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Posted on March 10, 2010

So you've done the research, marked your checklists and now you're at the boat show looking for your next pride and joy. Wouldn't it be nice to have a consultant to help you with the finer points of your decision making?

We asked Soundings technical writer Eric Sorensen - who literally wrote the book on how to evaluate a powerboat - to come aboard with us at this year's Miami International Boat Show and show us what an expert looks for when considering a powerboat.

During the next couple of months we will share more of Sorensen's insights on evaluating a boat for safety, performance and other considerations. In this edition, Sorensen evaluates three helm stations on ergonomic design, proper visibility and situational awareness.

Eric Sorensen was founding director of the J.D. Power and Associates marine practice and is the author of "Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats: How to Evaluate Design, Construction and Performance." A longtime licensed captain, he can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . His On Powerboats column appears monthly in Soundings magazine.

Stories in this issue:

Miami boat show - bringing back the heat
On Powerboats Online
Keep the water on the outside
The Cup is back home

Comments (1)

1 Thursday, 11 March 2010 21:56

Dan Naugle

Eric brings a lot to the discussion concerning how boats are designed that too often is left out when boats are on the drawing board. The industry needs to become better at using advice/wisdom like Eric's to design boats that are safer/ make more sense rather than designing boats that are simply easier and cheaper to build. The public is becoming more and more aware of the insights that Eric offers in this video and to get them into boating or stay in boating, we need to use that type information.

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