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Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Statement Marine “It’s possibly the loudest boat we’ve ever done! Last year, we shook the windows of the Miami Beach City Hall building next door during a staff meeting. This week—15 seconds into testing “Cinema” by Benny Benassi while...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Informa Markets & Richard Thomas Prior to cutting the ribbon marking the official start of the 2025 Miami Boat Show, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke on initiatives to protect boaters’ rights to buy gas-powered vessels and to stop the...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Rendering photos courtesy of Concept Boats Concept Boats first Sport Deck speedster hit the h20 back in 2007. It enjoyed a five-year run as a 30-footer powered by stern drives. It reappeared at the 2025 Miami Boat Show. Only the “Concept” changed. The new model...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from FPC With the name King of Clubs it's not hard to guess that milestone build number "500" of the Nor-Tech Hi-Performance 390 Sport went to Florida Powerboat Club founders Stu and Jackie Jones. Since its 2011 launch, the model transformed...

Story and select photos from DinaRella / Additional photos from Axopar Boys and girls, get ready to celebrate! Axopar has a new kid on the dock who's making friends non-stop. One year back, we ended our RDP profile on its flagship 45 with a teaser as to what the originator of the adventure boat...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional images courtesy of BTH Marine Part Two The stars attractions of BTH Marine’s Party on Pier Sixty-Six showed up late to their own event. But with good reason! Front Runner Boats – the brand born from the coming together of fishing partners Mark Lacovara...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional images courtesy of Historicalflorida Broward County & Floridamemory Part One When receiving a text from Tommy Hofstetter of “Chief Racing Engine” fame with an invite to his 2024 FLIBS Party at the Pier promoting BTH Marine's premier center console line...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Professional images from PBC & Keys Weekly What’s red, white and reads hot rod all over? The first twin Mercury Racing 300R outboard-powered Performance Boat Center P-280 catamaran launched at the 65th Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. The 28-footer might not be...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Aerials from FLIBS Media, IYC, MTI & CRT The best news about the 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show surfaced weeks before it started. The city escaped untouched from back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton… meaning the world’s largest in-water show...

Story and photos by DinaRella / Aerial photos from Deep Impact, T. Jones & Gilberts “Performance powerboaters differ from other boaters because of our lifestyle! Sure, we enjoy comfortable and safe boating, but we stand out in the crowd because we love doing it at HIGH SPEEDS,” said Stu Jones...

Story and photos by DinaRella “Holy carbon fiber catamaran!” thought everyone (or at least me) after seeing the riveting Hellkats Powerboats 32 show itself on the performance dock at its 2024 FLIBS premiere. Drenched in copious amounts of exposed carbon fiber from bow to stern, even the highly...

Story and photos by DinaRella Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Powerboats entered 2024 on a classy note at the Miami Boat Show with its sophisticated 420 Monte Carlo. Finishing off the year at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in more outrageous fashion – it returned to its roots and went out with a...

Story and photos by DinaRella Innovation in technology continues to forge forward in the performance boating world thanks to Marine Design Corporation (MDC) and Hardin Marine. Fresh off a successful showing in Tampa at the marine industry trade-only event IBEX, the next stop was the 2024 Fort...

Story by DinaRella / Photos sourced from NBC Universal MV DVD screenshots, Wikipedia, Flickr, imdb, nplan & americanbutler Part Three Free from a welcome sign or entrance gates, a mile past the Cape Florida Lighthouse, at the edge of Miami where Biscayne Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, piercing...

Story by DinaRella / Photos from Dave Sikorski and Brian Holmes Part Two Since the ‘80s when fiberglass and paint specialist Dave Sikorski first started out, he never had a proper name for his business. He never needed one! He was known as Glass Dave and work came his way by word of mouth. It...