A moderately unhinged Lake of the Ozarks Shootout fan-favorite, high-performance marine engine-builder Tyler Crockett skipped the 2025 contest. His new-to-him, canopied 32-foot Phantom V-bottom wasn’t close to ready to compete in the annual Central Missouri event. And it’s still not, as you can see from…

When it comes to new high-performance boats, American Custom Marine owner Michael Knoblock is a devout Nor-Tech man. His full-service dealership in Kimball, Mich., is among the strongest members of the Cape Coral, Fla.-headquartered company’s brawny dealer network. The 40-foot American Custom Marine Fountain V-bottom…

Originally owned by New York native and Florida-based exotic powerboat fan Gino Gargiulo, a 2017 model-year 52-foot catamaran is now the property of Klay South and will be a fixture at Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland. But wherever it goes, the Lamborghini-themed catamaran will turn heads thanks…

Dan Davies vowed not to lay eyes on Global Warmer, his canopied 2008-model-year Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats SV 43 sportboat, in person until its total renovation was complete. He didn’t visit Stephen Miles Design in Owensboro, Ky., while it was being painted in late 2024 and…

Though the single-outboard-engine, canopied 3C class in offshore racing is nothing new to the Union Internationale Motonautique organization, the category is growing with a new name in the United States under the American Power Boat Association. Starting this season, the stateside spec-class category will be…

The longtime head of Super Cat Rigging in Stuart, Fla., Gary Stray knew he had his work cut out for him prepping Carlos de Quesada’s Alegra Motorsports 45-foot Victory  catamaran in time for the 2025 Pro Class 1 season, which starts May 17 in Cocoa…

Beyond talent, experience and attention to detail, mindfulness and attitude make Grant’s Signature Racing in Bradenton, Fla., one of the top—if not the top—custom rigging and service shops in the nation. A simple expression used by company founder and owner Grant Bruggemann says it all….

Both paint booths at Stephen Miles Design in Owensboro, Ky. are occupied right now. For the record, this is not a rare occurrence—it happens more often than not. What is rare is that one project is for a client, while the other is for Miles…

Most powerboat owners wouldn’t look down their noses at the original paintjob on a 2017 model-year MTI 340X catamaran. But then, most don’t deign and apply big-dollar powerboat paintjobs for a living, as said 340X owner Stephen Miles does at his shop in Owensboro, Ky.,…

Catamarans from Skater Powerboats, particularly of the offshore racing kind, tend to start as one thing and come back as another. Second only to Cigarette Racing Team V-bottoms, they are the world’s most-reincarnated high-performance powerboats. Some of that, of course, is function of business longevity….