There’s no doubt that the microskiff revolution is in full swing. Offering affordable access to skinny waters, microskiffs have begun to fill a niche somewhere between the kayak/SUP angler’s needs and the small skiff market. While the industry has yet to set parameters as to what defines a microskiff versus a small skiff, there’s no […]
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Sometimes a new product shows up on the market that just demands our attention; other times, the very philosophy behind a company draws our consideration. In the case of St. James Boatworks, both their boat designs and company philosophies have our attention. As a company, St. James Boatworks, like their namesake St. James, strives to […]
Scout Boats CEO & Founder Steve Potts will unveil the company’s new flagship and LXF fleet leader – the 420 LXF – at this year’s Miami International Boat Show. The 420, a model that’s been nearly three years in the making, is set to be debuted during a press conference in the Scout Boats booth […]
New bipartisan legislation introduced today would help ensure recreational boaters don’t put unsafe fuel in their boats, according to Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS). Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), with 30 co-sponsors introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act of 2015. BoatUS is urging all boaters to contact their US Representative to support […]
The National Marine Manufacturers Association announced that the recreational boating industry saw healthy growth in 2013, generating $36.7 billion in retail expenditures (new and pre-owned boats and engines, trailers, accessories and services), a 3.2% increase from 2012. An estimated 166,800 new powerboats and sailboats were sold at retail in 2013, an increase of 2.2%, coming […]
According to a press release issued by the South Carolina Department of Commerce yesterday, Scout Boats, Inc. is investing $2.5 million to expand its Dorchester County facility. The investment is expected to create 300 jobs and will expand Scout’s 182,000-square-foot facility by an additional 30,000 square feet. The expansion can be attributed to domestic and international […]
The 32nd annual Suncoast Boat Show will be held April 25-27 at Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota, Florida. Boat dealers and vendors from Florida’s Gulf Coast will display hundreds of boats, including personal watercraft, center consoles, cruisers, sportfishers and motoryachts. This year’s show will feature the largest yacht ever displayed at the Suncoast show: the […]
It’s boat show season all across the U.S. and the 67th Annual Jacksonville, Florida Boat Show wrapped up yesterday to get the season underway. The show featured some amazing boats, and show organizers reported that while Saturday saw the most visitors, Sunday saw a solid volume of sales. Our kudos to the organizers of the […]
From the National Marine Manufacturers Association Press release: The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) today announces that as 2013 comes to a close, the U.S. recreational boating industry will continue its post-recession climb with an estimated 5 percent increase in new powerboat retail sales. The increase comes on the heels of the industry’s 2012 rebound when new […]
Marlin Magazine reminds us that today would have been Tommy Rybovich’s 94th Birthday. Born in West Palm Beach on November 21, 1919, the same year that his father “Pop” founded Rybovich & Sons Boat Works, Tommy would become one of the most heralded boat designers in the business. In 1942, Tommy Rybovich designed the first […]
SeaVee Boats posted a great new video to YouTube today promoting their new SeaVee Z High Performance Stepped Hull Boat. If you’ve spent as much time around boats as we have, you can’t help but appreciate what this video shows. take a look: FISH ON!
Ok, so this doesn’t directly have anything to do with saltwater fishing, but it’s pretty cool, nonetheless. The world’s largest solar powered boat, the Planet Solar, is currently docked in London,after completing a Deep Water expedition along the Gulf Stream collecting data about oceanic conditions and global warming. The boat boasts 512 square meters of […]
From Carolina Skiff Press release: Carolina Skiff, LLC is pleased to announce that it has become the nation’s number-one fiberglass boat builder. This esteemed accomplishment is based on new boat state registrations compiled by Statistical Surveys, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2012. Holding the industry’s top spot in fiberglass boat sales in the […]
Inventive Fishing researchers and world fishing observers are seeing a number of announcements that the famed New Zealand champion offshore boat Libertas is up for sale. Asking price for this 60 foot Riviera Millennium: $1.15 million. According to Scoop Independent News out of New Zealand, the “Australian-built Libertas has a 16 foot beam and is […]