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Seven Marine 557 Outboard Test Run
World’s most powerful outboards spotted while out for a test run.

[April 20, 2004]

Respect Elders. Methuselah, an Australian lungfish believed to be the oldest fish in captivity, turned 65 last November. After receiving a cake and a serenade from local schoolchildren, Methuselah complained of an aching back and the rising cost of prescription drugs before telling the kids to get the hell out of her sight.

[May 11, 2007]

Salty Dog Chic

Raining outside? Wear your yellow slicker with pride.

[June 15, 2009]

Exciting New Changes at Boating

Dear Boating Subscriber, You might have noticed that you missed your June 4 eNewsletter, and we are just a tad late on this one. Well, big changes have taken place at Boating, and our editorial staff would like to fill you in on them now to get you back in the Boating swing.

[February 1, 2004]

News Brief

Fish Early. A dose of bright light in the morning could raise your testosterone level. Just knowing that higher levels of this manly hormone can build muscle, cut fat, lift spirits, and give your libido an extra kick in the pants should rouse you out of bed for that 5 a.m. fisherman's wake-up call.

[December 15, 2006]

Red, Right, Return. The People We Meet.

Jim Sorber: Rogue River Mailman

[February 17, 2009]

America's Waterway Watch

You can help secure America's waterways.

[December 5, 2003]

In Brief

Northern Exposure. Four British men, traveling from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Scotland, conquered subzero temperatures, huge swells, and icebergs from the deck of an open 30-foot RIB, covering about 3,500 miles in 16 days. The transatlantic expedition leader, Edward "Bear" Grylls, admitted to BBC News that they almost issued a Mayday twice. Reportedly, the group is the first to cross the North Atlantic in an inflatable boat without assistance.

[December 12, 2006]

Red, Right, Return: The People We Meet

Robert Eddy, Model Maker.

[October 1, 2003]

In Brief

Burn, Baby, Burn On the last Friday in October, which happens to be Halloween this year, the people of West Sayville, New York, will dress in costume and gather around a burning boat for no particular reason. The town's annual Boat Burning Ceremony began 12 years ago when an unseaworthy boat was burned while a small group watched. Now about 1,000 people assemble around an unfit and insignificant boat at what's become an annual-and strange-tradition.

[October 23, 2006]

Red, Right, Return

Steve McGee: Captain, New York Water Taxi