
A Family Affair
Rebuilding this 45-foot workboat brought all of us closer together on and off the water.

Rebuilding this 45-foot workboat brought all of us closer together on and off the water.

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Lessons from attending a seminar with Terry Sparks author of Radar Made Simple for Cruisers

For a quarter of a century, GPS (Global Positioning System) and other GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) have steadfastly provided excellent time and positioning information to mariners of vessels great and small, across oceans and ponds, in all seasons and in all weathers.

At the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in early November I had the pleasure of meeting Delphine André, from Beneteau Yachts, onboard the new Swift Trawler 30.

Quick Info on the Helmsman Trawlers 31 Sedan: LOA:31’ 0”LWL:28’ 0”BEAM:10’ 6”DRAFT:3’ 0”DISPL:12,000 (dry)WATER:100 gallonsFUEL:150 gallonsSLOW CRUISE:6 knWOT:13 knRANGE @ SLOW CRUISE:900 nmPRICE: STARTS AT

I always enjoy attending the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, a commercial marine show, because it often serves as a glimpse into the future of

Hey, those are all solid-state radomes showing on the 7-inch displays at Gizmo’s lower helm, and you’d see a fourth one running on the flybridge.

Walking up to the Lagoon 630 you can’t help but notice her presence at the dock. Her sheer size, especially a whopping 32′ 6″ beam, serve

If you’ve never been to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show—FLIBS, for short—the most important thing to know is that it is the largest boat

Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.

Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.

Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.

A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.

We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun

We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.

Splashing later this year.

Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.

This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.

The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.