How the CEO of Oyster Yachts Plans to Rescue the Sinking Luxury Boat Builder
Just 18 months after taking the helm of a flailing sailing-yacht company, its new owner has not only met every benchmark toward getting it back Continue reading
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Students in Wetzel County Participate in Memorial Boat Race
WETZEL COUNTY, W.Va. — On Tuesday morning, students from all four Wetzel County schools faced off in the yearly Matthew Barker Memorial Cardboard Boat Race. It’s Continue reading
2019 Boating Industry Movers & Shakers
The term “Movers and Shakers” was coined by Arthur O’Shaughnessy in his 1874 poem Ode. It is commonly used to describe those whose achievements are uncommon. Continue reading
Boat Propellers Are Becoming More Specialized
Imagine you’re the foreman of a busy shipyard. You get a call from the captain of a yacht that has just struck a submerged object Continue reading
Breast Cancer Survivors Form Bonds, Gain Strength Through Dragon Boat Racing
In the middle of the lake at Nathan Benderson Park, a 42-foot-long pink canoe rocks lightly in the wake of a passing boat. Inside, 20 Continue reading
Metal Shark and Sea Machines Launch Autonomous Patrol Boat
A month after announcing the world’s first autonomous oil spill response vessel, Boston’s Sea Machines Robotics has developed and launched the Sharktech 29 Defiant with shipbuilder Continue reading
Community Rowing Gains Momentum
BLUE HILL, MAINE — Rowing, in one form or another, has been a part of maritime life for just about as long as human beings Continue reading
Port Townsend: Wooden Boats and Beyond
If you love boats, you gotta love wooden boats. If you love wooden boats, you gotta love Port Townsend, Wash. Located on a deepwater bay Continue reading
Taiga’s $24,000 Orca Is One Serious Electric PWC
The world of personal watercraft appears to be ripening for the transition to electric. And why not? These things sit around doing not much for Continue reading
‘Amazing View of Nature’: Anglers Shout as Hammerhead Shark Nabs Hooked Tuna Near Coronado Islands
An annual fishing trip turned into a once-in-a-lifetime event as a hammerhead shark nabbed a hooked tuna as anglers shouted in amazement. A phone company Continue reading