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Russell Crowe gets Lost at Sea (not according to Russell Crowe)
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-09-04 13:58
Actor Russell Crowe sorta kinda maybe almost probably definitely got lost this weekend while paddling his kayak around Long Island Sound with a friend.
Read PostShark Feeding Frenzy 50 Yards off the New Jersey Shore
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-24 14:29 Read PostLending a Tentacle
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-15 14:00
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen kept his 414-foot yacht Octopus in London for the Olympics. But before sailing for home, the vessel will partake in a noble mission in service of The Crown.
Fly Like an Eagle [In]to the Sea
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-14 11:47
The Deep Flight Super Falcon is a new, 22-foot-long submersible with wings built by the same team that designed Sir Richard Branson’s famous deep-diving subs. The Super Falcon is one of the first submersibles to use actual buoyancy, as opposed to ballast tanks, to stay afloat.
Fire at McMullen & Wing Yard
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-13 14:21Fire Starter
A fire at McMullen and Wing’s Auckland, New Zealand, yard has sent their largest build, the 50-meter Star Fish, up in smoke. The boat, which cost about $40mm USD to build, was severely damaged.
Read PostThis Shark, Swallow Ya Whole
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-09 10:27
In honor of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week (starting this Sunday at 9 pm) I thought I’d post this photo I took a few weeks back. It’s a replica of the largest fish ever caught on rod and reel, a 3,427 pound, 17-foot-long great white caught by the legendary Capt. Frank Mundus along with Donnie Braddick off of Montauk, New York, in 1986.
Read PostNo Place for Buccaneers
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-08 14:56
Tampa is ramping up security efforts as the Republican National Convention approaches. From August 27 to 30, some of the nation’s most powerful and influential people are convening on the Florida city heretofore best known for having ridiculously good-looking women.
Read PostA Boat of Biblical Proportions
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-08-07 16:29A Dutch businessman named Johan Huibers has built a life-size replica of Noah’s Ark after he had a dream that his famously low-lying country had flooded. The vessel is 300 cubits long.
Read PostTesting the Sealine F48 in England
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-06-22 09:45
I just finished testing the Sealine F48 off the Isle of Wight in southern England, and now I'm back in my hotel room in London. Flying back to NYC in the morning. Y'know, just popped across the pond for 24 hours to do some yachting. I feel so cosmopolitan right now it's not even funny.
New Jersey Yacht Explosion Believed to be Hoax
By Kevin Koenig | Posted 2012-06-12 10:53
A distress call that went out yesterday off Sandy Hook, New Jersey regarding an exploding yacht is now believed to be a hoax.
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