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Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association 2023 Youth Hunting Program Off to Great Start

The Lake Okeechobee (Florida) Airboat Association hosted two Florida Youth Hunting Program hunts in January 2023. There is another scheduled for March.

UNCONDITIONAL CRUISING

THE ABSOLUTE YACHTS NAVETTA 75 IS A NEARLY 25-KNOT VESSEL FOR VOYAGING IN LUXE COMFORT.

BIRDS OF PASSAGE

A Florida couple explore the seas with their two parrots on board their Outer Reef 650 Motoryacht.

CUSTOM CONTROL

The handheld, wireless Yacht Controller is now available in a Maximo edition that can do a whole lot more.

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

St. Martin's Roland Richardson captures the island's beauty in his plein-air paintings.

ΑΝΥ WAY YOU WΑΝΤ IT

The Sirena Yachts 78 can be open, semi-enclosed or fully enclosed, depending on how owners want to cruise.

EXPRESSLY YOURS

THE PRINCESS YACHTS V55 HAS THREE STATEROOMS, 35-KNOT SPEED AND POSH APPOINTMENTS.

ENDLESSLY POSSIBLE

Impossible Dream is a 58-foot catamaran designed to get disabled sailors on the salt.

CLASSIC CHARM

This port city in America's Lowcountry region dates back to 1670 and has lots of modern fun to offer.

FASHIONABLE FLAGSHIP

THE BLUEGAME BG72 BLENDS LUXURY AND PERFORMANCE IN A SMART LAYOUT.

UNDERWATER RADAR

Furuno's CSH-8L Mark-2 Full-Circle Scanning Sonar can look-everywhere.

IDEATION

A shepherd's guide to concept-yacht design

TIME TO GATHER

Tiara Yachts introduces its EX line with the three-stateroom EX 60.

POSITIONKEEPING TECHNOLOGY

Abow-mounted electric trolling motor using variable speeds and 360-degree swivel capability can keep a small to midsize vessel on the mark without the need to anchor. Want to hold your boat in position and pointed in a specific direction along a rip or a weed line? -Tom Schlichter

LOADING YOUR BOAT

Control of people and weight ensures safety and better handling.

STARCRAFT SVX 230 IO

Boatbuilders have long attempted to blend the size and space of a deck boat with the look and style of an open-bow runabout, but results are often mixed.

SCARAB 165 ID

Drop 300 hp into a 15-foot runabout and you've got a whole lot of fun on your hands.

SUPREME S220

This all-around wake-sports machine delivers on big-time performance and layout.

COBALT R33

Cobalt's R33 carries you and your crew in comfort and style to big-water adventure and fun.

PERFECT 10

We preview the new Mercury V-10 Verado outboard.

CHEAP TRICKS

Sea-Doo’s Spark Trixx and Yamaha’s JetBlaster are two of the most fun, playful models in the PWC market. Though each follows a similar formula—advantageous horsepowerto-weight ratio and near-identical trio of freestyle-oriented add-ons—they retain distinct personalities on the water. Here’s how they compare.

MAINTAINING VISIBILITY

Crew control, for lack of a better term, can help ensure safety.

VISION MARINE E-MOTION 180E

Boatbuilders will sell a complete electric propulsion system as an OEM component.

OUT OF SIGHT

The Rotax S150 outboard keeps a low profile.

FORMULA 387 CCF

Formula's first center-console shows a surprising level of fishy sophistication.

SEA-DOO SWITCH

Pontoon boats are notoriously hard to dock compared to other boat types, but Sea-Doo's Switch solves that problem.

NAVICO FATHOM e-POWER

Fossil-fuel marine generators have long served the AC electrical needs of boaters while away from shore power. But let's face it, gensets can be finicky, are high-maintenance and smelly, and create intrusive noise and, in some cases, dangerous CO emissions. Navico aims to shift that paradigm with its Fathom e-Power system.

TRICKED- OUT 'TOONS

NINE COOL FEATURES TO CHECK OUT ON PONTOON BOATS

Three Steps to Becoming a Great Crew

Want to be the best crew you can be? It's easy and starts with a positive attitude and a commitment to improving.

The Next Greatest Generation

There have been many outstanding American champions of the past few decades, but we are still fixated on the greats of yesteryear. It's time to connect with our modern-day stars.