
Pocket Pugilist
Back Cove improves on a coastal cruising
classic with the newly refined 372.

Back Cove improves on a coastal cruising
classic with the newly refined 372.

The military-grade Life Proof 35 Full Cabin can do many things that trawlers do—at more than twice the speed.

From air draft to shore-power cords, here’s what you really need in a boat to complete America’s Great Loop.

An award-winning new model from Cutwater Boats combines outboard power with cruising versatility.

The Marlow Yachts 53E shows how the builder continually improves on existing models.

With their eyes set on the horizon the editors face off in the first-ever (and hopefully last) Boat Test Draft. Quarantined editors and new boats, what could go wrong?

The latest dual-capability cruiser from MJM balances the scales between small-boat exploration and yachtlike comfort.

The Cobia 330 dual console is the latest model from the Fort Pierce, Florida, builder. The company’s largest dual console, the boat is designed for family fun, fishing and day cruising.

Grand Banks continues its bold foray into redefining the future of efficient long-range cruising with the upcoming imminent release of the Grand Banks 54, the second addition to the new Grand Banks family series.

Soundings editors Gary Reich and Pim Van Hemmen talk about the most recent Downeast-style boats to hit the market, including the Sabre 58, the MJM 53z and the True North 34 Outboard Express.

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.

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.