Seakeeper Inc. has released its newest model, the Seakeeper 6, designed to eliminate up to 95 percent of boat roll on 40- to 49-foot vessels, up to roughly 20 tons. While providing a level of ...

July 13, 2007 The experience of cruising the ocean waves is a joy for some, but as anyone who suffers from sea sickness can attest, it can also be completely unbearable. Boats pitch, roll and yaw much ...

Pete Nolan guided his 32-foot Contender through Newport Harbor past the breakwater, close enough to the Bell Buoy to hear the sea lions barking and set up in the wake of a just-passed yacht. In the ...

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It was one of those demonstrations akin to the first time we saw ABS brakes in action, or booted up a computer. The Seakeeper is a "gyro stabilizer" that prevents boats from tossing side to side. It ...

The sun has burned through the early morning marine layer, and the breeze is gentle and warm enough for me to abandon my hoodie. It looks like a perfect day to head out onto the Pacific Ocean. But as ...

There is no perfect hull design. Every boat since the very first dugout canoe rolls a bit and has room to improve. The user/designer always seeks to enhance everything about his or her boat, ...

Zyvex Technologies claims that its Piranha USV (unmanned surface vessel) is the largest boat of its kind built from nano-enhanced materials. Constructed entirely of Arovex, a nanotube-reinforced ...

On a recent sea trial, the owner of a Weaver 43 fishing boat pointed out how resolutely his vessel held a course against a quartering head sea once its Seakeeper gyroscopic stabilizer spooled up.

Modern gyrostabilizers ­dramatically reduce roll, transforming once-rough adventures into fishable days on a stable platform—even when the seas refuse to cooperate. Credit Thomas Spencer Special ...