There is no perfect hull design. Every boat since the very first dugout canoe rolls a bit and has room to improve. The user/designer always seeks to enhance everything about his or her boat, ...

Perhaps three of the biggest features in the history of the sport-fishing boat — besides hull design — are the flying bridge, tuna tower and mezzanine. But now, a fourth is changing the game: gyro ...

July 13, 2007 The experience of cruising the ocean waves is a joy for some, but as anyone who suffers from sea sickness can attest, it can also be completely unbearable. Boats pitch, roll and yaw much ...

After developing what it calls the most effective zero-speed anti-rolling devices ever made, Seakeeper said it forever changed the experience of boating. Within a decade, the company claimed a ...

Pete Nolan guided his 32-foot Contender through Newport Harbor past the breakwater, close enough to the Bell Buoy to hear the sea lions barking and set up in the wake of a just-passed yacht. In the ...

The sun has burned through the early morning marine layer, and the breeze is gentle and warm enough for me to abandon my hoodie. It looks like a perfect day to head out onto the Pacific Ocean. But as ...

It was one of those demonstrations akin to the first time we saw ABS brakes in action, or booted up a computer. The Seakeeper is a "gyro stabilizer" that prevents boats from tossing side to side. It ...

Seakeeper Ride’s transom-mounted controllers take 1,000 readings per second and adjust up to 100 times a second to counteract pitch and roll—now available for boats up to 55 feet. Courtesy Seakeeper ...

Continuing its aggressive commercial marine growth, gyro stabilizer manufacturer Seakeeper recently shipped M21000 units for testing with Hvide Sande Skib & Baadebyggeri (HSSB). The gyros will be used ...