Southern Boating: More than a location, it's a way of life

Center Consoles, Featured

Scout Boats 530 LXF

Spreading Its Wings Scout’s new flagship 530 LXF crosses luxury with sportfishing. The day at the Ocean Reef Club, a private resort in Key Largo, Florida, was beautiful, unlike the previous weekend when the Scout dealer conference battled rain squalls and 25-plus-knot

Featured, Gifts

2019 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s the Southern Boating 2019 Holiday Gift Guide Add to your wish list with some help from Southern Boating For the Boaters: Breadcrumb Personal Safety Beacon this battery-powered, waterproof location marker is Bluetooth-enabled with a tracking range of more than 300 feet and

Destinations, Featured, U.S. Gulf

The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club

Woven Through Time Cruise over to The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club for some relaxing downtime. St. Petersburg’s historic Old Northeast district is characterized by waterfront green space, brick streets, granite curbs, hexagon block sidewalks, mature trees, and lots

Events, Featured

The 60th Annual Fort Lauderdale Boat Show

The 60th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Two hundred and thirty trucks deliver six miles of floating docks. One thousand, two hundred exhibitors set up displays. One thousand, five hundred boats fill the labyrinth of in-water docks. Nine megawatts of power (more

Featured, Motoryachts

Cruisers Yachts' 46 Cantius

Cruisers Yachts' 46 Cantius Cruisers Yachts 46 Cantius is filled with family-friendly amenities. The new Cruisers Yachts 46 Cantius was at the end of the inside dock at Lauderdale Marina in Fort Lauderdale, facing the side of a 100-foot yacht just across

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Featured, Fishing, U.S. Atlantic

Top 5 Fishing Spots in the Southeast

Top 5 Fishing Spots in the Southeast What’s better than a weekend boating and fishing trip? Not much in our book. Whether you like rivers and creeks, or the open ocean, the Southeast has something to offer every angler. We've put

Destinations, Featured, Pacific

Island Time in the Pacific Northwest

Island Time in the Pacific Northwest The incredible scenery of the San Juan and Gulf islands in the Pacific Northwest creates a whole new boating adventure. South Florida and the Caribbean offer warm waters, tropical breezes, and an occasional tiki bar to

Featured, U.S. Atlantic

Fall Boating

Fall Boating Experience Fall Boating in the Northeast Cool. Crisp. Clean. You have to love fall boating in the Northeast, even if signs show that the end of the summer boating season is near. Still generally hot, especially in recent years, the

Featured, Sport Cruisers

Tiara 34LX

Tiara 34LX Tiara’s 34LX is the newest addition to its Sport Series and widely appeals to both young and seasoned boaters. These are exciting days in the under 40 market. Along with a nod towards the age group, that means in boats under 40 feet as well. Case

Featured, Sport Cruisers

Outboard Cruisers Roundup

Outboard Cruisers Roundup Outboard cruisers are truly the best of both worlds. What are these boats like? It's like speed and maneuverability met comfort and space to make the most useful of boats. The first tryst resulted in a goldmine: larger-than-life center

Featured, People, Power Cats

Horizon PC65

Horizon PC65 A savvy and experienced owner sets his sights on just the right kind of cruising yacht, and the Horizon PC65 delivers. Richard Alexander knows all about the new Horizon PC65—he owns one. “I bought my first yacht in 2004 and didn’t know anything

Featured, Motoryachts

Home Sweet Horizon

This Horizon FD87 is a floating home to a family of nine: four humans and five dogs Boating isn’t in Travis Fox’s blood, nor has he honed his skills over a lifetime. You could say he was a late bloomer. But

Events, Featured

Miami Boat Shows

The Miami Boat Shows The Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show and the Miami Yacht Show bring everything needed to enjoy the boating lifestyle. For the first time in many years, the Miami International Boat Show brings together both power and sail

Featured, Motoryachts

Princess S60

The Princess S60 is designed for comfort and speed as well as to entertain. Princess Yachts are distinguished by their style, speed, craftsmanship, and generous accommodations. From the moment I stepped aboard the Princess S60 at her U.S. debut, I expected

Events, Featured

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

The 59th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show A new look will greet guests at the 59th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) as they enter through a revamped entrance, more efficient security and a dedicated VIP and exhibitor gate. “First impressions are

Featured, Safety Gear

Man Overboard Drills

We hope it never happens to you, but here's what to do in a Man Overboard situation. It's National Boating Safety Week, so it's a good time to brush up on those Man Overboard (MOB) drills. A man overboard is ALWAYS

Featured, Motoryachts

Pearl 80

With its huge flybridge and celebrity-designed interior, the Pearl 80 is right at home in South Beach. Stepping aboard the Pearl 80, the first thing I notice stepping on the Pearl s the light gray caulking between the teak planks that

Featured, Tenders & Ribs

The Right Way to Stow your Tender

It’s more fun to tour The Bahamas on your tender. Caves, coves, and shallow waters are the perfect tender setting. But how do you stow your tender when playtime is over? Tenders come in many styles: small inflatables, fiberglass runabouts, rigid

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Caribbean, Featured

Chartering in Saint Lucia

Chartering in Saint Lucia Chartering in Saint Lucia means you don’t have to be a sailor to enjoy this corner of paradise. Asking someone to name five reasons to start chartering in Saint Lucia is like asking them to give five reasons

Center Consoles, Featured

Sea Force IX Sport Center Console

The Sea Force IX 41.5 Sport Center Console is a tournament-ready boat that is equally suited to be a yacht tender. Big center consoles often must fill many roles—one day a serious sport fisherman, the next a shuttle tender to a

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Featured, Power Cats

Top Catamarans for Cruising: Powercat Roundup

Top Catamarans for Cruising Powercats offer stability, spaciousness, beautiful lines, and so much more. See some of the industry's top catamarans for cruising. The multi-hull catamaran design has centuries-old roots in seafaring cultures around the world— think outrigger canoes in the South Pacific.

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Bahamas, Featured, Southern Boating Cinema

16 Things You Didn't Know About The Bahamas

At Southern Boating, we like to think of ourselves as experts on The Bahamas. It's the main focus of our May issue each year, and we generally think we have acquired quite a few tidbits and facts about the island county. Turns

Featured, Motoryachts

Outer Reef 620 Trident

The seaworthy Outer Reef 620 Trident expands the reach of Outer Reef’s line of luxury motoryachts into the long-range passage making arena. If the Outer Reef 620 Trident shape, performance, and style says anything about where former 9-knot distance-cruising owners are

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Featured, Motoryachts

Triple Threat: Regal 42 Fly

Who knew that a great boat for the Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska would come from Orlando, Florida in the Regal 42 Fly ? Many years ago, a group of us—all serious boaters and fishermen—were in a pub on the west

Charter, Featured

Cruising Croatia

The unique backdrop provides a bareboat charter unlike any other There’s more to chartering than palm trees and umbrella drinks, although that’s not bad either. For me, combining history and boating is the ultimate vacation, and there’s no better place to

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Events, Featured, U.S. Atlantic

The Wright Brothers' flight anniversary

The Wright Brothers' flight anniversary is just around the corner. Boaters, beachgoers, and kite-flyers have been enjoying the Outer Banks of North Carolina for many years. As a matter of fact, it was exactly 114 years ago this December 17th that

Downeast, Featured

Downeast Boats Roundup

Downeast boats conjure scenes of lobster boils and comfortable cruising. Sit back, relax and enjoy our Downeast Boats Roundup. More than 100 years ago, what’s now known as a “Downeast boat” was a working vessel. Built to plow through rough seas,

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Featured, Other

Go South for Scuba

If you’re a scuba diving enthusiast, your daydreams may feature a yacht, land-based luxury, racing fish-filled currents, calmer conditions, staggering depths, sunlight-filled shallows, inquisitive marine life or probably some combination of all of these. Whatever your preferred base and dive profile, add these six diving locations in the Southern

Featured, Motoryachts

Grand Banks GB60

Promises Kept: The GB60 delivers more of what cruisers want. For marine journalists, going on a sea trial (aka “boat ride”) is standard research protocol when writing an article about a new boat’s introduction. (How else could someone adequately describe how the

Absolute 50 Fly, swim platform on the Absolute 50 Fly, swim, aft deck.

Featured, Motoryachts

Absolute-ly Incredible

The 50-foot power-cruising boat segment is surging. Advances in electronics and engine technology have builders launching vessels that run 30+ knots, sleep six guests and can be operated by an owner and an able-bodied guest. The Absolute 50 Fly is no