We were discussing how to get kids involved in boating and fishing during the Growth Summit in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, and it got me thinking about my high school fishing club and the salty charter captain who ran it. (Read More…)

So just what will 2013 hold for the marine industry? (Read More…)

How do we ensure that we have enough trained workers to build the increasingly sophisticated boats of today and tomorrow? (Read More…)

Seems like everybody I know these days is working harder, wearing more hats, shouldering more stress. (Read More…)

It used to be true with autos that “you raced them on Sunday and sold them on Monday.” And it was also true that racing — cars, sailboats and powerboats —improved the breed. No better example than C. Raymond Hunt and the deep-vee. (Read More…)

In the end, Hurricane Sandy lived up to just about every bad scenario that was painted for her as she churned toward the Northeast just over two weeks ago. (Read More…)

Just a little over a week after Superstorm Sandy barreled ashore and just hours before a nor’easter was to hit the Northeast, I was having an email conversation with New Jersey boater Bob Keck. (Read More…)

Superstorm Sandy set lots of records but not the kind you want. Here is a look in brief at this massive megastorm of a generation. (Read More…)

I want to give a shout-out to Taylor Made Products for what it did during IBEX to raise awareness for breast cancer research. The Gloversville, N.Y., company produced a limited edition of its 40-year-old mermaid fender in bright pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to raise money to fight the disease. (Read More…)

Continuing the trend of new boats and gear recently introduced at the fall shows, the AIM Marine Group editorial team, which includes Soundings and Trade Only, also will launch a new product at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which runs Oct. 25-29. (Read More…)