
Building Their Own Aluminum ‘Tube’ Tender
‘Project Brupeg’ Couple Posts a How-To Trilogy

‘Project Brupeg’ Couple Posts a How-To Trilogy


Famed US superyacht builder Burger Boats introduces a 48 foot cruiser.

As I sped across the flat-calm waters of Howe Sound, not far from Coastal Craft’s home port of British Columbia, I felt like I was drivin’ a big, broad-shouldered, bluewater-capable, all-aluminum motoryacht while kicked back in cushy comfort.
It’s a secret I’ve tried to keep from my editors, albeit unsuccessfully: I revel in the opportunity to visit boatbuilders and their shops, and I especially
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
When Dave and Margi Grow decided to make the switch from their Columbia 50 sailboat, Stampede, to a cruising powerboat, they decided to aim for a
A vexing problem in reviewing any new yacht is finding rough-and-tumbler seas to challenge its capabilities. Usually,my luck brings a demonstration run across flat water.
I thought we were flying. The bottom of the boat was firmly and properly in contact with the sea, but as I swung the wheel
On the industrial waterfront of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Alan Dawson and Burton Drody have begun building a 72-foot expedition-style yacht that that should be

Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.

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.