2020 USCG Regulations for Recreational Boats
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) recently published the revised book of USCG Regulations for Recreational Boats, which contains the pertinent parts of the regulation (Title 33 and 46,… Read more »
Design
Pulse58: Radical Electric RIB
At the Düsseldorf boat show earlier this year, RS Electric, a sister company to RS Sailing, a U.K. builder of dinghies, beach catamarans, and small keelboats (RS Aero, RS Feva,… Read more »
Foil-Assisted Guide Boat
Designer Scott Jutson checked in with us from New Zealand as he was waiting to board one of the last flights back to Vancouver, Canada, to ride out the coronavirus… Read more »
Tideman Boats Launches Electric HDPE Patrol Boat
Traveling any portion of Amsterdam’s more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) of canals, or grachten, visitors quickly realize why The Netherlands’ constitutional capital is also called the “Venice of the North.”… Read more »
Wyliecat 40: More Than a Facelift
California designer Tom Wylie, 73 (PBB Nos. 75 and 152), can look back on a long line of seminal boats from his drafting table. Among them are successful ocean racers… Read more »
EP Carry Offers Portable Power
Transitioning from electric toothbrushes to electric outboards, a Washington couple developed a compact, lightweight, and simple-to-operate dinghy motor. We look at PropEle Electric Boat Motors Inc. and the secret behind… Read more »
Custom 43′ Coastal Commuter
With a new build project on the home stretch at Hylan & Brown, regular PBB contributor Reuel Parker submitted this brief about a new coastal commuter: In 1996 I designed… Read more »
The Efficiency of a Foiling Powercat
Motivated by his own boating experience and America’s Cup foiling technology, a startup builder launches the Matanzas 29, a new breed of powercat for fishing and cruising. Wherever Jan Brandt… Read more »
Piotr Zin’s New Electric Runabout
Following the lead of European builders such as SAY Yachts (see “a = F/m,” PBB No.180) venturing into high-speed electric runabouts by combining advanced carbon construction with powerful motors and… Read more »
Butterfly 46: A Yacht for 2050
The winning entry from IBEX’s 2019 Design Challenge looks to a future of scant leisure time, responsible resource consumption, and increased systems connectivity. Close your eyes and think back…way back…. Read more »
