Fifty-five years in the marine industry. Sixty years as a fisherman, a hunter, a boater. I've written the stories other people wanted told. Now I'm telling them the way I think they need to be told.
Read the full column →There is a persistent myth among newcomers to boating that Freedom Boat Club is expensive. As someone who spent more than four decades in the marine industry—most recently as an editor for Boating magazine—I can tell you that notion is not just wrong, it’s backward.
NEBO Tempest 500 Lantern I've stumbled around enough dark marinas and unlit boat decks to know that most
Read the Full Story →Fishooz DryRun Men's Shoe Review Look, I've ruined more shoes on boat decks than most people
Read the Full Story →If God had needed a flashlight on Day One, He'd have reached for the Streamlight Stinger 2020.
Read the Full Story →Huk Watershed Hoodie Shirt I don't wear hoodies. Seldom, anyway. They're too tight around the neck,
Read the Full Story →Cobra MR HH600 Floating VHF Handheld At under 12 ounces, the Cobra HH600 has no business packing this much capability
Read the Full Story →"Marry the boat, date the rate."
ON FINANCING A 2026 PURCHASE →Both Sides is how we keep reviews fair on every end. If a builder sees something differently than we did on the water, their response runs right alongside ours — same page, same day. It's not about proving anyone wrong. It's about giving readers enough to trust the verdict, and giving builders a fair, visible say.
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Before Dock51, there were hundreds of on-water sea trials filmed over four decades in national marine media — center consoles, sportfish convertibles, pontoons, and everything between. That's the foundation Dock51 is built on: judgment earned from real time on real boats, applied independently, in service of readers first — and, over time, of the builders who come to see an audience that trusts what it reads as worth having.
