
Long Haul: One Man’s Adventure in Building Custom
Eight years in the making, a custom steel trawler far exceeds its owner’s needs.

Eight years in the making, a custom steel trawler far exceeds its owner’s needs.

Starting with just a bare hull, a couple perseveres to Build an Ed Monk Jr.–designed expedition yacht.

Finding a custom solution for a workboat-inspired steel build.



Ten Are Real; The One That Flies Is a Concept

With Ama Natura’s green dream finally afloat, Capt. Wilcox takes a step back to examine what gives his dreamboat her green soul.

Having the opportunity to imagine and oversee the building of my own ideal Inside Passage vessel has been exquisitely educational—initiating a chain of engaging design, building, voyaging, and teaching adventures.

Get to know Belle Marie, a 42-footer that draws just 22 inches of water, from the hearts of her owners and the eyes of her designer. Uniquely designed to be the queen of the shallow waters.

A masterful fusion of steel and aluminum, Pisces, the brain child of Dave Evens, is all business, authentic in every detail, and projects a confident presence that’s as honest as the grime on the rolled-up sleeves of a master shipwright.

Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.

How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.

Bearings From The Editor’s Desk

Nordic Strength Meets Yamaha Power

Palm Beach’s Newest Space Ship