Genco Marine Open House
Get your season started right with Genco Marine’s open house. Representatives from Aurora Marine, Raymarine and Interlux will be in store, ready to advise you on electronics, boat cleaning and bottom paint solutions.
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ENVGO NV1: Back to the Future
By Andy Adams
Up to this point, I feel that most electric boats have not been very exciting. The motors have been mainly small portable models for dinghies. There are some high-horsepower motors available, but they look like regular outboard motors to be used on conventional boats. Until now, there hasn’t been an electric boat that really makes a statement. Enter the ENVGO NV1.
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Canada’s Superior: the North Shore
Story and photos by Jennifer M. Smith
We’d been north before on a short two-week cruise. At the time, we were unprepared for the isolation, the lack of cell phone coverage, and the spotty VHF reception. Since then we’ve repowered, installed Starlink, and retired from work. Now, with confidence in our engine and our connectivity and more time to sail, we were Superior-ready.
