought a used 43-foot centercockpit sailboat in 1998 as a long-distance cruiser to take their family on a dream voyage to the Bahamas and beyond. Since then, the sailboat ...
Written by admin on April 20th, 2011
Posted April 20, 2011 in Latest News and News Highlights by Ray White Ray White Marine invites expressions of interest to become a brand ambassador for its innovative luxury marine brand. Only two positions available commencing Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday over the Easter long weekend from Marina Oceanus at ...
Written by admin on April 19th, 2011
The Coast Guard is authorized to require them from three miles out, but BoatU.S. See the original post here: Should Rescue Beacons be Mandatory?
Written by admin on April 17th, 2011
Florida’s makers of high-end tenders and hard-knocks working boats have introduced a simple design change that many will welcome. For amphibious landings, it hard to beat a bow-opening vessel for getting personnel and gear onto a beach in short order. It saves the hassle and danger of people having ...
Written by admin on April 17th, 2011
Posted April 17, 2011 in Latest News by Creating Demand Baileys Marine, Australia's leading independent supplier of fuel services for the marine industry, will this week open their brand new state of the art fuel facility at White Bay 6 on Sydney Harbour. With limited infrastructure development within the ...
Written by admin on April 17th, 2011
Posted April 17, 2011 in Latest News by Mainsheet Media Sail with Brindabella on a world record.   In early May this year the iconic Australian maxi yacht Brindabella will be attempting the Around Australia World Record and you can sail with her. View original here:  Sail with Brindabella on ...
Written by admin on April 17th, 2011
Posted April 17, 2011 in Latest News by Mercury Marine Mercury Marine outboards continue to add to their race-bred reputation, by out-performing the competition at the 2011 Australian World Selection Races 3 & 4 on Botany Bay. Lapping up the extremely rough conditions, Mercury OptiMax 300XS engines took all ...