Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because whether you ...

Boats of all kinds crisscrossed the lake, each on its own trajectory of fun. Fishing boats chugged past, bristling with poles like hedgehogs. Sailboats swooped by at a tilt. Kayaks paddled in the ...

“Grip it and rip it!” My crew mates cheerfully egged me on after I cleared the last “No Wake Zone” and gingerly bobbed into the vast, open Atlantic Ocean. Ordinarily, a command like that would sound ...

The large necklace Cathy Santogrossi wore was a miniature neon sign. Much like a flashing sign that might be seen in Las Vegas, her few-inches-long advertisement grabbed the viewer’s eye with rotating ...

Pontoon boats serve as terrific multi-purpose vessels. However, a pontoon boat can make a great fishing boat for some circumstances due to its roominess and stability. Some pontoon boat builders build ...

Pontoon boats leave the dock like any other vessel on the water. However, their body shape creates more surface area for the wind to push around. Namely, the vertical fences found around the deck act ...

Pontoon boats have always been thought of as the party barge or the family boat, but the Collier family has another use for theirs – a floating playground. Last July, Zachary Collier and his buddy, ...

Every boater's been there - there's one spot left at the dock and it's a tight fit. The question is: do you go for it, knowing you have, at best, even odds of success or embarrassing gracelessness, or ...

Despite the fact that boats and cars have very little in common, speed is speed, whether you’re on land or on water. Even the sensation of speed is different when you’re on a boat, especially if the ...