Sitting in his truck, the A/C at full blast, Donnie Caison stares out across the boat yard in North Carolina where Caison Yachts first build rests, getting some routine work done. I was kind of a late bloomer, I fished in lakes. I was in my 20s before I started
Walking the docks of any boat show, youll see a plethora of boats. Our industry is filled with use-driven designs”motor yachts, expedition yachts, high-speed center consoles, low speed trawlers, the list goes on, including one of my favorites, sportfishing yachts. While it is easy to see differences in deck design, or
The construction of marine vessels has long relied on multiple kinds of materials. Starting with wood, other techniques developed and continue to evolve including steel, aluminum, fiberglass, high tech foam cores, exotics like carbon fiber, and¦wood. The sportfishing world employs many of these for different reasons. This discussion is centric
Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry leading boat builders. Tribute Boats is the twenty-first of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned! Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales. Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some
Owner David Finkelstein takes us on a tour of his new 71' Garlington Miss Behavin. Ask anyone who has taken delivery of a new sportfishing boat similar to the 71-foot Garlington Miss Behavin and it not uncommon for little nuances to surface during the initial shakedown period. For Miss Behavin,
By Capt. Ken Kreisler With apologies to Shakespeare and his melancholy Danish prince”neither of whom were ever boaters”this article is fittingly titled. A boatowner must consider many factors before commissioning a refit, and any refit must be carefully planned and coordinated. Deciding to do a major boat refit (and in this nautical
New Gretna, New Jersey, December 14, 2021”Robert T. Healey Sr., the co-founder of the Viking Yacht Company who helped build the company into an industry leader and led the fight that repealed the Federal Luxury Tax on yachts in the early 1990s, passed away last week at the age of
Anna Maria, Fla. Oct. 11, 2021”Galati Yacht Sales (GYS), one of the largest privately held yacht dealerships in the world, will be assuming the Viking® Yachts and Valhalla® Brands from Stan Miller Yachts, the current authorized Viking Yachts and Valhalla dealer on the West Coast. This acquisition expands Galati Yacht Sales' current
Tampa, FL, Sept 2, 2021”The International BoatBuilders Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) announced today the winners of the IBEX Innovation Awards for the 30th Anniversary Show. The program was managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI). The judges selected 11 Innovation Award winners
Baylliss Boatworks, Wednesday, March 17, 2021”Overtime, the newest 67-foot vessel by Bayliss Boatworks, is sitting right side up after a successful hull flip earlier this month. Construction began on Overtime last summer and is expected to be delivered to its owners in early 2022. Like all Bayliss Boatworks builds, she
