
Spring Commissioning: A Year-Round Endeavor
The best time for getting your boat ready to spend weeks at sea is after you’ve just returned.

The best time for getting your boat ready to spend weeks at sea is after you’ve just returned.
Here’s a story with a happy ending for an older boat and her owners. It’s also about a boating entrepreneur who found a market niche
Here we are aboard Ursa Major—a 65-foot North Sea trawler rolling softly in gentle Pacific swells a mile off Lituya Bay on Alaska’s south central
Not long ago, while writing about the launching of the 1,500TH 42- foot Grand Banks, I wondered in print about the whereabouts of the first
You decide to buy a new boat. Send several large checks to the builder, drop in occasionally to check progress and to make suggestions. And
The beer is warm. The spinach is unfrozen. The ice cream is soupy. Refrigerators, whether at home or at sea, seldom fail. But when their
Tom and Carol Olson had owned Bluejacket, a Dutch-built double-ended motor yacht, only a few hours when a nasty storm birthed by a far-away hurricane did
Here’s a shining idea. How about building that ideal, near perfect, long range or coastal cruising motorboat out of aluminum? Bare-naked aluminum. It would be
William Garden, the naval architect and marine engineer, is a romantic, a traditionalist, a perfectionist. He’s a man who cherishes privacy and does not suffer
In almost any discussion of the affordable Camano pocket trawler one of the first questions is: How do you pronounce it? In Canada, where the

Palm Beach’s Newest Space Ship

The company is scaling up production on its innovative replacement to marine plywood derived from 100 percent recycled plastic waste.

Sprains, strains and fractures are common onboard injuries, each with specific treatments.

The big puma from a powercat pioneer

We walk you through hull number 3, one of the first in the states.

The three-stateroom model is a sophisticated and stylish little ship.

Essential Boat Pre-Departure Checklist for Cruisers

Power, Precision and Elegance

On every used boat, treasures await. They’re usually wrapped in mystery, possibly alongside a pink thong.

Night navigation can be an enjoyable, safe experience, and a way to gain confidence and competence.