Sportfishing Boats

Conch 44

By Kevin Koenig | Posted March 2011 | Add a Comment

He who possesses the conch possesses the power. While the preceding sentence may be a major plot point in the William Golding classic Lord of the Flies, it may very soon apply to the world of...

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Regulator 28 FS

By Kevin Koenig | Posted March 2011 | Add a Comment

From Regulator, the Edenton, North Carolina, company that prides itself on building boats with “legendary rides,” comes the 28 FS. Originally concieved as a step-up from the company’s popular 26-...

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Sea Force IX 91.5

By Kevin Koenig | Posted March 2011 | Add a Comment

Sometimes a fishing boat is more than just a fishing boat. Sometimes it is a personal statement announcing the owner’s sense of sophistication and elegance. The new Sea Force IX 91.5 Skybridge Sport...

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Viking 42 Convertible

By Kevin Koenig | Posted March 2011 | Add a Comment

From out of South Jersey comes another Viking build that may be destined to become a classic. Although she is the smallest Viking, the 42 has a big attitude. With aggressively raked lines and a dark...

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Hemingway’s Pilar

By Capt. Bill Pike | Posted March 2011 | Add a Comment

Tribute to an Old ManTwo serendipitous (but very different) meetings with the most famous sportfishing vessel of all time—Hemingway’s Pilar.The year was 1992, and I was in Cuba working on a magazine...

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Ocean Alexander 90

By Kevin Koenig | Posted February 2011 | Add a Comment

The 30-year-old boatbuilder Ocean Alexander is introducing a 90-footer that looks and feels like a much larger yacht. A wide 22-foot beam produces an airy feel throughout the vessel, particularly in...

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Luhrs 37 IPS

By Kevin Koenig | Posted February 2011 | Add a Comment

With its new 37 IPS, Luhrs has set out to prove that big things really can come in smaller packages. The boat is the first in the builder’s Canyon Series line, which Luhrs claims is the only group...

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Carver 44 Sojourn

By | Posted February 2011 | Add a Comment

Webster’s Dictionary defines “sojourn” as “a brief or temporary stay; a visit,” which makes the word a fitting moniker for this 44-footer from Carver, the Pulaski, Wisconsin, company known for...

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Coastal Craft 450 IPS

By Kevin Koenig | Posted February 2011 | Add a Comment

Founded in 1997, Coastal Craft is a British Columbia company that specializes in creating aluminum-hull boats, has a new flagship—the 450 IPS—and by all accounts she lives up to the company’s...

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Sasga 12

By Kevin Koenig | Posted January 2011 | Add a Comment

Holding with the strong undercurrent of nostalgia in today’s boating environment, Barracuda Yacht Design will soon unveil the Sasga 12, a “Balearic-style” motoryacht which is inspired by traditional...

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Nisi 2400

By | Posted January 2011 | Add a Comment

If one were pressed to come up with a maxim to describe Tricon Marine’s new Nisi 2400 it would have to be “everything old is new again.” Designed with the iconic motoryachts of the 1930s and ‘40s in...

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Nordhavn 63

By Kevin Koenig | Posted January 2011 | Add a Comment

Nordhavn has always been renowned for building boats with distinctive lines and rugged silhouettes, and the new 63 from the California-based company is no exception. The boat shares a hull form with...

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Wider 42

By Kevin Koenig | Posted January 2011 | Add a Comment

In times of economic strife, most people shy away from evolutionary business concepts, instead preferring to hunker down and ride out the storm with older, more comfortable ideas. But a lack of...

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