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Offshore powerboats leaving the start line at the 2026 Key West World Championship
Race World Offshore

Key West World Championship 2026: Sunday Results

Provisional Sunday results from the 2026 Key West World Championship finale, with every class winner and the double points scored on the last day.

November 8, 2026
Cigarette Racing Team logo: The American Offshore Legend, World Champion, Made in USA
Boating Industry

Cigarette Racing Europe: Malta’s Yacht Hub Group to Take the Brand to 70 Countries

November 8, 2026
Three Yamaha XTO Offshore 450hp V8 outboards in white, light grey and dark grey, seen from the rear
Boating Industry

Yamaha Marine Profit Up 40% to ¥69.0 Billion as Outboard Sales Fall in North America

November 8, 2026
Ribcraft factory in Yeovil with a dark blue RIB in Politie livery on a trailer outside
Boating Industry

Ribcraft Enters Liquidation With Reported £4.1 Million Shortfall

November 7, 2026
Daren Morris, Sunseeker's new Chief Financial Officer, seated and smiling in a navy suit and white open-collar shirt
Boating Industry

Sunseeker Appoints Daren Morris as CFO to Succeed Dean Lawler

November 7, 2026
Peter Little's Allison hull, number 26, with a Mercury outboard throwing spray at speed on the water
Coniston

Coniston Record Week 2026: Final Record List, Led by Peter Little’s 100.18mph

November 7, 2026
Offshore powerboats racing past Sunset Key off Key West, with a helicopter overhead
Race World Offshore

Key West World Championship 2026: Friday Results

November 7, 2026
Keith Whittle, left, and Peter Little talking behind Little's Allison hull and Mercury outboard on a trailer at Coniston
Coniston

Peter Little Hits 100.18mph at Coniston Record Week

November 6, 2026
45th Annual Key West Offshore World Championship 2026 official event logo, presented by XINSURANCE
Race World Offshore

Key West World Championship 2026: Wednesday Results

November 5, 2026
Engines

Outboards

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Highfield Patrol 700 rigid inflatable with a Mercury SeaPro 250 V8 outboard flanked by two BlueNav electric pods, alongside a studio image of the BlueSpin 8kW unit
Boating Industry

Mercury and BlueNav’s Hybrid RIB: 16kW of Electric, 756 Watts of Charge

November 2, 2026
Two-stroke outboard engines lined up in a workshop
Outboards

Gone From Leisure Boating, Still Sold New: The Two-Stroke Outboards of Yamaha, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Mercury

November 1, 2026
Outboards

Amaroq 40: The British Diesel Two-Stroke Going to Coniston

November 1, 2026
An OXE 300 diesel outboard running at speed, alongside an aerial view of four OXE-powered workboats and RIBs under way in formation
Boating Industry

OXE Marine Just Breaks Even by $2,200 With a December Bank Deadline

October 30, 2026
Yamaha 85A outboard alongside Yahatsu and Parsun 85hp two-stroke outboards on a dock
Outboards

Yamaha 85A and Its Two Chinese Twins: The Parsun and Yahatsu T85

October 30, 2026
Outboards

Mercury Confirms Three New Outboards Launching in 2027

October 29, 2026
Outboards

Suzuki Marine Reports Strong Turnout and Unveils New Warranty at 2026 Southampton Boat Show

October 29, 2026
Seven 200hp outboards from Hidea, Honda, Mercury Racing, Parsun, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Yamaha lined up on a marina dock
Outboards

200hp Outboards Compared: Weight, Power and Price Across Seven Brands

October 25, 2026
Marine Business

Boating Industry

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The Italian Sea Group signage listing Perini Navi, Picchiotti and NCA Refit brands
Boating Industry

The Italian Sea Group Shares Suspended as Restructuring Plan Gives Shareholders Nothing

November 4, 2026
A MarineMax dealership storefront
Boating Industry

MarineMax Reports $13 Million Fourth-Quarter Net Loss Ahead of Safe Harbor Vote

November 4, 2026
1991 Cantieri Navali Liguri bill of sale for the Ghibli 22 showing a total of 1,796,900,000 lire
Boating Industry

Mat Armstrong’s Capri: The 1991 Bill of Sale Says 1.8 Billion Lire

November 2, 2026
Mat Armstrong's yacht Capri running through swell in the Bay of Biscay
Boating Industry

Mat Armstrong Sails Capri Across Biscay, Stopping Short at Brest

November 1, 2026
A Garmin-equipped sportfishing boat under way, alongside a Garmin open-array radar, radar dome and helm chartplotter display
Boating Industry

Garmin Marine Profit Up 90% to $94 Million, Eight Times Navico’s

October 30, 2026
Boating Industry

Brunswick’s Profits Jump 63% in Third Quarter, Raises Full-Year Forecast

October 29, 2026
Yachts moored at the Miami Beach Yacht Collection on Indian Creek, Collins Avenue, during the 2026 Miami International Boat Show
Miami Boat Show

Miami Boat Show Cuts Costs for Exhibitors and Buyers Ahead of 2027

October 23, 2026
Sunseeker 134 Superyacht under tow along the Dorset coast, with a tug ahead and a helicopter overhead
Boating Industry

Sunseeker 134 Superyacht Arrives in Poole for Fit-Out

October 16, 2026
History

Back in the Day

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Powerboat People

Ted Toleman: The Powerboat Years

March 22, 2026
Cees van der Velden Gold Racing Formula One powerboat
Back in the Day

Cees van der Velden: The Flying Dutchman

May 19, 2026
Fabio Buzzi winning the 2010 Cowes Torquay Cowes Race in Red FPT
Back in the Day

Fabio Buzzi: The Italian Genius Who Ruled Offshore Racing

January 11, 2026
Pinot di Pinot, race number 1, with Stefano Casiraghi and Patrice Innocenti standing in the open cockpits, racing off Monaco in October 1990
Back in the Day

Stefano Casiraghi: Monaco, 3 October 1990

October 13, 2026
Miss Britain IV, the Ford Sabre-powered three-point hydroplane in which Chris Kaye set a world diesel water speed record of 124.24 mph on Coniston Water in November 1982
Powerboat People

Chris Kaye: Former Diesel Water Speed Record Holder Has Died

April 21, 2026
Keith Whittle's PowerTech Marine F2 cat flips at Coniston Records Week 2013, sequence of five frames
Coniston

Happy Birthday, Keith Whittle: The Record Run That Nearly Ended in Tragedy

June 12, 2026
Turbinia at speed at Spithead, 1897 — Charles Parsons' turbine-powered vessel
Water Speed Records

Before Bluebird: The Forgotten Race for the World Water Speed Record

May 28, 2026
Renato Molinari Corse Saffa number 165 in yellow and black livery at speed
Back in the Day

Renato Molinari: The Career Behind 18 World Championships

May 21, 2026
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TV & Movies

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The Wellcraft Scarab Vicious running at speed past a floodlit quay at Port Newark, New Jersey, at night during Miami Vice 85 filming
TV & Movies

Miami Vice ’85 Filming Leaked Twice in a Week

October 30, 2026
Spy shot of Gus Morales's Wellcraft Scarab Vicious running at night at Port Newark, New Jersey, during filming for Miami Vice '85
TV & Movies

First Look: Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan Film Aboard Miami Vice ’85 Scarab in New Jersey

October 28, 2026
Victory Team's blue Lamborghini-powered offshore catamaran at speed in Made in Dubai livery
TV & Movies

The Blue Dynasty: Victory Team’s Story Heads for the Screen

October 15, 2026
Lady Vice, a 1986 Wellcraft Scarab 377 in Miami Vice colours, on a trailer with two men standing alongside
TV & Movies

Gus Morales Buys “Lady Vice” and Brings Her Back to Miami

October 13, 2026
Boston Whaler in yellow and red Baywatch livery with twin Mercury outboards, from Fox's Baywatch trailer
TV & Movies

Baywatch Reboot Trailer Reveals a Boston Whaler on Twin Mercury Outboards

October 13, 2026
Preakness Shopping Center in Wayne, New Jersey, dressed as a 1980s Miami strip mall for the Miami Vice '85 film set, with Jerry's Liquors, The Frosty Spoon and Palm Star Video shopfronts
TV & Movies

Miami Vice ’85 Adds Leguizamo, Goggins and Holland as New Jersey Set Takes Shape

October 11, 2026
Gustavo Morales owns the ultimate Miami Vice tribute: a 1,300hp 1986 Wellcraft Scarab 38KV. John Moore went aboard.
TV & Movies

Miami Vice ’85 Adds Whitney Peak as North Miami’s Wellcraft Scarab Awaits Its Scene

August 17, 2026
Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Belgian actor known as The Muscles from Brussels
UIM F1H2O

Jean-Claude Van Damme Expected at F1H2O Grand Prix of Kyrgyzstan

July 30, 2026