Enjoy the musings of our resident blogger, THE SKIPPER, as he navigates through the ever-changing waters of the marine industry.

19 Aug 2011

THINK of all the select, top-brand, aspirational items that literally ooze exclusivity, be they watches, handbags, shoes, sunglasses, automobiles, etc

09 Aug 2011

I KNOW I am seen by many as a purveyor of doom, gloom, cynicism and pessimism, but I am also a peddler of stark reality

28 May 2011

I THOUGHT it was about time to offend your sensitivities again with some of the contentious, pompous, opinionated verbiage for which I am known.

14 Jan 2011

OVER the last few years, no industry has gotten it up the teeth more than ours. Despite precipitous downturns affecting the vehicle industry...

07 Dec 2010

IN terms of marine engines in this region, our trends tend to somewhat mirror the US, with no doubt that we definitely love and feverishly salivate over big outboards.

05 Nov 2010

This is purely The Skipper's personal take on the outboard motors that secured their place in history...

21 Sep 2010

MUCH has been written in the past few months - ad nauseam, in fact, and probably virtually to the point of complete reader disinterest...

02 Sep 2010

There are those among you who are no doubt familiar, not only with the glorious, glitzy heyday of Hollywood, but also the ranks of reliable, bankable performers who could always be depended on to lend credibility or respectability to even the most mediocre production.

18 Aug 2010

ON this occasion, dear reader, it's time for a more responsible offering, in direct contrast with the writer's usual caustic, acerbic yet tongue-in-cheek rants...

05 Aug 2010

REGARDLESS of The Skipper's previous subjective diatribe on the woes and misfortunes which will almost certainly befall our industry should the Greens be allowed...