Indian River County Airboat Association Airboat Rodeo

Indian River County Airboat Association held another fun and entertaining airboat rodeo on June 3, 2023, at the East Marsh Summer Camp outside of Fellsmere, Florida. IRCAA knows how to put on a great rodeo, as well as many other club events held throughout the year.

Citrus County Airboaters Alliance Airboat Rodeo

Citrus County Airboaters Alliance host numerous events throughout the year at the Swimming Hole at Potts Preserve in Florida.

Nebraska Cream Can Cookout

This was a just for fun ride with a group of friends over Memorial weekend on the Platte River by Columbus, Nebraska.

Twin Rivers Memorial Weekend on Arkansas River, Oklahoma

Another year, another great Memorial Weekend run at Twin Rivers Campground in Ponca City, Oklahoma on the Arkansas River.

Airboat Association of Florida Annual BBQ

Airboat Association of Florida held their annual BBQ on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

BRIGHT SPOT

Croatia continues to be a popular destination for charter.

STUNNING ST. LUCIA

Striking natural beauty is just the start of this Caribbean island's tremendous appeal.

SMART BOATING?

Is a solution for dumb boaters on the horizon?

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT

Big weather and a come-from-behind victory across 14,000 nautical miles define The Ocean Race.

SUMMER READERS

Bajio adds fashionable bifocal lenses to tts range of boatingand tishing-ready sunglasses.

POWER UP

The wallypower58X is equal parts luxurious comfort and thrilling power.

LOST, NOW FOUND

Marine electronics help find one of the West Coast's last great shipwrecks.

READY TO ROAM

THE 164-FOOT TANKOA KINDA IS A TRIDECK WITH HYBRID PROPULSION BUILT TO CROSS OCEANS IN STYLE.

SEMI-BESPOKE SPEEDSTER

Wooden Boats Limo Tender 27 delivers comfort and 37-knot speed.

IT'S GO TIME

Waterfront festivals, rendezvous and more await boaters all around the country this summer.

EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS

WELCOME TO THE YACHTING EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS. Our staff has evaluated countless vessels, technology, gear and marine-related services during the past 12 months. We've discussed and debated. In the following pages, you'll see the companies, products and initiatives that came out on top of those debates. So, without further ado, here are Yachting's Editors' Choice Award winners for 2023.

NEXT GENERATION

THE 29-KNOT RIVIERA 78 MOTOR YACHT OFFERS LUXE LIVING ON THE INSIDE AND BLUEWATER CRUISING ON THE OUTSIDE.

A Whale of a Problem

Federal regulators trying to protect the animals want East Coast boaters to slow to 10 knots

Babka's Dog Haus

The day after Thanksgiving 2020, we adopted a 60 lb. dog from a shelter in Danbury, CT. She came with a plastic bag of turkey scraps and not a lot of info

COMMUNICATION, RELATIVELY SPEAKING

Calling relatives is important. I’m not talking about calling your parents (but you should do that too). I’m talking about monitoring and communicating your relative performance in a sailboat race

WINGING IT DOWN THE RUN

Sailing downwind on a boat that can go wing-on-wing opens up a lot of speed and tactical options for the downwind leg

SPI OUEST OR BUST

The progression to a big regatta requires a lot of small but essential steps before making the big leap

BILL'S BOOT CAMP

Basic training takes on a whole new meaning when the drills take place on the turquoise waters of the US Virgin Islands

IT'S A VIBE

The Melges 15 has something for every age, and for older sailors, it's a much-needed return to big-fleet dinghy racing

To the Brink and Back

The Ocean Race's brutal third leg-nearly 13,000 miles of hard racing at full-tilt-produced epic stories of people and perseverance

In the Old Man's Wake

THE SNIPE’S LONGEVITY IS A NOD TO THOSE WHO BUILT AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ITS FUTURE

BUDDY ON THE BIG SCREEN

A new movie about America's great sailor is a must-see, but be ready to take notes; there's a lot to learn from a lifetime of excellence on and off the racecourse

GENERATING GENERATIONS

Racing Transpac, from Los Angeles to Honolulu, is just as essential for some people as Thanksgiving gatherings. At 2,225 measured miles, a long race with an international component, Transpac is also intensely local. It’s a family thing

CLOSING HIS CIRCLES

American circumnavigator Joe Harris can't get enough of that offshore thing. Round and round he goes

BREAKING THROUGH THE BOTTLENECK

One local initiative proves that funneling dinghy sailors out of college sailing and into big-boat racing takes commitment from all sides