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Team Kilt Eyes Key West Title 25 Oct 2012 | 03:44 am
Driven by Richard Davis and throttled by owner Tony Canale, the Team Kilt Fountain is dialed in for the team's attempt at a world championship in Key West. Photo courtesy Team Kilt Offshore Race Team ...
Small Catamaran Push: Don’t Bet Against It 24 Oct 2012 | 03:01 am
Last week, I wrote a story for speedonthewater.com called, “Smaller Models Driving Skater Production”. In that article, Douglas Marine Skater founder Peter Hledin, a guy who throws on coveralls and w...
West Marine Superstore to Hold Open House During FLIBS 23 Oct 2012 | 01:07 pm
In conjunction with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), West Marine announced last week that it will host an Open House Oct. 26-28 at the company’s flagship superstore, located at 240...
Image of the Week, Part I: Deck to Deck in Jupiter 22 Oct 2012 | 07:31 pm
Close racing is good racing, and offshore powerboat racing is no exception. Except in offshore racing, rubbing definitely isn’t racing. Fiberglass-to-fiberglass contact in machines that weigh tons and...
Smaller Models Driving Skater Catamaran Production 20 Oct 2012 | 03:09 am
While Douglas Marine/Skater continues to produce its share of exotic, 40- to 50-foot custom high-performance catamaran, smaller models, particularly the Skater 30 and 32, are driving the Douglas, Mich...
Rigging Process Underway on DCB M41 Widebody 20 Oct 2012 | 02:36 am
The much-anticipated M41 Widebody catamaran from Dave’s Custom Boats (DCB) is getting closer to hitting the water. In the beginning phases of rigging, DCB’s Dave Hemmingson shared a few photos of the ...
Turning a 10-Year-Old DCB Into ‘Mini Speed Racer’ 18 Oct 2012 | 11:33 pm
Cypress, Calif., performance boater Charley Guest has owned his share of catamarans from Dave’s Custom Boats—four to be exact—but when it came time for his next boat, he wanted something that would be...
Mystic To Build Hermes & Zeus IF 60 High-Performance Yacht 18 Oct 2012 | 11:14 pm
When the first order for the Hermes & Zeus IF 60 luxury high-performance yacht designed by Theodoros Fotiadis comes in, John Cosker and the crew at Mystic Powerboats in Deland, Fla., will fill it. Tha...
Baja Acquires Fountain and Donzi, Production Back In 2013 18 Oct 2012 | 09:26 pm
Baja Marine, Inc., has acquired the assets of Donzi Marine, Fountain Powerboats and Pro-Line Boats from American Marine Holdings, Inc., according to a press release from the company. All four brands w...
Active Thunder Building 565-Powered 37-Footer for Miami Show 18 Oct 2012 | 02:11 am
Active Thunder Powerboats is getting ready to rig and paint its first Mercury Racing 565 engine-powered V-bottom—a 37’ Excess. The twin-engine, stepped-hull 37-footer will be unveiled—and for sale—at ...
