Cockpit Confessions

Best Day On The Water: An Enduring Love Affair

I was just 7 years old in 1960 when my father surprised us with a 16-foot wooden Stamas runabout with a pull-start 30-hp Mercury outboard – our first family boat.

Carpe Momentum

My wife and I share a passion for scuba diving. We’ve made hundreds of dives in different environments, from varying depths down to 130 feet and diving at night.

Best Day On The Water: Love At First Wave

When I was 8 years old, my dad surprised our family with an 18-foot bowrider. On our first trip out, as I bounced in the bow, I somehow knew I’d always have a boat.

Best Day On The Water: Course Correction

A financial setback forced the sale of our twin engine 28-foot sportfisher that we kept at the local marina.

Best Day On The Water: A Simple, Beautiful Season's End

A wonderful day on the lake with the early sunset painting warm red and gold reflections, this couple squeezes in this one last cruise before winterization.

Best Day On The Water: Embrace The Adventure

A families' memories of a beautiful night on the water enjoying tasty gumbo and looking at a million stars over the Everglades.

Best Day On The Water: My 'American Graffiti' Moment

High school best friends have one last boat outing before life sends them on their separate ways.

Best Day On The Water: Epic Day At Sea

After a 20-minute fight, which felt like hours, I landed what turned out to be the largest mahi-mahi of the season on Staniel Cay!

Best Day On The Water: An Impulse Buy, Decades In The Making

Antoinette Wagner bought her first boat at age 56, maybe not the best financial decision, but it has been a priceless purchase.