When only quality counts. Once again, this role I play has allowed me the opportunity to meet one of the coolest shipwrights around, and experience one of the... no, I take that back... probably the finest center console in its class in the world....

My first memories of Arima Boats harkens back to my Salmon and Albacore fishing days on the West Coast of Northern California. The water is numbingly cold, cold enough to quickly cause hypothermia resulting in certain death in about 30 minutes. The fact...

Founded by industry veteran Bob Dougherty with his son, Steve, Everglades Boats is their third venture bringing innovative new products to the marine marketplace. This newest venture--a line of Bay/Skiffs ranging in size from 14 to 25 feet--is easily...

Panga. No matter how you pronounce it, to me, it's a word that brings memories of great fishing trips to Baja's Cabo San Lucas and, a little further south on the mainland Pacific side, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. With a tiller motor, a big...

I always felt that few things in this world were sexier than those long, sleek, over-powered, deep-v, center consoles that we so often see associated with the Southern Kingfish Association. You know the kind of boat I'm talking about - roaring across...

A little less than 8 months ago, I was strolling along the eastern tip of Dog Island with my wife, Trina, and our two children when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed an unusual boat speeding through the water. It was the speed and color that caught...

At first appearance it is just another flats boat... yeah, right. American Marine Sports (AMS), makers of Sterling and Shearwater, have outdone themselves and set a new standard in shallow water drafting boats with the Sterling SR7-VT, (variable tunnel...

In my line of work it's probably safe to say I lay my eyes on more boats than the average guy. And it's also probably safe to say most of those boats are of average quality and appeal. Sure, I like that one for this reason and this one for that...

Far from ordinary, setting the trends for the future, redefining comfort and fishability, this new offering from the Doughertys is an exceptional example of design and craftsmanship that is consistent with their vision: building the best-designed and...

If you've been reading GAFF for any amount of time, you know we do things a little different than the other publications. Our boat reviews are no exception. We don't do write-ups on boats because the manufacturer agrees to advertise with us, instead...