The Dania Beach Marine Flea Market opens tomorrow in the Dania Jai Alai parking lot. This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for the savvy boater to find good deals on used items. There are everything from center console to giant sharks for sale. Of … Continue readingVisit Us in Booth I-35 @ Dania Beach Marine Flea Market
I am on delivery from Fort Lauderdale to Savannah, Georgia at the moment and will respond to comments as my broadband availability allows. Sea stories, a navigation guide, an updated review of the Taswell 49 All Season are to come. I know the Tartan 3700 … Continue readingTartan 3700 – New England Performance Cruiser
This article is a guide to sailing south from Port Everglades through Government Cut to Dinner Key Marina. It is based on a recent delivery of a yacht. Note: Unless you have less than 55′ bridge clearance, you must go offshore. The Julia Tuttle fixed … Continue readingFrom Port Everglades via Government Cut to Dinner Key
Updated February 10, 2013 after delivering a 49 All Season from Fort Lauderdale to Savannah, Georgia The Taswell 49 is one model in a line of high quality, high performance yachts designed by Bill Dixon’s Angus S. Primose, Ltd of Southhampton, England and built by … Continue readingTaswell 49 All Season – Dixon Dream Design
My typical usage for communications is a SPOT tracker and a sat phone. The SPOT sends out my latitute and longitude while I can receive free incoming text message on the sat phone. This combination is the simpliest and lowest cost option to keep people … Continue readingSpot vs In Reach Reviewed
With over 3 billion in inventory and some of the largest yachts in the world exhibiting, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens up tomorrow at Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If you have never been, no matter the size of your … Continue reading2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 25th – 29th
The 2012 show season continues a week from tomorrow with manufacturers and dealers exhibiting at the 41st annual United States Shows in Annapolis, Maryland. The sail show is October 4 – 8; the power show is October 11-14. Please visit the US Boat Show website … Continue readingAnnapolis Shows: Sail – October 4 – 8, Power – October 11 – 14, 2012
Without question, my most popular posts here on Waves are reviews I wrote 2 to 3 years ago. As they have aged, the articles seem to get ever more interest. Some of the favorites based on the number of comments I have received are the … Continue readingWave Reviews 2.0
Looking for an answer to a yachting question? Recently I have rediscovered Quora, a growing Question and Answer website. Quora is an interesting site because it has managed to draw so-called “high value contributors” who post under there real names. With the San Francisco America’s … Continue readingYachting Answers on Quora
If you harbor a passion for boating, there’s only one place to be. The 42nd Annual Newport International Boat Show, September 13-16, 2012, will feature new sailboats and powerboats, and thousands of products and services from both domestic and international exhibitors. Multiple waterfront facilities along … Continue readingNewport Show – September 13-16, 2012