As the unofficial final weekend of the summer boating season in my parts, on Labor Day I often find myself hosting the neighborhood kids and their parents for a day of watersports aboard the family ...

Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because whether you ...

Pontoon boats have always been thought of as the party barge or the family boat, but the Collier family has another use for theirs – a floating playground. Last July, Zachary Collier and his buddy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pontoon boats are everywhere these days, and for good reason. They're spacious and comfortable, providing tons of stability on the ...

“Grip it and rip it!” My crew mates cheerfully egged me on after I cleared the last “No Wake Zone” and gingerly bobbed into the vast, open Atlantic Ocean. Ordinarily, a command like that would sound ...

Every boater's been there - there's one spot left at the dock and it's a tight fit. The question is: do you go for it, knowing you have, at best, even odds of success or embarrassing gracelessness, or ...

Boats of all kinds crisscrossed the lake, each on its own trajectory of fun. Fishing boats chugged past, bristling with poles like hedgehogs. Sailboats swooped by at a tilt. Kayaks paddled in the ...

Several thousand people were expected to attend the Northern Illinois Boat Show in Grayslake over its four-day run that started March 2 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. More than 60 boat ...

There are plenty of fun “trinkets” on the market that look eye-catching and end up only lasting for one season. But, when it comes to adventure vehicles, connoisseurs know that true luxury isn’t just ...