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PACIFIC FIRE

CAUGHT IN A WALL OF LIGHTNING IN A TRADITIONAL SAILING CANOE, THOR F JENSEN'S BID TO SAIL AROUND NEW GUINEA IS IN JEOPARDY

MOVE TO A MULTI

MULTIHULLS HAVE SOARED IN POPULARITY, BUT WHAT'S IT REALLY LIKE TO GO FROM A MONOHULL TO A CATAMARAN? LIVEABOARD CRUISER JOSHUA SHANKLE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED

EXPECTATION VS REALITY

TERYSA VANDERLOO ON WHAT THE FIRST YEAR OF SAILING AND LIVING ABOARD A PERFORMANCE MULTIHULL HAS TAUGHT HER

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

AMERICA'S CUP HISTORY IN MINIATURE REVEALS A LOT ABOUT HOW AND WHY THE EVENT HAS SUCH AN ENDURING APPEAL

ACROSS THE TOP

“That sea sure is mean,” our kind driver observes as my salty trio climbs into his truck, fresh off a roughand-tumble crossing of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

HALF WAY HEAVEN

A FINAL PACIFIC PASSAGE FROM FRENCH POLYNESIA TO NEW ZEALAND TAKES THE SWAN 37 ELIXIR HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD

PEGASUS TAKES OFF

MIXING NEW AND PROVEN IDEAS, PEGASUS HAS CREATED A SHORTHANDED FAST BLUEWATER YACHT WITH A MARKED DIFFÉRENCE, AS TOBY HODGES DISCOVERS ON A TWO-DAY TEST SAIL

THE BIG OCEAN CLEAN

AN AMBITIOUS PLAN IS SETTING OUT TO REMOVE PLASTIC FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST OCEAN

ZEMI FORM MEETS FUNCTION

MALCOLM MCKEON DELIGHTS IN THE CHANCE TO RACE HIS OWN DESIGN BALTIC 110 ZEMI AT THE ST BARTHS BUCKET.

THE NEXT CHAPTER

THE ARCHETYPAL SCHOONER CRUISER-RACER IS BACK ON THE CARIBBEAN CIRCUIT. NIGEL SHARP JOINED ADELA'S CREW FOR ITS FIRST REGATTA IN FIVE YEARS, THE ANTIGUA SUPERYACHT CHALLENGE

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

IT’S ALL SMILES FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP TEAMS AS THE BRAND NEW AC75 BOATS HIT THE WATER. BUT THE SERIOUS BUSINESS STARTS SOON...

NIKKI HENDERSON

ALL YACHTS SHOULD HAVE THE MEANS TO GO ALOFT AT SEA AND A CREW MEMBER WILLING AND ABLE TO DO SO

THE ENDLESS OCEAN

THE PACIFIC IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OCEAN, BUT WITH SO MANY OPTIONS HOW DO YOU PLAN A ROUTE ACROSS? CRUISERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES

RING OF FIRE

A MEMORABLE PASSAGE FROM FIJI TO AUSTRALIA FOR KATE ASHE-LEONARD

A LONG WAY ROUND

THE OCEAN GLOBE RACE WAS ALL ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE SPIRIT OF THE EARLY WHITBREADS. ELAINE BUNTING FINDS OUT HOW THE CREWS FARED

DOWN WINDING

WHICH DOWNWIND SAILS ARE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU? AND HOW DO YOU TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SAIL HANDLING ON A TRADEWIND PASSAGE? TOBY HODGES QUIZZED MORE THAN 240 SKIPPERS IN LAST YEAR'S ARC TO FIND OUT

NAVIGATION BRIEFING

TOM CHENEY ON RACING ACROSS THE CHANNEL

TAKING OWNERSHIP

WILL BRUTON ON UPSKILLING ON BOARD

NEW YACHTS

SOME EXCITING, AND VERY DIFFERENT, NEW 40-FOOTERS

UNLIKELY HERO

A CROSS-EUROPE ADVENTURE IN A 10FT DINGHY SEES SANDY MACKINNON NEARLY COME A CROPPER OFF WHITSTABLE’S MUD FLATS

21ST CENTURY TWINS

RM'S DISTINCTIVE NEW FLAGSHIP OFFERS AN ENTICING COMBINATION OF GOOD SAILING QUALITIES, SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION AND TWIN KEELS AS STANDARD

SPECIAL REPORT

DAN HOUSTON ON CHANGES TO THE SHIPPING FORECAST

THE MIGHTY ESSEQUIBO

JAMES AND JAYNE PEARCE DISCOVER THEIRS IS THE ONLY YACHT IN THE COUNTRY CRUISING REMARKABLE GUYANA

HER OWN WAY

COLE BRAUER IS THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TO SAIL SOLO NON-STOP AROUND THE WORLD. HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT HOW SHE’S SHAKING THINGS UP

CAPE NORTH

CRUISING BEYOND THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, JANNEKE KUYSTERS AND WIETZE VAN DER LAAN ENJOY A SURPRISING SUMMER IN NORWAY

Airboat History-Airboats for Military Use

The earliest use of an air-driven boat was in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq). In World War I, the British military enlisted the Farman Aircraft Company in France to build boats that could traverse the vast marshland of Mesopotamia as they fought the Ottoman Empire to protect British interest in the oil fields near Basra.

Torrey Island BBQ Competition & Airboat Show

The Torrey Island, Belle Glade, South Florida, BBQ Showdown and Airboat show was a big success and raised more than $61,000 for the Everglades Society for Historic Preservation (ESHP), a Florida 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

PLASH Waterproof LED Flexible Light Strips

PlashⓇ waterproof flexible strip lights are the perfect accent to your air boat and other vehicles. Choose from a variety of light styles and color options.

Osceola Airboat Association Lake Clean-Up

Osceola Airboat Association cleaned up Lake Cypress on March 16, 2014. Club volunteers also did some repairs to the Dead River Pavilion.

Airboat Association of Florida St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Poker Run

The Airboat Association of Florida kicked off its “Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Poker Run” Sat., March 16, 2024. It was a bright and sunny day with lots of festivities for the family. An unforgettable time was had by all.