This VHF radio exchange between a boat skipper and the marine-towing-service dispatcher still sticks in my mind. “Hurry!” the boater pleaded. “My motor died, and we’re drifting toward the rocks!” “Do ...

Sam Langley (IG: @samuellangley) hardly needs an introduction. This pro athlete and member of Team Hyperlite is also a renowned teacher of watersports. We have had the pleasure of sharing Sam’s ...

Earlier this year, I travelled to Mallorca, Spain in order to be one of the first aboard the newest Axopar Boats model, the 38. Available to me were a 38 Sun Top with U-Sofa, in Brabus regalia, and ...

The age of electric vehicles (EVs) has arrived. As the world seeks solutions to climate change, replacing internal-combustion vehicles with EVs has emerged as one strategy for reducing greenhouse gas ...

Once upon a time, bowriders were relegated in size to boats that could fit on a trailer, so if you wanted a large boat that could hold lots of people, you were stuck with a cabin cruiser, even if you ...

Starcraft’s SVX 191 OB is a multitasker: It’s a family runabout, water-toy-towing platform, and lake cruiser with plenty of power, speed and space to accommodate most families for fun-packed days on ...

We’ve been covering EdgeWater Boats since the company’s founding by boatbuilding legend, Bob Dougherty, in 1992. I remember my first time running one of these new boats back then and being pleased by ...

Trolling motors aren’t just for trolling anymore. These electric powerplants are used for position-keeping, controlling drifts, and mounting transducers for forward-facing sonar. Today, a trolling ...

For a brief time after Robert “RT” Trosset graduated from the University of Florida in 1974, he sold life insurance—and hated it. Growing up in Cocoa Beach, Florida, he and his dad made annual trips ...

During my 30-plus-year history with this magazine, reader queries about propellers have remained constant and unrelenting. Questions that once came in letters and phone calls now arrive digitally, but ...

In 2025, Yamaha created a brand-new category with the CrossWave as the sole entry. Courtesy Yamaha Watercraft Group Boating’s editors test more than 100 boats per year in just about every category.