The indicator light flashed on the 2017 Pursuit OS 325, Wait ’n Line, somewhere between Southeast Florida and the Bahamas.
It wasn’t Kelly White’s first time being at the helm offshore, but it was her first time as a skipper crossing the Gulf Stream—and the light indicated that one of the boat’s engines was overheating. She pulled back on the throttles with water all around, finding herself in the kind of scenario that unnerves so many boaters, they never attempt a Gulf Stream crossing at all.
But in White’s case, she wasn’t alone. She and her husband, Dale, were cruising with a group as part of Pursuit Boats’ summer rendezvous. Owners of more than three dozen Sport Center Console, Dual Console and Offshore models from 28 to 45 feet long joined three of Pursuit’s company-run boats for the cruise to the islands. Boaters like White set a course from Fort Pierce, Florida, to the Abaco Beach
