| Love boating? The sun in your face. The smell of the | | | | beauty of Channel Islands National Park," says |
| water. The adventure that awaits you. | | | | Wooldridge. "The Bayliner Discovery 246 was our little |
| Nothing matches the feel of pulling into the open water, | | | | magic carpet." |
| cutting a break at just the right angle or the sight of | | | | The hardtop cockpit on the Bayliner Discovery 246, |
| your buddy nodding back his confidence that there is | | | | the largest towable boat in the Bayliner Discovery line, |
| some fun to be had out there. | | | | protected Wooldridge and Nicholson from the spray of |
| Bayliner Discovery – a new line of runabouts, | | | | the choppy Pacific, while its other features made their |
| cuddys and cruisers – transforms boating trips | | | | journey a dream. "We managed to smooth out the |
| into journeys and gives you the freedom to roam and | | | | worst parts with the boat's trip tab system, and the |
| explore. Take a look for yourself at Bayliner's new | | | | dual prop gave us an increased grip on the water," |
| journey-based website, This is the place to go to fall in | | | | says Wooldridge. "The MerCruiser 350 MAG let us |
| love with boating all over again…or for the first | | | | plow through everything the ocean threw at us without |
| time. Bayliner Discovery doesn't shove boats and | | | | using the full engine potential." |
| specs at you; it lures you into an affair with nature. | | | | On the surprisingly cool navigation of the site |
| Log on and join Motor Boating Magazine's Managing | | | | transports you to webisodes of Wooldridge's voyage, |
| Editor John Wooldridge and his buddy Ken Nicholson | | | | trip journals, planning links and, yes, Bayliner Discovery |
| as they challenge a new Bayliner Discovery 246 | | | | boats (but in very thoughtful and complete way). |
| Cruiser in the Pacific chop from San Diego to Catalina | | | | The folks at Bayliner Discovery promise three more |
| Island and on through Channel Islands National Park to | | | | video journeys with top-notch travelers and journalists |
| Santa Barbara. | | | | in the months ahead. National Geographic writer and |
| Along the way, these two embark on a dusty buffalo | | | | world-class kayaker Jon Bowermaster is said to be |
| safari, kayak near sea caves on island shores and | | | | next in line later this fall, using a Bayliner Discovery 288 |
| meet some of the local characters. "We traveled on | | | | Cruiser – a best-in-class, two-level mini-yacht |
| our own terms and experienced everything from the | | | | – to navigate the stunning inlets and craggy |
| colorful culture of Catalina Island to the breathtaking | | | | coastline of the Maine Island Trail. |