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Immutable Axioms

There is little we can be certain about when boating.
Except for these things.

Rock Steady

I gazed through the reverse-rake windshield at what looked like a large ship’s wake, but there was not a vessel in sight. I had stepped

A Need for Speed

Editor-in-chief Andrew Parkinson reflects on the remarkable modern age of passage making.

Well Hello, Old Friends

797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.

Refit Reality

There comes a time in every older trawler’s life when her owner is consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and consider a major refit.

Getaway Tinkering

Like good books, some DIY projects make a weekend aboard the boat even better.

The Cruising Spirit

Ready to get back to cruising? In a roundabout way, the lessons of 2020 prepared us for the uncharted waters of 2021.

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Living off the Grid

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.

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Bridging the Journey

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

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Making Memories

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

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A Pacific Northwest Powercat Pioneer

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

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Shape-Shifter

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.

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North by Northwest

This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.

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