LOOKING FORWARD WHILE LOOKING BACK AT FIVE GREAT YEARS

Five years ago, if you wanted to wakesurf, you had to be “all in” and invest in a watersports-specific boat with the props tucked safely under the hull. Traditional sterndrives and outboards made many boaters uneasy to surf directly behind the transom. Then Volvo Penta introduced its Forward Drive and changed the game.

Volvo Penta drew on its revolutionary IPS technology to change the sterndrive, moving its Duoprop system forward, away from surfers. The result is a sternrdive with the props tucked safely under the boat, allowing traditional runabout builders to build surfable family boats. Read the full story on page 158.