At 47’2” (14.38 m), the Everglades 455CC is as long as some small inboard-diesel-powered convertibles and has similar power totals with quad 425-hp Yamaha XTO Offshore outboards. The 455CC, however, has a couple of significant advantages. She burns less fuel, her annual operating cost is much less and she doesn’t need a full-time captain. She also has comfortable seating in the bow. More...
Nightwave is an ultra low-light marine camera built around SIONYX’s patented Black-Silicon BSI CMOS sensor. It lets a user spot obstacles and debris in moonless starlight without white light or expensive thermal cameras — enhancing safety and improving collision avoidance and situational awareness. To learn more and check out a product video on the SIONYX website, click here...
Nitro’s ZV20 is a 20’2” (6.15 m) multi-species boat designed with input from pro walleye anglers. She has the company’s Nitro Vortex Technology (NVT) bottom design with the Rapid Planing System. Some features worth noting include a new switch panel with one-touch screen controls for the livewell, master power and more. Standard power is a 225-hp Mercury outboard and she rides on a custom-built tandem-axle trailer. More...
Lifeproof Boats builds a range of rigid-hulled inflatables (RIBs) ranging from 18’ to 50’ (5.49 m to 15.24 m) built on aluminum bottoms. The 27’ (8.23 m) Hard Top can be used as a day boat or a tender for a larger vessel. She can be loaded on deck or towed behind. For comfort in rough conditions, she has bulkhead-mounted Shockwave suspension seats at the helm and there’s additional seating across the stern, on the front of the console and in the bow. To check out the 27’ Hard Top and the full Lifeproof Fleet, click to go the company website. More...
Magnum Energy makes a variety of inverters suitable for marine use, all with an exceptional 3-year parts and labor warranty. (Magnum Energy)
With the advent of Lithium-ion batteries, DC power can now be converted to AC to run air conditioners and other appliances. It’s time you learn about them because in the future, you will see them on many more boats – and small ones, too. More...
Vladimir Putin’s 262’ (80 m) Graceful is one of three superyachts said to be owned by him.
Putin’s 262’ superyacht abruptly left the Hamburg Blohm and Voss shipyard at 7:23 am local time on the morning of February 7, 2022. It had been there since September 2021 undergoing repairs and refit, including the addition of balconies and an extension to the swimming platform, according to news reports. Marine Traffic recorded and Hamburg newspapers documented the time that the vessel abruptly left before work was completed. It steamed through the Kiel Canal, motored across the Baltic Sea at 8.8 knots until arriving at the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad at 8:56 local time on Feb 9. During this period Putin was still denying war plans, but it looks as if we know when he made his final decision. More...
The Russian oligarch-owned yacht Galactica Super Nova, 230' (70.07 m) long by 32' (10 m) wide, was steaming at 12.9 knots on March 3, 2022, to Tivat, Montenegro in the Adriatic Sea.
It would all be great fun if it weren’t for the tragedy of Putin’s War and the thousands of people who will needlessly perish because of it. So, while Putin’s army destroys cities, the West seizes Russian toys. More...
Perhaps the single greatest transfer of wealth the world has seen in the modern era was after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was then that government officials, the KGB and gangsters in the early and mid-1990s got control of Soviet state-owned industries (read: the peoples’ property). The patrimony that the Russian people had worked to create over 40 years of post-WWII communism was effectively stolen by a handful of men (the oligarchs). Now, all but one (Alexey Navalny, who is in the Gulag) are allies of Putin. See CNN's Video...
Crystal Clear Waters Close to Home
Nestled between Bradenton and St. Petersburg, in the mouth of Tampa Bay, you'll find a little piece of paradise called Egmont Key. Spend the day snorkeling, picnicking and exploring at one of the best boating destinations in the Tampa Bay area. Get your saltwater therapy in the crystal clear waters of Egmont Key on a Sovereign Boat Club boat. For details go to SovereignBoatClub.com or call 727-200-3474.
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