By Shayne Benowitz

If you happen to be in a West Marine or a Barnes & Noble this month, and you’re daydreaming about getting out on the water with Fury, scan the magazine racks for August’s issue of Multihulls Quarterly. You’ll find a feature article on Fury by Yours Truly!

I had the opportunity to attend the Miami Boat Show this year and spend an afternoon sailing on a gorgeous Benetau 43 in Biscayne Bay. I’m a Fury Girl at heart, but I am thrilled at any opportunity to get offshore on a boat, especially a sailing yacht. On board was the publisher for Blue Water Sailing Media, which publishes Blue Water Sailing Magazine and Multihulls Quarterly. We got to talking and I told him I was a writer and a boating enthusiast, and he put me in touch with the magazine’s managing editor. I pitched her a few ideas, and in addition to a couple of other articles, she asked me to write a feature on Fury.
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Author: Shayne Benowitz

“I account it high time to get to sea…” –Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Melville’s sentiment is part of my daily philosophy living and working on the water in Key West. Nothing gets the day started quite like a cool ocean breeze on the deck of a large catamaran sailing out to the coral reef on a balmy day in Key West. I have been told time and again by customers at Fury Water Aventures that I must have the coolest job ever. After having worked as a crew member on and off for nearly three years, I often find myself thinking the same thing floating in the crystal blue waters by Sand Key Lighthouse on lifeguard duty while our patrons snorkel and explore the reef. (more…)