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By Andy Adams Form follows function You've heard the expression before; form follows function. So, what form should a boat take if it's designed to do the following things; carry up...
Four Winns H9
Four Winns H9 By Andy Adams Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider lineNext Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its...
Sea Ray SDX 250
Sept 12, 2024 Sea Ray is expanding its next-generation SDX lineup with two new models. The dynamic SDX 250 and SDX 250 Surf blend quality, functionality and capability to provide...
Beneteau Antares 12
Beneteau Antares 12 July 11, 2024 The French boating giant, Beneteau, has extended its line of enclosed weekenders with the Antares 12, which builds on the DNA of the historic...
Bayliner’s all-new Trophy 29 EX is an affordable weekender that blends the best of cruiser comforts with runabout performance
Seemingly part sailboat and part spaceship, the new Jeanneau Yachts 55 just busted through the boundaries of traditional yacht design. I couldn’t take my eyes off the bubble hardtop that...



Four Winns H9

By Andy Adams

Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.

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Destinations


Hiding Out in Belize

By Zuzana Prochazka

Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics

Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.

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A woman’s pathway to high level racing

By Katherine Stone

I had the most wonderful opportunity to interview Annie Haeger, at the SailGP Halifax venue. It was especially gratifying for me, as a competitive sailor, mother, teacher and wife to see that pathways have opened up for women to sail at a high, competitive level.

Annie was named ICSA Women’s College Sailor of the Year in 2011 and then went on to be named US Sailing Rolex Sailor of the Year in 2015. She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 470 Class with her long-time sailing partner Brianna Provancha. She is a six-time national champion.

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How To & DIY

Ask Andrew: Antifreeze

There’s a meme that circulates only boating pages and social media at this time of year: An a-frame sign reads ‘A moment of silence for those forced to winterize their boats’.

Not all of us do – 12-month boating is possible on Canada’s west coast – and those of us in the colder areas of the country can fight over indoor heated storage. The rest of us are forced to winterize our boats.

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Marine Products


Furuno introduces TZTBBX

Furuno has introduced the black box TZTBBX, the newest system in the TZtouchXL lineup of Multi-Function Displays (MFDs). Featuring a multi-touch interface and powered by a hexacore processor, the TZTBBX supports up to six-way split windows on virtually any size displays.

The system includes all-new TZ MAPS, offering highly detailed cartography with customizable features like AI Routing. These charts combine the detail of raster charts with the flexibility of vector charts, offering crisp visuals at any magnification level. Boaters can also manage chart objects, customize depth color shading, and create contour lines with a resolution down to 3″.

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