Articles about boating

New electric boat club in Seattle launches with assets acquired in wake of Pure Watercraft demise

A new electric boat club is ready to make waves in Seattle, partly riding on assets acquired from the demise… Read More

GM-backed electric boating startup Pure Watercraft selling assets as part of receivership process

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of electric outboard motors that hoped to revolutionize the pleasure boating industry and raised investment… Read More

Scene from "The Boys in the Boat" showing UW athletes rowing

How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s… Read More

Arc One electric boat at Carillon Point dock

Arc takes its electric boat on tour: Here’s what a ride feels like (and sounds like)

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Lake Washington in August may be known for its gas-fueled, ear-splitting thunderboats, but this week it also… Read More

GM-backed startup’s quiet electric pontoon boat is a conversation starter during Seattle joy rides

Apparently the best way to get people talking about your new boat is to get them out on the water… Read More

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft unveils electric pontoon boat as GM collaboration accelerates quickly

Seattle-based Pure Watercraft is acting quickly on its new partnership with General Motors, unveiling an all-electric pontoon boat as the… Read More

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft raises additional $14M to power its plans for electric boat motors

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of an electric outboard motor system designed to revolutionize recreational boating, has added $14 million… Read More

Pure Watercraft raises $23.4M to power increased interest in boating with its electric outboard motor

Just after pulling away from the waterfront headquarters for Pure Watercraft in Seattle, CEO Andy Rebele was greeted by a… Read More

Paul Allen’s superyacht Octopus — which he once called ‘too big’ — listed for a whopping $325M

“They’re too big, and there are too many of them,” the late Paul Allen once said about his fleet of… Read More

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft set to deliver on electric outboard motors, with a new boost in battery pack

Pure Watercraft came on the boating scene in Seattle several years ago with a plan to revolutionize the way boats… Read More

Boatsetter brings Boatbound aboard, acquiring Seattle-based ship-sharing startup

Boatbound has found a new captain. The Seattle startup that operates an Airbnb-like marketplace for boat owners has been acquired… Read More