NEXT LEVEL

AMP and Smart Performance Marine partner for the 37XPR catamaran.  By PRA’s Gregg Mansfield Tucked among the yachts and center consoles at the docks of the...
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Velocity Powerboats Acquires Checkmate

By Gregg Mansfield Florida-based Velocity Powerboats has acquired Checkmate Powerboats, continuing production of the storied performance-boat brand. Velocity owner Scott McCormick and Checkmate owner Pete Caldwell...

American Ethanol Wins Tenth Top Gun at LOTO Shootout

Two things are almost guaranteed at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout: American Ethanol wins the Top Gun title and rain will visit during...

Center of Attention

Formula Boats’ 387 CCF and 387 CCS center consoles were worth the wait.  By Mike Burns At...

Time Out – Mercury Racing’s Stuart Halley

Halley has led the high-performance division since 2018 By Gregg Mansfield Four years after Stuart Halley took over as the general manager of Mercury Racing, the...

Spring Spectacular

The 2024 offshore race season starts off with a bang in the Florida Keys.  By Gregg Mansfield Photos by Jeff Gerardi/freezeframevideo.net Drive by Tampa Bay on a...

Formula 500 SSC

By Zenon Bilas The innovative new Formula 500 SSC is the longest (53’4”), widest (14’8” beam), most powerful (2,400...

Riding the Streak

As sure as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes never will have to buy a beer in Missouri again, the reigning Lake...

Sunsation Powerboats Celebrates 40 Years

The builder held a Sun Run that attracted Sunsation owners from around the country.  By Gregg Mansfield
Deep Impact 499 Sport

Born to Run: Deep Impact 499 Sport

Deep Impact’s new 499 Sport is a 3,000-horsepower center console beast.  By Gregg Mansfield Deep Impact has been building boats for more than 25 years, and...
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