The Fairline Squadron 68 represents a new direction for the British yacht builder. In our opinion, she deserves a careful examination by anyone considering a motoryacht this size. The reason is that she has a number of welcome attributes: four accommodations plans with three-four staterooms, a flying bridge with three discrete entertaining venues and CAT C-18 or C-32 straight power for reliability. More...  

Horizon’s PC60 is not a converted sailing catamaran. She’s designed from the twin bottoms up with a wave breaker between the hulls. It stops or reduces sneezing in most conditions and speeds. More...  

Sea Ray offers the base SPX 190 for less than $40k. She can do most things that boats costing four times more can do. Most new boaters on lakes and rivers don’t need anything more. More...  

Tiara tells us that its first EX 60 will be available in the fall. It's pretty obvious from the layouts above that she is intended for serious dayboat activities. The staterooms are set up nicely for parents, children and their kids. The stern can be configured four ways, depending on the intended use. She’s relatively light, has a 14-degree deadrise at the transom and her hull is painted. More...  

The 645 SUV has an outdoor mezzanine to die for. We have seen nothing quite like it on this size and class of boat. Descend three steps to enter the cockpit where there is a grill and enough space for a square dance. More...  

There is nothing more pleasant than a nighttime cruise on a summer evening. Most people don’t take them because they are afraid to boat at night. But if you are careful, don’t go too fast and keep a sharp lookout, your efforts will be rewarded. Be sure you know what the Nav lights mean. More...  

A bass-fishing trip for a husband and wife and their guide turned tragic when the latter wasn’t wearing the emergency shutoff lanyard and the boat unexpectedly pitched hard to the right. The three passengers, who weren’t wearing life jackets, were thrown out. The wife was able to push herself away from the boat when it ran towards her, but the others weren’t so lucky. More...  

After a couple of years of intermittent trips, this year the boating season looks closer to normal. Some people who kept up with routine maintenance are experiencing smooth sailing. For others, the first few trips of the season uncovered repairs that should have been addressed last year or the one before that. If you do it often, maintenance is easy peasy. More...  

For more than 192 years, the basic design of the propeller stayed essentially the same. In the meantime, mankind went from boiling water to propel itself down rivers to putting a man on the moon. Then along came Greg Sharrow with a new idea. More...  

On July 18^th at 10:30 AM 20 miles off Baja, California, the charter fishing boat Protocol, owned by Capt. Alex Rogers and his wife Brandi, began taking on water while hooked up with a marlin. As can be seen in the images above, the angler continued to fish while a mate was bailing out the boat. To view the video of the boat going down and to hear the edited narration of Capt. Alex, click here...  

The Axopar 28 Cabin’s European design is turning heads and getting noticed. Be the envy of all your friends behind the helm of this stand-out boat. SBC’s Axopar 28 Cabin is located in Tarpon Springs, FL. Contact Greg Sweeney for more information about our low-cost membership: 727-200-3474 or email here.