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 ...

Perhaps three of the biggest features in the history of the sport-fishing boat — besides hull design — are the flying bridge, tuna tower and mezzanine. But now, a fourth is changing the game: gyro ...

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 ...

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