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Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Nor-Tech Etched in European refinement, reminiscent of a Riva to some and a Magnum to others – Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats surprised us with a reprise of its sexy 420 Monte Carlo first undraped inside the Miami Beach Convention Center...

Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from American Marine Performance and Smart Performance Marine Part Two The second AMP 37 XPR to show itself made a phenomenal first impression at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show. Sporting twin Mercury Racing 500R outboard motors...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos courtesy of AMP Designed to distract – the AMP 333 center console and AMP 37 XPR pleasure cat celebrated an incessant outpouring of attention during the Miami Boat Show creating as much visitor traffic at the American Marine Performance booth on...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Aerial images courtesy of MTI and Gilberts If you were looking for a high-performance inboard-powered catamaran at the 2024 Miami Boat Show – the MTI booth was the ONLY PLACE to be. The second generation 48-footer (originally introduced in 2009) was the sole...

Story by DinaRella / Photos from Seakeeper What is it? Recently introduced following five years of R&D, Seakeeper Ride minimizes the motion of the ocean while underway with net results of up to 70% reduction in pitch and roll. The product is suitable for stepped and non-stepped V-bottoms up to...

Story by DinaRella / Photos courtesy of E-1 Series and OSO forum The Venue Part Two Having secured the all-important blessing of the UIM governing party of powerboat racing, the hope of E-1 Series co-founders Alejandro Agag, Formula E and off-road Extreme E sustainable motorsports pioneer; and...

Story by DinaRella / Photos courtesy of E-1 Series The Vessel Part One What looks like a cross between a Galactic Empire X-wing starfighter and some James Bond-ish soaring fish fabrication that floats, flies and foils, but doesn’t flip? The answer: The 23-foot long nosed, closed canopy...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Scot Conrad and Troy Hannon Part Two Launched in 2010 and lightening the wallet by $130,000, the smallest of the Goldfish Tender series fits five and flies to 60 knots or near 70 mph under the power of a single Mercury Marine 225. Heralded...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Scot Conrad and Goldfish Boats Part One Needing to re-shoot hull No. 1 of the freshly debuted Canados 493 “Florida Edition” following an uninspiring first batch under a blanket of clouds… I went down to SLT Collection to revisit the “big...

Story and select photos from DinaRella / Professional images courtesy of Fountain Powerboats Following a storied 44-Year history, Fountain Powerboats has found a new niche, premiering its first-ever dual console 39DX at booth 2017 of the Broward Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. Though hardly...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Professional images courtesy of Axopar In the midst of finishing up final preparations on the Axopar 45 ST (Sun Top), just weeks after the world premiere of the new flagship alongside its sibling XT (Cross Top) in Cannes, and moments before the USA debut –...

Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional images from Adrenaline & Mad Marketing (Boats Daily) Adrenaline Powerboats Reaper No. 4 did a lot of luring in amid the superyachts and Seabobs flanking FLIBS… the “REDical” 47-footer was exactly like nothing else. The scenario felt somewhat...

Story by DinaRella / Photos from Richard Davis, Ryan Beckley & Freeze Frame Part Two: The Wrap and The Race Justice League is a jaw-dropper. The Phantom graphics instantly pop from the intermingling of styles on the deck and sides. Ryan Beckley, Super Stock racer and sticker master of Kinetic...

Story by DinaRella / Photos from Phantom, Richard Davis & Ryan Beckley Part One: The Build Hollywood has a Bad Boy Will Smith, but the boating industry has the talented namesake with a rep for tooling and turning out some of the most victorious professional racing and vicious pleasure edition...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional images from Jaguar Powerboats and BTH Marine Incorporating a proven “Jack Clarke-designed padded system” in the running surface for ultimate high speed handling and stability; sporting a specially crafted 72-inch tunnel; and predicting near to the...

Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional images via Mad Marketing from Nautical Network & Boats Daily Following the boating world’s outboard-obsessed trajectory, FLIBS was loaded with enough of them clamped on catamarans and console boats to make your head spin and bank account...

Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Jackie and Mark Wilson & boatracingfacts.com This November, some of the sweetest speedboats in Key West were the smallest… the shiniest… and not sitting in slips on Stock Island or the Galleon, but instead, on the display table of...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Devin Wozencraft, MPH Motorsports, J Wyszatycki , T Jones & J Heimcamp Ironically, more than one insurance-sponsored, feisty green cat was spotted prowling around Key West at the Race World Offshore Championships and 31st annual Florida...

Story and select photos by DinaRella / Race footage from social media Insurance premiums are high enough nowadays, but during the 42nd annual Key West World Championships, one brand soared to even greater heights! We’re talking about the X-Insurance sponsored Class 1 MTI raceboat, not the...

Story and photos by DinaRella On a dock full of hardware heavy on the black, white, red and blue hues, the audacious orange and glittering gray twin hull in slip number three in the Red Zone of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show told another story. Rightfully titled First Born – the bright striped...