Having experienced it a few times firsthand, and seen it close up in other capacities, I know how stringent the Bermuda Race's safety protocols are, and how seriously the offshore racing community takes safety. Despite this, this year's race saw 3 boats abandoned - two on the race and one on the ret …

More than 90% of our PowerWheels are ordered with a PowerKnob attached. Partly because of this and partly because we're used to how helpful PowerKnobs are when steering a power boat we take them for granted, but a few days at the New England Saltwater Fishing Show showed us that we may be the outlie …

As harbors begin to thin out with the cooler seasons coming in, it’s a great time to evaluate whether your boat’s steering system lived up to its potential or if there are some things that could be improved. This article will help you identify the root causes of most steering irregularities and …

As we busily prep exhibits for our big fall boat shows (Annapolis Sail and METSTrade, I thought it would be a fun to fire up the wayback machine and have a look at the Edson booth from the 1991 Annapolis show. It was a much different boating environment back then - there were over a dozen healthy US …

Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, but since half of the worst tropical storms in the last 100 years occurred in September, we’re on the doorstep of the historical height of the season. Idalia bearing down on Florida this week only reinforces that point. Late summer …

Edson exists to make boating more fun, safer, more convenient, more accessible, and ultimately more rewarding. We're constantly trying out new product ideas in the search for better mousetraps (and we have several in the pipeline), but there are a bunch of things outside of our wheelhouse that make …

Being dragged off on the boat for long cruises to boring harbors with the parents was my introduction to Type 2 fun. Type 1 fun is, of course, fun that you know you're having while you're having it. Type 2 fun only reveals itself as having been fun later - winter camping and being dragged off on the …

Starlink – What’s the future’s future?Though the better half accuses me of chronic hyperbole, it’s no stretch to say that Starlink has revolutionized online access for boaters. Previous options for “out of cell range” internet access ranged from bad to worse in speed, and from expensive to downri …

Thankfully, boaters have become more aware of on the water risks and the ways to mitigate and manage them – life jackets, dead man cords, tethers, alcohol awareness, even sun protection. Unfortunately, there’s less awareness of hazards that we face when we’re working on and near boats. #1 Solvent …

One of my favorite memories as a kid was the family piling onto the boat (first a Tartan 27, later a C&C 34) and heading to Lloyd Harbor for the night with a bunch of other families. When we got there, the kids would pile into the dinghies and hopefully a Whaler to go ashore, fish for snappers, go k …