Featured Boats
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 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 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 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 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/ Additional images courtesy of Donzi (Clint Garant), Donzi registry forum, boats-from-usa & boats.iboats
Part Three:
In it to win it, Donzi fame has been measured in all sizes since the sixties. Designed by Walt Walters and Jim Wynne, the "signature starter...
Story by DinaRella / Photos courtesy of Tomas Velazquez, Ryan Beckley and Ocean Cup
Part Two:
"Thousands of horses invaded the Bahamas" for the Ocean Cup's 128-mile, open-water trot to the West End from Palm Beach and back, commented long-established, Apache boat builder Mark McManus online...
