It’s midsummer. Time for numerous maintenance tasks that will help ensure continued happy boating. Neglecting some of these might ruin your next trip. Neglecting others might cost you more dearly. You ...

Wake-enhanced boating draws criticism from boaters, anglers and homeowners. Learn how we can all boat better in harmony.

When you first learn to get up on water skis or a wakeboard, it’s an exhilarating experience. The feeling is euphoric when ...

Somehow, the anglers knew. When power ­catamarans first started working their way into the mainstream a few decades ago, offshore fishermen were among the first adopters. They didn’t mind the ...

As waters grow crowded with boating anglers, captains need to be aware of lines fished at distances from the boat. The converse also holds true: Anglers should ­respect and avoid interfering with ...

Here’s a completely new kind of boat. We’ve run electric watersports boats and we’ve run gas-powered watersports boats. We even once tested a watersports boat powered by a diesel engine. The Genesis ...

Get a sharper view from your connected helm.

After a close call in the frigid waters of Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka, Jack Doty is urging fellow boaters to avoid the mistakes that nearly cost him his life. This month the lifelong boater shared ...

Back in 2006, my wife and I were in our third year of boating, and on a boating vacation in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. The weather became unsettled, so we opted to explore Parry Sound and enjoy ...