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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

Yamaha's 85A two-stroke dates from 1978. Parsun and Yahatsu now sell 85hp engines built to its numbers, with identical model codes. How they compare.

October 30, 2026
UIM General Assembly 2026 election results graphic
General News

Wartinger Stays on COMINSAFE as UIM Publishes Full Sintra Election Results

October 29, 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
Boating Industry

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

October 29, 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
Graphic quoting amended UIM Statutes Article 8.1: the President and the Administrators are re-eligible for two additional 4-year mandates
General News

UIM Introduces Term Limits for President and Administrators

October 27, 2026
UIM F4 World Championship 2027 rule changes
UIM F4

UIM F4 Adopts F2 Yellow Flag Rules for 2027

October 27, 2026
UIM F2 World Championship 2027 rule changes
UIM F2

UIM F2 Sprint Races Withdrawn as SST200 Extension Is Adopted for 2027

October 27, 2026
Engines

Outboards

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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
Tohatsu MFS150A 150hp four-stroke outboards in two colours, with boats powered by the engine
Outboards

Tohatsu MFS150A: Its First In-House 150 Against Yamaha, Suzuki and Mercury

October 25, 2026
Rigid inflatable boat on calm water at dawn, powered by a RAD 40 electric outboard
Outboards

RAD Propulsion: The Electric Outboard Maker Chasing £25 Million

October 23, 2026
Suzuki DF90 and DF115 four-stroke outboards fitted with SEI jet drive pumps, shown side by side
Outboards

Suzuki Adds SEI Jet Drives to DF90 and DF115 Outboards for 2027

October 18, 2026
Cox Marine test and development vessel Miranda, a black Tideman RBC1200 HDPE workboat with white wheelhouse and twin Cox Marine V8 diesel outboards, under way on a river
Boating Industry

Cox Marine Commissions Miranda, a Tideman RBC1200 Test and Development Boat

October 6, 2026
Suzuki Marine will be exhibiting on stand P132
Outboards

Suzuki Marine Returns to the Southampton International Boat Show with Major On-Land and On-Water Presence

September 11, 2026
Diagram of ACEL Power's integrated electric propulsion system showing outboard motor, battery pack, smart charger, onboard computer, digital throttle and smart key
Outboards

ACEL Power: The $10 Million Startup Betting on 350HP Electric Outboards

September 8, 2026
Revue, a Yamaha-powered Class 3B offshore raceboat, airborne at UKOBA Great Yarmouth, 1982
Outboards

How Yamaha Outlasted Evinrude, Johnson and OMC

August 17, 2026
Marine Business

Boating Industry

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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
Ferretti Group logo
Boating Industry

Bologna Court Rejects KKCG Challenge to Ferretti Board as Weichai Keeps Its Votes

October 13, 2026
Aerial view of Gosport Marina looking across Portsmouth Harbour towards the Spinnaker Tower
Boating Industry

Gosport Marina to Increase Unleaded Fuel Capacity Fivefold in £370,000 Upgrade

October 13, 2026
Kadey-Krogen 60 Open under way
Boating Industry

Kadey-Krogen Trustee Reports Nothing to Distribute as Paid-For Boats Sit in Taiwan

October 8, 2026
James Tapp of Maritime Yacht Services talking with YouTuber Mat Armstrong aboard the yacht Capri in a Spanish marina
Boating Industry

Maritime Yacht Services Tells Mat Armstrong Not to Sail His Yacht Home Yet

October 6, 2026
Dubai International Boat Show logo with dates 25 to 29 November 2026 at Dubai Harbour
General News

Dubai International Boat Show Keeps Its November Dates, With 110 Exhibitors Listed So Far

October 6, 2026
Boating Industry

Southampton Boat Show Moves to Eight Days for 2027 After 91,160 Visitors

September 29, 2026
History

Back in the Day

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How Seebold beat the V8 giants at Bristol 1982
Back in the Day

How Seebold beat the V8 giants at Bristol 1982

October 26, 2025
Fabio Buzzi with the Code X catamaran on water - photo by Chris Davies
Back in the Day

Fabio Buzzi’s Code X: The Catamaran That Was 25 Years Ahead of Its Time

April 8, 2026
Back in the Day

“A Billion Lire Had Vanished”: The Crisis That Brought Massimo Moratti to Italian Powerboating

October 20, 2026
Unowot racing in 1973, one of Britain's most celebrated Class 1 offshore powerboat hulls
Back in the Day

When Racing Boats Went South: The British Offshore Hulls That Ended Up in Gibraltar

April 4, 2026
Auto Armor Special Edition catamaran, John D. D'Elia's 35-foot Jaguar offshore racer
Back in the Day

John D. D’Elia and the Special Edition Years

May 5, 2026
Back in the Day

The Boat That Started Sunseeker

March 24, 2026
Official 1995 Montecristo Cup event programme, La Habana Cuba, showing the race course map and the Comite de Honor
Back in the Day

When Class One Went to Cuba: The 1995 Montecristo Cup

August 19, 2026
Bring Back Marine Stadium campaign graphic ahead of the August 18, 2026 referendum
IHRA

Miami Marine Stadium: The World’s First Powerboat Racing Stadium

May 4, 2026
Screen

TV & Movies

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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
Lewis Hamilton with Gustavo Morales's 1986 Wellcraft Scarab 38KV Miami Vice Edition on Biscayne Bay
TV & Movies

Lewis Hamilton Takes the Helm of Gus Morales’s 1986 Wellcraft Scarab 38KV

June 5, 2026
Wim Wagenaar drives a Shakespeare speedboat through crates on a barge during filming of Puppet on a Chain, Keizersgracht canal, Amsterdam, May 1970
TV & Movies

Back in the Day: The Tewkesbury Boatbuilder Whose Yellow Speedboat Inspired James Bond

June 5, 2026
Racing

US Racing

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Formula One Powerboat Championship logo on a United States flag background
F1 Powerboat Championship

F1 Powerboat Championship Releases 2027 Schedule With Pittsburgh Among Five National Rounds

October 7, 2026
Aerial view of Darana Raceway, formerly Kil-Kare Raceway, in Xenia, Ohio, from its Tranzon Atlas auction listing
IHRA

Darryl Cuttell Puts 12 Racetracks Up for Auction

October 7, 2026
Go GPS Racing's white and blue Fountain Super Vee on a MYCO trailer at a boat ramp, with Cortez Cove, Airos and Eastwood Racing sponsor livery
Race World Offshore

Aldington and Modin Race Rebuilt Go GPS Fountain at Clearwater After Testing Failure

September 25, 2026
H1 Unlimited

Andrew Tate Wins the Bill Muncey Cup and Claims 2026 National High Points Championship

September 22, 2026
Darryl Cuttell, CEO of Darana Hybrid and owner of the IHRA
IHRA

The $1.4 Billion Behind Darryl Cuttell’s IHRA Empire

September 4, 2026
F1 Powerboat Championship logo
F1 Powerboat Championship

Seebold and Schubert Announce Reacquisition of F1 Powerboat Championship

August 7, 2026
Andrew Tate lifts the Apollo Mechanical Cup trophy with the BWR Racing team at Seafair 2026
H1 Unlimited

Andrew Tate Defends Seafair Title, Sets New Course Record at Apollo Mechanical Cup

August 3, 2026
IHRA owner Darryl Cuttell
IHRA

IHRA’s Darryl Cuttell Has Filed Against SpaceXAI’s Memphis Operators For $137 Million

August 1, 2026