Month: February 2022

37th America's Cup

Team New Zealand core sailing team line up for 37th America’s Cup finalized

February 25, 2022

Auckland, New Zealand – 2/25/2022 – Today Emirates Team New Zealand’s core sailing team lineup for 37th America’s Cup has been confirmed. The core sailing team consists of 6 key sailors led by Skipper Peter Burling who is joined by Blair Tuke, Andy Maloney, Nathan Outteridge, Glenn Ashby, and Josh Junior whose focus will be on the performance and development of the boat, along with the all-important strategical decision making during the 37th America’s Cup. The complete sailing team will be further bolstered at a later date when the powerhouse grinders or cyclors will begin full-time training to provide the […]

Marine Electronics

The Captains of Crystal River

February 25, 2022

Chasing passions in paradise with Raymarine … Nashua, New Hampshire – 2/25/2022 – Saltwater anglers in search of unique bites would do well to add Florida’s Crystal River area to their list of destinations. Offshore or inshore, the Citrus County waters near Crystal River and Homosassa deliver world-class angling opportunities for redfish, snook, gag grouper, sea trout, cobia, tarpon and more, all amidst one of the most picturesque and pristine backdrops in all of the Sunshine State. Here, the vast and fertile St. Martin’s Marsh and Big Bend Aquatic Seagrass Preserve stretch to the horizon in multiple directions. Will Petenbrink […]

Miami International Boat Show

The new Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show proves to be a resounding success, returning February 15-19, 2023

February 24, 2022

Miami, Florida – 2/24/2022 – The 2022 Discover Boating® Miami International Boat Show® was a huge success by all measures after returning to the Miami Beach Convention Center and Downtown Miami for five days of boating and yachting fun. As the largest boat and yacht event in the world, the show welcomed over 100,000 visitors and featured more than a thousand highly sought-after boating and marine products, generating big business for the recreational boating industry. This was the first iteration of the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show – a joint production between Informa Markets, the National Marine Manufacturers Association […]

Rolex Big Boat Series

Registration opens for the 2022 Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club 

February 24, 2022

San Francisco, California – 2/24/2022 – The Notice of Race is posted and registration is open for the 2022 Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California.Considered the most prestigious regatta on the West Coast, Rolex Big Boat Series attracts competitors from around the country and the world for four days of racing on San Francisco Bay. Winners of select fleets are awarded perpetual trophies and Rolex timepieces.Scheduled for September 14-18, 2022, the following fleets are invited to compete in this year’s regatta: One-design boats of the J/105, J/88, J/70, Express 37 and Cal […]

37th America's Cup

New York Yacht Club American Magic announces leadership team for 37th America’s Cup

February 19, 2022

Newport, Rhode Island – 2/17/2022 – New York Yacht Club American Magic is pleased to announce its leadership team as the program continues its investment in top talent and preparation for the 37th America’s Cup. The Club stated that the leadership appointments reflect a commitment to people who bring deep experience and diverse backgrounds and capabilities developed with lessons learned from the AC36 campaign. AC37 Campaign Leadership • Mike Cazer (Grand Rapids, Mich.) will serve as Chief Executive Officer, leading the overall team, emphasizing building American Magic into a commercially attractive brand, and as the leader in sailing in the […]

Miami International Boat Show

Ground-breaking anti-collision technology coming soon exclusively to Ferretti Group yachts

February 17, 2022

Ferretti Group announces its 2022 strategy: Innovation, Diversification, and Safety are the drivers … Miami, Florida – 2/17/2022 – This year Ferretti Group has chosen the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show as the exclusive stage not only for the premieres of two magnificent yachts on the American market – Riva 68’ Diable and Ferretti Yachts 500 – but also to announce numerous product and strategy novelties to the yachting world. The American market has considerable strategic importance for Ferretti Group, due to its 35% of total Group sales in the US and unrivaled offering of tailor-made services for owners. […]

Miami International Boat Show

Stingray Boats Debuts New 173CC

February 17, 2022

Hartsville, South Carolina – 2/17/2022 – Stingray Boats, an independent boat builder with a focus on innovation and quality, announces a new model in its line-up, the 173CC. This will be the fourth model introduced into the center console model category. Stingray Boats was created on the foundation of building quality boats while being dedicated to integrating advancing technology into their products. Their production facility uses a combination of computer-aided design, multi-axis 3D milling, robotic lamination, water jet cutting, a CNC router, and skilled craftsmanship. The 173CC offers a standard fusion RA-60 stereo BT-APP, an integrated electric horn, and a […]

Miami International Boat Show

Raymarine Cyclone, next-generation open array radar, receives Innovation Award at MIBS

February 17, 2022

Miami Florida, USA | Fareham, United Kingdom – 2/17/2022 – A prestigious panel of judges from Boating Writers International (BWI) has honored Raymarine with a 2022 Innovation Award from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) for its Cyclone™ open-array radar series. The announcement was made this morning at the 2022 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show (MIBS). The NMMA Innovation Award marks the fourth major accolade for Cyclone since its introduction last October, following Dame Design Award honorable mention in the Marine Electronics and Marine-related Software category at last year’s METSTRADE exhibition, a Good Design® Award bestowed by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd, and […]

Miami International Boat Show

Scout debuts latest addition to LXF Fleet at MIBS. Meet new 400 LXF

February 17, 2022

Summerville, South Carolina – 2/17/2022 – Scout Boats, Inc. has unveiled the much anticipated 400 LXF, the company’s newest luxury sportfishing addition to its LXF model line. The model debuted at the 2022 Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Scout’s LXF Collection is comprised of luxury sportfish models that showcase a unique blending of high-performance fish boats with high-end cruisers. The cross between these two popular recreational marine mainstays allows one to enjoy amenities on this collection normally only found on much larger sportfishers. The 400 LXF is the eighth model in this category to date, […]

Miami International Boat Show

Raymarine Unveils Remote Monitoring and Control Solution for Boats

February 16, 2022

New YachtSense Ecosystem Delivers a Smart Home Experience on the Water  Miami, Florida, USA | Fareham, United Kingdom – 2/16/2022 – Today, Raymarine unveiled its YachtSense® Ecosystem, an onboard and remote monitoring solution that gives boaters effortless control of their Raymarine equipment and vessel systems from their mobile device. The YachtSense Ecosystem begins with the new Raymarine mobile app, a digital companion for Raymarine owners that provides simple onboard and off-boat integration capabilities. Enabling the YachtSense Ecosystem is the new YachtSense Link marine mobile router. YachtSense Link is an innovative device designed to keep boaters connected through 4G/LTE broadband, local Wi-Fi […]