Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because whether you ...

Every boater's been there - there's one spot left at the dock and it's a tight fit. The question is: do you go for it, knowing you have, at best, even odds of success or embarrassing gracelessness, or ...

Boats of all kinds crisscrossed the lake, each on its own trajectory of fun. Fishing boats chugged past, bristling with poles like hedgehogs. Sailboats swooped by at a tilt. Kayaks paddled in the ...

As the unofficial final weekend of the summer boating season in my parts, on Labor Day I often find myself hosting the neighborhood kids and their parents for a day of watersports aboard the family ...

“Grip it and rip it!” My crew mates cheerfully egged me on after I cleared the last “No Wake Zone” and gingerly bobbed into the vast, open Atlantic Ocean. Ordinarily, a command like that would sound ...

Pontoon boats have always been thought of as the party barge or the family boat, but the Collier family has another use for theirs – a floating playground. Last July, Zachary Collier and his buddy, ...

There are plenty of fun “trinkets” on the market that look eye-catching and end up only lasting for one season. But, when it comes to adventure vehicles, connoisseurs know that true luxury isn’t just ...

Who said you need a superyacht and an entire ocean, to enjoy some summer fun on the water and feel like a VIP? Manitou’s fresh 2022 pontoon boat, the Manitou XT, is as luxurious as it gets and boasts ...