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Sunday, April 5, 2026

GOST® (Global Ocean Security Technologies), a world leader in marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, recently announced that it has partnered with fleet-integrated charting and navigational leader Canyon Runner® to offer customers access to elevated navigational, weather data and fishing intel

tags: Canyon Runner, CR Map, data, GOST, Navigational Leader, Partnership, Weather

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Building on the legacy of Duckworth’s earlier Pacific Pro models, the 26 elevates that lineage with meaningful upgrades that clearly reflect what serious users have been asking for. What stands out most is the thoughtful balance between capability and comfort — a balance that many boats claim but few truly deliver. At

tags: Balance, Comfort, Duckworth, Legacy, Lineage, Pacific Pro, Upgrades

Friday, April 3, 2026

Ahead of the summer 2026 boating season, leading Roblox developer Voldex has partnered with Brunswick Corporation, the world’s largest marine technology company and home to more than 60 recreational marine brands, to introduce the first-ever boating experience in the top Roblox racing game, Driving Empire. Beginning March 20,

tags: 2026 boating season, Brunswick Corporation, Developer, Partnership, Roblox, Voldex

Thursday, April 2, 2026

The collaboration strengthens Lund’s presence in its home market while aligning the brand with one of the most recognized sports franchises in the Upper Midwest. Built on shared values of quality, pride, performance, and community, the partnership reflects a deep connection to Minnesota culture and the passionate fans who define

tags: Craftmanship, Durability, Lund Boats, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, Northwest Sport Show, Partnership

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Sunstream® Boat Lifts, the leading manufacturer of premium boat lifts and the SwiftShield™ Automatic Boat Cover System, announced today the launch of the next iteration of its award-winning Helix boat lifts, the Helix2-P™. Building on the success of the original Helix-P, a piling boat lift that combines that

tags: Automatic Boat Cover System, Award-winning, Boat Lifts, Helix boat lifts, Helix2-P™, Launch, Sunstream®, SwiftShield™

Saturday, March 28, 2026

For too many boaters, their boating experience quietly ends not because of a loss of interest, but because of a simple physical barrier: the step from dock to boat. That reality is what led Michigan resident Adam Begley to found HandiCaptain, an ADA compliant dock-to-boat transfer system designed to restore safe, independent access to

by: Bob Namar

tags: dock-to-boat, Family, HandiCaptain, Innovation, Marina, safety, Step

Friday, March 27, 2026

Chicago boasts the largest municipal harbor system in the United States. From the industrial pulse of the Calumet River to the scenic slips of Montrose Harbor, this sprawling maritime network is a crown jewel of the Great Lakes. While the city shivers through winter, the Chicago Harbor Safety Committee (CHSC) works tirelessly behind

by: Danica Uzelac, RN, BSN, CCRC

tags: 2024 National Harbor Safety Convention, Award, Calumet River, Chicago, Chicago Harbor Safety Committee, Education, safety

Thursday, March 26, 2026

US Sailing has named Sam Gervais and the Lowcountry Maritime School (LMS) the 2025 Award Winner for Creative Innovations in Community Sailing Programming, recognizing the school’s DF95 Middle School Radio-Controlled Model Sailboat STEM Program. With the initial idea from Bob Johnstone, the program was developed by Sam Gervais,

tags: Award, Community Sailing Programming, Innovation, Lowcountry Maritime School, Radio-Controlled, sailboat, STEM, US Sailing, winner

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Each year, more than 55,000 attendees gather along the waterfront in West Palm Beach, making it one of the most influential early-season marine events in the country. There are boats in all shapes, styles, colors and more at the show, and we’re covering some of the world debuts and exciting showstoppers that you may not know

tags: Alia Yachts, Iliad 53F, Manari 52, Maritimo, Newcomers, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Boat Show, Sirena 60

Saturday, March 21, 2026

I started out sailing on the Great Lakes aboard tall ships like the schooner Charlotte Ann, a former Chesapeake Bay oyster boat built in 1888, about 100 years after she was launched. Since then, I sailed and captained other Great Lakes sailing vessels like Windy, Friends Good Will, Inland Seas, and Denis Sullivan plus a few seasons

by: Tom Kastle

tags: Boat, Dan Seavey, Great Lakes, Pirate, Sailing

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