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The Bahamas has sharply increased cruising, fishing, and anchoring fees, making it one of the Caribbean’s most expensive boating destinations. New one and two-year permits replace …

The nonprofit, BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, is offering the only free, NASBLA-approved online boating safety course. As of now, 2.5 million students around the …

Easy on the eyes and pleasing to sail, catboats are unpretentious sailboats with a working boat past. Hundreds of these boats were at one time built for commercial use, but nowadays you’re …

In a decision that will surely stun fans of high-powered outboards, Volvo Group, majority owner of Seven Marine, announced that it will halt production of that company’s high-powered …

After debuting its new 375cc at the 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Everglades is bringing another new model to the Palm Beach Boat Show in March.

Dec 19, 2025 · A Midwestern couple with an empty nest finds the perfect cruising boat, a Chris-Craft 35 Commander, for cruising the Great Lakes

In an industry that appears to be dominated by men, female boaters continue to encourage young women to get into recreational boating. At the Freedom Boat Club, women like Anne McAvoy …

Soundings pioneered nuts-and-bolts boating news coverage — accidents and accident investigations, government regulation and boating safety, access and economic issues — in a …