In 30-plus years of covering the high-performance powerboat world, I’ve taken all of two rides in single-engine-powered catamarans. And the experiences couldn’t haven’t been more different. The first such ride came in the early 2000s when Bob Teague and I—then working for Powerboat magazine—ran a 25-foot Eliminator Daytona cat powered by a 1,400-plus-hp monster stern-drive engine to 144 mph on the Colorado River in Arizona. It was 30 seconds of sheer terror I will never repeat. The first Performance Powerboats P-280 catamaran is a single-outboard blast. The second one? That happened today wit ..read more

Neither the dfYoung/Good Boy Vodka cockpit crew of owner/throttleman Rich Wyatt and driver Alex Pratt nor crew chief/engine-man Herb Stotler are strangers to Class 1 offshore powerboat racing. All three will enter their third year in the category when the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship Series produced by Powerboat P1 begins May 17-19 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (From left) The dynamic trio of dfYoung/Good Boy Vodka Class 1 team, Rich Wyatt, Alex Pratt and Herb Stotler enjoyed a successful test sesson on Sarasota Bay yesterday. But although Stotler has been the team owne ..read more

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In a move that speaks to the remarkable growth and significance of the Kuttawa Cannonball Run, the one truly iconic performance boat brand—Cigarette Racing Team—will display a new 42 Auroris center console at the May 31-June 1 event through its soon-to-open Cigarette Kentucky dealership. The 42-footer is the property of Kentucky’s Paul Michael Ison and his fiancé, Tiffany Crawford, who also are the co-owners of the new business located behind Lee’s Ford Marina at Lake Cumberland. Dubbed Liquid Asset, a 2024 model-year 42 Auroris owned by new Cigarette dealers Paul Michael Ison and Tiffan ..read more

The Vatoz is a new electric foiling motor boat from Enata Marine claims a 200nm range at 20 knots, with only a very limited run planned Enata Marine has collaborated with yacht designer Timur Bozca to produce this svelte limited-edition version of its all-carbon foiler. Named Vatoz, the Turkish word for stingray, the 32ft model is fitted with twin 370hp diesels for a comfortable cruising speed of 18-35-knots and a top speed of 40 knots. However, its big selling point is its ability to fly several feet above the water on foils. Unlike other foiling motor boats such as the Candela C8 and Spirit ..read more

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As Tyler Miller knows better than most, more than speed-and trim-control rest on the shoulders of an offshore racing throttleman who doubles as a team owner. Miller, who is recovering from recent back surgery handled by Michael “Doc” Janssen at his well-known clinic in Denver, Colo., has found replacements for his seat in the team’s Super Cat-class M CON/Monster Energy Skater 388 raceboat and Class 1 Monster Energy/M CON Skater 438 raceboat for Thunder On Cocoa Beach, May 17-19. For the past eight or nine months, Miller had been experiencing what he described as a “burning sensation” in his ri ..read more

It’s early summer of 1953, and Saturday mornings can’t come fast enough for Alfred Williams. Every Saturday morning, 6-year-old Williams wakes up early and mills around the house, hoping for an invite on a fishing adventure with Grandma. He’s in charge of carrying her bucket and keeping the snakes away during their outing, a big job for such a little guy. “Grandma smoked a pipe, and she’d get that pipe lit and settled in the corner of her mouth and sit so quiet….and so content…and I’d just watch her,” Williams said. “I wasn’t fishing much back in those days; I was just watching. Waiting. Learn ..read more

No matter the owner, 11 operating hours on a boat doesn’t qualify as significant use. Of course, some owners are harder on their vessels than others—we’ve all seen a few low-hour boats that, because of abuse, neglect or both, look much older than they are. Still, for the most part, 11 hours isn’t much use. Virginia’s Phil Gibson researched outboard-powered catamarans for a year before he decided on an MTI 390X, which he found through TNT Custom Marine Sales in Miami. That was the case with an MTI 390X catamaran that TNT Custom Marine Sales of Miami had built for Wayne Huizenga, Jr.  In t ..read more

Johnny Sturgeon is unassuming. You wouldn’t look at him and think “TikTok influencer.” Dressed simply in a worn sailing cap, old jeans and trainers coated in marine insulation foam, he defies traditional influencer conventions. He’s warm and friendly, with none of the social media glitz and glam. And yet, in the span of just one year, Johnny, a self-proclaimed simple man, amassed one of the most popular boat renovation followings online today. And the key to that following, Johnny knows, isn’t him. “The people aren’t here for me,” he said. “They’re here for the boat.” On a Sunday morning, bene ..read more