Soundings

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Soundings • APRIL 2023 VOL. LX, NO. 8

A TIME FOR GOING SLOW

Whale Controversy Intensifies • CONSERVATIONISTS AGAIN URGE THE FED TO FORCE BOATERS TO SLOW DOWN FOR WHALES. THE MARINE INDUSTRY INSISTS BOATERS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM

Time to Explore • THE X SHORE 1 WAS DESIGNED TO HELP LEAD THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC-POWERED CRUISING FOR MAINSTREAM BOAT OWNERS

Tiara EX60 • THE MIDWESTERN BUILDER TAKES ITS FLEET TO THE BIG TIME WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW FLAGSHIP

Whiticar 56

RISE OF THE SUPER RIB • Once considered a mere dinghy for larger boats, RIBs are now packed with features for family day-boating and more

COASTING ALONG THE ICW • An experienced cruising couple share their favorite out-of-the-way stops along this legendary waterway

SEEING RED • The Mississippi Delta hosts a world-class fishery for the South’s most popular inshore gamefish, and spring is homecoming for the big ones

A CHESAPEAKE CLASSIC • Chesapeake Bay buyboats are hard-working commercial designs at heart, and they maintain celebrity status on these waters

Travels With Bill • It’s not always easy to sail with an 11-year-old standard poodle, but how can we not?

Art With Mystery

Chris-Craft 35 Commander • A MIDWESTERN COUPLE WITH AN EMPTY NEST FINDS THE PERFECT CRUISING BOAT FOR THE GREAT LAKES

A Workboat That Earns Its Keep