*** Innovare ***

I. Innovare The word just just rolls of the tongue, doesn’t it?  “Innovare,” the root of “Innovate.” It’s meaning in Ancient Rome? “To renew.” My meaning today? Way cool. Maybe even Daddy-O cool…. To be cool and classic ain’t easy. When you can innovate and celebrate tradition at the same time, you’ve achieved (and can own) a […]

*** Fasten your seat belts ***

A bumpy night, indeed! Clearly Bette Davis wasn’t talking about boats here (we all know what she was talking about).  But talking,  writing and selling boats is what I do. So this week The Fog Warning turns to the timely subject of hull construction. Specifically, an analysis of cold molded vs. fiberglass construction methods. Let’s […]

Weapon of Choice

I. ‘TIS THE SEASON: Long ago and far away I used to work a dozen or more boat shows a year, all around planet earth. That, plus monthly trips to Istanbul, left me in a near-constant state of jet lag. It all came back to me when, preparing for the coming boat show season, I […]