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West Marine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection■Ian Blacker to Race in F2 World Championship as Team Abu Dhabi Skip 2026 Season■Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026: Everything You Need to Know■Premier Marinas Completes First Phase of Boatfolk Integration as Deacons Joins Network■From Telex to AI: Neil Perkins on Four Decades in Motorsport Media■Dustin Farthing Named President of the IHRA■West Marine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection■Ian Blacker to Race in F2 World Championship as Team Abu Dhabi Skip 2026 Season■Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026: Everything You Need to Know■Premier Marinas Completes First Phase of Boatfolk Integration as Deacons Joins Network■From Telex to AI: Neil Perkins on Four Decades in Motorsport Media■Dustin Farthing Named President of the IHRA■

West Marine store exterior

Boating Industry

West Marine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Ian Blacker in the Kingfisher Fire and Security Racing Team Formula 2 catamaran number 14, powered by the Mercury Racing APX four-stroke engine, testing at Carr Mill Dam in May 2026

Ian Blacker to Race in F2 World Championship as Team Abu Dhabi Skip 2026 Season

Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026 - Championnat de France Inshore at Rivières, Tarn

Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026: Everything You Need to Know

The boatyard at Premier Deacons Marina, Hampshire

Boating Industry

Premier Marinas Completes First Phase of Boatfolk Integration as Deacons Joins Network

Neil Perkins, motorsport journalist and powerboat racing media veteran

Powerboat People

From Telex to AI: Neil Perkins on Four Decades in Motorsport Media

Dustin Farthing, President of Sponsorships and Sports Marketing, IHRA

Dustin Farthing Named President of the IHRA

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Sunseeker at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2026, Gold Coast

Boating Industry

Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2026: Everything You Need to Know

2026 Red River Rumble: Everything You Need to Know

UIM F1H2O World Championship Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy 2026, Cagliari, Sardinia

F1H2O Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy 2026: Everything You Need to Know

Hydro GP World Championship Round 2 – Żnin, Poland, 29–31 May 2026

Hydro GP Żnin 2026: World Championship circuit racing – everything you need to know

UIM World Championship Returns to Klaipėda for Fourth Consecutive Year

Battle on the Colorado 2026: Everything You Need to Know

Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026 - Championnat de France Inshore at Rivières, Tarn

Grand Prix Motonautique Occitanie 2026: Everything You Need to Know

IHRA Miami World Powerboat Grand Prix - season finale October 20-25 2026 at Miami Marine Stadium

IHRA Miami World Powerboat Grand Prix Set for October 20-26

October 20, 2026

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West Marine store exterior

Boating Industry

West Marine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The boatyard at Premier Deacons Marina, Hampshire

Boating Industry

Premier Marinas Completes First Phase of Boatfolk Integration as Deacons Joins Network

MasterCraft boat on water

Boating Industry

MasterCraft Completes $232 Million Acquisition of Chaparral and Robalo

US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) underway in the Black Sea

US Coast Guard to Replace Pyrotechnic Flares on All Cutters by June 2026

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Cees van der Velden Gold Racing Formula One powerboat

Cees van der Velden: The Flying Dutchman

Force Outboards service manuals and Seloc repair guide from the 1984-1999 era

Boating Industry

Force Outboards: The Budget Motor That Divided a Generation

Renato Molinari holds an AMPS scale replica of his Martini Racing boat number 18, Seville Christmas 1985

The AMPS Models That Went Racing

Phil Rolla with a Rolla surface-piercing propeller at his Balerna design studio, 1989

Powerboat People

Phil Rolla: The Man Who Took the Black Art Out of Propeller Design

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Don Johnson's Team USA catamaran number 50 racing at speed, Samsonite and Revlon sponsorship, 1989

Back in the Day

Don Johnson’s Team USA: The Boat He Built After Winning the World Championship Is For Sale

Anya Taylor-Joy Tells Seth Meyers: My Dad Was a Champion Powerboat Racer

The Powerboat Behind Hart to Hart’s Opening Credits

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

Wellcraft Scarab 38KV Miami Vice Edition Review

February 25, 2026