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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.

How to Find Your Mode

High mode, low mode or somewhere in between, there's a faster way to get to the mark first. The key is shifting into the right mode at the right time.

Any Given Sunday

Newly transplanted from Vermont to Colorado, this old Yankee sailor goes searching for racing in the Rockies and finds what he's looking for.

Maximized Maxis

These are happy days at the top of the sport, where owners of sailing big hardware are now playing by their own terms.

Divergent Flight Paths

The allowance to build a 40-foot prototype for the 37th America's Cup cycle is an opportunity for two challengers to control their development destinies using a platform that's more easily managed than an AC75.

OUTLIER EMERGENCE

Building another maxi would have been easier, but for Roberto Lacorte, same old wasn't bold enough.

Tennessee Bridge built with G/Flex

A sustainable solution for aging infrastructure

MY GOLDEN POND

E SCOW SAILING IS A WAY OF LIFE ON LAKE MINNETONKA, WHERE LOCAL RIVALS FIGHT FOR RESPECT IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST CUTTHROAT ONE-DESIGN CLASSES.

20 BOTY 23

From a diverse field of new performance sailing entries, vetted and sailed in perfect conditions in Annapolis in October, four favorites emerged as the best of the best. The overall winner, our 2023 Boat of the Year, is the one we've been waiting for.

Proper Fastener Bonding for a stronger, more moisture resistant bond

Typically, when a fastener fails on a boat, it pulls out of the wood or fiberglass that it was screwed into. There are many causes for this failure: shock loading, fatigued from being pulled on one too many times, or moisture softening the wood.

Building a Strip Kayak

Before jumping into building a strip kayak, I wanted to find out all I could about the process. I read the book Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction by Ted Moores cover to-cover and referred to it frequently during construction.

Shifting Gears in the Abacos

Sailing straight from the high-paced, high-pressure arena of SailGP and into the tranquility of a family cruise, this pro sailor is reminded of the good life off the grid.

Try a Little Bush League Racing

With a bit of creativity and a willingness to accept imperfect racecourses, you can race anywhere you desire.

Wave Warrior

The narrow and arduous path to the pinnacle of solo sailing is packed with dreamers and doers, including one highly driven American sailor pounding his way to the top.

AN EVERGREEN INCUBATOR

In an era in which scholastic sports are all about medals and trophies, this high school sailing hive in the Pacific Northwest is putting its focus on community.

PONTOON

There is no style of boat quite as well-suited for living the lake life as a pontoon boat.

RUNABOUT

The runabout is the quintessential boat that many of us see when we close our eyes and daydream about getting on the water. That's because so many people took their first-ever boat ride aboard a small, single-engine boat meant for short day trips that when the time comes to get their own boat, the classic boat style comes to mind.

FISHING

When it's time to go fishing, you have two choices. You can walk the shoreline hoping that the fish come close enough to catch, or you can get out on a boat and go chase them.

TRIPLE THREAT- TWO TOYS

THESE THREE-PASSENGER INFLATABLES OFFER -THREE TIMES THE FUN-AND THEN SOME.

VOLVO PENTA COASTAL SERIES STERNDRIVES

A new anti-corrosion system and other features off er a bevy of benefi ts and the backing of a long warranty.

VISION MARINE E-MOTION 180E

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