Boating News in Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key, FL

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Orange Beach boat lands potential record blue marlin

11/17/2023 by Param Bhatia

By DAVID RAINER. When word got around that Orange Beach boat “Best Trait” was headed to Orange Beach Marina with a huge blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in. As the 55-foot Viking sportfishing vessel owned by Scott Crump, of Jasper, arrived… SEE MORE

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Out on the Edge of Trawler Design

11/15/2023 by Param Bhatia

By nationalfisherman.com. Rasmus Nygaard, in charge of business development at the 86-year-old, Denmark-based vessel design company Knud E. Hansen, is promoting a whole new approach to trawler design. “We’re thinking about the future,” says NyGaard. To that end, the company has created a suite of designs for vessels, including trawlers,… SEE MORE