Photographer Robert Brown first caught my attention in the late 1990s during a long bus ride on the way to a Sea-Doo media event outside of Montreal, Canada. It was a solid two-hour bus ride from the airport to a quaint little lakeside resort in the middle of Canadian nowhere, the bus was well-stocked with libations and Brown was holding court and carrying on with the various magazine editors on board in his usual boisterous and flat-out hilarious style.
By the time we reached our destination, we were friends.
By the time I had a chance to look at some of his personal watercraft images during the next couple of days, I knew I had to  … Pictures and more
When a big-wave surfer falls on a big-wave, he rarely penetrates the water immediately. First, like a water-skier, he’s going too fast so he bounces off the surface. Second, he’s wearing a slick and buoyant wetsuit, a life vest and maybe even, if he’s on the cutting edge of the sport, an integrated automatic buoyancy device that will inflate and drag him up from the depths he’ll eventually get pounded to.
So here’s what usually happens: He skips down the face of the wave on his head, back, stomach or whatever part of his body makes first contact with the water and ends up at the bottom of wave. And that’s where the real fun begins  … Pictures and more
What do you do if you just love speed and the water, but would like to be environmentally friendly? A sailing boat is obviously out of the question, and so is your normal power boat. Enter the Cigarette AMG Electric Drive.
Are you looking for a kayak but overwhelmed by all the different choices? Well you’ve come to the right place! In our continuing “101” series, ACK’s Roland Jimenez walks you through the basics of choosing the right kayak based on your specific paddling needs. He covers everything you need to know from sit inside, sit-on-top, whitewater, touring and the canoe / kayak hybrid design types.