Power and Motoryacht Podcast

Power and Motoryacht Podcast

Welcome to the best boating stories on the water from the editors of Power and Motoryacht magazine. Power and Motoryacht is the world’s leading boating magazine. We’re your source for honest boat tests, expert how-to advice and award-winning story telling. A true media company, our offerings include immersive video, podcasts, social media and buyer’s guides.

Episodes

Relentless Pursuit | Pursuit Boats President Chris Gratz

August 13, 2025 • 22 mins
After a warm Florida morning filled with cruising, swimming and grilling, Dan Harding and Chris Dixon sit down with Pursuit President Chris Gratz and discuss his story from knocking on the door with his resume to the corner office and how the Florida builder has created a culture of never resting on your laurels. This episode is sponsored by Imtra (www.imtra.com). Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazin...
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Great Loop Record Breaker Robert Youens

August 7, 2025 • 68 mins
Robert Youens is a 71-year-old adventurer and cancer survivor fresh off a record-setting 19-day, 4,800-mile Great Loop adventure aboard his 16-foot jon boat. It was a journey that set the record for both a single-engine and solo-occupant crossing of the Loop. Join us for a wide-ranging and inspiring conversation. Sponsored by Imtra: https://www.imtra.com/ Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmym...
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Revisiting the Ghosts of the Edmund Fitzgerald

July 23, 2025 • 45 mins
Shrouded in mystery, the 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad. Today, Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sits down with New York Times best-selling author John Bacon to discuss his gripping forthcoming book, The Gales of November. This powerful account revisits the historic Great Lakes tragedy and brings to life the memories of the men who were lost. This episode is sponsored by Imt...
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Seakeeper's Quest to End Rock and Roll for Good

July 9, 2025 • 47 mins
In this episode of the Power & Motoryacht podcast, Dan sits down with Seakeeper CEO Andrew Sempervivo to discuss everything from the company’s humble beginnings to the future of the Ride system—and even Dan’s personal experience with the system now installed on his 28 Bertram. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choice...
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Special Report: Lake Tahoe's Deadly Freak Storm

June 25, 2025 • 23 mins
A charter captain recounts one of the deadliest storms ever on Lake Tahoe. Sponsored by Imtra During the afternoon of June 21, an unexpected, ferocious thunderstorm swept across Lake Tahoe. Before the storm, scores of boaters were out enjoying a Saturday on the lake. One was longtime Tahoe fishing charter captain Mike Nielsen. The owner of Tahoe Topliners sportfishing, Nielsen has grown up on the lake and from his 22-foot Duckwor...
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Rethinking Emergencies

June 4, 2025 • 34 mins
As tens of thousands of boaters return to the water for the summer, we thought we would revisit a time-honored topic but in a new way. Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding, along with Passagemaker Editor-in-Chief Jeff Moser, sit down with Marine Emergency Expert Dr. Robert Leviton to discuss the essential supplies you need to add to your first-aid kit in case of emergency–whether on your boat or someone else's. Learn more at ⁠pmymag.com⁠ ...
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Cruising Through Desert Canyons on an Axopar 37

March 7, 2025 • 32 mins
This Episode is Sponsored by Imtra. When you think of striped bass you probably think of trolling offshore in New England in the deep blue waters of the Atlantic. One charter operation on Lake Powell is flipping that on its head with their wildly successful fishing charters that chase bass through the red canyons of the desert. Be careful listening to this one, it will have you googling flights to Lake Powell, don't ask us how we k...
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Across The U.S.A... By Boat

February 21, 2025 • 50 mins
Kathy Robbins' Amazing 1968 Cross Country Odyssey Back in 1968, Kathy Robbins and her husband were commissioned by Evinrude to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, never-been-done adventure. They'd be taking a small, open-hulled Glasstron boat from Juneau, Alaska clear across the continental United States. Was such a journey even possible? Find out on the Power & Motoryacht podcast. This episode is sponsored by Imtra Learn more at p...
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Special Report: Bad Boating at Haulover Inlet

January 23, 2025 • 44 mins
Like many of you we've watched more videos from Haulover Inlet than we want our boss to know about. Videos of stuffed bows, near disasters and plain bad boating can be strangely addicting, especially if you get sucked into the comment section. We had a conversation with a member of the U.S. Coast Guard's 7th District to breakdown some of the biggest fails on social media. The Challenges of Haulover Inlet on America's Boating Chan...
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Small Boats, Big Loop. Interview with Great Looper Michael MacLeod

January 3, 2025 • 81 mins
Michael MacLeod has logged thousands of miles aboard the smallest C-Dorys, traveling thousands of miles from Canada to Key West, and doing the Great Loop—twice. Whether you own a big boat, or a small one, we can all learn something from his remarkable adventuring. MacLeod's fascinating podcast interview with Senior Editor Chris Dixon. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscrib...
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Pioneer in Power Cats: Lex Raas

November 26, 2024 • 63 mins
From humble beginnings building boats for his father in South Africa to championing Leopard and now Aquila power cats, it’s safe to call Lex Raas a cat lover. Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sits down with Lex to discuss his life with power cats and why he thinks they’re poised to continue to grow in popularity. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Le...
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Fleming 85 | Owner Profile

November 15, 2024 • 50 mins
During their summer cruise through New England, Tim Armand and his wife Lisa invite Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding aboard and share their experience building their "ultimate" Fleming 85. Read Dan's full article from our December 2024 issue here: https://bit.ly/pmyFleming85 Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
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Stories Behind the Stories: Making the December 2024 Issue

October 25, 2024 • 30 mins
The editors bring you behind the curtain for a look into what it was like bringing our December 2024 issue to life. Enjoy the color and characters behind the magazine heading your way. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter This episode is sponsored by Imtra (www.imtra.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Shipwrecked in the South Atlantic

October 11, 2024 • 71 mins
This episode is sponsored by Volvo Penta. Matt Lewis was an ambitious 23-year-old fisheries biologist when he set foot aboard the 144-foot Sudur Havid, an aging longline trawler casting off for South Atlantic and Antarctic waters in search of Patagonian toothfish–or “Chilean sea bass,” as it’s better known on your dinner plate. A quick–and underrated–bilge-pump replacement, along with a short but dire series of events led to the bo...
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Meet the Lake Erie Locals

September 27, 2024 • 52 mins
Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding reflects on what that milestone means to him and his team. Then Senior Editor Owen Burke chats with a couple on Lake Erie who hope to leverage their social media presence to get more young people to join them out on the water. This episode is sponsored by Imtra (www.imtra.com). Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Lear...
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Sneak Peek at our Exciting October 2024 Issue

September 4, 2024 • 29 mins
Sponsored by Imtra Dan, Chris and Owen break down our October issue and dish out the stories behind the stories that you'll see in print. If you've ever wondered how a magazine comes together, this is the episode for you! Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Naval Architect Discusses Bayesian Yacht Sinking

August 28, 2024 • 34 mins
Sponsored by Volvo Penta The sinking of the 160-foot Perini Navi Bayesian has taken the world by storm and that makes sense, the story seems to have it all: Tragedy, a superyacht, a billionaire, a freak weather event, conspiracy theories, intrigue. What stood out to us as we read the reporting on this yacht sinking was just how many apparent falsehoods were being reported and how misunderstood the yacht industry is. While there is ...
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How To (And Why To) Restore a Boat With Your Kid

August 16, 2024 • 38 mins
Sponsored by Imtra When Power & Motoryacht’s Senior Editor Chris Dixon embarked on restoring a classic McKee Craft skiff with his son, the two set sail into uncharted territory. In this episode of the Power & Motoryacht podcast, Chris unwinds the pitfalls, joys and lessons he and his son learned during the process and offers a bit of wisdom to those thinking of launching into a restoration of their own. Learn more at pmymag.com Sub...
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Whale Sinks Boat

August 1, 2024 • 50 mins
When he left with his good buddy Greg Paquette for a morning chasing stripers off the New Hampshire coast, Ryland Kenney had no idea that the Parker 21 they fished from was doomed. Nor, he reckons, did the feeding whale that inadvertently sunk their boat. On the Power & Motoryacht podcast, Senior Editor Chris Dixon takes a deep dive with Kenney to find out who he is, what went wrong, and what went right on a fateful, and viral New ...
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Suddenly Sinking in the Gulf Stream

July 17, 2024 • 53 mins
Managing Editor of our sister publication, Sail magazine, Lydia Mullen entered her first Newport to Bermuda race to report on the event and bolster her offshore-racing resume. She quickly went from reporting on a story to being IN the story when the boat she was on collided with submerged debris and began sinking. And that’s just where her epic tale begins. Join Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding as he learns about her harrowing experienc...
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